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JENNY MCLEOD
McLeod: 24 Tone Clocks Michael Houstoun (piano), Diedre Irons (piano) [ Rattle Records / 2 CD - released 11/Nov/2016 ] Featuring two of New Zealand's finest pianists, Jenny McLeod's 24 Tone Clocks is the definitive recording of an extraordinary series of compositions. A lifetime in the making, 24 Tone Clocks is a summation of Jenny's decades-long immersion into Peter... |
VERDI / DONIZETTI / BELLINI / CHARPENTIER / etc
Mina Foley - The Early Years Mina Foley [ Ode Records / CD - released 28/Nov/2001 ] These archival Mina Foley tracks were recorded in New Zealand, between 1949 and 1953. |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Songs For You (Incl Ave Maria & How Great Thou Art) Mina Foley [ Ode Records / CD - released 15/Apr/2003 ] "I have listened to opera in Rome, Budapest, in Berlin, in London and New York, but I can honestly say that I have never heard a finer technique" - Dr Ford (Sun Aria Contest, Melbourne) |
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) |
GARETH FARR
Farr: Warriors from Pluto New Zealand Chamber Orchestra. Strike. Deborah Wai Kapohe, Marc Decio Taddei [ Trust / CD - released 7/Dec/2001 ] New recording featuring two startlingly dramatic works for chamber orchestra |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: String Quartet No.15 in G Major D887 New Zealand String Quartet [ Trust / CD - released 18/Nov/2013 ] New Zealand String Quartet: Schubert represents a milestone in the Quartet's career of over 25 years with a recording of Franz Schubert's masterpiece, String Quartet in G Major, D.887. As Schubert's final and most epic string quartet, it is essential... |
CHRISTOPHER BLAKE
Blake: Symphony - Voices The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Bramwell Tovey [ Atoll Records New Zealand / CD - released 11/Jun/2019 ] A dramatic symphonic journey through T. S. Eliot's "The Waste Land", recorded live. |
AURORA AUSTRALIS
Aurora Australis: Asia Pacific Festival 2007 New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Contemporary Music Ensemble Korea, Strike Percussion Ensemble, STROMA, New Zealand Trio, etc [ Atoll / Lilburn Trust / 2 CD - released 20/Jul/2012 ] |
GIACOMO MEYERBEER
Meyerbeer: Overtures and Entr'actes from the French Operas New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Darrell Ang [ Naxos / CD - released 10/May/2014 ] "The New Zealand Symphony…plays with spirit and has been well trained. Singaporean conductor Darrell Ang brings to these performances an obvious love for the music, infusing them with taut rhythms, crisp attacks, and bountiful energy." Fanfare |
GARY DAVERNE
Youth of Auckland New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / Gary Daverne [ Viscount / CD - released 15/Jun/2009 ] |
DOUGLAS LILBURN
Lilburn: A Song of Islands / Aotearoa Overture / Forest / etc New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, James Judd [ Naxos / CD - released 5/Oct/2006 ] "A Kiwi legend is handsomely served by his homeland. James Judd and his New Zealand forces find an openness and an energy in the music that evokes all the majesty of that country's landscape." Editor's Choice - Gramophone Magazine (Dec 2006) |
EVE DE CASTRO-ROBINSON
Releasing the Angel David Chickering (cello) / New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / Kenneth Young [ Atoll Records / CD - released 22/Jul/2011 ] Eve de Castro-Robinson crafts her material like a musical sculptor. Intensity, whimsy, poetry, theatricality and unpredictability are heard in her music, which ranges from these large scale orchestral canvasses to intimate solos, vocal and... |
DAVID FARQUHAR
Farquhar: Three Symphonies New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. Kenneth Young [ Trust / CD - released 18/May/2004 ] "Trust Records have released what must be one of the most eagerly anticipated CDs of the year and deserve a collective medal for allowing us to have David Farquhar's three symphonies at our fingertips." (William Dart NZ Herald) |
TOSHIRO MAYUZUMI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Mayuzumi: Bugaku / Mandala Symphony / Rumba Rhapsody New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Takuo Yuasa (conductor) [ Naxos Japanese Classics / CD - released 15/Jan/2006 ] "Excellent performances from New Zealand and very fine recording throughout." (MusicWeb April 2006) |
PSATHAS / KELLY / NORRIS / AXTENS / FARR / GRENFELL
Spark The New Zealand Trio [ Trust / CD - released 15/Nov/2005 ] The brightest new stars in the firmament of New Zealand chamber music, The New Zealand Trio here make their debut recording with a programme of works they have made their own in concerts throughout New Zealand and overseas. |
MOZART / YUDANE / PART / CASTRO-ROBINSON / RAVEL
Flourishes NZTrio [ Rattle Records / CD - released 1/May/2010 ] The third album by one of NZ's most accomplished classical groups. Playing with the boundaries of contemporary chamber music, NZ Trio brings its much-heralded blend of contrasting works to its new album. |
LEONIE HOLMES
Holmes: Solstice New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Marc Taddei [ Atoll / CD - released 1/Jul/2014 ] Leonie Holmes has written works for orchestra, chamber, choral, vocal and solo instrument and receives commissions from ensembles and individuals throughout New Zealand. This compilation of her orchestral music spans 1997 to 2013. Notes on the... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Passing: fresh orchestral sounds from 9 Australasian composers The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Young [ Atoll / CD - released 16/Apr/2010 ] "An impressive collection of orchestral music from both sides of the Tasman defines state of the art." * * * * * (Five Stars) William Dart NZ Herald |
BUNCH / COWAN / PENAFORTE / BAILEY / SCHOENFIELD
Sway NZTrio [ Rattle Records / CD - released 21/Oct/2016 ] NZTrio's Sway perfectly encapsulates their shared ambition to bring joyful, vibrant, life-affirming music to audiences in all corners of the world. |
BEETHOVEN
Live Orchestra Wellington [ Concordance Records / CD - released 22/Feb/2019 ] In 2017, as part of their partnership with Radio New Zealand Concert, Orchestra Wellington, New Zealand's longest running and most well-attended regional orchestra, made live recordings of Beethoven's Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21 and 'Symphony... |
