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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Leonard Bernstein's Young People's Concerts Vol. 2 BLU-RAY New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein (conductor & narrator) [ C Major Unitel Blu-ray / 4 Blu-ray Box Set - released 1/Jul/2019 ] 'There had never been a communicator about music with anywhere near Bernstein's brilliance, humour, energy, reach and importance' - New York Times. |
CESAR FRANCK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Franck: Symphony in D minor / Les Eolides New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Kurt Masur [ Teldec Basic Edition / CD - released 20/Apr/2001 ] "Kurt Masur's exciting live performance of Franck's D Minor Symphony with the New York Philharmonic is another impressive scoop. (A) believably balanced, pin-sharp recording." BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE January 2002 |
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOSVKY
Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture / Marche Slave / Romeo and Juliet / Capriccio Italien / Hamlet / Symphonies New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein [ Sony Classical / 5 CD Box Set - released 13/Mar/2020 ] "The 1812 Overture in particular (has) a freshenss and exultancy notable even among the best of the other high-powered versions...the sound is thrillingly vivid throughout." (High Fidelity) |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN / FRANZ SCHUBERT
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Symphonies No. 5 / Schubert: Symphony No. 8 "Unfinished" New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein [ Sony Classical Great Performances / CD - released 10/Apr/1985 ] Bernstein was the first American-born conductor to lead a major American symphony orchestra. He was music director of the New York Philharmonic and conducted the world's major orchestras, generating a legacy of audio and video recordings. (Wiki) |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Semele New Zealand Opera Chorus, Holy Trinity Cathedral Choir, New Zealand Opera Baroque Orchestra, Peter Walls [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 21/Jul/2023 ] "Amitai Pati is the pick of the bunch. The Samoan tenor is an outstanding Jupiter, bright-toned and fullvoiced, lyrical lines anchored by enough weight to make this reluctant smiter believable as both lover and thug." Gramophone |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: 'Rasumovsky' Quartets Opus 59 No's 2 & 3 New Zealand String Quartet [ Atoll Records New Zealand / CD - released 25/Jul/2002 ] Eagerly awaited recording by the New Zealand String Quartet |
DOUGLAS LILBURN
Lilburn: String Quartet in E Minor / Phantasy Quartet / Canzonettas New Zealand String Quartet [ Naxos / CD - released 5/Feb/2015 ] "the music is well worth hearing especially in performances as convincing as these. A useful addition to the discography of a still under-appreciated composer." (MusicWeb March 2015) |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: String Quartets, Vol. 1 - Nos. 1, 4, 6 New Zealand String Quartet [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Apr/2008 ] "Three cheers for all concerned! This excellent quartet, recorded in the ideal acoustic setting of Holy Martyr's Church in Bradford, Ontario comes across as a symphonically rich group with tight ensemble, perfect intonation and a pulsing energy most... |
JOHN ANTILL
Antill: Corroboree / Outback Overture New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, James Judd [ Naxos / CD - released 30/Jun/2008 ] "This excellent recording of the complete ballet by James Judd and the New Zealand Symphony orchestra fills a big gap. With precision and charm, this disc brings out its originality and its primitivist colouristics." (Sydney Morning Herald) |
AARON COPLAND
Copland: Symphony No 3 / Billy the Kid (Suite) New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, James Judd [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 1/Jan/2002 ] "It's the Billy the Kid Suite that makes the stronger impression. The pace is compelling through to the end, the flavouring is sharp and fresh, and it's hard to keep the feet from tapping spontaneously in the Mexican Dance." - Stephen Johnson, BBC... |
EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: Dream Children / Wand of Youth / Nursery Suite New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, James Judd, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Apr/2004 ] "The freshness of inspiration is a delight, superbly brought out in these fine performances from New Zealand, with James Judd always an idiomatic Elgarian. The Wand of Youth Suites in particular range wonderfully wide in mood and invention; they... |
EDWARD ELGAR
Elgar: Orchestral Miniatures (Incls Chanson de matin & 3 Bavarian Dances) New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, James Judd (Conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 9/Sep/2006 ] "Especially impressive are the woodwind, which excel the rest of the ensemble in both beauty of playing and ability to follow their conductor...the horns are also impressive. This orchestra has a great future in front of it." MusicWeb September 2006 |
LYELL CRESSWELL
Cresswell: The Voice Inside / Alas! How Swift / Cassandra's Songs / Kaea New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, James Judd, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Jan/2010 ] New Zealand-born Edinburgh-based Lyell Cresswell has composed works for orchestra, chamber ensemble, choir, voice and solo instruments which have been widely performed and broadcast. |
DANIEL ASIA
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Asia: Piano Concerto / Gateways / Black Light New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, James Sedares, with Andre-Michel Schub (piano) [ Koch International Classics / CD - released 5/Jun/1996 ] "André-Michel Schub gives an expert performance of the Concerto. Sedares' expert conducting is clearly in sympathy with the music. The playing of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra is excellent. Great recorded sound." ClassicalNet |
JEAN SIBELIUS
Sibelius: Scenes historiques I and II / King Christian II Suite New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Pietari Inkinen [ Naxos / CD - released 26/Jan/2008 ] "As an addition to the ever-growing Sibelius catalogue this is most welcome" (MusicWeb Feb 2008) |
ARTHUR HONEGGER
Honegger: Symphony No. 3 / Liturgique / Rugby / Pacific 231 New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Takuo Yuasa (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Oct/2004 ] "His Third Symphony is one of his most powerful works, a purely musical requiem written towards the end of the Second World War and full of its horrors and its hopes for peace… The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra under Takuo Yuasa makes a highly... |
BELA BARTOK
Bartok: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta / Divertimento / Dance Suite NHK Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo, Paavo Järvi [ RCA Red Seal / Sony Classical / CD - released 14/Feb/2020 ] Paavo Järvi has been Chief Conductor of Tokyo's NHK Symphony Orchestra for five years. He has put this distinguished orchestra on the musical map for its classy ensemble work and wholehearted response to the great Austro-German repertoire, a... |
MASSENET / BERLIOZ / BIZET / ADAM / ROSSINI / MOZART / J. STRAUSS II / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Very Best Of Nicolai Gedda Nicolai Gedda (tenor) with Ernest Blanc (baritone), Mirella Freni (soprano), and Jan Eyron & Gerald Moore (piano) [ EMI Classics / 2 CD - released 4/Feb/2013 ] "Hands down, Nicolai Gedda was the classiest lyric tenor of the 1950s and '60s (and very early '70s). These CDs offer two hours and 35 minutes of singing-and interpreting-that never tire the ear and never bore." ClassicsToday |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Classical 2008 (2 CD) Sarah Brightman, Il Divo, Luciano Pavarotti, Angela Gheorghiu, Bryn Terfel, Alison Balsom, Karl Jenkins, Julian Lloyd Webber, etc [ EMI Classics / 2 CD - released 21/Nov/2007 ] Featuring classical superstars such as the million-selling group, Il Divo, performing You Raise Me Up; global superstar Sarah Brightman with her signature tune, Time to Say Goodbye; classical superstar Luciano Pavarotti, and many others. |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN / MAX BRUCH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bruch/Mendelssohn: Violin Concertos Nigel Kennedy (violin) / English Chamber Orchestra / Jeffrey Tate [ EMI / CD - released 20/Feb/1988 ] "Kennedy has shrewdly augmented the regular concerto coupling of Bruch and Mendelssohn with the rare Schubert work, and the result is a generous issue which on every front can be warmly recommended for exceptionally strong and positive performances" |
