New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Artist

The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, in Maori Te Tira Pūoro o Aotearoa, is the national orchestra of New Zealand and is based in Wellington. The idea of a national orchestra had existed since 1925, when the Radio Broadcasting Company was founded. In 1939 an orchestra came together for the Centennial Exhibition of 1940. After the Second World War it became a permanent ensemble in 1946, as the National Orchestra of the New Zealand Broadcasting Service. The first concert took place on 6 March 1947. In 1961 Igor Stravinsky and his assistant Robert Craft conducted the orchestra in a programme of Stravinsky's work.

Music and breakthrough

The name changed in 1963 to NZBC Symphony Orchestra and in 1975 to New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. Since 1988 the orchestra has been independent of Radio New Zealand and operates as a state-owned enterprise. The concerts are still recorded and broadcast by Radio New Zealand Concert. The orchestra plays in Wellington, Auckland, Christchurch and Dunedin.

Influence

On record the orchestra has played a wide repertoire, from Liszt and Stravinsky to Britten and Hindemith, and also work by New Zealand composers, as on the albums New Zealand Composers from 1995 and Aotearoa from 1997. For pop and jazz the orchestra is above all an example of how a national orchestra also serves lighter music: Beauty Spot and Beauty Spot II from 2000 and 2001, Espresso Guitar Two and Warriors From Pluto from 2001 belong to its discography.

Listening

Discography

Studio albums

• 1989Trittico Botticelliano / The Birds / Ancient Airs & Dances: Suite no. 3
• 1990Barber: Souveniers / Menotti: Sebastian / Amahl and the Night Visitors
• 1991Symphonies nos. 2 & 3
• 1994Mathis der Maler Symphony / Nobilissima visione / Symphonic Metamorphosis
• 1994Mozart Variations, op. 132 / Hiller Variations, op. 100
• 1994Symphony in 3 Movements Op 6a / The Vintner's Daughter Op 23a
• 1994Symphony in C major / Jeux d'enfants / Scènes Bohémiennes
• 1994The Three Symphonies
• 1995New Zealand Composers
• 1995Orchestral Suites
• 1995Orchestral Suites: Hérodiade (Ballet Suite) / Suite No. 1 / Scènes Hongroises / Scènes Dramatiques
• 1995Paris / Brigg Fair / Eventyr / Irmelin / La Calinda
• 1995Piano Concertos nos. 1 and 2 / Festive Overture / "The Age of Gold"
• 1995Sinfonia da Requiem, op. 20 / Four Sea Interludes, op. 33a / Passacaglia / An American Overture
• 1997Aotearoa
• 1997Liszt: Symphonic Poems, Vol. 2
• 1997Symphony in C / Symphony in Three Movements / Symphonies of Wind Instruments
• 1997Symphony no. 6
• 1998The Complete Orchestral Music, Volume 5: Concertos for Piano & Cello
• 1999Symphony on a Hymn Tune / Symphony no. 2 in C major / Symphony no. 3 / Pilgrims and Pioneers
• 2000Beauty Spot
• 2000Espresso Guitar Two
• 2001Beauty Spot II
• 2001Schuman: Symphony no. 6 / Harris: Symphony no. 7
• 2001Warriors From Pluto
• 2002An American in Paris / Porgy and Bess Suite / Gershwin in Hollywood
• 2002Symphony no. 3 / Billy the Kid (Suite)
• 2002The Three Symphonies
• 2003Fantasias / Norfolk Rhapsody no. 1 / In the Fen Country / Concerto Grosso
• 2003Walton Conducts Walton: The 1964 New Zealand Tour
• 2004Ellora Symphony / Trinita Sinfonica / Rapsodia per Orchestra
• 2004Missa Solemnis / Te Deum
• 2004Symphony in F major "Triumph and Peace"
• 2004Symphony no. 1 "Jeremiah" / Concerto for Orchestra "Jubilee Games"
• 2004Symphony no. 3 "Liturgique" / Pacific 231 / Pastorale d'été / Rugby
• 2004The Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto
• 2004The Sea / Enter Spring / Summer
• 2004The Wand of Youth / Nursery Suite
• 2005Mandala Symphony / Bugaku / Symphonic Mood / Rumba Rhapsody
• 2005Marches: Pomp and Circumstance / Polonia / Caractacus
• 2005Piano Concertos: Op. 123 (1806) / Op. 151 (1826)
• 2005Three Symphonies
• 2006A Song of Islands / Aotearoa Overture / Forest
• 2006Orchestral Miniatures
• 2006Orchestral Quartets, op. 14
• 2006Symphonic Poems, Vol. 3: Battle of the Huns / Festklänge / Ce qu'on entend sur la montagne
• 2007View From Olympus
• 2007Violin Concerto / Olympie / Azire
• 2008Corroboree / An Outback Overture
• 2008Eternal Vaughan Williams
• 2008Night Ride and Sunrise / Belshazzar's Feast / Kuolema
• 2008Overtures
• 2008Scènes historiques I and II / King Christian Suite, op. 27
• 2008Symphonic Poems, Volume 2
• 2008Symphony no. 8 "The Journey" / Manhattan Trilogy / Apotheosis
• 2009Orchestral Suites From The Operas • 1
• 2009Orchestral Suites From The Operas • 2
• 2009Orchestral Suites From The Operas • 3
• 2009The Mermaid (Symphonic Fantasy) / Sinfonietta
• 2010A Midsummer Night's Dream
• 2010Beethoven: Egmont, Op. 84
• 2010Symphonies nos. 1 and 3
• 2011New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
• 2011Symphonies nos. 4 and 5
• 2011Symphony no. 2 / Karelia Suite
• 2011The Emperor and the Nightingale / Rock Concerto / Three Celebrations for Orchestra
• 2012Piano Concertos, op. 42 and op. 177 / Introduction et Rondeau brillant
• 2012Pictures at an Exhibition / Songs & Dances of Death / The Nursery
• 2012Symphonies nos. 6 and 7 / Finlandia
• 2012The Butterfly Lovers / The Yellow River
• 2013The Queen of Spades Suite / Voyevoda Suite (Arr. Peter Breiner)
• 2013Waiata
• 2014Overtures and Entr'actes from the French Operas
• 2014Poems of Love and War
• 2015Zhou Long & Chen Yi: Symphony, "Humen 1839" / Zhou Long: The Rhyme of Taigu / The Enlightened
• 2016Piano Concerto no. 2 / Concert Fantasia
• 2018British Music for Viola and Orchestra
• 2020Tanzsuite / Divertimento, op. 86
• 2022Drake 400 Suite / 633 Squadron: Theme / New Zealand Suite
• ?Earth Cry / Piano Concerto
• ?Medea Ballet Suite / Third Essay / Fadograph of a Yestern Scene

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