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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 **** |
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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) |
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VAUGHAN WILLIAMS / ELGAR / DELIUS / HOLST / BAX
O, to be in England: Music for a green and pleasant land New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / Royal Scottish National Orchestra / The English Northern Sinfonia [ Heritage of Music / Gift of Music / CD - released 20/Jun/2011 ] A fine collection of moving and wistful orchestral works which celebrate the English landscape and its natural beauty. English composers have always excelled at pastoral music with a hint of nostalgia: from 'the lark ascending' to the strains of... |
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EDWARD ELGAR
Enigma Variations / Pomp and Circumstances Marches Nos. 1-5 New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra / James Judd (cond) Adrian Leaper (cond) [ Naxos Super Budget Series / CD - released 30/Jun/2008 ] "a desirable bargain-price collection which should certainly find a niche in the market" - MusicWeb April 2005 (on the Pomp & Circumstance Marches) |
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AN EVENING WITH THE NEW ZEALAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
NZSO: An Evening with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / various conductors, with Christopher Hinterhuber (piano) & Michael Houstoun (piano) [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 10/Oct/2006 ] The NZSO has an extensive catalogue of CD recordings. It makes one CD of New Zealand music annually, as part of a commitment to promote and encourage music by New Zealand composers. |
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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 |
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Nga Tae
Nga Tae [ Rattle Records / CD - released 27/Apr/2012 ] Nga Tae is Richard Nunns (taonga pūoro), Horomona Horo (taonga puoro, vocals), Waimihi Hotere (vocals) and Paddy Free (keyboards, programming). |
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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. |
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Nick Granville Group
Wishful Thinking [ Ford Motion Records New Zealand / CD - released 13/Nov/2008 ] This is Nick Granville's debut album as a bandleader, and is a collection of original material, best described as contemporary jazz. This album features some of NZ's most successful musicians... |
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Nick van Dijk
Oceans Like These [ Rata Records New Zealand / CD - released 28/May/2007 ] Joining Van Dijk on this album are fellow greats of NZ jazz - Roger Sellers (drums), Paul Dyne (bass) and Hannah Griffin (vocals). This is very cool jazz, with an almost hypnotic forward momentum, indicative of the crashing NZ ocean. |
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Nightchoir
24 Hours of Night [ ElevenfiftySeven Records New Zealand / CD - released 17/May/2010 ] Channeling the lilt of David Rawlings, the tempo of Red House Painters in places, and the mood of Band Of Horses, Nightchoir deliver a staggeringly beautiful album. |
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GERSHWIN / RAVEL / PROKOFIEV
Nikki Chooi NIkki Chooi (violin) Stephen de Pledge (piano) [ Atoll Records New Zealand / CD - released 12/Jun/2015 ] Nikki Chooi was born in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and began his studies at age 9 at the Victoria Conservatory of Music, under the tutelage of Sydney Humphreys. He is a graduate of the Mount Royal Conservatory. |
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J. S. BACH
Bach: Sonatas & Partitas for solo violin, BWV1001-1006 Ning Feng (violin) [ Channel Classics / 2 CD - released 19/Jan/2018 ] "If you want to take Bach's solo violin music to your heart, intimately and as food for musical thought, then Feng's recordings strike me as well-nigh ideal." Gramophone |
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The Nomad
Quinessence [ Rhythmethod New Zealand / CD - released 6/May/2005 ] One of NZ's pioneering electronic artists returns with his fifth album - a fusion of his trademark hip hop, dub, reggae and electronica sound alongside some distinctly international flavours. |
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The Nomad
Selected Works [ AlleyKat Records New Zealand / CD - released 16/Jun/2008 ] The Nomad celebrates ten years since the release of his first album Movement, with 'Selected Works' - an album of favourite originals, remixes and a swag of new tracks. |
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TELEMANN / RAMEAU & OTHERS
The Nations NZ Barok [ Atoll / CD - released 6/Nov/2013 ] Sumptuous string orchestra performances on period instruments. Music by Telemann, Rameau and others. NZ Barok is New Zealand's only baroque orchestra performing regularly on historic instruments, and includes many of New Zealand's leading baroque... |
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The Outsiders
The Words Will Write Themselves [ Isaac Promotions New Zealand / CD - released 17/May/2010 ] The Outsiders have grown together as a band on the highways and cramped tour vans of Europe/UK, Australia and New Zealand. Their debut album is testament to the Wellington 4-piece's first year and a half as a band. |
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Oval Office
Oval Office [ Oval Office Music New Zealand / CD - released 30/Mar/2009 ] Hailing from Christchurch, the Oval Office are an eight-piece funk band featuring some of New Zealand's finest musical talent - including members of Departure Lounge, Cairo Knife Fight, the Dukes, P-Bass Expressway and Solaa. |
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Over the Atlantic
Dimensions [ A Low Hum New Zealand / CD - released 24/Nov/2008 ] "Dimensions is unlike any other album released this year. One of the most complete ethereal sounds of 2008, Over The Atlantic deliver a harmoniously smooth record that glides along self consciously, fitting perfectly into any environment."-... |
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Pacific Curls
Mothersline [ Pacific Curls Music New Zealand / CD - released 15/May/2007 ] This is the debut album from Pacific Curls, which was originally released in 2005. Kim Halliday, Ora Barlow, and Mahina-Ina Kaui sing songs of home, family and nature - a collection of original songs with traditional maori instruments. |