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Pixie Williams
For the Record - The Pixie Williams Collection [ Blue Smoke Records New Zealand / CD - released 11/Jul/2011 ] A stunning new digitally re-mastered collection of Pixie Williams' songs. Recorded 60+ years ago, these songs have never sounded so good. In 1949, Pixie Williams gave voice to one of the most enduring popular melodies of the 20th century: Blue... |
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Prince Tui Teka
The Maori Album [ Ode Records / CD - released 25/Jun/2007 ] Prince Tui Teka is a massively important figure in the music of New Zealand. This collection of Maori songs showcases his talent fantastically. These favourites were a mainstay in his live performances and are very well known. |
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Princess Chelsea
The Loneliest Girl [ Lil' Chief / CD - released 7/Sep/2018 ] The Loneliest Girl is the third studio album by New Zealand musician Chelsea Nikkel, better known as Princess Chelsea. It was recorded by Chelsea between 2016 and 2017 in her home studio in West Auckland. The Loneliest Girl examines the loneliness... |
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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"... |
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Ray Woolf
New Zealand School of Music Big Band [ Ode Records / CD - released 14/May/2007 ] Old favourites such as “You Make Me Feel So Young” and “The Way You Look Tonight” are performed superbly by Woolf, a natural crooner - with a full swingin’ big band. |
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Reuben Bradley, Roger Manins & Brett Hirst
Shark Variations [ Rattle Jazz / CD - released 16/Jun/2017 ] One of New Zealand's most revered drummers and jazz composers, Reuben Bradley teams up with Roger Manins (sax) and Brett Hirst (bass) for his fourth Rattle release. Recorded after their New Zealand tour in September 2016 (by Rattle's in-house... |
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TCHAIKOVSKY / BEETHOVEN / SCHUMANN / LISZT / ALWYN / etc
Richard Farrell Complete Recordings Vol 3 Richard Farrell (piano) / National Orchestra of the New Zealand Broadcasting Service [ Atoll Records New Zealand / 3 CD Box Set - released 29/Nov/2019 ] "Richard Farrell brings new excitement and insights to familiar repertoire making listening an experience of rewarding re-discovery." (TheWholenote.com) |
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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. |
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GILLIAN WHITEHEAD
Puhake ki te rangi Richard Nunns (taonga puoro) Alexa Still (flute) / New Zealand String Quartet [ Atoll / 2 CD/DVD - released 22/Dec/2007 ] "In 1989, I heard for the first time, in a presentation given by Richard Nunns, the sounds of the taonga puoro (singing treasures), which spoke to me very strongly of the spirituality of my Maori heritage. I began working with these instruments... |
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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) |
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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 |
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Roger Manins
Hip Flask 2 [ Rattle Jazz / CD - released 17/Sep/2014 ] Hip Flask is an Australasian ensemble formed in the early 2000's by Kiwi saxophonist, Roger Manins. Their first album (included as an extra disc in this package) was recorded in 2001, and this new recording features the same line-up of Australian... |
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Ronan Keating
Stay (New Zealand Edition) [ Polydor Records U.K. / CD - released 25/Nov/2009 ] Ronan has pulled together traditional and modern festive classics, including tracks from Simon & Garfunkel, Joni Mitchell and Sugarland. 'Stay' also includes two brand new Ronan songs, and a duet with NZ's own, Hayley Westenra. |
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EDWARD ELGAR / GARETH FARR
Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor op.85 / Farr: Cello Concerto 'Chemin des Dames' Sebastien Hurtaud (cello), New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Benjamin Northey (conductor) [ Rubicon / CD - released 6/Nov/2020 ] New Zealand composer Gareth Farr wrote his cello concerto after discovering some family history. His three great uncles left New Zealand to fight in France in World War I. All three were killed within weeks of arrival. Elgar's famous concerto was... |
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W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Piano Sonatas Volume 1 K. 281 in B flat and K. 576 in D Sharon Joy Vogan (piano) [ Atoll Records / CD - released 7/Jun/2024 ] In 1989, Sharon Joy Vogan embarked on a project with RNZ Concert to record all eighteen of Mozart's piano sonatas, and his Fantasias. Sharon completed 14 recordings and those presented here are drawn from that historical collection made available... |
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HORO / HOLMES / FISHER / WILLIAMS / PSATHAS / ROYAL / AUDAIN / BOWATER / YOUNG / CASTRO-ROBINSON / RITCHIE / HAMILTON
Suite Aotearoa Sharon Joy Vogan (piano), Horomona Horo (taonga pūoro) [ Atoll / CD - released 12/Jul/2024 ] This album is a beautiful complete listen, an imaginative sequence of Aotearoa magic in the form of 12 short commissions from a fine selection of composers. "Suite Aotearoa" is one of the first albums to combine concert Steinway piano and Taonga Puoro. |
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Shihad
Beautiful Machine [ Warner Music New Zealand / CD - released 21/Apr/2008 ] The 7th studio album from premiere NZ rock band, Shihad easily ranks along with their best! 'Beautiful Machine' features "One Will Hear the Other", "Hard to Please", "Rule the World", "Waiting Around for God" and more! |
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Shihad
The Meanest Hits [ Warner Music New Zealand / CD - released 7/Nov/2011 ] The NZ band who have sold more than a quarter of a million records worldwide (and counting), and with nine full albums under their belt, finally present their first career retrospective album. Shihad ROCK! |
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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 |