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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Oscar Natzka - The Definitive Collection Vol 1 Oscar Natzka with various orchestras and accompanists [ Atoll Records New Zealand / 2 CD - released 20/Sep/2000 ] "In sum, a terrific disc, with the voice beautifully captured in the new transfers." International Record Review April 2001 |
OSCAR NATZKA
Oscar Natzka - The Definitive Collection Volume 2 (1942 - 1950) Oscar Natzka with various orchestras and accompanists [ Atoll Records New Zealand / 2 CD - released 14/Feb/2001 ] A broad soundscape of Oscar Natzka's recorded output (part 2) |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Transports de joie Philips Walsh (organ of the Wellington Cathedral) [ Trust / CD - released 30/Sep/2007 ] There can be few places in the world where so much organ music has been written within such a small geographical area. The modern French organ school, with César Franck as its undisputed founder, exists largely within the boundaries of the twenty... |
JENNY MCLEOD
McLeod: Portrait With Piano Rae de Lisle, Stephen De Pledge (piano), Eric Renick, Lenny Sakofsky (percussion), Sarah Watkins (piano), Andrew Beer (violin), James Yoo (cello) [ Atoll Records / CD - released 14/Jan/2022 ] With an emphasis on rhythm these piano-orientated pieces link McLeod's classical training and her early experiences as a rock keyboard player. Includes her two Rock Sonatas, the energetic "Music for Four" for two pianos and percussion, "Seascapes"... |
ANTHONY RITCHIE / JOHN RITCHIE
Father & Son: Music By John & Anthony Ritchie Rebecca Ryan / Tessa Petersen / Stephen Cranefield / Justine Cormack [ Ode Records / CD - released 27/Aug/2015 ] This album represents an investigation into the violin, and its multi-faceted character. The Variations for G.B.P. and Thoughts from an Inner Garden were written around the same time as Anthony was working on a Violin Concerto. |
EDVARD GRIEG / JOHANNES BRAHMS / FRANZ LISZT
Richard Farrell Complete Recordings Vol 1 Richard Farrell (piano) / The Halle Orchestra, conducted by George Weldon [ Atoll Records New Zealand / 2 CD - released 13/Nov/2008 ] "Richard Farrell brings new excitement and insights to familiar repertoire making listening an experience of rewarding re-discovery." (TheWholenote.com) |
RICHARD NUNNS
Tuhonohono: The Weaving Richard Nunns / Judy Bailey / Steve Garden [ Rattle Records / CD - released 1/Nov/2004 ] Tühonohono, marries European (read ECM) form with Pacific texture. This is an unashamedly lush, ambient, spacious album, evoking a sense of mystery as it weaves together the strands of two apparently distant musical tonalities. |
CLARKE / GIBBONS / BLOW / PURCELL / CROFT / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Excellent Art of Voluntary Robert Costin (organ) [ Atoll Records New Zealand / CD - released 1/May/2011 ] "The clean lines and fresh-faced feel to Costin's performances makes for an absolutely charming listening experience" (International Record Review Septermber 2011) |
HERBERT HOWELLS
Herbert Howells Organ Music Robert Costin (organ) [ Atoll Records New Zealand / CD - released 4/Aug/2006 ] "The recording is very good, at times outstandingly so...this is an excellent disc which would make a very good introduction to Howells's organ music." International Record Review, March 2007 |
JACK BODY
Poems of Love and War Robert Easting (narrator) David Greco (bar) Somara Ouk, Budi Putra (vocals) Martin Riseley (violin) / New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Young [ Naxos / CD - released 28/Mar/2014 ] "works of immense skill and real communication that in these fabulous performances will give him a worldwide audience. Even the splendid Meditations on Michelangelo for violin and strings really catches the ear. Don't pass on thjis." (John Button) |
RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Siegfried Simon O'Neill (tenor), Gerhard Siegel, Iain Paterson, Martin Winkler, Hallé, Sir Mark Elder [ Hallé / 4 CD - released 7/Jun/2019 ] The Hallé completes its highly regarded Ring cycle, with the live recording of its acclaimed Bridgewater Hall performance under Sir Mark Elder. "Roaring jubilation and radiant beauty from Elder and the Halle….Elder is a superb Wagnerian, acutely... |
RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Siegfried (complete opera recorded 2017) Simon O'Neill, Matthias Goerne, David Cangelosi, Heidi Melton, Werner van Mechelen / Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Jaap van Zweden [ Naxos / 4 CD Box Set - released 2/Nov/2017 ] "New Zealand tenor Simon O'Neill is surely the Siegfried for our generation." MusicWeb |
Phil Dadson
Sound tracks: Solo improvisations [ Atoll Records New Zealand / CD - released 8/Jul/2004 ] SOUND TRACKS is the result of a unique collaboration between Phil Dadson and producer Wayne Laird of Atoll CDs. |
GILLIAN WHITEHEAD
Shadows Crossing Water Stamic Quartet, Jindřich Pazdera (violin) Vilém Veverka (oboe) Patricia Goodson (piano) [ Rattle Records / CD - released 23/Mar/2018 ] This project began with a concert of my music in Prague in 2012, curated by American-born Prague-based pianist Patricia Goodson and featuring some of Prague's most respected musicians, including the Stamic Quartet, oboist Vilém Veverka, and Patricia... |
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... |
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 |
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. |
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... |
CHEN GANG / HE ZHAN HAO
Butterfly Lovers: A Music and Dance Film Takako Nishizaki (violin) / New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / James Judd / Dou Dou / Ding Yue Hong (dancers) [ Marco Polo / DVD - released 9/Feb/2006 ] Butterfly Lovers is a music and dance film by director Marikki Hakola. A synthesis of the ever-popular Chinese violin concerto 'Butterfly Lovers' and choreography inspired by Chinese martial arts and modern dance, the film is an imaginative... |
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... |
