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Kiri Te Kanawa in Concert [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2009-03-31

Works: Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur; Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut; Turandot; La Rondine; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino; Traditional: Pokarekare Ana; Home Sweet...
Performers: Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame
Conductors: Hopkins, John; Barlow, Stephen
Ensemble: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Early in 1990, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa made a triumphant return to her native New Zealand to give three concerts, the last of which –...continue...
Run Time: 60 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0,
Subtitles: English
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Antill: Corroboree, Outback Overture / James Judd, New Zealand SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-07-29

Works: John Antill: Outback Overture; Corroboree, ballet
Conductors: Judd, James
Ensemble: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

"The opening movement's rhythmic ostinato recalls Revueltas (Sensemaya), while the shorter inner movements feature more delicate textures and some sweetly memorable melodic invention. It's all...continue...

Rautavaara: Symphony no 8 / Inkinen, New Zealand Symphony

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-03-25

Works: Einojuhani Rautavaara: Apotheosis; Manhattan Trilogy, for orchestra; Symphony no 8 ("The Journey")
Conductors: Inkinen, Pietari
Ensemble: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

During the last decade Einojuhani Rautavaara has become one of the internationally most popular and frequently performed Finnish composers. The 'Eighth Symphony', Rautavaara’s most recent,...continue...

Majestic Journey - Original Works for Euphonium

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-12-11

Works: Kevin Kaska: Majestic Journey, for euphonium & orchestra; Ballade, for euphonium & orchestra; John Golland: Peace; Vladimir Cosma: Euphonium Concerto; Peter Graham: Brilliante for 2 euphoniums & band...
Performers: Frey, Adam
Conductors: Hangen, Bruce
Ensemble: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

The euphonium has a relatively rare place in the symphony orchestra, but has assumed an important role in wind and brass bands. It is an...continue...

Lilburn: A Song of Islands, etc / Judd, New Zealand SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-09-27

Works: Douglas Lilburn: Aotearoa, overture for orchestra; A Birthday Offering, for orchestra; Drysdale Overture, for orchestra; Forest, tone poem for orchestra; A Song of Islands, tone poem for orchestra; F...
Conductors: Judd, James
Ensemble: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

"While it is clear in practically every note of this disc that the Kiwi composer Douglas Lilburn studied with Ralph Vaughan Williams, that's no bad...continue...

Walton: Viola Concerto; Bowen, etc / Callus, et al

1 CD / ASV / 2006-06-27

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Suite for viola & small orchestra; Herbert Howells: Elegy, for viola, string quartet & string orchestra; William Walton: Concerto for Viola; York Bowen: Concerto for Viola in ...
Performers: Callus, Helen; Chickering, David; Gilling, David; Leppanen, Vesa-Matti; Yendoll, Vyvyan
Conductors: Taddei, Marc
Ensemble: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

This is a stunning recording of several major British works for viola. Premiered by composer Paul Hindemith, Walton's Viola Concerto is the most important work...continue...

Dmitry Shostakovich - A Portrait

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-03-21

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Prelude & Fugue for piano no 1 in C major, Op. 87/1; Fantastic Dances (3) for Piano, Op. 5; Symphony no 1 in F minor, Op. 10; The Golden Age (as used in the film "Testimony"); Th...
Performers: Bartholdy, Annette; Berman, Boris; Drake, Julius [Piano]; Houston, Michael; Kaler, Ilya [Violin]; Mikulas, Peter [Bass Vocals]; Scherbakov, Konstantin [Piano]; Shostakovich, Dmitry
Conductors: Slovák, Ladislav; Lyndon-Gee, Christopher; Yablonsky, Dmitry; ; Wit, Antoni; Kuchar, Theodore
Ensemble: ; New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra Katowice; Russian Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra; Russian State Symphony Orchestra; Stockholm Arts Trio; Ukrainian National Symphony...

"Is this a CD set with substantially expanded album notes or a book with two accompanying CDs? The booklet contains an excellent monograph by Richard...continue...

Mayuzumi: Bugaku, Mandala Symphony / Yuasa, New Zealand SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-12-13

Works: Toshiro Mayuzumi: Symphonic Mood, for orchestra; Bugaku, ballet in 2 parts (Court Dance Music); Mandala Symphony; Rumba Rhapsody, for orchestra
Conductors: Yuasa, Takuo
Ensemble: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

"Despite all the references to other composers, I never got the feeling that Mayuzumi was copying other composers; rather, he absorbed a broad array of...continue...

Akutagawa: Ellora Symphony, etc / Yuasa, New Zealand SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-05-17

Works: Yasushi Akutagawa: Rapsodia for orchestra; Ellora Symphony; Trinita Sinfonica
Conductors: Yuasa, Takuo
Ensemble: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

Yasushi Akutagawa was a leading figure not only in Japanese music but general culture. His compositions embraced many genres and fields, from his earlier Soviet-influenced...continue...

Sculthorpe: Earth Cry, Piano Concerto / Judd, Cislowski

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-11-16

Works: Peter Sculthorpe: Earth Cry; Memento Mori; Concerto for piano & orchestra; From Oceania; Kakadu
Performers: Barton, William; Cislowska, Tamara Anna
Conductors: Judd, James
Ensemble: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

Gang, Zhanhao: The Butterfly Lovers Concerto

1 Super Audio CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-09-21

Works: He Zhan-hao / Chen Gang: Concerto for Violin ("Butterfly Lovers"); Peter Breiner: Songs and Dances from the Silk Road, for violin & orchestra
Performers: Nishizaki, Takako
Conductors: Judd, James
Ensemble: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

The 'Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto', scored for solo violin and Western orchestra, is one of the best known of all contemporary Chinese compositions and is...continue...

Honegger: Symphony no 3, etc / Yuasa, New Zealand SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-09-21

Works: Arthur Honegger: Symphony no 3 ("Liturgique"), H. 186; Rugby, tone poem for orchestra (Mouvement symphonique no 2), H. 67; Mouvement symphonique no 3, for orchestra, H. 83; Pacific 231, symphonic mov...
Conductors: Yuasa, Takuo
Ensemble: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

"Most enjoyable of all is the charming Pastorale d'ete, performed here with tender delicacy." - Ivan Hewitt, The Times of London...continue...

Gang, Zhanhao: The Butterfly Lovers Concerto

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-07-01

Works: He Zhan-hao / Chen Gang: Concerto for Violin ("Butterfly Lovers"); Peter Breiner: Songs and Dances from the Silk Road, for violin & orchestra
Performers: Nishizaki, Takako
Conductors: Judd, James
Ensemble: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

The 'Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto', scored for solo violin and Western orchestra, is one of the best known of all contemporary Chinese compositions. It has...continue...

Yamada: Symphony in F "Triumph & Peace," etc / Yuasa, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-03-01

Works: Kosaku Yamada: Overture for orchestra in D major; Symphony in F major ("Kachidoki to heiwa" (Triumph and Peace)); Kurai tobira (The Dark Gate), symphonic poem; Madara no Hana, symphonic poem
Conductors: Yuasa, Takuo
Ensemble: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; Ulster Orchestra

"Naxos continues an extensive exploration of the fringes of the repertoire with a well-recorded account of the first symphony by a Japanese composer." - Hansen,...continue...

American Classics - Bernstein: Symphony no 1, etc / Judd

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-02-01

Works: Leonard Bernstein: Symphony no 1 "Jeremiah"; Concerto for Orchestra (Jubilee Games), for orchestra
Performers: Gunn, Nathan
Conductors: Judd, James
Ensemble: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

"Anyone who would like to get to know the alpha and omega of Bernstein's orchestral compositions will not be disappointed with this splendid and inexpensive...continue...

Walton Conducts Walton - The 1964 New Zealand Tour/ Senofsky

2 CD / Bridge / 2003-11-01

Works: Anonymous: God Save the Queen (National Anthem, United Kingdom and Northern Ireland); William Walton: Concerto for Violin; Partita for Orchestra; Symphony no 1 in B flat minor; Henry V
Performers: Senofsky, Berl
Conductors: Walton, William
Ensemble: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

These historic performances, recorded by The New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation, are being released for the first time through an agreement between the NZBC and Bridge...continue...

Lilburn: The Three Symphonies / Judd, New Zealand Symphony

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-07-01

Works: Douglas Lilburn: Symphony no 1; Symphony no 2 in C; Symphony no 3
Conductors: Judd, James
Ensemble: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

"Lilburns' First Symphony is definitely worth a hearing, though, particularly for confirmed Sibelians looking for some new, unexpected action. Is that half-hour worth the (reasonable)...continue...

American Classics - Gershwin / James Judd, New Zealand SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-05-01

Works: George Gershwin: An American in Paris; Cuban Overture; Robert Russell Bennett: Symphonic Picture from "Porgy and Bess"; Gershwin in Hollywood
Conductors: Judd, James
Ensemble: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

George Gershwin's An 'American in Paris' provides a further synthesis of the jazz that he saw as the essentially American folk-music and the traditional classical...continue...

American Classics - Copland: Symphony no 3, etc / Judd

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2002-04-01

Works: Aaron Copland: Billy the Kid; Symphony no 3
Conductors: Judd, James
Ensemble: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

Copland composed 'Billy the Kid' in France and America in 1938. It was written for the Ballet Caravan dance company and was first performed in...continue...

American Classics - Thomson: Symphony on a Hymn Tune, etc

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2000-02-01

Works: Virgil Thomson: Symphony no 2; Symphony no 3; Pilgrims and Pioneers, for orchestra (arrangement of the film score "Journey to America"); Symphony on a Hymn Tune ("Symphony no 1")
Conductors: Sedares, James
Ensemble: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

The four works included on this disc are among Virgil Thomson's most immediately attrative scores. The 'Symphony on a Hymn Tune' dating from 1928 takes...continue...

Harrison: Suite for Violin, etc / Bachman, Sedares, et al

1 CD / Koch International / 1999-07-20

Works: Lou Harrison: Suite for Violin with Strings (arr. of "Suite for Violin & American Gamelan"); Western Dance, for piano; New York Waltzes (3), for piano; Suite for Cello and Piano; Gigue & Musette, for...
Performers: Bachmann, Maria; Boriskin, Michael; Flyer, Nina; Gandolfi, Josephine; Levitan, Dan
Conductors: Sedares, James
Ensemble: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

Lou Harrison is known primarily for his rejection of 12-tone equal temperament in favor of "just intonation", as well as his use of percussion inspired...continue...

The Best of Shostakovich

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-06-11

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Festive Overture, Op. 96; The Gadfly; Symphony no 10 in E minor, Op. 93; The Golden Age (as used in the film "Testimony"); Concerto for Piano no 2 in F major, Op. 102; Symphony n...
Performers: Houston, Michael
Conductors: Lyndon-Gee, Christopher; Kuchar, Theodore; Slovák, Ladislav
Ensemble: ; New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; Ukrainian National Symphony Orchestra

Stravinsky: Symphony in C, etc / En Shao, New Zealand SO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1997-02-19

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Symphony in C; Symphony in Three Movements; Symphonies of Wind Instruments, for 24 wind instruments (1920 version)
Conductors: Shao, En
Ensemble: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

Poulenc: Babar the Elephant, etc / Meryl Streep, et al

1 CD / Koch International / 1996-10-15

Works: Francis Poulenc: L'Histoire de Babar; Maurice Ravel: Ma mère l'oye
Performers: Golabek, Mona; Golabek, Reneé; Streep, Meryl
Conductors: Falletta, JoAnn
Ensemble: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

British Light Music - Ron Goodwin / New Zealand Symphony

1 CD / Marco Polo / 1996-04-22

Works: Ron Goodwin: 633 Squadron; Drake 400 Suite, for orchestra; Puppet Serenade, for orchestra; New Zealand Suite, for orchestra; Arabian Celebration, for orchestra; The Venus Waltz, for orchestra; Prison...
Conductors: Goodwin, Ron
Ensemble: ; New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

Capricorn - The Samuel Barber Collection

1 CD / Koch International / 1996-02-20

Works: Samuel Barber: Capricorn Concerto, for flute, oboe, trumpet & strings, Op. 21; Canzone (Elegy), for flute & piano (arr. from 2nd mvt. of the Piano Concerto), Op. 38a; Fadograph of a Yestern Scene, fo...
Performers: Archer, Carol; Duesing, Dale; Lukas, Linda; Michel, Peggy; Palmer, Todd; Singers, Oregon Repertory; Sisters, Malinova; Smith, Susan DeWitt; Still, Alexa; Wilds, John
Conductors: Barra, Donald; Schenck, Andrew; Sedares, James; ; Seeley, Gilbert
Ensemble: Arioso Wind Quintet; Atlanta Symphony Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Malinova Sisters; New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; Oregon Repertory Singers; San Diego Chamber Orchestra

Herrman, Waxman, North: Piano Concertos / Beuchner, Sedares

1 CD / Koch International / 1995-09-19

Works: Franz Waxman: Rhapsody for piano and orchestra; The Charm Bracelet, suite for piano; Bernard Herrmann: Concerto Macabre for piano & orchestra; Prelude for piano; Alex North: Concerto for piano and or...
Performers: Armstrong, Donald; Buechner, David; New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; Sedares, James; Taber, John
Conductors: Sedares, James
Ensemble: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

Personnel: Matthew Marshall (guitar); David Gilling, Elspeth Gray, Jane Freed, Lucien Rizos, Dean Major, Janet Armstrong, Wilma Smith, Yury Gezentsvey, Andrew Kasza, Stephanie O'Flaherty, Matthew Ross...continue...

Shostakovich: Piano Concertos 1 & 2 / Houstoun, Lyndon-Gee

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 1995-08-03

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Festive Overture, Op. 96; Concerto for Piano no 2 in F major, Op. 102; The Golden Age (as used in the film "Testimony"); Concerto for Piano no 1 in C minor, Op. 35
Performers: Houston, Michael; Taber, John
Conductors: Lyndon-Gee, Christopher
Ensemble: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra