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FRANZ LISZT
Liszt: Faust Symphony Steve Davislim (tenor) / Wiener Akademie, Martin Haselböck [ Alpha / CD - released 13/Mar/2016 ] "[Haselböck] reveals aspects of Liszt's scoring that would otherwise go unnoticed. ...with Haselböck, you begin to understand Liszt's sound world as he understood it, more or less, though whose interpretation he would have favoured is anyone's guess" |
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CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS / FRANCIS POULENC
Celebrating the Organ Thomas Trotter at the Organ of Auckland Town Hall, with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, Arvo Volmer [ Atoll / CD - released 20/Jun/2010 ] "Three cheers (and more) for Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's new Celebrating the Organ CD." (William Dart NZ Herald) |
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J. S. BACH
Trinity: J.S. Bach soprano arias Ursula Langmayr (soprano), with Alison Dunlop (oboe, oboe d'amore), Uwe Grodd (flute, bass flute), Martin Rummel (cello) [ Atoll Records / CD - released 25/Oct/2015 ] 'This beautifully recorded CD introduces us to Ursula Langmayr who's full-bodied but pliant tone suits this repertoire perfectly. The ensemble playing is world class' Ella@Marbecks |
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Martin Winch
Music for Coffee Lovers [ Thom Music / CD - released 8/Dec/2008 ] This CD is the Best of 'Espresso Guitar One' and 'Two'. It features guitarist Martin Winch with members of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. |
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Carl Doy
Music for Wine Lovers [ Thom Marketing Limited New Zealand / 2 CD - released 8/Dec/2008 ] This is a charming 'Special Reserve' 2 CD Collection which features pianist Carl Doy with New Zealand Symphony Orchestra members, performing the music of Sting, Sinatra, Streisand, Bacharach, Tony Bennett, Diana Krall and more. |
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SCUBERT / MOZART / TCHAIKOVSKY / DOWLAND / EDWARDS / ORFF / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Swooning Various Artists incls Yvonne Kenny, Katia and Marielle Labeque, Vienna Boys Choir, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Barbara Bonney, etc [ ABC Classics / CD - released 9/Dec/2001 ] Showcasing some of the most stunning music ever written, this collection is a must-have for Swoon devotees new and old. |
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All Saints - Collection One
[ ViaVision DVD / 31 DVD Box Set - released 11/Oct/2018 ] Welcome to Ward 17 at All Saints Western General Hospital, affectionately known as Â"the garbage wardÂ" because it takes patients the rest of the hospital finds too difficult to place. Led by Nurse Unit Manager Terri Sullivan, Ward 17 is the saviour... |
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All Saints - Collection Three [seasons 7 to 9]
[ Via Vision DVD / 31 DVD Box Set - released 6/Dec/2018 ] All Saints, one of the most successful Australian TV shows, revolves around Ward 17 at All Saints Western General Hospital, affectionately known as the garbage ward because it takes patients the rest of the hospital finds too difficult to place. Led... |
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Celebration: Yves Saint Laurent
[ Madman / DVD - released 10/Oct/2019 ] Behind the scenes of a fashion legend As Yves Saint Laurent, one of the greatest Parisian haute couture designers, draws the sketches for his final collection, behind the scenes his partner, Pierre Berg, manages a series of events to celebrate the... |
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The Chills: The Triumph & Tragedy Of Martin Phillipps
[ Madman DVD / DVD - released 8/Aug/2019 ] Martin Phillipps came tantalizingly close to conquering the international musical world with his band The Chills, but instead fell into decades of debt and addiction in his hometown of Dunedin, New Zealand. At 54, he's been given a dire medical... |
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Home by Christmas
[ Gaylene Preston DVD / DVD - released 6/Oct/2010 ] Home by Christmas sees Gaylene Preston returning to the hidden stories of ordinary New Zealanders. Inspired by attempts to get her father Ed to reveal his WWII experiences, this finely-balanced docu-drama moves between three strands: Preston's father... |
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Return Of The Saint: The Complete Series (Special Edition)
[ Via Vision / 7 DVD - released 11/Apr/2024 ] The approach is new. The stories are new. And there is a new Saint. Based on the character created by Leslie Charteris, Ian Ogilvy becomes the famous Simon Templar in RETURN OF THE SAINT - a role made famous by Roger Moore in the original 1960s... |
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GIOACCHINO ROSSINI
Rossini: String Sonatas 1-6 (and works by Bellini, Donizetti and Cherubini) Academy of st Martin in the fields, Neville Marriner [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 15/Jan/2008 ] "We have a very soft spot for the sparkle, elegance and wit of these ASMF performances of the Rossini String Sonatas, amazingly accomplished products for a 12-year-old. Marriner offers them on full orchestral strings but with such finesse and precisi |
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GEORGES BIZET
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bizet: Symphony In C / L'Arlesienne - Suites Nos.1 & 2 Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Neville Marriner, with John Stenhouse (saxophone) and Christine Messiter (flute) [ EMI Classics Red Line / CD - released 20/Jun/1997 ] "Vivacity and elegance are present in full measure, and one can only admire a violin section that can play the finale up to speed without hazard or apparent strain. Indeed, tempos are finely judged throughout." (Gramophone) |
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GODOWSKY / SAINT-SAENS / KEMPFF / BUSONI / etc
Bach Transcribed Alessio Bax (piano) [ Signum Classics / CD - released 8/Dec/2007 ] "In the realm of Romantic Bach transcriptions, Alessio Bax's stylistic perception and palette of tone-colours have considerably deepened since his "Baroque Reflections" release (Warner, 11/04), together with a level of technical control that gives... |
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COLE PORTER
Porter: Out Of This World Andrea Martin & Marin Mazzie / Original 1995 New York Cast Recording [ DRG Theater / CD - released 9/Apr/1995 ] Out of This World is a musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter, and the book by Dwight Taylor and Reginald Lawrence. The show, an adaptation of Plautus' comedy Amphitryon, first opened on Broadway in 1950. |
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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... |
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BACH / BOLOGNE / PREVIN / VIVALDI / WILLIAMS
Anne-Sophie Mutter & Mutter's Virtuosi Anne Sophie Mutter (violin) / Mutter's Virtuosi [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 17/Nov/2023 ] Recorded earlier this summer at at Vienna's Musikverein to celebrate Anne-Sophie Mutter's 60th birthday. The album features the violinist with her ensemble of hand-picked musicians, Mutter's Virtuosi. |
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EDVARD GRIEG / FREDERIC CHOPIN / CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS
Grieg/Chopin/Saint-Saens: Piano Concertos Arthur Rubinstein (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra / Andre Previn [ Deutsche Grammophon DVD / DVD - released 1/Aug/2006 ] "There are new discoveries in the performances… …and the visual aspect is managed with sensitivity and intelligence." - Washington Post |
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CHOPIN / GRIEG / TCHAIKOVSKY / SCHUMANN / SAINT-SAENS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Artur Rubinstein II Artur Rubinstein (piano) / RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Boston Symphony, Symphony of the Air [ Philips / RCA / 2 CD - released 9/Oct/2006 ] Few soloists have owned composers as definitively as Artur Rubinstein could claim |