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Hymns on Sunday, 3 August 2025
Arthur Sullivan was the music half of the successful theatrical partnership, Gilbert and Sullivan. Alongside those catchy songs from Pirates of Penzance and HMS Pinafore, he also wrote hymn tunes. You can hear one this week, paired with words by poet Christopher Wordsworth (nephew of William). Audio
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The Three Bears, just right in 1965
1 Aug 2025On the eve of the 60th secondary schools' chamber music contest, violinist Miles Golding remembers when he was part of the trio that won the first competition. Video, Audio
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Brotherly love on the tabla
31 Jul 2025Indian classical musician Ustad Fazal Qureshi is in New Zealand for a concert in honour of his brother and fellow tabla player, Ustad Zakir Hussain. Video, Audio
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Tonga's bold new brass adventure
29 Jul 2025NZSO trombonist and Wellington Brass music director Dave Bremner talks about his latest project, helping to set up a National Youth Brass Band in Tonga. Audio
Programmes
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Music Alive
Clarissa Dunn takes you to the best seat in the house for live concerts featuring local and international artists.
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Three to Seven
Bryan Crump brings you a mix of the fresh and the familiar from school’s out to dinner time and beyond.
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Inside Out
Nick Tipping brings you classic recordings and modern masterpieces from the world of jazz.
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Mornings
Andrew Clark (Monday - Thursday) and Carey McDonald (Friday - Sunday) have all you need to start your day.
Presenters
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Nick Tipping
Station: Concert
Programme: Days
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Robyn Jaquiery
Station: Concert
Programme: Hymns on Sunday
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Andrew Clark
Station: Concert
Programme: Mornings
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David Morriss
Station: Concert
Programme: Evenings
Monday 04 August
10:00 AM. Days
with Nick Tipping
Chopin, Frédéric: Etude in C Op 10/1 - Maurizio Pollini (pno) (DG 459 064)
Khachaturian, Aram: Scene & Dance, from Gayaneh - Bournemouth SO/Kirill Karabits (ONYX 4063)
Gossec, François-Joseph: Symphony in D Op 5/3, Pastorella - Tafelmusik Baroque Orch/Jeanne Lamon (dir) (Tafelmusik Media TMK1032CD)
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich: Francesca da Rimini - Oslo Phil/Mariss Jansons (EMI CDC 7 49141)
Farr, Gareth: Sepuluh Jari - Michael Houstoun (pno) (TRUST MMT 2020)
11.00
Joachim, Joseph: Violin Concerto No 2 in D minor Op 11 - Christian Tetzlaff (vln), Danish National SO (Virgin 5 02109)
Garoto, Anibal Augusto Sardinha: Desvairada - Mike Marshall (mandolin), Chris Thile (mandolin) (Sugarhill 913967)
Whitacre, Eric: Equus - London SO/Eric Whitacre (Decca 279 6323)
Verdi, Giuseppe: Sanctus, from Requiem - Chapman Trip Opera New Zealand Chorus, Viva Voce, John Rosser, Chorus Master, Auckland Phil/Nicholas Braithwaite (Atoll A 9805)
12.00
Brahms, Johannes arr Elkjer: Hungarian Dance No 5 in G minor - BonaNZa Trombone Quartet (RATA RT 011)
Rameau, Jean-Philippe: The Hen - Les Musiciens du Louvre/Marc Minkowski (Archiv 477 5578)
Respighi, Ottorino: Il Cucu, from The Birds - London SO/Antal Dorati (MERCURY 432 007)
Farr, Gareth: Ornithological Anecdotes II. Takahē - Julien Van Mellaerts (bar), James Baillieu (pno) ( )
Kurano, Rakuto: Fantail in Tokyo - Mark Menzies (vln), Tomas Hurnik (cello), Rakuto Kurano (piano) (KURANO PromoFantail)
Handel, George Frideric: Air, from Water Music Suite No 1 in F - Berlin Phil/Riccardo Muti (EMI 5 67523)
Britten, Benjamin / Berkeley, Lennox: Mont Juic Suite of Catalan Dances Op 9 - English CO/Steuart Bedford (Collins Classics 11232)
Dvořák, Antonín: Serenade in D minor for wind instruments Op 44 (2) - ASMF/Neville Marriner (Philips 400 020)
Marianelli, Dario: My Edward & I, from Jane Eyre - Nicola Benedetti (vln), Bournemouth SO/Kirill Karabits (Decca 4783529)
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BBC Proms 2025: Vivaldi and Bach
MATTEIS: No 2 in A minor, from Two Fantasies for Solo Violin
VIVALDI: Violin Concerto in D minor RV 813
LEGRENZI: The Division of the World
UCCELLINI: Aria sopra La bergamasca
BACH: Air, from Orchestra Suite No 3 in D BWV1068
VIVALDI: Trio Sonata in D minor RV63, La Follia
VIVALDI: Violin Concerto in A minor RV356
BACH: Violin Concerto in G minor BWV1056
VIVALDI: Concerto for Strings in G minor, RV 157
VIVALDI: Four Seasons, Summer
Théotime Langlois de Swarte (violin, director), Le Consort
Royal Albert Hall, London 20/07/25 (BBC)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Flute Quartet in D K285 - Bridget Douglas (fl), Donald Armstrong, Lyndsay Mountfort (vla), Ken Ichinose (cello) (RNZ St. Andrew's on The Terrace, Wellington)
Scarlatti, Domenico: Keyboard Sonata in E Kk380 - Shan Liu (pno) (RNZ )
