Classical reviews: April 14
Classical reviews: April 14
> Anthony Ritchie: A Bugle Will Do, etc. NZ Symphony Orchestra. Atoll CD.
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Classical reviews: April 7
Classical reviews: April 7
> Ross Harris: Symphonies Nos. 2 and 3. Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra. Naxos CD.
Classical reviews
Classical reviews
• "Melancolia". Patricia Petibon (soprano), Orquesta Nacional de Espana. Deutsche Grammophon CD. The stunning coloratura singer, acclaimed for interpretations of French Baroque...
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Classical reviews
• Bach: Cantatas. Andreas Scholl (countertenor), Kammerorchester Basel. Decca CD. Following last year's Purcell recital "O Solitude," the famous German high-voiced singer has returned...
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Classical reviews
• Saint-Saens: Complete Piano Works, Vol.1. Geoffrey Burleson (piano). Grand Piano CD. Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921) was a seminal figure in French Romantic music and a keyboard prodigy who...
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Classical reviews
> Delius and Ireland: "Evening Songs". Julian Lloyd Webber (cello), John Lenehan (piano). Naxos CD The singing voice of the cello is well-suited to performance of arrangements of...
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Classical reviews
Nigel Keay: Music for Small Groups. Blumlein CD. Mozart Fellow at Otago University (1986-7), Keay has been established in Paris since 1998. This CD was recently recorded (some in the New Zealand...
The Classics
The Classics
• Piazzolla: "Tango Distinto". Achilles Liarmakopoulos (trombone), etc. Naxos CD. The award-winning, Greek-born trombonist (a permanent player with Canadian Brass) serenades and...
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Classical reviews
• Uniko. Kronos Quartet, Kimmo Pohjohen, Samuli Kosminen. Ondine CD. The New York Times described Uniko six sections composed by a Finnish duo Pohjohen (accordion and voice) and Kosminen (a...
Mystery a letdown
Mystery a letdown
Elizabeth George goes to great lengths to make her Inspector Lynley mysteries entertaining.
Classical reviews
Classical reviews
• Chopin, Liszt, Ravel: Benjamin Grosvenor (piano). Decca CD Grosvenor first achieved prominence in 2004 as winner of the BBC Young Musician of the Year keyboard finals...
Murdoch story disturbs as well as fascinates
Murdoch story disturbs as well as fascinates
Rupert Murdoch: an Investigation of Political Power by David McKnight, an Australian media academic at the University of New South Wales and former journalist, is a well-researched and chilling survey of the philosophy that has fostered dangerous media abuse of responsibilities.
Classical reviews
Classical reviews
• Janacek: Glagolitic Mass, Sinfonietta. Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir. Naxos CD. Antoni Wit conducts two outstanding late works by the Czech composer. Glagolitic refers to the...
Generous work on Canterbury Art Society
Generous work on Canterbury Art Society
Canterbury University Press has produced such a large, handsome, and generously illustrated volume for Warren Feeney's history of the Canterbury Society of Arts (1880-1996) that the retail price of $49.95 seems a great bargain.
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Classical reviews
Geoff Adams reviews the latest classical music releases.
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Geoff Adams reviews Duetti by Philippe Jarousky and Max Cencic (countertenors) and String Trio Sapphires, by Tres Cordes String Trio.
Crime thriller of the year
Crime thriller of the year
Geoff Adams shares his pick of 2011.
Classical reviews
Classical reviews
Geoff Adams reviews Homage to Maria Callas by Angela Gheorghiu and Arcadia Lost - the Music of Vaughan Williams and Britten.
Entertaining heroine
Entertaining heroine
Lisa Marklund is another Scandinavian author making a name for herself as a crime novelist. Her first two novels have sold 12 million copies in 30 languages. She also co-wrote The Postcard Killers with James Patterson, which was a No1 bestseller in the US.
Classical reviews
Classical reviews
> Homage to Maria Callas. Angela Gheorghiu (soprano). Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. EMI CD. Thrilling singing in Gheorghiu's first studio recording for six years, when she has been in...