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Dorothy Buchanan - pioneering New Zealand composer
11 Jan 2020New Zealand composer Dorothy Quita Buchanan pioneered the Composers-in-Schools scheme in the 1970s, and has been an active violinist, pianist, teacher and publisher throughout her career. Read more Video, Audio
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Brian Kay's Secular Christmas
21 Dec 2019Brian Kay, conductor, broadcaster and ex-King's Singer, presents a selection of some of his favourite non-sacred music for the festive season. Read more Audio
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History through the Piano: The Centre Cannot Hold
John Drummond looks at famous pieces of piano music as windows into the world in which they were created. A composer cannot help but reflect the world he lives in, his understanding of life, his… Read more Audio
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History through the Piano: Europe and the World
7 Dec 2019John Drummond looks at famous pieces of piano music as windows into the world in which they were created. A composer cannot help but reflect the world he lives in, his understanding of life, his… Read more Audio
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History through the Piano: Chopin and Liszt - The Romantics
John Drummond looks at famous pieces of piano music as windows into the world in which they were created. A composer cannot help but reflect the world he lives in, his understanding of life, his… Read more Audio
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Breath of the Birds by Dame Gillian Whitehead
23 Nov 2019In 'Breath of the Birds' Dame Gillian Whitehead discusses the origin of taonga puoro, their revival, and how she has used traditional Māori musical instruments in her compositions. Read more Audio, Gallery
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Beethoven's Piano Concertos
23 Nov 2019Indra Hughes presents an overview of Beethoven's five Piano Concertos. Read more Audio
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Four Last Songs
9 Nov 2019Peter Shaw looks at Richard Strauss's final years and in particular his 'Four Last Songs' - today one of the most popular works in the classical repertoire. Read more Audio
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22 Ascot Terrace
2 Nov 2019On Christmas Day, 1959, Douglas Lilburn moved into 22 Ascot Terrace, Thorndon, Wellington - just a stone's throw from where he had been living on Tinakori Road, right opposite the Botanical Gardens… Read more Audio, Gallery
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The Isle is Full of Noises - Part 2
26 Oct 2019Bali, the Gamelan and Walter Spies The second of two programmes by Elric Hooper and Des Wilson. Read more Audio
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The Isle is Full of Noises - Part 1
19 Oct 2019Bali, the Gamelan and Walter Spies. The first of two programmes by Elric Hooper and Des Wilson. Read more Audio
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The Voice Box (Part Two)
12 Oct 2019Clarissa Dunn looks at some of the most intriguing vocal virtuosi from opera singers to yodellers to beat boxers: those artists who’ve taken the vocal instrument to physical and imaginative extremes.
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