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VAUGHAN WILLIAMS / ELGAR / DELIUS / HOLST / BAX
O, to be in England: Music for a green and pleasant land New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / Royal Scottish National Orchestra / The English Northern Sinfonia [ Heritage of Music / Gift of Music / CD - released 20/Jun/2011 ] A fine collection of moving and wistful orchestral works which celebrate the English landscape and its natural beauty. English composers have always excelled at pastoral music with a hint of nostalgia: from 'the lark ascending' to the strains of... |
LYELL CRESSWELL
Cresswell: Orchestral Works Vol 2 (Incls Salm: O!; Speak for Us, etc) New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. William Southgate, conductor [ Continuum / CD - released 6/Sep/2002 ] "of a quality that commands centre stage." - Glasgow Herald |
CARL STAMITZ
Stamitz: Orchestral Quartets Op. 14 NZSO Chamber Orchestra / Donald Armstrong (Director) [ Naxos / CD - released 4/Dec/2006 ] "These New Zealand performances have grace and beauty. The recording is good and spacious, with good notes. I don't think I have heard any of these works before and am very pleased with this." American Record Guide |
BELLINI / VERDI / DONIZETTI / PUCCINI / MASCAGNI
Serenata Patricia Wright (soprano) David Vine (piano) [ Atoll Records New Zealand / CD - released 17/Jun/2000 ] The wonderful Patricia Wright in a brilliant selection of songs! |
JOHN PSATHAS
View From Olympus-Concertos for saxophone, percussion and piano Pedro Carneiro (percussion) / Michael Houstoun (piano) / Joshua Redman (saxophone) / New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / Marc Taddei (conductor) [ Rattle Records / 2 CD/DVD - released 1/Oct/2006 ] Three concertos bring three soloists at the top of their game, together with the NZSO to create the most ambitious orchestral recording project in New Zealand history. Includes a DVD about the recording featuring interviews and footage from the... |
LAMBERT / RAVEL / FAURE / SCHUMANN / FARR / etc
Love's Nature Pepe Becker (soprano) Helen Webby (harp) [ Ode Records / CD - released 10/Dec/2010 ] The first release on the Ode label for 2011 is harpist Helen Webby and soprano Pepe Becker's album Love's Nature. |
LEOS JANACEK
Operatic Orchestral Suites, Vol. 2 (arr. P. Breiner) - Kat'a Kabanova / The Makropulos Affair Peter Breiner (arranger) / New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / Vesa-Matti Leppanen [ Naxos / CD - released 1/May/2009 ] This disc follows the stunning release by the same artists of Janácek's Operatic Orchestral Suites, Vol. 1 (Jenufa, The Excursions of Mr Broucek) on 8570555. Classics Today praised the conducting of Breiner on a previous recording in the following... |
LYELL CRESSWELL
Cresswell: Music For String Quartet Red Note Ensemble [ Delphian / CD - released 20/Apr/2018 ] "The virtuosity of the Red Note Ensemble's playing makes for a warm recommendation, not least for those still to encounter Cresswell's distinctive sound world." Gramophone |
RICHARD WAGNER
Father & Son - Wagner Scenes & Arias Simon O'Neill (tenor) / New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Pietari Inkinen (with Susan Bullock & John Tomlinson) [ EMI Classics / CD - released 7/Jul/2012 ] "O'Neill's singing has radiance, drama and vigorous intensity. He sings securely, easily and lyrically in the upper register which makes all the Siegfried highlights possibly the best moments on this CD." (MusicWeb May 2010) |
LYELL CRESSWELL
Cresswell: Landscapes of the Soul & Piano Concerto Stephen De Pledge (piano) / New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Hamish McKeich, with the New Zealand String Quartet [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Mar/2014 ] Lyell Cresswell, one of New Zealand's most distinguished composers, is represented on this recording by three examples of his mastery of the orchestral sound world. His Piano Concerto is cast in seven movements, written in memory of his fellow... |
JOSEPH MARTIN KRAUS
Kraus: Violin Concerto in C Major / Olympie: Incidental Music / etc Takako Nishizaki (violin) / New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / Uwe Grodd [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Dec/2007 ] "Takako Nishizaki plays the concerto with grace and expression. She is up to Kraus' challenges and is able to conquer them unobtrusively, letting the music sing. She receives warm support from the trimmed down New Zealand Symphony Orchestra under Uwe... |
Taku Wana - The Enduring Spirit / The Wheel Turns
Fisher, Helen [ Atoll Records New Zealand / CD - released 12/Jul/2003 ] Helen Fisher's music gently convinces us that a creative marriage between Maori and western cultures is indeed possible. |
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HAYDN / BOCCHERINI / SCHUBERT / STAMITZ / KLECYNSKI
Sapphires Tres Cordes String Trio [ Ode Records / CD - released 25/Feb/2013 ] |
KOSCAK YAMADA
Overture in D major / Symphony in F Major, 'Triumph and Peace' Ulster Orchestra / New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / Takuo Yuasa (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 11/May/2004 ] "Performances here are masterful. In 'Overture in D,' Takuo Yuasa conducts the New Zealand Symphony; in the others he leads the Ulster Orchestra, of which he is the Music Director. Yamada is highly honored in his native land as indeed he should be;... |
ALWYN / GORECKI / VAUGHAN WILLIAMS / RAUTAVAARA / TAVENER / etc
Mystic Classics Various Artists incls Zofia Kilanowicz (soprano), Maria Kiegel (cello), Royal Scottish National Orchestra, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 17/Sep/2007 ] This specially priced 2 CD set presents a selection of moving music by a number of important modern composers including Alwyn, Gorecki, Tavener, Part and Rautavaara. |
ELGAR / PARRY / ARNOLD / HOLST / COATES / WOOD / WALTON / ALWYN / etc
The Best of British Various artists including the English Northern Sinfonia, Royal Artillery Band, New Zealand Symphony, Queensland Symphony Orchestra. [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 15/Oct/2006 ] Favourites from The Last Night of the Proms and other uplifting works celebrating the British Empire and its Royal Family. |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Pluck Helen Webby (harp) [ Ode Records / CD - released 19/Oct/2012 ] Ten NZ composers were commissioned by Helen Webby to write short works for harp, and premiered at the 2012 Otago Festival of the Arts. |
