More By Artist: New Zealand
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BEETHOVEN / HANDEL / von BINGEN / PART / HAYDN / DVORAK / etc
The Choral Collection Tonus Peregrinus, Camerata Bach Choir, Musica Ficta, Oxford Camerata, Choir of the Golden Age, TOWER Voices New Zealand, Simon Mayr Choir, etc [ Naxos / 30 CD Box Set - released 25/Oct/2019 ] "There's plenty to celebrate here, not least sterling performances by Oxford Camerata under Jeremy Summerly (including Bach's Magnificat, Vivaldi's Gloria, Fauré's Requiem and other choral pieces, and a fine Hildegard CD). |
Various Artists incls St Joseph's Maori Girl's Choir, Howard Morrison, Split Enz, The Topp Twins, The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
New Zealand: Our Land Our Music Volume 1 [ EMI Music New Zealand / 2 CD - released 13/Oct/1995 ] This is a 40-track, 2CD that features many popular Maori recording artists (mixed in with "Kiwi" culture classics) such as Howard Morrison, John Rowles, Wiki Baker, Prince Tui Teka, Dean Waretini, St Josephs Maori Girls Choir, Herbs, Kiri Te Kanawa,... |
Tim and Neil Finn / New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / Various Artists
ENZSO (Songs of Split Enz) [ Sony & BMG Entertainment New Zealand / CD - released 5/Nov/1996 ] The Finn brothers plus guests with N.Z.S.O. perform reinterpreted versions of Split Enz songs. |
ROSS HARRIS
Harris: Face / Symphony No. 6 'Last Letter' Voices New Zealand Chamber Choir, Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, Giordano Bellincampi, Antony Hermus [ Naxos / CD - released 4/Dec/2020 ] In Symphony No. 6 'Last Letter', Ross Harris explores settings of four poems by Vincent O'Sullivan, interlinking them with three musical interludes. The darkness of the subject matter draws from the composer music of powerful and at times despairing... |
New Zealand Birds of the Forest / Brian Hands Concert Orchestra
Melody of the Birds [ Viking Seven Seas / CD ] Bird calls of the New Zealand forest heard to the lush background of a string orchestra. Versions of many of Māoridom's best loved melodies played by the Brian Hands Concert Orchestra. Among the tunes are "Pōkarekare Ana", "Haere Mai",... |
RICHARD RODNEY BENNETT
Momento for Flute / Summer Music / Sonatina / Impromptou / Winter Music Alexa Still (flute) / New Zealand Chamber Orchestra / James Sedares [ Koch International Classics / CD - released 5/Jun/2005 ] Alexa Still, dazzling international flautist "has a gorgeous sound, …a limitless technique and combines this with the musical intelligence to give utterly ravishing performances". |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Best of the Bach Musica Bach Musica, New Zealand / Rita Paczian (cond) [ Bach Musica / CD - released 20/Jul/2007 ] Highlights from the 2005 and 2006 concert seasons |
EDWARD ELGAR
Very Best of Elgar (The) BBC Philharmonic Orchestra / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and many more [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 25/Nov/2006 ] From raucous marches to private enigmas, the music of Elgar represents, for many, the ultimate symbol of England in the early 20th century, contrasting royal ceremonies with intimate family gatherings. This 2-CD set features Elgar's most frequently... |
Wired For Sound: The Stebbing History Of New Zealand Music
by Grant Gillanders & Robyn Welsh [ Bateman / Book - released 8/Nov/2019 ] The fascinating story behind Eldred Stebbing and the Stebbing recording legacy is now available. From pioneering violins and 78 records, to the singers, songwriters, engineers and producers who have pooled their... |
FERDINAND RIES
Ries: Piano and Orchestra Works (complete) Christopher Hinterhuber (piano) / Gavle Symphony Orchestra, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Uwe Grodd [ Naxos / 5 CD Box Set - released 28/Jan/2022 ] Ferdinand Ries' works for piano and orchestra stand alongside those of Hummel as the finest and most important of their kind from the early decades of the 19th century. |
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS / HOWELLS / WALTON / BOWEN
British Music for Viola and Orchestra Helen Callus (viola) / New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Marc Taddei [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jun/2018 ] "Helen Callus plays with sumptuous tone matched by flawless intonation" Gramophone |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream - Complete Incidental Music Jenny Wollerman, Pepe Becker (sopranos) / Varsity Voices / New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, James Judd [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Jul/2010 ] "The self-contained numbers...may be familiar items, but on disc...you discover and enjoy so much more: the flashes of instrumental colour, the exquisite little tone paintings that intersperse or accompany the spoken text...Judd's New Zealand and... |
KIRI te KANAWA
I Could Have Danced all Night (Concert & Portrait) Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano) / New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, John Hopkins / Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Stephen Barlow [ Arthaus DVD / DVD - released 1/Oct/2015 ] The Portrait 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. In this exciting portrait, Kiri Te Kanawa talks about... |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
The Very Best of Shostakovich Konstantin Scherbakov (Piano) Michael Houstoun (Piano) New Zealand Symphony Orchestra / Christopher Lyndon-Gee (Conductor) Ilya Kaler (Violin) [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 9/May/2006 ] "As an introduction to the composer's work, it gives a wide-ranging and typical selection, which is in itself some achievement." (MusicWeb August 2006) |
CHOPIN / ROSSINI / OFFENBACH / BIZET / LALO / CHABRIER / etc
Art and Music: Manet - Music of His Time Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; Polish National Radio Symphony, Kodály Quartet, etc [ Naxos Educational / CD - released 31/Mar/2003 ] Edouard Manet (1832-83) has been called the father of modern painting. In the 1860s he was the leader of a group of young artists who later became known as the Impressionists, though his own work resists any simple label. On this CD, the world of... |
ALAIN / BERTULETTI / HANDEL / JENKINS / SAINT-SAENS / etc
Great Australasian Organs Vol 7 Martin Setchell (The Rieger Organ of Christchurch Town Hall, New Zealand) [ Priory / CD - released 10/Aug/2010 ] This is a newish organ that sits in the main concert hall in Christchuch, New Zealand. Built by Rieger, its sounds are exciting and for a concert hall not entirely dry. Martin Setchell is well known throughout the world as a concert organist and here... |
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Michael Halasz & New Zealand S
Liszt:from The Cradle To Th [ Naxos / CD - released 26/Jul/1999 ] |
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Piano Concertos Nos.1 & 2 / Festival Overture / The Age of Gold Suite Michael Houstoun (piano) / New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Christopher Lyndon-Gee [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Dec/2010 ] "Michael Houston is a clear and characterful soloist." (Gramophone) |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Ave Maris Stella Michael Stewart (organ of the Christchurch Cathedral, New Zealand) [ Christchurch Cathedral / CD - released 22/Sep/2007 ] Born in Wellington in 1978, Michael Stewart is a concert organist of international standing. He was awarded a First Class Honours degree from the University of Canterbury where he also held the first John Robert Godley Scholarship to Christ Church... |
LEOPOLD MOZART
Mozart, (L.): Symphonies New Zealand Chamber Orchestra. Donald Armstrong, conductor [ Naxos 18th Century Symphony / CD - released 18/Aug/2002 ] "Clean, vital playing" (BBC Music Magazine) |
