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GILLIAN WHITEHEAD
Arapatiki Ben Hoadley (bassoon) Stephen de Pledge (piano) with Richard Nunns, Aroha Yates-Smith, Janet Roddick & others [ Atoll Records New Zealand / CD - released 10/Dec/2012 ] Smaller-scale Whitehead, all pieces based on a single artistic theme - and featuring solo bassoonist Ben Hoadley. |
GABRIEL FAURE
Faure: The Complete Songs vol.3 Felicity Lott (sop) Jennifer Smith (sop) John Mark Ainsley (tenor) Jean-Paul Fouchecourt (ten) Christopher Maltmann (bar) Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/Aug/2005 ] 'recording and presentation are the stuff of dreams. Hyperion has done Fauré proud' - Gramophone |
Hollie Smith
Coming In From The Dark [ Warner Music NZ / CD - released 22/Oct/2021 ] Hollie Smith, one of Aotearoa's most beloved artists, has revealed her return with Coming In From The Dark. Her fourth solo album, Coming In From The Dark is the first album from Smith in over five years. It follows the critically acclaimed and... |
John Coulter, Chris Cree Brown, David Downes, John Elmsly, Paul Smith
Sound Dome [ Rattle Records / CD - released 6/Sep/2019 ] A set of five works created specifically for the sounddome, a 25-loudspeaker instrument designed for composing with space that brings to life a three-dimensional sound world previously conceivable only in the imagination of the composer. |
Louis Prima & Keely Smith
His Greatest Hits [ Jasmine / CD - released 1/Jan/1994 ] This CD contains some Louis Prima's New York hits from the days of "His New Orleans Gang" to some time with his Orchestra. It is also the first album in which music master Morgan Thomas joined the band... |
Patti Smith
Easter [ Arista Records / CD - released 18/Jun/1996 ] Patti Smith came back from the year-and-a-half break caused by her fall from a stage in January 1977 without having resolved the art-versus-commerce argument that had marred her second album, Radio Ethiopia. In fact, that argument was in some ways... |
Patti Smith
Horses [ Arista Records / CD - released 18/Jun/1996 ] Wholly embraced by the press and "underground / beat" generation, 'Horses' presented Patti's challenging, lyrical tomes alongside lengthy, improvisational pieces and thumping garage rock cover versions. |
JOHN CORIGLIANO / AARON COPLAND / LEONARD BERNSTEIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Copland/Corigliano: Clarinet Concertos Richard Stoltzman (clarinet) / London Symphony Orchestra, Lawrence Leighton Smith [ RCA Red Seal / CD - released 30/Sep/1988 ] "Corigliano's clarinet concerto is the first by an American composer to have entered the standard repertoire since Aaron Copland's clarinet concerto." Wiki |
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams: Five Mystical Songs and other British Choral Anthems Roderick Williams (baritone) with Julia Smith, Elizabeth Limb, Rachel Limb & Kate Jurka (soprano) / Martin Ford (organ) / Vasari Singers, Jeremy Backh [ Naxos / CD - released 14/Oct/2022 ] Featuring Vaughan Williams' masterly and intensely personal Five Mystical Songs, this album reflects on the sources of inspiration of some of his sacred choral works, alongside gems of 19th- and early-20th-century English church music. |
Sam Smith
In The Lonely Hour [ Capitol Records / CD - released 23/May/2014 ] 'In The Lonely Hour' is BRIT and BBC Sound Poll winner Sam Smith's debut album. 'In The Lonely Hour' is a 10-track labour of love for Sam 'I said to myself, I don't want to have a genre. 'I wanted to take a risk'. In the course of putting it... |
Sam Smith
The Thrill Of It All [ Capitol Records / CD - released 3/Nov/2017 ] It's been over three years since Sam Smith's debut album was released, and in the meantime he has become one of the biggest acts on the planet with millions of album sales and an array of awards including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, three Brit... |
Shade Smith
Our World [ Frenzy / CD - released 12/Aug/2022 ] 'OUR WORLD' Is the new album of original songs from one of New Zealand's premier singer/ songwriters - Shade Smith. Shade Smith has had a long and illustrious career which started with The Surfires summer of 1967 hit, 'I Can't Wait For Summer time'.... |
Sonny Smith
Rod For Your Love (LP) [ Warner / LP - released 2/Mar/2018 ] Produced by Black Keys frontman Dan Auerbach and recorded in Nashville, Rod For Your Love roots itself in old-school, guitar-fuelled rock & roll. These are love songs built for the garage and the dance floor, with big-hearted melodies and thick... |
RICHARD STRAUSS
Strauss (R.): Ariadne auf Naxos (complete opera recorded in 2012) BLU-RAY Staatskapelle Dresden / Renée Fleming, Robert Dean Smith, Sophie Koch / Christian Thielemann (cond) [ Decca Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/May/2015 ] Filmed live in Baden-Baden by the veteran director Brian Large, Renée Fleming makes her debut in the role of Ariadne together with fellow key Strauss interpreters Sophie Koch and Christian Thielemann, following on from their Rosenkavalier... |
Andrew Cyrille, Wadada Leo Smith, Bill Frisell
Lebroba (LP) [ ECM / CD - released 18/Jan/2019 ] Andrew Cyrille's title Lebroba is a contraction of Leland, Brooklyn and Baltimore, birthplaces of the protagonists of an album bringing together three of creative music's independent thinkers. Each of them made his first ECM appearance long ago:... |
SAINT-SAENS
Organ Music (Incls 'Preludes & Fugues' & 'Fantaisie No 3, Op 157') Andrew-John Smith (organ) [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/Jul/2008 ] 'The charm and elegance of these preludes, fugues and fantasies … brilliantly played by the hugely talented Smith on the great Cavaillé-Coll instrument that Saint-Saëns knew' (Observer) |
SAINT-SAENS
Organ Music Volume 2 Andrew-John Smith (organ) [ Hyperion / CD - released 16/Sep/2011 ] "The preludes and fugues make a sharply contrasted trio: the first and last, in D minor and C, are grand in scale and conception; the second, in G, is much more compact and relaxed. Smith makes full use of the resources of the Madeleine instrument to... |
RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (complete opera recorded live in 2009) BLU-RAY Bayreuth Festival / Robert Dean Smith, Robert Holl, Irene Theorin, Jukka Rasilainen / Peter Schneider (cond) [ Opus Arte Blu-Ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 20/Feb/2010 ] G - 'In Tristan the standard of conducting and singing is high. Peter Schneider draws seamless playing from the orchestra, contouring Wagner's long arcs of sound as only someone of his experience can do.' The Financial Times |
Bessie Smith
The Anthology (2CD) [ Not Now Music / 2 CD - released 14/May/2010 ] |
Bessie Smith
Sings The Blues [ Collectables / CD ] |
Ches Smith / Craig Taborn / Mat Maneri
The Bell [ ECM / CD - released 20/Jan/2016 ] The Bell features dynamic chamber music compositions written for masterful improvisers. "The best thing I caught all weekend," said critic Peter Margasak of the 2014 New York Winter Jazzfest, "was a superb trio led by drummer Ches Smith with pianist... |
CHOPIN / BALAKIREV / RACHMANINOV / DOHNANYI / etc
Cyril Smith: The Complete Solo Recordings HMV & Columbia recordings Cyril Smith (piano) with Philharmonia Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent [ APR / 3 CD - released 10/Aug/2015 ] We tend to remember Cyril Smith (1909-1974) these days as the pianist who overcame the misfortune of a paralysing stroke to form a hugely successful duo for three hands with his wife, pianist Phyllis Sellick. Before then though, he had conquered the... |
Diggy Dupé / P. Smith (aka Troy Kingi) / choicevaughn
The Panthers (Original Soundtrack LP) [ Triple A Records / LP - released 24/Nov/2023 ] Aotearoa's finest Polynesian musicians lend their talents to the original soundtrack of The Panthers - a drama series about the rise of the activist group Polynesian Panthers in the 1970s. |
Dr. Lonnie Smith
All In My Mind (Gatefold LP) [ Blue Note Tone Poet Series / LP - released 3/Sep/2021 ] After his 2016 return to Blue Note where he first made a name for himself with a run of classic soul jazz albums between 1968-70, Hammond organ legend Dr. Lonnie Smith recorded All In My Mind during his 75th birthday celebration in July 2017 at the... |
Ella Fitzgerald, with Ellis Larkins, Paul Smith and Oscar Peterson
The Complete Piano Duets [ Verve / 2 CD - released 13/Mar/2020 ] For the first time, all of Ella Fitzgerald's collaborations with pianists recorded for the Decca, Verve and Pablo labels are brought together on the album The Complete Piano Duets. |
Elliott Smith
Figure 8 (LP) [ Geffen Records / 2 LP - released 4/Apr/2013 ] Eliot Smith's fifth studio album, and final record completed before his death. It was recorded in 1999 and 2000 at Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Sonora in LA and Abbey Road in London. The wall Smith stands in front of in Autumn de Wilde's photograph... |
Elliott Smith
Elliott Smith (LP) [ Universal Music Group International / LP - released 18/May/2017 ] Elliott Smith's eponymous second album continued where his debut, Roman Candles, left off. Through whispered choruses, subtle fingerpicking, and haunting melodies, Elliott Smith envelops listeners in deeply personal confidence, as if one were privy... |
Elliott Smith
Roman Candle (LP) [ Universal / LP - released 18/May/2017 ] Roman Candle, Elliott Smith's debut album, was recorded and released while Smith was still in Heatmiser. According to Benjamin Nugent's biography Elliott Smith and the Big Nothing, Smith recorded the album in the basement of the home of... |
Elliott Smith
XO (LP) [ Universal / LP - released 18/May/2017 ] Having earned himself a cult following with indie LPs Roman Candle, Elliott Smith and Either/Or, the hugely talented multi-instrumentalist Elliott Smith gained worldwide attention after several of his tracks featured on the soundtrack to the... |
GABRIEL FAURE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Faure: The Complete Songs Vol 1 (Includes, L'horizon chimerique Op 118) Felicity Lott, Jennifer Smith, Geraldine McGreevy, Stella Doufexis, sopranos, John Mark Ainsley, tenor, Christopher Maltman, baritone, Graham Johnson [ Hyperion / CD - released 11/Feb/2005 ] "Two views on an auspicious start to what could be a defining cycle" - Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine March 2005 |
CHARLES KOECHLIN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Koechlin: Music for Flute Fenwick Smith (flute) Martin Amlin (piano) with Jayne West (soprano in L'Album de Lilian) Leone Buyse (first flute in Sonata for two flutes) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Aug/2003 ] 'An absolute classic, not only for Koechlin enthusiasts but for lovers of the flute and deft artistry' - Fanfare, USA |
JACQUES OFFENBACH
Offenbach: Robinson Crusoe / Vert-Vert / Entre Nous John Brecknock, Yvonne Kenny, Roderick Kennedy, Marilyn Hill Smith, Toby Spence, Thora Einarsdottir, Jennifer Lamore / Alun Francis, David Parry (cond [ Opera Rara / 7 CD Box Set - released 17/Feb/2023 ] 'All but dedicated misanthropes will find this set entrancing. Highly recommended' Gramophone |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Iona Abbey - Songs of Praise & Inspiration Glasgow Phoenix Choir, Marilyn J. Smith [ ITV / CD - released 19/Sep/2007 ] The world famous Glasgow Phoenix Choir provide these songs of praise and inspiration from the remote island of Iona, off the west coast of Mull, Scotland. Iona is credited with being the launch point of Christianity into Scotland. |
Hollie Smith
Coming In From The Dark (Limited Edition LP) [ Warner Music NZ / LP - released 22/Oct/2021 ] Limited edition marble green vinyl. Hollie Smith, one of Aotearoa's most beloved artists, has revealed her return with Coming In From The Dark. Her fourth solo album, Coming In From The Dark is the first album from Smith in over five years. It... |
Hollie Smith
Long Player (Deluxe Edition) [ Sister Records New Zealand / CD - released 21/Jan/2008 ] This deluxe re-issue of Hollie's sensational, platinum selling debut album includes three bonus previously unreleased tracks from her 2007 recording session in Philadelphia. |
Hollie Smith
Water Or Gold [ Warner Music / CD - released 1/Apr/2016 ] Undoubtedly one of Aotearoa's strongest voices, Hollie Smith emerged in the late 1990s, working with the likes of Fat Freddy's Drop and Trinity Roots, she then cemented her place as one of the country's most cherished acts with the 2006 Don McGlashan... |
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Huey 'Piano' Smith
Don't You Just Know It - The Very Best of 1956-1962 [ Jasmine / CD - released 29/Apr/2016 ] Here is a tight and cohesive package featuring 28 classics of New Orleans R&B written and performed by the one and only Huey 'Piano' Smith whose keyboard techniques are a huge influence over a generation of New Orleans piano players and musicians... |
GABRIEL FAURE
Faure: The Complete Songs Vol. 2 Jennifer Smith, Geraldine McGreevy, Felicity Lott and Stella Doufexis, sopranos / John Mark Ainsley and John-Paul Fouchecourt, tenors / Christopher Ma [ Hyperion / CD - released 12/Apr/2005 ] "This disc has given me enormous pleasure and will continue to do so, I know. I recommend it urgently" (MusicWeb April 2005) |
C. P. E. BACH
Bach, (CPE): Flute Concertos Jennifer Stinton (flute), Orchestra St John's Smith Square, John Lubbock [ Collins Classics / CD - released 21/Feb/1993 ] "crisp, responsive orchestral playing, well-chosen tempos and clean, incisive ensemble. I thoroughly enjoyed this playing of some wonderfully inventive music…. helpful background notes" (Gramophone) |
