Upbeat for Monday 16 June 2014

12:10 Rodney Macann

Lexus Songquest preliminary judge and Radio New Zealand Concert producer Hannah Sassman announce this year's finalists

12:40 Peter Mechen

Review of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra's performances of the complete Beethoven Symphonies

1pm Lex French

Jazz trumpet player releases his new album The Cut

1:15 Michael Norris

Stroma music director previews their Mirror of Time performances

Music played in this show

DEBUSSY: C'est l'extase, from Ariettes oubiliees
Madison Nonoa (sop), Sharolyn Kimmorley (pno)
RNZ Rec.2014

DONIZETTI: Chacun le sait, from La fille du regiment
Madison Nonoa (sop), Sharolyn Kimmorley (pno)
RNZ Rec.2014

BEETHOVEN: Symphony No 4 in Bb Op 60
New Zealand SO / Pietari Inkinen
RNZ Rec.2014

BEETHOVEN: Symphony No 5 in C minor Op 67
New Zealand SO / Pietari Inkinen
RNZ Rec.2014

BEETHOVEN: Symphony No 6 in F Op 68, Pastoral
New Zealand SO / Pietari Inkinen
RNZ Rec.2014

BEETHOVEN: Symphony No 7 in A Op 92
New Zealand SO / Pietari Inkinen
RNZ Rec.2014

BEETHOVEN: Symphony No 8 in F Op 93
New Zealand SO / Pietari Inkinen
RNZ Rec.2014

BEETHOVEN: Symphony No 9 in D minor Op 125, Choral
Tiffany Speight (sop), Annely Peebo (mezzo), Simon O'Neill (ten), Peter Coleman-Wright (bass), Orpheus Choir of Wellington, New Zealand SO / Pietari Inkinen
RNZ Rec.2014

FRENCH: Up
David Bellemare, Nicolas Ferron, Nicolas Bedard, Mark Nelson / Alexis French
RATTLE 410220

TRAD: My Love is Like a Red Red Rose
Choir of New College, Oxford / Edward Higginbottom
Erato 0630 19065

LA RUE: Missa L'homme armé
Ensemble Clement Janequin / Dominique Visse
Harmonia Mundi HMA 195 1296