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False Start
Adore Tu Ser [ Dead Boy Records / Universal Music New Zealand / CD - released 3/May/2007 ] Fusing together rock and pop / punk into catchy, accessible anthems is second nature for one of the hardest working bands in New Zealand, False Start. |
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The Feelers
Communicate [ Warner Music New Zealand / CD - released 11/Oct/2001 ] 'Communicate' is the startling, catchy, beautiful follow-up to their 'Supersystem' smash. It is a blend of gorgeous sonics, and superb production. |
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Tania Giannouli / Paulo Chagas
Forest Stories [ Rattle Records / CD - released 14/Dec/2012 ] Improvisations, silences, avant-garde, modern 20th century music, jazz, classical, world, the meeting of cultures (Greek and Portuguese), conflicting emotions, introspection and anguish, the penumbra of the forest, mystery and magic, Forest Stories... |
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Gin Wigmore
Blood To Bone [ Island Australia / CD - released 26/Jun/2015 ] Exploring several uncharted musical territories, Gin Wigmore's third studio album was primarily recorded in Los Angeles, her new hometown, with various songwriters including Charlie Andrew (Alt-J, Matt Corby & Laurel Collective), Swedish musician and... |
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Goldenhorse
Out of the Moon [ Siren Records / EMI Music New Zealand / CD - released 4/Apr/2005 ] At last - the long-awaited album from one of New Zealand's most talented and best selling bands - featuring the singles "Run Run Run" and "Out of the Moon". |
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GRG67 & Roger Manins
The Thing [ Rattle Jazz / CD - released 23/Mar/2018 ] On December 10, 2016, GRG67 performed 'recital no.3' as part of Roger Manins's Doctor of Musical Arts requirements. This album represents just some of the music performed that afternoon. KungFu Alto, Bicycle Buddies, Dark Bright, Chook 40, and Psalm... |
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BARTOK / ELMSLY / FARQUHAR / PAINE / RIMMER
Dream Weaving: New Zealand Guitar Music 2 Gunter Herbig (guitar) [ Naxos / CD - released 15/Jul/2017 ] "Gunter Herbig's performances are quite fine. He has a lovely sound and a fine technique." American Record Guide |
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Hayley Westenra
Live in Concert [ Decca Music Group / Universal Music New Zealand / DVD - released 14/Apr/2005 ] G :- All Regions - Widescreen 16:9 - Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo / Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - Colour - NTSC Includes :- -30-Minute interview feature -Picture gallery / slide show -Hayley tour memorabilia slide show -Hayley singing "I Dreamed... |
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JENNY McLEOD
McLeod: The Emperor and the Nightingale / Rock Concerto / etc Helen Medlyn (narrator) & Eugene Albulescu (piano) / New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / Uwe Grodd [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Oct/2011 ] New Zealand-born composer Jenny McLeod's wide musical background is here distilled into three works of highly enjoyable directness. The Emperor and the Nightingale is a colourful score which accompanies the narration of a Hans Christian Andersen... |
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GILLIAN WHITEHEAD
Alice Helen Medlyn (mezzo-soprano) / New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Marc Taddei [ Atoll / CD - released 24/Oct/2013 ] Alice was written for Helen Medlyn and the Auckland Philharmonia while Gillian Whitehead was composer‐in‐residence. The first performance was given by Helen Medlyn and the Auckland Philharmonia, conducted by Miguel Harth‐Bedoya, on 17 July 2003... |
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PETER MAUNDER
Under the surface Helen Webby (harp), Lisette Wesseling (soprano), Peter Maunder (trombones) [ Atoll Records New Zealand / CD - released 1/Dec/2010 ] Unusually beautiful instrumental combination of trombone and harp, plus the luminescent voice of Lisette Wesseling. |
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LEONARD BERNSTEIN
Bernstein: Symphony No.1 'Jeremiah' / Concerto for Orchestra, "Jubilee Games" Helyn Medlyn (mezzo-soprano) Nathan Gunn (baritone) / New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, James Judd [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 1/Jan/2004 ] "Judd's interpretations are unforced and exciting, and his fine orchestra of New Zealanders performs the music idiomatically. …Naxos CDs remain an incredible value, and Judd's readings would be at least among the top choices at any price." Fanfare |
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Herma Keil
Very Best of [ EMI Music New Zealand / CD - released 6/Aug/2001 ] New Zealand rock'n'roll from the sixties. Budget price! ! |
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LONG ZHOU / YI CHEN
Symphony, "Humen 1839" / The Rhyme of Taigu / The Enlightened New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Darrell Ang [ Naxos / CD - released 5/May/2015 ] "This is thrilling, cinematic music that, although challenging at times, is always gripping." The Kansas City Star |
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The Howie Morrison Trio
In Concert [ Rajon / Sony Music New Zealand / CD - released 4/Oct/2013 ] This is the first album released by the HOWIE MORRISON TRIO. The group features Howard Morrison Jnr, Russell Harrison and Chris Powley. The group formed in 2012 and have been performing to sold out concerts throughout New Zealand ever since. The... |
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FREDERIC NORTON / HAROLD FRASER-SIMSON
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Norton: Chu Chin Chow (Highlights) / Fraser-Simson: Maid of the Mountains (Highlights) Inia Te Wiata, Marion Grimaldi, Barbara Leigh, Michael Collins (cond). Lynn Kennington, Gordon Clyde, Jimmy Edwards. Derek Taverner (cond) [ EMI Classics for Pleasure / CD - released 25/Oct/2005 ] The singers in this series include some of the biggest stars of their time. Among them are June Bronhill, Julie Bryan, Grace Bumbry, Veronica Dunn, Victoria Elliott Edwin Steffe and Inia Te Wiata |
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J. S. BACH
In the Italian Style James Tibbles (harpsichord) [ Atoll Records New Zealand / CD - released 10/Jun/2009 ] This recording of eighteenth-century German harpsichord music, made in Auckland, New Zealand, is really about the relationship between an instrument and its music; to be brought to life it relies on a unique collaboration between instrument builder,... |
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ROSS HARRIS (music) / VINCENT O'SULLIVAN (poems)
Harris / O'Sullivan: Making Light of Time Jenny Wollerman (soprano), Jian Liu (piano), New Zealand String Quartet [ Atoll / CD - released 3/Nov/2017 ] These three vocal works, the Abiding Tides, Songs for Beatrice: Making Light of Time and The Floating Bride, the Crimson Village, represent the fruits of a decade-long collaboration partnership between two of New Zealand's creative masters, Ross... |
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JONATHAN BESSER
Mr Darwin's Dances Jonathan Besser [ Atoll Records New Zealand / CD - released 30/May/2000 ] Mr. Darwin's Dances / Precious Legacy Suite. A personal geography of the imagination... |
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Julie Mason and the Jazz Divas
Charmed Life [ Vox Records New Zealand / CD - released 17/Dec/2007 ] Julie and the Jazz Divas (Susan De Jong, Trudy Lile, and Jenine Bailey) are joined on this wonderful album by well known New Zealand jazz performers, Brian Smith (saxophone), Lance Su'a (guitar), and Phil Broadhurst (piano). |