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14 December 2025
Hovhaness, Alan: Alleluia & Fugue Op 40b - Slovak Radio SO, Bratislava/Kerry Stratton (DORIAN DOR 93166)
Joachim, Joseph: Romanze Op 2/1 - Daniel Hope (violin), Sebastian Knauer (piano) (DG 477 9301)
Vaughan Williams, Ralph: In the Fen Country - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/James Judd (Naxos 8.555867)
Rota, Nino: Sonata for flute & harp - Emmanuel Pahud (flute), Anneleen Lenaerts (harp) (Warner Classics 9029551471)
Trifonov, Daniil: Rachmaniana - Daniil Trifonov (piano) (DG 479 4970)
Lamb, Joseph: Bohemian Rag - The Black Quartet (Private P001452)
1:00 approx
Schumann, Robert: Three Romances Op 94 - Karine Georgian (cello), Jan Willem Nelleke (piano) (Naxos 8.572375)
Leclair, Jean-Marie: Violin Concerto in G minor Op 10/6 - Simon Standage (vln/director), Collegium Musicum 90 (Chandos CHAN 0589)
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Variations on a theme from Handel's Judas Maccabaeus - Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Emanuel Ax (piano) (CBS MK 42121)
Imamovic, Almer: Sarajevo Nights - New Zealand Guitar Quartet (Ode CDMANU 5153)
Haydn, Franz Joseph: Variations in F minor HobXVII/6 - Tessa Birnie (piano) (Chartreuse TB 6)
2:00 approx
Adamo, Mark: Alcott Music, from Little Women - Eclipse Chamber Orchestra/Sylvia Alimena (Naxos 8.559258)
Chopin, Frédéric: Nocturne in Bb minor Op 9/1 - Israela Margalit (piano) (QUARTZ QTZ 2022)
Strauss, Richard: Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche Op 28 - Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra/Mariss Jansons (BR Media 900 707)
Korngold, Erich Wolfgang: Piano Trio in D Op 1 (2) - NZTrio (Rattle RAT-D121)
Beck, Franz Ignaz: Sinfonia in C Op 1/6 - NZSO Chamber Orchestra/Donald Armstrong (Naxos 8.554071)
Bach, Johann Sebastian: Partita No 1 in Bb BWV825 (2) - Igor Levit (piano) (Sony 88843 03682)
3:00 approx
Brahms, Johannes: Symphony No 3 in F Op 90 (3) - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Victor Yampolsky (KIWI CD SLC 215)
Bruch, Max: Violin Concerto No 1 in G minor Op 26 - Hans Christian Aavik (violin), Odense Symphony Orchestra/Gemma New (Orchid Classics ORC100380)
Schubert, Franz: Three Piano Pieces D946 (2) - András Schiff (piano) (Philips 456 925)
Sibelius, Jean: The Dryad - Moscow Philharmonic/Vassily Sinaisky (Brilliant Classics 9212)
Wiedoeft, Rudy: Valse Vanité - Amy Dickson (saxophone), Catherine Milledge (piano) (Sony 88697 203072)
4:00 approx
Foote, Arthur: Air & Gavotte - Seattle Symphony/Gerard Schwarz (Naxos 8.559365)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Quintet in Eb for piano & winds K452 (1) - Daniel Barenboim (piano), Hansjörg Schellenberger (oboe), Larry Combs (clarinet), Daniele Damiano (bsn), Dale Clevenger (horn) (ERATO 4509 96359)
Vivaldi, Antonio: Violin Concerto in G minor RV317 - Takako Nishizaki (violin), New Zealand Symphony Orchestraestra National Youth Orchestra/Peter Walls (Naxos 8.572381)
Franchi, Dorothea: Suite for flute & harp - Anthony Ferner (flute), Helen Webby (harp) (Manu CD MANU 2050)
Liszt, Franz: Funérailles - Johann Blanchard (piano) (MDG 904 1803)
Farrenc, Louise: Symphony No 1 in C minor Op 32 (4) - North German Radio Philharmonic/Johannes Goritzki (CPO 999 603)
5:00 approx
Satie, Eric: Three pieces in the shape of a pear - Pascal Rogé (piano), Jean-Philippe Collard (piano) (Decca 455 401)
Handel, George Frideric: Organ Concerto in F Op 4/5 - Simon Preston (organ), English Concert/Trevor Pinnock (dir) (Archiv 413 465)
Weber, Carl Maria von: Grand Duo Concertant in Eb Op 48 - Andreas Ottensamer (clarinet), Yuja Wang (piano) (DG 4836069)
Villa-Lobos, Heitor: Suite populaire brésilienne No 2, Schottish - Choro - Iwan Tanzil (guitar) (Kreuzberg records kr10061)
Abramian, Edouard: Concert Scherzo for Violin & Piano - Nikolay Madoyan (violin), Armine Grigoryan (piano) (Naxos 8574535)
Traditional arr Hart: The Broom Of Cowdenknowes - Stella Dickinson (oboe), Capital Virtuosi/Paul Hart (ASV CDWHL 2118)
Rachmaninov, Sergei: Preludes Op 23 No 1 in F sharp minor: Largo - Colin Horsley (piano) (Atoll ACD 442)
Davis, Oliver: Infinite Ocean (2) - Benjamin Baker (violin), Royal Philharmonic/Paul Bateman (Signum SIGCD590)
Grainger, Percy: Blithe Bells - Ensemble Liaison (El Records EL001)
15 December 2025
Saint-Saëns, Camille: Romance in Bb Op 27 - Michael Erxleben (vln/director), New Berlin Chamber Orchestra (Capriccio 10 563)
Brahms, Johannes arr Geringas: Feldeinsamkeit Op 86/2 Wie Melodien zieht es mir Op 105/1 Sapphische Ode Op 94/4 Wiegenlied Op 49/4 Liebestreu Op 3/1 Minnelied Op 71/5 - Alexander Ivashkin (cello), Tamás Vesmás (piano) (RNZ UB56)
Strauss, Richard: Serenade in Eb for winds Op 7 - Britten Sinfonia/Nicholas Cleobury (EMI CD EMX 2238)
Liszt, Franz: Transcendental Study No 6, Vision - Luu Hong Quang (piano) (RATTLE RATD152)
Dove, Jonathan: Missa brevis - Jonathan Vaughn (organ), Wells Cathedral Choir/Matthew Owens (Hyperion CDA 67768)
Gade, Niels: Violin Sonata No 1 in A Op 6 (1) - Christina Åstrand (violin), Per Salo (piano) (DACAPO 8.226066)
Childs, David: Weep no more - Toronto Children's Chorus/Elise Bradley (Marquis 81439)
1:00 approx
Telemann, Georg Philipp: Overture in G, Burlesque de Don Quixotte - Jeanne Lamon (vln/director), Tafelmusik (FLEURS DE LYS FL 2 3138)
Bach, Johann Sebastian: Italian Concerto in F BWV971 - Alicia de Larrocha (piano) (Philips 456 886)
Brahms, Johannes: Clarinet Quintet in B minor Op 115 (1) - Sharon Kam (clarinet), Jerusalem Quartet (Harmonia Mundi HMC 90 2152)
Young, Kenneth: Three Sad Waltzes - Matthew Marshall (guitar) (RNZ UA10)
Squire, Tabea: Behind the Stars, a Dark Sky - Harry Bennetts, Wilma Smith (vlns) Christopher Moore (viola), Matthias Balzat (cello), Benjamin Carter (piano) (RNZ MMF 2022)
2:00 approx
Honegger, Arthur: Pastorale d'été - London Philharmonic/Vladimir Jurowski (LPO 0058)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Divertimento in Bb K254 - Gryphon Trio (Analekta AN 2 9827-8)
Debussy, Claude: Jeux - Cleveland Orchestra/Pierre Boulez (DG 439 896)
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Violin Sonata No 2 in A Op 12/2 (1) - Bella Hristova (violin), Michael Houstoun (piano) (RATTLE RATD088)
Graham, Peter: Brillante - Adam Frey (euphonium), New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Bruce Hangen (Naxos 8.570538)
Brescianello, Giuseppe Antonio: Violin Concerto in E minor Op 1/4 (1) - Adrian Chandler (violin), La Serenissima (SIGNUM SIGCD767)
3:00 approx
Handel, George Frideric: Water Music Suite No 1 in F - London Festival Orchestra/Ross Pople (Arte Nova ANO 304980)
Saint-Saëns, Camille: Havanaise - María Dueñas (violin), Vienna Symphony Orchestra/Manfred Honeck (DG 4863512)
Chopin, Frédéric: Nocturne in C# minor Op 27/1 - Diedre Irons (piano) (TRUST MMT 2041)
Hume, Tobias: Good Again What Greater Griefe, second couplet - Marianne Muller (viola da gamba), Liam Fennelly (viola da gamba), Pau Marcos (viola da gamba) (ZIG ZAG ZZT 100 501)
Cavalli, Pietro Francesco: Elevatio, from Missa 1660 - Galilei Consort/Benjamin Chénier (Château de Versailles Spectacles CVS006)
4:00 approx
Brahms, Johannes: Two Rhapsodies Op 79 - Martha Argerich (piano) (DG 447 430)
Clementi, Muzio: Symphony No 1 in C WO32 (1) - Rome Symphony Orchestra/Francesco La Vecchia (Naxos 8.573071)
Merk, Joseph: Fantasy on Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor - Martin Rummel (cello), Roland Krüger (piano) (Naxos 8.572759)
Mascagni, Pietro: Cavalleria rusticana, Intermezzo - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/James Sedares (UNIVERSAL 399 8782)
Raum, Elizabeth: Pershing Concerto - John Griffiths (tuba), Orchestra of the Capella of St. Petersburg (MSR Classics LOG 14342)
Dussek, Sophia Giustina: Harp Sonata in C minor Op 2/3 - Judy Loman (harp) (Naxos 8.554347)
5:00 approx
Goodall, Howard: The Seasons, Autumn - Bozidar Vukotic (cello), Marianna Szymanowska (harp), Tippett Quartet (EMI 6 88626)
Britten, Benjamin: Five Waltzes - Stephen Hough (piano) (EMI CDM 5 67429)
Françaix, Jean: L'Horloge de flore - Albrecht Mayer (oboe), ASMF/Mathias Mönius (Decca 478 2564)
Monteverdi, Claudio: Ballo - L'Arpeggiata, Christina Pluhar (theorbo/director) (Virgin 2 36140)
Norton, Christopher: Sonatina (1) - Carol Hohauser (flute), Karen Spiegel-Neumann (piano) (RNZ UA06)
Portman, Rachel: Suite, from Mona Lisa Smile - Session orchestra (Epic 90737)
Schumann, Robert arr Lewin: Träumerei, from Kinderszenen Op 15 - Miloš Karadaglić (guitar) (Decca 4851525)