More By Artist: New Zealand
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DOUGLAS LILBURN
Lilburn: The Three Symphonies New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / James Judd [ Naxos / CD - released 2/May/2002 ] "There's a freshness and enthusiasm in Judd's readings, and he takes care with the music, observing every detail. Throughout all three symphonies there is a greater breadth and warmth of emotion than we've heard before." - Sunday Star Times (May 2002 |
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... |
RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Vaughan Williams: Tallis Fantasia / Norfolk Rhapsody No. 1 / Fantasia on Greensleeves and others New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / James Judd, conductor [ Naxos SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 15/Jan/2005 ] "Helped by vivid sound, James Judd conducts the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra in glowing performances of these favourite [sic] Vaughan Williams works." (Gramophone) |
LYELL 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. |
MUSSORGSKY / BACH / STOKOWSKI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Stokowski Transcriptions New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, James Sedares [ Koch International Classics / CD - released 5/Jun/1994 ] "To his and the NZSO's credit, James Sedares comes close to reanimating Stokowski, and if you don't quite see the white nimbus of hair or hear the suspicious Polish accent, the showman's spirit must have been present when these recordings were made.... |
MORTON GOULD
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Gould: Fall River Legend / Steven Foster Gallery / Of Time and the River New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. James Sedares, JoAnn Falletta / Greg Smith Singers, New York Choral Society [ Koch International Classics / CD - released 5/Jun/1996 ] "Next to perhaps Aaron Copland, Morton Gould was THE voice of American music during his long and fruitful life...a fine reading from the New Zealand Symphony under James Sedares." Daily Press (Virginia) |
ALFRED NEWMAN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Wuthering Heights - A tribute to Alfred Newman New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, James Sedares, with the New Zealand Youth Choir [ Koch International Classics / CD - released 5/Jun/1994 ] Recorded at Symphony House, Wellington, New Zealand, April 1996 |
JULES MASSENET
Massenet: Orchestral Suites 1-3 / Herodiade (Ballet Suite) New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Jean-Yves Ossonce [ Naxos / CD ] "The playing of the New Zealand orchestra is first class, polished and vivid." Penguin Guide |
DOUGLAS LILBURN
The Three Symphonies New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / John Hopkins [ Kiwi Pacific Records International Ltd. / CD - released 23/Jan/2000 ] A powerful reading of three great New Zealand symphonies! |
DOUGLAS LILBURN / LYELL CRESSWELL / DAVID HAMILTON / ROSS HARRIS / etc
Landscapes - New Zealand Orchestral Music New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / Kenneth Young [ Trust / CD - released 7/Dec/2001 ] showcases works by seven of the foremost New Zealand composers |
EDWIN CARR
Carr: Symphony No 4, Promenade, Sinfonietta, Pacific Festival Overture New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Young [ Continuum / CD - released 1/Aug/2000 ] The delightful music of New Zealand's own Edwin Carr! |
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / Kenneth Young (with Patricia Wright)
Kenneth Young - Symphony / Virgen de la Esperanza / Dance [ Trust / CD - released 17/Jun/2000 ] Riveting music from New Zealand's distinguished composer! |
CHRISTOPHER BLAKE
Symphony (The Islands) / We All Fall Down / The Furnace of Pihanga, etc New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / Lucas Vis, Marc Taddei, Philip Walsh, conductors [ Atoll Records New Zealand / CD - released 26/May/2003 ] Composer, Christopher Blake was born in Christchurch in 1949 |
JACK BODY
Pulse: Transcriptions & Sources New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / New Zealand String Quartet / Norio Sato & Kei Koh [ Rattle Records / 2 CD - released 30/May/2001 ] CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR - 2002 New Zealand Music Awards. |
JEAN SIBELIUS
Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3 New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / Pietari Inkinen [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Nov/2010 ] "With this disc they start a cycle of the symphonies, and meet the challenge with a sensitivity and mellow charm that often eludes more virtuoso orchestras...the performance [of No. 1] has atmosphere and character. And by coupling it with the Third,... |
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 **** |
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) |
DOUGLAS LILBURN
Orchestral Music (Incl A Song of Islands) New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / Sir William Southgate [ Continuum / CD - released 23/Jan/2000 ] "The sound is fine. Of the playing I can only say that the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra plays as if Lilburn's music belongs to them, both when led by James Judd, or here, under the baton of Sir William Southgate." MusicWeb Sept 2004 |
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... |
The Royal New Zealand Navy Band
He Waiata Moana - Ocean Songs [ Royal New Zealand Navy / CD - released 7/Mar/2014 ] The Royal New Zealand Navy Band is one of the country's foremost musical ensembles. It continues its proud tradition of performing at a range of National and International events, from ceremonial parades to public and school concerts with New... |
