Schedule for Wednesday 24 December 2025

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12:00 AM. Music Through the Night

Sullivan, Arthur arr John Metcalfe: It came upon a midnight clear - John Metcalfe, session musicians/Cliff Masterton (John Metcalfe promocarols)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Clarinet Quintet in A K581 (4) - members of the Vienna Octet (Decca 417 643)
Rameau, Jean-Philippe: Le rappel des oiseaux/Rigaudons 1 & 2, from Suite in E minor/Musette en rondeau/Tambourin/La villageoise - Víkingur Ólafsson (piano) (DG 4837701)
Beck, Franz Ignaz: Sinfonia in G minor Op 1/1 - NZSO Chamber Orchestra/Donald Armstrong (Naxos 8.554071)
Traditional: The Cherry Tree Carol - The Sixteen/Harry Christophers (CORO COR 16085)
Cosma, Vladimir: Concerto for euphonium (2) - Adam Frey (euphonium), New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Bruce Hangen (Naxos 8.570538)
Haydn, Franz Joseph: Symphony No 86 in D (1) - Berlin Philharmonic/Herbert von Karajan (DG 419 741)
Bach, Johann Sebastian: Fantasia on Komm heiliger Geist BWV651 - Gillian Weir (organ) (PRIORY PRCD 800)
1:00 approx
Copland, Aaron: Old American Songs, Set 2 - Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Utah Symphony Orchestra/Michael Tilson Thomas (CBS MK 42140)
Grieg, Edvard: Violin Sonata No 2 in G Op 13 - Vadim Repin (violin), Nikolai Lugansky (piano) (DG 477 8794)
Praetorius, Hieronymus: Hodie Christus natus est - Bremen Weser-Renaissance/Manfred Cordes (CPO 777 245)
Sparke, Philip: The Land of the Long White Cloud, Aotearoa - National Youth Brass Band of New Zealand/Nigel Weeks (Trust MMT 2049)
Finlay, Harold John: What shall we do today?, from Eight Songs of Childhood for Adults - Jenny Wollerman (soprano), Bruce Greenfield (piano) (RNZ 2021-05-04)
Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Mario: As You Like It Op 166 - West Australian Symphony Orchestra/Andrew Penny (Naxos 8.572501)
2:00 approx
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Violin Sonata No 4 in A minor Op 23 (2) - Bella Hristova (violin), Michael Houstoun (piano) (RATTLE RATD088)
Wagner, Richard: Prelude & Liebestod, from Tristan & Isolde - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra National Youth Orchestra 2003/Lutz Köhler (National Youth Orch 2003)
Farquhar, David: I sing of a maiden - The Tudor Consort/Michael Stewart (RNZ 2014)
Brahms, Johannes: String Quartet No 3 in Bb Op 67 (3) - New Zealand String Quartet (Naxos 8.573454)
Marais, Marin: Sonnerie de Sainte Geneviève du Mont de Paris - Latitude 37 (ABC Classics ABC 4818575)
Bach, Johann Sebastian: Prelude & Fugue No 16 in G minor BWV861 - Laurence Cummings (harpsichord) (SIGNUM SIGCD 024)
Bishop, Henry R.: Home Sweet Home - Benjamin Appl (baritone), James Baillieu (piano) (SONY 88985393032)
3:00 approx
Traditional: Away in a manger - Huddersfield Choral Society, Sellers Engineering Band/Brian Kay (Chandos CHAN 4530)
Suk, Josef: Elegie Op 23 - NZTrio (Rattle RAT-D121)
Sibelius, Jean: Kuolema Op 44 & Op 62 - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Pietari Inkinen (Naxos 8.570763)
Haydn, Franz Joseph: Trio in F for keyboard, flute & cello HobXV/17 (2) - Uwe Grodd (flute), Martin Rummel (cello), Christopher Hinterhuber (piano) (Naxos 8.572667)
Glazunov, Alexander: Festive Moods - Shostakovich Quartet (Olympia OCD 575)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Fantasia in D minor K397 - Tony Yan Tong Chen (piano) (Rattle RAT-D112)
Svendsen, Johan: Romance in G Op 26 - Gil Shaham (violin), Orpheus Chamber Orchestra (DG 449 923)
Delibes, Léo: Les filles de Cadix - Renée Fleming (soprano), Philharmonia Orchestra (Decca 478 0125)
4:00 approx
Le Beau, Luise Adolpha: Cello Sonata in D - Raphaela Gromes (cello), Julian Riem (pno) (Sony 19802932902)
Manz, Paul: E'en so, Lord Jesus, quickly come - Choir of St. John's, Elora (Marshall Arts NA)
Vivaldi, Antonio: Lute Concerto in D RV93 - Olivier Chassain (guitar), La Follia/Christophe Poiget (dir) (Calliope CAL 9273)
Dvořák, Antonín: Violin Sonatina in G Op 100 (4) - James Ehnes (violin), Eduard Laurel (piano) (Analekta FL 2 3191)
Rautavaara, Einojuhani: Christmas carol - Helsinki Chamber Choir/Nils Schweckendiek (BIS BIS-2322)
Schubert, Franz: Moments musicaux D780 (3) - Tessa Birnie (piano) (ABC Classics 476 6479)
Zeihrer, Carl Michael: Metropolitan Op 438 - Munich Radio Orchestra/Patrick Hahn (BR Classik 900854)
Fauré, Gabriel: Cantique de Jean Racine - David Drury (organ), Cantillation/Antony Walker (ABC Classics 472 045)
Debussy, Claude: Arabesque No 1 - Angela Hewitt (piano) (Hyperion CDA 67898)
Ellington, Edward Kennedy "Duke": Don't Get Around Much Anymore - The Black Quartet (Private P001452)
5:00 approx
Byrd, William: Beata viscera Maria Virginis - The King's Singers (Signum SIGCD497)
Mendelssohn, Felix: Songs without Words Op 30 - Daniel Barenboim (piano) (DG 423 931)
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Symphony No 7 in A Op 92 (2) - Vienna Philharmonic/Christian Thielemann (SONY 88697 92717)
Chopin, Frédéric: Nocturnes Op 9 - Claudio Arrau (piano) (Philips 416 441)
Schein, Johann Hermann arr Slokar-Posaunenquartett: Padouana in D minor - BonaNZa Trombone Quartet (RATA RT 011)
Schumann, Robert: Widmung - Isata Kanneh-Mason (piano) (Decca 4850020)
Bach, Johann Sebastian: Air, from Orchestral Suite No 3 in D BWV1068 - The Black Quartet (Private P001452)
Brahms, Johannes: Intermezzo in C Op 119/3 - Michael Houstoun (piano) (Rattle RATD131)
Corelli, Arcangelo: Concerto Grosso in G minor Op 6/8, Christmas Concerto (5) - Les Violons du Roy (Dorian DOR 90180)
Korngold, Erich Wolfgang: Garden Scene, from Much Ado About Nothing Suite Op 11 - Helsinki Philharmonic/John Storgårds (Ondine ODE 1191)
6:00 AM. Summer Mornings

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Piano Sonata No 14 in C minor K457 (1) - Víkingur Ólafsson (piano) (DG 4860525)
Debussy, Claude: Fêtes, from Nocturnes - Royal Scottish National Orchestra/Stéphane Denève (Chandos CHSA 5102)
Hummel, Johann Nepomuk: Bassoon Concerto in F (2) - Jaakko Luoma (bassoon), Tapiola Sinfonietta/Janne Nisonen (Ondine ODE13242)
Schubert, Franz: Du bist die Ruh' D776 - Andrew Joyce (cello), Rae de Lisle (piano) (Atoll ACD280)
Anonymous: Miragres fremosos Ben pode Santa Maria (1) - Florata (ASV CD GAU 144)
Rachmaninov, Sergei: Moment Musical Op 16/5 - Jason Bae (piano) (Austrian Gramophone AG 0003)
Dittersdorf, Karl Ditters von: Symphony in D, (7) - Failoni Orchestra/Uwe Grodd (Naxos 8.553975)
Saint-Saëns, Camille: Piano Concerto No 1 in D Op 17 (1) - Stephen Hough (piano), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Sakari Oramo (Hyperion CDA 67331/2)
Parry, John: Harp Sonata No 2 in G (1) - Judy Loman (harp) (Naxos 8.554347)
7.00
Dvořák, Antonín: Czech Suite Op 39 (1) - Prague Philharmonia/Jakub Hrusa (SUPRAPHON SU 3867)
Telemann, Georg Philipp: Concerto in A for flute, violin & cello (2) - Emmanuel Pahud (flute), Rainer Kussmaul (vln/director), Georg Faust (cello), Berlin Baroque Soloists (EMI 5 57397)
Wiedoeft, Rudy: Valse Vanité - Amy Dickson (saxophone), Catherine Milledge (piano) (Sony 88697 203072)
Liszt, Franz arr Liszt/Doppler: Hungarian Rhapsody No 2 in D minor S359/2 - Vienna Academy Orchestra/Martin Haselböck (CPO 777 797)
Vaughan Williams, Ralph: Prelude, from Suite for viola & orchestra - Helen Callus (viola), New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Marc Taddei (ASV CD DCA 1181)
Haydn, Franz Joseph: Cello Concerto No 2 in D HobVIIb/2 (3) - Yo-Yo Ma (cello), English Chamber Orchestra/José-Luis Garcia (CBS MK 36674)
Ravel, Maurice: Prelude, from Le Tombeau de Couperin - Cleveland Orchestra/Pierre Boulez (DG 471 614)
Chopin, Frédéric: Nocturne in F# minor Op 48/2 - David Fray (piano) (Erato 0190 295896478)
Sibelius, Jean: Symphony No 1 in E minor Op 39 (3) - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Pietari Inkinen (Naxos 8.572305)
8.00
Herbert, Victor: March of the Toys - Philadelphia Orchestra/Eugene Ormandy (SONY SBK 63052)
Fauré, Gabriel orch Aubert: Fantaisie Op 79 - Richard Davis (flute), BBC Philharmonic/Yan Pascal Tortelier (Chandos CHAN 9416)
Bach, Johann Sebastian: Brandenburg Concerto No 5 in D BWV1050 (3) - European Brandenburg Ensemble/Trevor Pinnock (dir) (Avie AV 2119)
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Piano Sonata No 3 in C Op 2/3 (4) - Diedre Irons (piano) (RNZ UA44)
Mendelssohn, Felix: String Symphony No 5 in Bb - Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra/Kurt Masur (Brilliant Classics 99926)
Mathieu, André: Printemps Canadien - Alain Lefèvre (piano) (Analekta AN29275)
Coleridge-Taylor, Samuel: Ballade in A minor - Royal Liverpool Philharmonic/Grant Llewellyn (Argo 436 401)
Celedonio Romero: Andalusian Dance No 1 - Pepe Romero (guitar) (Philips 456 585)
9.00
Strauss II, Johann: Overture, from The Gypsy Baron - Cincinnati Pops Orchestra/Erich Kunzel (TELARC CD 80547)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Se vuol ballare, from The Marriage of Figaro - Bryn Terfel (bbar), English Baroque Soloists/John Eliot Gardiner (DG 449 190)
Strauss, Richard: String Sextet, from Capriccio - Nash Ensemble (Hyperion CDA 67574)
Rachmaninov, Sergei: Preludes Op 23 (4) - Jayson Gillham (piano) (ABC Classics ABC4815564)
Beau, Luise Adolpha le: Piano Concerto in D minor Op 37 (2) - Katia Tchemberdji (piano), Berlin Chamber Symphony Orchestra/Jurgen Bruns (Dreyer Gaido CD21015)
Respighi, Ottorino: Ancient Airs & Dances Suite No 3 - Sinfonia 21/Richard Hickox (Chandos CHAN 9415)
Stanford, Charles Villiers arr Grainger: Four Irish Dances (4) - Piers Lane (piano) (Hyperion CDA 67279)
10:00 AM. Summer Days

Traditional arr Iveson: The holly & the ivy - Philip Jones Brass Ensemble/Philip Jones (dir) (Decca 448 980)
Ravel, Maurice: Alborada del Gracioso, from Miroirs - Lixin Zhang (piano) (Rattle RATD084)
Brahms, Johannes arr Berio: Clarinet Sonata in F minor Op 120/1 (4) - Fausto Ghiazza (clarinet), Milan Giuseppe Verdi Symphony Orchestra/Riccardo Chailly (Decca 476 2830)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Piano Trio No 1 in G K496 (1) - Daniel Barenboim (piano), Michael Barenboim (violin), Kian Soltani (cello) (DG 4837506)
Saint-Georges, Joseph Bologne Chevalier de: Violin Concerto in A Op 5/2 - Rachel Barton Pine (violin), Encore Chamber Orchestra/Daniel Hege (Cedille CDR 90000 035)
Ahle, Johann Rudolf: Jesu dulcis memoria (1) - Yoshikazu Mera (countertenor), Concerto Palatino/Masaaki Suzuki (BIS CD 919)
11.00
Waxman, Franz: Tristan & Isolde Fantasy, from Humoresque - Chloë Hanslip (violin), Charles Owen (piano), Royal Philharmonic/Leonard Slatkin (Naxos 8.559302)
Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai: Christmas Eve, Suite - Armenian Philharmonic/Loris Tjeknavorian (ASV CD DCA 772)
Strauss II, Johann: Wine, Women & Song - Vienna Philharmonic/Riccardo Muti (EMI CMS 5 67323)
Martin, Hugh Blane, Ralph: Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Ken Peplowski Quartet ()
12.00
Schubert, Franz: Symphony No 3 in D D200 (4) - Chamber Orchestra of Europe/Claudio Abbado (DG 423 653)
Waxman, Franz: Romanian Rhapsody No 1 in A - Chloë Hanslip (violin), Royal Philharmonic/Leonard Slatkin (Naxos 8.559302)
Gibbons, Orlando: Pavan, for 6 viols - Phantasm (Avie AV 0032)
Mondonville, Jean-Joseph: Venite, adoremus, from Venite, exultemus - Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Ex Cathedra/Jeffrey Skidmore (Hyperion CDA68035)
Larsen, Libby: Deep Summer Music - Colorado Symphony Orchestra/Marin Alsop (KOCH 3-7520)
Warren, Harry: I Wish I Knew - John Coltrane Quartet (Coltrane (tenor saxophone), McCoy Tyner (piano), Jimmy Garrison (bs), Elvin Jones (dms)) (Impulse 325885)
Jorrin, Enrique: La Enganadora - Ruben Gonzalez (piano), Manuel Mirabal (trumpet), Orlando Lopez (bass), ensemble/Juan de Marcos Gonzalez (World Circuit 330049)
Williams, John: Main Title, from Home Alone - studio Orchestra and chorus/John Williams (Sony 88875 15617)
Jóhannsson, Jóhann: The Theory of Everything Suite - Angèle Dubeau (violin), La Pietà (Analekta AN28748)
Gruber, Franz Xaver Trans Brentano Quartet: Silent Night - Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano), Brentano Quartet (ERATO 9029564219)
1.00
Rutter, John Leonard Weiss: Star Carol - The Graduate Choir New Zealand, Auckland Philharmonia/Leonard Weiss (RNZ)
Hooper, Nicholas arr Lopez: Concert Suite from Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Christopher Dragon (RNZ 2018)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Adagio in B minor K540 - Otis Prescott-Mason (piano) (RNZ)
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Piano Trio No 3 in C minor Op 1/3 - NZTrio - Amalia Hall (violin), Ashley Brown (cello), Somi Kim (piano) (RNZ)
Sarro, Domenico: Laudamus te, from Missa in F - Austin Haynes (countertenor), NZ Barok/Miranda Hutton (violin, director)/Miranda Hutton (violin, director) (RNZ St Luke's Remuera, Auckland)
Verdi, Giuseppe: Grand March, from Aida - National Band of New Zealand, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/James Judd (RNZ NZSO 2022-05-18)
Prokofiev, Sergei: Symphony No 1 in D Op 25, Classical - Auckland Philharmonia/Chloé van Soeterstède/Chloé van Soeterstède (RNZ)
Ravel, Maurice: Sonata for Violin and Cello - Justine Cormack (violin), James Bush (cello) ()
Anderson, Leroy: Sleigh Ride - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Benjamin Northey (RNZ)
Marks, Johnny arr Hayman: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Benjamin Northey (RNZ)
Pierpont, James: "Farewell" Jingle Bells - Dave Brubeck (Telarc 483657)
3:00 PM. Summer Three to Seven

Schumann, Robert: Symphony No 1 in Bb Op 38, Spring (3) - Swedish Chamber Orchestra/Thomas Dausgaard (BIS SACD 1569)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Duo for bassoon & cello in Bb K292 - Klaus Thunemann (bsn), Stephen Orton (cello) (Philips 422 390)
Traditional arr Ledger & Spedding: Still, Still, Still - Ian Bostridge (tenor), Academy & Chorus of St Martin in the Fields/Neville Marriner (ABC Classics 472 044)
Vaughan Williams, Ralph: Fantasia on Sussex Folk Tunes - Martin Rummel (cello), Rheinland-Pfalz State Philharmonic/Karl-Heinz Steffens (Capriccio C5314)
Bach, Johann Christoph Friedrich arr Mayer and Spindler: Keyboard Concerto in A (3) - Albrecht Mayer (oboe), Berlin Baroque Soloists (DG 4864183)
Haydn, Franz Joseph: Violin Concerto in C HobVIIa/1 - Simon Standage (violin), English Concert/Trevor Pinnock (dir) (Archiv 427 316)
Sainz de la Masa, Regino: Zapateado - Bruce Paine (guitar) (PRIVATE RECORDING BNP 02 CD)
4.00
Chopin, Frédéric: Mazurkas Op 63 - Michael Houstoun (piano) (TARTAR CD TRL 069)
Beethoven, Ludwig van arr FRACKENPOHL: Egmont Overture Op 84 - Canadian Brass, Members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra & New York Philharmonic/Georg Tintner (Philips 426 487)
Handel, George Frideric: Concerto Grosso in Bb Op 3/2 - Concerto Copenhagen/Lars Ulrik Mortensen (CPO 777 488)
Sibelius, Jean: King Christian II, Suite (2) - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Pietari Inkinen (Naxos 8.570068)
Zéspedes, Juan García de: Convidando esta la noche - Ex Cathedra Choir & Baroque Ensemble/Jeffrey Skidmore (Hyperion CDA 67380)
Copland, Aaron: An Outdoor Overture - Colorado Symphony/Andrew Litton (BIS SACD 2164)
Björnsson, Arni: Romanza for violin & orchestra Op 6 - Sigrun Edvaldsdóttir (violin), Iceland Symphony Orchestra/Petri Sakari (Chandos CHAN 9180)
Wiedoeft, Rudy: Valse Vanité - Amy Dickson (saxophone), Catherine Milledge (piano) (Sony 88697 203072)
5.00
Bach, Johann Sebastian arr Martin Fröst, Anastasia Kobekina and Sebastien Dubé: - Anastasia Kobekina; Sébastien Dubé (Sony 19802814742)
Forsyth, Malcolm: Jubilee Overture - Edmonton Symphony Orchestra/Uri Mayer (CBC Records SMCD 5069)
Messager, André: Solo de concours - Murray Khouri (clarinet), Rosemary Barnes (piano) (Continuum CCD 1014)
Foster, John: While shepherds watched their flocks - Taverner Choir and Players/Andrew Parrott (EMI 7 54529)
Williams, Grace Mary: Fantasy on Welsh Nursery Tunes - London Symphony Orchestra/Charles Groves (Lyrita SRCD323)
Wolf-Ferrari, Ermanno: Overture, from La dama boba - BBC Philharmonic/Gianandrea Noseda (Chandos CHAN 10511)
Dinicu, Grigoraș: L'alouette - Roby Lakatos (violin), Lakatos Ensemble (DG 457 879)
6.00
Waxman, Franz: Cafe Waltzes, from Hotel Berlin - Hollywood Bowl Orchestra/John Mauceri (Philips 438 685)
Dittersdorf, Karl Ditters von: Symphony in D, (7) - Failoni Orchestra/Uwe Grodd (Naxos 8.553975)
Schelle, Johann: Vom Himmel kam der Engel Schar - Carolyn Sampson (soprano), James Gilchrist (tenor), King's Consort & Choir/Robert King (Hyperion CDA 67260)
Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai: Capriccio Espagnol Op 34 - Cleveland Orchestra/Lorin Maazel (Decca 4806627)
Schubert, Franz: Piano Sonata No 19 in C minor D958 (2) - Mitsuko Uchida (piano) (Philips 456 579)
Erlerbach, Philipp Heinrich: Six Sonatas for violin, viola de gamba & continuo (2) - Latitude 37 (ABC Classics ABC 4818575)
7:00 PM. Summer Evenings

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich: Waltz of the Flowers, from The Nutcracker - London Symphony Orchestra/André Previn (EMI 9 67694)
Mozart, Leopold: Die Schlittenfahrt (2), from Die musikalische Schlittenfahrt - Staatskapelle Dresden/Otmar Suitner (UNCAT FQ88)
Vivaldi, Antonio: Four Seasons, Winter - Berlin Baroque Soloists/Rainer Kussmaul (vln/dir) (Berlin Philharmonic 6003)
Borodin, Alexander: In the Steppes of Central Asia - New York Philharmonic/Leonard Bernstein (NEWTON 880 2097)
Bach, Johann Sebastian: French Suite No 6 in E BWV817 - Alicia de Larrocha (piano) (Philips 456 886)
Traditional arr John Metcalfe: Coventry Carol - John Metcalfe, session musicians/Cliff Masterton (John Metcalfe promocarols)
Gruber, Franz Xaver Leontovych, Mykola: Medley: Silent Night / Carol of the Bells - The Washington Guitar Quintet & Charlie Byrd ()
Sarasate, Pablo de Arr Goss: Navarra Op 33 - Nicola Benedetti (violin), Yume Fujise (violin), Plínio Fernandes (guitar), Samuele Telari (accordion), Thomas Carroll (cello) (Decca 4871577)
8:00 PM. Music Alive

with Clarissa Dunn
Christmas concert: Christmas From Around the World with Abel Selaocoe and the BBC Singers, from London
Abel Selaocoe (vocal, cello), Alan Keary (electric bass), Fred Thomas (piano), Sidiki Dembélé (African percussion), BBC Singers/Grace Rossiter
TRADITIONAL: Gaudete
SELAOCOE, ABEL: Emmanuele
RAMÍREZ, ARIEL arr Peter Knight: La peregrinación
FLECHA, MATEO: Riu Riu Chiu
PRAETORIUS, HIERONYMUS: Joseph, lieber Joseph mein
GRIER, FRANCIS: Alleluia!
SELAOCOE, ABEL arr Fred Thomas: Hlokomela
(BBC Milton Court, London)
James, Harry Arr Howarth: Concerto for trumpet - Harmen Vanhoorne (cornet), National Band of NZ/David Bremner (RNZ)
Bruch, Max: Violin Concerto No 1 in G minor Op 26 - Natalia Lomeiko (violin), Christchurch Symphony Orchestra/Benjamin Northey (RNZ 2018)
Schumann, Robert: Piano Quintet in Eb Op 44 - Benjamin Baker, Donald Armstrong (vlns), Wenhong Luo (viola), Matthias Balzat (cello), Laurence Matheson (piano) (RNZ MMF 2023)
Grieg, Edvard arr Thomas: Sarabande, from Holberg Suite - Johannes Moser (cello), cellos of the Auckland Philharmonia (RNZ)
10:00 PM. Summer Evenings

de Bousset, Jean-Baptiste Drouard: La Nuit De Noel - Maîtrise Saint-Pierre-Aux-Liens De Bulle, François Delor (organ)/André Corboz (ERATO 245641)
Jacquet de la Guerre, Elisabeth: Trio Sonata in C minor - The Bach Players (Coviello COV91815)
Brahms, Johannes: Piano Concerto No 2 in Bb Op 83 (1) - Emanuel Ax (piano), Boston Symphony Orchestra/Bernard Haitink (SONY SK 63229)
Poulenc, Francis: Four Christmas Motets (2) - RIAS Chamber Choir/Marcus Creed (HARMONIA MUNDI HMC 90 1588)
Respighi, Ottorino: Ancient Airs & Dances Suite No 1 - Boston Symphony Orchestra/Seiji Ozawa (DG 419 868)
Glazunov, Alexander: Carolers, from Festive Moods - Shostakovich Quartet (Olympia OCD 575)
Ives, Charles: A Christmas carol - Chanticleer (Teldec 94563)
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich orch Lane: Troika - RTE Concert Orchestra/Gavin Sutherland (Naxos 8.572744)
Britten, Benjamin: A Ceremony of Carols - James Clark (treble), Julian Godlee (treble), Osian Ellis (harp), Choir of King's College, Cambridge/David Willcocks (EMI 5 62796)
Pärt, Arvo: Greater Antiphons - Tallinn Chamber Orchestra/Tõnu Kaljuste (ECM ECM2800)
Traditional: The Coventry Carol - Huddersfield Choral Society, Sellers Engineering Band/Brian Kay (Chandos CHAN 4530)
Lauridsen, Morten: Sure on This Shining Night, from Nocturnes - Morten Lauridsen (piano), Polyphony/Stephen Layton (Hyperion CDA 67580)
Gruber, Franz Xaver arr Rutter: Silent Night - Choir of Merton College Oxford/Benjamin Nicholas (Delphian DCD34192)