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JEAN SIBELIUS
Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 4 and 5 New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / Pietari Inkinen [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jan/2011 ] On this second volume of Sibelius Symphonies the acclaimed young Finnish conductor Pietari Inkinen interprets two of his compatriot's most contrasting symphonies. |
JEAN SIBELIUS
Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 6 & 7 / Finlandia New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Pietari Inkinen [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Sep/2011 ] "I'd say that given Pietari Inkinen's approach to these seven symphonies, it is little surprise that this disc came off the best. He is very cool-headed, a touch on the slow side, and rather analytical without being rhythmically snappy." (MusicWeb... |
JEAN SIBELIUS
Sibelius: Symphony No 2 / Karelia Suite New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Pietari Inkinen [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Apr/2011 ] "Inkinen takes an unashamedly romantic view of the Second Symphony, and the Karelia Suite provides an atmospheric filler." Financial Times, 2nd April 2011 **** |
EINOJUHANI RAUTAVAARA
Rautavaara: Symphony No. 8, The Journey / Manhattan Trilogy / Apotheosis New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / Pietari Inkinen [ Naxos / CD - released 13/Apr/2008 ] "This is a very well-balanced ensemble, and Naxos has captured them in excellent sound." (AudAud.com May 2008) |
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 |
Ngati Poneke Young Maori Club
Ko Ngati Poneke Hoki Matou [ Atoll Records New Zealand / CD - released 13/Oct/2003 ] SPECIAL PRICE FOR A LIMITED TIME - These classic concert party recordings of the Ngati Poneke Young Maori Club feature solos by Witarina Harris, founder member. The recordings, dating from the late 1930s. |
LISZT / ZEMLINSKY / RAVEL / RACHMANINOV / MUSSORGSKY / etc
Nicholas Angelich: Hommage Nicholas Angelich (piano), with Martha Argerich, Quatuor Ebène, and others [ Warner Classics / Erato / 7 CD Box Set - released 29/Sep/2023 ] A musician as loved as he was admired, the pianist Nicholas Angelich died in Paris in April 2022 at the age of 51. Angelich was a modest, thoughtful man who brought tremendous integrity, depth and insight to the most demanding repertoire. His... |
LEOS JANACEK
Janácek: The diary of one who disappeared & other works Nicky Spence (tenor), Julius Drake (piano) [ Hyperion / CD - released 28/Jun/2019 ] "Not only does Spence's voice offer a rare mix of steely strength and velvety tenderness but his bright, vibrant timbre communicates a touching, wide-eyed sense of ardent longing, tinged with melancholy." Gramophone Awards 2020 WINNER - Solo Vocal |
![Mozart: Die Zauberflöte [The Magic Flute] (Complete Opera recorded in 1964) [3 LP] cover](https://images.marbecks.co.nz/_thumbnails/10608/10608929.jpg)
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Die Zauberflöte [The Magic Flute] (Complete Opera recorded in 1964) [3 LP] Nicolai Gedda, Gundula Janowitz, Walter Berry, Lucia Popp / Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer [ Warner Classics LP / 3 LP - released 10/Nov/2023 ] "I have never heard The Magic Flute sound so magical and the complete ease and seeming rightness of this performance is a wonder. The cast, chorus and orchestra are inspired under Klemperer, whom I here salute as a real genius" (Gramophone) |
![Nicolai Gedda - My Favourite Operetta Heroes [five complete operettas] cover](https://images.marbecks.co.nz/_thumbnails/10541/10541908.jpg)
LEHAR / STRAUSS II
Nicolai Gedda - My Favourite Operetta Heroes [five complete operettas] Nicolai Gedda, with Anneliese Rothenberger, Erich Kunz, Rita Streich, Lucia Popp, Grace Bumbry, etc [ Warner Classics / 10 CD Box Set - released 1/Jul/2015 ] The star tenor and his operetta heroes. These legendary releases on the former Electrola label document Nicolai Gedda's incomparable artistry as an operetta singer and have long enjoyed the status of benchmark recordings. Appearing alongside such... |
ANNE-LOUISE BRILLON de JOUY / HELENE de MONTGEROULT / CLARA SCHUMANN / FLORENCE PRICE / AGATHE BACKER GRONDAHL / etc
Three Centuries of Female Composers Nicolas Horvath; Alexander Kostritsa; Sara Aimee Smiseth; Alexandra Oehler; Giorgio Koukl; Tanya Ekanayaka; Ishimoto Hiroko [ Grand Piano / 10 CD Box Set - released 11/Mar/2022 ] Ranging from the 18th century to the music of our time, this collection of critically acclaimed recordings explores the significant contribution to solo piano repertoire made by a wide variety of women composers. |
PHILIP GLASS
Glass Essentials: An 80th Anniversary Tribute (LP) Nicolas Horvath (piano) [ Grand Piano / LP - released 13/Jan/2017 ] This compilation celebrates Philip Glass's 80th birthday through his unique contribution to the solo piano repertoire. It features a selection of the intricately melodic Etudes which are both technique-expanding and intimately personal statements.... |
RAVEL / BERLIOZ / HONEGGER / ROUSSEL / BEETHOVEN / BLOCH / etc
Charles Munch - The Complete Warner Classics Recordings Nicole Henriot-Schweitzer (piano) André Navarra (cello) Alfred Cortot (piano) Denise Soriano (violin) Pierre Bernac (baritone) Charles Munch (cond) [ Warner Classics / 13 CD Box Set - released 10/Feb/2019 ] Prominent in the musical evolution of 20th century France, Charles Munch (1891-1968) also spent 13 epoch-making years with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. This collection assembles newly-remastered versions all the recordings he made for EMI and Erato... |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: The Collector's Edition Nikolai Lugansky, Martha Argerich, Yefim Bronfman, Michael Beroff, Steven Isserlis, Borodin Quartet, Truks Monk, Andre Previn, Mstislav Rostropovich [ Erato / Warner Classics / 36 CD Box Set - released 31/Mar/2023 ] March 2023 marks the 70th anniversary of death of Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953). A Russian composer, pianist, and conductor, he made a part of his career in "the west", moving to the United States and France after the 1917 Revolution. |
NOEL COWARD
Noel Coward: His HMV Recordings Noel Coward with Gertrude Lawrence, Yvonne Printemps and various accompaniments [ Warner Classics / 4 CD Box Set - released 6/Mar/2016 ] In compiling this Noel Coward Archive from the HMV vaults, we have had two guiding principles: that the recordings, spanning 25 years, should be kept in their chronological order, despite the fact that Noel often recalled earlier scores while in a... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Cavatina and other classical guitar favourites Norbert Kraft, John Holmquist, Robert Kubica, Margarita Escarpa (guitars) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Aug/2007 ] An amazing collection of the world's most popular guitar works. |
CLAUDE DEBUSSY
Debussy: Piano Music (complete on 6 CDs) Noriko Ogawa, piano [ BIS / 6 CD Box Set - released 1/Jan/2012 ] "This first instalment of an ongoing cycle should be collected by all Debussy enthusiasts who have so far missed out on it" (MusicWeb Feb 2008 on Vol 1) |
JOHN DOWLAND
Dowland: Complete Lute Music Nigel North (lute) [ Naxos / 4 CD - released 5/Oct/2009 ] Arguably the finest recordings of Dowland's much-loved lute music, Nigel North's Dowland Lute Edition has gained him a garland of critical accolades: 'A collector's item' (The Times on Vol 1, 8.557586), 'a remarkable performance of wonderful music'... |
CHRISTIAN SINDING
Sinding: Symphony No 1 & 2 Norwegian Radio orchestra, Ari Rasilainen [ Finlandia Apex / CD - released 14/Nov/2002 ] Sinding studied music first in Christiania (now Oslo) before going to Germany, where he studied at the conservatory in Leipzig under Salomon Jadassohn and fell under the musical influences of Wagner and Liszt. |
SERGEY IVANOVICH TANEYEV
Taneyev: Orchestral Works Novosibirsk Academic Symphony Orchestra & Russian Philharmonic Orchestra, Thomas Sanderling, with Ilya Kaler (violin) & Gnesin Academy Chorus [ Naxos / 4 CD Box Set - released 27/May/2022 ] Sergey Taneyev was a monumental figure of late 19th-century Russian music. He was a student of Rubinstein and Tchaikovsky, and became teacher to Rachmaninov and Scriabin. |
