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New & Featured Releases
Jewel Australian gems for violin and piano
Elizabeth Holowell (violin) & Robert Constable (piano)
Holowell and Constable take a personal journey through Australian music for violin and piano. Includes a number of otherwise unrecorded works.
Elegy
New Zealand Chamber Soloists
The New Zealand Chamber Soloists were formed in 2006 from a range of artists who have connections with the University of Waikato, and all of whom have national and international careers as performers. They are passionate about revitalising classical music as a spontaneous and vitally alive experience.
Charms & Knots
David Griffiths
"a cry from the heart" – Art song settings of poems by Charles Brasch, A.R.D. Fairburn and George Herbert.
Passing
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (NZSO) conducted by Kenneth Young
Fresh orchestral sounds from 9 Australasian composers. The perfect summary and celebration of what the Asia Pacific Festival is all about: diversity, innovation and cross-fertilisation of cultures... Studio recording made during the 2007 festival.
Aurora Australis Live recording
Various Performers
More than 150 minutes of musical performance from the 2007 Asia Pacific Festival, Wellington, New Zealand. Recorded live.
Decadence
Besser and Bravura
Celebrating 10 years of Besser & Bravura recorded live at the Raye Freedman Arts Centre, Auckland, November 2009.
Coming Soon
Flight
Bridget Douglas and Carolyn Mills are Flight – exquisite modern pieces for flute and harp.
Orchestra Music
Eve de Castro-Robinson
NZSO conducted by Kenneth Young, available early 2010.
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The Richard Farrell Series
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.
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.
"...some of the most beautiful recorded performances of the time Buy this release. You'll be richly rewarded."
Jeremy Nicholas, Gramophone July 2009ACD 208 : UK distribution | buy cd | more info
Recent Releases
s3d Live at Galatos AK07 DVD and CD set
s3d
Recorded live at Auckland Festival AK07, this release captures in sound and image impressive moments from a unique collaboration between 12 experimental instrument makers/sound artists.
“This is a formula for some of the freshest, most innovative and satisfying soundscape you can imagine.”
Bart Hopkin
DeConstruction
Tzenka Dianova plays Satie & Cage
Prepared piano exponent Tzenka Dianova presents her original and beautiful approach to the piano.
ACD 309 : buy cd | buy from Amazon.com | more info
Bach in the Italian Style
James Tibbles harpsichord
Bright and beautiful Bach - performed on a fine copy of Christian Zell’s spectacular 1728 instrument.
