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Anthony Ritchie was born in 1960 and educated in Christchurch. He graduated Bachelor of Music with first class honours from Canterbury University in 1982, and in the same year received... More
At the heart of Auckland's culture, the APO strives for artistic excellence in all its activities, reflected in the commitment and passion it engenders from its players, its partners and... More
Harpist Carolyn Mills has been described by critics as a musician of great sensitivity and technical accomplishment and intense expressiveness. More
Carolyn Mills and Bridget Douglas have collaborated for several years as the duo Flight. Their performances, live and on radio, have been praised by critics and audiences throughout the country. More
Christchurch Symphony Orchestra is one of New Zealand's leading regional orchestras. Providing entertainment and
education programmes throughout the South Island, across a wide range of musical genres, the orchestra celebrated...
Over the past eighty-one years, the Dalewool Auckland Brass has achieved National and International acclaim. More
David Bremner is Principal Trombone of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, a position he has held since 2002. Prior to this appointment, he was principal trombone of the Auckland Philharmonia. More
Douglas Lilburn occupied a pre-eminent position in New Zealand. More
James Tibbles is one of New Zealand's leading exponents of historic keyboard instruments (harpsichord, fortepiano and organ). More
Martin's engaging organ concerts appeal to all ages and are usually spiced with characteristic touches of English humour. Who says that organ music can't be fun? Far from ignoring his... More
Acclaimed for its powerful communication, dramatic energy, and beauty of sound, the New Zealand String Quartet performs throughout New Zealand, North America,
Europe and Asia.
Ngāti Pōneke Young Māori Club was formed in 1937, and has been based in Thorndon since 1944. More
Born Franz Oscar Natzke at Wharepuhunga, New Zealand, the operatic singer was the son of August Natzke (a native of Brixen, a German-speaking part of Italy), who had emigrated to... More
Peter Maunder was born in Hull in 1960 and began his music making at the age of 9 on the guitar. More
Phil Dadson is an artist with an interdisciplinary practice working essentially in sound, music, performance and moving image. More
Robert Costin (born 1971) is a British organist, conductor and teacher. More
Established in 2001, The Graduate Choir, is one of New Zealand's premier choirs and has been described as "a national treasure" (Dr Stuart Middleton, April 2008). More
Will will march, march, march to the enemy
And we'll fight right to the end
For God, for King and for Country!
Aue! Ake, ake, kia kaha e!
- Marching...
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The Ogen Trio was formed in 1996 by three of New Zealand's leading musicians, pianist Katherine Austin, violinist Dimitri Atanassov, and cellist James Tennant. More
Thomas Hecht, was for several years, head of piano studies at Victoria University of Wellington. He now heads the piano department at Peabody Conservatorium's new Singapore Music School. More
Releases
I decided to write my own set of 24 preludes and make a small mark of respect to these great composers, with dedications to them in No.2 (Chopin), No.13 (Debussy),... More
Ahi features 6 works for Piano Trio from 5 New Zealand composers including Gareth Farr, David Griffiths and 2007's Classical Album of the Year Award winner, John Psathas. More
Ake, Ake, Kia Kaha E! is a recording of huge New Zealand importance. These recordings were performed by the New Zealand 28 (Maori) Battalion on location in the sands of... More
March 2010 saw the official opening of the Auckland Town Hall's newly rebuilt Klais organ. City organist John Wells has recorded the first solo recording of the new Klais organ... More
The New Zealand String Quartet play Bela Bartok's String Quartet No. 1,2 and 3. More
Even if you already have a favorite set (or two!) of Beethoven quartets in your collection, you just might want to add these beautifully played, consistently exciting, and musically gratifying... More
A follow-up to the very successful volume 1 More
A concert presented live as The Organ Symphony in the APO's APN News & Media Premier Series 2010 More
This CD features lesser known masterpieces of late 18th century chamber music, and profiles outstanding local builders of historic instruments. Central to the CD is a superb sounding fortepiano. More
The works, dating from 1963-1975, have been restored to a high sonic standard for digital release at Atoll's Auckland facility. The set includes a DVD containing two 4-channel works by... More
In 1998 the Auckland Philharmonia commissioned eleven fanfares from local New Zealand born or based composers to be premiered by the orchestra in the year leading up to 31st December... More
Bridget Douglas and Carolyn Mills are Flight and this is their self-titled debut album, for Atoll Records. More
This CD features eight pieces of music specifically chosen by David Bremner. Gareth Farr, Chris Gendell, Anthony Ritchie, and Paul Creston all feature here with compositions in the main commissioned... More
It is first-class in every respect, from the choice of repertoire to the depth of understanding given to this music by Robert Costin. More
These classic concert party recordings of the Ngati Poneke Young Maori Club feature solos by Witarina Harris, founder member. More
"In all, an outstanding issue...the sound has an immediacy that jumps out of your speakers..."
- Ian Dando
Violinist Martin Risely with The Chamber Players of The New Zealand School of Music performs Lilburnsworks (composed in the early 1940s – 1950s). More
"...the year's best easy-listening CD with a menu of tasteful fringe miniatures delivered with absolute finesse. More
"A Personal Geography of the Imagination...Both suites of music on this CD are in response to very specific feelings and historical ideas." More
Helen Polglase - baroque cello
John Middleton - double bass
Woo-sug Kang - organ continuo
Indra Hughes - conductor
My Spirit Sang All Day is a mixture of unaccompanied and accompanied music - in short, something for everyone! More
The latest CD from the New Zealand String Quartet is named from the title of a poem by Sam Hunt. More
Christchurch born Anthony Ritchie's Chamber Music Octopus contains 4 works from the last 6-7 years. A varied mix of edgy, colourful and thought provoking music all superbly played and recorded... More
Keith Statham's debut album is a collection of chamber music pieces for string quartet and wind soloists, it's beautiful, lyrical and very English. Featuring the superb UK/NZ Puertas Quartet. More
An anti-nuclear performance recorded live at Auckland Girls Grammar, June 1986. More
Thrilling live performance from the opening concert of the Orchestra's 2001 series, recorded in the acoustically outstanding Auckland Town Hall. More
This CD shows Hecht at his powerful and poetic best in three great mid-20th century works for solo piano. More
In addition to the title work by Anthony Ritchie are works by Lilburn, Body, Ritchie, Evans, Farquhar, Mews, and of course Setchell himself. More
With Puhake Ki Te Rangi, Gillian Whitehead explores, in her own language, the world of sound that might have surrounded pre-European Maori. More
Here she is superbly accompanied by Iola Shelley in a programme of Rachmaninov songs, many of them rarely recorded before More
Releasing The Angel for cello and orchestra, commissioned by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra with conductor Kenneth Young presenting Eve de Castro-Robinson's orchestral works in her unique style. More
Remember Parihaka was written while Anthony Ritchie was Composer-in-residence with the Dunedin Sinfonia, in 1994. It was first performed in that year. More
Vector Wellington Orchestra's 70th anniversary commemoration of Kristallnacht was one of the most
unforgettable concerts of 2008.
Phil's second release on the Atoll label presents a world of fresh sounds from invented and unconventional
instruments with names as curious as the sounds they produce; Mothics, Shimsaw, Sprong,...
A taste of 18thC England, as James Tibbles performs masterpieces by Handel, Stanley, Corelli etc on the historic Avery organ. More
The Graduate Choir's second album features classics such as Good King Wenceslas, O Come, All Ye Faithful, and O Little Town of Bethlehem, along with the first available version anywhere... More
Sound Tracks is Dadson's first solo cd release and a project that maps several trajectories. More
A CD of outstanding bass clarinet music from New Zealand and elsewhere, in the solo, ensemble, and chamber concerto genres. More
The hugely anticipated first recording of the 1937 quartet by Zoltan Szekely, coupled with one of Dvorak's most charming and folk-influenced works. More
Atoll presents for the first time every known recording by the great New Zealand bass. A two disc release, Volume 1 covers the period between 1938-1940. More
Atoll presents for the first time, every known recording by the great New Zealand bass. A 2 disc release, Volume 2 covers the period between 1942-1951. More
Atoll presents a CD of the Inaugural Concert of the Klais Organ of the Auckland Town Hall. More
Michael Williams' chamber opera, with libretto by Alan Riach, explores three souls in crisis - the setting is New Zealand but the story is universal. More
Peter Maunder - the associate Principal trombonist with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra - has released Under The Surface for solo trombone, soprano, and harp, containing a varied collection of... More
Recorded in Auckland in 2001, Dalewood Auckland Brass present a wide variety of works, including the Tallis Variations by Philip Sparke, commissioned by the British Federation of Brass Bands, and... More
Violin And Piano Works is performed by Elizabeth Holowell and Dean Sky-Lucas who present works for violin and piano and Cameron Rhodes who reads Salutes To Seven Poets. More
Jonathan Besser with Bravura. Including Don McGlashan and Jackie Clarke. More
