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TELEMANN
Telemann - 12 Fantasias for solo violin Lara Hall (violin) [ Atoll Records / CD - released 10/Jul/2012 ] "As a performer on both the baroque and modern violin, I have two very different musical personas. With this CD I have tried to create, on a modern violin, as much of the sound world of a baroque violinist as possible with minimal concession to the... |
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Liam Ryan
Mississippi 2 Mauao (M2M Hear No Evil) [ Torch Records New Zealand / CD - released 13/Apr/2009 ] The 'M2M: Mississippi To Mauao' project is a ten track album of electronica based recordings composed and produced by Liam Ryan featuring some of New Zealand’s finest jazz players and well known blues musicians. |
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Little Bushman
Pendulum [ Little Bushman Music New Zealand / CD - released 1/Nov/2007 ] On LB's sophomore album, be prepared to be taken on a musical journey of purples, blues and hazy oranges, with musical influences from the likes of Cream, Led Zeppelin and Jimi Hendrix, beneath that uniquely NZ style. |
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Little Pictures
Owl + Owl [ Lil' Chief Records New Zealand / CD - released 14/Jul/2008 ] Johanna Freeman and Mark Turner present 'Owl + Owl' - the simply gorgeous result of a pair of self-confessed nerds obsessed with pop culture and technology. |
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ROSS HARRIS
Harris: Symphony No. 4, "To the memory of Mahinārangi Tocker" / Cello Concerto Li-wei Qin (cello) / Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, Brett Dean, Garry Walker [ Naxos / CD - released 10/May/2014 ] "There is no question that the Auckland Philharmonic are superbly in control as is Brett Dean, himself a violist and composer and just forging an extra career as a conductor. The recording is vivid and allows the music space although the quiet passag |
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Los Muertos
Los Muertos [ 1157 Records New Zealand / CD - released 8/Jun/2009 ] Founded out of frustration and forged into friendship, Auckland-based Los Muertos have worked hard to fuse their diverse musical lineage of punk, hardcore, metal and rock. |
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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. |
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Lucid 3
All Moments Leading To This [ Lupin / EMI Music New Zealand / CD - released 25/Oct/2005 ] Local group, Lucid 3's sophomore album has sensual rhythms that loop and twist, and an expertly judged lyrical / melodic awareness. |
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Mahinarangi Tocker
Hei Ha! [ Jayrem Records New Zealand / CD - released 17/Nov/2002 ] Much anticipated album from highly respected Maori singer/composer |
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Mahinarangi Tocker
Te Ripo [ Jayrem Records New Zealand / CD - released 9/Mar/2001 ] 'Te Ripo' is a 16-track album that was described by one reviewer as "the most pleasurable recording by a New Zealand singer since the swan song album by Crowded House. Songs like 'Tell Me' and 'Say Something' are serious pop for grown-ups and... |
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ManaLion
Back In The Day [ Manalion / CD - released 28/Nov/2014 ] These three brothers (most likely from different mothers) met in Manly in 2012 on Sydney's Northern Beaches. NZ raised and Australia- based, ManaLion have a combination of musical influences from Soul to Roots, Funk to DnB, Gangsta Rap to Hardcore... |
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CHOPIN / ROSSINI / OFFENBACH / BIZET / LALO / CHABRIER / etc
Art and Music: Manet - Music of His Time Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; Polish National Radio Symphony, Kodály Quartet, etc [ Naxos Educational / CD - released 31/Mar/2003 ] Edouard Manet (1832-83) has been called the father of modern painting. In the 1860s he was the leader of a group of young artists who later became known as the Impressionists, though his own work resists any simple label. On this CD, the world of... |
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The Mantarays
The Mantarays [ Mantaray Music New Zealand / CD - released 3/Nov/2008 ] The Mantarays are a Wellington-based 3-piece psychedelic soul ensemble featuring Nigel Patterson (The Black Seeds, The Chandeliers), Anthony Donaldson (Six Volts, Village of the Idiots) and Daniel Beban. This is their debut 5-track, self-titled EP! |
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Marlon Williams
Marlon Williams (LP) [ Marlon Williams / LP - released 24/Apr/2015 ] Marlon Williams was set on a musical path early by his parents. "My dad's definitely taught me a lot about music in all it's various forms; so has Mum. I sang a lot as a kid on the marae." He met his future bandmates Ben Woolley and Sebastian... |
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CASTELNUOVO TEDESCO / SCHUBERT / FAURE / DAVIDOV / KREISLER / etc
Martin Rummel: Salut d'Amour Martin Rummel (cello), Gerda Guttenberg, Stefan Stroissnig (piano) [ Paladino / CD - released 1/Jun/2020 ] Austrian cellist Martin Rummel is currently living in Auckland. |
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PINK & WHITE
Pink and White - New Zealand Organ Music by Anthony Ritchie, David Farquhar, Douglas Lilburn, Jack Body, etc Martin Setchell (organ) [ Atoll Records New Zealand / CD - released 23/Mar/2005 ] Inspired by the famous Pink and White Terraces which were destroyed by the eruption of Mt Tarawera in 1886. |
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ALAIN / BERTULETTI / HANDEL / JENKINS / SAINT-SAENS / etc
Great Australasian Organs Vol 7 Martin Setchell (The Rieger Organ of Christchurch Town Hall, New Zealand) [ Priory / CD - released 10/Aug/2010 ] This is a newish organ that sits in the main concert hall in Christchuch, New Zealand. Built by Rieger, its sounds are exciting and for a concert hall not entirely dry. Martin Setchell is well known throughout the world as a concert organist and here... |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Sunrise: Music from New Zealand for Young Pianists Mary Barber & Gillian Bibby (piano) [ Wellington Piano and Instrumental Group / 2 CD/Book - released 1/Aug/2008 ] This large format book and CD package collects together 60 short, accessible piano pieces appropriate for young pianists through to Grade 2. A total of 18 composers including Anthony Ritchie, Gillian Whitehead, John Elmsley and Craig Utting have... |
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JOHANN BAPTIST VANHAL
Vanhal: Missa pastoralis in G / Missa Solemnis in C Mary Enid Haines, Nina Scott Stoddart / Tower Voices New Zealand / Uwe Grodd [ Naxos 18th Century Sacred Music / CD - released 1/Jun/2001 ] Recorded at St John's Cathedral, Napier-July/August 2000 |
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Michael Halasz & New Zealand S
Liszt:from The Cradle To Th [ Naxos / CD - released 26/Jul/1999 ] |