Schedule for Saturday 28 February 2026

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12:00 AM. Music Through the Night

Debussy, Claude: Danse sacrée et danse profane - Ashley Jackson (harp), Harlem Chamber Players (Decca 7572822)
Lilburn, Douglas: Three Preludes - Margaret Nielsen (piano) (RNZ)
Bolcom, William: Three Rags - Ying Quartet (QUARTZ QTZ 2055)
Glanville-Hicks, Peggy: Etruscan Concerto - Caroline Almonte (piano), Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra (ABC Classics ABC 4817995)
Besser, Jonathan arr Bravura: Turn - Bravura (RATTLE RAT D013)
Sullivan, Arthur: Victoria & Merrie England - BBC Concert Orchestra/Owain Arwel Hughes (CPO 999 171)
Page, Bernard: Your Grave Grey Eyes Cinnamon Curls - Oliver Sewell (tenor), David Barnard (piano) (RNZ 2021-02-12DMc)
1:00 approx
Ritchie, Anthony: Farewell for bassoon and string quartet - Todd Gibson-Cornish (bssn), Donald Armstrong, Wilma Smith (vlns), Amanda Verner (vla), Matthias Balzat (cello) (RNZ MMF 2023)
Schumann, Robert: Fantasy in C Op 17 (1) - Marc-André Hamelin (piano) (Hyperion CDA 67166)
Kalliwoda, Johann: Oboe Concertino in F Op 110 - Burkhard Glaetzner (oboe), Berlin Symphony Orchestra/Claus Peter Flor (CAPRICCIO 10 281)
Hill, Alfred: II. Away from the madding crowd, from String Quartet No 3 in A minor, Carnival - Dominion Quartet (Naxos 8.570491)
Avison, Charles: Concerto Grosso in G Op 4/6 - Pavlo Beznosiuk (violin/director), Avison Ensemble (Naxos 8.557905-06)
2:00 approx
Mendelssohn, Fanny: Hero & Leander - Maacha Deubner (soprano), Berlin Chamber Symphony Orchestra/Jurgen Bruns (Dreyer Gaido CD21015)
Bach, Johann Sebastian: Violin Partita No 3 in E BWV1006 - Monica Huggett (violin) (Virgin VCD 5 45205)
Delius, Frederick ed & arr Beecham: Irmelin, Suite - Royal Scottish National Orchestra/David Lloyd-Jones (DUTTON CDLX 7264)
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Piano Sonata No 8 in C minor Op 13, Pathétique (3) - Michael Houstoun (piano) (Rattle RAT D048)
Hamilton, David: Parlour Games - Jade String Quartet (Rattle RAT D073)
Bonfá, Luiz: Passeio no Rio - Pablo Sáinz-Villegas (guitar) (Harmonia Mundi HMU907649)
3:00 approx
Massenet, Jules: The Last Sleep of the Virgin - New Symphony Orchestra of London/Raymond Agoult (Decca 473 862)
Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel: Keyboard Sonata in C minor Wq65/31 - Mikhail Pletnev (piano) (DG 459 614)
Mendelssohn, Felix: String Quartet No 6 in F minor Op 80 - New Zealand String Quartet (Naxos 8.570001)
Geminiani, Francesco: Concerto Grosso in E minor Op 3/3 - NZ Barok (Atoll ACD 813)
Eriksson, Joel: Battlefield 2: Theme - London Philharmonic Orchestra/Andrew Skeet (xfive 704394)
4:00 approx
Chopin, Frédéric: Grand duo concertante on themes from Meyerbeer's - Andreas Brantelid (cello), Marianna Shirinyan (piano) (EMI 6 87742)
Vivaldi, Antonio: Violin Concerto in Bb RV376 - Giuliano Carmignola (violin), Andrea Marcon (organ/director), Venice Baroque Orchestra (SONY SK 51352)
Merlin, José Luis: Suite del Recuerdo - Bruce Paine (guitar) (PRIVATE RECORDING BNP 02 CD)
Gabrieli, Giovanni arr Brown: Sonata - BonaNZa Trombone Quartet (RATA RT 011)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Variations in C on Ah, vous dirai-je, maman K265 - Ingrid Haebler (piano) (Philips 422 726)
Bewald, Franz: Septet in B (3) - Berlin Philharmonic Octet (Berlin Classics 0032572BC)
5:00 approx
Lauridsen, Morten: Nocturnes - Morten Lauridsen (piano), Polyphony/Stephen Layton (Hyperion CDA 67580)
Debussy, Claude: Sonata for flute, viola & harp - Marie-Pierre Langlamet (harp), Emmanuel Pahud (flute), Gerard Causse (viola) (Erato 9029577396)
Saint-Saëns, Camille: Phaéton - Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra/Lorin Maazel (SONY SK 53979)
Monteverdi, Claudio: Christe, adoramus te - Contrapunctus (Signum)
Smythe, Mark: Moto Mojo - Helen Webby (harp) (Ode CD MANU 5144)
Barry, John: Main Theme, from You Only Live Twice - City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra/Nic Raine (SILVASCREEN 721128)
Dun, Tan: Staccato Beans, from Eight memories in watercolour Op 1 - Tony Yan Tong Chen (piano) (Rattle RAT-D112)
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Ode to Joy - London Philharmonic Orchestra, David Parry, London PhilharmonicChoir & The London Chorus ()
6:00 AM. Mornings

with Carey McDonald
Debussy, Claude: Finale, from Children's Corner - Stephen Hough (piano) (Hyperion CDA68139)
Chausson, Ernest: Andante & Allegro - Michael Collins (clar), Michael McHale (piano) (Chandos CHAN 10901)
Mendelssohn, Felix: String Quartet No 1 in Eb Op 12 (3) - New Zealand String Quartet (Naxos 8.570001)
Traditional arr Hart: Scarborough Fair - Stella Dickinson (oboe), Capital Virtuosi/Paul Hart (ASV CDWHL 2118)
Traditional arr Anthony Burgess: No 1, The Ballad of Persse O'Reilly, from Morceaux Irlandais - Mēla Guitar Quartet (Naxos 8574423)
Corelli, Arcangelo: Concerto Grosso in D Op 6/7 - Pavlo Beznosiuk (violin/director), Avison Ensemble (Linn CKD 411)
Praetorius, Michael arr Williams: Excerpts, from Dances from Terpsichore (3) - Craig Ogden (guitar) (Chandos CHAN 9674)
Ferrari, Benedetto: Amanti Io Vi So Dire - Mina Kanaridis (soprano), Australian Brandenburg Orchestra/Paul Dyer (ABC Classics ABC 4763828)
Haydn, Franz Joseph: Symphony No 89 in F (3) - Berlin Philharmonic/Simon Rattle (EMI 3 94237)
Bach, Johann Sebastian: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme BWV645 - Les Basses Réunies (Alpha 139)
7.00
Strauss II, Johann: Tritsch Tratsch Polka - Benjamin Grosvenor (piano) (Private 837 001)
Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Mario: Sonatina for Flute & Guitar Op 205 (3) - André Cebrián (flute), Pedro Mateo González (guitar) (Eudora Records EUDDR2307)
Traditional: Den man te quart staande, zingt - Apollo's Cabinet (Prima Classic PRIMA036EN)
Catrin Finch & Aoife Ní Bhriain: Woven - Catrin Finch (harp), Aoife Ní Bhriain (violin) (bendigedig BENDI11)
Vivaldi, Antonio: Concerto in G minor for two cellos RV531 - Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Jonathan Manson (cello), Amsterdam Baroque Or/Ton Koopman (Sony SK 90916)
Guillaume, Sydney: Twa Tanbou - NZ Secondary Students Choir 2013-14/Andrew Withington (RNZ NZSSC 2014)
Jobim, Antonio Carlos arr Grusin: Chovendo na roseira - Joshua Bell (violin), instrumental ensemble (SONY 88697 55436)
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Symphony No 4 in Bb Op 60 (4) - Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra/Riccardo Chailly (Decca 478 349)
Françaix, Jean: Le Gay Paris (1) - Prague Wind Quintet (Praga PRD 250 126)
Hanmer, Ronald: Pastorale - Queensland Symphony Orchestra/Ronald Hanmer (ABC Classics 472 509)
8.00
Rameau, Jean-Philippe: La joyeuse - Víkingur Ólafsson (piano) (DG 4837701)
Casals, Pablo: El Cant dels Ocells - Niek de Groot (double-bass), Catherine Klipfel (piano) (Orlando Records OR0036)
Rota, Nino: Sonata in D for flute & harp (3) - Emmanuel Pahud (flute), Anneleen Lenaerts (harp) (Warner Classics 9029551471)
Bizet, Georges: Prelude from L'Arlesienne Suite No 1 - Barcelona Symphony Orchestra & National Orchestra of Catalonia/José Serebrier (BIS CD 1305)
Schubert, Franz: Piano Quintet in A D667, Trout (5) - Schubert Ensemble (ASV GLD 4000)
Ravel, Maurice arr Salzedo/Vallières: Sonatine - 1. Modéré - Valérie Milot (harp), Jocelyne Roy (flute), François Vallières (viola) (Analekta AN 2 9985)
Chen, Belle: My Deers - Belle Chen (various) (Platoon)
Dubois, Théodore: Au clair matin, from Xavière - Cyrille Dubois (tenor), Orchestre National de Lille, Pierre Dumoussaud (Alpha ALPHA924)
Wagner, Richard: Prelude to Act 3, from Lohengrin - Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam/Riccardo Chailly (Decca 448 155)
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich: Waltz, from Sleeping Beauty - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/James Sedares (UNIVERSAL 99072)
Hayes, Martin: Peggy's Dream - Martin Hayes (fiddle), and The Common Ground (Faction 2023)
Traditional Irish: Londonderry Air - Julian Lloyd Webber (cello), English Chamber Orchestra/Nicholas Cleobury (Philips 446 050)
9.00
Vivaldi, Antonio; Richter, Max: Four Seasons, Autumn - Daniel Hope (violin), Max Richter (Moog Synth), Konzerthaus Kammerorchester Berlin/André de Ridder (DG 479 2777)
Borodin, Alexander: In the Steppes of Central Asia - Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra/Neeme Järvi (DG 435 757)
Kartal, Deniz Mahir: Wind of Araxes - A.G.A. Trio (Riverboat Records TUGCD1143)
Bruch, Max: Eight Pieces Op 83 (3) - Natalia Lomeiko (violin), Yuri Zhislin (viola), Ivan Martin (piano) (Orchid Classics ORC100098)
Anonymous: Chominciamento di gioia - Aquila Altera (Brilliant Classics 96922)
Cossart, Leland A: Suite Op 19 - Holland Wind Players/Jeroen Weierink (Ars Produktion FCD368407)
10:00 AM. Days

with Maria Mo
Ravel, Maurice: Rigaudon, from Le Tombeau de Couperin - London Symphony Orchestra/Claudio Abbado (DG 423 665)
Crusell, Bernhard Henrik: Clarinet Concerto No 1 in Eb Op 1 (3) - Emma Johnson (clarinet), Royal Philharmonic/Günther Herbig (ASV CD DCA 763)
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Piano Sonata No 24 in F# Op 78 - Jonathan Biss (piano) (Onyx 4094)
Dvořák, Antonín: Serenade in D minor for wind instruments Op 44 - Chamber Orchestra of Europe/Alexander Schneider (ASV CD COE 801)
Debussy, Claude: Piano Trio in G (1) - Te Kōkī Trio (Rattle RAT D069 2017)
Purcell, Henry: Sarabande, from Suite No 2 in G minor - David Orlowsky (clarinet), David Bergmüller (lute) (Parlophone)
11.00
Hoffstetter, Roman attr Haydn: Serenade, from String Quartet in F Op 3/5 - Orpheus Chamber Orchestra (DG 437 782)
Rachmaninov, Sergei: Symphony No 1 in D minor Op 13 - Philadelphia Orchestra/Eugene Ormandy (Sony SB2K 63257)
Liszt, Franz: Concert Study No 2 in F minor, La leggierezza - Nelson Goerner (piano) (Alpha ALPHA1036)
12.00
Berlioz, Hector: Hungarian March - Philharmonia/Herbert von Karajan (EMI 7 81421)
Rossini, Gioacchino: Ecco Ridente in Cielo, from The Barber of Seville - Luigi Alva (tenor), Philharmonia Orchestra/Alceo Galliera (EMI CDM763076)
Chaminade, Cécile arr Kreisler: Serenade espagnole - Kyung-Wha Chung (violin), Philip Moll (piano) (Decca 417289)
Strauss, Richard: Serenade in Eb for winds Op 7 - François Leleux (oboe), Ensemble Paris-Bastille (SONY 88697 74869)
McLeod, Jenny: Three Celebrations (1) - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Uwe Grodd (Naxos 8.572671)
Schumann, Clara: Piano Concerto in A minor Op 7 (3) - Isata Kanneh-Mason (piano), Royal Liverpool Philharmonic/Holly Mathieson (Decca 4850020)
Glass, Philip: Candyman Suite - Angèle Dubeau (violin), La Pietà (Analekta AN28755)
Joplin, Scott: Magnetic Rag - Elizabeth Hayes (piano) (QUARTZ QTZ 2005)
1.00
Schubert, Franz: Overture in C, In the Italian Style - Auckland Philharmonia/Giordano Bellincampi (RNZ)
Bach, Johann Sebastian: Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord No 3 in E BWV1016 - Andrew Beer (violin), Sarah Watkins (piano) (RNZ 2017)
Greenbaum, Stuart: Remote Connection - Liam Wooding (piano) (RNZ)
Bloch, Ernest: Schelomo - Nicolas Altstaedt (cello), New Zealand SO/Donald Runnicles/Donald Runnicles (RNZ)
Barber, Samuel: Mutations from Bach - New Zealand SO Brass and Percussion/Yoram Levy (RNZ NZSO 2025-12-05)
Rota, Nino: Trio for Flute, Violin and Piano - Nino Rota Trio (RNZ NZCT 2025-08-02)
Brahms, Johannes: Serenade No 1 in D Op 11 - Auckland Philharmonia/Giordano Bellincampi (RNZ)
Traditional: Norwegian Folk Song - Tine Thing Helseth (trumpet) (RNZ)
3:00 PM. RNZ Concert Afternoons

Dvořák, Antonín: Serenade in E for strings Op 22 (3) - I Musici de Montréal/Yuli Turovsky (Chandos CHAN 9484)
Chopin, Frédéric: Nocturnes Op 37 (1) - Claudio Arrau (piano) (Philips 464 694)
Grieg, Edvard: Peer Gynt Suite No 2 - Barbara Bonney (soprano), Marianne Eklöf (mezzo), Gösta Ohlin's Voca/Neeme Järvi (DG 427 807)
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Piano Concerto No 5 in Eb Op 73, Emperor (3) - Murray Perahia (piano), Concertgebouw Orchestra/Bernard Haitink (CBS MK 42330)
Mancini, Henry: Peter Gunn Theme - Harmonie Ensemble / New York & Steven Richman (Harmonia mundi)
Bruni, Antonio: Duo Concertante in Bb Book 4/3 - Natalia Lomeiko (violin), Yuri Zhislin (viola) (Naxos 8.572522)
Jenkins, Karl: Hymn Before Action, from The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace - National Youth Choir of Great Britain, London Philharmonic/Karl Jenkins (Virgin 8 11015)
Rodrigo, Joaquín: Concierto de Aranjuez - John Williams (guitar), Christine Pendrill (cor anglais), Philharmonia/Louis Frémaux (CBS M2K 44791)
Bach, Johann Sebastian arr Labadie: Goldberg Variations - Variation 13 - Les Violons du Roy/Bernard Labadie (DORIAN 90281)
Rodgers, Richard arr Musiker: My funny Valentine, from Babes in Arms - Kristin Chenoweth (vocalist), Joshua Bell (violin), Lee Musiker (piano), instrumental ensemble (SONY 88697 55436)
Holst, Gustav: Mercury, the Winged Messenger, from The Planets Suite - London Festival Orchestra/Ross Pople (ASV CD DCA 782)
Rachmaninov, Sergei: Piano Concerto No 2 in C minor Op 18 (2) - Nikolai Lugansky (piano), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Sakari Oramo (WARNER 2564 61946)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Piano Concerto No 23 in A K488 (2) - Grigory Sokolov (piano), Mahler Chamber Orchestra/Trevor Pinnock (DG 4797015)
5:00 PM. Inside Out

with Nick Tipping
6:00 Inside Out continued
7:00 PM. Music Alive at the Opera

Met Opera 2026: Arabella by Strauss
Rachel Willis-Sørensen (Arabella), Louise Alder (Zdenka), Pavol Breslik (Matteo), Tomasz Konieczny (Mandryka), Brindley Sherratt (Waldner), Metropolitan Opera Chorus & Metropolitan Opera Orchestra/Nicholas Carter
Strauss, Richard: Arabella
(Met Opera Metropolitan Opera House, New York)
10:10 PM. Evenings

Schubert, Franz: Rondo in A D951 - Nelson Freire, Martha Argerich (piano duet) (DG 477 8570)
Vivaldi, Antonio: Violin Concerto in G minor RV317 - Takako Nishizaki (violin), New Zealand Symphony Orchestraestra National Youth Orchestra/Peter Walls (Naxos 8.572381)
Holst, Gustav: Hammersmith Op 52 - North Texas Wind Symphony/Eugene Migliaro Corporon (GIA Publications CD655)
Nazareth, Ernesto: Os Teus Olhos Cativam - Australia Ensemble (Tall Poppies TP266)
Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai: Russian Easter Festival Overture - Royal Philharmonic (ONYX 4064)
Chopin, Frédéric: Scherzo No 1 in B minor Op 20 - Emanuel Ax (piano) (rca 82876 72554)
Massenet, Jules: Thaïs, Ballet Music - Barcelona Symphony Orchestra/Patrick Gallois (Naxos 8.573123)
Charpentier, Marc-Antoine: Kyrie, from Messe de Minuit - Ensemble Correspondances, Jordan Mouaïssia (tenor), Etienne Bazola (baritone)/Sébastien Daucé (Harmonia mundi HMM902707)
Psathas, John: Muisca (1) - Jane Curry, Owen Moriarty (gtrs) (Naxos 8.579041)
Adams, Bryan & Kagna, Eric: Straight from the heart - Midnite String Quartet (Midnite String Quartet MSQ2021)