Schedule for Saturday 27 December 2025

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12:00 AM. Music Through the Night

Holst, Gustav: Venus, Bringer of Peace, from Planets Suite - Montreal Symphony Orchestra (Decca 417 553)
Debussy, Claude: String Quartet in G minor Op 10 (1) - New Zealand String Quartet (Atoll ACD 399)
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Piano Sonata No 8 in C minor Op 13, Pathétique (1) - Alfred Brendel (piano) (Brilliant Classics 93993)
Lilburn, Douglas: A Song of Islands - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/John Hopkins (KIWI CD SLD 100)
Grandjany, Marcel: Rhapsody - Judy Loman (harp) (Naxos 8.554347)
Stamitz, Johann: Orchestral Trio in C minor Op 4/3 (3) - New Zealand Chamber Orchestra/Donald Armstrong (vln/dir) (Naxos 8.553213)
1:00 approx
Jennings, Janet: Prelude, Fugue, Variations, and Chaconne - Luca Manghi (flute), Ben Hoadley (bassoon), Liam Wooding (piano) (Atoll ACD221)
Liszt, Franz arr Janácek: Mass in Bb - Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Clive Driskill-Smith (organ)/Stephen Darlington (Griffin GCCD 4042)
Poulenc, Francis: Trio for oboe, bassoon and piano - Peter Kirstein (oboe), Etienne Boudreault (bsn), Martin Qvist Hansen (piano) (CPO 777 711)
Fauré, Gabriel: Violin Sonata No 1 in A Op 13 (4) - Wilma Smith (violin), Michael Houstoun (piano) (RNZ UA63)
Messner, Joseph: Rondo giocoso Op 54 - Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra/Ivor Bolton (OEHMS OC 734)
2:00 approx
McLeod, Jenny: Rock Sonata No 1 (2) - Stephen de Pledge (piano) (Atoll ACD223)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Piano Sonata No 5 in G K283 - Sharon Joy Vogan (piano) (RNZ UB32)
Debussy, Claude: Cello Sonata in D minor - Inbal Meggido (cello), Jian Liu (piano) (Rattle RAT D069 2017)
Prokofiev, Sergei: Piano Concerto No 3 in C Op 26 (3) - Michael Houstoun (piano), New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/James Judd (TRUST MMT 2035)
Handel, George Frideric: Violin Sonata in D HWV371 - Riccardo Minasi (violin), Marco Ceccato (cello), Giulia Nuti (harpsichord), Luca Pianca (archlute) (DHM 88697 70531)
Vivaldi, Antonio: Cum dederit dilectis suis somnum, from Nisi Dominus RV608 - Andreas Scholl (countertenor), Accademia Bizantina/Paul Dyer (Decca 4757667)
3:00 approx
Brahms, Johannes: Clarinet Sonata in Eb Op 120/2 (3) - Murray Khouri (clarinet), John McCabe (piano) (Continuum CCD 1027)
Bach, Johann Sebastian: Orchestral Suite No 2 in B minor BWV1067 - Penelope Evison (flute), Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble (BIS CD 249)
Parish Alvars, Elias: La Mandoline, Grand Fantasy - Ieuan Jones (harp) (Claudio CR 4939)
Psathas, John: Helix No 1, Archon Metron - New Zealand Chamber Soloists (Atoll ACD 542)
Liszt, Franz: Reminiscences of Simon Boccanegra - Michel Dalberto (piano) (RCA 82876 60309)
Hawes, Patrick: Dressed in Blue - Hugh Webb (harp), Jo Knight (cello), Conventus, English Chamber Orchestra/Patrick Hawes (Black Box BBM 1081)
4:00 approx
Holst, Gustav: Hammersmith Op 52 - North Texas Wind Symphony/Eugene Migliaro Corporon (GIA Publications CD655)
Geminiani, Francesco: Concerto Grosso in D minor, La Folia - Purcell Quartet with Purcell Band (Hyperion CDA 66264)
Strauss, Richard: Macbeth Op 23 - Detroit Symphony Orchestra/Antal Dorati (Decca 410 146)
Haydon, Claude Meurisse: Youth - Boyd Owen (tenor), David Barnard (piano) (RNZ 2021-05-04)
Ross, James: Grey Coast - James Ross (piano), The Maxwell Quartet (Phenotypic Recordings 2024)
Berlioz, Hector: L'ile inconnue, from Les nuits d'été - Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo), Berlin Philharmonic (DG 445 823)
Chopin, Frédéric arr Davydov: Waltz in C# minor Op 64/2 - Pieter Wispelwey (cello), Paolo Giacometti (piano) (Onyx ONYX4078)
Hill, Alfred: String Quartet No 3 in A minor, Carnival (4) - Dominion Quartet (Naxos 8.570491)
5:00 approx
Canteloube, Joseph: Poème - Philippe Graffin (violin), Ulster Orchestra/Thierry Fischer (Hyperion CDA 67294)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Concerto in C for flute & harp K299 (2) - Alberto Navarra (flute), Claudia Lucia Lamanna (harp), Odense Symphony Orchestra/Holly Hyun Choe (Orchid Classics ORC100287)
Schumann, Robert: Symphony in G minor WoO29, Zwickauer - Le Concert des Nations/Jordi Savall (Alia Vox AVSA9963)
Shostakovich, Dmitri: Piano Concerto No 2 in F Op 102 (3) - Michael Houstoun (piano), New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Christopher Lyndon-Gee (Naxos 8.553126)
Vasks, Pēteris: Joyfully, from Summer Dances - Vadim Gluzman (violin), Sandis Šteinbergs (violin) (BIS BIS2352)
Ferré, Léo: Jolie môme - Patricia Petibon (soprano), Olivier Py (voice), David Venitucci (accordian), Susan Manoff (piano) (DG 4792465)
Fauré, Gabriel orch Rabaud: Berceuse, from Dolly Suite - Paris Orchestra/Serge Baudo (EMI 5 67523)
Brahms, Johannes: Sapphische Ode Op 94/4 - Andrew Joyce (cello), Rae de Lisle (piano) (Atoll ACD280)
6:00 AM. Summer Mornings

Rachmaninov, Sergei: Margaritki Op 38/3 - Simon Trpceski (piano) (EMI 557943)
Vivaldi, Antonio: Violin Concerto in D RV230 - Nigel Kennedy (vln/director), members of Berlin Philharmonic (EMI 5 57859)
Debussy, Claude orch Finno: Symphony in B minor - Lyon National Orchestra/Jun Märkl (Naxos 8.572583)
Roparts, Guy: Piece in Eb minor - David Bremner (trombone), Sarah Watkins (piano) (Atoll ACD 109)
Ries, Ferdinand: Piano Concerto in C minor Op 115 (3) - Christopher Hinterhuber (piano), Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra/Uwe Grodd (Naxos 8.572088)
Brahms, Johannes: Clarinet Trio in A minor Op 114 (4) - Marie Ross (clarinet), Claire-Lise Démettre (cello), Petra Somlai (piano) (Centaur CRC3760)
Dvořák, Antonín: Piano Trio No 4 in E minor Op 90, Dumky (5) - Ogen Trio (OGEN OG 0010)
7.00
Handel, George Frideric: Concerto Grosso in D Op 6/5 (3) - Berlin Academy for Early Music/Bernhard Forck (Pentatone PTC5186737)
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich: Piano Concerto No 1 in Bb minor Op 23 (2) - Stephen Hough (piano), Minnesota Orchestra/Osmo Vänskä (Hyperion CDA 67711/2)
Young, Kenneth: Invocation - Robert Orr (oboe d'amore), New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Kenneth Young (Atoll 502164)
Bach, Johann Sebastian: Flute Sonata in E BWV1035 (3) - Andrea Oliva (flute), Angela Hewitt (piano) (Hyperion CDA 67897)
Poulenc, Francis: Sinfonietta (1) - French National Orchestra (Decca 452 665)
Granados, Enrique arr Kreisler: Spanish Dance No 5 - Ben Baker (violin), Julian Dyson (piano) (Ben Baker BBCD 01)
Farrenc, Louise: Piano Quintet No 1 in A minor (1) - Schubert Ensemble of London (ASV CD DCA 1122)
Kreisler, Fritz: Variations on a theme of Corelli - James Ehnes (violin), Eduard Laurel (piano) (FLEURS DE LYS FL 2 3159)
8.00
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Symphony No 31 in D K297, Paris (3) - London Mozart Players/Jane Glover (ASV CD DCA 647)
Korngold, Erich Wolfgang: Dance Song of Pierrot, from Die tote Stadt - Nicola Benedetti (violin), Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra/Kirill Karabits (Decca 4783529)
Telemann, Georg Philipp: Sinfonia melodica in C TWV50/2 - Berlin Baroque Soloists/Rainer Kussmaul (dir) (DG 477 5923)
Honegger, Arthur: Pastorale d'été - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/James Sedares (RNZ UB22)
Chambonnières, Jacques Champion de: Sarabande in F - Tessa Birnie (piano) (WALSINGHAM 3WAL 80432)
Glinka, Mikhael: Overture, from Ruslan & Lyudmila - Edmonton Symphony Orchestra/Uri Mayer (CBC Records SMCD 5069)
Brahms, Johannes: Rhapsody in G minor Op 79/2 - Martha Argerich (piano) (DG 447 430)
Halvorsen, Johan: Passacaglia after Handel - Natalia Lomeiko (violin), Yuri Zhislin (viola) (Naxos 8.572522)
9.00
Hofmann, Leopold: Symphony in Bb (Badley Bb1) - Northern Chamber Orchestra/Nicholas Ward (vln/dir) (Naxos 8.553866)
Ballard, Sarah: Āśā-bandha - Hannah Darroch (flute), Andrew Crooks (piano) (Private 2020)
Hummel, Johann Nepomuk: Oberon's Magic Horn Op 116 - Christopher Hinterhuber (piano), Gävle Symphony Orchestra/Uwe Grodd (Naxos 8.557845)
Mascagni, Pietro: Cavalleria rusticana, Intermezzo - National Philharmonic/Gianandrea Gavazzeni (Decca 425 848)
Duparc, Henri: Chanson Triste - Barbara Hendricks (soprano), Lyon Opera Orchestra/John Eliot Gardiner (EMI CDC 7 49689)
Porter, Cole: Begin the Beguine - Peter Maunder (trombone), Helen Webby (harp) (Atoll ACD 115)
10:00 AM. Summer Days

Mendelssohn, Felix: String Symphony No 4 in C minor - London Festival Orchestra/Ross Pople (Hyperion CDA 66561/3)
Ellington, Edward Kennedy "Duke" arr Netsvetaev: Come Sunday, from Sacred Concerto No 1 - Salaputia Brass/Jeroen Berwaerts (Audite 97 725)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Piano Sonata No 4 in Eb K282 - Maria Joao Pires (piano) (Philips 456 928)
Torke, Michael: Sky, Concerto for Violin - Tessa Lark (violin), Albany Symphony/David Alan Miller (Albany TROY1784)
Falla, Manuel de: Neighbour's Dance & Miller's Dance - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/William Southgate (Continuum NZSO 100)
11.00
Finzi, Gerald: Five Bagatelles Op 23 - Michael Collins (clarinet), Michael McHale (piano) (Chandos CHAN 10637)
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Piano Concerto No 1 in C Op 15 - Paul Lewis (piano), BBC Symphony Orchestra/Jirí Belohlávek (BBC Music MM 359)
Massenet, Jules: Pourquoi me réveiller, from Werther - Jonas Kaufmann (tenor), Prague Philharmonic/Marco Armiliato (Decca 478 6029)
12.00
Carwithen, Doreen: Violin Sonata (2) - Fenella Humphreys (violin), Nathan Williamson (piano) (Lyrita SRCD359)
Debussy, Claude: Première rhapsodie - Franklin Cohen (clarinet), Cleveland Orchestra/Pierre Boulez (DG 439 896)
Rachmaninov, Sergei: Piano Sonata No 2 in Bb minor Op 36 - David James (piano) (RNZ UB50)
Mendelssohn, Felix: Symphony No 4 in A Op 90, Italian (1) - Vienna Philharmonic/John Eliot Gardiner (DG 459 156)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus arr anon: Three arias from The Magic Flute - François Leleux (oboe), Lisa Batiashvili (violin) (SONY 88697 28585)
Fauré, Gabriel: Après un rêve - Andrew Joyce (cello), Rae de Lisle (piano) (Atoll ACD280)
Traditional arr Diabaté / Durán / Garchik: Kanimba - Trio Da Kali, Kronos Quartet (World Circuit WCD 093)
Ortiz, Diego: Recercada Settima - Affetto (Atoll ACD 717)
1.00
Albinoni, Tomaso arr Mills: Adagio in G minor - Auckland Philharmonia Brass Ensemble, Huw Dann (dir) (RNZ)
Schubert, Franz: Piano Trio movement in Bb D28 - NZTrio (RNZ)
Schumann, Robert: Fantasy in C Op 17 - Tony Chen Lin (piano) (RNZ)
Beauchamp, Vera: Love's Entreaty - Sarah Court (mezzo), David Barnard (piano) (RNZ 2021-02-12DMc)
Rameau, Jean-Philippe: Suite from Les Boréades - Vesa-Matti Leppänen (vln, dir), New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (RNZ NZSO 2022-03-17)
Ritchie, Anthony: Horn Trio: Re-birth for horn, violin and piano Op 218 - Donald Armstrong (violin), Alex Hambleton (hrn), Jian Liu (piano) (RNZ WCMT 2023-07-16)
Ravel, Maurice: Le Tombeau de Couperin - Dunedin Symphony Orchestra/Simon Over (RNZ)
3:00 PM. Summer Afternoons

Brahms, Johannes: Symphony No 1 in C minor Op 68 (3) - London Philharmonic/Vladimir Jurowski (LPO 0043)
Chopin, Frédéric: Scherzo No 1 in B minor Op 20 - Ivan Moravec (piano) (SUPRAPHON SU 4059)
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich: String Quartet No 1 in D Op 11 (4) - Puertas Quartet (Atoll ACD 214)
Krommer, Franz: Concerto in Eb for two clarinets Op 91 (1) - Sabine Meyer (clarinet), Julian Bliss (clarinet), ASMF/Kenneth Sillito (EMI 3 79786)
Elgar, Edward: Cello Concerto in E minor Op 85 (1-2) - Jacqueline du Pré (cello), London Symphony Orchestra (EMI CDC 7 47329)
Farr, Gareth: From Forgotten Forests - Carolyn Mills (harp) (TRUST MMT 2020)
Handel, George Frideric: Concerto a due cori No 3 in F HWV334 - Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra/Jean Lamon (vln/dir) (Tafelmusik Media 1011CD)
Spohr, Louis: Clarinet Concerto No 1 in C minor Op 26 - Michael Collins (clarinet), Swedish Chamber Orchestra/Robin O'Neill (Hyperion CDA 67509)
Dvořák, Antonín: Symphony No 9 in E minor, From the New World (4) - Los Angeles Philharmonic/André Previn (TELARC CD 80238)
Strauss II, Johann arr Friedman: Voices of Spring - Piers Lane (piano) (Hyperion CDA 66785)
5:00 PM. Inside Out

with Nick Tipping
6:00 Inside Out continued
7:00 PM. Opera

WFMT Opera Series 2025: Pearl Fishers by Georges Bizet
Elsa Benoit (Leïla), Pene Pati (Nadir), Florian Sempey (Zurga), Edwin Crossley-Mercer (Nourabad), Les Musiciens du Louvre & Grand Avignon Opera Chorus/Marc Minkowski
Bizet, Georges: Pearl Fishers
(WFMT Théâtre de l'Archevêché, Aix-en-Provence)
Walton, William: Piano Quartet - Wilma Smith (violin), Caroline Henbest (viola), Alexandra Partridge (cello), Andrew Leathwick (piano) (RNZ)
Albéniz, Isaac arr Halffter: Rapsodia española Op 70 - Alicia de Larrocha (piano), London Philharmonic/Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos (Decca 410 289)
Bach, Johann Sebastian: Prelude, Gavotte en Rondeau, from Violin Partita No 3 in E BWV1006 - Ensemble Gö - Monique Lapins (violin), Naoto Segawa (marimba) (RNZ)
10:00 PM. Summer Evenings

Rachmaninov, Sergei: Prelude in G Op 32/5 - John Ogdon (piano) (Philips 456 916)
Avison, Charles: Concerto Grosso No 9 in C - Café Zimmermann (Alpha 31)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Violin Concerto No 5 in A K219, Turkish (3) - Hilary Hahn (violin), Bremen German Chamber Philharmonic/Paavo Järvi (DG 4793956)
Metcalfe, John: Three Mobiles - Gerard McChrystal (saxophone), Thomas Bowes (violin), BBC Welsh National Orchestra/Grant Llewellyn (SIGNUM SIGCD 103)
Mendelssohn, Felix: String Symphony No 3 in E minor - London Festival Orchestra/Ross Pople (Hyperion CDA 66561/3)
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Symphony No 7 in A Op 92 - ASMF/Joshua Bell (SONY 88765 44881)
Liszt, Franz: Consolation No 3 in Db - Lang Lang (piano) (SONY 88697 89140)
Handel, George Frideric: Oboe Concerto No 3 in G minor - David Reichenberg (oboe), English Concert/Trevor Pinnock (dir) (Archiv 415 291)
Brahms, Johannes: Piano Quartet No 3 in C minor Op 60 (4) - Nicholas Angelich (piano), Renaud Capuçon (violin), Gérard Caussé (viola), Gautier Capuçon (cello) (Virgin 5 19310)
Stanford, Charles Villiers: Justorum animae, from Three Latin Motets Op 38 - Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge/Richard Marlow (dir) (Conifer CDCF 155)