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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
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
Jonathan Besser was born in New York City (1949). He studied composition in New York at the Mannes College of Music and with David Loeb. 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
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
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
Viktoriya Dodoka began her musical training in her home city Krasnodar near the Black Sea, later graduating in singing from the Tchaikovsky State Conservatoire in Moscow. 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
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
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
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
"...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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Jonathan Besser with Bravura. Including Don McGlashan and Jackie Clarke. More
