Saturday 23 August 2025 Rāhoroi 23 Here-turi-kōkā 2025

• 12:00 AM. Music Through the Night

  Allegri, Gregorio ed Rutter: Miserere mei, Deus - Choir of St John's College, Cambridge/Andrew Nethsingha (Chandos CHSA 5085)

  Hess, Nigel: The Love, from Piano Concerto (2) - Lang Lang (piano), London Chamber Orchestra/Christopher Warren-Green (DG 4779014)

  Macdowell, Edward Alexander: Romance - Aisling Drury Byrne (cello), Ireland National SO/Arthur Fagen (Naxos 8.559049)

  Bach, Johann Sebastian: Chorale Prelude, Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr; - Gillian Weir (org) (PRIORY PRCD 753)

  Joachim, Joseph: Notturno for violin & orchestra Op 12 - Daniel Hope (vln), Royal Stockholm Phil/Sakari Oramo (DG 477 9301)

  Ravel, Maurice: Noctuelles, from Miroirs - Michael Houstoun (pno) (RNZ UA34)

  Stamitz, Johann: Orchestral Trio in C Op 1/1 (2) - New Zealand CO/Donald Armstrong (vln/dir) (Naxos 8.553213)

  1:00 approx

  Brahms, Johannes: Two Rhapsodies Op 79 - Martha Argerich (pno) (DG 447 430)

  Fuchs, Robert: Serenade No 1 in D Op 9 - Cologne CO/Christian Ludwig (Naxos 8.572222)

  Klatzow, Peter: The Mask, from A Sense of Place for Cello and Marimba - Heleen du Plessis (cello), Magda De Vries (marimba) (ODE CDMANU 5158)

  Lilburn, Douglas: A Song of Islands - New Zealand SO/John Hopkins (KIWI CD SLD 100)

  Bassani, Giovanni Battista: Misa a la Fuga - Ensemble Louis Berger (Argentina)/Ricardo Massun (K617 K617 141)

  2:00 approx

  Mompou, Federico: Variations on a theme of Chopin - Jonathan Plowright (pno) (Hyperion CDA 67803)

  Strauss, Richard: Horn Concerto No 1 in Eb - David Pyatt (horn), Britten Sinfonia/Nicholas Cleobury (EMI CD EMX 2238)

  Bach, Johann Sebastian: Violin Sonata No 4 in E minor BWV1023 - Genevieve Lacey (rec), Linda Kent (org/hpschd) (ABC Classics 472 226)

  Warlock, Peter: Six English Tunes - London Festival Orch/Ross Pople (Arte Nova ANO 378 680)

  Psathas, John: Island Songs (2) - New Zealand Chamber Soloists (Atoll ACD 542)

  Korngold, Erich Wolfgang: Sea Hawk, film - National Band of New Zealand, New Zealand SO/James Judd (RNZ NZSO 2022-05-18)

  3:00 approx

  Coleridge-Taylor, Samuel: Violin Concerto in G minor Op 80 (2) - Anthony Marwood (vln), BBC Scottish SO/Martyn Brabbins (Hyperion CDA 67420)

  Beethoven, Ludwig van: Piano Sonata No 14 in C# minor, Moonlight (3) - Tessa Birnie (pno) (ABC Classics 476 6479)

  Dittersdorf, Karl Ditters von: Symphony in D Grave D16 - Failoni Orch/Uwe Grodd (Naxos 8.553975)

  Manjon, Antonio Jimenez: Aire vasco - Lazhar Cherouana (gtr) (Naxos 8.573226)

  Foster, Stephen Collins arr Meyer: Slumber My Darling - Alison Krauss (vocal), Mark O'Connor (violin), Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Edgar Meyer (bass) (Sony SK 66782)

  4:00 approx

  Moon, Chloe: Concertino for flute & chamber orchestra - Alexa Still (fl), New Zealand SO/James Sedares (KOCH 1988807)

  Schubert, Franz: Twelve Waltzes D145 - John O'Connor (pno) (TELARC CD 80337)

  Haydn, Michael: Trombone Concerto in D - Alain Trudel (tbn/dir), Northern Sinfonia (Naxos 8.553831)

  O'Carolan, Turlough: Carolan's Farewell - Carolyn Mills (harp) (Atoll ACD 919)

  Corelli, Arcangelo: Violin Sonata in D minor Op 5/12, La follia - members of the Purcell Quartet (Hyperion CDA 66226)

  Blumenfeld, Felix: Etude for the left hand in Ab Op 36 - Nelson Goerner (pno) (Cascavelle VEL 3051)

  5:00 approx

  Bach, Johann Sebastian: Sanctus & Benedictus, from Mass in B minor BWV250 - Katherine Watson (sop), Tim Mead (cntrtenor), Reinoud Van Mechelen (tenor), André Morsch (baritone), Les Arts Florissants/William Christie (Harmonia Mundi HAF890529394)

  Tailleferre, Germaine: Concertino - Gillian Benet (harp), Women's Phil/JoAnn Falletta (Koch 37169)

  Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Sonata in D for two pianos K448 (1) - Anderson & Roe Piano Duo (Steinway & Sons STNS 30022)

  Weelkes, Thomas: Pavan No 5 - English Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble (Resonus Classics RES10325)

  Quilter, Roger: Go, lovely rose Op 24/3 - James Gilchrist (tenor), Anna Tilbrook (piano) (Chandos CHAN20322)

  Mozart, Leopold: Sinfonia di caccia in G major: Menuet - NZSO CO/Donald Armstrong (NAXOS 8553347)

  Domeniconi, Carlo: Koyunbaba (3) - Matthew Marshall (gtr) (WAIATA 9501)

  Koehne, Graeme: To His Servant Bach, God Grants a Final Glimpse, The Morning Star - Tasmanian SO/Richard Mills (ABC Classics 476 6502)

  Debussy, Claude: Beau soir - Bert Lucarelli (ob), Susan Jolles (harp) (Stradivari SCD 6034)

• 6:00 AM. Mornings

  with Carey McDonald

  Handel, George Frideric: Concerto a due cori No 2 in F HWV333 (1) - Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra/Jean Lamon (vln/dir) (Tafelmusik Media 1011CD)

  Schubert, Franz trans Liszt: Der Lindenbaum, from Winterreise - Niu Niu (pno) ( )

  Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich: String Quartet No 1 in D Op 11 (1) - Puertas Quartet (Atoll ACD 214)

  Vivaldi, Antonio: Cosi sugl' occhi miei, from La fida ninfa RV714 - Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Amsterdam Baroque Orch/Ton Koopman (Sony SK 90916)

  Matthew Locke: Suite No 6 in F (from the Little Consort), Pavan - Elizabeth Kenny (theorbo), Phantasm (Linn CKD737)

  Fauré, Gabriel orch Gaubert: Romance in Bb Op 28 - Chantal Juillet (vln), Montreal SO (Decca 458 143)

  Rameau, Jean-Philippe: Rigaudon - Itzhak Perlman (vln), Samuel Sanders (pno) (EMI CDC 7 49604)

  Tarrega, Francisco: Endecha - Miloš Karadaglić (guitar), Katherine Tinker (piano), 12 ensemble (strings), John Metcalfe (percussion) (Decca 7779637)

  Haydn, Franz Joseph: Keyboard Sonata No 60 in C HobXVI/50 (1) - Tessa Birnie (pno) (Ex Chartreuse TB 6)

  Neruda, Johann Baptist Georg: Trumpet Concerto in Eb (1) - Sergei Nakariakov (tpt), Saint Paul CO/Hugh Wolff (teldec 0630-10788)

  7.00

  Gershwin, George: Walking the dog, from Shall we dance - Hollywood Bowl Orch/John Mauceri (Philips 434 274)

  Kroll, William: Banjo and Fiddle - Orion Weiss (piano) & Augustin Hadelich (violin) (Warner )

  Bach, Johann Sebastian: Violin Sonata No 1 in G minor, BWV 1001 (Arr. for Marimba by Anonymous): IV. Presto - Fumito Nunoya (marimba) (Ars Produktion )

  Chabrier, Emmanuel: España - Montreal SO (Decca 421 527)

  Bizet, Georges: Habanera, from Carmen - Montserrat Caballé (soprano), Orchestra & Chorus (RCA RD61044)

  Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Piano Sonata No 16 in C K545, For Beginners (2) - Víkingur Ólafsson (piano) (DG 4860525)

  Purcell, Henry: Rejoice in the Lord alway - Aurora IV, Tudor Consort/Michael Stewart (RNZ )

  Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Mario: String Quartet No 1 in G, Op. 58: II. Strimpellata. Mosso e spensierato - Quartetto Adorno (Naxos )

  Bossi, Marco Enrico: Giga Op 73 - Gillian Weir (org) (KOSS KC 1013)

  Beethoven, Ludwig van: Piano Sonata No 14 in C# minor, Moonlight (1) - Maria João Pires (pno) (ERATO 4509 94692)

  Rossini, Gioachino: Bassoon Concerto in Bb (3) - Jaakko Luoma (bassoon), Tapiola Sinfonietta/Janne Nisonen, concertmaster (Ondine ODE13242)

  8.00

  Offenbach, Jacques arr Baril: Allegro, from Overture to Orpheus in the Underworld - Angèle Dubeau (vln), La Pietà (Analekta AN 2 8723)

  Sibelius, Jean: Finlandia - Auckland Phil/Vincent Hardaker (RNZ )

  Traditional: Kuulin Anen - MeNaiset (Private )

  Ravel, Maurice: Piano Trio in A minor (2) - Mie Kobayashi (vln), Yoko Hasegawa (cello), Pascal Rogé (pno) (ONYX 4008)

  Gál, Hans: Intermezzo, from Serenade for Clarinet, Violin and Cello, Op 93 - Kilian Herold, Florian Donderer & Tanja Tetzlaff (Kilian Herold, Florian Donderer & Tanja Tetzlaff )

  Weiner, Léo: Fox Dance from Three Hungarian folk dances - Daniel Hope (violin), Zurich CO (Deutsche Grammophon 4864994)

  Glinka, Mikhael: Kamarinskaya - Detroit SO/Neeme Järvi (CHANDOS CHAN 9227)

  McLeod, Jenny: Tone Clock Piece No 1 - Xuan Liu (pno) (RNZ )

  Smoczynski, Mateusz: Adam's Apple: III. Temptation - Mateusz Smoczynski (violin), Chopin University Chamber Orchestra/Rafał Janiak (Warner )

  Villa-Lobos, Heitor: Brincadeira, from String Quartet No 1 - Cuarteto Latinoamericano (Brilliant Classics 6634)

  Todd, Will: A Celtic Blessing - Tenebrae, James Sherlock (guitar), English Chamber Orchestra/Nigel Short (Signum Records SIGCD394)

  Elgar, Edward: Empire March - New Zealand SO/James Judd (Naxos 8.557273)

  9.00

  Ridout, Godfrey: Fall Fair - Edmonton SO/Uri Mayer (CBC Records SMCD 5069)

  Beethoven, Ludwig van: Violin Concerto in D Op 61 (3) - María Dueñas (vln), Vienna SO/Manfred Honeck (DG 4863512)

  Aertgeerts, Stijn: Hope - National Band of NZ/David Bremner (RNZ )

  Skipworth, Lachlan: Piano Quartet No. 2 - Lachlan Skipworth (piano), Cygnus Arioso (ABC Classics )

  Wonder, Stevie: Overjoyed - Calefax Reed Quintet (Pentatone PTC5187046)

  Vaughan Williams, Ralph: Five Variants of Dives & Lazarus - Sydney SO/Carl Pini ( )

  Liszt, Franz: Piano Concerto No 1 in Eb (1) - Alice Sara Ott (pno), Munich Phil/Thomas Hengelbrock (DG 477 8779)

• 10:00 AM. Days

  with Maria Mo

  Chabrier, Emmanuel: Fête Polonaise, from Le Roi malgré lui - Swiss Romande Orch/Neeme Järvi (Chandos CHSA 5122)

  Rachmaninov, Sergei: Mélodie in E Op 3/3 - Moye Chen (pno) (DG 4817035)

  Vejvanovský, Pavel Josef: Sonata Venatoria - Ars Antiqua Austria/Gunar Letzbor (dir) (SYMPHONIA SY 96151)

  Saint-Saëns, Camille: Carnival of the Animals - The Kanneh-Masons (Decca 4851156)

  Fauré, Gabriel: Pavane - New Zealand SO/James Sedares (Universal 99072)

  Traditional Armenia: You Beautiful Girl - Armen Stepanyan (duduk) and ensemble (American Recording Productions ARP028)

  11.00

  Handel, George Frideric: Concerto a due cori No 1 in Bb HWV332 - Freiburg Baroque Orch/Gottfried von der Goltz (Harmonia Mundi HMM905272)

  Glazunov, Alexander: The Seasons Op 67 - Royal Scottish National Orch/José Serebrier (Warner 2564 61434)

  Brooks, Philip / Redner, Lewis: Oh Little Town of Bethlehem - Dave McKenna ( )

  12.00

  Chopin, Frédéric orch Douglas: Les Sylphides (8) - National Phil/Richard Bonynge (Decca 433 864)

  Haydn, Franz Joseph: Trumpet Concerto in Eb HobVIIe/1 (3) - Guy Touvron (tpt), Prague CO (LIGIA LIDI 010 5220-10)

  Sheng, Bright: Black Swan (after Brahms) - Seattle SO/Gerard Schwarz (Naxos 8.559679)

  Richter, Franz Xaver: Symphony No 6 in Bb (3) - Helsinki Baroque Orch/Aapo Häkkinen (Naxos 8.557818)

  Lilburn, Douglas: Tribute to A. Rex Fairburn, from Salutes to Seven Poets - Donald Maurice (vla), Richard Mapp (pno) (Atoll ACD 413)

  Rolling Stones arr Rozankovic: Paint It Black; Sympathy for a Devil - Angèle Dubeau (vln), La Pietà (Analekta AN 2 8723)

  Debussy, Claude: Jeux de vagues, from La Mer - Royal Scottish National Orch/Stéphane Denève (Chandos CHSA 5102)

  Verdi, Giuseppe arr Turovsky: String Quartet in E minor (1) - I Musici de Montréal/Yuli Turovsky (Chandos CHAN 9662)

  Griffiths, Anna: Naseby - Jessica Wells (contralto), Albert Mataafa (ten), New Zealand Youth Choir/Karen Grylls (TRUST MMT 2048)

  1.00

  Bruckner, Anton: Two Aequale - Ben Lovell-Greene, David Bremner, Grant Sinclair (trombones) (RNZ )

  Salieri, Antonio: Twenty-six Variations on La follia di Spagna - New Zealand SO/Vesa-Matti Leppänen (vln/dir) (RNZ )

  Smetana, Bedrich: The Bartered Bride Overture - Auckland Phil/Lawrence Renes (RNZ )

  Tavener, John: Song for Athene - The Tudor Consort/Michael Stewart (RNZ Tudor Consort 2021-06-26)

  Schumann, Robert: Abegg Variations Op 1 - Shan Liu (pno) (RNZ )

  Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel: Symphony in E minor Wq178 - Orchestra Wellington/Marc Taddei/Marc Taddei (RNZ )

  Bartók, Béla: Concerto for Orchestra - Christchurch Symphony Orchestra/Benjamin Northey ( )

  Gesualdo, Carlo: Asciugate i begli occhi - The Gesualdo Six (RNZ )

  Purcell, Henry trans Benjamin: Three Consorts - Auckland Philharmonia/Leo Hussain (RNZ Auckland Town Hall)

• 3:00 PM. RNZ Concert Afternoons

  Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich: 1812 Overture - Montreal SO (Decca 417 300)

  Franck, César arr Delsart: Violin Sonata in A (4) - Jacqueline du Pré (cello), Daniel Barenboim (pno) (EMI 5 65955)

  Rodrigo, Joaquin: Concierto de Aranjuez (3) - John Williams (gtr), Philharmonia/Louis Frémaux (CBS M2K 44791)

  Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Piano Concerto No 23 in A K488 (3) - Grigory Sokolov (piano), Mahler Chamber Orchestra/Trevor Pinnock (DG 4797015)

  Fuchs, Kenneth: Eventide (10) Fugato - Tim McAllister (sax), Sinfonia of London/John Wilson (Chandos CHSA5326)

  Beethoven, Ludwig van arr FRACKENPOHL: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 - 1. Allegro con brio - Canadian Brass, Members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra & New York Philharmonic/Georg Tintner (Philips 426 487)

  Campion, Thomas: Come Away - Shannon Mercer (sop), Ensemble Masques/Olivier Fortin (hpschd/dir) (Analekta AN 2 9905)

  Copland, Aaron: Appalachian Spring - Atlanta SO/Robert Spano (TELARC CD 80596)

  Borodin, Alexander: String Quartet No 2 in D (2) - Prazák Quartet (Praga PRD 250 282)

  Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Symphony No 21 in A K134 - Danish Radio Sinfonietta/Adam Fischer (dacapo 6.220541)

  Bach, Johann Sebastian: Brandenburg Concerto No 6 in Bb BWV1051 (2) - New Zealand Guitar Quartet (Ode CDMANU 5153)

  Satie, Eric: Gymnopédies - Yitkin Seow (pno) (Hyperion CDA 66344)

  Chopin, Frédéric: Mar Desconocido - Pink Martini (INERTIA 270069)

• 5:00 PM. Inside Out

  with Nick Tipping

  6:00 Inside Out continued

• 7:00 PM. Opera

  WFMT Opera Series 2025: Manon Lescaut by Daniel Auber

  AUBER: Manon Lescaut

  Rocío Pérez (Manon Lescaut), Armando Noguera (Le Marquis d'Hérigny), Francesco Salvadori (Lescaut), Sébastien Guèze (Des Grieux), Manuela Custer (Madame Bancelin), Guillaume Andrieux (Monsieur Renaud), Lamia Beuque (Marguerite), Paolo Battaglia (Monsieur Durozeau), Teatro Regio Chorus & Orchestra/Guillaume Tourniaire

  Teatro Regio di Torino, Torino 07/11/25 (WFMT)

  Budos, Marian: The Passing of a Black Star - New Zealand Guitar Quartet (Rattle RAT D071 2017)

  Poulenc, Francis: Flute Sonata - Guy Eshed (fl), Tim Horton (pno) (NIMBUS NI 6121)

• 10:00 PM. Evenings

  with David Morriss

  Haydn, Franz Joseph: Symphony No 82 in C, The Bear (3) - Orch of the 18th Century/Frans Brüggen (Philips 473 015)

  Mendelssohn, Fanny: Piano Trio in D minor Op 11 (1) - Dartington Piano Trio (Hyperion CDA 66331)

  Elmsly, John: Suite for Solo Guitar - Gunter Herbig (gtr) (Naxos 8.573765)

  Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: String Quartet No 22 in Bb K589, Prussian - Emerson String Quartet (SONY 88697 93598)

  Finzi, Gerald: Romance, from Five Bagatelles Op 23 - Murray Khouri (cl), Peter Pettinger (pno) (Continuum CCD 1038)

  Nicolai, Otto: The Merry Wives of Windsor, Overture - ASMF/Neville Marriner (EMI CD EMX 2169)

  Bach, Johann Sebastian arr Boothby: Trio Sonata No 3 in D minor BWV527 - Purcell Quartet (Chandos CHAN 0654)

  Falla, Manuel de: Nights in the Gardens of Spain - Alicia de Larrocha (pno), London Phil/Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos (Decca 410 289)

  Skinner, James Scott: The Dean Brig o' Edinburgh - Nicola Benedetti (vln), Phil Cunningham (accordion) (Decca 478 6690)

  Hahn, Reynaldo: Fêtes galantes - Susan Graham (mezzo), Roger Vignoles (pno) (Sony SK 60168)

  Statham, Keith: Suite for flute & string quartet (4) - Ariana Lis (fl), Puertas Quartet (Atoll ACD 881)

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