Thursday 11 June 2015 Rāpare 11 Pipiri 2015

• 12:00 AM. Music Through the Night

  Disc 1

  SCRIABIN: The Poem of Ecstasy; Symphony No 2 in C minor Op 29 - BBC Phil/Vassily Sinaisky (BBC Music BBC MM 218)

  1:15 approx - Disc 2

  WIDOR: Toccata, from Symphony No 5 in F minor; HARWOOD: Sonata No 1 in C# minor; PARRY: Chorale Prelude; STATHAM: Rhapsody on a Ground; WALFORD DAVIES: Solemn Melody; ELGAR arr Gower: Enigma Variations, Nimrod; MENDELSSOHN: Organ Sonata in A Op 65/3 (1); MENDELSSOHN arr Best: War March of the Priests; SUMSION: Ceremonial March - Robert Costin (organ of the Wellington Town Hall) (Kiwi Pacific CD TRL 076)

  2:25 approx - Disc 3

  BIBER: Missa Salisburensis; Sonata tam aris quam aulis servientes; Sonata No 12 & No 5; Sancti Polycarpi; Plaudite tympana - Gabrieli Consort & Players, Musica Antiqua Cologne/Paul McCreesh (Archiv 471 632)

  3:35 approx - Disc 4

  HAYDN: Trios, No 40 in F# minor Op 73/3; No 37 in D Op 71/3; No 36 in Eb Op 71/2 - Jérome Hantaï (fpno), Philippe Couvert (vln), Alix Verzier (cello) (Naïve E 8811)

  4:50 approx - Disc 5

  Stokowski Orchestral Transcriptions

  BACH: Toccata & Fugue in D minor; Prelude in Eb minor; Geistliches Lied, Mein Jesu; Chorale Prelude, Wir glauben all' an einen Gott; Chorale from Easter Cantata; Passacaglia & Fugue in C minor; BYRD: Pavan, The Earl of Salisbury & Galliard; CLARKE: Trumpet Voluntary; SCHUBERT: Moments musicaux, No 3 in F minor; CHOPIN: Mazurka in A minor Op 17/4; TCHAIKOVSKY: Chant sans paroles; DUPARC: Extase; RACHMANINOV: Prelude in C# minor Op 3/2 - Czech Phil, London SO/Leopold Stokowski (London 448 946)

• 6:00 AM. Classic Morning with Rick Young

  6:00 GOSSEC: Symphony in C minor Op 6/3 - Concerto Cologne/Andrea Keller (dir) (Capriccio 67 073)

  SCHUBERT trans anon for cello: Litanei auf das Fest Allerseelen D343; Die Forelle D550; Der Doppelgänger D957/13 - Anne Gastinel (cello), Claire Désert (pno) (Naïve V 5021)

  A MARCELLO: Oboe Concerto in D minor - Albrecht Mayer (ob/dir), New Seasons Ensemble (Decca 478 0313)

  MERTZ: Unruhe - Amadeus Guitar Duo (Naxos 8.573439)

  WAGNER: Liebestod, from Tristan & Isolde - Philadelphia Orch/Christian Thielemann (DG 453 485)

  7:00 WEBER: Oberon, Overture - London Classical Players/Roger Norrington (EMI CDC 7 49889)

  ELGAR: Chanson de matin Op 15/2 - Amanda Hollins (fl), Richard Mapp (pno) (Atoll ACD 902)

  KLEMPERER: Merry Waltz, from Das Ziel - Minnesota Orch/Eiji Oue (Reference Recordings-92 CD)

  SATIE arr Williams: Gnossiennes Nos 1-2 - John Williams (gtr) (Sony SK 60586)

  BACH: Concerto in C minor for oboe & violin BWV1060 - Elizabeth Wallfisch (vln), Paul Goodwin (ob), King's Consort/Robert King (dir) (Hyperion CDA 66380)

  8:00 Beauty Spot: HANDEL: What passion cannot music raise to quell, from Ode for St Cecilia's Day - Lucy Crowe (sop), Nils Wieboldt (cello), Les Musiciens du Louvre/Marc Minkowski (Naïve V 5183)

  BUSSER: Andalucia Op 86 - Edward Beckett (fl), London Festival Orch/Ross Pople (Black Box BBM 1049)

  LISZT: La Danza, from Soirées musicales - Tristan Pfaff (pno) (Aparté AP 019)

  DELIBES arr Grafe: Les filles de Cadix - Sol Gabetta (cello), Prague Phil/Charles Olivieri-Munroe (RCA Red Seal 88697 35962)

  NIELSEN: Serenata in vano - DiamantEnsemblet (Dacapo 8.226064)

  MUSSORGSKY: A Night on Bare Mountain - Bournemouth SO/Kirill Karabits (Onyx 4074)

• 9:00 AM. Composer of the Week

  FELIX MENDELSSOHN (1809-1847)

  Marriage of Camacho, Overture - Bamberg SO/Claus Peter Flor (RCA RD 87905)

  Song without Words in D Op 109 - James Kreger (cello), Gerald Robbins (pno) (Koch Discover DICD 920 586)

  Concert Piece in F minor Op 113 - Peter Schmidl (cl), Pierre Pichler (basset-horn), Madoka Inui (pno) (Naxos 8.557232)

  Violin Concerto in E minor Op 64 - Maxim Vengerov (vln), Leipzig Gewandhaus Orch/Kurt Masur (Warner Classics & Jazz 2564 69272-9)

• 10:00 AM. Weekday Classics with Cynthia Morahan

  Michael Hill International Violin Competition Commissions

  Eight programmes researched and produced by Amber Read

  (6) JOHN PSATHAS: Gyftiko (RNZ)

• 10:25 AM. The Works

  HAYDN: Symphony No 92 in G, Oxford - London SO/Colin Davis (LSO Live LSO 0702)

  BRITTEN: Serenade for tenor, horn & strings Op 31 - James Gilchrist (ten), Jasper de Waal (horn), Amsterdam Sinfonietta/Candida Thompson (dir) (Channel Classics CCS SA 32213)

  RACHMANINOV: Piano Trio No 1 in G minor, Elégiaque - Kempf Trio (BIS CD 1302)

  JARNEFELT: Symphonic Fantasy - Lahti SO/Jaakko Kuusisto (BIS CD 1753)

• Noon Recent Releases

  RAVEL: Piano Concerto in G - Simone Dinnerstein (pno), MDR Leipzig Radio SO/Kristjan Järvi (Sony 88875 03245)

  POULENC: Clarinet Sonata in Bb - Lisa Shklyaver (cl), Jos van Immerseel (pno) (Zig Zag ZZT 358)

  DEBUSSY: De fleurs, from Proses lyriques; L BOULANGER: Les lilas qui avaient fleuri, from Clairières dans le ciel; CHABRIER: All the flowers! - Carolyn Sampson (sop), Joseph Middleton (pno) (BIS SACD 2102)

• 1:00 PM. Afternoon Requests

  TRUSCOTT: Elegy for string orchestra - Ireland National SO/Gary Brain (Marco Polo 8.223674)

  MOZART: Adagio in E K261 - Julia Fischer (vln), Netherlands CO/Yakov Kreizberg (PentaTone PTC 5186 064)

  HEAD: The ships of Arcady - Robin Tritschler (ten), Malcolm Martineau (pno) (Signum SIGCD 401)

  CHOPIN: Nocturnes Op 9 - Brigitte Engerer (pno) (Harmonia Mundi HMG 50 1430.31)

  DELERUE: Between you and me, from Her Alibi; Exposed, Suite - Eileen Clark, Carl Anderson (vocalists), studio orchestra/Georges Delerue (Varese Sarabande VSD 5241)

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

• 2:00 PM. Upbeat with Eva Radich

  Music news & current affairs (RNZ)

• 3:00 PM. Classic Afternoons with David Morriss

  CD Masters

  Classic performances from the back catalogue

  PURCELL: Ode for St Cecilia's Day, Hail! Bright Cecilia - April Cantelo (sop), Alfred Deller, Peter Salmon (countertenors), Wilfred Brown (ten), Maurice Bevan (bar), John Frost (bass), George Eskdale (tpt), Walter Bergmann (hpschd), Ambrosian Singers, Kalmar CO of London/Michael Tippett (rec 1956) (Vanguard VCD 72013)

• 4:05 PM. Made in New Zealand

  NZ performers and composers

  HILL: Dancing Faun; One Came Fluting; Valse Triste - Tamara Anna Cislowska (pno) (Artworks AW 005)

  KHACHATURIAN: Awakening & Dance of Ayesha, from Gayaneh - New Zealand SO/Varujan Kojian (Kiwi CD SLC 222)

  EDWARDS: Piano Trio - NZTrio (Rattle RAT D017)

  CARR: Symphony No 3 - Auckland Philharmonia/John Hopkins (Manu CD MANU 1415)

  5:00 CHAPPELL: Boy Wizard, Overture - Royal Ballet Sinfonia/Gavin Sutherland (ASV White Line CD WHL 2133)

  SARASATE: Zapateado Op 23/2 - Gil Shaham (vln), Akira Eguchi (pno) (Canary Classics CC 07)

  BANTOCK: The Pierrot of the Minute - Royal Phil/Vernon Handley (Hyperion CDA 67395)

  VERDI: Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves, Va pensiero, from Nabucco - St Cecilia National Academy Chorus & Orch, Rome/Myung-Whun Chung (DG 459 146)

  FAURÉ: Fantaisie Op 79 - Emmanuel Pahud (fl), Eric Le Sage (pno) (Alpha 603)

  SULLIVAN: Thespis ballet music - RTE Concert Orch, Dublin/Andrew Penny (Marco Polo 8.223460)

  6:00 BOYER: Silver Fanfare - London Phil/Peter Boyer (Naxos 8.559769)

  GABRIEL-MARIE arr Herman: Golden wedding - Mark Walton (cl), Iola Shelley (pno) (Private)

  TRAD arr Beethoven: The golden robe, from 26 Welsh Songs WoO155 - Catrin Wyn Davies (sop), Christopher Maltman (bar), Marieke Blankestijn (vln), Ursula Smith (cello), Malcolm Martineau (pno) (DG 453 786)

  CURTIS: Sterling silver - Royal Ballet Sinfonia/Gavin Sutherland (Campion CAMEO 2085)

  BAX: Golden Eagle - Richard Nunn (pno), London Phil/Bryden Thomson (Chandos CHAN 9003)

  GOULD: Golden Delicious, from Apple Waltzes - American SO/Morton Gould (RCA RCD1-5019)

  WYMAN: Silvery Waves - Alan Etherden (pno) (HMP HMPCD 0589)

  LÉHAR: Gold & Silver Waltz - Vienna Phil/John Eliot Gardiner (DG 463 185)

• 7:00 PM. Appointment

  Götterdämmerung

  We reach The Twilight of the Gods, as Erica Challis takes us through the story and music of the fourth of Wagner's Ring Cycle operas (RNZ)

• 8:00 PM. Music Alive

  Direct from the Auckland Town Hall Concert Chamber

  Michael Hill International Violin Competition 2015

  Semi-finals, Day 2

  Three of the top six semi-finalists perform with Michael Houstoun (pno) and Ashley Brown (cello) selecting from:

  BEETHOVEN: Piano Trios, No 1 in Eb Op 1/1; No 2 in G Op 1/2; No 3 in C minor Op 1/3; No 5 in D Op 70/1, Ghost (RNZ)

  (The final is on Saturday at 7.30pm)

• 10:00 PM. Day's End

  GRAENER: Divertimento Op 67 - Munich Radio Orch/Alun Francis (CPO 777 697)

  C STAMITZ: Clarinet Concerto No 3 in Bb - Sabine Meyer (cl), ASMF/Iona Brown (dir) (EMI CDC 7 54842)

  JANÁCEK: Idyll for string orchestra - Norwegian CO/Iona Brown (Chandos CHAN 9816)

  ONSLOW: Wind Quintet in F Op 81/3 - Stadler Quintet (Jecklin-Disco 554)

Next day - Fri 12

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