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04 December 2023

Laurenti, Bartolomeo: Introduzione dodicesima, from Suonate per camera Op 1 - Australian Brandenburg Orchestra/Paul Dyer (ABC Classics ABC 4763828)

Mendelssohn, Felix: Hebrides Overture - Auckland Phil/Miguel Harth-Bedoya (Universal 99172)

Beethoven, Ludwig van: Piano Sonata No 8 in C minor Op 13, Pathétique (1) - Stephen Kovacevich (pno) (EMI 9 65922)

Rachmaninov, Sergei: Symphonic Dances Op 45 (1) - Concertgebouw Orch/Vladimir Ashkenazy (Decca 410 124)

Ernst, Heinrich Wilhelm: Variations brillantes sur un thème de Rossini - Josef Spacek (vln), Gordon Back (pno) (Naxos 8.572575)

Whitacre, Eric: little tree - Leslie De'Ath (pno), Elora Festival Singers (Naxos 8.559677)

Bach, Johann Sebastian: Air from Suite No 3 in D BWV1068 - The Black Quartet (Private P001452)

1:00 approx

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Adagio in B minor K540 - Alfred Brendel (pno) (Philips 468 048)

Dittersdorf, Karl Ditters von: Harp Concerto in A - Marisa Robles (harp), ASMF/Iona Brown (Decca 425 723)

Sparke, Philip: The Land of the Long White Cloud, Aotearoa - National Youth Brass Band of New Zealand/Nigel Weeks (Trust MMT 2049)

Lilburn, Douglas: Moths & Candles - Michael Houstoun (pno) (Rattle RAT D040)

Walton, William: Partita for Orchestra - BBC SO/Edward Gardner (Chandos CHSA5210)

3:00 approx

Ritchie, John: Canary Wine - 1998 New Zealand National Youth Choir/Karen Grylls (TRUST MMT 2016)

Kreutzer, Joseph: Grand Trio Op 16 - JoAnn Falletta (gtr), Alexa Still (fl), Robert Alemany (cl) (KOCH INTERNATIONAL 2010356)

Kaska, Kevin: Ballade - Adam Frey (euphonium), New Zealand SO/Bruce Hangen (Naxos 8.570538)

Strauss, Richard: Suite in Bb for winds Op 4 (1) - Royal Liverpool PO/Gerard Schwarz (RLPO LIVE RLCD 401 P)

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich: The Nutcracker Suite Op 71a - Montreal SO (Decca 417 300)

3:00 approx

Handel, George Frideric: Trio Sonata in G minor Op 2/6 - London Baroque (HARMONIA MUNDI HMC 90 1379)

Schubert, Franz: Impromptu in Gb D899/3 - Shura Cherkassky (pno) (BBC Music BBC MM 99)

Grieg, Edvard: Piano Concerto in A minor Op 16 - Richard Farrell (pno), Hallé Orch/George Weldon (Atoll ACD 208)

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: String Quartet No 18 in A K464 (2) - New Zealand String Quartet (NZ String Quartet 2006)

Chopin, Frédéric: Three New Etudes Op posth - Eugene Mursky (pno) (PROFIL PH 04070)

Verdi, Giuseppe: Va pensiero, from Nabucco - Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Utah SO/Julius Rudel (Decca 425 431)

4:00 approx

Bach, Johann Sebastian: Toccata & Fugue in F BWV540 - Gillian Weir (org) (PRIORY PRCD 800)

Piazzolla, Astor arr Bragato: Invierno porteño, from Four Seasons in Buenos Aires - Gryphon Trio (Analekta AN 2 9857)

Vaughan Williams, Ralph: Symphony No 5 in D (1) - Atlanta SO/Robert Spano (TELARC CD 80676)

Cannabich, Christian: Symphony No 50 in D minor - Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia/Uwe Grodd (Naxos 8.55434)

Traditional, with text by Kathy Gillard, Christchurch arr Francis Melville, lyrics Kathy Gillard: The Kauri and the Kowhai - The Sirens and RNZ Concert Choir (RNZ 2019)

Biber, Heinrich I.F. von: Battalia in D - Cologne Musica Antiqua/Reinhard Goebel (dir) (Archiv 429 230)

Rutter, John: O be joyful in the Lord - Cambridge Singers, City of London Sinfonia/John Rutter (Collegium CSCD 500)

5:00 approx

Telemann, Georg Philipp: Concerto in F for three violins - Simon Standage (vln/dir), Micaela Comberti (vln), Catherine Weiss (vln), Collegium Musicum 90 (Chandos CHAN 0580)

Albinoni, Tomaso: Oboe Concerto in C Op 9/5 - Stefan Schilli (ob), Stuttgart CO/Nicol Matt (Brilliant Classics 92791)

Haydn, Franz Joseph: Cello Concerto in D HobVIIb/4 - Gautier Capuçon (cello), Mahler CO/Daniel Harding (Virgin 5 45560)

Ritchie, Anthony: Pas de deux, Op. 51a - III. Jeux - Jane Curry, Owen Moriarty (gtrs) (Naxos 8.579041)

Beethoven, Ludwig van: Piano Sonata No 14 in C# minor, Moonlight (1) - Rudolf Buchbinder (pno) (warner 8573 80438)

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Deh vieni, from The Marriage of Figaro - Kathleen Battle (sop), Metropolitan Opera Orch (DG 439 949)

Pez, Johann Christoph: Concerto pastorale in F major (6) - Les Violons du Roy (Dorian DOR 90180)

Saint-Saëns, Camille: Romance in F Op 36 - Johannes Moser (cello), Stuttgart Radio SO/Fabrice Bollon (Hänssler CD 93.222)

05 December 2023

Adams, John: Century Rolls: II. Manny's Gym - Emanuel Ax (pno), Cleveland Orch/Christoph von Dohnányi (NONESUCH 79607)

Ries, Ferdinand: Piano Concerto in C minor Op 115 - Christopher Hinterhuber (pno), Bournemouth SO/Uwe Grodd (Naxos 8.572088)

Bach, Johann Sebastian: Brandenburg Concerto No 5 in D BWV1050 (3) - Emmanuel Pahud (fl), Christine Schornsheim (hpschd), Berlin Baroque Soloists/Rainer Kussmaul (vln/dir) (EMI 5 57111)

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Piano Trio No 5 in C K548 (1) - Daniel Barenboim (piano), Michael Barenboim (violin), Kian Soltani (cello) (DG 4837506)

Beethoven, Ludwig van: Piano Sonata No 3 in C Op 2/3 (1) - Diedre Irons (pno) (RNZ UA44)

Whitehead, Gillian: Kyrie, from Missa brevis - Sings Harry Vocal Ensemble (WAITEATA WTA 003)

1:00 approx

Stanford, Charles Villiers arr Grainger: Four Irish Dances - Piers Lane (pno) (Hyperion CDA 67279)

Glazunov, Alexander: Festive Moods - Shostakovich Quartet (Olympia OCD 575)

Chopin, Frédéric: Nocturnes Op 27 - Peter Katin (pno) (OLYMPIA OCD 254)

Ravel, Maurice: Piece in the form of a Habanera - Murray Khouri (cl), Rosemary Barnes (pno) (Continuum CCD 1014)

Canteloube, Joseph: Songs of the Auvergne Set 3 - Kiri Te Kanawa (sop), English CO/Jeffrey Tate (Decca 444 995)

3:00 approx

Elgar, Edward: Funeral March, from Grania & Diarmid - New Zealand SO/James Judd (Naxos 8.557273)

Klatzow, Peter: Sonata for Cello and Piano - Heleen du Plessis (cello), Malcolm Nay (piano) ( )

Goossens, Eugene: Pastoral, from Two Nature Poems Op 25 - Melbourne SO/Andrew Davis (Chandos CHSA 5119)

Stamitz, Johann: Symphony in A - NZSO Chamber Orch/Donald Armstrong (dir) (Naxos 8.553194)

Haydn, Franz Joseph: String Quartet in C Op 76/3, Emperor (1) - Alban Berg Quartet (EMI CDC 5 56166)

Traditional arr Sorrell: Nowell Sing We, Both All and Some - Amanda Powell, Molly Netter, Ross Hauck, Jeffrey Strauss (vocals), Apollo's Singers, Apollo's Fire (Avie AV2396)

3:00 approx

Beethoven, Ludwig van: Piano Sonata No 23 in F minor, Appassionata - Michael Houstoun (pno) (Rattle D048)

Geminiani, Francesco: Concerto Grosso in E minor Op 3/3 - NZ Barok (Atoll ACD 813)

Copland, Aaron: Quiet City - London Festival Orch/Ross Pople (Arte Nova 74321 37854)

Purcell, Henry arr Britten: Chaconne in G minor Z730 - Royal Ballet Sinfonia/Gavin Sutherland (Naxos 8.557753)

Floyd, Carlisle: Ain't it a Pretty Night, from Susannah - Renée Fleming (sop), Metropolitan Opera Orch (Decca 460567)

4:00 approx

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Piano Sonata No 3 in Bb K281 - John Chen (pno) (RNZ UB13)

Britten, Benjamin: Four Sea Interludes, from Peter Grimes - BBC Phil/Edward Gardner (Chandos CHAN 10658)

Larsson, Lars-Erik: Pastoral Suite - Helsingborg SO/Okko Kamu (Naxos 8.553115)

Martin, Hugh arr Pears: Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Aled Jones (vocal), New Zealand Sinfonietta/Ian Tilley (Decca 572406)

Saint-Saëns, Camille: Romance in Db Op 37 - Kathryn Thomas (fl), Richard Shaw (pno) (DEUX-ELLES DXL 1033)

Arlen, Harold arr Barnett: Out Of This World - Christopher Fritzsche (countertenor), Chanticleer (Teldec 4509 96515)

5:00 approx

Schumann, Clara: Three Romances Op 11 - Isata Kanneh-Mason (pno) (Decca 4850020)

Coleridge-Taylor, Samuel: Legend Op 14 - Lorraine McAslan (vln), London Phil/Nicholas Braithwaite (LYRITA SRCD 317)

Glick, Srul Irving: Suite Hébraïque No 5 III Wedding Dance - Suzanne Shulman (fl), James Campbell (cl), Andrew Dawes (vln), Daniel Domb (cello) (CBC Records MVCD 1046)

Glazunov, Alexander: Spring and Summer, from The Seasons - Royal Scottish National Orch/José Serebrier (Warner 2564 61434)

Debussy, Claude: Bruyères, from Preludes - Tessa Birnie (pno) (ABC Classics 476 6479)

Dvořák, Antonín adapt T Batiashvili: Largo from Symphony No 9 in E minor, From the New World - Lisa Batiashvili (vln), Berlin Radio SO/Nikoloz Rachveli (DG 4838586)

Falla, Manuel de: Nana, from Seven Popular Spanish Songs - Renée Fleming (sop), Philharmonia Orch (Decca 478 0125)

Schumann, Robert: Romance in F# Op 28/2 - Jan Lisiecki (pno) (DG 4795327)

Head, Michael arr Lole: The Little Road To Bethlehem - Aled Jones (vocal), Andrew Goodwin (org), New Zealand Sinfonietta/Ian Tilley (Decca 572406)