New London Chamber Choir / James Wood (conductor)
The Brightest Heaven of Invention :-Flemish Polyphony of the High Renaissance [ Amon Ra / CD ] |
FRANCIS POULENC
Poulenc: Secular Choral Music New London Chamber Choir / James Wood (conductor) [ Hyperion / CD - released 3/Nov/2004 ] 'Strongly recommended!' - Fanfare, USA |
GEORGE GERSHWIN
Gershwin: An American in Paris / Porgy and Bess Suite / Cuban Overture / etc New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, James Judd [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 1/May/2002 ] Recorded at the Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington, New Zealand, 2001 |
EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: Marches (Including Pomp and Circumstances) New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / James Judd (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 29/Apr/2005 ] "a desirable bargain-price collection which should certainly find a niche in the market" - MusicWeb April 2005 |
FRANK BRIDGE
The Sea / Enter Spring / Summer New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / James Judd (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 12/Aug/2004 ] Now generally remembered as the teacher of Benjamin Britten, who made his gratitude clear in his variations on a theme by his mentor, Frank Bridge has been largely neglected as a composer until recent years. Born in Brighton in 1879, he was a pupil... |
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams: Tallis Fantasia / Norfolk Rhapsody No. 1 / Fantasia on Greensleeves and others New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / James Judd (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 25/Aug/2003 ] "The whole is nicely balanced in a warm but clear acoustic. There is good solo work, too, from the leading string players as well as the woodwind and brass soloists." Gramophone |
VIRGIL THOMSON
Thomson: Symphonies Nos. 1-3 New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, James Sedares (conductor) [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 18/Aug/2002 ] "the New Zealand Symphony is the best [Thomson recording] yet" |
EDWARD ELGAR
Enigma Variations / Pomp and Circumstances Marches Nos. 1-5 New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra / James Judd (cond) Adrian Leaper (cond) [ Naxos Super Budget Series / CD - released 30/Jun/2008 ] "a desirable bargain-price collection which should certainly find a niche in the market" - MusicWeb April 2005 (on the Pomp & Circumstance Marches) |
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS / JAMES MacMILLAN
Vaughan Williams / James MacMillan: Oboe Concertos Nicholas Daniel (oboe) / Britten Sinfonia, James MacMillan [ Harmonia Mundi SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 15/Apr/2015 ] BBC Music Magazine Awards 2016 - Contemporary Winner |
PURCELL
Anthems and Services Vol 6 Nicholas Witcomb (solo treble) James Bowman (countertenor) Rogers Covey-Crump (high tenor) Paul Agnew (tenor) / Choir of New College, Oxford / King [ Hyperion / CD - released 26/Jan/2008 ] 1001 Classical recordings to hear before you die (pre 1700) - 'No fewer than five first recordings in this ... Fans of Purcell will find this disc, Iike the others in the series, indispensable' (Fanfare, USA) |
WILLIAM BYRD / JOHN DOWLAND / HENRY PURCELL / etc
Elizabethan Lute Songs / Purcell: Birthday Odes for Queen Mary Norma Burrowes (Soprano), James Bowman & Charles Brett (Countertenors) / Robert Lloyd (Bass) / Early Consort of Music / David Munrow [ Erato Veritas / 2 CD - released 1/Feb/2019 ] "The solo singing, however, is strong, and the music represents Purcell at his finest - the counter tenor duet "Sound the trumpet" (Bowman and Charles Brett) never palls." (Irish Times) |
CHARLES IVES
Symphony No. 3 Northern Sinfonia / James Sinclair [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 10/May/2008 ] "In short, every aspect of this project has been realized about as well as it can be, and no admirer of Ives will want to miss out on the chance to hear it. 10/10 Artistic Quality, 10/10 Sound Quality" - Classicstoday.com, 6/22/03 |
GUBAIDULINA
Offertorium, Concerto for Violin and Orchestra / Rejoice! Sonata Oleh Krysa (violin) / Royal Stockholm Symphony Orchestra/ James DePreist; Torleif [ BIS / CD - released 1/Feb/1993 ] Great music of Sofia Gubaidulina |
Various Artists / Music Composed & Conducted by James Horner
Legends of the Fall :-Original Soundtrack [ Sony & BMG Entertainment / CD - released 1/Feb/2008 ] |
James Horner
Back to Titanic (Original Soundtrack) [ Sony Music / CD - released 21/Sep/1998 ] Featuring Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On", Gael Storm's "Irish Party In Third Class", the salon music of Alexander's Ragtime Band, the haunting vocals of Clannad's Maire Brennan and "Nearer My God To Thee" by Riverdance's own Eileen Ivers. |
Original Soundtrack / Composed and Conducted by James Horner
The New World [ Silva Screen Records / CD - released 13/Feb/2006 ] Horner delivers another brilliant score and an epic song - "Listen To The Wind", which is performed by angelic New Zealand teenager, Hayley Westenra. |
Hans Zimmer & James Newtown Howard
Batman Begins (Original Score) [ Silva Screen / CD - released 12/Jul/2010 ] The collaboration of Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard brings together an intriguing blend of electronic and orchestral music. Tracks from the score (all named after species of bat) have featured in a succession of trailers for other films. |
Original Soundtrack / Music Composed by James Newton Howard
Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them [ Watertower Music/Sony Music / CD - released 18/Nov/2016 ] Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them opens in 1926 as Newt Scamander has just completed a global excursion to find and document an extraordinary array of magical creatures. Arriving in New York for a brief stopover, he might have come and gone... |
Original Soundtrack / Music Composed by James Newton Howard
Lady in the Water [ Decca Records / CD - released 12/Sep/2006 ] The soundtrack to the film 'Lady in the Water' features original music composed by James Newton Howard ('King Kong', 'The Village', 'Signs', 'The Sixth Sense') as well as haunting interpretations of Dylan classics, including "The Times They are a... |