Schedule for Sunday 8 February 2026

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12:00 AM. Music Through the Night

Moross, Jerome: Concerto for flute with string orchestra (1) - Alexa Still (flute), NZSO Chamber Orchestra/Donald Armstrong (Koch International 3-7367)
Chopin, Frédéric: Mazurkas Op 59 - Ingrid Fliter (piano) (EMI 5 14899)
Stenhammar, Wilhelm: Two Sentimental Romances Op 28 - Ulf Wallin (violin), Malmö Symphony Orchestra/Paavo Järvi (Brilliant Classics 94238)
Ticheli, Frank: There Will Be Rest - Voces8 (Decca)
Glass, Philip: Symphony No 3 (3) - Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra/Dennis Russell Davies (nonesuch 7559 79581)
Brahms, Johannes: Intermezzo in C# minor Op 117/3 - Michael Houstoun (piano) (Rattle RATD131)
Lilburn, Douglas: Four Canzonas (2) - Ithaca College Festival Orchestra/Grant Cooper (KIWI CD SLD 99)
1:00 approx
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Exsultate, jubilate K165 - Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Bach Collegium Japan/Masaaki Suzuki Bach Collegium Japan (BIS 2171)
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Cello Sonata No 4 in C Op 102/1 - Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Emanuel Ax (piano) (CBS MK 42121)
Mendelssohn, Felix: String Quartet No 1 in Eb Op 12 (2) - New Zealand String Quartet (Naxos 8.570001)
Bach, Johann Sebastian: Chorale Prelude, Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr - Gillian Weir (organ) (PRIORY PRCD 753)
Janáček, Leoš: Violin Concerto, Wandering of a Little Soul - Josef Špaček (violin), Czech Philharmonic/Jiří Bělohlávek (Supraphon SU 41822)
2:00 approx
Rachmaninov, Sergei: Moment Musical in Db Op 16/5 - Andrei Gavrilov (piano) (EMI 5 85779)
Danzi, Franz: Concertino in Bb Op 47 for Clarinet & Bassoon - Albrecht Mayer (cor anglais), Andreas Ottensamer (clarinet), Potsdam Chamber Academy (DG 481 4711)
Vaughan Williams, Ralph: Violin Concerto in D minor, Concerto accademico - Kenneth Sillito (violin), London Symphony Orchestra/Bryden Thomson (Chandos CHAN 8633)
Ritchie, Anthony: Pas de deux Op 51a (1) - Jane Curry, Owen Moriarty (gtrs) (Naxos 8.579041)
Ries, Ferdinand: Piano Concerto in G minor Op 177 (3) - Christopher Hinterhuber (piano), New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Uwe Grodd (Naxos 8.572742)
Aleotti, Vittoria: Bacia per haver vita - Cantus Thuringia, Christoph Dittmar (lute) (DHM)
3:00 approx
Schubert, Franz: Symphony No 2 in Bb D125 (1) - Chamber Orchestra of Europe/Claudio Abbado (DG 423 652)
Schumann, Robert: Fantasy in C Op 17 - Michael Houstoun (piano) (TRUST MMT 2028)
Lilburn, Douglas: Symphony No 2 (4) - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/James Judd (NAXOS 8.555862)
Vivaldi, Antonio: Trio Sonata in Bb RV78 - Purcell Quartet (Chandos CHAN 0502)
Medins, Janis: Aria - Detroit Symphony Orchestra/Neeme Järvi (Chandos CHAN 9227)
4:00 approx
Dohnányi, Ernst von: American Rhapsody Op 47 - Danubia Symphony Orchestra/Domonkos Héja (Warner 2564 62409)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Fantasia in D minor K397 - Tony Yan Tong Chen (piano) (Rattle RAT-D112)
Handel, George Frideric: Trio Sonata in G minor Op 2/6 - London Baroque (HARMONIA MUNDI HMC 90 1379)
Psathas, John: Muisca - Jane Curry, Owen Moriarty (gtrs) (Naxos 8.579041)
Larsson, Lars-Erik: Pastoral Suite - Stockholm Symphony Orchestra/Stig Westerberg (SWEDISH SOCIETY SCD 1051)
Kebede, Ashenafi: The Shepherd with the Flute - Girma Yifrashewa (piano) (Unseen worlds)
5:00 approx
Brahms, Johannes: Clarinet Quintet in B minor Op 115 (1) - Sabine Meyer (clarinet), Alban Berg Quartet (EMI 5 56759)
Lauridsen, Morten: Les Chansons des Roses - Morten Lauridsen (piano), Polyphony/Stephen Layton (Hyperion CDA 67580)
Franck, César: Les Eolides - BBC Philharmonic/Yan Pascal Tortelier (Chandos CHAN 9875)
Florence Price: Ticklin' Toes - Daniel Hope (violin), Zürcher Kammerorchester ( 4864994)
Moscheles, Ignaz: Lord Moira's Strathspey, from Anticipations of Scotland, A Grand Fantasia Op 75 - Howard Shelley (piano), Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra (Hyperion CDA67276)
Falla, Manuel de: Nana, from Seven Popular Spanish Songs - Dawn Harms (violin), Carolyn Mills (harp) (Atoll ACD 199)
Dvořák, Antonín: String Quartet No 10 in Eb Op 51 (2) - New Zealand String Quartet (Atoll ACD 703)
Saint-Saens, Camille Leopold Godowsky: The Swan, from Carnival of the Animals - Mats Lidström (cello), Leif Kaner-Lidstrom (piano) (Hyperion CDA68475)
6:00 AM. Mornings

with Carey McDonald
Hildegard von Bingen: O ignis Spiritus - Andrew Parrott (tenor), Kevin Breen (tenor), Howard Milner (tenor) (Hyperion CDA 66039)
Ibert, Jacques: Six harp pieces (5) - Lavinia Meijer (harp) (Channel Classics CCS SA 28908)
Vaughan Williams, Ralph: Mass in G minor - Choir of Clare College, Cambridge/Timothy Brown (Naxos 8.572465)
Mendelssohn, Felix: I waited for the Lord, - Anthony Way (treble), Tabitha Watling (treb), Choir of Uppingham/Neil Page (Decca 455 645)
Silvestrov, Valentin: Hymn 2001 - Valentin Silvestrov (piano) (ECM 1776)
Pärt, Arvo: Virgencita - Ars Nova Copenhagen/Paul Hillier (Naxos 8574281)
Lotti, Antonio: Credo - Balthasar Neumann Chorus & Ensemble/Thomas Hengelbrock (DHM 05472 77507)
Shaw, Caroline: And the Swallow - Ars Nova Copenhagen/Paul Hillier (Naxos 8574281)
Grieg, Edvard arr Bertrand/Amoyel: Arietta Op 12/1 Erotikon Op 43/5 (1) - Emmanuelle Bertrand (cello), Pascal Amoyel (piano) (HARMONIA MUNDI HMC 90 1986)
Jenkins, Karl: Benedictus, from The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace - Guy Johnston (cello), National Youth Choir of Great Britain, London Philharmonic/Karl Jenkins (Virgin 8 11015)
Schubert, Franz: Psalm 23 - Ensemble Pygmalion/Raphaël Pichon (Harmonia Mundi HMC902239)
7:30 AM. Hymns on Sunday

with Robyn Jaquiery
8:00 AM. Mornings

with Carey McDonald
Handel, George Frideric: Concerto Grosso in Bb Op 3/1 - ASMF/Iona Brown (dir) (Brilliant Classics 99986)
Debussy, Claude: Suite bergamasque (1) - Inon Barnatan (piano) (Avie AV 2256)
Anonymous: Zaklinam tebe, prinecisti dusce - Dialogos, Katarina Livljanić, Kantaduri & Joško Ćaleta (Outhere Music France)
Rachmaninov, Sergei: Andante, from Cello Sonata in G minor Op 19 - Lynn Harrell (cello), Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) (Decca 414 340)
Vivaldi, Antonio: Violin Concerto in C RV177 - Giuliano Carmignola (baroque vln), Venice Baroque Orchestra/Andrea Marcon (SONY SK 89362)
Strozzi, Barbara: Il Primo Libro de Madrigali, a due, tre, quattro, e cinque voce: Sonetto, Proemio dell'opera - Les Kapsber'girls (Alpha ALPHA1098)
9.00
Dvořák, Antonín: Symphony No 6 in D Op 60 (4) - Swedish Chamber Orchestra/Thomas Dausgaard (BIS SACD 1566)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Violin Sonata No 24 in F K376 - Hilary Hahn (violin), Natalie Zhu (piano) (DG 477 5572)
UCCELLINI, MARCOI; Vitali, Giovanni Battista arr Infusion Broque: La bergamasca - Infusion Baroque (Infusion Baroque LM276)
Howard, Luke: Solidarity - Shards, Lara Somogyi (harp) (Universal)
Lohse, Martin: Ver - AROS Guitar Duo (Our Recordings)
10:00 AM. Days

with Maria Mo
Cavalli, Pietro Francesco: Fanfare, from Missa 1660 - Galilei Consort/Benjamin Chénier (Château de Versailles Spectacles CVS006)
Albinoni, Tomaso: Concerto in C for two oboes Op 7/2 - Anthony Robson (oboe), Catherine Latham (oboe), Collegium Musicum 90/Simon Standage (dir) (Chandos CHAN 0602)
Glière, Reinhold: The Red Poppy Suite (5) - BBC Philharmonic/Edward Downes (Chandos CHAN 9160)
Smith, Alice Mary: Clarinet Sonata in A - Luigi Magistrelli (clarinet), Claudia Bracco (piano) (VDE-Gallo GALLO CD-1355)
Debussy, Claude: Children's Corner - Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano) (Chandos CHAN 10467)
Williams, John: Escapades - 1. Closing in, from Catch Me if You Can - Jess Gillam (saxophone), BBC Concert Orchestra/Jessica Cottis (Decca 4834862)
11.00
Holst, Gustav: The Planets Suite - Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, London Philharmonic/Adrian Boult (EMI 5 65041)
Grainger, Percy arr Mortimer: Molly on the Shore - I Salonisti (London 458 382)
Laszky, Béla: Auf einen Zweig von Rosen - Mélanie Adami (soprano), Äneas Humm (bariton), Judit Polgar (piano) (Prospero Classical)
12.00
Grieg, Edvard: Holberg Suite (5) - Moscow Soloists/Yuri Bashmet (Onyx 4037)
Albéniz, Isaac: El Puerto, from Iberia Book 1 - Marc-André Hamelin (piano) (Hyperion CDA 67476/7)
Williams, John: Olympic Fanfare & Theme - Boston Pops Orchestra/John Williams (Philips 420178)
Williams, John arr Obstarczyk: Hedwig's Theme, from Harry Potter - Five Sax, Mariam Vardzelashvili (piano), Rupert Struber (percussion) (Orlando OR 0016)
Williams, John: Scherzo for Motorcycle and Orchestra, from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade - Danish National Symphony Orchestra/Cristian Schumann (DR)
Schubert, Franz: Impromptu in C minor D899/1 - John O'Conor (piano) (TELARC CD 80337)
Stamitz, Johann: Orchestral Trio in F Op 1/3 (1) - New Zealand Chamber Orchestra/Donald Armstrong (vln/dir) (Naxos 8.553213)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Concerto for Flute and Harp in C KV299 (II) - Anna Besson (flute), Clara Izambert (harp), A Nocte Temporis/Reinoud Van Mechelen (Alpha ALPHA1115)
Traditional: I will die for the wind of the mountains - Arsen Petrosyan (duduk) (ARC Music EUCD2927)
1.00
Massenet, Jules: Meditation, from Thaïs - Yuka Eguchi (violin), Kemp English (piano) (RNZ)
Bach, Johann Sebastian: Partita No 5 in G BWV829 - Jun Boutery-Ishido (piano) (RNZ 2024-07-28)
Respighi, Ottorino: Fountains of Rome - Auckland Philharmonia/Giordano Bellincampi (RNZ)
Ding, YuYang: Orchids in Rain - Lachlan Spence (tenor horn), Eleanor Carter (piano) (RNZ 2025-07-02)
Trowell, Arnold: Donald the Black Nacht liegt auf dem fremden Wegen Op 50/1 Mädchen mit dem roten Mündchen Op 50/2 - Robert Tucker (baritone), Oliver Sewell (tenor), David Barnard (piano) (RNZ 2021-02-12DMc)
Williams, John: Theme from Jurassic Park - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Hamish McKeich (RNZ 2018)
Schumann, Robert arr Debussy: Six Studies in Canonic Form Op 56 - Dénes Várjon, Izabella Simon (piano) (RNZ)
Mendelssohn, Felix: Violin Concerto in E minor Op 64 - Amalia Hall (violin), Orchestra Wellington/Marc Taddei (RNZ 2025-04-12)
Taverner, John: Dum transisset Sabbatum - The Tudor Consort/Michael Stewart (The Tudor Consort/RNZ)
3:00 PM. The Musical Omnivore

with David Morriss
5:00 PM. RNZ Concert Afternoon

Ravel, Maurice: Prelude, from Le Tombeau de Couperin - Albrecht Mayer (oboe), Bamberg Symphony Orchestra/Jakub Hrusa (DG 4836622)
Rachmaninov, Sergei: Prelude No 4 in E Minor, Op 32 - Colin Horsley (piano) (Atoll ACD 442)
Jeffes, Simon: Music For a Found Harmonium - Penguin Cafe Orchestra (Virgin 811487)
Neske, Jakub: Mironczarnia - Philharmonischer Kinderchor Dresden/Gunter Berger (Sony 9658842372)
Hayward, Justin arr Hale Delago Assad: Nights in White Satin - Miloš Karadaglić (guitar), Manu Delago (drum), 12 ensemble (Decca 7779637)
Bach, Johann Sebastian: Concerto in C for two keyboards BWV1061 (1) - Anderson & Roe Piano Duo (Steinway & Sons STNS30033)
Wagner, Richard: Overture, from Rienzi - New York Philharmonic/Zubin Mehta (SONY MLK 64061)
Williams, John: Devil's Dance, from The Witches of Eastwick - Gil Shaham (violin), Jonathan Feldman (piano) (DG 463 483)
Goldsmith, Jerry: Star Trek First Contact, Main Title - session orchestra/Jerry Goldsmith (GNP Crescendo 248052)
6:00 PM. Worlds of Music

with Trevor Reekie
Armstrong, Craig: Glasgow Love Theme, from Love Actually - Studio orchestra (Island 981403)
Willson, Meredith: Till there was you, from The Music Man - Die Singphoniker (CPO 999 470)
7:00 PM. Made in New Zealand

Chopin, Frédéric: Piano Concerto No 1 in E minor Op 11 (3) - Alex Bai (piano), New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Hamish McKeich (RNZ 2024-10-08)

Gershwin, George arr Hekkema: An American in Paris - Calefax (RNZ)

Elgar, Edward: Salut d'Amour Op 12 - Yuka Eguchi (violin), Kemp English (piano) (RNZ)

Liszt, Franz: Hungarian Rhapsody No 2 in C# minor S244 - Jenő Lisztes (cimbalom) (RNZ)
7:30 PM. Fearful Symmetries

Part 10 of a series of eleven documentaries celebrating each decade of the 20th century and the first decade of the 21st century. Roger Smith and a selection of experts survey musical landmarks and innovative movements in the arts, including theatre, literature, visual arts, fashion and architecture. (RNZ 2001)
9:30 PM. Sound Lounge

Farr, Gareth: Kembang Suling - Hannah Darroch (flute), Justin DeHart (percussion) (RNZ)
Takemitsu, Toru: Between Tides - Ghost Trio (RNZ 2025-08-17)
Bewley, Jack: Apokalypsis - Wellington Brass Band/David Bremner (RNZ 2025-07-02)
Cresswell, Lyell: Piano Concerto No 3 - Stephen De Pledge (piano), New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Gemma New (RNZ)
Shaw, Caroline: In manus tuas - Hannah Collins (cello) (Sono Luminus DSL 92211)
11:00 PM. New Music Dreams

with Ryan Smith