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MICHEL LEGRAND
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Magic - Kiri sings Michel Legrand Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano) / London Studio Orchestra, Michel Legrand [ Teldec / CD - released 17/Aug/1992 ] "The result is a wonderful kaleidoscope of vocal sounds which could never be applied to classical music but which could only have come from a classically trained singer." MusicWeb |
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GABRIEL FAURE / MAURICE DURUFLE
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Faure: Requiem / Durufle: Requiem Kiri te Kanawa (soprano) Lucia Popp (soprano) Siegmund Numsgern (baritone) / Ambrosian Singers, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Antonio De Almeida [ Sony Essential Classics / CD - released 1/Sep/1997 ] Recorded at All Saints' Church, Tooting Graveney, London: January & July, 1977 |
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KIRI te KANAWA
I Could Have Danced all Night (Concert & Portrait) BLU-RAY Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano) / New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, John Hopkins / Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Stephen Barlow [ Arthaus Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 1/Oct/2015 ] Dame Kiri Te Kanawa's story has all the best elements of an operatic fairytale. Coming from a part-Maori background she went on to become one of the world's most famous opera stars. |
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PURCELL / RACHMANINOV / LISZT / GRANADOS / RAVEL
The Kiri Te Kanawa Songbook Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano) Roger Vignoles (piano) [ Decca Australian Eloquence / CD - released 1/May/2005 ] 'A rich ripe peach of a recital, and in case that suggests something altogether too sweet and lush to satisfy a fastidious taste it should immediately be added that the soprano's tone is fresh, her responsiveness to words keen, the pianist's touch... |
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PURCELL / RACHMANINOV / LISZT / GRANADOS / RAVEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Kiri in Recital Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano) Roger Vignoles (piano) [ Decca / CD - released 1/May/1990 ] "..it should immediately be added that the soprano's tone is fresh, her responsiveness to words keen, the pianist's touch very evidently guided by a refined, lively intelligence, and the programme a delight in the variety." Gramophone |
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GOUNOD / BACH / HANDEL / MENDELSSOHN / MASCAGNI / etc
Kiri te Kanawa - Songs of Inspiration Kiri te Kanawa (soprano) / The Mormon Tabernacle Choir / Utah Symphony Orchestra [ Decca ABC Australian Eloquence / CD - released 1/May/2005 ] "Dame Kiri te Kanawa sings radiantly" Penguin Stereo Guide |
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PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin (Complete Opera in English) Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano) Thomas Hampson (baritone) Neil Rosenshein (tenor) / Welsh National Opera [ Chandos Opera in English / 2 CD - released 20/Sep/2001 ] .A further addition to Chandos's Opera in English series |
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MOZART / CANTELOUBE / HANDEL / MAHLER / STRAUSS / BERNSTEIN / etc
Kiri Te Kanawa - Complete Philips & Decca Recordings Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano), with Elizabeth Bainbridge, Roger Vignoles, André Previn, José Carreras, Georg Solti, etc [ Decca / 23 CD Box Set - released 7/Jun/2024 ] Released to celebrate Dame Kiri Te Kanawa's 80th birthday, this set features her complete recital recordings for Decca and Philips, filled out with excerpts from the large number of complete recordings of sacred music and opera she made for these... |