LYELL CRESSWELL
Anake & other works The Hebrides Ensemble [ NMC / CD - released 8/Jun/2005 ] "A thrilling disc... all solid pieces, worth anyone's ear." The Times 2002 |
PETER KLATZOW / HANS HUYSSEN
Cello For Africa Heleen du Plessis (cello) [ Ode Records / CD - released 18/Oct/2013 ] Cello for Africa saw Heleen du Plessis (South African cellist and Williams Evans Executant lecturer for cello at the University of Otago, member of the TriOtago piano trio and principal cellist of the Southern Sinfonia) set out on a journey of... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Reverie Helen Webby (harp) / Anthony Ferner (flute) [ CD - released 30/Aug/2008 ] "When we are 'lost' in thought, we are in a reverie, a state of consciousness in which we dream about other worldly experiences and fantasize about our deepest wishes and desires. We chose this collection of pieces for their evocative soundscapes... |
MARTIN LODGE
Toru: chamber music James Tennant, Richard Nunns, Peter Scholes, William Dowdall, Edward King, Jeremy Mayall, etc [ Atoll Records / CD - released 1/Apr/2012 ] Brilliantly performed chamber works by Martin Lodge |
STANLEY / HANDEL / CORELLI / NARES
Sesquialtera James Tibbles (New Zealand's historic Johannes Avery organ) [ Atoll Records New Zealand / CD - released 1/Sep/2006 ] "This is an attractive disc, not only because of the repertoire and the instrument, but also because of James Tibbles' fine interpretations. He effectively explores the possibilities of the organ to the advantage of this particular repertoire." MWeb |
JACK BODY / GARETH FARR / ROSS HARRIS / JENNY MCLEOD / JOHN PSATHAS / ANTHONY RITCHIE
Sarajevo: A Collection of New Zealand Piano Works Jian Liu (piano) [ Atoll Records / CD - released 5/May/2017 ] A theme of remembrance pervades this recital of works by some of New Zealand's foremost composers, sometimes elusive and discomforting as in Jack Body's Sarajevo, which launches the programme, and at other times affectionate or nostalgic. |
Jud Arthur with The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
Legends [ JA / CD - released 5/Nov/2010 ] New Zealand opera singer performs world's most memorable show tunes |
KIRI te KANAWA
I Could Have Danced all Night (Concert & Portrait) Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano) / New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, John Hopkins / Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Stephen Barlow [ Arthaus DVD / DVD - released 1/Oct/2015 ] The Portrait Dame Kiri Te Kanawa's story has all the best elements of an operatic fairytale. Coming from a part-Maori background she went on to become one of the world's most famous opera stars. In this exciting portrait, Kiri Te Kanawa talks about... |
SHOSTAKOVICH
The Very Best of Shostakovich Konstantin Scherbakov (Piano) Michael Houstoun (Piano) New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / Christopher Lyndon-Gee (Conductor) Ilya Kaler (Violin) [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 9/May/2006 ] "As an introduction to the composer's work, it gives a wide-ranging and typical selection, which is in itself some achievement." (MusicWeb August 2006) |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Quays Luca Manghi, flute, David Kelly, piano [ Atoll Records New Zealand / CD - released 20/Sep/2012 ] These mainly unrecorded 20th c. Italian and 21st c. NZ pieces reveal Manghi as an exceptional musician. |
ERIC BIDDINGTON
Tunes and Airs (Including the Sonatina for clarinet and piano & Suite for violin and piano) Margo Askin (flute) / Mark Hobson (clarinet) / Joanne Drimatis (violin) / Glora Streat (bass clarinet) / Cathy Irons, Elen Rapoport (pianos) etc [ Ode Records / CD - released 18/Jan/2006 ] Eric Biddington was born in Timaru in October 1953. He received his schooling in Timaru and Christchurch. On leaving school he started work as a labourer and combined this with study at the University of Canterbury. |
SCHUMANN / PROKOFIEV / SCRIABIN / RACHMANINOV
Michael Houstoun: Piano Recital 99 Michael Houstoun (piano) [ Morrison Trust New Zealand / CD - released 11/Nov/2011 ] A Russian-themed recital, with music by Robert Schumann, Prokofiev, Scriabin and Rachmaninov features in this studio recording performed by celebrated New Zealand pianist, Michael Houstoun. The Fantasie in C showcases Schumann's penchant for... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: The Last Three Piano Sonatas: Opus 109, 110 and 111 Michael Houstoun (piano) [ Trust Records DVD / DVD - released 1/Dec/2009 ] 'Whatever Houstoun plays is superb, but to hear him in Beethoven is to hear him at his best.' Christchurch Star |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Christmas a Cappella II Musica Sacra conducted by Indra Hughes [ Atoll Records New Zealand / CD - released 20/Nov/2007 ] This is the second programme of unaccompanied Christmas choral music performed by one of New Zealand's most successful choirs and includes a wide variety of pieces: the well known and the unfamiliar. |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Christmas Spectacular [includes John Rutter - Gloria] Musica Sacra conducted by Indra Hughes [ Atoll Records New Zealand / CD - released 10/Nov/2011 ] "What sets this stunning CD apart..is that it avoids the often over-reverberant, stained-glass window sound-world of distant, ethereal Cathedral organs, boys and men choir and liturgical carol services." Martin Setchell writing in ORGANZ |
SCARLATTI / STANFORD / RHEINBURGER
Musica Sacra - masses Musica Sacra / Indra Hughes (conductor) [ Atoll Records New Zealand / CD - released 25/Oct/2002 ] "For this intriguing programme alone this is a 'must have' disc: with such distinct and compelling singing it stands as one of the most impressive choral discs I've heard for a very long time." (International Record Review June 2005) |
HINDSON
Modern Objects Matthew Hindson [ Morrison Trust / CD - released 1/Sep/2008 ] Matthew Hindson: '...a serious and original musical thinker...' The Sydney Morning Herald |
LEOPOLD MOZART
Symphonies New Zealand Chamber Orchestra. Donald Armstrong, conductor [ Naxos 18th Century Symphony / CD - released 18/Aug/2002 ] "Clean, vital playing" (BBC Music Magazine) |
STAMITZ
Symphonies Vol 1 New Zealand Chamber Orchestra / Donald Armstrong (conductor) [ Naxos 18th Century Symphony / CD - released 18/Aug/2002 ] Our own Chamber Orchestra |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Winds That Whisper - (New Zealand choral music from the 20th century) New Zealand National Youth Choir [ Trust / CD - released 3/Jul/1999 ] New Zealand choral music of the 20th Century! |