Wednesday 12 March 2008 Rāapa 12 Poutū-te-rangi 2008

• 12:00 AM. Music Through the Night

  12:00 - Disc 1

  HAYDN: Symphony No 100 in G, Military; Symphony No 101 in D, Clock; Symphony No 59 in A, Fire - ASMF/Neville Marriner (Philips 420 866)

  1:10 (approx) - Disc 2

  ALBINONI/GIAZOTTO: Adagio in G minor for strings & organ; HANDEL: Concerto in Bb for harp, strings & 2 flutes Op 4/6; CORELLI: Concerto Grosso in G minor Op 6/8; PACHELBEL: Canon & Gigue; BACH: Suite No 2 in B minor BWV 1067 - I Musici (Philips 420 718)

  2:20 (approx) - Disc 3

  MOZART: Missa in honorem Sanctissimae Trinitas in C K167; Missa brevis in G K140; Missa brevis in D minor K65 - Helen Donath (sop), Annette Markert (contralto), Uwe Heilmann (ten), Andreas Schmidt (bass), Leipzig Radio Choir and SO/Herbert Kegel (Philips 422 264)

  3:25 (approx) - Disc 4

  SCHUMANN: Carnaval Op 9; Kinderszenen Op 15; Waldszenen Op 82 - Claudio Arrau (pno) (Philips 420 871)

  4:40 (approx) -Disc 5

  RAVEL: Bolero; CHABRIER: Espana; RODRIGO: Concierto de Aranjuez, Adagio; FALLA: El amor brujo, Fire Dance; RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Capriccio espagnol Op 34; GLINKA: Jota aragonesa; FALLA: Three Cornered Hat, Miller's dance and Final dance - Various artists (Philips 422 267)

• 6:00 AM. Classic Morning

  6:00 ABEL: Symphony in E Op 10/1 - Hanover Band/Graham Lea-Cox (ASV CD GAU 216)

  DEBUSSY: Violin Sonata in G minor - Justine Cormack (vln), Sarah Watkins (pno) (Atoll ACD 101)

  CHOPIN: Scherzo No 3 in C# minor Op 39 - Michael Houstoun (pno) (Tartar CD TRL 069)

  DELIUS arr Fenby: Serenade, from Hassan - Julian Lloyd Webber (cello), National Phil/Charles Gerhardt (RCA 74321 84112)

  COLLINS: Eire - BBC Concert Orch/John Wilson (Dutton CDLX 7162)

  7:00 WAGNER: The Flying Dutchman, Overture - Philharmonia/Lorin Maazel (Sony MLK 64061)

  VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: The Lark Ascending - Tasmin Little (vln), BBC SO/Andrew Davis (Teldec 9031 73127)

  ALBÉNIZ: Asturias, from Spanish Suite Op 47 - Cheryl Grice-Watterson (gtr) (Private recording)

  SCHUMANN trans Liszt: Widmung - Evgeny Kissin (pno) (RCA RD 60443)

  TCHAIKOVSKY: Polonaise, from Eugene Onegin - Moscow Bolshoi Theatre Orch/Alexander Vedernikov (PentaTone PTC 5186 091)

  8:00 Beauty Spot: PUCCINI: Signore ascolta, from Turandot - Inessa Galante (sop), Latvian Opera Orch/Alexander Vilumanis (CampionCD 1338)

  VERDI: A Masked Ball, Overture - Vienna Phil/Giuseppe Sinopoli (Philips 411 469)

  TAUSIG: The Ghost Ship Op 1 - Rian de Waal (pno) (Et'Cetera KTC 1016)

  HANDEL: Concerto Grosso in B minor Op 6/12 - ASMF/Iona Brown (dir) (Brilliant Classics 99986)

  PAGANINI arr Walden: Caprice No 24; POWELL arr Walden: Clarinade - Sabine & Wolfgang Meyer (cls), Bamberg Symphony big band/Ingo Metzmacher (EMI CDC 5 56652)

  PROKOFIEV: Romeo & Juliet, Act 2, excerpts - Boston Ballet Orch/Jonathan McPhee (Boston Ballet BBO 68-40)

• 9:00 AM. Composer of the Month

  LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)

  Violin Sonata No 3 in Eb Op 12/3 - Anne-Sophie Mutter (vln), Lambert Orkis (pno) (DG 457 619)

  Symphony No 5 in C minor Op 67 - Minnesota Orch/Osmo Vänskä (BIS SACD 1416)

• 10:00 AM. The Works

  BRUCKNER: Mass No 2 in E minor - Polyphony, Britten Sinfonia/Stephen Layton (Hyperion CDA 67629)

  BOCCHERINI: String Quartet in A G213 - Petersen Quartet (Capriccio 67 208)

  RACHMANINOV: Piano Concerto No 2 in C minor Op 18 - Byron Janis (pno), Minneapolis SO/Antal Dorati (Philips 456 850)

  STRAUSS: Der Rosenkavalier, Concert Suite - Scottish National Orch/Neeme Järvi (Chandos CHAN 8758)

• Noon Upbeat

  Music news & current affairs with Eva Radich (RNZ)

• 2:00 PM. Afternoon Requests

  KUHLAU: Flute Sonata in G Op 83/1 - Uwe Grodd (fl), Matteo Napoli (pno) (Naxos 8.555346)

  HUMMEL: Twelve Waltzes and Coda - London Mozart Players/Howard Shelley (Chandos CHAN 10415)

  PLEYEL: Allegro moderato; Adagio/Presto; Sonata in Bb for piano duet - Wolfgang Brunner, Leonore von Stauss (fpno duo) (Profil PH 06025)

  (Box 123, Wellington or concert@radionz.co.nz)

• 3:00 PM. CD Masters

  Classic performances from the back catalogue

  BAX: Rogue's Comedy Overture; Symphony No 6 - Royal Phil; New Philharmonia/Vernon Handley (rec 1994/66) (Lyrita SRCD 296)

• 4:00 PM. Made in New Zealand

  NZ musicians and composers

  HOLST: A Fugal Overture - London Festival Orch/Ross Pople (ASV CD DCA 782)

  BLISS: Piano Quartet in A minor - Chamber Domaine (ASV CD DCA 1128)

  LILBURN: Three Songs for voice & piano - José Aparicio (ten), Paul Cibis (pno) (Waiteata WTA 009)

  HEENAN: War & Peace, Suite for orchestra - New Zealand SO/Ashley Heenan (Kiwi CD SLD 102)

• 5:00 PM. Cadenza

  SULLIVAN: Iolanthe, Overture - Scottish CO/Alexander Faris (Nimbus NI 7067/8)

  MONTI: Csárdás - Nigel Kennedy (vln/dir), English CO (EMI 5 56923)

  CHOPIN: Fantasy-Impromptu in C# minor Op 66 - Michael Houstoun (pno) (Tartar TRL 040)

  TÁRREGA: Recuerdos de la Alhambra - John Williams (gtr) (CBS MK 44794)

  ALFVÉN: Swedish Rhapsody No 1, Midsummer Vigil Op 19 - Helsingborg SO/Okko Kamu (Naxos 8.553115)

  TALLIS: Spem in alium - Winchester Cathedral Choir, Winchester College Quiristers, Vocal Arts/David Hill (Hyperion CDA 66400)

  MENDELSSOHN: Calm Sea & Prosperous Voyage, Overture - Ulster Orch/Nicholas Braithwaite (BBC Music BBC MM 260)

  SALZEDO: Quietude - Carolyn Mills (harp) (Atoll ACD 602)

  LU WENCHENG arr Chen Peixun: Autumn moon on a calm lake - Lang Lang (pno) (DG 477 6229)

  COPLAND: Quiet City - Philip Lloyd (tpt), Alison Jepson (cor anglais), Auckland Sinfonietta/Peter Scholes (PMI L 282)

  ELGAR: How calmly the evening - Worcester Cathedral Choir/Donald Hunt (Hyperion CDA 66271/2)

  BRUCKNER: Quiet Contemplation on an Autumn Evening - Wolfgang Brunner (pno) (CPO 999 256)

  ALBINONI: Oboe Concerto in D Op 7/6 - Stefan Schilli (ob), Stuttgart CO/Nicol Matt (Brilliant Classics 92791)

  HOLST: Brook Green Suite - English Sinfonia/Howard Griffiths (Naxos 8.570339)

• 7:00 PM. Appointment

  In Close Harmony

  Six programmes in which former King's Singer Brian Kay celebrates the history and art of close harmony singing

  (5) The Lighter Side

  The Swingle Singers have their way with a Rossini overture, a jazz standard is taken way over the top by the King's Singers and the Master Singers interpret the road code as Anglican chant! (RNZ)

• 8:00 PM. Music Alive

  Australian Festival of Chamber Music, Townsville 2007

  Four programmes

  (2) BACH: Chaconne, from Violin Partita No 2 in D minor - Valeriy Sokolov (vln)

  BRITTEN: Canticle No 2, Abraham & Isaac Op 51 - Fiona Campbell (mezzo), Paul McMahon (ten), Kathryn Stott (pno)

  DEAN: Song Cycle, Poems and Prayers - Fiona Campbell (mezzo), Bengt Forsberg (pno)

  BACH arr Cowdery: Goldberg Variations BWV988 - New Zealand String Quartet (ABC)

• 9:45 PM. Alleluja

  HAYDN: Symphony No 30 in C - Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orch/Adam Fischer (Brilliant Classics 93105)

• 10:00 PM. Day's End

  RAVEL: Sonatine - Lise de la Salle (pno) (Naïve V 4936)

  TAVENER: Song for Athene - Atlanta SO/Chamber Chorus/Norman Mackenzie (Telarc CD 80654)

  BRUCH: Romance in A minor Op 42 - Aaron Rosand (vln), North German Radio Phil/Christoph Wyneken (Vox VXP 7906)

  DVORÁK: Serenade in E for strings Op 22 - Salzburg Camerata Academica/Sándor Végh (Orfeo C 630 041 B)

  11:00 MOZART: Piano Trio No 4 in E K542 - Anne-Sophie Mutter (vln), Daniel Müller-Schott (cello), André Previn (pno) (DG 477 6114)

  String Quintet No 4 in G minor K516 - Prazák Quartet, Hatto Beyerlé (vla) (Praga PRD 350 012)

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