Tuesday 6 January 2026 Rātū 6 Kohi-tātea 2026

• 12:00 AM. Music Through the Night

  Sibelius, Jean: The Swan of Tuonela - London Philharmonic/Paavo Berglund (LPO 0065)

  Debussy, Claude: Estampes - Michael Houstoun (piano) (RNZ UA23)

  Saint-Saëns, Camille: Aquarium, Aviary, Fossils, The Swan, Finale, from Carnival of the Animals - The Kanneh-Masons (Decca 4851156)

  Barber, Samuel: Essay No 1 for orchestra Op12 - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Andrew Schenck (Stradivari SCD 8012)

  Haydn, Franz Joseph: Symphony No 92 in G, Oxford (1) - Freiburg Baroque Orchestra/René Jacobs (HARMONIA MUNDI HMC 90 1849)

  Brahms, Johannes: Cello Sonata No 1 in E minor Op 38 (2) - Alexander Ivashkin (cello), Tamás Vesmás (piano) (RNZ UB56)

  1:00 approx

  Lilburn, Douglas: Violin Sonata (1950) - Elizabeth Holowell (violin), Dean Sky-Lucas (piano) (Atoll ACD 941)

  Albéniz, Isaac arr Xuefei Yang: España Op 165 - Xuefei Yang (guitar) (EMI 6 98361)

  Mendelssohn, Felix: Octet in Eb Op 20 (1) - Daniel Hope (violin), members of Chamber Orchestra of Europe (DG 477 6634)

  Beethoven, Ludwig van: String Quartet in C Op 59/3, Razumovsky (4) - New Zealand String Quartet (Atoll ACD 402)

  Vivaldi, Antonio: Flute Concerto in F RV434 - Alexis Kossenko (fl/director), Arte dei Suonatori (Alpha 174)

  2:00 approx

  Shostakovich, Dmitri: Piano Trio No 2 in E minor Op 67 (1) - New Zealand Chamber Soloists (ATOLL ACD209)

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

  Biber, Heinrich Ignaz Franz von: Sonata in Bb, Peasants' Churchgoing - Musica Antiqua Cologne/Reinhard Goebel (dir) (Archiv 429 230)

  Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Piano Concerto No 11 in F K413 (2) - Erin Helyard (fortepiano), NZ Barok (Atoll ACD 229)

  Ries, Ferdinand: Piano Concerto in Eb Op 42 (1) - Christopher Hinterhuber (piano), New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Uwe Grodd (Naxos 8.572742)

  Schubert, Franz: Der König von Thule D367 - Konstantin Krimmel (baritone), Ammiel Bushakevitz (piano) (Alpha ALPHA1088)

  3:00 approx

  Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich: Variations on a Rococo Theme Op 33 - Lynn Harrell (cello), Royal Liverpool Philharmonic/Gerard Schwarz (RLPO LIVE RLCD 403)

  Beethoven, Ludwig van: Violin Sonata No 2 in A Op 12/2 - Ben Baker (violin), Robert Thompson (piano) (CHAMPS HILL CHRCD096)

  Bowen, York: Viola Concerto in C minor Op 25 (3) - Helen Callus (viola), New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Marc Taddei (ASV CD DCA 1181)

  Liszt, Franz: Transcendental Study No 4, Mazeppa - Luu Hong Quang (piano) (RATTLE RATD152)

  Heath, Dave: The sapphire - John Anderson (oboe), English Chamber Orchestra/Dave Heath (Black Box BBM 1083)

  Handel, George Frideric: Yet, I can hear that dulcet lay - Iestyn Davies (countertenor), Arcangelo/Jonathan Cohen (dir) (Hyperion CDA 67924)

  4:00 approx

  Weissenberg, Alexis: Six arrangements of songs sung by Charles Trenet - Marc-André Hamelin (piano) (Hyperion CDA 67656)

  Khachaturian, Aram Illich: Adagio of Spartacus & Phrygia, from Spartacus - Royal Philharmonic/Yuri Temirkanov (EMI CDC 7 47348)

  Danzi, Franz: Concertino in Bb Op 47 for Clarinet & Bassoon - Albrecht Mayer (cor anglais), Andreas Ottensamer (clarinet), Potsdam Chamber Academy (DG 481 4711)

  Brahms, Johannes: Piano Pieces Op 118 (1) - John Chen (piano) (RNZ UB13)

  Bizet, Georges: Marche et choeur, from Carmen - London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus (Unicat GA99)

  Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Credo, from Mass No 18 in C minor K427, Great - Arleen Augér (soprano), Frederica von Stade (mezzo), Frank Lopardo (tenor), Cornelius Hauptmann (bass), Bavarian Radio Chorus & Orchestra/Leonard Bernstein (DG 431 791)

  Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Rondo in D K485 - Lars Vogt (piano) (EMI 3 36080)

  Parry, Hubert: Jerusalem - National Band of New Zealand, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/James Judd (RNZ NZSO 2022-05-18)

  5:00 approx

  Ravel, Maurice: Sonatine - Julien Brocal (piano) (Rubicon RCD 1008)

  Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich: Souvenir de Florence (2) - Amsterdam Sinfonietta/Candida Thompson (leader) (Channel Classics CCS SA 21504)

  Milhaud, Darius: Le Boeuf sur le toit - Stephen Coombs, Artur Pizarro (piano duet) (Hyperion CDA 67014)

  Lilburn, Douglas: Two Preludes (1951) - Margaret Nielsen (piano) (MANU CD MANU 1511)

  Vaughan Williams, Ralph: Fantasia on Greensleeves - Carmen Stefanescu (piano) (Prospero PROSP0098)

  Lehar, Franz: Vilja's Song, from The Merry Widow - Renata Tebaldi (soprano), Vienna Philharmonic/Herbert von Karajan (Decca 470 280)

  Debussy, Claude: Arabesque No 1 - Zoltán Kocsis (piano) (Philips 422 404)

  Prentice, Doris: In the Depth of Night - Robert Tucker (baritone), David Barnard (piano) (RNZ 2021-05-04)

• 6:00 AM. Summer Mornings

  Bowen, York: Allegretto Op 105 - Chloë Hanslip (violin), Danny Driver (piano) (Hyperion CDA 67991)

  Copland, Aaron: Quiet City - Philip Smith (trumpet), Thomas Stacy (cor anglais), New York Philharmonic/Leonard Bernstein (DG 419 170)

  Mathieu, André: Été Canadien - Alain Lefèvre (piano) (Analekta AN29275)

  Porter, Cole: So in Love - Peter Maunder (trombone), Helen Webby (harp) (Atoll ACD 115)

  Hu-Wei Huang arr YI-WEN JIANG: Pictures from Bashu (Six Sichuan folk songs) - Eugenia Zukerman (flute), Shanghai Quartet (Delos DE 3308)

  Finzi, Gerald: Fughetta, from Five Bagatelles Op 23 - Michael Collins (clarinet), Michael McHale (piano) (Chandos CHAN 10637)

  Hummel, Johann Nepomuk: Rondo in Eb Op 11 - Georgina Zellan-Smith (piano) (ZELLAN RECORDS ZRCD 1002)

  Beethoven, Ludwig van: Septet in Eb Op 20 (2) - Nash Ensemble (ASV GLD 4002)

  7.00

  Bach, Johann Sebastian: Orchestral Suite No 3 in D BWV1068 (3) - Tafelmusik/Jeanne Lamon (dir) (Analekta FL 2 3134)

  Mendelssohn, Felix: String Quintet No 1 in A Op 18 (3) - Sharon Quartet, Petra Vahle (viola) (Brilliant Classics 94205)

  Durand, Hilario Durán: Contradanza - Gryphon Trio (Analekta AN 2 9857)

  Brahms, Johannes orch Schoenberg: Piano Quartet No 1 in G minor Op 25 (4) - Berlin Philharmonic/Simon Rattle (EMI 4 57815)

  Anonymous arr Rieu: Greensleeves - André Rieu (vln/director), & his Orchestra (UNIVERSAL 589 306)

  Glazunov, Alexander: Concert Waltz No 1 in D Op 47 - Bonn Beethoven Orchestra/Stefan Blunier (MDG 937 1761)

  Schubert, Franz arr Boehm: Gute Nacht D911/1 - Uwe Grodd (flute), Matteo Napoli (piano) (Naxos 8.570754)

  Rachmaninov, Sergei: Intermezzo from Aleko - London Symphony Orchestra/André Previn (EMI CMS 7645302)

  Holst, Gustav: Fantasia on the 'Dargason', from Suite No 2 for Military Band Op 28/2 - Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra/Timothy Reynish (Chandos CHAN 9697)

  8.00

  Prokofiev, Sergei: Juliet as a young girl, from Romeo & Juliet - Auckland Philharmonia/Miguel Harth-Bedoya (Atoll ACD 102)

  Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Clarinet Quintet in A K581 (2) - Paul Dean (clarinet), Grainger Quartet (MELBA MR 301 122)

  Schumann, Robert: Symphony No 3 in Eb Op 97, Rhenish (2) - Royal Stockholm Philharmonic/Sakari Oramo (SONY 88697 64687)

  Chopin, Frédéric: Piano Sonata No 3 in B minor Op 58 (4) - Michael Houstoun (piano) (RNZ UA35)

  Edwards, Ross: Chorale and Ecstatic Dance (Enyato I) (1) - Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra/Richard Mills (ABC Classics ABC 476 227)

  Rubbra, Edmund: Viola Concerto in A Op 75 (3) - Lawrence Power (viola), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra/Ilan Volkov (Hyperion CDA 67587)

  Sibelius, Jean: Scènes historiques, Suite No 1 Op 25 (3) - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Pietari Inkinen (Naxos 8.570068)

  9.00

  Hovhaness, Alan: Symphony No 22, City of Light (1) - Seattle Symphony/Alan Hovhaness (DELOS DE 3137)

  Dvořák, Antonín: Piano Trio No 3 in F minor Op 65 (1) - Florestan Trio (Hyperion CDA 66895)

  Strauss, Richard: Duet Concertino for clarinet & bassoon - Joy Farrall (clarinet), Julie Andrews (bsn), Britten Sinfonia/Nicholas Cleobury (EMI CD EMX 2238)

  Elgar, Edward: Salut d'Amour Op 12 - Ben Baker (violin), Julian Dyson (piano) (Ben Baker BBCD 01)

  Cherney, Brian: Music for a Summer Wedding (3) - Trio Lyra (CBC MVCD1161)

  Brahms, Johannes orch various: Hungarian Dance No 2 in D minor - Scottish Chamber Orchestra/Joseph Swensen (LINN CKD 224)

• 10:00 AM. Summer Days

  Lilburn, Douglas: Overture: Aotearoa - Auckland Philharmonia/Miguel Harth-Bedoya (Universal 99172)

  Weber, Carl Maria von: Clarinet Concerto No 2 in Eb Op 74 - Sabine Meyer (clarinet), Dresden State Orchestra/Herbert Blomstedt (EMI 5 67988)

  Bach, Johann Sebastian: Partita No 5 in G BWV829 - Murray Perahia (piano) (SONY 88697 44361)

  11.00

  Debussy, Claude: Menuet, from Petite Suite - ARUNDOSquintett (audite Musikproduktion)

  Chaminade, Cécile: Piano Trio No 1 in G minor Op 11 - Rembrandt Trio (Dorian DOR 90187)

  Mendelssohn, Felix: Symphony No 3 in A minor Op 56, Scottish - Scottish Chamber Orchestra/Joseph Swensen (LINN CKD 216)

  Traditional arr Anthony Burgess: No 1, The Ballad of Persse O'Reilly, from Morceaux Irlandais - Mēla Guitar Quartet (Naxos 8574423)

  12.00

  Beethoven, Ludwig van: Piano Trio No 5 in D Op 70/1, Ghost (3) - Daniel Sepec (violin), Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello), Andreas Staier (fortepiano) (HARMONIA MUNDI HMC 90 1955)

  Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich: Serenade for Strings Op 48 (3) - Bavarian Radio Chamber Orchestra (Arts 47633)

  Chopin, Frédéric: Polonaise in Ab Op 53, Heroic - Evgeny Kissin (piano) (RCA 09026 63535)

  Gershwin, George: Watch your step! from Shall we dance - Hollywood Bowl Orchestra/John Mauceri (Philips 434 274)

  Morricone, Ennio: Nella fantasia - Sol3 Mio, City of Prague Orchestra/Paul Bateman ()

  Raum, Elizabeth: The Tale of the Bard, from The Legend of Heimdall - John Griffiths (tuba), Orchestra of the Capella of St. Petersburg/Richard Raum (MSR Classics LOG 14342)

  Schubert, Franz: Moments musicaux D780 (5) - Tessa Birnie (piano) (ABC Classics 476 6479)

  1.00

  Bach, Johann Sebastian: Chorale Prelude, Vor deinen Thron BWV668 - Members of New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (RNZ)

  Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Symphony No 31 in D K297, Paris - Amalia Hall (violin & dir) Orchestra Wellington (RNZ 2020)

  Martin, Frank: Trio on Irish Folk Melodies - NZTrio (RNZ)

  Reinhardt, Django; Bernie, BEN & Pinkard, Maceo; Reinhardt, Django; Grappelli, Stephane: Nuages, Sweet Georgia Brown, Minor Swing - Justine Cormack (violin), James Bush (cello), Simon Martyn-Ellis (guitar) ()

  Traditional arr Steve Rapana: Lota Nu'u - Christie Cook (mezzo-soprano), Whānau London Voices (Whānau London Voices Royal Albert Hall, London)

  Respighi, Ottorino: Fountains of Rome - Auckland Philharmonia/Giordano Bellincampi (RNZ)

  Haydn, Franz Joseph: Keyboard Sonata in E minor HobXVI/34 - Henry Wong Doe (piano) (RNZ WCMT 2024-07-21)

  Schumann, Robert: Symphony No 1 in Bb Op 38, Spring - Orchestra Wellington/Marc Taddei (RNZ OW 2022-05-20)

• 3:00 PM. Summer Three to Seven

  Saint-Saëns, Camille: Septet in Eb Op 65 (1) - Nash Ensemble (Hyperion CDA 67431/2)

  Schubert, Franz arr Mahler: String Quartet No 14 in D minor D810 (1) - Royal Philharmonic/Charles Rosekrans (TELARC CD 80610)

  Sieber, Ignazio: Recorder Sonata No 8 in G minor (1) Preludio. Largo - Tabea Debus (recorder), La Serenissima/Adrian Chandler (vln/dir) (Signum SIGCD918)

  Beethoven, Ludwig van: Piano Trio No 7 in Bb Op 97, Archduke (1) - Eisenstadt Haydn Trio (PHOENIX EDITION 122)

  Copland, Aaron: Clarinet Concerto - Sabine Meyer (clarinet), Bamberg Symphony Orchestra/Ingo Metzmacher (EMI CDC 5 56652)

  Anonymous: En atendant vostre venue, from the Leuven Chansonnier - Anna Danilevskaia (soprano), Sollazzo Ensemble (Passacaille)

  Lilburn, Douglas arr Farquhar: Desdemona's Song - Matthew Marshall (guitar) (Rattle D097)

  4.00

  Mendelssohn, Felix: Overture, from The Fair Melusina Op 32 - Scottish Chamber Orchestra/Antonio Méndez (Linn CKD555)

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

  Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Violin Concerto No 3 in G K216 - Julian Rachlin (violin), Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra/Mariss Jansons (warner classics 2564 61561)

  Brahms, Johannes: Immer leiser wird mein Schlummer Op 105/2 - Andrew Joyce (cello), Rae de Lisle (piano) (Atoll ACD280)

  Scarlatti, Alessandro: Venere Amore e Ragione - Dorothee Oberlinger (recorder), Ensemble 1700 (Deutsche harmonia mundi 19658813372)

  Nazareth, Ernesto: Nove de Julho - Australia Ensemble (Tall Poppies TP266)

  5.00

  Witt, Friedrich: Symphony in C, Jena (3) - Sinfonia Finlandia/Patrick Gallois (Naxos 8.572089)

  Gesualdo, Carlo arr Michi Wiancko: Tristis est anima mea - United Strings of Europe/Julian Azkoul (BIS BIS2589)

  Vejvanovský, Pavel Josef: Intrada Sonata in seven parts - Ars Antiqua Austria/Gunar Letzbor (dir) (SYMPHONIA SY 96151)

  Ives, Charles: Four Ragtime Dances (1) - Orchestra New England/James Sinclair (KOCH 37025)

  Herrmann, Bernard: Vertigo Suite - Los Angeles Philharmonic/Esa-Pekka Salonen (Sony SK 62700)

  Fauré, Gabriel: Fantasia in Ab Op 84/2 - Tessa Birnie (piano) (WALSINGHAM 3WAL 80432)

  Carwithen, Doreen: Suffolk Suite - London Symphony Orchestra/Richard Hickox (Chandos CHAN 9524)

  6.00

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

  Castaldi, Bellerofonte: Arpesca (Gagliarda) - Evangelina Mascardi (lute) (Arcana A368)

  Piazzolla, Astor: Libertango - Diego Urcola Quartet (Sunnyside Records SSC4560)

  Beethoven, Ludwig van: Variations on Bei Männern welche Liebe fühlen - Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Emanuel Ax (piano) (CBS MK 42121)

  Smith, Alice Mary ed Graham-Jones: Symphony in A minor (4) - London Mozart Players/Howard Shelley (Chandos CHAN 10283)

• 7:00 PM. Summer Evenings

  Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Overture, from Don Giovanni - Tafelmusik/Bruno Weil (SONY MLK 64053)

  Holst, Gustav: 2 Songs without Words Op 22 - North Texas Wind Symphony/Eugene Migliaro Corporon (Decca CD655)

  Brahms, Johannes: Violin Concerto in D Op 77 (2) - Hilary Hahn (violin), ASMF/Neville Marriner (Sony SK 89649)

  Chopin, Frédéric: Nocturnes Op 55 - Angela Hewitt (piano) (Hyperion CDA 67371/2)

  Khachaturian, Aram Illich: Awakening & Dance of Ayesha - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Varujan Kojian (KIWI CD SLC 222)

  Hofmann, Leopold attr Haydn: Flute Concerto in D (3) - Barthold Kuijken (flute), Tafelmusik/Jeanne Lamon (dir) (SONY SK 48045)

  Scarlatti, Domenico trans Williams: Keyboard Sonata in E Kk380 - John Williams (guitar) (CBS MK 44518)

• 8:00 PM. Music Alive

  with Clarissa Dunn

  CMNZ: The Young Virtuosi

  Yeyeong Jenny Jin (violin), Jeonghwan Kim (piano)

  TARTINI: Violin Sonata in G minor, Devil's Trill

  BARTOK: Three Burlesques Sz47

  YSAYE: Sonata in G for solo violin Op 27/5

  WIENIAWSKI: Polonaise No 1 in D Op 4

  NORRIS: Waipounamu

  CHOPIN: Andante Spianato & Grande Polonaise in Eb Op 22

  SAINT-SAE

  (RNZ)

  Mahler, Gustav: Symphony No 3 in D minor (3) - New Zealand SO/Gemma New/Gemma New (RNZ)

  Liszt, Franz: Oh! quand je dors - David Maas (cornet), Kathryn Ennis (RNZ 2025-07-02)

  Britten, Benjamin: Hymn to the Virgin - New Zealand Secondary Students' Choir/Susan Densem (RNZ)

• 10:00 PM. Summer Evenings

  Clementi, Muzio ed Spada: Symphony No 4 in D (1) - Rome Symphony Orchestra/Francesco La Vecchia (Naxos 8.573112)

  Bruch, Max: Kol Nidrei - Han-Na Chang (cello), London Symphony Orchestra/Mstislav Rostropovich (EMI CDC 5 56126)

  Strauss, Richard: Oboe Concerto in D - Emily Pailthorpe (oboe), BBC Symphony Orchestra/Martyn Brabbins (Champs Hill Records CHRCD116)

  Root, George F.: The Shining Shore, gospel song - Anonymous 4, Darol Anger (mandolin, vln), Mike Marshall (gtr, mandocello, mandolin) (Harmonia Mundi 467400)

  Vivaldi, Antonio: Violin Concerto in F RV296 - Giuliano Carmignola (violin), Venice Baroque Orchestra/Andrea Marcon (SONY SK 87733)

  Prokofiev, Sergei: Lieutenant Kijé Suite - Royal Philharmonic/Yuri Simonov (RegisC 1258)

  Chopin, Frédéric: Nocturnes Op 9 - Sergio Tiempo (piano) (EMI 5 58018)

  Schubert, Franz arr Hazell: Mille cherubini in coro - Angela Gheorghiu (soprano), Romanian National Chamber Choir "Madriga/Ion Marin (Decca 4661022)

  Kapsberger, Johannes Hieronymus: Toccata - Australian Brandenburg Orchestra/Paul Dyer (ABC Classics ABC 4763828)

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