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12:00 AM. Music Through the Night

Pärt, Arvo: Fratres - Gil Shaham (violin), Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra/Neeme Järvi (DG 457 647)
Mendelssohn, Felix: String Quartet No 3 in D Op 44/1 (1) - New Zealand String Quartet (Naxos 8.570003)
Bach, Johann Sebastian: Keyboard Concerto No 5 in F minor BWV1056 - András Schiff (piano/director), Chamber Orchestra of Europe (Decca 425 676)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: String Quartet No 17 in Bb K458, Hunt (1) - New Zealand String Quartet (NZ String Quartet 2006)
Schubert, Franz: Symphony No 9 in C D944, Great (4) - Swedish Chamber Orchestra/Thomas Dausgaard (BIS SACD 1656)
Hamilton, David: Tango, from Imagined Dances - Archi D'amore Zelanda (Atoll ACD218)
1:00 approx
Sierra, Roberto: Folias - Manuel Barrueco (guitar), Galicia Symphony Orchestra/Victor Pablo Pérez (KOCH KIC CD 7597)
Chopin, Frédéric: Waltzes Op 34 - Terence Dennis (piano) (RNZ UB40)
Stamitz, Carl Philipp: Symphony in D, The Hunt - London Mozart Players/Matthias Bamert (Chandos CHAN 9358)
Braithwaite, Warwick: Loveliest of Trees - Boyd Owen (tenor), David Barnard (piano) (RNZ 2021-05-04)
Telemann, Georg Philipp: Violin Sonata in A - members of Orchestra of the Golden Age (Naxos 8.553731)
2:00 approx
Fauré, Gabriel: Nocturne No 2 in B Op 33/2 - Richard Mapp (piano) (RNZ UB65)
Sibelius, Jean: Scènes historiques, Suite No 1 Op 25 (3) - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Pietari Inkinen (Naxos 8.570068)
Liszt, Franz: Bénédiction de Dieu dans la solitude - Michael Houstoun (piano) (RNZ UA37)
Purcell, Henry: My heart is inditing - soloists, Collegium Vocale Choir & Orchestra/Philippe Herreweghe (dir) (HARMONIA MUNDI HMC 90 1462)
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Piano Concerto No 2 in Bb Op 19 (3) - Diedre Irons (piano), Christchurch Symphony Orchestra/Marc Taddei (Trust MMT 2050)
Rachmaninov, Sergei: Bless the Lord, o my soul, from Vespers Op 37 - St Petersburg Chamber Choir/Nikolai Korniev (ABC Classics 446 631)
3:00 approx
Ravel, Maurice: La vallée des cloches, from Miroirs - Michael Houstoun (piano) (RNZ UA34)
Norman, Philip: Excerpts, from The flight & the stars Excerpts, from Cold & darkness Excerpts, from Warmth & light Excerpts, from The Sun King Excerpts, from The journey continues Excerpts, from The Lost Boys - Orchestra Wellington/Kenneth Young (RNZB 1999A)
Boccherini, Luigi: String Quintet in F minor G348 (3) - Vanbrugh Quartet, Richard Lester (cello) (Hyperion CDA 67287)
Schumann, Robert: Novelettes Op 21 (2) - Lixin Zhang (piano) (Rattle RATD084)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Symphony No 35 in D K385, Haffner - Symphony Nova Scotia/Georg Tintner (Naxos 8.557233)
Puccini, Giacomo: E lucevan le stelle, from Tosca - José Carreras (tenor), Royal Opera House, Covent Garden Orchestra/Colin Davis (Philips 422 278)
4:00 approx
Debussy, Claude arr Amsterdam Guitar Trio: Petite Suite - Amsterdam Guitar Trio (Newton 880 2093)
Dvořák, Antonín: Symphony No 9 in E minor, From the New World (4) - Los Angeles Philharmonic/André Previn (TELARC CD 80238)
Haydn, Franz Joseph: Piano Trio in E HobXV/28 - Beaux Arts Trio (Philips 420 790)
Traditional Irish arr Percy Grainger: Irish Tune from County Derry - Sydney Symphony Orchestra/Stuart Challender (ABC Classics 472 610)
Nazareth, Ernesto: Nove de Julho - Australia Ensemble (Tall Poppies TP266)
Traditional arr Leon: Henry Martin - Andreas Scholl (countertenor), Edin Karamazov (lute), Stacey Shames (harp), Orpheus Chamber Orchestra (Decca 468499)
Sibelius, Jean: Scènes historiques, Suite No 2 Op 66 (3) - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Pietari Inkinen (Naxos 8.570068)
5:00 approx
Smith, Ryan: Suikinkutsu - Hannah Darroch (flute), Robyn Jaquiery (piano) (RNZ)
Albinoni, Tomaso: Violin Concerto in D Op 9/7 - Andrew Manze (violin), Academy of Ancient Music/Christopher Hogwood (Decca 458 129)
Schubert, Franz: Impromptu in Bb D935/3 - Imogen Cooper (piano) (Avie AV 2157)
Grieg, Edvard: Holberg Suite - Moscow Soloists/Yuri Bashmet (RCA RD 60368)
Goodwin, Ron: Puppet Serenade - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Ron Goodwin (Marco Polo 8.223518)
Delibes, Léo: Flower Duet from Lakmé - Renée Fleming (soprano), Susan Graham (mezzo), Philharmonia Orchestra (Decca 478 0125)
Massenet, Jules: Meditation, from Thaïs - Pieter Schoeman (violin), London Philharmonic/David Parry (X5 105)
6:00 AM. Summer Mornings

Liszt, Franz: Concert Study No 3 in Db, Un Sospiro - François-René Duchâble (piano) (Virgin 3 63278)
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich: Sérénade mélancolique in B minor - Leila Josefowicz (violin), Montreal Symphony Orchestra (Philips 462 592)
Legrand, Michel Bergman, Alan and Marilyn arr Williams: Papa, Can You Hear Me, from Yentl - Itzhak Perlman (violin), Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra/John Williams (Sony 630052)
Handel, George Frideric: Alla Hornpipe, from Water Music Suite No 2 in D - ASMF/Neville Marriner (Philips 416 447)
Buchanan, Dorothy: Peace song - Toronto Children's Chorus, Kathryn Tremills (piano)/Elise Bradley (Marquis 81439)
Odermatt, Gotthard: Summer, from Three Images Op 18 - Albrecht Mayer (oboe), ASMF/Mathias Mönius (Decca 478 2564)
Elgar, Edward arr Milone: In Moonlight, from In the South, Alassio - Natalie Clein (cello), Royal Liverpool Philharmonic/Vernon Handley (EMI 5 01409)
Fauré, Gabriel: Berceuse in D Op 16 - Anthony Ferner (flute), Helen Webby (harp) (Manu CD MANU 2050)
Rameau, Jean-Philippe: Musette & Tambourin, from Les Fêtes d'Hébé - Les Musiciens du Louvre/Marc Minkowski (Archiv 477 5578)
7.00
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Eine kleine Nachtmusik (4) - Richard Tognetti (violin), Australian Chamber Orchestra/Richard Tognetti (dir) (ABC Classics ABC4816494)
Brahms, Johannes: Viola Sonata in F minor Op 120/1 (3) - Yuri Bashmet (viola), Mikhail Muntian (piano) (RCA 09026 63293)
Glick, Srul Irving: Suite Hébraïque No 5 I Circle Dance - Suzanne Shulman (flute), James Campbell (clarinet), Andrew Dawes (violin), Daniel Domb (cello) (CBC Records MVCD 1046)
Schumann, Robert: Fantasy Pieces Op 73 - Martin Fröst (clarinet), Roland Pöntinen (piano) (BIS CD 944)
Vivaldi, Antonio: Mandolin Concerto in C RV425 (1) - Manuel Barrueco (guitar), Galicia Symphony Orchestra/Victor Pablo Pérez (KOCH KIC CD 7597)
Chopin, Frédéric: Mazurkas Op 59 (1) - Michael Houstoun (piano) (RNZ UA26)
Hovhaness, Alan: Symphony No 60, To the Appalachian Mountains (2) - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra/Gerard Schwarz (Naxos 8.559294)
Schubert, Franz: Piano Sonata No 21 in Bb D960 (3) - Alfred Brendel (piano) (Decca 478 2116)
Hespe, George: The Three Musketeers: Athos, Poet and Lover - National Youth Brass Band of New Zealand/Nigel Weeks (Trust MMT 2049)
8.00
Dvořák, Antonín: String Quintet in G Op 77 (4) - Chilingirian Quartet, Duncan McTier (double bass) (Chandos CHAN 9046)
Rachmaninov, Sergei: Andante, from Cello Sonata in G minor Op 19 - Steven Isserlis (cello), Stephen Hough (piano) (Hyperion CDA 67376)
Bach, Johann Sebastian: Orchestral Suite No 4 in D BWV1069 (1) - English Concert/Trevor Pinnock (Archiv 423 492)
Mendelssohn, Felix arr Rachmaninov: Scherzo, from A Midsummer Night's Dream - Colin Horsley (piano) (Atoll ACD 442)
Aikman, James: Ania's Song: A Pavane for String Orchestra - strings of St Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra/Vladimir Lande (Naxos 8.559720)
Handel, George Frideric arr E Grigoryan: Organ Concerto in Bb Op 4/6 (1) - Slava Grigoryan (guitar), Leonard Grigoryan (guitar), Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra/Benjamin Northey (ABC Classics 476 5948)
Debussy, Claude orch Ravel: Danse - Quebec Symphony Orchestra/Yoav Talmi (Atma SACD 2 2377)
9.00
Richter, Franz Xaver: Sinfonia a quattro in Bb - New Dutch Academy Chamber Orchestra/Simon Murphy (PENTATONE PTC 5186 028)
Weissenberg, Alexis: Six arrangements of songs sung by Charles Trenet - Marc-André Hamelin (piano) (Hyperion CDA 67656)
Strauss, Richard: Don Juan Op 20 - NHK Symphony Orchestra/Paavo Järvi (RCA 88985391762)
Merlin, José Luis: Evocación, from Suite del recuerdo - Miloš Karadaglić (guitar) (Decca 7779637)
Brahms, Johannes: La valse des regrets - Françoise Hardy (vocal), Hélène Grimaud (piano) ()
Liszt, Franz: Wohin?, from Die Schöne Müllerin - Jorge Bolet (piano) (Decca 414 575)
10:00 AM. Summer Days

Ravel, Maurice: Jeux d'eau - Diedre Irons (piano) (RNZ UA43)
Saint-Saëns, Camille: Clarinet Sonata in Eb Op 167 (1) - Richard Hosford (clarinet), Ian Brown (piano) (Hyperion CDA 67431/2)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Symphony No 41 in C K551, Jupiter - Tafelmusik/Bruno Weil (DHM 82876 89504)
11.00
Schubert, Franz: Piano Trio No 2 in Eb D929 - Florestan Trio (Hyperion CDA 67347)
Bach, Johann Sebastian: Brandenburg Concerto No 2 in F BWV1047 - English Concert/Trevor Pinnock (Archiv 423 492)
12.00
Shostakovich, Dmitri: Festive Overture Op 96 - Philharmonia/Vladimir Ashkenazy (SIGNUM SIGCD 135)
Vivaldi, Antonio: Four Seasons, Spring - Joshua Bell (vln/director), ASMF (Sony 88697 11013)
Beau, Luise Adolpha le: Piano Concerto in D minor Op 37 (2) - Katia Tchemberdji (piano), Berlin Chamber Symphony Orchestra/Jurgen Bruns (Dreyer Gaido CD21015)
Lilburn, Douglas: Seventeen Short Pieces for guitar (1-6) - Matthew Marshall (guitar) (Rattle D097)
Sibelius, Jean: Finlandia - London Symphony Orchestra/Colin Davis (RCA 09026 68770)
Shearing, George: Lullaby of Birdland - 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic (EMI 557789)
Davis, Oliver: Voyager (5) - Kerenza Peacock (violin), Huw Watkins (piano), London Symphony Orchestra/Paul Bateman (Signum SIGCD 411)
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich: Spanish Dance, from Swan Lake - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Patrick Flynn (RNZB 1996A)
1.00
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Coriolan Overture Op 62 - Auckland Philharmonia/Shiyeon Sung (RNZ)
Handel, George Frideric: Violin Sonata in D HWV371 - Yuka Eguchi (violin), Kemp English (organ) (RNZ)
Debussy, Claude: Estampes - Lorelle McNaughton (piano) (RNZ 2020)
Weber, Carl Maria von: Clarinet Quintet in Bb Op 34 - David Griffiths (cla), Donald Armstrong, Wilma Smith (vlns), Chris Moore (viola), Svetlana Bogosavljevic (cello) (RNZ MMF 2024)
Appermont, Bert: Brussels Requiem - Brass Band Newcastle/Conrad Curry (RNZ 2025-07-02)
Mahler, Gustav: Symphony No 3 in D minor (6) - New Zealand SO/Gemma New/Gemma New (RNZ)
Donizetti, Gaetano: Spirto gentil, from La Favorita - Filipe Manu (tenor), New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/James Judd (RNZ 2022)
Kurtág, György: Games, extracts - Jun Boutery-Ishido (piano) (RNZ 2024-07-28)
3:00 PM. Summer Three to Seven

Haydn, Franz Joseph: Keyboard Concerto in G HobXVIII/4 (3) - Leif Ove Andsnes (piano/director), Norwegian Chamber Orchestra (EMI CDC 5 56960)
Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai: Russian Easter Festival Overture - Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra/Leonard Slatkin (TELARC SACD 60655)
Franck, César: Les Eolides - BBC Philharmonic/Yan Pascal Tortelier (Chandos CHAN 9875)
Bolcom, William: Graceful Ghost - Gil Shaham (violin), Jonathan Feldman (piano) (DG 463 483)
Clementi, Muzio: Keyboard Sonata in C Op 34/1 - Howard Shelley (piano) (Hyperion CDA 67814)
Vecchi, Orazio: O che vezzosa aurora - Magnificat/Philip Cave (Linn CKD660)
4.00
Glière, Reinhold: Harp Concerto Op 74 (1) - Emmanuel Ceysson (harp), Bavarian Symphony Orchestra/Lawrence Renes (BR Media 900106)
Simones, Moises arr Aragón: El manisero - Sarah Willis (horn), Jorge Aragón (piano), Harold Madrigal Frías (trumpet), Havana Lyceum Orchestra/José Antonio Méndez Padrón (ALPHA ALPHA578)
Danzi, Franz: Concertino in Bb Op 47 for Clarinet & Bassoon - Albrecht Mayer (cor anglais), Andreas Ottensamer (clarinet), Potsdam Chamber Academy (DG 481 4711)
Lilburn, Douglas: Bagatelle No 4, From the Port Hills - Michael Houstoun (piano) (Rattle RAT D040)
Finzi, Gerald arr Ashmore: Five Bagatelles Op 23 (2) - Robert Plane (clarinet), Northern Sinfonia/Howard Griffiths (Naxos 8.553566)
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Piano Concerto No 4 in G Op 58 (3) - Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano), Chicago Symphony Orchestra/Georg Solti (Decca 417 740)
5.00
Arnold, Malcolm: Brass Quintet No 1 Op 73 (3) - Reinhold Friedrich Brass Quintett (Solo Musica SM438)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: String Quartet No 22 in Bb K589, Prussian (2) - Hagen Quartet (DG 423 108)
Vaughan Williams, Ralph: Symphony No 5 in D (4) - Atlanta Symphony Orchestra/Robert Spano (TELARC CD 80676)
Rodgers, Richard: The Sound of Music, Entr'acte - Hollywood Bowl Orchestra/John Mauceri (Philips 446499)
Telemann, Georg Philipp: Cricket Symphony - Collegium Musicum 90/Simon Standage (dir) (Chandos CHAN 0547)
Chopin, Frédéric: Preludes Op 28/24 - Michael Houstoun (piano) (RNZ UA33)
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)
6.00
Saint-Saëns, Camille: Cello Concerto No 1 in A minor Op 33 - Han-Na Chang (cello), London Symphony Orchestra/Mstislav Rostropovich (EMI CDC 5 56126)
Gieseking, Walter: Quintet for piano and winds in Bb Op 20 (2) - ensemble 4.1 (Arcantus Musikproduktion ARC15001)
Smith, Alice Mary ed Graham-Jones: Symphony in A minor (2) - London Mozart Players/Howard Shelley (Chandos CHAN 10283)
Sarasate, Pablo de: Magic Flute Fantasy - Gil Shaham (violin), Akira Eguchi (piano) (DG 447 640)
Sibelius, Jean: Ballade, from Karelia Suite - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/James Sedares (Universal 99072)
Rollig, Johann Georg: Commodetto, from Kleine Tonstücke - Thomas Bloch (glass harmonica) (Naxos 8.555295)
7:00 PM. Summer Evenings

Grainger, Percy: Spoon River - BBC Philharmonic/Richard Hickox (Chandos CHAN 9839)
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Violin Sonata No 5 in F Op 24, Spring (4) - Bella Hristova (violin), Michael Houstoun (piano) (RATTLE RATD088)
Brahms, Johannes: Serenade No 1 in D Op 11 (1) - Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra/Riccardo Chailly (Decca 478 6775)
Vivaldi, Antonio: Trio Sonata in D minor RV63, La Follia - L'Estravagante (Naïve OP 30535)
Ravel, Maurice: La Valse - New York Philharmonic/Zubin Mehta (SONY MLK 64067)
Ritchie, John: Suite No 2 for string orchestra, Aquarius (1) - NZSO Chamber Orchestra/Donald Armstrong (TRUST MMT 2040)
Debussy, Claude arr Amsterdam Guitar Trio: Cortège, from Petite Suite - Amsterdam Guitar Trio (NEWTON 880 2093)
8:00 PM. Music Alive

with Clarissa Dunn
Bella Hristova and Michael Houstoun in recital
Bella Hristova (violin), Michael Houstoun (piano)
RAVEL: Sonate posthume
FAURE: Violin Sonata No 1 in A Op 13
BRAHMS: Violin Sonata No 3 in D minor Op 108
(RNZ Concert Chamber, Auckland)
Weber, Carl Maria von arr Berlioz: Invitation to the Dance - Orchestra Wellington/Marc Taddei (RNZ 2017)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Symphony No 38 in D K504, Prague - Orchestra Wellington/Marc Taddei (RNZ 2018)
Handel, George Frideric: Water Music, Suite No 2 in D (selections) - NZ Barok, Miranda Hutton (dir) (RNZ)
Mendelssohn, Fanny: Piano Trio in D minor Op 11 - NZTrio (RNZ 2018)
Schumann, Clara: Three Romances Op 22 - Inbal Megiddo (cello), Rachel Thomson (piano) (RNZ 2021)
Grieg, Edvard orch Sitt: Norwegian Dances Op 35 - Auckland Philharmonia/Karl-Heinz Steffens (RNZ)
10:00 PM. Summer Evenings

Haydn, Franz Joseph: Symphony No 92 in G, Oxford (3) - Freiburg Baroque Orchestra/René Jacobs (HARMONIA MUNDI HMC 90 1849)
Brahms, Johannes: Piano Trio No 2 in C Op 87 - Henryk Szeryng (violin), Pierre Fournier (cello), Artur Rubinstein (RCA RD 86260)
Tartini, Giuseppe: Violin Concerto in D Op 1/4 - Elizabeth Wallfisch (violin), Raglan Baroque Players/Nicholas Kraemer (Hyperion CDA 67345)
Traditional: You Fair and Pretty Ladies, folk song - Anonymous 4 (Harmonia Mundi 467400)
Krommer, Franz: Allegro (1) Partita 'Concerto for 2 horns' - Josef Triebensee Ensemble/Jeroen Weierink (ETCETERA KTC 1141)
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich: Variations on a Rococo Theme Op 33 - Johannes Moser (cello), Orchestre de la Suisse Romande/Andrew Manze (PentaTone PTC5186570)
Schubert, Franz: Three Piano Pieces D946 - András Schiff (piano) (Philips 456 925)
Bloch, Ernest arr Parkin: From Jewish Life (1) - Nicola Benedetti (violin), Samuele Telari (accordion), Thomas Carroll (cello) (Decca 4871577)
Belli, Olivia: Grain Moon - Anna Lapwood (organ), Olivia Belli (organ) (Sony 19658831402)