“Conductor Marc Taddei struck a near ideal balance between drama and spaciousness with the NZSO in Schubert’s Fifth Symphony.”
“the Auckland Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Marc Taddei, was sharp and sweet to the point of being, quite simply, awesome.”
“Orchestral bonuses, with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Marc Taddei , include the exhilarating, improbable ordered dance.”
Also – note my wife, Justine Cormack‘s latest CD with Michael Houstoun is also a holiday pick! Purchase both at atoll records!
“Masterpiece is not a term to be used carelessly, but this accolade is totally warranted for Gillian Whitehead’s Alice…”
“Now a splendid Atoll recording, with Marc Taddei conducting the NZSO, does both singer and composer full justice…”
“Alice is in sterling company on the disc. Whitehead’s 2006 Karokihi is a 13-minute miniconcerto for harp. Soloist Carolyn Mills floats her often Oriental-tinged lines over myriad water effects in the orchestra, beautifully moulded by conductor Taddei.”
Natalia Lomeiko, violinist
“There is nothing conventional about Taddei’s programming, yet Beethoven and Bernstein proved dynamic companions,…”
“Taddei drew playing from his strings and percussion that was authority itself.”