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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos 1 - 5 (recorded live in 2007) Stattakapelle Berlin / Daniel Barenboim (piano and conductor) [ Euroarts / 2 DVD Box Set - released 22/Dec/2007 ] In November 2007, Daniel Barenboim completed a cycle of Beethoven's piano concertos. Recorded live at the prestigious Klavier-Festival Ruhr in May 2007, this DVD recording reflects both a very individual and special reading of Beethoven's music. |
LYELL CRESSWELL
Cresswell: The Art of Black and White Stephen De Pledge (piano), Christopher Bowen (tenor), Jennifer Maybee (soprano) [ Rattle Records / CD - released 20/Oct/2017 ] Lyell Cresswell is one of New Zealand's most important contemporary composers. He has written for most genres and settings across a broad classical spectrum, but much of his chamber music (particularly unrecorded songs and piano works) remain... |
LEROY ANDERSON / GEORGE GERSHWIN / LOUIS GOTTSCHALK / SCOTT JOPLIN / MORTON GOULD
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: American Piano Classics Stewart Goodyear (piano) Keith Lockhart (piano) William Tritt (piano) / Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, Erich Kunzel [ Telarc Classics / CD - released 1/Apr/2004 ] "If, like me, you don't seem to have enough music at the classical/jazz interface, then this disc should be high on your wish list. Even if you do, it is still highly recommendable." MusicWeb May 2004 |
GARETH FARR / DON MCGLASHAN / ROSS HARRIS / MURRAY HICKMAN / KENNETH YOUNG / DAVID DOWNES
Strike - New Zealand Percussion Music Strike - New Zealand Percussion Music [ Morrison Music Trust / CD - released 28/Nov/2000 ] "Fans of percussion music or other drum ensembles are encouraged to give this album due attention. Just make sure you don't turn it up too loud" - MusicWeb April 2005 |
The String Theory
The Los Angeles Suite (LP) [ ADA / Warner / LP - released 25/Sep/2020 ] Grammy-nominated neoclassical pop orchestra from Berlin/Gothenburg releases new album on newly founded label Project C/Clouds Hill. Maverick orchestra The String Theory may be known primarily for their long-term collaboration with the gentle... |
CHRISTOPHER BLAKE
Angel at Ahipara Strings of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Young [ Atoll Records New Zealand / CD - released 20/May/2012 ] Works for string orchestra based on four images from A Journey (1994) by Robin Morrison, a photographic presentation of Northland, New Zealand. |
SUFJAN STEVENS
Stevens: Reflections For Two Pianos (Limited Edition LP) Timo Andres (piano), Conor Hanick (piano) [ Asthmatic Kitty / LP - released 19/May/2023 ] "I'm constantly thinking about bodies moving through space when I'm writing for ballet - that is what has informed this music, first and foremost," says Sufjan Stevens on Reflections, his latest collaboration with choreographer Justin... |
BELA BARTOK / ERNEST BLOCH
Bartok / Bloch: Recital Suyeon Kang (violin), Stephen De Pledge (piano) [ Atoll Records / CD - released 12/May/2017 ] This recording is an element of the First Prize of the Michael Hill International Violin Competition, won by Suyeon Kang in 2015. The competition aims to recognise and encourage musical excellence and artistry, and to expand performance opportunities... |
GEORGES BIZET
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bizet: Carmen (Highlights from the opera recorded in 1976) Tatiana Troyanos, Placido Domingo, Norma Burrowes, Kiri Te Kanawa / London Philharmonic / Georg Solti [ Decca Opera Gala / CD - released 20/May/1998 ] "The remastered recordings sounds both brilliant, full-bodied and atmospheric, ... Troyanos's singing is delicately seductive." *** Penguin Guide to Compact Discs & DVDs. |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: The Lovers' Garden (complete ballet recorded in 2016) BLU-RAY Teatro alla Scala / Roberto Bolle, Nicoletta Manni, Marta Romagna, Claudio Coviello / Alexander Titov (cond) [ C Major BLU-RAY / Blu-ray Disc - released 10/Apr/2018 ] With lightness and irony, this journey into the universe of Mozart tips its hat to the 1700s also with the scenery and costumes, and fills the garden with fun and passionate virtuoso dances, which follow each other dynamically and quickly. |
LISZT / WAGNER
Piano Works Terence Dennis (piano) [ Ode Records / CD - released 10/Dec/2007 ] Born in Christchurch, New Zealand, Terence Dennis is a graduate of the University of Otago, New Zealand and of the Staatliche Hochschule fur Musik in Cologne, Germany, where he was awarded the Konzertexamen with Distinction. He is currently professor... |
LEHAR / STOLZ / J. STRAUSS / MILLOCKER / ZELLER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Thomas Hampson - Operetta Arias Thomas Hampson (baritone) / London Philharmonic Orchestra, Franz Welser-Most [ EMI / Virgin / Warner Classics / 10in - released 9/Feb/1999 ] Recorded X.1994 & XI.1998, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London |
LEOS JANACEK
Janacek: The Cunning Little Vixen (complete opera recorded in 1995) BLU-RAY Théâtre Musical de Paris - Châtelet / Thomas Allen, Eva Jenis, Hannah Minutillo , Ivan Kusnjer / Charles Mackerras (cond) [ Arthaus Legendary Performances BLU-RAY / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Mar/2016 ] This enchanting production by Nicholas Hytner, sung in the original Czech, is conducted by Charles Mackerras, a master of the best Janáček style. Through myriad shifts of scene, the episodic story is presented in brightly coloured sets and costumes... |
BEETHOVEN
Piano Trio Op 1, No 3 (with Brahms - Piano Trio in C) Turnovsky Trio [ Trust / CD - released 1/Aug/2000 ] The debut album by the Turnovsky Trio! |
NELSON / SPOLIANSKY / HOLLAENDER / GOLDSCHMIDT / TUCHOLSKY / SCHIFFER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Berlin Cabaret Songs Ute Lemper / The Matrix Ensemble, Robert Ziegler [ Decca Music Group / CD - released 7/Oct/1996 ] The German chanteuse, Ute Lemper has long mined the cabaret songs of the '20s and '30s - this European imported CD compilation features all her best interpretations of numbers from that era in Berlin. |
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOSVKY / SERGEI RACHMANINOV
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Van Cliburn Van Cliburn (piano) / RCA Symphony Orchestra, Symphony of the Air, Kirill Kondrashin [ Philips / BMG/RCA / 2 CD - released 20/Jan/2018 ] Harvey Lavan "Van" Cliburn Jr. (July 12, 1934 - February 27, 2013) was an American pianist. At the age of 23, Cliburn achieved worldwide recognition when he won the inaugural International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow in 1958 during the Cold War |
Various
Classical Music for Reading [ Naxos / CD - released 22/Nov/2019 ] An ideal special edition for book lovers. Nestle into your favourite reading spot and experience how this music speaks volumes as the perfect accompaniment to your page-turning. Bookmarking movements in sound with chapters of narrative makes for a... |
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DOUGLAS LILBURN
Complete Electro-Acoustic Works [3 CDs plus DVD] Various performers [ Atoll Records New Zealand / 4 CD/DVD - released 17/Jul/2004 ] Douglas Lilburn (1915-2001) is considered 'the father of New Zealand music'. After considerable success, he rejected composing for acoustic musical instruments and turned wholly to the creation of electronic works because he felt they would more... |
W.A MOZART
Chill With Mozart Kosice Teachers' Choir, Concentus Hungaricus [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jan/2008 ] Artists Priti Coles (soprano), Jenö Jandó (piano), Jean Claude Gerard (flute), Janos Fehervari (viola), Magdalena Hajossyova (soprano), Peter Mikulas (bass), Jaroslava Horska (contralto), Jozef Kundlak (tenor), Jiri Valek (flute), Hana Mullerova... |
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. |
