Recreation

New Titles January 2011 Audio and Video

CDs

BLUES

Spread the love Ronnie Earl and the Broadcasters.
Ronnie Earl & the Broadcasters take the instrumental route in a tribute to mentors, friends, and family.
When the devil goes blind Charlie Parr.
The fantastic new album from the folk blues singer / songwriter / guitarist Charlie Parr from Duluth, Minnesota.

Classical

A year at King's. King's College Choir
"Allegri's Miserere brings an outstandingly involving interpretation to light, the stratospheric top Cs for solo treble not unduly spotlighted, and marvellously natural unison phrasing in the plainchant sections...[a] firmly recommendable introduction to how the King's choir sounds at present." BBC Music Magazine, September 2010 ****
Officium novum Jan Garbarek
Jan Garbarek and the Hilliard Ensemble. "On Officium Novum, these ageless musicians look to the Orthodox music of Armenia, Russia and Byzantium, although there's more besides, including Nativitas, by the 12th-century Gallic composer Pérotin, and Arvo Pärt's touching prayer Most Holy Mother of God. Immensely moving." Sunday Times, 19th September 2010
The best of Barber. Samuel Barber
Sospiri. Cecilia Bartoli
"Sospiri" contains favourite arias by Mozart and Handel, bel canto jewels by Bellini and Rossini and treasures by Vivaldi as well as music which Cecilia Bartoli has "rediscovered" on her recent record-breaking solo albums.
Complete piano concertos Beethoven.
Features pianist Paul Lewis and the BBC Symphony Orchestra. A Gramophone Recording of the Month.
The voice inside Lyell Cresswell.
New Zealand-born Edinburgh-based Lyell Cresswell has composed works for orchestra, chamber ensemble, choir, voice and solo instruments which have been widely performed and broadcast. In The Voice Inside, he explores the ever-changing relationship between the soprano and violin soloists and the orchestra, while Cassandra's Songs, which also set words by Scottish poet Ron Butlin, is concerned with exile, identity and belonging.
Flight : music for flute & harp.
Featuring flautist Bridget Douglas and harpist Carolyn Mills in an excellent piece of New Zealand work.
Instrumental music Cesar Franck
"This is an outstanding release in every way. In fact, I cannot recall another that included all Franck's masterpieces for the piano on a single disc and in which, moreover, every performance goes straight to the top of recommended recordings." Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine, September 2010
Habanera. Elina Garranca
"Garanca's voice has been described as "creamy", "silken" and "lustrous" (her chest register is superbly produced) but it also has a surprisingly rounded maturity. What sets her apart, however, is the unteachable ability to send shivers down the spine and make grown men salivate." Editor's Choice - Gramophone Magazine, October 2010
String quartets (complete) Ginastera.
Brilliant chamber work by soprano Lucy Shelton and the Enso Quartet.
12 etudes in all the minor keys Marc-Andre Hamelin.
Marc-André Hamelin’s 12 Études, written over a period of nearly twenty-five years, have already achieved cult status by reputation as pianistic challenges beyond the reach of most human fingers. They are also highly-wrought character pieces.
Etudes d'execution transcendante Franz Liszt.
Terrific work from pianist Alice Sara Ott. "Alice Sara Ott is a remarkable talent and her account is a significant achievement full of interest." Gramophone Magazine
The irresistible Karita Mattila. Karita Mattila
The superb voice of this major soprano in a collection that covers everything from Dvorak and Sibelius to Harold Arlen and Andrew Lloyd Webber.
Complete incidental music for A midsummer night's dream by William Shakespeare Mendelssohn
The self-contained numbers...may be familiar items, but on disc...you discover and enjoy so much more: the flashes of instrumental colour, the exquisite little tone paintings that intersperse or accompany the spoken text...Judd's New Zealand and British forces...make it a rewarding experience." Sunday Times, 11th July 2010
Ein Heldenleben Strauss. Im Sommerwind
Bernard Haitink and the Chicao Symphony. "The playing could not be subtler or more refined, with Haitink putting his distinctive stamp on the performances. The wonderful gradations of dynamic are meticulously controlled, with the strings in particular sounding glorious...A first-rate disc demonstrating the glory of orchestral music-making in the United States, a model for the rest of the world." Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine, October 2010
Symphonies nos 1 & 2 Nino Rota.
Featuring Filarmonica 900 del Teatro Regio di Torino / Marzio Conti in symphonies composed by the man most famous for his scores for Fellini films.
Die schone Mullerin : op.25, D.795 Franz Schubert.
"Following their exceptional Winterreise and now this equally fine Die schöne Müllerin, tenor Mark Padmore and pianist Paul Lewis may be on their way to cornering the Schubert Lieder franchise for the foreseeable future. Besides being the most lyrically beautiful modern rendition of this oft-recorded cycle, the recording is a model of clear, natural presentation of voice and piano in a very complementary acoustic." (10/10 ClassicsToday)
The Rieger organ of Christchurch Town Hall, New Zealand.
Martin Setchell plays our own organ in a variety that includes Saint-Saens and Karl Jenkins.
Great Strauss scenes. Christine Brewer
The Gramophone waxes lyrical about Christinbe Brewer: "Be warned - the dynamic range is huge. It would be a good idea to let the neighbours know what is coming...Brewer is fully involved and in splendid voice, letting herself go at the top with a freedom she does not always manage in the theatre...at the climaxes the orchestra does not half let rip." Gramophone Magazine, September 2010

EASY LISTENING

The Andrews Sisters & friends.
With Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Carmen Miranda and others.
Fly me to the moon-- : the great American songbook. Volume V Rod Stewart.
Introducing the fifth stunning chapter Rod Stewart's hugely successful all-new collection of American classics.

ROCK

Hotel Costes. 14 [compiled] by Stephane Pompougnac.
Swanlights Antony and the Johnsons.
Antony Hegarty uses his voice on this set as much as a textural element in his songs as he does to deliver his poetic, and sometimes head-scratchingly obtuse lyrics.
The Beatles, 1962-1966.
The Beatles, 1967-1970.
The very very best of Crowded House.
Double fantasy : stripped down John Lennon, Yoko Ono.
Original 'Double Fantasy' producer, Jack Douglas and Yoko Ono revisit the original master to reveal the heart of the songs and that voice.
John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band.
Originally released in 1970, this was John Lennon's first actual solo album after the demise of The Beatles.
Milk and honey John Lennon/Yoko Ono.
Mind games John Lennon.
Rock 'n' roll John Lennon.
Some time in New York City ; Live jam John & Yoko, Plastic Ono Band.
Walls and bridges John Lennon.
Lostboy! A.K.A. Jim Kerr.
The Lostboy project sees Jim Kerr dedicating his voice and his songwriting to a solo album outside of Simple Minds for the first time in over 30 years.
Gin. Gin Wigmore
Includes her original album, 5-track EP, 6 Bonus Tracks (including an exclusive remix by Fat Freddy's Drop) and a full length Live DVD.

WORLD

AfroCubism.
The original dream for the Bueno Vista Social Club project was to include lute player Bassekou Kouyate and guitarist Djelimady Tounkara, two of Mali's finest musicians but due to visa problems they couldn't make it to Cuba. 16 years later with an all-star cast of Cuban players he plans for that original Cuban/Malian crossover are finally realized.
Live at the Holy Trinity Cathedral Whirimako Black.
Recorded live at The Holy Trinity Cathedral in Parnell, Auckland. Whirimako is joined here by guitarist, Joel Haines and critically acclaimed American jazz oboist, Russel Walder.

DVDs

COMEDY

Jam & Jerusalem : the complete series two.

FILM

Amal
Amal, a auto-rickshaw driver in New Delhi, chauffeurs an eccentric billionaire who is disguised as a vagabond. Amal's life changes forever.
Bride flight
The story of the women on the KLM flight that won the 1953 Air Race from London to Christchurch.
Bright star written and directed by Jane Campion.
Based on the romance between the poet John Keats and Fanny Brawne.
Home by Christmas directed by Gaylene Preston.
A love story based on the wartime marriage of the director's parents.
Little ashes
About the young life and loves of artist Salvador Dali, filmmaker Luis Bunuel and writer Federico Garcia Lorca.
Nanny McPhee & the big bang written by Emma Thompson ; directed by Susanna White.
Return to me
A man who falls in love with the woman who received his wife's heart must decide which woman it is who holds his heart.
Robin Hood directed by Ridley Scott
Starring Russell Crowe.
Rosalie goes shopping
Rosalie loves to shop too much to let a little thing like no money stop her.
Shattered Glass
The true story of a young journalist who fell from grace when it was found he fabricated over half of his articles.
Sleuth directed by Kenneth Branagh.
Adapted from the play by Anthony Shaffer.
The A-team directed by Joe Carnahan.
The matador directed by Richard Shepard.
A dark comedy starring Pierce Brosnan.
Transformers, revenge of the fallen directed by Michael Bay.
Percy Jackson & the lightning thief directed by Chris Columbus.

MUSIC

Songs from the road Leonard Cohen.

Non-fiction

Mother Teresa
Australia : land of parrots
Discover the beauty, brilliance and behaviour of Australia's parrots and cockatoos.
Beautiful losers. The lives and careers of a collective group of do-it-yourself artists and designers who inadvertently affected the art world.
David Hockney : a bigger picture
This documentary follows the 70 year old artist on his return to South Yorkshire after 25 years in California.
Conducting Mahler ; Mahler : I have lost touch with the world directed by Frank Scheffer.
Hail Bop! : a portrait of John Adams a film by Tony Palmer.
I, Berlioz-- directed by Tony Palmer.
David Attenborough : life on air.
Captains courageous
Reviews moments of inspirational cricket captaincy from the last 30 years.
Ancient China : a journey back in time.
Kevin McCloud's grand tour of Europe

TV SERIES

Doctor Who. Series 5, volume 1.
Doctor Who. The dominators.
House M.D. Season six.
Legends of comedy.
These fascinating portrayals of some of Britain's favourite comedians uncover the turmoil and heartache found behind the laughter.

Talking Books

Religions of the world Neil Wenborn.
The history of science written and read by Peter Whitfield.

ADVENTURE

First family David Baldacci.
The bricklayer Noah Boyd.
Spartan gold [sound recording (MP3)] Clive Cussler with Grant Blackwood.
Spartan gold [sound recording (MP3)] Clive Cussler with Grant Blackwood.
The reluctant hero Michael Dobbs.
The reluctant hero [sound recording (MP3)] Michael Dobbs.
Outlaw Angus Donald.
Alamein Iain Gale.
Slow horses [sound recording (MP3)] Mick Herron.
Crossfire Andy McNab.
Washington shadow Aly Monroe.
A battle won Sean Thomas Russell.
Sea robber Tim Severin.
Timebomb Gerald Seymour.
The pursuit Peter Smalley.
Volcano Roads Peter Tonkin.
Volcano Roads [sound recording (MP3)] Peter Tonkin.

FANTASY

Shades of grey Jasper Fforde.

FICTION

Short stories : the thinking man's collection various authors.
Short stories : the thoroughly modern collection various authors.
Mornings in Jenin Susan Abulhawa.
The lessons Naomi Alderman.
In the kitchen Monica Ali.
Wedding tiers Trisha Ashley.
The terrible privacy of Maxwell Sim Jonathan Coe.
Typhoon Joseph Conrad
Sherlock Holmes and the adventure of the Sussex vampire Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
The adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Volume 1 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
The good soldier Ford Madox Ford.
The man in the wooden hat Jane Gardam.
Our man in Havana Graham Greene.
The confidential agent Graham Greene.
The end of the affair Graham Greene.
The third man Graham Greene.
Letters to a love rat Niamh Greene.
Remember, remember! Winifred Holtby.
Love all Elizabeth Jane Howard.
The queen of new beginnings Erica James.
Small wars Sadie Jones.
The perfect mother Margaret Leroy.
Running away from Richard Chrissie Manby.
Take a chance on me Jill Mansell.
Pearl of China Anchee Min.
The thousand autumns of Jacob de Zoet David Mitchell.
The pursuit of love Nancy Mitford.
The man who disappeared Clare Morrall.
The elephant keeper Christopher Nicholson.
Not untrue and not unkind Ed O'Loughlin.
The Italian chapel Philip Paris.
The men from the boys Tony Parsons.
Landed Tim Pears.
All quiet on the western front Erich Maria Remarque
The uncertain joy Patricia Robins.
The gap year for grown-ups Annie Sanders.
French kissing Catherine Sanderson.
Body surfing Anita Shreve.
A dead hand Paul Theroux.
The mosquito coast Paul Theroux.
Phineas Finn Anthony Trollope.
The Eustace diamonds Anthony Trollope.
Officers and gentlemen Evelyn Waugh.
The ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold Evelyn Waugh.
The inimitable Jeeves. Volume 1 P.G. Wodehouse.
The inimitable Jeeves. Volume 2 P.G. Wodehouse.

HISTORICAL

Blood royal Vanora Bennett.
The king's daughter Christie Dickason.
Sacred hearts Sarah Dunant.
An echo in the bone. [Part one] Diana Gabaldon.
An echo in the bone. [Part two] Diana Gabaldon.
The heartbreaker Elisabeth McNeill.
The Plantagenet prelude Jean Plaidy.
The gun-maker's gift Matthew Plampin.

HORROR

Classic ghost stories.
Mr Shivers Robert Jackson Bennett
Mr Shivers [sound recording (MP3)] Robert Jackson Bennett.

MYSTERY

Classic tales of mystery various.
Shadow Karin Alvtegen.
The day of the Jack Russell Colin Bateman.
Agatha Raisin and love, lies and liquor M.C. Beaton.
Bloodline Mark Billingham.
Lost river Stephen Booth.
Venom Joan Brady.
Venom [sound recording (MP3)] Joan Brady.
The cat who brought down the house Lilian Jackson Braun.
The cat who went bananas Lilian Jackson Braun.
The gardens of the dead William Brodrick.
The devil Ken Bruen.
The godfather of Kathmandu John Burdett.
Night-time is my time Mary Higgins Clark.
Where are you now? Mary Higgins Clark.
The black angel [sound recording (MP3)] John Connolly.
Book of souls Glenn Cooper.
Library of the dead Glenn Cooper.
Nemesis Lindsey Davis.
The serpent pool Martin Edwards.
The serpent pool [sound recording (MP3)] Martin Edwards.
The flesh tailor Kate Ellis.
The flesh tailor [sound recording (MP3)] Kate Ellis.
Brought to book Anthea Fraser.
The burying place Brian Freeman.
Complicit Nicci French.
Accused Mark Gimenez.
A room swept white Sophie Hannah.
Grave sight Charlaine Harris.
The last child John hart.
The blue demon David Hewson.
The only game Reginald Hill.
The only game [sound recording (MP3)] Reginald Hill.
The betrayed David Hosp.
No lovelier death [sound recording (MP3)] Graham Hurley.
Shroud for a nightingale P.D. James.
Deception Jonathan Kellerman.
Deception [sound recording (MP3)] Jonathan Kellerman.
Trust me Peter Leonard.
Clutch of constables Ngaio Marsh.
Caged Hilary Norman.
The spire Richard North Patterson.
The spire [sound recording (MP3)] Richard North Patterson.
Bleed for me Michael Robotham.
Snow Hill Mark Sanderson.
A fatal inversion Barbara Vine.
Pilgrim's Rest Patricia Wentworth.
Pilgrim's Rest [sound recording (MP3)] Patricia Wentworth.
The messenger of Athens Anne Zouroudi.

Non-fiction

The philosopher and the wolf Mark Rowlands.
Down and out in Paris and London George Orwell.
At home Bill Bryson.
Blue lights and long nights Les Pringle.
The last matchmaker Willie Daly with Philip Dodd.
A lion called Christian Anthony Bourke and John Rendall.
Knave of spades Alan Titchmarsh.
A tug on the thread Diana Quick.
Football nation Andrew Ward and John Williams.
Paperboy Christopher Fowler.
Paperboy [sound recording (MP3)] Christopher Fowler.
Must you go? Antonia Fraser.
Hunting evil Guy Walters.
I sank the Bismarck John Moffat [with Mike Rossiter].
The sisters who would be queen Leanda de Lisle
Narrowboat dreams Steve Haywood.

ROMANCE

Lover by deception Penny Jordan.
Tycoon's valentine vendetta Yvonne Lindsay.
The prince's waitress wife Sarah Morgan.
The earl and the hoyden Mary Nichols.
Diamond in the rough Diana Palmer.

SAGA

There's something about St. Tropez Elizabeth Adler.
There's something about St. Tropez [sound recording (MP3)] Elizabeth Adler.
A secret in the family Lyn Andrews.
Sidney Sheldon's Mistress of the game Tilly Bagshawe.
Stay with me Jessica Blair.
Divorced and deadly Josephine Cox.
Days of gold Jude Deveraux.
Sons and daughters Margaret Dickinson.
Harvest nights Pamela Evans.
Harvest nights [sound recording (MP3)] Pamela Evans.
Where the heart is Annie Groves.
A parallel life Ruth Hamilton.
A parallel life [sound recording (MP3)] Ruth Hamilton.
Love changes everything Rosie Harris.
The quality of love Rosie Harris.
Octavia's war Beryl Kingston.
Octavia's war [sound recording (MP3)] Beryl Kingston.
Nothing lasts forever Maureen Lee.
Forgotten Susan Lewis.
Julie Catherine Marshall.
A matter of trust Robin Pilcher.
The sweetest thing Susan Sallis.
Country passions Rebecca Shaw,
Set in stone Kay Stephens.
The two Mrs Abbotts D.E. Stevenson.
Folly Alan Titchmarsh.

SCIENCE FICTION

Rescue party Isaac Asimov.
The collected stories. Volume one Arthur C. Clarke.
The collected stories. Volume two Arthur C. Clarke.
Star trek Alan Dean Foster.
Vorpal blade John Ringo.

WESTERN

A ranger rides to town ; Rain on the mountain fork ; Down Sonora way/ Louis L'Amour.
Strange pursuit ; The marshall of Sentinel ; Booty for a bad man Louis L'Amour.
The one for the Mojave Kid ; Lonigan ; War party Louis L'Amour.