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12:00 AM. Music Through the Night

Debussy, Claude: Danse sacrée et danse profane - Marisa Robles (harp), Chamber Orchestra of Europe/James Galway (RCA RD 87173)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Variations in C on Ah, vous dirai-je, maman K265 - Diedre Irons (piano) (RNZ UA45)
Beethoven, Ludwig van: String Quartet in Bb Op 18/6 (1) - Gewandhaus Quartet (NCA 60139)
Elgar, Edward: Froissart Overture Op 19 - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/James Judd (Naxos 8.557577)
Haydn, Franz Joseph: Cello Concerto No 1 in C HobVIIb/1 (1) - Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello), Freiburg Baroque Orchestra/Petra Müllejans (HARMONIA MUNDI HMC 90 1816)
Lilburn, Douglas: Two Preludes (1951) (1) - Michael Houstoun (piano) (Rattle RAT D040)
1:00 approx
Dvořák, Antonín: Piano Quartet No 1 in D Op 23 (1) - Artis Piano Quartet (PROFIL PH 07013)
Bach, Johann Sebastian: Oboe Sonata in G minor BWV1030b - Douglas Boyd (oboe), Harold Lester (harpsichord) (ASV CD DCA 656)
Psathas, John: Muisca - Jane Curry, Owen Moriarty (gtrs) (Naxos 8.579041)
Schumann, Robert: Träumerei, from Kinderszenen Op 15 - Stephen de Pledge (piano) (Champs Hill CHRCD 093)
Elgar, Edward: Serenade for Strings Op 20 - Bournemouth Sinfonietta/George Hurst (Chandos CHAN 8375)
2:00 approx
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Violin Sonata No 2 in A Op 12/2 - Bella Hristova (violin), Michael Houstoun (piano) (RATTLE RATD088)
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)
Salieri, Antonio: Trio in G - Ensemble Italiano di Fiati (Brilliant Classics 93360)
Brahms, Johannes: Intermezzo in Eb minor Op 118/6 - John Chen (piano) (RNZ UB13)
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich: String Quartet No 1 in D Op 11 (2) - Puertas Quartet (Atoll ACD 214)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Ach, ich fühl's, from The Magic Flute - Margaret Price (soprano), Dresden State Orchestra/Colin Davis (Philips 422 278)
3:00 approx
Rubinstein, Anton: Barcarolle in F minor Op 30/1 - Alexander Paley (piano) (marco polo 8.223894)
Debussy, Claude: Sonata for flute, viola & harp - Carol Hohauser (flute), Peter Barber (viola), Carolyn Mills (harp) (RNZ UA75)
Saint-Saëns, Camille: Caprice in the form of a waltz - Natalia Lomeiko (violin), Olga Sitkovetsky (piano) (Trust TRI 3003)
Ravel, Maurice: Jeux d'eau - Diedre Irons (piano) (RNZ UA43)
Adams, John: Hallelujah Junction - Tzenka Dianova (piano), Sarah Watkins (piano) (RNZ UB16)
Porpora, Nicola: Salve Regina - Jose Maria Lo Monaco (mezzo-soprano), Stile Galante, Stefano Aresi (Glossa GCD923537)
4:00 approx
Foss, Lukas: Three American Pieces - Itzhak Perlman (violin), Boston Symphony Orchestra/Seiji Ozawa (EMI CDC 5 55360)
Chopin, Frédéric: Nocturnes Op 27 - Claudio Arrau (piano) (Philips 416 441)
Hummel, Johann Nepomuk: Trumpet Concerto In Eb - Tine Thing Helseth (trumpet), Norwegian Chamber Orchestra (SIMAX PSC 1292)
Mackay, Alice Forrester: The Tui - Jenny Wollerman (soprano), David Barnard (piano) (RNZ 2021-05-04)
Adams, John: Century Rolls: II. Manny's Gym - Emanuel Ax (piano), Cleveland Orchestra/Christoph von Dohnányi (NONESUCH 79607)
Canteloube, Joseph arr Armenian: La Pastoura Als Camps, from Songs of the Auvergne - Karina Gauvin (soprano), Canadian Chamber Ensemble/Raffi Armenian (CBC Records SMCD 5224)
Grieg, Edvard: Holberg Suite (1) - Moscow Soloists/Yuri Bashmet (Onyx 4037)
Tombs, Beatrice: Summer - Jenny Wollerman (soprano), Bruce Greenfield (piano) (RNZ 2021-05-04)
5:00 approx
Zemlinsky, Alexander von: Three Ballet Pieces, from Der Triumph der Zeit - Hamburg State Philharmonic/Gerd Albrecht (Capriccio 10 448)
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich: Symphony No 6 in B minor Op 74, Pathétique (2) - Phildelphia Orchestra/Christoph Eschenbach (ONDINE ODE 1131-5)
Brahms, Johannes: Viola Sonata in Eb Op 120/2 - Lawrence Power (viola), Simon Crawford-Phillips (piano) (Hyperion CDA 67584)
Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da: Gloria, from Missa Confitebor tibi Domine - Yale Schola Cantorum/David Hill (Hyperion CDA 68210)
Bonis, Mel: Méditation in F Op 33 - Raphaela Gromes (cello), Julian Riem (pno) (Sony 19802932902)
Schramm, Paul: Glaring Sun, from Impressions of Java & Bali - Boyd Owen (tenor), Bruce Greenfield (piano) (RNZ 2021-05-04)
Couperin, François arr Thomas Adès: Les baricades mistérieuses - Composers Ensemble/Thomas Adès (EMI 5 57610)
Liszt, Franz: Transcendental Study No 2, Fusées - Luu Hong Quang (piano) (RATTLE RATD152)
6:00 AM. Summer Mornings

Bach, Johann Sebastian: Concerto in C minor for oboe & violin BWV1060 (3) - Lisa Batiashvili (vln/director), François Leleux (oboe), Chamber Orchestra of Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (DG 479 2479)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Piano Sonata No 12 in F K332 (1) - Maria Joao Pires (piano) (DG 477 6607)
Glass, Philip: Symphony No 3 (1) - Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra/Dennis Russell Davies (Nonesuch 7559 79581)
Kreisler, Fritz: La Précieuse in the Style of Couperin - Akiko Suwanai (violin), Philharmonia (Philips 475 6189)
Lauridsen, Morten: If, alas, because I have given you my heart, from Six Fire Madrigals - Voices New Zealand Chamber Choir/Karen Grylls (Atoll ACD213)
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Twelve Contradanses WoO14 - Orchestra of St Luke's/Michael Tilson Thomas (CBS MK 44516)
Bridge, Frank arr Parkin: Spring Song - Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello), The Heath Quartet, Gary Pomeroy (viola), Oliver Heath (violin), Sara Wolstenholme (violin), Chris Murray (cello) (Decca 4850241)
Strauss, Richard: Violin Sonata in Eb Op 18 (1) - Kyung-Wha Chung (violin), Krystian Zimerman (piano) (DG 427 617)
Porter, Cole: Begin the Beguine - Peter Maunder (trombone), Helen Webby (harp) (Atoll ACD 115)
7.00
Schubert, Franz: Piano Quintet in A D667, Trout (3) - John O'Conor (piano), James Vandemark (double bass), members of Cleveland Quartet (TELARC CD 80225)
Richter, Franz Xaver: Sinfonia a quattro in Bb (2) - New Dutch Academy Chamber Orchestra/Simon Murphy (PENTATONE PTC 5186 028)
Traditional: King of the Blind - The Curious Bards (Harmonia Mundi HMN916105)
Verdi, Giuseppe arr Turovsky: String Quartet in E minor (1) - I Musici de Montréal/Yuli Turovsky (Chandos CHAN 9662)
Mendelssohn, Felix: Octet in Eb Op 20 (3) - Amati String Orchestra (Brilliant Classics 94205)
Dukas, Paul: The Sorcerer's Apprentice - Montreal Symphony Orchestra (Decca 421 527)
Rachmaninov, Sergei: Prelude No 5 in G Major, Op 32 - Colin Horsley (piano) (Atoll ACD 442)
Stravinsky, Igor: Finale, from The Firebird, Suite - Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra/Riccardo Chailly (Decca 458 142)
Shostakovich, Dmitri arr M Gluzman: Jazz Suite No 1 (3) - Vadim Gluzman (violin), Angela Yoffe (piano) (BIS CD 1592)
8.00
Liszt, Franz: Paganini Etude No 5 in E, La chasse - Marc-André Hamelin (piano) (Hyperion CDA 67370)
Bruch, Max: Violin Concerto No 1 in G minor Op 26 (2) - Jascha Heifetz (violin), New Symphony Orchestra of London/Malcolm Sargent (RCA RD 86214)
Brahms, Johannes: Symphony No 4 in E minor Op 98 (3) - Berlin Philharmonic/Claudio Abbado (DG 435 349)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: String Quartet No 14 in G K387 (4) - New Zealand String Quartet (NZ String Quartet 2006)
Rota, Nino: Andantino, from Bassoon Concerto - Christopher Millard (bsn), CBC Vancouver Orchestra/Mario Bernardi (CBC SMCD5185)
Mahler, Gustav: Blumine, symphonic movement - Bamberg Symphony /Jakub Hrůša (DG 4862932)
Honegger, Arthur: Pastorale d'été - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/James Sedares (RNZ UB22)
9.00
Williams, Charles: Devil's Galop - New London Orchestra/Ronald Corp (Hyperion CDA 66868)
Dvořák, Antonín: Symphony No 6 in D Op 60 (2) - Royal Scottish National Orchestra/Neeme Järvi (Chandos CHAN 8530)
Haydn, Franz Joseph: Keyboard Sonata No 53 in E minor HobXVI/34 - Alfred Brendel (piano) (Philips 456 727)
Ravel, Maurice: Mother Goose Suite - Rotterdam Philharmonic/Yannick Nézet-Séguin (EMI 9 66342)
Fauré, Gabriel: Piano Trio in D minor Op 120 (3) - François Salque (cello), Paul Meyer (clarinet), Eric Le Sage (piano) (Alpha 600)
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich: Valse Sentimentale - Kyung-Wha Chung (violin), Philip Moll (piano) (Decca 417289)
10:00 AM. Summer Days

Bach, Johann Sebastian: Orchestral Suite No 3 in D BWV1068 - English Concert/Trevor Pinnock (Archiv 423 492)
Finzi, Gerald arr Ashmore: Five Bagatelles Op 23 - Robert Plane (clarinet), Northern Sinfonia/Howard Griffiths (Naxos 8.553566)
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Piano Sonata No 21 in C Op 53, Waldstein - Stephen Kovacevich (piano) (EMI 9 65922)
11.00
Elgar, Edward: Symphony No 1 in Ab Op 55 - London Symphony Orchestra/Colin Davis (LSO LIVE LSO 0017)
12.00
Saint-Saëns, Camille: Violin Sonata No 1 in D minor Op 75 (4) - Pinchas Zukerman (violin), Marc Neikrug (piano) (Philips 416 157)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Serenade No 10 in Bb K361, Gran Partita (2) - ASMF/Neville Marriner (Philips 412 726)
Dvořák, Antonín: String Quartet No 12 in F Op 96, American (1) - Simón Bolívar String Quartet (DG 479 0429)
Stamitz, Johann: Symphony in D Op 3/2 - NZSO Chamber Orchestra/Donald Armstrong (dir) (Naxos 8.553194)
Chopin, Frédéric: Prelude in C# minor Op 45 - Michael Houstoun (piano) (RNZ UA33)
Fauré, Gabriel: Overture, from Masques & Bergamasques - Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne/Renaud Capuçon (DG)
De Falla, Manuel: Ritual Fire Dance - Taraf de Haïdouks (Crammed Discs Craw 40)
de Visée, Robert: Vilanelle - Les Kapsber'girls (Alpha ALPHA761)
1.00
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich arr F Noack: Romeo & Juliet, Fantasy Overture - Tony Yan Tong Chen (piano) (RNZ 2023-07-23)
Debussy, Claude: Nocturnes - Bel Canto, Christchurch Symphony Orchestra/Benjamin Northey (RNZ 2016)
Corelli, Arcangelo: Concerto Grosso in D Op 6/1 - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (RNZ 2019-06-08)
Marsalis, Wynton: Blues Symphony (5) Big City Breaks - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/André de Ridder ()
Williams, John arr Isabelle Demers: Star Wars Medley - Isabelle Demers (organ) (RNZ)
Janáček, Leoš: Sonata 1.X.1905 - Jun Boutery-Ishido (piano) (RNZ 2024-07-28)
Purcell, Henry: The Fairy Queen (Act 5, selections) - Jayne Tankersley (soprano), NZ Barok, Miranda Hutton (dir) (RNZ)
Schumann, Clara: Three Romances Op 22 - Inbal Megiddo (cello), Rachel Thomson (piano) (RNZ 2021)
3:00 PM. Summer Three to Seven

Respighi, Ottorino: Ancient Airs & Dances Suite No 1 (4) - Sinfonia 21/Richard Hickox (Chandos CHAN 9415)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Symphony No 41 in C K551, Jupiter (4) - London Mozart Players/Jane Glover (ASV CD DCA 761)
Schubert, Franz: Moments musicaux D780 (1) - Steven Osborne (piano) (Hyperion CDA68437)
Smetana, Bedřich: Blaník, from Má Vlast - Czech Philharmonic/Jiří Bělohlávek (Decca 4833187)
Albéniz, Isaac arr Halffter: Rapsodia española Op 70 - Alicia de Larrocha (piano), London Philharmonic/Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos (Decca 410 289)
Traditional: Return Again (Saviour, Visit Thy Plantation), revival song - Anonymous 4 (Harmonia Mundi 467400)
Brahms, Johannes arr Geringas: Sapphische Ode Op 94/4 - Alexander Ivashkin (cello), Tamás Vesmás (piano) (RNZ UB56)
4.00
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Symphony No 2 in D Op 36 (2) - Berlin Philharmonic/Claudio Abbado (DG 469 000)
Tansman, Alexander: Trois Préludes en forme de Blues - Margaret Fingerhut (piano) (Chandos CHAN 10527)
Bach, Johann Sebastian: Cello Suite No 1 in G BWV1007 - Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello) (HARMONIA MUNDI HMC 90 1970.71)
Psathas, John: Sergei Bk.3 Ch.1, from Three Psalms - Michael Houstoun (piano), New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Marc Taddei (Rattle RAT-DV 015)
Handel, George Frideric: Violin Sonata in G HWV358 - Erik Bosgraaf (recorder), Francesco Corti (harpsichord) (Brilliant Classics 93792)
Aikman, James: Ania's Song: A Pavane for String Orchestra - strings of St Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra/Vladimir Lande (Naxos 8.559720)
5.00
Sibelius, Jean: Symphony No 6 in D minor Op 104 (3) - Philharmonia/Vladimir Ashkenazy (Decca 421 069)
Rheinberger, Josef Gabriel: Kyrie, from Messe in E flat, Op 109 'Cantus Missae' - Neuer Kammerchor Berlin/Adrian Emans (Rondeau)
Delius, Frederick: Florida Suite - III. Sunset - Ulster Orchestra/Vernon Handley (Chandos CHAN 8413)
Yifrashewa, Girma: Elita - Rebeca Omordia (piano) (SOMM SOMMCD0688)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Clarinet Concerto in A K622 (2) - Annelien Van Wauwe (basset clarinet), NDR Radio Philharmonic/Andrew Manze (Pentatone PTC5186973)
Lilburn, Douglas: Prelude (1951) - Margaret Nielsen (piano) (MANU CD MANU 1511)
Haydn, Franz Joseph: Symphony No 82 in C, The Bear (1) - Orchestra of the 18th Century/Frans Brüggen (Philips 473 015)
6.00
Bach, Johann Christian: Harpsichord Concerto No 6 in F Minor W C73 - Sophie Gent (violin), Louis Creac'h (violin), Fanny Paccoud (viola), Antoine Touche (cello), Thomas de Pierrefeu (bass), Evolène Kiener (bsn)/Jean Rondeau (hpschd/dir) (Erato 90 29488846)
Traditional arr Meyer: Star of the County Down - Mark O'Connor (violin), Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Edgar Meyer (double bass) (Sony SK 68460)
Schubert, Franz: String Quintet in C D956 (1) - Vogler Quartet, Daniel Müller-Schott (cello) (PROFIL PH 05051)
Cowan, Claire: Mother and Father - Pas de Deux Two, from Hansel and Gretel - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Hamish McKeich (Private P002363)
Molter, Johann Melchior: Clarinet Concerto No 1 in D - Kari Kriikku (clarinet), Tapiola Sinfonietta/John Storgårds (ONDINE ODE 1056)
7:00 PM. Summer Evenings

Stamitz, Johann: Orchestral Trio in F Op 1/3 (3) - New Zealand Chamber Orchestra/Donald Armstrong (vln/dir) (Naxos 8.553213)
Brahms, Johannes: Piano Trio No 2 in C Op 87 (4) - Turnovsky Trio (Trust MMT 2007)
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich: Symphony No 4 in F minor Op 36 (2) - Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam/Bernard Haitink (Philips 420 142)
Bach, Johann Sebastian: Keyboard Concerto No 5 in F minor BWV1056 - Sophie Gent (violin), Louis Creac'h (violin), Fanny Paccoud (viola), Antoine Touche (cello), Thomas de Pierrefeu (double bass), Evolène Kiener (bsn)/Jean Rondeau (hpschd/dir) (Erato 90 29488846)
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Leonore Overture No 3 - Cleveland Orchestra/Christoph von Dohnányi (TELARC CD 80145)
Debussy, Claude orch Cloez/Caplet: Suite bergamasque (4) - Lyon National Orchestra/Jun Märkl (Naxos 8.572583)
Liszt, Franz trans anon: Concert Study No 3 in Db, Un Sospiro - Ieuan Jones (harp) (Claudio CR 4939)
8:00 PM. Music Alive

with Clarissa Dunn
Thabani Gapara Project
Thabani Gapara (saxophone), Elijah Whyte (drums), Eli Wilson (keyboards), Wil Goodinson (bass), Nathan James (guitar), Dean Rodrigues (percussion)
GAPARA, Thabani: Places and Faces
GAPARA, Thabani: On The Beach
GAPARA, Thabani: Matunga
GAPARA, Thabani: Mai Mwana
GAPARA, Thabani: Times Change
GAPARA, Thabani: Mysta Mukwambo
GAPARA, Thabani: Ghoema Dreams
GAPARA, Thabani: My Journey
MO
(RNZ)
10:00 PM. Summer Evenings

Clementi, Muzio ed Spada: Symphony No 3 in G, The Great National (3) - Rome Symphony Orchestra/Francesco La Vecchia (Naxos 8.573112)
Schubert, Franz: Piano Trio No 2 in Eb D929 (1) - Florestan Trio (Hyperion CDA 67347)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Clarinet Concerto in A K622 - Michael Collins (basset clarinet/director), Swedish Chamber Orchestra (Chandos CHAN 10756)
Grieg, Edvard: Ave maris stella - The Sixteen/Harry Christophers (UCJ 476 6295)
Brahms, Johannes orch Brahms: Liebeslieder Waltzes, selections from Op 52 & 65 - Swedish Chamber Orchestra/Thomas Dausgaard (BIS SACD 1756)
Dvořák, Antonín: Czech Suite Op 39 - Malaysian Philharmonic/Claus Peter Flor (BIS SACD 1856)
Byrd, William: Mass for five voices - Tallis Scholars/Peter Philips (Gimell 454 895)
Debussy, Claude: Beau soir - Pablo Ferrández (cello), Julien Quentin (piano) (Sony 19802898632)