Recreation

New Titles August 2012 (arrived in July) Audio and Video

CDs

BLUES

Everybody's talkin', Tedeschi Trucks Band.
A CD that captures the collective spirit and lift of a typical TTB concert -- raising the roof with a Saturday night sense of abandon, before gently concluding with a Sunday morning spiritual.
Driving towards the daylight, Joe Bonamassa.
Internationally renowned guitar superstar Joe Bonamassa presents his "lucky" 13th album, with guests Brad Whitford of Aerosmith, Pat Thrall, Jimmy Barnes, Blondie Chaplan, Anton Fig, Carmine Rojas and others.

Classical

Then sings my soul : the best of the Priests., The Priests
Vivaldi & friends
"Apollo's Fire has become one of the pre-eminent period-instrument ensembles, causing one to hear familiar baroque material anew... the showstopper is the vivid "La Folia": I love the strings' halting introductory bars and the way the ensemble picks up speed, building to dizzying whirls evocative of the Moorish dance it's named after." (The Independent)
Women at the piano. 2 : historic recordings.
A superb anthology of historic performances by pioneering women pianists of the first half of the 20th century.
Giselle, Adam.
The Adolphe Adam ballet. "Richard Bonynge's performance on Decca restores Adam's original and is a bit more strongly characterised, while the Decca sound has a slightly sharper and brighter profile." (Three Stars penguin Guide)
Complete string quartets, Harrison Birtwistle.
The recording of these works by the Arditti Quartet, dedicatee of the String Quartet: The Tree of Strings, which was composed for them, reflects the most recent development resulting from Birtwistle's working with this ensemble over the past twenty years.
Angel at Ahipara, Christopher Blake.
Strings of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Young. Works for string orchestra based on four images from A Journey (1994) by Robin Morrison, a photographic presentation of Northland, New Zealand.
Il Diluvio universale, M. Falvetti.
Featuring Cappella Mediterranea. "The way the music seizes on all the dramatic possibilities of the text hints that it could just have been the sheer theatrical potential of the story that appealed so much to the composer... The solo voices have a reedy, throaty edge, the choral singing is robust, and there's a real energy about it all." The Guardian, 6th October 2011
Tansman, Boulanger, Gershwin.
Featuring David Greilsammer (piano) and Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
Diabelli variations, Beethoven.
On this new CD award-winning French pianist Laurent Cabasso performs two great masterpieces of the nineteenth century, Beethoven's 33 Variations on a Theme by Diabelli, and Franz Schubert's 'Wanderer' Fantasy.
Korngold, Tchaikovsky concertos.
Featuring Laurent Korcia. "Korcia stamps his individuality on every phrase and wrings every ounce of expression out of the glorious Korngold." BBC Music Magazine, January 2012
German baroque oboe sonatas.
Oboeist Benoit Laurent performs work by Telemann to Bach.
Missa in illo tempore, Claudio Monteverdi.
Of all Monteverdi's works, the Missa in illo tempore marks the most important link between the composer and the Franco-Flemish polyphonic tradition. It is here presented alongside motets by Giaches de Wert, maestro di cappella at the Mantuan court at the time when the young Monteverdi was engaged there as a violinist.
Gypsic.
'Gypsic' is the very first recording of violinist Sarah Nemtanu who brings a subtle touch of Balkanese extravagance to classical masterpieces from Ravel and Enesco.
Creator spiritus, Arvo Part.
Recorded June 2010 at Garnisonskirken, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Piano quintet, op. 44 ; Piano quartet, op. 47, Schumann.
Alexander Melnikov and Jerusalem Quartet. "While the piano quartet has great vitality and charm, the quintet is on a different level of achievement: a fiendish pianistic challenge as well as a masterpiece of the genre... In the Russian pianist Alexander Melnikov they have a collaborator of rare musical intelligence as well as virtuosity. Another award contender? I guess so." (Observer)
Concerti per fagotto II, Vivaldi.
Sergio Azzolini on bassoon. "Azzolini is on excellent form again and seems to have lost none of the infectious eagerness with which he started out...[He] catches all these moods and is everywhere tireless in avoidance of the routine - listen to the dramatic pause before the last ritornello in RV496, where others might simply have ploughed on head-down... Has anyone ever grabbed hold of this music so wholeheartedly?" (Gramophone)

CONCERTO

Legacy, David Garrett.
"The Beethoven has some lovely episodes." (Gramophone)

COUNTRY

25 year collection, the Warratahs.
Heroes, Willie Nelson.
A seamless collection of top-flight pop-country songs with guests Merle Haggard, Snoop Dogg, Kris Kristofferson, Billy Joe Shaver, Sheryl Crow, Jamey Johnson, and sons Lukas & Micah Nelson.

EASY LISTENING

1, Julio Iglesias.
All of Julio's hits and fan favourites, plus duets with Sting, Stevie Wonder, Frank Sinatra, Willie Nelson, Diana Ross, Art Garfunkel, Dolly Parton and more.

FILM

Avengers : assemble : music from and inspired by the motion picture.
Featuring songs by Soundgarden, Rise Against, Evanescence, Kasabian, Papa Roach, Scott Weiland, Buckcherry, Bush and more.

INSTRUMENTAL

Da chara.
New Zealand CD featuring violinist Rupa Maitra and guitarist Owen Moriarty.

JAZZ

The absence, Melody Gardot.
Steeped in Melody's global travels and worldly influences, encompassing the sound and feel of exotic places such as Morocco, Buenos Aires, Brazil, Lisbon and more.
Hikoi, Richard Nunns
'Journey' elaborates on the source material of 'Hikoi', which started life as a musical conversation between two life-long friends, Richard Nunns (taonga puoro) and Paul Dyne (bass).
The jazz recordings, Andre Previn.
Previn’s most successful jazz, a delight for jazz lovers and Previn fans.

KEYBOARD

Piano sonatas nos 3, 10, 11 & 13, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Lili Kraus recorded in the 1960s in New York.

POPULAR

Change of address, The Shadows.
Letters, Matt Cardle.
The rasp of Matt Cardle's vocal on X Factor has gone, with a far smoother delivery; he still has a full strength falsetto in his armoury, which is used sparingly but efficiently across the album.
Heaven, Rebecca Ferguson.
An X Factor finalist with a smoky neo-soul voice
After hours, Glenn Frey.
Six-time Grammy Award winner and founding member of The Eagles, Glenn Frey presents 'After Hours', a collection of classic love songs.
Domino : remix EP, Jessie J.
Spirit in the room, Tom Jones.
'Spirit in the Room' once again brings together Ethan Johns (Brit Award Producer of the Year 2011) and Tom for intimate performances with a very considered and select group of musicians.
Trespassing, Adam Lambert.
Features collaborations with Pharrell Williams, Dr. Luke, Claude Kelly, Nile Rodgers, Sam Sparro, Bruno Mars, and more.
Born and raised, John Mayer.
With special guests David Crosby and Graham Nash.
I'll do it all over again, Suzanne Prentice.
An album that Suzanne Prentice has been passionately working on for over 5 years, featuring timeless classics
Look around the corner, Quantic & Alice Russell with the Combo Barbaro.
A multi-cultural band of exceptional musicians giving an explosive sonic snapshot of the ever-evolving musical landscape of the Americas.
What we saw from the cheap seats, Regina Spektor.
Regina Spektor's sixth studio album is a collection of new material along with the very first studio recordings of several of Spektor's older live songs. It also features a reworking of "Ne me quitte pas", which the Russian-American pianist first released on her 2002 album, Songs.
The story so far, Keith Urban.
'The Story So Far' includes 8 songs not previously released as part of a hits collection and features a mix of the up-tempo hits that really show Urban's electrifying guitar playing alongside beautiful ballads.
Older than my old man now, Loundon Wainwright III.
No fewer than 5 generations of Wainwrights make contributions to this new album with duets with Rufus, Martha, Lucy Wainwright Roche, Lexie Kelly Wainwright, Suzzy Roche, along with other esteemed guests John Scofield, Ramblin' Jack Elliott and Dame Edna Everage.

ROCK

California 37, Train.
Forever young : the ska collection, Madness.
Back in the day, as a vital part of the 2Tone Ska Revival, Madness were responsible for some of the biggest hits the genre has ever seen.
Hedkandi : deep house.
Takes you on a deep, sexy and soulful journey, reigniting a sound and musical movement that laid the foundations to House music almost a quarter of a century ago: deep house has found its way back to the forefront of DJ sets across the globe.
Here, Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros.
'Here' combines folk and indie-rock into nine slow-rolling, harmonic country-gospel jams with gleeful interplay between band and singer.
Magic hour, Scissor Sisters.
Scissor Sisters return with their fourth album.
Nga Tae.
Nga Tae is Richard Nunns (taonga puoro), Horomona Horo (taonga puoro, vocals), Waimihi Hotere (vocals) and Paddy Free (keyboards, programming).
Rize of the fenix, Tenacious D.
Featuring Jack Black and Kyle Gass (Tenacious D's core duo), performing with Dave Grohl (drums), John Spiker (bass, piano, organ) and John Konesky (electric guitar).
Shape shifter, Santana.
Dedicated to Native American Indians, Carlos Santana's 36th album is an instrumental tour de force.
Souvenir, Kaiser Chiefs.
Collates the band's extensive and successful singles career to date.
Stop us if you've heard this one before!, Barenaked Ladies.
An unconventional collection of hits from the Barenaked Ladies, comprising of rarities, live classics and previously unreleased items.
Strangeland, Keane.
Calling it their most personal and honest record yet, 'Strangeland' is the fourth studio album from 4 times British chart toppers Keane.
This machine, The Dandy Warhols.
Dandy Warhols frontman Courtney Taylor-Taylor said the album is "stripped down, woody and extremely guitar centric."
Weapons, Lostprophets.
Lostprophets follow a long bout of touring, writing and recording to release their fifth studio album entitled 'Weapons'.
Dr Dee, Damon Albarn.
Albarn's 'Dr Dee' is 18 tracks of songs and music inspired by the life of John Dee, mathematician, polymath and advisor to Elizabeth I.
Conflict & catalysis : productions & arrangements 1966-2006, John Cale.
20 cool Cale produced tracks -- including Velvet Underground, Stooges, Patti Smith, Nico, Modern Lovers, Siouxsie & The Banshees, Squeeze, Happy Mondays and more.
Like a man, Adam Cohen.
Intimate, romantic yet shrewdly reflective.
A+E, Graham Coxon.
Described by Coxon as featuring "no moaning about relationships and girls", 'A+E' includes some of his catchiest yet darkest work.
In New Orleans, Willy DeVille.
Contains all the tracks from 'Victory Mixture' and 'Big Easy Fantasy' and more.
Standing at the sky's edge, Richard Hawley.
Following his award-winning, hugely acclaimed 2009 album 'Truelove's Gutter' and more recently recording with the Arctic Monkey's on their track "You And I", Richard Hawley presents his sixth studio album.
Paper thin : the 1989 Canadian broadcast, John Hiatt.
Anxiety, Ladyhawke.
Following on from her multi-award winning, critically acclaimed, self-titled debut, Ladyhawke presents her second album, 'Anxiety'.
Electric Hawaii, Opossom.
After eight years fronting The Mint Chicks, Kody Nielson unveils a new project, Opossom, with the captivating album 'Electric Hawaii' -- featuring Bic Runga.
Funstyle, Liz Phair.
Chicago songstress.

WORLD

Master drummers of Africa. Volume 2, Ubuntu
Over 70 minutes of ecstatic, powerful drumming in different styles with a variety of instruments from South Africa, Togo, the Congo, Mozambique, Mali, and Ivory Coast.

DVDs

COMEDY

An audience with-- Dame Edna Everage : the complete collection.

FILM

A tale of a naughty girl, Directed by Buddhadeb Dasgupta.
Indian film about the daughter of a village prostitute who wants a better life.
Albert Nobbs, Directed by Rodrigo Garcia.
Glenn Close as a woman passing as a man, Pauline Collins and Mia Wasikowska.
Beginners, Written and directed by Mike Mills.
With Ewan McGregor and Christopher Plummer.
Blackthorn, Directed by Mateo Gil.
Sam Shepard and Eduardo Noriega in a sort of sequel to Butch Cassidy.
Closing the ring, Directed by Richard Attenborough.
Christoper Plummer, Neve Campbell and Shirley MacLaine.
David and Bathsheba, Directed by Henry King.
Hollywood biblical epic with Gregory Peck and Susan Hayward.
Esther and the king, Produced and directed by Raoul Walsh.
Joan Collins goes Biblical.
Lullaby for Pi, Directed by Benoit Philippon.
Touching Canadian film with Forest Whitaker, Rupert Friend and Clemence Poesy.
New Year's Eve, Directed by Garry Marshall.
Romantic comedy with Zac Efron, Sarah Jessica Parker, Robert DeNiro and others.
Nicotina, Directed by Hugo Rodriguez.
A crime caper set during one night in Mexico City.
Noodle, Directed by Ayelet Menahemi.
Interesting Israeli film about a woman who takes in a child.
Our idiot brother, Directed by Jesse Peretz.
Comedy with Paul Rudd, Steve Coogan, Elizabeth Banks.
Sione's 2 : unfinished business, Directed by Simon Bennett.
Splinterheads, Written and directed by Brant Sersen.
The vow, Directed by Michael Sucsy.
Tearjerker with Channing Tatum, Tachel McAdams and Jessica Lange.
The wolf's mouth, A film by Pietro Marcello.
Touching documentary about a transsexual and a Mafia hardman who meet in prison.
One for the money, Directed by Julie Anne Robinson.
Adaptation of Janet Evanonich with Katherine Heigl as Stephanie Plum.
William Faulkner's The reivers, Directed by Mark Rydell.
Likeable comedy drama with Steve McQueen.
War horse, Directed by Steven Spielberg.
The adaptation of the classic Michael Morpurgo novel.
Toast, Directed by S.J. Clarkson.
Adaptation of Nigel Slater's memoir with Helena Boham Carter as his mother.
The Incredible Hulk, Directed by Louis Leterrier.
Edward Norton, Liv Tyler and William Hurt.

MUSIC

Believe : live, Celtic Woman.
Live from Austin, TX, Norah Jones.
Elvis on tour, Produced and directed by Pierre Adidge and Robert Abel.
Romance, Andre Rieu
Mind, body & soul sessions in concert, Joss Stone.

Non-fiction

Kids talk about separation
Town, Nicholas Crane.
Towns explored in an interesting four-part series.
Global Radar, Director & producer, Jane Andrews.
Presented by Te Radar.
Tabloid, A film by Errol Morris.
First rate American documentary about the lady who kidnapped a Mormon missionary.
The spice trail.
Documentary on the discovery and trade in spaces.
Joan Baez : how sweet the sound, Directed by Mary Wharton.
Andre's Australian adventure.
Andre Rieu hits Australia.
A walk into the sea, Directed by Esther B. Robinson.
Esther Robinson's personal inquiry into the truth behind her uncle Danny Williams' mysterious 1966 disappearance. Virtually unknown today, Danny was Andy Warhol's lover, and a promising young filmmaker.
The hunt for Hitler

TV SERIES

Father & son, Directed by Brian Kirk.
With Dougray Scott, Stephen Rea and Sophie Okonedo.
The mystery of Edwin Drood, Directed by Diarmud Lawrence.
Brand new adaptation of Dickens with Matthew Rhys, Freddie Fox and Tamzin Merchant.

Talking Books

Adventure

The danger, Dick Francis.
Quantum (MP3), Tom Grace.
Nightmare, Stephen Leather.
Nightmare (MP3), Stephen Leather.
Surface with daring, Douglas Reeman.
The Caspian gates [electronic resource (Playaway)], Harry Sidebottom.
Rebel, Jack Whyte.

FICTION

Stonemouth, Iain Banks.
Stonemouth (MP3), Iain Banks.
On Canaan's side [electronic resource (Playaway)], Sebastian Barry.
The professor [electronic resource (Playaway)], Charlotte Bronte.
The lovers of Pound Hill [electronic resource (Playaway)], Mavis Cheek.
Sweet temptation, Lucy Diamond.
Would I lie to you?, Clare Dowling.
The woman who walked into doors (MP3), Roddy Doyle.
A cupboard full of coats [electronic resource (Playaway)], Yvvette Edwards.
Happily ever after, Harriet Evans.
Next to love, Ellen Feldman.
Next to love (MP3), Ellen Feldman.
The importance of being a Bachelor [electronic resource (Playaway)], Mike Gayle.
Tideline, Penny Hancock.
Our Lady of Alice Bhatti, Mohammed Hanif.
Something from Tiffany's, Melissa Hill.
Something from Tiffany's (MP3), Melissa Hill.
The thread, Victoria Hislop.
The thread (MP3), Victoria Hislop.
The stranger's child, Alan Hollinghurst.
Trouble in Prior's Ford, Evelyn Hood writing as Eve Houston.
The making of us [electronic resource (Playaway)], Lisa Jewell.
Good behaviour, Molly Keane.
Christmas magic, Cathy Kelly.
The collaborator [electronic resource (Playaway)], Margaret Leroy.
The river house, Margaret Leroy.
A walk in the park, Jill Mansell.
Enduring love [electronic resource (Playaway)], Ian McEwan.
All the hopeful lovers [electronic resource (Playaway)], William Nicholson.
A few green leaves, Barbara Pym.
A glass of blessings, Barbara Pym.
The testament of Jessie Lamb, Jane Rogers.

HISTORICAL

The apothecary's daughter, Charlotte Betts.
The apothecary's daughter (MP3), Charlotte Betts.
Vespasian [electronic resource (Playaway) : tribune of Rome, Robert Fabbri.
The Pindar diamond, Katie Hickman.

HORROR

Echoes from the macabre, Daphne du Maurier.

Mystery

Nine inches [electronic resource (Playaway)], Colin Bateman.
The Devil's Edge [electronic resource (Playaway)], Stephen Booth.
A comedian dies, Simon Brett.
Headstone, Ken Bruen.
The book of lost things (MP3), John Connolly.
The sentry [electronic resource (Playaway)], Robert Crais.
Paul Temple intervenes [electronic resource (Playaway)], Francis Durbridge.
Silent mercy, Linda Fairstein.
Bad intentions [electronic resource (Playaway)], Karin Fossum.
Catch me, Lisa Gardner.
Believing the lie, Elizabeth George.
Believing the lie (MP3), Elizabeth George.
V is for vengeance, Sue Grafton.
V is for vengeance (MP3), Sue Grafton.
The redeemed [electronic resource (Playaway)], M.R. Hall.
Kind of cruel, Sophie Hannah.
Kill my darling, Cynthia Harrod-Eagles.
The third rail [electronic resource (Playaway)], Michael Harvey.
False report, Veronica Heley.
Four below, Peter Helton.
Fallen angel [electronic resource (Playaway)], David Hewson.
Down the darkest road, Tami Hoag.
Fear not, Anne Holt.
The house of silk, Anthony Horowitz.
The sick rose [electronic resource (Playaway)], Erin Kelly.
Her last scream, J.A. Kerley.
Nothing but trouble, Roberta Kray.
Nothing but trouble (MP3), Roberta Kray.
The girl who played with fire [electronic resource (Playaway)], Stieg Larsson.
Blindside, G.J. Moffat.
Murder in Abbot's Folly (MP3), Amy Myers.
10th anniversary, James Patterson with Maxine Paetro.
10th anniversary (MP3), James Patterson with Maxine Paetro.
The cut, George Pelecanos.
Mozart's last aria [electronic resource (Playaway)], Matt Rees.
The vault [electronic resource (Playaway)], Ruth Rendell.
66 north, Michael Ridpath.
66 north (MP3), Michael Ridpath.
Before the poison, Peter Robinson.
Before the poison (MP3), Peter Robinson.
No one left to tell, Karen Rose.
No one left to tell (MP3), Karen Rose.
Sidney Chambers and the shadow of death, Alan Hollinghurst.
Buried prey, John Sandford.
The Limpopo Academy of private detection, Alexander McCall Smith.
The pleasures of men, Kate Williams.
The Lady of Sorrows, Anne Zouroudi.

Non-fiction

The chimp paradox, Steve Peters.
Little gypsy, Roxy Freeman.
Steve Jobs : the exclusive biography, Walter Isaacson.
The autobiography of Jack the Ripper, James Carnac.
Things I couldn't tell my mother [electronic resource (Playaway)] : a memoir, Sue Johnston.
Charles Dickens, Claire Tomalin.
Shadowlands, Brian Sibley.
A history of the world in 100 objects, Neil MacGregor.
The road back home, Sid Waddell.
The gentry : stories of the English, by Adam Nicolson.
Homage to Catalonia, George Orwell.

OLDER FICTION

Under the skin, Catherine MacPhail.
Scrum!, Tom Palmer.
Gangsta granny, David Walliams.

Romance

A wedding wager, Jane Feather.
The chain of destiny, Betty Neels.
A mistake, a prince and a pregnancy, Maisey Yates.

SAGA

The sins of the father, Jeffrey Archer.
Love is blind, Anne Baker.
A sister's promise, Anne Bennett.
Unforgettable, Gloria Cook.
A winter bride, Isla Dewar.
Jenny's war, Margaret Dickinson.
The Kashmir shawl, Rosie Harris.
The price of love [electronic resource (Playaway)], Rosie Harris.
Birds in the spring (MP3), Evelyn Hood.
The trader's wife, Anna Jacobs.
My daughter, my mother, Annie Murray.
A father's revenge, Kitty Neale.
Private lives, Tasmina Perry.
Private lives (MP3), Tasmina Perry.
East End angel, Carol Rivers.
Paint on the smiles, Grace Thompson.

YOUNGER FICTION

Sophie and the Shadow Woods. Omnibus 2, Linda Chapman & Lee Weatherly.
Slime Squad. Omnibus 2, Steve Cole.