New & Featured Releases
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Telemann Fantasias
Lara Hall
ACD 341 | more info
Lara Hall gives particularly free and expressive performances of Telemann’s virtuoso violin pieces.
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The Juniper Passion
Michael F. Williams & John G. Davies
ACD 243 | more info
Three worlds collide in this moving tale of conflict, passion and betrayal.
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Angel at Ahipara
Christopher Blake
NZSO Strings cond. Kenneth YoungACD 441 | more info
Dramatic music for strings, inspired by Robin Morrison images of the far North of New Zealand.
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Toru
Martin Lodge
ACD 143 | more info
Brilliantly performed chamber works by Martin Lodge.
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Steep Steps
Andrew Uren
Andrew Uren:
“…outstanding bass clarinet music from New Zealand and elsewhere, in the solo, ensemble, and chamber concerto genres…”
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Douglas Lilburn Master Works for Strings
Martin Risely violin with The Chamber Players of The New Zealand School of Music
Definitive performances of mainly unrecorded string masterpieces by Lilburn
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Ritual Auras
Karlheinz Company
ACD 842 | more info
This CD typifies the Karlheinz ensemble’s constant search for personality and character in over 30 years of contemporary music presentations.
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A Bugle Will Do
Anthony Ritchie, NZSO cond. Tecwyn Evans
Symphony No 3 is “…compelling, rhythmically dynamic and unashamedly honest” – Marion Poole.
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Releasing the Angel
Eve de Castro-Robinson
NZSO cond. Kenneth YoungWilliam Dart, NZ Herald:
5 Stars – “palette of many colours… primal percussion… a never-ending source of adventure.”
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Notes from a Journey
New Zealand String Quartet (NZSQ)
William Dart, NZ Herald:
“If one could venture a superlative for the word immaculate, then this production would deserve it.”
Winner Best Classical Album at Vodafone NZ Music Awards 2011
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…Of wine and roses
Keith Statham
Beautiful, lyrical and very English — this collection of music for string quartet and wind soloists evokes a world of grace and romance, now past.
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Poulenc & St Saens Organ Concertoes
Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra (APO)
Conductor Arvo Volmer, soloist Thomas Trotter, Tympani soloist Vadim Simongauz
Kemp English, RadioNZ Concert:
“…it's impossible not to be drawn into this electrifying performance…”
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The Richard Farrell Series
Volume 1:
The Complete RecordingsRichard Farrell 1926 - 1958
Volume 1 (2 CDs) of a special series devoted to the recordings of the legendary NZ pianist playing Grieg, Brahms, Liszt. Remastered from the original PYE master tapes.
Jeremy Nicholas, Gramophone July 2009:
"...some of the most beautiful recorded performances of the time Buy this release. You'll be richly rewarded."
ACD 208 : UK distribution | buy cd | more info
Volume 2:
The Complete RecordingsRichard Farrell 1926 - 1958
Volume 2 (2 CDs) in the Richard Farrell series includes the remainder of Farrell's known studio recordings, recently (2009) transferred at Abbey Rd Studios from the original Pye masters, and sympathetically remastered by Atoll. It includes three previously unreleased Chopin tracks.
Brahms, Chopin, Debussy, Granados, Liszt, Mendelssohn, Rachmaninov, Schumann.