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Monday 27 October 2025 Rāhina 27 Whiringa-ā-nuku 2025

  • 12:00 AM. Music Through the Night

    Respighi, Ottorino: Pastorale in A - Michael Erxleben (vln/director), New Berlin Chamber Orchestra (Capriccio 10 563)

    Williams, Michael F: Suite per antiche archi - Archi D'amore Zelanda (Atoll ACD218)

    Scarlatti, Domenico: Keyboard Sonata in F minor Kk466 - Benjamin Grosvenor (piano) (PRIVATE RECORDING 837 001)

    Schubert, Franz arr James Curnow: Sanctus, from German Mass D872 - Woolston Brass/David Gallaher (Private 930)

    Vivaldi, Antonio: Trio Sonata in A minor for flute & bassoon RV86 - L'Astrée (OPUS 111 OP 30252)

    Carwithen, Doreen: Violin Sonata (1) - Fenella Humphreys (violin), Nathan Williamson (piano) (Lyrita SRCD359)

    Farr, Gareth: Waipoua - Mary Scott (clarinet), New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Kenneth Young (TRUST MMT 2021)

    1:00 approx

    Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Fantasia in C minor K475 - Michael Houstoun (piano) (RNZ UA21)

    Weber, Carl Maria von: Bassoon Concerto in F Op 75 - Karen Geoghegan (bsn), BBC Philharmonic/Juanjo Mena (Chandos CHAN 10748)

    Grieg, Edvard: Symphonic Dances on Norwegian motifs Op 64 (4) - Estonian National Symphony Orchestra/Paavo Järvi (Virgin 3 44722)

    Lilburn, Douglas: Seventeen Short Pieces for guitar (14-17) - Gunter Herbig (guitar) (Naxos 8.572185)

    Holst, Gustav: Lyric Movement for viola - Timothy Pooley (viola), Hallé Orchestra/Mark Elder (Hyperion CDA 67270)

    2:00 approx

    Bach, Johann Sebastian: Partita No 3 in A minor BWV827 - András Schiff (piano) (ECM 4766991)

    Alexiadis, Minas: Phrygian Litany - Theodore Kerkezos (saxophone), Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra/Myron Michailidis (Naxos 8.557992)

    Britten, Benjamin: Serenade for tenor, horn & strings Op 31 - Peter Pears (tenor), Barry Tuckwell (horn), strings of the London Symphony Orchestra/Benjamin Britten (London 436 395)

    Liszt, Franz: Concert Study No 3 in Db, Un Sospiro - David James (piano) (RNZ UB48)

    Brahms, Johannes: Symphony No 3 in F Op 90 (3) - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Victor Yampolsky (KIWI CD SLC 215)

    Cowan, Claire: Paper Dragonfly - Jian Liu (piano) (Rattle RATD149)

    3:00 approx

    Burton, Eldin: Sonatina - Jeffrey Khaner (flute), Hugh Sung (piano) (Avie AV 0004)

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

    Strauss, Franz: Nocturno Op 7 - David Bremner (trombone), Sarah Watkins (piano) (Atoll ACD 109)

    Clarke, Rebecca: Poem for String Quartet - Lafayette String Quartet (CBC Records MVCD1149)

    Traditional: Bold Reilly - Bryn Terfel (bass-baritone), Fisherman's Friends, Evan Carson (percussion), Archie Churchill-Moss (accordion), Ben Tunnicliffe (double bass), Patrick Rimes (piano), John McDonnell, Toby Lobb, John Lethbridge, Jeremy Brown (vocals) (DG 4864884)

    4:00 approx

    Ravel, Maurice: Valses nobles et sentimentales - Louis Lortie (piano) (Chandos CHAN 8620)

    Saint-Georges, Joseph Bologne Chevalier de: Symphony Concertante in F Op 10/1 - Jiri Zilak (violin), Jan Motlik (viola), Pilsen Radio Symphony Orchestra/Frantisek Preisler jnr (Avenira AV 9988)

    Chopin, Frédéric: Waltzes Op 34 - Terence Dennis (piano) (RNZ UB40)

    Mendelssohn, Felix: String Quartet No 1 in Eb Op 12 (3) - New Zealand String Quartet (Naxos 8.570001)

    Rota, Nino: Piccola offerta musicale - Emmanuel Pahud (flute), Paul Meyer (clarinet), François Meyer (oboe), Gilbert Audin (bassoon), Benoît de Barsony (horn) (Alpha Classics ALPHA746)

    Beethoven, Ludwig van: Quintet in Eb for oboe, three horns & bassoon - members of the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, (incomplete) (ASV CD COE 807)

    5:00 approx

    Davis, Oliver: Voyager, Concerto for violin, piano & strings - Kerenza Peacock (violin), Huw Watkins (piano), London Symphony Orchestra/Paul Bateman (Signum SIGCD 411)

    Piazzolla, Astor: Milonga del ángel - Daniel Binelli (bandoneón), Montreal Symphony Orchestra (Decca 468 528)

    Dove, Jonathan: Flute Concerto, The Magic Flute Dances - Emily Beynon (flute), BBC Welsh National Orchestra/Bramwell Tovey (Chandos CHAN 10718)

    Page, Bernard: Your Grave Grey Eyes Cinnamon Curls - Oliver Sewell (tenor), David Barnard (piano) (RNZ 2021-02-12DMc)

    Gibbons, Orlando: Pavan, for 6 viols - Phantasm (Avie AV 0032)

    Farr, Gareth: Taheke (2) - Bridget Douglas (flute), Carolyn Mills (hrp) (Atoll ACD 709)

    Grainger, Percy: Molly on the Shore - ASMF Chamber Ensemble (Chandos CHAN 9346)

  • 6:00 AM. Setlling the Score 2025

    with Carey McDonald

    Clarke, Jeremiah: Prince of Denmark's March - Wynton Marsalis (trumpet), English Chamber Orchestra/Anthony Newman (SONY SK 60804)

    Bach, Johann Sebastian: Concerto for two violins in D minor BWV1043 (II) - Amandine Beyer (violin/director) Gli Incogniti (Harmonia mundi HMM90276970)

    Lauridsen, Morten: O magnum mysterium - Polyphony/Stephen Layton (Hyperion SACDA 67449)

    Rossini, Gioachino: String Sonata No 2 in A - members of Serenata of London (ASV CD DCA 767)

    Brahms, Johannes: Symphony No 3 in F Op 90 (3) - London Philharmonic/Marin Alsop (Naxos 8.557430)

    Grainger, Percy: Handel in the Strand - BBC Philharmonic/Richard Hickox (Chandos CHAN 9584)

    7.00

    Schubert, Franz: Octet in F D803 (3) - Vienna Octet (Decca 421155)

    Bach, Johann Sebastian: Ei! wie schmeckt der Coffee süsse, from Coffee Cantata BWV211 - Ursula Langmayr (soprano), Eric Lamb (flute), Martin Rummel (cello) (Atoll ACD 916)

    Marianelli, Dario: Mrs Darcy, from Pride and Prejudice - Jean Yves Thibaudet (piano), English Chamber Orchestra (Universal 987310)

    Hill, Katy & Hill, Chris: Seabird - Libera/Sam Coates (Invisible Hands)

    Grieg, Edvard: Holberg Suite (1) - Estonian National Symphony Orchestra/Paavo Järvi (Virgin 3 44722)

    Vivaldi, Antonio: Four Seasons, Autumn (1) - Alan Loveday (violin), ASMF/Neville Marriner (Decca 466 232)

    Monteverdi, Claudio: Pur ti miro, from L'incoronazione di Poppea - Nuria Rial (soprano), Philippe Jaroussky (countertenor), L'Arpeggiata, Christina Pluhar (theorbo/director) (Virgin 2 36140)

    Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Clarinet Concerto in A K622 (2) - Martin Fröst (basset clarinet), Amsterdam Sinfonietta/Peter Oundjian (BIS SACD 1263)

    Saint-Saëns, Camille: The Swan, from Carnival of the Animals - Jacqueline du Pré (cello), Osian Ellis (harp) (EMI 5 65955)

    8.00

    Handel, George Frideric: Hallelujah Chorus, from Messiah - The Sixteen & Orchestra/Harry Christophers (Coro COR 16066)

    Holst, Gustav: Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity, from The Planets Suite - London Symphony Orchestra/Richard Hickox (REGISC 1200)

    Verdi, Giuseppe: Va pensiero, from Nabucco - Auckland Opera Chorus, Auckland Philharmonia/Brian Law (KIWI CD SLC 234)

    Rodrigo, Joaquín: Concierto de Aranjuez (2) - Sharon Isbin (guitar), New York Philharmonic/José Serebrier (warner 2564 60296)

    Zimmer, Hans Gerrard, Lisa: Now We Are Free, from the film Gladiator - Lisa Gerrard (vocals), Hans Zimmer (synthesizer), Lyndhurst Orchestra/Gavin Greenaway (Decca 467094)

    Schumann, Robert: Träumerei, from Kinderszenen Op 15 - Stephen de Pledge (piano) (Champs Hill CHRCD 093)

    Bizet, Georges: Au fond du temple saint, from The Pearl Fishers - Amitai Pati (tenor), Benson Wilson (baritone), Somi Kim (piano) (RNZ)

  • 9:00 AM. Settling the Score 2025

    with Andrew Clark

    Prokofiev, Sergei: Troika, from Lieutenant Kije Suite - Auckland Philharmonia/Benjamin Bayl (RNZ)

    Cowan, Claire: The Food People, from Hansel and Gretel - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Hamish McKeich (Private P002363)

    Shostakovich, Dmitri: Waltz, from Jazz Suite No 2 - Philadelphia Orchestra/Mariss Jansons (EMI CDC 5 55601)

    Korngold, Erich Wolfgang: Marietta's Song, from Die tote Stadt - Renée Fleming (soprano), English Chamber Orchestra/Jeffrey Tate (Decca 458 858)

    Smetana, Bedřich: Vltava, from Má Vlast - Czech Philharmonic/Jiří Bělohlávek (Decca 4833187)

    Gjeilo, Ola: The Ground - Phoenix Chorale, Ola Gjeilo (piano), Harrington String Quartet/Charles Bruffy (Chandos CHSA 5100)

    Ponchielli, Amilcare: Dance of the Hours - ASMF/Neville Marriner (EMI CD EMX 2169)

    10.00

    Debussy, Claude: Clair de lune, from Suite bergamasque - John Chen (piano) (ABC 4766834)

    Monteath, Cameron: Moirai - New Zealand SO, 2023 orchestral instrumentalists/Hamish McKeich (RNZ 2023)

    Einaudi, Ludovico: Experience - Anna Lapwood (organ) (Sony 19658831402)

    Kelly, Victoria: Requiem (2) He Taurere - Anika Moa (voice), choir & ensemble (Private P002915)

    Farr, Gareth: From the Depths Sound the Great Sea Gongs (1) - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Hamish McKeich (RNZ 2017)

    Bruch, Max: Violin Concerto No 1 in G minor Op 26 (2) - Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin), Berlin Philharmonic/Herbert von Karajan (DG 447 070)

    11.00

    Donizetti, Gaetano: Ah! mes amis quel jour des fêtes, from La fille du régiment - Luciano Pavarotti (tenor), Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (Decca 417 638)

    Rachmaninov, Sergei: Piano Concerto No 2 in C minor Op 18 (2) - Yevgeny Sudbin (piano), BBC Symphony Orchestra/Sakari Oramo (BIS BIS 2338)

    Cohen, Leonard arr Tom Hodge: Hallelujah - Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello), Didler Osindero (violin), Alinka Rowe (viola), Yong Jun Lee (cello) (Decca 483 2948)

    Khachaturian, Aram Illich: Masquerade, Suite (1) - Scottish National Orchestra/Neeme Järvi (Chandos CHAN 2023)

    Handel, George Frideric: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba, from Solomon - Symphony of Harmony & Invention/Harry Christophers (Coro COR 16025)

    Brahem, Anouar: Astrakan Café, Part 2 - Anouar Brahem (oud), Barbaros Erkose (clarinet), Lassad Hosni (darbouka) (ECM 159494)

    Fauré, Gabriel: Cantique de Jean Racine - Choir of St John's College, Cambridge/Christopher Robinson (REGISC 1028)

  • Noon Setlling the Score 2025

    with Maria Mo

    Lilburn, Douglas: Drysdale Overture - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/James Judd (Naxos 8.557697)

    Grieg, Edvard: Piano Concerto in A minor Op 16 (1) - Stephen Hough (pno), Bergen Phil/Andrew Litton (Hyperion CDA 67824)

    Saint-Saëns, Camille: Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix - Olga Borodina (mezzo), José Cura (tenor), London Symphony Orchestra/Colin Davis (Warner 2564 696896)

    Khachaturian, Aram Illich: Adagio of Spartacus & Phrygia, from Spartacus - Auckland Philharmonia/Miguel Harth-Bedoya (Universal 99172)

    Mendelssohn, Felix: String Quartet No 2 in A minor Op 13 (3) Intermezzo - New Zealand String Quartet (Naxos 8.570002)

    Verdi, Giuseppe: Bella figlia dell'amore, from Rigoletto - Neil Shicoff (tenor), Brigitte Fassbaender (mezzo), Edita Gruberova (soprano), Renato Bruson (baritone), St Cecilia Academy Orchestra, Rome/Giuseppe Sinopoli (Philips 412 592)

    1.00

    Bach, Johann Sebastian: Prelude & Fugue in Eb BWV552, St Anne - Gillian Weir (org) (Priory PRCD 753)

    Gershwin, George: Rhapsody in Blue - Leonard Bernstein (piano/director), New York Philharmonic/Leonard Bernstein (Sony SM3K 47158)

    Dvořák, Antonín: Piano Quintet in A Op 81 (3) - Piers Lane (piano), Goldner String Quartet (Hyperion CDA 67805)

    Wagner, Richard: The Mastersingers of Nuremberg, Prelude - Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam/Riccardo Chailly (Decca 448 155)

  • 2:00 PM. Settling the Score 2025

    with Nick Tipping

    Monteverdi, Claudio: Deus in adiutorium, from Vespers of 1610 - Gabrieli Consort & Players/Paul McCreesh (Archiv 477 6147)

    Haydn, Franz Joseph: Cello Concerto No 1 in C HobVIIb/1 (3) - Steven Isserlis (cello/director), Bremen German Chamber Philharmonic (Hyperion CDA 68162)

    Handel, George Frideric: Lascia ch'io pianga, from Rinaldo - Angela Gheorghiu (soprano), Royal Opera House, Covent Garden Orchestra/Ion Marin (EMI 5 57264)

    Davis, Oliver: Infinite Ocean (1) - Benjamin Baker (violin), Royal Philharmonic/Paul Bateman (Signum SIGCD590)

    Perkins, Andrew: Nga Manu o te Ngahere (Birds of the forest) - Kathryn Moorhead (flute), Peter Scholes (clarinet), Ashley Brown (cello) (RNZ 2023)

    Chopin, Frédéric: Etude in E Op 10/3, Tristesse - Yunchan Lim (piano) (Decca 4870122)

    Beethoven, Ludwig van: Piano Concerto No 5 in Eb Op 73, Emperor (2 and 3) - Leif Ove Andsnes (piano/director), Mahler Chamber Orchestra (Sony 88843 05886)

    15.00

    Handel, George Frideric: La Réjouissance, from Music for the Royal Fireworks - Collegium 1704/Václav Luks (Note 1 Music)

    Paganini, Niccolò: Violin Concerto No 1 in D Op 6 (3) - Hilary Hahn (violin), Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra/Eiji Oue (DG 477 6232)

    Lauridsen, Morten: Agnus Dei, from Lux aeterna - Britten Sinfonia, Polyphony/Stephen Layton (Hyperion SACDA 67449)

    Jennings, Janet: The Leading Violinist, from Pictures at the Waikato Museum - Liam Wooding (piano) (Atoll ACD221)

    Saint-Saëns, Camille: Air & Dance Bacchanale, from Samson & Delilah - Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra/Lorin Maazel (SONY SK 53979)

    Shostakovich, Dmitri: Cello Sonata in D minor Op 40 (3) Largo - Alexander Chaushian (cello), Yevgeny Sudbin (pno) (BIS SACD1858)

    4.00

    Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai: Scheherazade (3) The Young Prince & the Young Princess - Kees Hulsmann (violin), London Symphony Orchestra /Charles Mackerras (TELARC CD 80208)

    Arntsen, Bjørn: String Quartet (2) - Towha (Atoll ACD889)

    Prokofiev, Sergei: Piano Concerto No 3 in C Op 26 (3) - Martha Argerich (piano), Berlin Philharmonic/Claudio Abbado (Philips 456 700)

    Morricone, Ennio: Gabriel's Oboe, from The Mission - Ennio Morricone & his orchestra (EMI 557804)

    Pärt, Arvo: Spiegel im Spiegel - Vadim Gluzman (violin), Angela Yoffe (piano) (BIS CD 1392)

    Márquez, Arturo: Dance No 2 - Simón Bolìvar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela/Gustavo Dudamel (DG 479 0069)

  • 5:00 PM. Settling the Score 2025

    with Bryan Crump

    Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai: Flight of the bumblebee, from Tsar Saltan - Swiss Romande Orchestra/Ernest Ansermet (Decca 458 595)

    Berlioz, Hector: Villanelle, from Les nuits d'été - Bernarda Fink (mezzo), Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra/Kent Nagano (HARMONIA MUNDI HMC 90 1932)

    Berlioz, Hector: Le spectre de la rose, from Les nuits d'été - Bernarda Fink (mezzo), Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra/Kent Nagano (Harmonia Mundi HMC 90 1932)

    Palmer, Georgina: A day in the village - Rakuto Kurano (violin), Mark Menzies (piano) (Georgina Palmer)

    Vollenweider, Andreas: Wanja the Wanderer - Andreas Vollenweider and friends (Columbia COL 486878)

    Beethoven, Ludwig van: Symphony No 9 in D minor Op 125, Choral (4) - Measha Brueggergosman (soprano), Kelley O'Connor (mezzo), Frank Lopardo (tenor), René Pape (bass), Cleveland Chorus & Orchestra/Franz Welser-Möst (DG 477 7132)

    6.00

    Litolff, Henry: Concerto Symphonique No 4 in D minor Op 102 (2) - Peter Donohoe (piano), Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra/Andrew Litton (Hyperion CDA 66889)

    Puccini, Giacomo: Che gelida manina, from La Bohème - Luciano Pavarotti (tenor), Berlin Philharmonic/Herbert von Karajan (Decca 475 6816)

    Sibelius, Jean: Symphony No 5 in Eb Op 82 (3) - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Pietari Inkinen (Naxos 8.572227)

    Molter, Johann Melchior: Trumpet Concerto in D MWV4/13 - Otto Sauter (tpt), Cappella Istropolitana/Nicol Matt (Brilliant Classics 93137)

    Vaughan Williams, Ralph: The Lark Ascending - Amalia Hall (violin), Auckland Philharmonia/Tobias Ringborg (RNZ)

    19.00

    Handel, George Frideric: I know that my Redeemer liveth, from Messiah - Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano), Chicago Symphony Orchestra/Georg Solti (Decca 425 016)

    Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai: Quintet in Bb for piano & winds (1) - Nash Ensemble (CRD 3409)

    Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Symphony No 29 in A K201 (1) - Prague Chamber Orchestra/Charles Mackerras (TELARC CD 80165)

    Lilburn, Douglas: Willow Song - Michael Houstoun (piano) (Rattle RAT D040)

    Rachmaninov, Sergei arr A Dubensky: Vocalise Op 34/14 - Anna Moffo (soprano), American Symphony Orchestra/Leopold Stowkowski (RCA GD87831)

    Mendelssohn, Felix: Violin Concerto in E minor Op 64 (3) - Yehudi Menuhin (violin), London Symphony Orchestra/Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos (EMI CDZ 7 62519)

    Meyer, Edgar Marshall, Mike: Short trip home - Joshua Bell (violin), Edgar Meyer (double bass), Sam Bush (mandolin), Mike Marshall (guitar) (Sony SK 60864)

  • 8:00 PM. Settling the Score 2025

    with Clarissa Dunn

    NZSO: Pinnacle

    Daniil Trifonov (piano), New Zealand SO/Umberto Clerici

    (RNZ Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington)

    Maxwell Davies, Peter arr Tennant: Farewell to Stromness - Los Angeles Guitar Quartet (Sony SK 60274)

  • 10:00 PM. Settling the Score 2025

    with David Morriss

    Bach, Johann Sebastian trans Stokowski: Fugue in G minor BWV578 - Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra/José Serebrier (Naxos 8.557883)

    Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich: Symphony No 6 in B minor Op 74, Pathétique (2) - Vienna Philharmonic/Valery Gergiev (Philips 475 6197)

    Schubert, Franz: String Quintet in C D956 (2) - Vogler Quartet, Daniel Müller-Schott (cello) (PROFIL PH 05051)

    Godard, Benjamin: Angels guard thee, from Jocelyn - Kenneth McKellar (tenor), session orchestra/Peter Knight (ABC 456 366)

    Farquhar, David: Ring Round the Moon - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Kenneth Young (Continuum CCD 1073)

    Haydn, Franz Joseph: String Quartet in Bb Op 76/4, Sunrise - New Zealand String Quartet (RNZ)

    Vaughan Williams, Ralph: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Gemma New (RNZ)

    Ravel, Maurice: Piano Concerto in G (2) - Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano), Montreal Symphony Orchestra (Decca 452 448)

    Mahler, Gustav: Adagietto, from Symphony No 5 in C# minor - Berlin Philharmonic/Simon Rattle (EMI 557385)

    Beethoven, Ludwig van: Piano Trio No 7 in Bb Op 97, Archduke (3) - Florestan Trio (Hyperion CDA67369)

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