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I know I've been changed Aaron Neville.: This album brings Aaron's career full circle, returning him to the music he loved first -- gospel.

Classical

Essential ballet .: Collection of many of the best-known and most familiar items from across the whole spectrum of classical ballet. It starts with the swan theme from Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake and encompasses other famous 'white' ballets like Adam's Giselle and Chopin's Les Sylphides as well as Prokofiev's two favourites love stories: Romeo and Juliet and Cinderella.
Fantasie . Nicola Benedetti: "Lark Ascending is beautifully played, with pure, unforced tone, and in the unmeasured passages Benedetti imaginatively suggests the bird's unfettered, unpredictable flight. By contrast, she produces an alluring, vibrant tone for the Méditation from Thaïs, and a similarly passionate approach animates several of the newly recorded tracks-the Rachmaninov and Fauré, particularly." Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2009
Symphony no. 6 in A major Bruckner.: Christooph Eschenbach conducting the London Philharmonic. Gramophone Magazine - Editor's Choice - February 2011 Recorded live at Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall, London, on 4 November 2009.
Caldara in Vienna : forgotten castrato arias.: Featuring counter-tenor Philippe Jaroussky. "Jaroussky, a male soprano rather than a a countertenor, brings this obscure repertoire to life: seamless legato, fluent runs and - unlike some of his confrères - no cause for alarm above the stave." Gramophone Editor's Choice January 2011)
Complete violin sonatas Delius.: Tasmin Little, violin, and Piers Lane, piano.
Cleopatra : arias from Giulio Cesare Handel.: At the Paris Opéra in early 2011, Natalie Dessay takes on a new starring role: Cleopatra in Handel's Giulio Cesare, now the most popular of all the composer's stage works. The many facets of the Egyptian queen - captured by Shakespeare in the phrase "infinite variety" - are depicted in a sequence of contrasting arias, both lyrical and brilliant, making the character a superb showcase for the French soprano's talents as a singing actress.
Symphony no. 1 in D major ; Blumine Gustav Mahler.: James Judd conducting. "The playing of the Florida Philharmonic Orchestra is excellent, and the inclusion of the Blumine is an important bonus...an audiophile recording. Fabulous!" Hi-Fi Plus
Time is endless : choral music Vytautas Miskinis.: The Choir of Royal Holloway recording work by the Baltic composer.
O solitude Purcell.: Featuring countertenor Andreas Scholl. "Ethereal yet visceral, Scholl's voice is the dream vehicle for Purcell...Stefano Montanari coaxes thrilling playing from Accademia Bizantina, who dance and swagger, throb and pulsate with true Latin passion. Their continuo realisations -- here delicate and intimate, there audaciously jazzy -- are an unceasing delight." -BBC MUSIC
Works for cello and piano Sergei Rachmaninov.: No instrument better fits the elegiac, melancholy mood of Rachmaninoff's music than the Violoncello. And even if Rachmaninoff composed only one major work for the instrument, the famous Cello Sonata, the composer would return to the cello several times more, making arrangements of his other works, to exploit the cello's rich, thoughtful sound qualities. David Geringas is among the greatest living cellists in the world, equally at home in playing the Bach unaccompanied Suites as he is in performing the music of our time.
Violin sonatas Franck, Grieg, Janacek.: Vadim Repin, violin and Nikoali Lugansky, piano. "The obvious empathy that exists between these two artists...brings enormous dividends to this warmly recorded programme. It's so easy to become complacent in such a well-worn work as the Franck. But Repin and Lugansky overcome any hint of routine...Superb."(BBC Music Award 2011 Chamber Winner).
A lesson in love. Kate Royal: "Kate Royal's beautifully sung new album, with finely characterised piano-playing from Malcolm Martineau, ranges imaginatively across a spectrum of composers who have captured the first pangs, the heartaches and the dashed hopes that can make life such a maelstrom of emotion." Gramophone Magazine, March 2011
Music for wind instruments Saint-Saens.: Stephane Lemelin, piano. "The unifying feature of this programme is the excellently judged piano playing of Stéphane Lemelin, who adds a discerning range of colour and spirit to the performances" Gramophone Magazine Editor's Choice - March 2011
Violin concertos Saint-Saens.: Young Parisian violinist Fanny Clamagirand, who won First Prize at the 2005 Fritz Kreisler Competition in Vienna and First Prize at the 2007 Monte Carlo Violin Masters Competition, the competition of competition winners, is an ideal interpreter of this romantic music.
Wandererfantaisie ; and other works for solo piano Franz Schubert.: Michael Endres, piano.
Symphonies nos. 4 and 5 Sibelius.: NZSO under Pietari Inkinen recorded live at Wellington's Michael Fowler Centre.

COUNTRY

You get what you give Zac Brown Band.: Featuring guest appearances by Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett.
Blessed Lucinda Williams.: The sound of wisdom and experience that three-time Grammy Award-winner, Lucinda Williams has gained through her years as an uncompromising talent.

EASY LISTENING

Spectacular Sir Howard Morrison.

The essential Neil Diamond .
No boys allowed Keri Hilson.: Executive produced by super producers Timbaland and Polow Da Don. Also features appearances by Kanye West, Chris Brown, Rick Ross and J-Cole.
Bella Teddy Thompson.: Acclaimed singer/songwriter Teddy Thompson's fifth album features some of his boldest material to date, combining lean rock and roll with lush string arrangements.

ROCK

Build a rocket boys! Elbow.: With the lyrics being strongly influenced by singer Guy Garvey's childhood, Elbow's sound here is as bold and grand as it has ever been.
Collapse into now R.E.M.: Patti Smith, Eddie Vedder and Peaches all make guest vocal appearances.
No witch The Cave Singers.: The Cave Singers spend a good deal of time beyond the darkened edges of Seattle, in the mist and mystic, among the wolves and redwoods. And their songs, at least on record, have always been like beautiful, faded gray-scale photos of this hinterland.
System remix Shapeshifter.: Swaren 'Dhalsim' Veygal's remix of "Longest Day" takes pride of place alongside Optimus Gryme, Truth, The Upbeats and more on Shapeshifter's 'System Remix'.
The best beer drinking songs ever-- for girls .: Includes classics from Blondie and Cyndi Lauper, Aretha Franklin, Divinyls, Atomic Kitten, Sheena Easton, Pat Benatar, Lily Allen and Katy Perry.
The George FM 2010 yearbook mixed by Dick 'Magik' Johnson.: Includes Naked & Famous, Shapeshifter, TokyoStreetGang and LCD Soundsystem.
The king of limbs Radiohead.: "It's intensely beautiful, often chilling while being ridiculously clever." -NZ HERALD
Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix .: Filled with the band's signature melding of synthetics and organics, sharp, danceable rhythms, infectious choruses with a considerable dose of aural panache, and candy-coloured pop sensibilities.
Zonoscope Cut Copy.: Recorded over a six month period in a warehouse space the band rented in Melbourne and mixed in Atlanta by Ben H. Allen, 'Zonoscope' paints a mesmerizing picture, conjured by a band at the height of their powers.
James Blake .: London-based dubstep artist reflects his famously eclectic style.
Let England shake P.J. Harvey.: 'Let England Shake' draws on British singer-songwriter Polly Harvey's homeland's history to add a fresh approach to her work with longtime collaborators John Parish and Mick Harvey.
In the world of light Tiki.: Sees Tiki teaming up with Dubstep heavyweights Truth, Optimus Gryme, Bulletproof and Crushington. Tiki also collaborates with Drum n Bass legends Concord Dawn and Sambora as well as newcomer DUBXL, and draws on the powerful vocal talents of Hollie Smith, Moana Maniapoto, Spanish superstar Bebe and his own father Uekaha Taane.

TELEVISION

Glee. Volume 5 : the music.: For the first time, Glee premieres two new and original songs. "Loser Like Me" an energetic ensemble track was co- written by pop mastermind Max Martin (Britney Spears, P!nk) and "Get It Right" is a moving ballad brought to life by Lea Michele's immense voice.

WORLD

Fado tradicional Mariza.: Mariza returns to her roots with these time-honoured standard melodies that have been passed on through decades from singer to singer.

DVDs

COMEDY

Subject to change Danny Bhoy.

FILM

Algiers Directed by John Cromwell.
High anxiety Produced and directed by Mel Brooks.
Kiss of death Directed by Henry Hathaway.
Rafael Sabatini's The Black Swan Directed by Henry King.
Skin Directed by Anthony Fabian.
Stagecoach Directed by John Ford.
Up in the air Directed by Jason Reitman.
Eat, pray, love Directed by Ryan Murphy.
Tomorrow, when the war began Written and directed by Stuart Beattie
The social network Directed by David Fincher.

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