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Saturday 27 December 2025

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)

Sunday 28 December 2025

12:00 AM. Music Through the Night

Saint-Saëns, Camille: Havanaise - Sarah Chang (violin), Philadelphia Orchestra/Wolfgang Sawallisch (EMI CDC 5 55026)

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Quintet in Eb for piano & winds K452 (3) - Michael Houstoun (piano), Gordon Hunt (oboe), Gordon Richards (clarinet), Ingrid Hagan (bsn), Nicola Baker (horn) (Atoll ACD 883)

Chopin, Frédéric: Ballade No 1 in G minor Op 23 - Cédric Tiberghien (piano) (HARMONIA MUNDI HMC 90 1943)

Hummel, Johann Nepomuk: Rondo brillant in F Op 127, Le retour à Londres - Christopher Hinterhuber (piano), Gävle Symphony Orchestra/Uwe Grodd (Naxos 8.557845)

Vivaldi, Antonio: Concerto in Bb for multiple instruments RV553 - La Serenissima/Adrian Chandler (vln/dir) (Avie AV 0031)

Hill, Alfred: String Quartet No 1 in Bb, Maori (4) - Dominion Quartet (Naxos 8.570491)

1:00 approx

Vaughan Williams, Ralph: Concerto Grosso - strings of New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/James Judd (Naxos 8.555867)

Sibelius, Jean: Kuolema - Hungarian State Symphony Orchestra/Jussi Jalas (Decca 448 267)

Stanford, Charles Villiers arr Grainger: Four Irish Dances - Piers Lane (piano) (Hyperion CDA 67279)

Haydon, Claude Meurisse: The Portrait - Boyd Owen (tenor), David Barnard (piano) (RNZ 2021-05-04)

Handel, George Frideric arr Russell: Recorder Sonata in A minor HWV362 - David Russell (guitar) (TELARC CD 80559)

2:00 approx

Dittersdorf, Karl Ditters von: Symphony in A minor, (1) - Failoni Orchestra/Uwe Grodd (Naxos 8.553975)

Telemann, Georg Philipp: Overture in G, Nations Old & New - NZ Barok (Atoll ACD 813)

Françaix, Jean: Quintet No 2 for flute, string trio & harp - Valérie Milot (harp), François Vallières (viola), Raphaël Dubé (cello), Jocelyne Roy (flute), Antoine Bareil (violin) (Analekta AN29985)

Schumann, Robert: Arabeske in C Op 18 - Tessa Birnie (piano) (WALSINGHAM 3WAL 80432)

Weber, Carl Maria von: Overture, from Euryanthe - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Antoni Wit (Naxos 8.570296)

Beethoven, Ludwig van: Faithfu' Johnie - Wolfgang Holzmair (baritone), Trio Fontenay (Philips 442 784)

3:00 approx

Ireland, John orch Parlett: Cavatina - Justine Watts (violin), Royal Scottish National Orchestra/Martin Yates (DUTTON CDLX 7215)

Lilburn, Douglas: String Trio (1945) - Schola Musica Trio (Ex Kiwi SLD 57)

Grenfell, Maria: Di Primavera - Claire Edwardes (marimba), Karin Schaupp (guitar) (ABC Classics ABC 4817995)

Schubert, Franz: Violin Sonatina in D D384 - Robin Wilson (violin), Kemp English (piano) (ODE CD MANU 5082)

Chopin, Frédéric: Nocturnes Op 27 - Bart van Oort (piano) (Brilliant Classics 94048)

Vaughan Williams, Ralph: Whither must I wander, from Songs of Travel - Bryn Terfel (bbar), Malcolm Martineau (piano) (DG 477 6686)

4:00 approx

Satie, Eric: Three pieces in the shape of a pear - Pascal Rogé (piano), Jean-Philippe Collard (piano) (Decca 455 401)

Zipoli, Domenico arr Hunt: Elevazione - Gordon Hunt (ob/director), Niklass Veltman (cello), Norrköping Symphony Orchestra (BIS CD 5017)

Franck, César: Prelude, Chorale & Fugue - Stephen Hough (piano) (Hyperion CDA 66918)

Schramm, Paul: A Few Variations, from Impressions of Java & Bali - Jenny Wollerman (soprano), Bruce Greenfield (piano) (RNZ 2021-05-04)

Hanke, SJ: Starfish Rebellion II - Verità Baroque (Evil Penguin EPRC0052)

Schubert, Franz: Ständchen D920 - Der Singphoniker (CPO 999470)

Gershwin, George arr Heifetz: It ain't necessarily so, from Porgy & Bess - Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin), André Previn (piano) (DG 471 500)

Couperin, François: Le Tic-Toc-Choc, ou Les Maillotins - Gillian Weir (harpsichord) (EX TARTAR TRL 046)

5:00 approx

Bach, Johann Sebastian: French Suite No 3 in B minor BWV814 - Murray Perahia (piano) (DG 479 6565)

Brahms, Johannes: Piano Concerto No 1 in D minor Op 15 (2) - András Schiff (piano, director), Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (ECM 4855770)

Rutter, John: Suite Antique - Duke Dobing (flute), Wayne Marshall (harpsichord), City of London Sinfonia/John Rutter (Collegium CSCD 516)

Liszt, Franz: Valse oubliée No 1 - Michael Houstoun (piano) (RNZ UA32)

Copland, Aaron: Simple gifts, from Appalachian Spring - Cincinnati Pops Orchestra/Erich Kunzel (TELARC CD 80503)

Sennhofer, Ernst arr Thomas: Dankeschön - Die Singphoniker (CPO 999 470)

Ravel, Maurice: The fairy garden, from Mother Goose Suite - Katia Labèque (piano), Marielle Labèque (piano) (KML 1111)

Grandjany, Marcel: Automne - Carolyn Mills (harp) (Atoll ACD 917)

6:00 AM. Summer Mornings

Marianelli, Dario: Dawn, from Pride and Prejudice - Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano) (Silvascreen 111309)

Anonymous arr Hillier: Laude novella sia cantata, from Laudario di Cortona - Ars Nova Copenhagen/Paul Hillier (Naxos 8574281)

Hovhaness, Alan: The garden of Adonis (2) - Anthony Ferner (flute), Helen Webby (harp) (MANU CD MANU 2050)

Rutter, John: Musica Dei Donum - Karen Jones (flute), Cambridge Singers (Collegium COLCD 129)

Bach, Johann Sebastian: Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied BWV225 - BBC Singers/Stephen Cleobury (BBC Music MM 44)

Górecki, Henryk Mikolaj: Five Marian Songs Op 54 (5) - Los Angeles Master Chorale/Grant Gershon (Decca 478 3537)

Gould, Morton: Spirituals for Strings - I Musici de Montreal/Yuli Turovsky (Chandos CHAN 9848)

Mendelssohn, Felix: Verleih' uns Frieden - St John's Choir Elora, Paul Halley (organ) (Naxos 8.557037)

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Sonata in D for two pianos K448 (2) - Anderson & Roe Piano Duo (Steinway & Sons STNS 30022)

Byrd, William: Laudibus in sanctis - The Sixteen/Harry Christophers (CORO COR 16077)

Parry, Hubert: I was glad - Iain Simcock (organ), Choir of Westminster Abbey/Martin Neary (IMP PCD 919)

7:30 AM. Hymns on Sunday

with Robyn Jaquiery

8:00 AM. Summer Mornings

Haydn, Franz Joseph: Symphony No 82 in C, The Bear (1) - Lower Austria Tonkünstler Orchestra/Kristjan Järvi (PREISER PR 90765)

Strauss, Richard: Breit' über mein Haupt dein schwarzes Haar Op 19/2 - Beverly Sills (soprano), London Philharmonic/Aldo Ceccato (DG 471 766)

Handel, George Frideric: Oboe Concerto No 2a in Bb - David Reichenberg (oboe), English Concert/Trevor Pinnock (dir) (Archiv 415 291)

Scarlatti, Domenico: Keyboard Sonata in C Kk159 - Terence Dennis (piano) (RNZ UB39)

Traditional: The Duel: Rakes of Mallow (Irish tune with variations) - Reel of Tulloch (Scottish tune with variations) - The Curious Bards (Harmonia Mundi HMN916105)

Picker, Tobias: Old & Lost Rivers - London Symphony Orchestra/John Williams (SONY SK 62729)

Chopin, Frédéric: Piano Sonata No 2 in Bb minor Op 35 (2) - Simon Trpceski (piano) (EMI 375586)

Puccini, Giacomo: Humming Chorus, from Madame Butterfly - André Rieu & his Choir & Orchestra (UNIVERSAL 589 306)

Debussy, Claude: Cello Sonata in D minor (3) - Gautier Capuçon (cello), Frank Braley (piano) (ERATO 9341582)

Beethoven, Ludwig van: Octet in Eb Op 103 (3) - Sabine Meyer Wind Ensemble (EMI CDC 5 56817)

9.00

Glass, Philip: Façades - Lara James (saxophone), Sinfonia Viva/Nicholas Kok (SIGNUM SIGCD 158)

Bach, Johann Sebastian: French Suite No 5 in G BWV816 - Angela Hewitt (piano) (Hyperion CDA 67121/2)

Liszt, Franz: Festklänge - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Michael Halász (Naxos 8.557846)

O'Cahan, Rory Dall arr Thile, Mehldau: Tabhair dom do Lámh - Chris Thile (mandolin), Brad Mehldau (piano) (Nonesuch 5048202)

10:00 AM. Summer Days

Chabrier, Emmanuel: Overture, from Gwendoline - Vienna Philharmonic/John Eliot Gardiner (DG 447 751)

Dvořák, Antonín: Symphony No 7 in D minor Op 70 - Philharmonia/Charles Mackerras (SIGNUM SIGCD 183)

Lilburn, Douglas: Three Sea Changes - Margaret Nielsen (piano) (MANU CD MANU 1511)

Hayes, Martin: The Boyne Water - Martin Hayes (fiddle), and The Common Ground (Faction 2023)

11.00

Grieg, Edvard: March of the Trolls, from Lyric Suite Op 54 - Malmö Symphony Orchestra/Bjarte Engeset (Naxos 8.572403)

Bach, Johann Sebastian trans Neumann: Excerpts, from Twenty Duos for violin & cello - Renaud Capuçon (violin), Gautier Capuçon (cello) (Virgin 3 32626)

Beach, Amy: Piano Concerto in C# Minor Op 45 - Danny Driver (piano), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra/Rebecca Miller (Hyperion CDA 68130)

Dean, Emmet Sidney: Just Over in the Gloryland, gospel song - Anonymous 4, Darol Anger (mandolin, vln), Mike Marshall (gtr, mandocello, mandolin) (Harmonia Mundi 467400)

12.00

Handel, George Frideric: Overture, from Giulio Cesare - NZSO Chamber Orchestra/Donald Armstrong (dir) (ARTWORKS 029)

Schumann, Robert: Piano Quintet in Eb Op 44 (3) - Marc-André Hamelin (piano), Takács Quartet (Hyperion CDA 67631)

Korngold, Erich Wolfgang: Violin Concerto in D Op 35 (1) - Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin), Vienna Philharmonic/André Previn (DG 474 8742)

Brahms, Johannes: Intermezzo in Eb minor Op 118/6 - John Chen (piano) (RNZ UB13)

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich: Symphony No 1 in G minor Op 13, Winter Daydreams (1) - Prague Symphony Orchestra/Václav Smetácek (SUPRAPHON SU 3895)

Frost, Stephen: Oboe Concerto (2) - Simon Emes (oboe), Ensemble 2000/Tony Harrison (Chandos CHAN 9763)

Trenet, Charles: Que Reste-t-il de nos Amours - Charles Trenet (EMI 524339)

Satie, Eric orch Debussy: Gymnopédie No 1 - Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra/Leonard Slatkin (TELARC SACD 60655)

1.00

Debussy, Claude: Preludes, extracts - Jun Boutery-Ishido (piano) (RNZ 2024-07-28)

Stravinsky, Igor: Pulcinella Suite - Orchestra Wellington/Marc Taddei (RNZ OW 2024-05-04)

Haydn, Franz Joseph: String Quartet in G, Op 33 No 5 - New Zealand String Quartet (RNZ)

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Il mio tesoro, from Don Giovanni - Manase Latu (tenor), New Zealand SO/Hamish McKeich/Hamish McKeich (RNZ)

Prokofiev, Sergei: Symphony No 5 in Bb Op 100 - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Hamish McKeich (RNZ)

Dvořák, Antonín arr Eric Wilson: Song to the moon, from Rusalka - Kevin Hickman (flugel horn), Grant Bartley (piano) (RNZ 2025-07-02)

3:00 PM. The Musical Omnivore

with David Morriss

A Summer Season of highlights from 2025

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: L’amerò, sarò costante, from Il re pastore – Nellie Melba (sop), Jan Kubelík (vln), Gabriel Lapierre (pno) (rec 1913) (Romophone 81011)

Verdi, Giuseppe: Caro nome, from Rigoletto – Luisa Tetrazzini (sop), unnamed orch/Percy Pitt (rec 1907) (EMI CHS 7 63802)

Rossini, Gioachino: The Silken Ladder, Overture – BBC SO/Arturo Toscanini (rec 1938) (Biddulph WHL 008-9)

Bach, Johann Christoph: Cantata, Meine Freundin, du bist schön – Maria Zedelius (sop), David Cordier (counterten), Paul Elliott (ten), Michael Schopper (bass), Rheinische Kantorei, Musica Antiqua Köln/Reinhard Goebel (Archiv 419 253)

Strauss, Richard: Schlagobers Op 70 - Tokyo Metropolitan SO/Hiroshi Wakasugi (Denon CO 73414)

5:00 PM. Summer Afternoons

Prokofiev, Sergei: Symphony No 1 in D Op 25, Classical (4) - Atlanta Symphony Orchestra/Yoel Levi (TELARC CD 80289)

Beethoven, Ludwig van: String Quartet in Eb Op 127 (3) - ASMF/Murray Perahia (SONY SK 93043)

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Overture, from Idomeneo - Auckland Philharmonia/Roy Goodman (Atoll ACD 883)

Bernstein, Elmer: The Age of Innocence - Bruce Dukov (violin), Hollywood Bowl Orchestra/John Mauceri (Philips 454 647)

Mathieu, André: Laurentienne No 2 - Alain Lefèvre (piano) (Analekta AN29275)

Handel, George Frideric: Samson, Act 1 Sinfonia - Anthony Halstead (horn), Christian Rutherford (horn), English Concert/Trevor Pinnock (dir) (Archiv 447 279)

McLeod, Jenny: Music for Four (2) - Rae de Lisle, Stephen De Pledge (pianos), Eric Renick, Lenny Sak (Atoll ACD223)

Respighi, Ottorino: Ancient Airs & Dances Suite No 2 (1) - Boston Symphony Orchestra/Seiji Ozawa (DG 419 868)

Ravel, Maurice: Sonatine - 1. Modéré - Michael Houstoun (piano) (Rattle RAT D075)

6:00 PM. Worlds of Music

with Trevor Reekie

Koch, Gareth: Rumba Flamenca - Saffire, The Australian Guitar Quartet (ABC Classics 476 701)

7:00 PM. Made in New Zealand

Debussy, Claude: Jardins sous la pluie, from Estampes - Michael Houstoun (piano) (RNZ UA23)

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich: Pezzo Capriccioso in B minor Op 62 - Alexander Ivashkin (cello), Ingrid Wahlberg (piano) (MANU CD MANU 1426)

Handel, George Frideric: Care selve, from Atalanta - Keith Lewis (tenor), NZSO Chamber Orchestra/Kenneth Young (Trust MMT 2022)

Dvořák, Antonín: Largo from Symphony No 9 in E minor, From the New World - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Victor Yampolsky (KIWI CD SLC 215)

7:30 PM. Fearful Symmetries

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)
(4) 1930-1939: Arts in Exile

9:00 PM. Sound Lounge

2025 highlight (TBC)

11:00 PM. New Music Dreams

with Ryan Smith

Monday 29 December 2025

12:00 AM. Music Through the Night

Pärt, Arvo: Fratres - Gil Shaham (violin), Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra/Neeme Järvi (DG 457 647)

Schumann, Robert: Papillons Op 2 - Diedre Irons (piano) (TRUST MMT 2041)

Brahms, Johannes: Serenade No 2 in A Op 16 (1) - London Symphony Orchestra/Bernard Haitink (LSO LIVE LSO 0056)

Beethoven, Ludwig van: Violin Sonata No 2 in A Op 12/2 (1) - Ben Baker (violin), Robert Thompson (piano) (CHAMPS HILL CHRCD096)

Mendelssohn, Fanny: Allegro molto in C minor Notturno in G minor - Heather Schmidt (piano) (Naxos 8.570825)

Korngold, Erich Wolfgang: The Sea Hawk - National Band of New Zealand, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/James Judd (RNZ NZSO 2022-05-18)

1:00 approx

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Fantasia in C minor K475 - Michael Houstoun (piano) (RNZ UA21)

Sinding, Christian: Violin Concerto No 1 in A Op 45 - Henning Kraggerud (violin), Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra/Bjarte Engeset (Naxos 8.557266)

Mahler, Gustav: Songs of a Wayfarer - Brigitte Fassbaender (mezzo), Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra/Riccardo Chailly (Decca 425 790)

Bédard, Denis: Cats at Play - Martin Setchell (organ) (Pipeline Press PP2)

Bernstein, Leonard: Clarinet Sonata - Emma Johnson (clarinet), John Lenehan (piano) (Naxos 8.57224)

2:00 approx

Rachmaninov, Sergei: Barcarolle, from Pieces Op 11 - Hecht & Shapiro (piano duet) (Azica ACD 1201)

Kreutzer, Joseph: Grand Trio Op 16 - JoAnn Falletta (guitar), Alexa Still (flute), Robert Alemany (clarinet) (KOCH INTERNATIONAL 3-7404)

Schubert, Franz: String Quartet No 13 in A minor D804, Rosamunde (2) - New Zealand String Quartet (RNZ UB63)

Rachmaninov, Sergei: Piano Concerto No 3 in D minor Op 30 (3) - John Chen (piano), Sydney Symphony/János Fürst (ABC Classics 476 2720)

Barber, Samuel: Adagio for Strings - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/James Sedares (Universal 399 8782)

Handel, George Frideric: Zadok the Priest - Swiss Radio Chorus, I Barocchisti/Diego Fasolis (Arts SACD 47739-8)

3:00 approx

Paine, Bruce: Circle Dance - Gunter Herbig (guitar) (Naxos 8.573765)

Ravel, Maurice: Violin Sonata in G - Nikki Chooi (violin), Stephen de Pledge (piano) (Atoll ACD 615)

Paganini, Niccolò arr Kreisler: Excerpts, from 24 Caprices Op 1 - Philippe Quint (violin), Dmitriy Cogan (piano) (Naxos 8.570703)

Sibelius, Jean: Symphony No 5 in Eb Op 82 (1) - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Pietari Inkinen (Naxos 8.572227)

Falla, Manuel de: Serenata andaluza - Daniel Ligorio (piano) (Naxos 8.555065)

Campion, Thomas: The Peaceful Western Wind - Shannon Mercer (soprano), Ensemble Masques/Olivier Fortin (hpschd/dir) (Analekta AN 2 9905)

4:00 approx

Rota, Nino: Sonata for flute & harp - Emmanuel Pahud (flute), Anneleen Lenaerts (harp) (Warner Classics 9029551471)

Debussy, Claude: Arabesques Nos 1 & 2 - François Chaplin (piano) (PIERRE VERANY PV 702 101)

Piazzolla, Astor: Milonga del ángel Muerte del ángel Resurrección del ángel Tango del ángel - Gryphon Trio (Analekta AN 2 9857)

Thomas, William: The Dying Lover - Robert Tucker (baritone), David Barnard (piano) (RNZ 2021-02-12DMc)

Brel, Jaques: Ne me quitte pas - Myriam Leblanc (soprano), Ensemble Mirabilia (Atma Classique 5646802)

Satie, Erik: Je te veux - Patricia Petibon (soprano), Susan Manoff (piano), Christian-Pierre La Marca (cello) (DG 4792465)

Offenbach, Jacques: Barcarolle, from The Tales of Hoffmann - London Philharmonic/David Parry (X5 105)

Liszt, Franz: Transcendental Study No 2, Fusées - Luu Hong Quang (piano) (RATTLE RATD152)

5:00 approx

Handel, George Frideric: Concerto Grosso in D Op 6/5 - Berlin Academy for Early Music/Bernhard Forck (Pentatone PTC5186737)

Vaughan Williams, Ralph: Five Variants of Dives & Lazarus - Hallé Orchestra/Mark Elder (Hallé CD HLL 7540)

Haydn, Franz Joseph: Symphony No 35 in Bb - English Concert/Trevor Pinnock (dir) (Archiv 463 731)

Rachmaninov, Sergei: Piano Sonata No 2 in Bb minor Op 36 (2) - Jason Bae (piano) (Austrian Gramophone AG 0003)

Dębicz, Aleksander: Recipe - Aleksander Dębicz (piano), Łukasz Kuropaczewski (guitar) (Warner 9029513743)

Lloyd Webber, Andrew: Pie Jesu, from Requiem - Anthony Way (treble), Barbara Bonney (soprano), Choir of Uppingham School, English Sinfonia, Daniel Phillips (organ)/Neil Page (Decca 455 645)

Bach, Johann Sebastian: Jesu, joy of man's desiring, from Cantata No 147, Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben - Julian Lloyd Webber (cello), Royal Philharmonic/Nicholas Cleobury (Philips 446 050)

Lilburn, Douglas: Music Box No 1 - Michael Houstoun (piano) (Rattle RAT D040)

6:00 AM. Summer Mornings

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: String Quartet No 22 in Bb K589, Prussian (4) - Hagen Quartet (DG 423 108)

Smith, Alice Mary ed Graham-Jones: Andante - Angela Malsbury (clarinet), London Mozart Players/Howard Shelley (Chandos CHAN 10283)

Debussy, Claude arr Amsterdam Guitar Trio: Suite bergamasque (1) - Amsterdam Guitar Trio (NEWTON 880 2093)

Dussek, Jan Ladislav: Sinfonia in Bb (3) - Helsinki Baroque Orchestra/Aapo Häkkinen (Naxos 8.572683)

Rautavaara, Einojuhani: Apotheosis - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Pietari Inkinen (Naxos 8.570069)

Traditional: Deep river, from A Child of our Time - Madison Nonoa (soprano), Benson Wilson (tenor), 2013 New Zealand National Youth Choir/David Squire (RNZ 2013)

Järnefelt, Armas: Berceuse - Lahti Symphony Orchestra (BIS CD 1753)

Rolla, Alessandro: Viola Sonata in Eb Op 3/1 - Jennifer Stumm (viola), Connie Shih (piano) (Naxos 8.572010)

Cazzati, Maurizio: La Strozza - Affetto (Atoll ACD 717)

7.00

Beethoven, Ludwig van arr Druzecky: Septet in Eb Op 20 (3) - Sabine Meyer Wind Ensemble (EMI CDC 5 56817)

Chopin, Frédéric: Etude in C Op 10/1 - Maurizio Pollini (piano) (DG 459 064)

Nyman, Michael: Trysting Fields - Daniil Grishin (viola), Kremerata Baltica Chamber Orchestra/Gidon Kremer (dir/vln) (NONESUCH 287228)

Franck, César: Symphony in D minor Op 48 (2) - Chicago Symphony Orchestra/Pierre Monteux (RCA GD 86805)

Elgar, Edward arr Milone: Chanson de matin Op 15/2 - Natalie Clein (cello), Royal Liverpool Philharmonic/Vernon Handley (EMI 5 01409)

Mendelssohn, Felix: Variations concertantes in D Op 17 - António Meneses (cello), Gérard Wyss (piano) (Avie AV 2140)

Schubert, Franz: Moments musicaux D780 (4) - Tessa Birnie (piano) (ABC Classics 476 6479)

Sibelius, Jean: Romance Op 78/2 - Joshua Bell (violin), Samuel Sanders (piano) (Decca 417 891)

Rossini, Gioachino: Overture, from The Barber of Seville - London Classical Players/Roger Norrington (EMI CDC 7 54091)

8.00

Finzi, Gerald arr Ashmore: Prelude, from Five Bagatelles Op 23 - Robert Plane (clarinet), Northern Sinfonia/Howard Griffiths (Naxos 8.553566)

Bach, Johann Sebastian: Mache dich, mein Herze, rein, from St Matthew Passion - Anderson & Roe Piano Duo (Steinway & Sons STNS30033)

Brahms, Johannes: Symphony No 2 in D Op 73 (3) - Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique/John Eliot Gardiner (SOLI DEO GLORIA SDG 703)

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Piano Sonata No 3 in Bb K281 (1) - John Chen (piano) (RNZ UB13)

Verdi, Giuseppe arr Turovsky: String Quartet in E minor (1) - I Musici de Montréal/Yuli Turovsky (Chandos CHAN 9662)

Vivaldi, Antonio: Four Seasons, Summer (3) - Alfia Bakieva (violin), & Le Concert des Nations/Jordi Savall (Alia Vox AVSA9958)

Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel: Viola da gamba Sonata in C Wq136 - André Lislevand (viola da gamba), Emil Duncumb (fortepiano) (Arcana A549)

Whitacre, Eric: The River Cam - Julian Lloyd Webber (cello), London Symphony Orchestra/Eric Whitacre (Decca 279 6323)

9.00

Thomas, Ambroise: Overture, from Raymond - Montreal Symphony Orchestra (Decca 421 527)

Dvořák, Antonín: Piano Quartet No 1 in D Op 23 (1) - Artis Piano Quartet (PROFIL PH 07013)

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich arr Glazunov: Souvenir d'un lieu cher - Baiba Skride (violin), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Andris Nelsons (SONY 88697 21423)

Anonymous: Chacona - Ensemble Caprice/Matthias Maute (Analekta AN 2 9957)

Dett, Robert Nathaniel: Magnolias, from Magnolia Suite Part I, No 1 - Denver Oldham (piano) (New World NW 367)

Loiselle, Mario: Fortcalquier - Genticorum (Genticorum 2023)

10:00 AM. Summer Days

Falla, Manuel de arr Kreisler: Spanish Dance, from La Vida breve - Tasmin Little (violin), Piers Lane (piano) (EMI CD EMX 2196)

Beethoven, Ludwig van: Piano Sonata No 28 in A Op 101 - Murray Perahia (piano) (SONY SK 93043)

Elgar, Edward: Cello Concerto in E minor Op 85 - Johannes Moser (cello), Orchestre de la Suisse Romande/Andrew Manze (Pentatone PTC5186570)

Schumann, Robert: Meine Wagen rollet langsam Op 142/4 - Ian Bostridge (ten), Julius Drake (pno) (EMI CDC556575)

11.00

Psathas, John: The Furies, from View from Olympus - Michael Houstoun (piano), Pedro Carneiro (percussion), New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Marc Taddei (Rattle RAT-DV 015)

Strauss, Richard: An Alpine Symphony Op 64 - Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra/Marek Janowski (PENTATONE PTC 5186 339)

12.00

Boccherini, Luigi: Minuet, from String Quintet in E G275 - Europa Galante (Virgin 5 45421)

Gershwin, George ed Campbell-Watson: Piano Concerto in F (3) - Stefano Bollani (piano), Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra/Riccardo Chailly (Decca 478 2739)

Chopin, Frédéric: Scherzo No 2 in Bb minor Op 31 - Adam Harasiewicz (piano) (NEWTON 880 2015)

Hatzis, Christos: Old photographs, from Constantinople - Gryphon Trio (Analekta FL 2 3174)

Cannabich, Christian: Symphony No 50 in D minor - Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia/Uwe Grodd (Naxos 8.55434)

Ungar, Jay: Ashokan Farewell - Pinchas Zukerman (violin), Mark O'Connor (violin), The American Music Shop Band (Warner 9362452572)

Merlin, José Luis: Suite del recuerdo (3) - Bruce Paine (guitar) (PRIVATE RECORDING BNP 02 CD)

Saint-Saëns, Camille: Volière - Emmanuel Pahud (flute), Jacky Terrasson (piano) (Blue Note 557257)

1.00

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Symphony No 36 in C K425, Linz - Amalia Hall (violin & dir) Orchestra Wellington (RNZ 2020)

Schumann, Robert: Piano Quartet in Eb Op 47 - Ākarana Piano Quartet: Andrew Beer (violin), Robert Ashworth (viola), Chen Cao (cello), and Sarah Watkins (piano) (RNZ)

Bach, Johann Sebastian: Sarabande, from Cello Suite No 1 in G - Julian Steckel (cello) (RNZ)

Norman, Philip: Fanfare for Dame Silvia Cartwright - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Marc Taddei (RNZ 2018)

Sibelius, Jean: En Saga Op 9 - Auckland Philharmonia/Okko Kamu (RNZ)

Debussy, Claude: Images, Book 1 - Jian Liu (piano) (RNZ 2023-04-16)

Schubert, Franz: Adagio & Rondo Concertante in F D487 - Vesa-Matti Leppänen (violin), Julia Joyce (viola), Andrew Joyce (cello), Diedre Irons (piano) (RNZ)

3:00 PM. Summer Three to Seven

Krommer, Franz: Allegro Partita 'Concerto for 2 horns' (3) - Josef Triebensee Ensemble/Jeroen Weierink (ETCETERA KTC 1141)

Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel: Keyboard Concerto in D minor Wq23 (1) - 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)

Strauss II, Johann: Ballet Music, from Die Fledermaus - Slovak Radio SO, Bratislava/Johannes Wildner (Marco Polo 8.223247)

Leclair, Jean-Marie: Flute Sonata in G Op 2/5 - Adrian Butterfield (baroque vln), Jonathan Mason (viola da gamba), Laurence Cummings (harpsichord) (Naxos 8.572866)

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Symphony No 21 in A K134 - Danish Radio Sinfonietta/Adam Fischer (dacapo 6.220541)

Lancaster, Sarah: I'm on My Journey Home (O Who Will Come and Go With Me), revival song - Anonymous 4 (Harmonia Mundi 467400)

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich: Neapolitan Dance, from Swan Lake, Act 2 - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Patrick Flynn (RNZB 1996A)

4.00

Boccherini, Luigi: String Quintet in C G298 (1) - Europa Galante (Virgin 5 45421)

Martines, Marianna: Overture in C (Allegro, Andante, Allegro) - Nicoleta Paraschivescu (keyboard, dir), La Floridiana (Deutsche HM 88697885792)

Haydn, Franz Joseph: Symphony No 22 in Eb, Philosopher - BBC Philharmonic/Nicholas Kraemer (BBC Music BBC MM 307)

Hespe, George: The Three Musketeers: Porthos, The Good Companion - National Youth Brass Band of New Zealand/Nigel Weeks (Trust MMT 2049)

Purcell, Henry: The Fairy Queen, Symphony - Le Concert des Nations/Jordi Savall (Auvidis Fontalis ES 9903)

Shore, Howard: The Forest (1) - Miloš Karadaglić (guitar), National Arts Centre Orchestra/Alexander Shelley (Decca 4851525)

5.00

Bach, Johann Sebastian: Concerto in D minor for oboe & violin BWV1060 (3) - Vesko Eschkenazy (violin), Alexei Ogrintchouk (oboe), Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra (Pentatone PTC 5186 460)

Brahms, Johannes: Clarinet Sonata in Eb Op 120/2 (3) - Jon Manasse (clarinet), Jon Nakamatsu (piano) (HARMONIA MUNDI HMU 90 7430)

Strauss, Richard: Oboe Concerto in D (3) - Emily Pailthorpe (oboe), BBC Symphony Orchestra/Martyn Brabbins (Champs Hill Records CHRCD116)

Debussy, Claude arr Bertin-Maghit: Clair de lune - Colletif9 (Alpha Classics ALPHA858)

Harvey, Richard: Concerto Antico (3) - John Williams (guitar), London Symphony Orchestra/Paul Daniel (Sony SK 68337)

Knipper, Lev: Song of the Steppers - Latitude 37 (ABC Classics ABC 4818575)

Granados, Enrique: Spanish Dances Op 37 Book 1 - Thomas Rajna (piano) (CRD 3321)

6.00

Monn, Georg Matthias: Cello Concerto in G minor - Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello), Freiburg Baroque Orchestra/Petra Müllejans (HARMONIA MUNDI HMC 90 1816)

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Oboe Quartet in F K370 (3) - François Leleux (oboe), Lisa Batiashvili (violin), Lawrence Power (viola), Sebastian Klinger (cello) (SONY 88697 28585)

Walton, William arr Palmer: Troilus & Cressida Symphonic Suite: II. Scherzo - City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla (DG 4861547)

Saint-Saëns, Camille: Carnival of the Animals - Peter Katin (piano), Philip Fowke (piano), Royal Scottish National Orchestra/Alexander Gibson (EMI CD CFP 4086)

Wagner, Richard: Siegfried's Rhine Journey, from Götterdämmerung - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Pietari Inkinen (EMI 4 57817)

7:00 PM. Summer Evenings

Elgar, Edward: Pomp & Circumstance March No 1 - London Philharmonic/David Parry (X5 105)

Ritchie, Anthony: A Bugle will do (excerpt) - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Tecwyn Evans (Atoll ACD 741)

Beethoven, Ludwig van: Variations on Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen - Adrian Brendel (cello), Alfred Brendel (piano) (Philips 475 379)

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Horn Concerto No 2 in Eb K417 - Claire Briggs (horn), Royal Liverpool Philharmonic/Stephen Kovacevich (EMI 3 82227)

Chopin, Frédéric: Nocturnes Op 32 - Claudio Arrau (piano) (Philips 416 441)

Brahms, Johannes orch Brahms & Dvorák: Hungarian Dance No 20 in E minor - London Philharmonic/Marin Alsop (Naxos 8.557429)

Bach, Johann Sebastian: Cello Suite No 1 in G BWV1007 (6) - Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello) (HARMONIA MUNDI HMC 90 1970.71)

8:00 PM. Music Alive

with Clarissa Dunn

NZSO: Pictures at an Exhibition

Emily Beynon (flute), New Zealand SO/Gemma New

FARR: From the Depths Sound the Great Sea Gongs (The Invocation of the Sea)

CONNESSON: Flute Concerto No 2

MUSSORGSKY: Pictures at an Exhibition

(RNZ)

Rachmaninov, Sergei: Etude-tableau in C minor Op 33/3 - Michael Houstoun (piano) ()

Nielsen, Carl: Serenata in vano - Peter Scholes (clarinet), Sam Brough (bsn), Simon Williams (horn), Callum Hall (cello), Eric Scholes (dbl bass) (RNZ)

10:00 PM. Summer Evenings

Haydn, Franz Joseph: Sinfonia Concertante in Bb HobI/105 (1) - Toru Yasunaga (violin), Georg Faust (cello), Jonathan Kelly (oboe), Stefan Schweigert (bsn), Berlin Philharmonic/Simon Rattle (EMI 3 94237)

Liszt, Franz: Les Préludes - West-Eastern Divan Orchestra/Daniel Barenboim (Decca 478 5350)

Schubert, Franz: Octet in F D803 (1) - Academy of Ancient Music Chamber Ensemble (L'Oiseau-Lyre 444 160-2)

Martines, Marianna: Concerto for Harpsichord in E - Nicoleta Paraschivescu (keyboard, dir), La Floridiana (Deutsche HM 88697885792)

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich: Romeo & Juliet, Fantasy Overture - ASMF/Neville Marriner (PHOENIX EDITION 412)

Sibelius, Jean: Karelia Suite - London Symphony Orchestra/Colin Davis (RCA 09026 68770)

Allegri, Gregorio: Miserere mei, Deus - Tallis Scholars/Peter Philips (Gimell CD GIM 994)

Bach, Johann Sebastian trans Stokowski: Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland - Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra/José Serebrier (Naxos 8.557883)

Tuesday 30 December 2025

12:00 AM. Music Through the Night

Bruch, Max: Ave Maria Op 61 - Han-Na Chang (cello), Philharmonia/Leonard Slatkin (EMI 5 57052)

Hummel, Johann Nepomuk: Variations on a theme by Gluck Op 57 - Georgina Zellan-Smith (piano) (ZELLAN RECORDS ZRCD 1002)

Dvořák, Antonín: String Quartet No 12 in F Op 96, American (1) - Tokyo String Quartet (Harmonia Mundi HMU 80 7429)

Hill, Alfred: String Quartet No 5 in Eb, Allies (3) - Dominion Quartet (Naxos 8.572446)

Haydn, Franz Joseph: Keyboard Sonata No 46 in E HobXVI/31 - Lang Lang (piano) (TELARC CD 80524)

Psathas, John: Aria, from Three Psalms - Michael Houstoun (piano), New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Marc Taddei (Rattle RAT-DV 015)

1:00 approx

Chopin, Frédéric: Grand duo concertante on themes from Meyerbeer's - Andreas Brantelid (cello), Marianna Shirinyan (piano) (EMI 6 87742)

Richter, Franz Xaver: Flute Concerto in E minor - Barthold Kuijken (flute), Tafelmusik/Jeanne Lamon (dir) (SONY SK 48045)

Brahms, Johannes: Intermezzi Op 117 - Michael Houstoun (piano) (Rattle RATD131)

Mackay, Alice Forrester: The Tui - Jenny Wollerman (soprano), David Barnard (piano) (RNZ 2021-05-04)

Grieg, Edvard: Gade Op 57/2 To Spring Op 43/6 - Katya Apekisheva (piano) (QUARTZ QTZ 2061)

2:00 approx

Frederick The Great: Flute Sonata in C - Rachel Brown (flute), Collegium Musicum 90 (Chandos CHAN 0541)

Stamitz, Carl Philipp: Symphonie Concertante in C for two violins - Richard Friedman (violin), Steven Smith (violin), London Festival Orchestra/Ross Pople (ASV CD DCA 650)

Dittersdorf, Karl Ditters von: Symphony in D, (7) - Failoni Orchestra/Uwe Grodd (Naxos 8.553975)

Farr, Gareth: Piano Trio, Ahi (1) - NZTrio (Trust MMT 2066)

Ritchie, John: Partita for brass quintet - New Zealand Brass Quintet (Kiwi SLD 72)

Dowland, John arr Bergeron, Dagher, Slattery: Time stands still - Michael Slattery (tenor), La Nef (Atma ACD2 2650)

3:00 approx

Fisher, Salina: Kintsugi - NZTrio (Rattle RAT-D121)

Beethoven, Ludwig van: Piano Sonata No 14 in C# minor, Moonlight - Tessa Birnie (piano) (ABC Classics 476 6479)

Purcell, Henry: Chaconne in G minor Z730 - Cologne Musica Antiqua/Reinhard Goebel (dir) (Archiv 453 418)

Bach, Johann Sebastian: Concerto in D minor for two violins BWV1043 (2) - Donald Armstrong (vln/director), Andrew Thomson (violin), NZSO Chamber Orchestra (RNZ UB11)

Vaughan Williams, Ralph: The Lark Ascending - Nicola Benedetti (violin), London Philharmonic/Andrew Litton (Classic FM CFMFW43)

Schutz, Heinrich: Selig sind die Toten SWV391 - Vox Luminis, Bart Jacobs (organ)/Lionel Meunier (Ricercar RIC153)

4:00 approx

Schumann, Robert: Three Romances Op 94 - Douglas Boyd (oboe), Maria Joao Pires (piano) (DG 439 889)

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Violin Concerto No 5 in A K219, Turkish (3) - Isabelle Faust (violin), Il Giardino Armonico/Giovanni Antonini (Harmonia Mundi HMC 90 2230-31)

Chaminade, Cécile: 6 Romances sans paroles Op 76 - Mark Viner (piano) (Piano Classics PCL10164)

North, Alex: Concerto for piano & orchestra (2) - Sara Davis Buechner (piano), John Taber (trumpet), New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/James Sedares (KOCH 3-7225)

Villa-Lobos, Heitor: Bachianas Brasileiras No 5 (1) Aria - Jeremias Fliedl & Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn & Emmanuel Tjeknavorian (Berlin Classics 0303274BC)

Vaughan Williams, Ralph: Along the field - Ruby Hughes (soprano), Manchester Collective (BIS BIS2628)

Kreisler, Fritz: Marche miniature viennoise Toy Soldier's March (1) - Tine Thing Helseth (trumpet), Kathryn Stott (piano) (EMI 4 16471)

Myers, Stanley: Cavatina, from The Deer Hunter - The Black Quartet (Private P001452)

5:00 approx

Smetana, Bedřich: Vyšehrad, from Má Vlast - Czech Philharmonic/Jiří Bělohlávek (Decca 4833187)

Chopin, Frédéric: Piano Concerto No 2 in F minor Op 21 (2) - Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano), London Symphony Orchestra/David Zinman (Decca 466 462)

Haydn, Michael: Symphony No 4 in Bb - Slovak Chamber Orchestra/Bohdan Warchal (CPO 999 591)

Brahms, Johannes: Waltz in Ab Op 39/15 - Richard Farrell (piano) (Atoll ACD 208)

Schubert, Franz: Entr'acte No 5, from Rosamunde D797 - Orpheus Chamber Orchestra (DG 437 782)

Vivaldi, Antonio: Vedro con mio diletto - Jakub Józef Orliński (countertenor) , Il Pomo d'Oro/Maxim Emelyanychev (Erato 9029563374)

Kaihau, Erima Maewa: Haere Ra - Sarah Court (mezzo), Oliver Sewell (tenor), Robert Tucker (baritone), Bruce Greenfield (piano) (RNZ 2021-02-12DMc)

6:00 AM. Summer Mornings

Lilburn, Douglas: Bagatelle No 1 - Michael Houstoun (piano) (Rattle RAT D040)

Mendelssohn, Felix: String Quintet No 2 in Bb Op 87 (1) - Sharon Quartet, Petra Vahle (viola) (Brilliant Classics 94205)

Shore, Howard: Concertino from Eastern Promises - Nicola Benedetti (violin), Greg Knowles (cimbalom), Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra/Kirill Karabits (Decca 4783529)

Villa-Lobos, Heitor: Song of the black swan - António Meneses (cello), Celina Szrvinsk (piano) (Avie AV 2162)

Bach, Johann Ludwig: Das ist meine Freude - Auckland Dorian Choir/Karen Grylls (MANU CD MANU 1516)

Brahms, Johannes: Clarinet Quintet in B minor Op 115 (4) - Sharon Kam (clarinet), Jerusalem Quartet (Harmonia Mundi HMC 90 2152)

Fauré, Gabriel: Violin Sonata No 1 in A Op 13 (1) - Wilma Smith (violin), Michael Houstoun (piano) (RNZ UA63)

Macdowell, Edward Alexander: Witches' Dance Op 17/2 - Stephen Prutsman (piano), Ireland National Symphony Orchestra/Arthur Fagen (Naxos 8.559049)

Harris, Ross: Voglenish (Wandering) - The Kugels: Debbie Rawson (clarinet), Robin Perks (violin), Ross Harris (accordian), Jaqueline Norton (double bass) (Atoll 508166)

7.00

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Horn Concerto No 3 in Eb K447 (3) - Lin Jiang (horn), West Australian Symphony Orchestra/Barry Tuckwell (ABC Classics 476 5745)

Bach, Johann Sebastian arr Boëls: Cello Suite No 6 in D BWV1012 (1) - Pascal Boëls (guitar) (Calliope CAL 9385)

Kreisler, Fritz; Reinhardt, Django; Grappelli, Stéphane; Janoska, Roman arr Jánoska: Presto Fight - The Philharmonics (DG 481 0276)

Liszt, Franz: Au bord d'une source - Nicholas Angelich (piano) (MIRARE MIR 9941)

Strauss II, Johann: Perpetuum Mobile Op 257 - Hallé Orchestra/John Barbirolli (BBC Legends BBCL 4038)

Haydn, Franz Joseph: Symphony No 2 in C - Hanover Band/Roy Goodman (Hyperion CDA 66524)

Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel: Rondo in A Wq58/1 - Tessa Birnie (piano) (Walsingham 3WAL 80432)

Dvořák, Antonín: American Suite in A Op 98b (4) - Royal Philharmonic/Antal Dorati (Decca 430 702)

Traditional arr Hart: Suo Gan - Stella Dickinson (oboe), Capital Virtuosi/Paul Hart (ASV CDWHL 2118)

8.00

Rameau, Jean-Philippe: Naïs, Suite (8) - Orchestra of the 18th Century/Frans Brüggen (GLOSSA GCD C 81106)

Korngold, Erich Wolfgang: Violin Concerto in D Op 35 (2) - Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin), Vienna Philharmonic/André Previn (DG 474 8742)

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich transcr Taneyev: Symphony No 4 in F minor Op 36 (3) - Anthony Goldstone (piano), Caroline Clemmow (piano) (Divine Art 25020)

Sibelius, Jean: The Dryad Op 45/1 Dance-Intermezzo Op 45/2 (1) - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Pietari Inkinen (Naxos 8.570763)

Schumann, Robert: Symphony No 1 in Bb Op 38, Spring (4) - Champs-Elysées Orchestra/Philippe Herreweghe (HARMONIA MUNDI HMC 90 1972)

Liadov, Anatol: The Enchanted Lake - Krasnoyarsk Symphony Orchestra/Ivan Shpiller (Brilliant Classics 94077)

Andrès, Bernard: Preludes Vol 2, extracts - Carolyn Mills (harp) (Atoll ACD 917)

9.00

Dukas, Paul: The Sorcerer's Apprentice - Montreal Symphony Orchestra (Decca 421 527)

Delius, Frederick: Poem of Life & Love - Royal Scottish National Orchestra/David Lloyd-Jones (Dutton CDLX 7264)

Tartini, Giuseppe: Violin Sonata in G minor, Devil's Trill - Joshua Bell (violin), John Constable (harpsichord) (SONY 88697 11013)

Willaert, Adrian: Quando di rose d'oro - Dionysos Now (Evil Penguin EPRC0047)

Brahms, Johannes: Variations on a theme of Schumann Op 23 - Herbert Schuch (piano), Gülru Ensari (piano) (Naive V8319)

Schubert, Franz trans Maisky: An die Musik D547 - Mischa Maisky (cello), Daria Hovora (piano) (DG 449 817)

10:00 AM. Summer Days

Bach, Johann Sebastian: Overture, from Orchestral Suite No 2 in B minor BWV1067 - Penelope Evison (flute), Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble (BIS CD 249)

Debussy, Claude: Children's Corner - Simon Trpceski (piano) (EMI 500272)

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich: Souvenir de Florence (1) - Endellion String Quartet, Tim Boulton (viola), Robert Cohen (cello) (CRD 3502)

Dvořák, Antonín: The Water Goblin Op 107 - Berlin Philharmonic/Simon Rattle (EMI 5 58019)

11.00

Chausson, Ernest: Poème Op 25 - James Ehnes (violin), Quebec Symphony Orchestra/Yoav Talmi (Analekta FL 2 3151)

Bartók, Béla: Concerto for Orchestra - Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra/Riccardo Chailly (Decca 458 841)

Rouse, Christopher: Orange Blossom Special - Augustin Hadelich (violin) (RNZ 2024-08-24)

12.00

Weber, Carl Maria von: Grand Duo Concertant in Eb Op 48 (1) - Andreas Ottensamer (clarinet), Yuja Wang (piano) (DG 4836069)

Balakirev, Mily Alexeyevich: Islamey - Andrei Gavrilov (piano) (Philips 456 787)

Bizet, Georges: Symphony in C (4) - Paris Orchestra/Paavo Järvi (VIRGIN 628613)

Lasser, Philip: Piano Concerto, The Circle and the Child (1) - Simone Dinnerstein (piano), MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra/Kristjan Järvi (Sony 88875 03245)

Schubert, Franz Arr Kellermann: Arpeggione Sonata in A minor D821 (3) - Daniel Migdal (violin), Jacob Kellermann (guitar) (BIS BIS2375)

Bach, Johann Sebastian: Prelude in G BWV541 - Martin Setchell (organ) (Pipeline Press PP2)

Traditional: Because He Was a Bonny Lad - The Unthanks (Rabble 172191)

1.00

Beethoven, Ludwig van: Leonore Overture No 3 - Auckland Philharmonia/Karl-Heinz Steffens (RNZ)

Dohnányi, Ernst von: String Sextet in Bb major W080 - Harry Bennetts (violin), Wilma Smith (violin), Chris Moore (viola), Gillian Ansell (viola), Svetlana Bogosavljevic (cello), Timo-Veikko Valve (cello) (RNZ MMF 2024)

Bell, Katherine: Te Mea Nui - Leila Alexander (soprano), Whānau London Voices (Whānau London Voices Royal Albert Hall, London)

Monti, Vittorio: Czárdás - Hiroshi Ikematsu (contrabass), Izabella Simon (piano) (RNZ)

Chopin, Frédéric: Scherzo No 4 in E Op 54 - Henry Meng (piano) (RNZ)

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Trio in Eb K498, Kegelstatt - David Griffiths (cla), Gillian Ansell (viola), Paavali Jumppanen (piano) (RNZ MMF 2024)

Schumann, Robert: Symphony No 3 in Eb Op 97, Rhenish - Orchestra Wellington/Marc Taddei (RNZ OW 2022-10-15)

3:00 PM. Summer Three to Seven

Fauré, Gabriel: Violin Sonata No 1 in A Op 13 (3) - Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin), Lambert Orkis (piano) (DG 471 500)

Turok, Paul: Variations on an American Song - Nashville Symphony Orchestra/Leonard Slatkin (Naxos 8.559373-74)

Erskine, Thomas Alexander: Trio Sonata No 6 in G - La Rêveuse/Benjamin Perrot (Harmonia Mundi HMM905380)

Beethoven, Ludwig van: Symphony No 7 in A Op 92 (1) - Vienna Philharmonic/Christian Thielemann (Sony 88697 92717)

Schnittke, Alfred arr Spivakov/Milman: Suite in the Old Style - Tapiola Sinfonietta/Ralf Gothóni (BIS CD 1437)

Vivaldi, Antonio: Domine Fili Unigenite, from Gloria in D RV589 - Swiss Radio Chorus of Lugano, I Barocchisti/Diego Fasolis (BBC Music BBC MM 88)

Ritchie, Anthony: Pas de deux Op 51a (3) - Jane Curry, Owen Moriarty (gtrs) (Naxos 8.579041)

4.00

Schubert, Franz: Piano Sonata No 21 in Bb D960 (2) - Alfred Brendel (piano) (Decca 478 2116)

Brahms, Johannes: Violin Concerto in D Op 77 (3) - Vadim Repin (violin), Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra/Riccardo Chailly (DG 477 7470)

Rosetti, Francesco Antonio ed Moesus: Bassoon Concerto in F (Murray C75) - Albrecht Holder (bsn), New Brandenburg PO/Nicolás Pasquet (Naxos 8.555341)

Goodwin, Ron: Theme from Lancelot and Guinevere - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Ron Goodwin (Marco Polo 8.223518)

Rachmaninov, Sergei: String Quartet No 1 (1) - Orava Quartet (DG 4816874)

Robinovitch, Sid: Klezmer in Grenada - Sefarad (MARQUIS 81389)

5.00

Cazzati, Maurizio / Mealli, Pandolfi: Passacaglia - L'Arpeggiata/Christina Pluhar (Virgin 6 94577)

Williams, John: Superman, Main Title Theme - Saito Kinen Orchestra/John Williams (DG 4865707)

Molter, Johann Melchior: Clarinet Concerto No 1 in D - Kari Kriikku (clarinet), Tapiola Sinfonietta/John Storgårds (ONDINE ODE 1056)

Herman, Yaron: Forever Unfolding - Yaron Herman (piano) (Naive 3616847187513)

Schumann, Robert: Piano Quintet in Eb Op 44 (1) - Menahem Pressler (piano), Emerson String Quartet (DG 445 848)

Glazunov, Alexander: Spanish Serenade Op 20/2 - Alexander Ivashkin (cello), Ingrid Wahlberg (piano) (MANU CD MANU 1426)

Bach, Johann Sebastian: Trio Sonata in C BWV529 - Isabelle Faust (violin), Raphael Alpermann (harpsichord), Bernhard Forck (violin) (Harmonia Mundi HMM90233536)

6.00

Haydn, Franz Joseph: Keyboard Concerto in D HobXVIII/11 - Leif Ove Andsnes (piano/director), Norwegian Chamber Orchestra (EMI CDC 5 56960)

Kodaly, Zoltan orch Sulyok Imre: - Nashville Chamber Orchestra/Paul Gambill (Warner 9 46739)

Schubert, Franz: Piano Sonata No 13 in A D664 - Mitsuko Uchida (piano) (Philips 470 265)

Vivaldi, Antonio: Concerto in C for two flutes - Jed Wentz (fl/director), Marion Moonen (flute), Musica ad Rhenum (Challenge CC 72044)

Delius, Frederick: Summer Night on the River - Symphony Nova Scotia/Georg Tintner (CBC Records SMCD 5134)

7:00 PM. Summer Evenings

Mendelssohn, Felix: Overture, from A Midsummer Night's Dream - Atlanta Symphony Orchestra/Yoel Levi (TELARC CD 80551)

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Piano Concerto No 20 in D minor K466 (3) - Leif Ove Andsnes (piano/director), Norwegian Chamber Orchestra (EMI 500281)

Dvořák, Antonín: Serenade in D minor for wind instruments Op 44 (3) - Chamber Orchestra of Europe/Alexander Schneider (asv CD COE 801)

Elgar, Edward arr Parkin: Romance Op 62 - Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello), The Heath Quartet, Gary Pomeroy (viola), Oliver Heath (violin), Sara Wolstenholme (violin), Chris Murray (cello), Toby Hughes (double bass) (Decca 4850241)

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich: Eugene Onegin, ballet music - Royal Opera House, Covent Garden Orchestra/Colin Davis (Philips 422 845)

Cowan, Claire: King and Queen Tango, from Hansel and Gretel - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Hamish McKeich (Private P002363)

Rodrigo, Joaquín: Fantasia para un gentilhombre (4) - Miloš Karadaglić (guitar), London Philharmonic/Yannick Nézet-Séguin (DG 481 0652)

8:00 PM. Music Alive

with Clarissa Dunn

CMNZ: Piers Lane

Piers Lane (piano)

Chopin, Frédéric: Nocturne in C minor Op posth

Chopin, Frédéric: Nocturne in E minor Op 72/1 posth

Chopin, Frédéric: Nocturne in C# minor Op posth

Chopin, Frédéric: Nocturne Op 9

Chopin, Frédéric: Nocturne Op 15

Chopin, Frédéric: Nocturne Op 27<

(RNZ Concert Chamber, Auckland)

10:10 PM. Summer Evenings

Vivaldi, Antonio: Violin Concerto in C RV191 - Giuliano Carmignola (baroque vln), Venice Baroque Orchestra/Andrea Marcon (SONY SK 89362)

Falla, Manuel de: Nights in the Gardens of Spain - Steven Osborne (piano), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra/Ludovic Morlot (Hyperion CDA 68148)

Guerrero, Francisco: Beatus es et bene tibi erit a 5 - Brabant Ensemble/Stephen Rice (Hyperion CDA68408)

Albinoni, Tomaso: Oboe Concerto in D minor Op 9/2 - Frank de Bruine (oboe), Academy of Ancient Music/Christopher Hogwood (Decca 458 129)

Dvořák, Antonín: Piano Quintet in A Op 81 - Piers Lane (piano), Goldner String Quartet (Hyperion CDA 67805)

Bruckner, Anton: Os justi - Choir of Christ's College, Cambridge/David Rowland (Christ's College CCC CD 003)

Sanz, Gaspar: Canarios - Philip Griffin (baroque guitar) (Atoll ACD 717)

Wednesday 31 December 2025

12:00 AM. Music Through the Night

Ravel, Maurice: Une barque sur l'océan, from Miroirs - Ulster Orchestra/Yan Pascal Tortelier (Chandos CHAN 9129)

Brahms, Johannes: Intermezzi Op 76, extracts - Michael Houstoun (piano) (Rattle RATD131)

Dvořák, Antonín: Symphony No 9 in E minor, From the New World (4) - Los Angeles Philharmonic/André Previn (TELARC CD 80238)

Bach, Johann Sebastian: Toccata & Fugue in F BWV540 - Gillian Weir (organ) (PRIORY PRCD 800)

Françaix, Jean: Le Gay Paris - Prague Wind Quintet (PRAGA PRD 250 126)

Dittersdorf, Karl Ditters von: German Dance - Takako Nishizaki (violin), Terence Dennis (piano) (Naxos 8.572381)

1:00 approx

Schubert, Franz: Piano Sonata No 21 in Bb D960 (1) - Alfred Brendel (piano) (Decca 478 2116)

Foote, Arthur: Four Character Pieces after The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám - Seattle Symphony/Gerard Schwarz (Naxos 8.559365)

Bowen, York: Viola Concerto in C minor Op 25 (1) - Helen Callus (viola), New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Marc Taddei (ASV CD DCA 1181)

Farr, Gareth: From the Depths Sound the Great Sea Gongs (1) - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Kenneth Young (TRUST MMT 2021)

Dussek, Jan Ladislav: Sinfonia in A - Helsinki Baroque Orchestra/Aapo Häkkinen (Naxos 8.572683)

2:00 approx

Alkan, Charles Valentin: Nocturne in B Op 22 - Bart van Oort (piano) (Brilliant Classics 94048)

Ritchie, Anthony: Pas de deux Op 51a - Jane Curry, Owen Moriarty (gtrs) (Naxos 8.579041)

Vivaldi, Antonio: Four Seasons, Winter - Alan Loveday (violin), ASMF/Neville Marriner (Decca 466 232)

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus arr Albulescu: Alberti's Fantasy - Eugene Albulescu (piano) (DOWNSTAGE DSR 1009)

Fauré, Gabriel: Violin Sonata No 1 in A Op 13 (1) - Wilma Smith (violin), Michael Houstoun (piano) (RNZ UA63)

Bach, Johann Sebastian: Mass in B minor, Sanctus - Amsterdam Baroque Choir & Orchestra/Ton Koopman (Challenge CC 72188)

3:00 approx

Ireland, John orch Parlett: Cavatina - Justine Watts (violin), Royal Scottish National Orchestra/Martin Yates (DUTTON CDLX 7215)

Benda, Franz: Violin Concerto in E - Lara Hall (violin), NZ Barok/Peter Walls (Atoll ACD 419)

Rognoni, Francesco; Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da: Vestiva i colli - Affetto (Atoll ACD 717)

Rachmaninov, Sergei: Piano Concerto No 3 in D minor Op 30 (1) - John Chen (piano), Sydney Symphony/János Fürst (ABC Classics 476 2720)

Honegger, Arthur: Pastorale d'été - London Philharmonic/Vladimir Jurowski (LPO 0058)

Strauss, Richard: Morgen! Op 27/4 - Soile Isokoski (soprano), Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra/Marek Janowski (ONDINE ODE 982)

4:00 approx

Allegri, Gregorio ed Rutter: Miserere mei, Deus - Choir of St John's College, Cambridge/Andrew Nethsingha (Chandos CHSA 5085)

Brahms, Johannes: Piano Concerto No 2 in Bb Op 83 (3) - András Schiff (piano, director), Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (ECM 4855770)

Fuchs, Robert: Serenade No 1 in D Op 9 - Cologne Chamber Orchestra/Christian Ludwig (Naxos 8.572222)

Tombs, Beatrice: Te Ngaru's Flute Song - Jenny Wollerman (soprano), Bruce Greenfield (piano) (RNZ 2021-05-04)

Haydn, Franz Joseph: Keyboard Sonata No 60 in C HobXVI/50 (1) - Marc-Andre Hamelin (piano) (Hyperion CDA 67554)

Bruckner, Anton: Ave Maria - Monteverdi Choir/John Eliot Gardiner (DG 459 674)

Couperin, François arr Allen: Les baricades mistérieuses - Nancy Allen (harp) (EMI CDM 7 69070)

McBeth, Gordon: All on a Summer's Day - Jenny Wollerman (soprano), David Barnard (piano) (RNZ 2021-05-04)

5:00 approx

Wagner, Richard: Dawn & Siegfried's Rhine Journey - Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam/Riccardo Chailly (Decca 448 155)

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Piano Sonata No 16 in C K545, For Beginners - Víkingur Ólafsson (piano) (DG 4860525)

Elgar, Edward: In the South, Alassio Op 50 - BBC Symphony Orchestra/Adrian Boult (Somm ARIADNE5037-2)

Merlin, José Luis: Suite del recuerdo (2) - Bruce Paine (guitar) (PRIVATE RECORDING BNP 02 CD)

Dvořák, Antonín: Silent Woods - Heinrich Schiff (cello), André Previn (piano) (Philips 434 914)

Arnalds, Ólafur arr Lawson: For Now I Am Winter - Voces8, Eleanor Turner (harp), Benjamin Roskams (viola), Stephanie Oade (cello) (Decca 4830968)

Traditional Irish: Londonderry Air - Julian Lloyd Webber (cello), English Chamber Orchestra/Nicholas Cleobury (Philips 446 050)

Sibelius, Jean: King Christian II, Suite (3) - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Pietari Inkinen (Naxos 8.570068)

6:00 AM. Summer Mornings

Handel, George Frideric: Concerto Grosso in C, Alexander's Feast (3) - Simon Standage (violin), Micaela Comberti (violin), Anthony Pleeth (cello), English Concert/Trevor Pinnock (hpschd/dir) (Archiv 415 291)

Debussy, Claude arr Sachs: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune - Boston Symphony Chamber Players (DG 476 7703)

O'Connor, Mark arr Meyer: Appalachia Waltz - Mark O'Connor (violin), Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Edgar Meyer (double bass) (Sony SK 68460)

Traditional arr Hart: Folk Song From Suffolk - Stella Dickinson (oboe), Capital Virtuosi/Paul Hart (ASV CDWHL 2118)

Rutter, John: Cantate Domino - Polyphony/Stephen Layton (Hyperion CDA 66947)

Saint-Saëns, Camille: Havanaise - Akiko Suwanai (violin), Philharmonia (Philips 475 6189)

Poulenc, Francis: Souvenirs - Edgar Moreau (cello), David Kadouch (piano) (Erato 9029 57406)

Jennings, Janet: Prelude, Fugue, Variations, and Chaconne (1) - Luca Manghi (flute), Ben Hoadley (bassoon), Liam Wooding (piano) (Atoll ACD221)

Maroufi, Javad: Pish Daramad-e-Esfehan - Amir Farid (piano) (Move Records MD 3380)

7.00

Ravel, Maurice: Rigaudon, from Le Tombeau de Couperin - London Symphony Orchestra/Claudio Abbado (DG 423 665)

Shostakovich, Dmitri arr M Gluzman: Jazz Suite No 1 (3) - Vadim Gluzman (violin), Angela Yoffe (piano) (BIS CD 1592)

Edwards, Ross: Guitar Concerto (2) - Karin Schaup (guitar), Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra/Richard Mills (ABC Classics ABC 476 227)

Vaughan Williams, Ralph: Six Studies in English Folk Song - Paul Watkins (cello), Ian Brown (piano) (Hyperion CDA 67313)

Stamitz, Johann: Orchestral Trio in A Op 1/2 (3) - New Zealand Chamber Orchestra/Donald Armstrong (vln/dir) (Naxos 8.553213)

Beethoven, Ludwig van: Piano Sonata No 22 in F Op 54 - Nikolai Lugansky (piano) (warner 2564 62300)

Dittersdorf, Karl Ditters von: Symphony in A (5) - Failoni Orchestra/Uwe Grodd (Naxos 8.553975)

Wolstenholme, William arr Lionel Tertis: The Question Op 13/1 - Timothy Ridout (viola), James Baillieu (piano) (Harmonia Mundi HMM90537677)

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

8.00

Elgar, Edward: Pomp & Circumstance March No 3 - London Philharmonic/Adrian Boult (EMI CDM 7 64015)

Bach, Johann Sebastian arr Yang: Violin Concerto in A minor BWV1041 (2) - Xuefei Yang (guitar), Elias String Quartet (EMI 6 79018)

Brahms, Johannes: String Quintet No 2 in G Op 111 (4) - New Zealand String Quartet, Maria Lambros (viola) (Naxos 8.573455)

Chabrier, Emmanuel: Danse villageoise, from Dix pièces pittoresques - Emmanuel Strosser (piano) (MIRARE MIR 116)

Kernis, Aaron Jay: Air - Joshua Bell (violin), Minnesota Orchestra/David Zinman (Argo 460 226)

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich: Piano Concerto No 1 in Bb minor Op 23 (3) - Ayako Uehara (piano), London Symphony Orchestra/Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos (EMI 3 59606)

Hanson, Howard: Rhythmic Variations on two Ancient Hymns - Nashville Symphony Orchestra/Kenneth Schermerhorn (Naxos 8.559072)

9.00

Weber, Carl Maria von: Bassoon Concerto in F Op 75 (1) - Karen Geoghegan (bsn), BBC Philharmonic/Juanjo Mena (Chandos CHAN 10748)

Mendelssohn, Felix: Octet in Eb Op 20 (1) - Amati String Orchestra (Brilliant Classics 94205)

Chopin, Frédéric: Variations on Là ci darem la mano from Mozart's Don Giovanni - Eldar Nebolsin (piano), Warsaw Philharmonic/Antoni Wit (Naxos 8.572336)

Séverac, Déodat de: Tantum ergo - London Choral Sinfonia /Michael Waldron (Orchid ORC100317)

Vivaldi, Antonio: Flute Concerto in G minor RV439, La Notte (1) - Sophia Prodanova (flute), Apollo's Cabinet (Prima Classic PRIMA036EN)

Soler, Antonio: Keyboard Sonata in A minor - Tessa Birnie (piano) (WALSINGHAM 3WAL 80432)

10:00 AM. Summer Days

Strauss II, Johann: Overture, from Die Fledermaus - Vienna Philharmonic/Herbert von Karajan (DG 419 616)

Purcell, Henry arr Balsom: Excerpts, from The Fairy Queen - Alison Balsom (trumpet), English Concert/Trevor Pinnock (EMI 440329)

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Piano Concerto No 9 in Eb K271, Jeunehomme - Alfred Brendel (piano), Vienna Philharmonic/Charles Mackerras (Decca 478 2116)

11.00

Brahms, Johannes: Horn Trio in Eb Op 40 - Barry Tuckwell (horn), Itzhak Perlman (violin), Vladimir Ashkenazy (Decca 414 128)

Rodrigo, Joaquín: Concierto de Aranjuez - John Williams (guitar), Christine Pendrill (cor anglais), Philharmonia/Louis Frémaux (CBS M2K 44791)

Schubert, Franz: Impromptu in Gb D899/3 - Tessa Birnie (piano) (WALSINGHAM 3WAL 80432)

12.00

Dvořák, Antonín: Carnival Overture - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Asher Fisch (RNZ NZSO 2023-03-31)

Martinů, Bohuslav: Promenades - Lenka Kozderková-Simková (flute), Adéla Stajnochrová (violin), Monika Knoblochová (harpsichord) (Supraphon SU 3805)

Adams, John: Short Ride in a Fast Machine - San Francisco Symphony Orchestra/Michael Tilson Thomas (SFS MEDIA SFS 0053)

Debussy, Claude: Soirée dans Grenade, from Estampes - Michael Houstoun (piano) (RNZ UA23)

Price, Florence: Symphony No 3 in C minor (2) - Philadelphia Orchestra/Yannick Nezet-Seguin (DG 4862029)

Meyer, Edgar; Thile, Chris: Look Away - Joshua Bell (violin), Edgar Meyer (double bass), Chris Thile (mandolin) (SONY 88697 55436)

Mendelssohn, Fanny: Epilog (13) from Das Jahr - Lauma Skride (pno) (Sony 88697030162)

Loesser, Frank: What Are You Doing New Year's Eve - Carol Sloane ()

1.00

Haydn, Franz Joseph: Symphony No 5 in A - Camerata/Anne Loeser (RNZ Camerata 2019)

Rachmaninov, Sergei: Cello Sonata in G minor Op 19 - Matthias Balzat (cello), Laurence Matheson (piano) (RNZ MMF 2023)

Panufnik, Andrzej: Piano Trio Op 1 - NZTrio (RNZ)

Kodály, Zoltán: Háry János Suite - Jenő Lisztes (cimbalom), Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra/Gilbert Varga (RNZ)

Liszt, Franz: Après une lecture de Dante, from Years of Pilgrimage Book II, Italy - Tony Yan Tong Chen (piano) (RNZ)

Scott, Clement arr Madeleine Pierard: Pō Atarau: Now is the Hour - Phillip Rhodes (baritone), Whānau London Voices (Whānau London Voices Royal Albert Hall, London)

3:00 PM. Summer Three to Seven

Albéniz, Isaac: El Puerto, from Iberia Book 1 - Marc-André Hamelin (piano) (Hyperion CDA 67476/7)

Schubert, Franz: Symphony No 6 in C D589, Little (4) - Royal Flemish Philharmonic/Philippe Herreweghe (Pentatone PTC 5186 446)

Goodman, Benny: Rachel's Dream Clarinet à la King Tiger Rag - Sabine Meyer (clarinet), Wolfgang Meyer (clarinet), Bamberg Symphony big band/Ingo Metzmacher (EMI CDC 5 56652)

Korngold, Erich Wolfgang: Much Ado About Nothing Suite Op 11 - Gil Shaham (violin), André Previn (piano) (DG 439 886)

Debussy, Claude: Jeux - Cleveland Orchestra/Pierre Boulez (DG 439 896)

Vecchi, Orfeo: Coelorum candor splenduit - Carlo Montalenti (organ), Cappella Musicale Eusebiana/Don Denis Silano (Dynamnic CDS8001)

Traditional: The Maids of Mourne Shore - Carolyn Mills (harp) (Atoll ACD 919)

4.00

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Piano Concerto No 19 in F K459 (1) - Richard Goode (piano), Orpheus Chamber Orchestra (NONESUCH 79608)

Herrmann, Bernard: Clarinet Quintet, Souvenirs de Voyage (3) - Julian Bliss (clarinet), Tippett Quartet (SIGNUM SIGCD 234)

Stamitz, Carl Philipp: Flute Concerto in G Op 29 - Barthold Kuijken (flute), Tafelmusik/Jeanne Lamon (dir) (SONY SK 48045)

Reed, Alfred: Ballade - Mark Hobson (saxophone), Royal New Zealand Navy Band/Owen Clarke (Royal NZ Navy NAVY 001)

Haydn, Franz Joseph: Symphony No 98 in Bb (3) - Orchestra of the 18th Century/Franz Brüggen (Philips 473 015)

Chopin, Frédéric: Barcarolle in F# Op 60 - Ivan Moravec (piano) (Philips 456 910)

5.00

Fauré, Gabriel: Piano Quartet No 2 in G minor Op 45 (2) - Trio Wanderer, Antoine Tamestit (viola) (HARMONIA MUNDI HMC 90 2032)

Stradella, Alessandro: Trumpet Sonata in D - Crispian Steele-Perkins (trumpet), Parley of Instruments/Peter Holman (dir) (Hyperion CDA 66255)

Brahms, Johannes: Clarinet Trio in A minor Op 114 (2) - Maxim Rysanov (viola), Kristine Blaumane (cello), Jacob Katsnelson (piano) (ONYX 4033)

Rachmaninov, Sergei: Moments Musicaux Op 16 (6) - Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) (Decca 475 6198)

Koželuch, Leopold: Clarinet Concerto in Eb - Emma Johnson (clarinet), Royal Philharmonic/Günther Herbig (ASV CD DCA 763)

Piccinini, Alessandro: Folias - Latitude 37 (ABC Classics 476 4525)

Dvořák, Antonín: Humoresque in Gb Op 101/7 - Detroit Symphony Orchestra/Neeme Järvi (CHANDOS CHAN 9227)

6.00

Dittersdorf, Karl Ditters von: Harp Concerto in A - Marisa Robles (harp), ASMF/Iona Brown (Decca 425 723)

Traditional arr Limonov: Auld Lang Syne Variations - Nicola Benedetti (violin) (Decca 478 6690)

Lunn, John: Downton Abbey, Suite - London Chamber Orchestra/Alastair King (Decca 278114)

Vejvanovský, Pavel Josef: Serenada - Ars Antiqua Austria/Gunar Letzbor (dir) (SYMPHONIA SY 96151)

Glazunov, Alexander: Spring and Summer, from The Seasons - Royal Scottish National Orchestra/José Serebrier (Warner 2564 61434)

7:00 PM. Summer Evenings

Shostakovich, Dmitri: Festive Overture Op 96 - BBC Philharmonic/Vernon Handley (Chandos CHAN 7025)

Beethoven, Ludwig van: Piano Concerto No 5 in Eb Op 73, Emperor (3) - Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano), Vienna Philharmonic/Zubin Mehta (Decca 411 903)

Vaughan Williams, Ralph: Suite for viola & orchestra (1-3) - Helen Callus (viola), New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Marc Taddei (ASV CD DCA 1181)

Prokofiev, Sergei: Flute Sonata in D Op 94 (4) - Sharon Bezaly (flute), Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) (BIS BIS2259)

Corelli, Arcangelo arr Geminiani: Concerto Grosso in D minor, La Folia - English Concert/Laurence Cummings (HARMONIA MUNDI HMU 90 7523)

Biddington, Eric: Festival Dance - Mark Hobson (clarinet), Sarah Masters (clarinet), Gretchen Dunsmore (clarinet), Gloria Streat (bass cl) (MANU CD MANU 1558)

Hasted, Derek: Celebration Suite (4) - Bruce Paine (guitar) (PRIVATE RECORDING BNP 02 CD)

Traditional Leopold Kozeluch: Auld Lang Syne - Scottish Early Music Consort/Warwick Edwards (CHANDOS CHAN 0581)

8:00 PM. Music Alive

with Clarissa Dunn

Auckland Philharmonia & Troy Kingi

Troy Kingi (vocals, guitar), Mara TeKahika (vocals, guitar), Esther Stephens (vocals), Marika Hodgson (electric bass), Treye Liu (drums), Leonardo Coghini (keyboards), Auckland Philharmonia/David Kay

STRAUSS: Sunrise, from Also sprach Zarathustra Op 30

KINGI: Aquarii B

KINGI: Luna Steppa

KINGI: Time Lapsium Gangtasium

KINGI: Golden Taurus

KINGI: Flat Earth Syndrome

KINGI: Gold Shoes

FISHER: Galaxy

KINGI: 9 Million Light Years

KINGI:

(RNZ Town Hall, Auckland)

Falla, Manuel de: Four Spanish Pieces - Lorelle McNaughton (piano) (RNZ 2020)

Hamilton, David: Concertino for oboe and strings - Bede Hanley (oboe), Auckland Chamber Orchestra/Peter Scholes (RNZ 2019)

10:00 PM. Summer Evenings

Handel, George Frideric: Music for the Royal Fireworks - English Concert/Trevor Pinnock (dir) (Archiv 447 279)

Stravinsky, Igor transcr compsr/Dushkin: Suite italienne - Augustin Hadelich (violin), Robert Kulek (piano) (Avie AV 2216)

Strauss II, Johann arr Schönherr: On the Beautiful Blue Danube - Johann Strauss Orchestra/Christopher Warren-Green (Black Box BBM 1059)

Strauss, Richard: Terzett Und Finale (Act III), from Der Rosenkavalier - Kathleen Battle (sop), Renée Fleming (sop), Frederica von Stade (mezzo), Andreas Schmidt (ten), Berlin Philharmonic/Claudio Abbado (SONY SK52565)

Debussy, Claude: Nocturnes - Royal Scottish National Orchestra/Stéphane Denève (Chandos CHSA 5102)

Finzi, Gerald: Nocturne - New Year Music - Northern Sinfonia of England/Richard Hickox (emi cdc749912)

Brahms, Johannes: String Quartet No 3 in Bb Op 67 (2) - New Zealand String Quartet (Naxos 8.573454)

Elgar, Edward: Nimrod, from Enigma Variations - English Symphony Orchestra/William Boughton (NIMBUS NI 7067/8)

Kaihan, Maewa; Scott, Clement arr Farquhar: Now is the Hour - New Zealand Wind Quintet (RNZ UB46)

Traditional: Auld Lang Syne - BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Singers/James Loughran Charles Groves (BBC BBCCD580)

Thursday 1 January 2026

12:00 AM. Music Through the Night

Schubert, Franz: Rondo in A D951 - Nelson Freire, Martha Argerich (piano duet) (DG 477 8570)

Rameau, Jean-Philippe: Les Indes galantes - NZ Barok (Atoll ACD 813)

Liszt, Franz: Transcendental Study No 11, Harmonies du soir - Luu Hong Quang (piano) (RATTLE RATD152)

Corelli, Arcangelo: Violin Sonata in A Op 5/6 - Andrew Manze (violin), Richard Egarr (harpsichord) (HARMONIA MUNDI HMU 90 7298.99)

Bach, Johann Sebastian arr Tarkmann: Concerto for cor anglais, strings & continuo - Albrecht Mayer (cor anglais), English Concert/Julian Podger (dir) (Decca 478 1517)

Bowater, Helen: Pepetuna - Sharon Joy Vogan (piano), Horomona Horo (taonga pūoro) (Atoll ACD700)

1:00 approx

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Variations in G on Unser dummer Pöbel meint K455 - Diedre Irons (piano) (RNZ UA42)

Hofmann, Leopold: Symphony in F (Badley F1) - Northern Chamber Orchestra/Nicholas Ward (vln/dir) (Naxos 8.553866)

Bassi, Luigi: Concert Fantasia - Julian Bliss (clarinet), Julien Quentin (piano) (EMI 5 85639)

Mathias, William: Improvisations Op 10 - Ingrid Bauer (harp) (MASTER PERFORMERS MP 010)

Villette, Pierre: Three Motets - BBC Singers/Stephen Jackson (BBC Music MM 85)

2:00 approx

Fauré, Gabriel: Valse Caprice No 1 in A Op 30 - Michael Houstoun (piano) (Rattle RAT D075)

St Gregory of Nareg arr/orch Shoujounian: The Fowl - Isabel Bayrakdarian (soprano), Elmer Iseler Singers & Chamber Orchestra/Raffi Armenian (CBC Records SMCD 5215)

Ravel, Maurice: Gaspard de la Nuit - Artur Pizarro (piano) (LINN CKD 290)

O'Carolan, Turlough: Carolan's Farewell - Carolyn Mills (harp) (Atoll ACD 919)

Respighi, Ottorino: Ancient Airs & Dances Suite No 3 - Orpheus Chamber Orchestra (DG 437 533)

Debussy, Claude arr Johan Smith: Doctor Gradus Ad Parnassum, from Children's Corner - Johan Smith (guitar) (Naxos 8.574442)

3:00 approx

Mendelssohn, Felix: String Quartet No 1 in Eb Op 12 (4) - New Zealand String Quartet (Naxos 8.570001)

Brahms, Johannes: Clarinet Sonata in F minor Op 120/1 - Marie Ross (clarinet), Petra Somlai (piano) (Centaur CRC3760)

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus reconst Wilby: Concerto in D for violin, piano & orchestra (2) - Midori (violin), Christoph Eschenbach (piano/director), North German Radio (SONY SK 89488)

Chopin, Frédéric: Nocturne in E Op 62/2 - Dina Yoffe (piano) (NIFC NIFCCD 012)

Oswald, James & O'Carolan, Turlough: When She Cam Ben, She Bobbit/Kitty's Wishes - Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien & François Lazarevitch (flute) (Alpha Classics Alpha234)

4:00 approx

Haydn, Franz Joseph: Keyboard Sonata No 53 in E minor HobXVI/34 - Tessa Birnie (piano) (Chartreuse TB 6)

Koehne, Graeme: Way Out West - Diana Doherty (oboe), Sinfonia Australis/Mark Summerbell (ABC 980 046)

Field, John: Piano Sonata in A Op 1/2 - John O'Conor (piano) (TELARC CD 80290)

Vaughan Williams, Ralph: Romance - Jordan Bak (viola), Richard Uttley (piano) (Delphian DCD34317)

Chopin, Frédéric: Scherzo No 3 in C# minor Op 39 - Michael Houstoun (piano) (TARTAR CD TRL 069)

Delage, Maurice: Four Hindu Poems - Sabine Devieilhe (soprano), Les Siècles/François-Xavier Roth (Erato 9029576772)

Schumann, Robert: Piano Concerto in A minor Op 54 (2) - Hélène Grimaud (piano), Camerata Salzburg/Giovanni Guzzo (DG 4865917)

5:00 approx

Mozetich, Marjan: Fantasia... sul linguaggio perduto - I Musici de Montréal/Yuli Turovsky (Chandos CHAN 9748)

Ibert, Jacques: Six harp pieces (6) - Lavinia Meijer (harp) (Channel Classics CCS SA 28908)

Rota, Nino: Bassoon Concerto - Christopher Millard (bsn), CBC Vancouver Orchestra/Mario Bernardi (CBC SMCD 5185)

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich: Danse caractéristique, from Piano Pieces Op 72 - Evgenia Rubinova (piano) (Genuin GEN24880)

Steinberg, Ben: Dance, from Suite for Flute, Viola and Harp - Trio Lyra (CBC MVCD1161)

Fauré, Gabriel: Nocturne No 11 in F# minor Op 104/1 - Richard Mapp (piano) (RNZ UB66)

Carr, Ale arr Fredrik Schøyen Sjölin arr Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen arr Frederik Øland: Stormpolskan - Danish String Quartet, Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen (violin), Frederik Øland (violin), Fredrik Schøyen Sjölin (cello), (workarran (DG 4875884)

Hill, Alfred arr Stiles: Berceuse - New Zealand Piano Quartet (HILL RECORDS 001)

Satie, Eric orch Debussy: Gymnopédie No 3 - Montreal Symphony Orchestra (Decca 421 527)

6:00 AM. Setlling the Score: Your Choice

with Carey McDonald

Clarke, Jeremiah: Prince of Denmark's March - Wynton Marsalis (trumpet), English Chamber Orchestra/Anthony Newman (SONY SK 60804)

Bach, Johann Sebastian: Concerto for two violins in D minor BWV1043 (II) - Amandine Beyer (violin/director) Gli Incogniti (Harmonia mundi HMM90276970)

Lauridsen, Morten: O magnum mysterium - Polyphony/Stephen Layton (Hyperion SACDA 67449)

Rossini, Gioachino: String Sonata No 2 in A - members of Serenata of London (ASV CD DCA 767)

Brahms, Johannes: Symphony No 3 in F Op 90 (3) - London Philharmonic/Marin Alsop (Naxos 8.557430)

Grainger, Percy: Handel in the Strand - BBC Philharmonic/Richard Hickox (Chandos CHAN 9584)

7.00

Schubert, Franz: Octet in F D803 (3) - Vienna Octet (Decca 421155)

Bach, Johann Sebastian: Ei! wie schmeckt der Coffee süsse, from Coffee Cantata BWV211 - Ursula Langmayr (soprano), Eric Lamb (flute), Martin Rummel (cello) (Atoll ACD 916)

Marianelli, Dario: Mrs Darcy, from Pride and Prejudice - Jean Yves Thibaudet (piano), English Chamber Orchestra (Universal 987310)

Hill, Katy & Hill, Chris: Seabird - Libera/Sam Coates (Invisible Hands)

Grieg, Edvard: Holberg Suite (1) - Estonian National Symphony Orchestra/Paavo Järvi (Virgin 3 44722)

Vivaldi, Antonio: Four Seasons, Autumn (1) - Alan Loveday (violin), ASMF/Neville Marriner (Decca 466 232)

Monteverdi, Claudio: Pur ti miro, from L'incoronazione di Poppea - Nuria Rial (soprano), Philippe Jaroussky (countertenor), L'Arpeggiata, Christina Pluhar (theorbo/director) (Virgin 2 36140)

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Clarinet Concerto in A K622 (2) - Martin Fröst (basset clarinet), Amsterdam Sinfonietta/Peter Oundjian (BIS SACD 1263)

Saint-Saëns, Camille: The Swan, from Carnival of the Animals - Jacqueline du Pré (cello), Osian Ellis (harp) (EMI 5 65955)

8.00

Handel, George Frideric: Hallelujah Chorus, from Messiah - The Sixteen & Orchestra/Harry Christophers (Coro COR 16066)

Holst, Gustav: Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity, from The Planets Suite - London Symphony Orchestra/Richard Hickox (REGISC 1200)

Verdi, Giuseppe: Va pensiero, from Nabucco - Auckland Opera Chorus, Auckland Philharmonia/Brian Law (KIWI CD SLC 234)

Rodrigo, Joaquín: Concierto de Aranjuez (2) - Sharon Isbin (guitar), New York Philharmonic/José Serebrier (warner 2564 60296)

Zimmer, Hans; Gerrard, Lisa: Now We Are Free, from the film Gladiator - Lisa Gerrard (vocals), Hans Zimmer (synthesizer), Lyndhurst Orchestra/Gavin Greenaway (Decca 467094)

Schumann, Robert: Träumerei, from Kinderszenen Op 15 - Stephen de Pledge (piano) (Champs Hill CHRCD 093)

Bizet, Georges: Au fond du temple saint, from The Pearl Fishers - Amitai Pati (tenor), Benson Wilson (baritone), Somi Kim (piano) (RNZ)

7:00 AM. Settling the Score: Your Choice

Auckland Philharmonia

PROKOFIEV: Troika, from Lieutenant Kije Suite

(RNZ)

Cowan, Claire: The Food People, from Hansel and Gretel - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Hamish McKeich (Private P002363)

Shostakovich, Dmitri: Waltz, from Jazz Suite No 2 - Philadelphia Orchestra/Mariss Jansons (EMI CDC 5 55601)

Korngold, Erich Wolfgang: Marietta's Song, from Die tote Stadt - Renée Fleming (soprano), English Chamber Orchestra/Jeffrey Tate (Decca 458 858)

Smetana, Bedřich: Vltava, from Má Vlast - Czech Philharmonic/Jiří Bělohlávek (Decca 4833187)

Gjeilo, Ola: The Ground - Phoenix Chorale, Ola Gjeilo (piano), Harrington String Quartet/Charles Bruffy (Chandos CHSA 5100)

Ponchielli, Amilcare: Dance of the Hours - ASMF/Neville Marriner (EMI CD EMX 2169)

10:00 AM. Setlling the Score: Your Choice

with Maria Mo

Lilburn, Douglas: Drysdale Overture - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/James Judd (Naxos 8.557697)

Grieg, Edvard: Piano Concerto in A minor Op 16 (1) - Stephen Hough (pno), Bergen Phil/Andrew Litton (Hyperion CDA 67824)

Saint-Saëns, Camille: Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix - Olga Borodina (mezzo), José Cura (tenor), London Symphony Orchestra/Colin Davis (Warner 2564 696896)

Khachaturian, Aram Illich: Adagio of Spartacus & Phrygia, from Spartacus - Auckland Philharmonia/Miguel Harth-Bedoya (Universal 99172)

Mendelssohn, Felix: String Quartet No 2 in A minor Op 13 (3) Intermezzo - New Zealand String Quartet (Naxos 8.570002)

Verdi, Giuseppe: Bella figlia dell'amore, from Rigoletto - Neil Shicoff (tenor), Brigitte Fassbaender (mezzo), Edita Gruberova (soprano), Renato Bruson (baritone), St Cecilia Academy Orchestra, Rome/Giuseppe Sinopoli (Philips 412 592)

1.00

Bach, Johann Sebastian: Prelude & Fugue in Eb BWV552, St Anne - Gillian Weir (org) (Priory PRCD 753)

Gershwin, George: Rhapsody in Blue - Leonard Bernstein (piano/director), New York Philharmonic/Leonard Bernstein (Sony SM3K 47158)

Dvořák, Antonín: Piano Quintet in A Op 81 (3) - Piers Lane (piano), Goldner String Quartet (Hyperion CDA 67805)

Wagner, Richard: The Mastersingers of Nuremberg, Prelude - Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam/Riccardo Chailly (Decca 448 155)

2:00 PM. Settling the Score 2025

Monteverdi, Claudio: Deus in adiutorium, from Vespers of 1610 - Gabrieli Consort & Players/Paul McCreesh (Archiv 477 6147)

Haydn, Franz Joseph: Cello Concerto No 1 in C HobVIIb/1 (3) - Steven Isserlis (cello/director), Bremen German Chamber Philharmonic (Hyperion CDA 68162)

Handel, George Frideric: Lascia ch'io pianga, from Rinaldo - Angela Gheorghiu (soprano), Royal Opera House, Covent Garden Orchestra/Ion Marin (EMI 5 57264)

Davis, Oliver: Infinite Ocean (1) - Benjamin Baker (violin), Royal Philharmonic/Paul Bateman (Signum SIGCD590)

Chopin, Frédéric: Etude in E Op 10/3, Tristesse - Yunchan Lim (piano) (Decca 4870122)

Perkins, Andrew: Nga Manu o te Ngahere (Birds of the forest) - Kathryn Moorhead (flute), Peter Scholes (clarinet), Ashley Brown (cello) (RNZ 2023)

Beethoven, Ludwig van: Piano Concerto No 5 in Eb Op 73, Emperor (2 and 3) - Leif Ove Andsnes (piano/director), Mahler Chamber Orchestra (Sony 88843 05886)

3:00 PM. Settling the Score: Your Choice

Handel, George Frideric: La Réjouissance, from Music for the Royal Fireworks - Collegium 1704/Václav Luks (Note 1 Music)

Paganini, Niccolò: Violin Concerto No 1 in D Op 6 (3) - Hilary Hahn (violin), Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra/Eiji Oue (DG 477 6232)

Lauridsen, Morten: Agnus Dei, from Lux aeterna - Britten Sinfonia, Polyphony/Stephen Layton (Hyperion SACDA 67449)

Jennings, Janet: The Leading Violinist, from Pictures at the Waikato Museum - Liam Wooding (piano) (Atoll ACD221)

Saint-Saëns, Camille: Air & Dance Bacchanale, from Samson & Delilah - Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra/Lorin Maazel (SONY SK 53979)

Shostakovich, Dmitri: Cello Sonata in D minor Op 40 (3) Largo - Alexander Chaushian (cello), Yevgeny Sudbin (pno) (BIS SACD1858)

4.00

Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai: Scheherazade (3) The Young Prince & the Young Princess - Kees Hulsmann (violin), London Symphony Orchestra /Charles Mackerras (TELARC CD 80208)

Casals, Pablo: Sardana - Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello), Guy Johnston (cello), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra cellos (Decca 483 2948)

Arntsen, Bjørn: String Quartet (2) - Towha (Atoll ACD889)

Prokofiev, Sergei: Piano Concerto No 3 in C Op 26 (3) - Martha Argerich (piano), Berlin Philharmonic/Claudio Abbado (Philips 456 700)

Reinhardt, Django: Nuages - Django Reinhardt & Stephane Grappelli (EMI 790560)

Morricone, Ennio: Gabriel's Oboe, from The Mission - Ennio Morricone & his orchestra (EMI 557804)

Pärt, Arvo: Spiegel im Spiegel - Vadim Gluzman (violin), Angela Yoffe (piano) (BIS CD 1392)

Márquez, Arturo: Dance No 2 - Simón Bolìvar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela/Gustavo Dudamel (DG 479 0069)

5.00

Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai: Flight of the bumblebee, from Tsar Saltan - Swiss Romande Orchestra/Ernest Ansermet (Decca 458 595)

Berlioz, Hector: Villanelle, from Les nuits d'été - Bernarda Fink (mezzo), Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra/Kent Nagano (HARMONIA MUNDI HMC 90 1932)

Palmer, Georgina: A day in the village - Rakuto Kurano (violin), Mark Menzies (piano) (Georgina Palmer)

Vollenweider, Andreas: Wanja the Wanderer - Andreas Vollenweider and friends (Columbia COL 486878)

Beethoven, Ludwig van: Symphony No 9 in D minor Op 125, Choral (4) - Measha Brueggergosman (soprano), Kelley O'Connor (mezzo), Frank Lopardo (tenor), René Pape (bass), Cleveland Chorus & Orchestra/Franz Welser-Möst (DG 477 7132)

Costa, Paolo arr Paliotti: Serenata napoletana - Pene Pati (tenor), Il Pomo d'Oro/Antonello Paliotti (Warner Classics 2173272780)

Farquhar, David: Ring Round the Moon (6) - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Kenneth Young (Continuum CCD 1073)

Bach, Johann Sebastian: Concerto in D minor for two violins BWV1043 (1) - Nigel Kennedy (vln/director), Daniel Stabrawa (violin), Berlin Philharmonic (EMI 5 57016)

6.00

Litolff, Henry: Concerto Symphonique No 4 in D minor Op 102 (2) - Peter Donohoe (piano), Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra/Andrew Litton (Hyperion CDA 66889)

Puccini, Giacomo: Che gelida manina, from La Bohème - Luciano Pavarotti (tenor), Berlin Philharmonic/Herbert von Karajan (Decca 475 6816)

Sibelius, Jean: Symphony No 5 in Eb Op 82 (3) - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Pietari Inkinen (Naxos 8.572227)

Molter, Johann Melchior: Trumpet Concerto in D MWV4/13 - Otto Sauter (tpt), Cappella Istropolitana/Nicol Matt (Brilliant Classics 93137)

Bizet, Georges: Votre toast...Toréador, en garde, from Carmen - Bryn Terfel (bbar), London Symphony Orchestra/Barry Wordsworth (DG 474 438)

Vaughan Williams, Ralph: The Lark Ascending - Amalia Hall (violin), Auckland Philharmonia/Tobias Ringborg (RNZ)

Grieg, Edvard: Morning Mood, from Peer Gynt - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/James Sedares (UNIVERSAL 99072)

Schubert, Franz trans Maisky: Litanei auf das Fest Allerseelen D343 - Mischa Maisky (cello), Daria Hovora (piano) (DG 449 817)

Westlake, Nigel: Penguin ballet, from Antarctica - Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra/David Porcelijn (ABC Classics 462 017)

7:00 PM. Settling the Score: Your Choice

Handel, George Frideric: I know that my Redeemer liveth, from Messiah - Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano), Chicago Symphony Orchestra/Georg Solti (Decca 425 016)

Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai: Quintet in Bb for piano & winds (1) - Nash Ensemble (CRD 3409)

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Symphony No 29 in A K201 (1) - Prague Chamber Orchestra/Charles Mackerras (TELARC CD 80165)

Lilburn, Douglas: Willow Song - Michael Houstoun (piano) (Rattle RAT D040)

Rachmaninov, Sergei arr A Dubensky: Vocalise Op 34/14 - Anna Moffo (soprano), American Symphony Orchestra/Leopold Stowkowski (RCA GD87831)

Mendelssohn, Felix: Violin Concerto in E minor Op 64 (3) - Yehudi Menuhin (violin), London Symphony Orchestra/Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos (EMI CDZ 7 62519)

Farr, Gareth: Waipoua - Mary Scott (clarinet), New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Kenneth Young (TRUST MMT 2021)

Meyer, Edgar; Marshall, Mike: Short trip home - Joshua Bell (violin), Edgar Meyer (double bass), Sam Bush (mandolin), Mike Marshall (guitar) (Sony SK 60864)

8:00 PM. Music Alive

with Clarissa Dunn

NZSO: Four Seasons

Pekka Kuusisto (violin), New Zealand SO/Pekka Kuusisto

FARRENC: Symphony No 3 in G minor Op 36

VIVALDI: Four Seasons

(RNZ)

10:00 PM. Settling the Score: Your Choice

Bach, Johann Sebastian trans Stokowski: Fugue in G minor BWV578 - Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra/José Serebrier (Naxos 8.557883)

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich: Symphony No 6 in B minor Op 74, Pathétique (2) - Vienna Philharmonic/Valery Gergiev (Philips 475 6197)

Schubert, Franz: String Quintet in C D956 (2) - Vogler Quartet, Daniel Müller-Schott (cello) (PROFIL PH 05051)

Godard, Benjamin: Angels guard thee, from Jocelyn - Kenneth McKellar (tenor), session orchestra/Peter Knight (ABC 456 366)

Farquhar, David: Ring Round the Moon - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Kenneth Young (Continuum CCD 1073)

Haydn, Franz Joseph: String Quartet in Bb Op 76/4, Sunrise - New Zealand String Quartet (RNZ)

Vaughan Williams, Ralph: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Gemma New (RNZ)

Ravel, Maurice: Piano Concerto in G (2) - Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano), Montreal Symphony Orchestra (Decca 452 448)

Mahler, Gustav: Adagietto, from Symphony No 5 in C# minor - Berlin Philharmonic/Simon Rattle (EMI 557385)

Beethoven, Ludwig van: Piano Trio No 7 in Bb Op 97, Archduke (3) - Florestan Trio (Hyperion CDA67369)

Friday 2 January 2026

12:00 AM. Music Through the Night

Wagner, Richard: Tristan & Isolde, Prelude - Royal Opera House, Covent Garden Orchestra/Mark Elder (SONY SK 62032)

Chopin, Frédéric: Fantasy in F minor Op 49 - David James (piano) (RNZ UB48)

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Piano Concerto No 23 in A K488 (1) - Maria Joao Pires (piano), Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra/Frans Brüggen (DG 477 6607)

Glick, Srul Irving: Divertimento for String Orchestra III Fast and bright, with good humour - Thirteen Strings of Ottawa/Brian Law (CBC Records MVCD 1046)

Beethoven, Ludwig van: String Quartet in F Op 18/1 (1) - Doric String Quartet (Chandos CHAN202982)

Rachmaninov, Sergei: Lilacs Op 21/5 - Colin Horsley (piano) ()

1:00 approx

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich: Capriccio Italien - Montreal Symphony Orchestra (Decca 417 300)

Liszt, Franz arr Selmeczi: Four valses oubliées - Camerata Transsylvanica/György Selmeczi (BMC CD 060)

Brahms, Johannes: Intermezzi Op 118, extracts - Michael Houstoun (piano) (Rattle RATD131)

Finlay, Harold John: I've been to the Dentist, from Eight Songs of Childhood for Adults - Robert Tucker (baritone), Bruce Greenfield (piano) (RNZ 2021-05-04)

Handel, George Frideric: Violin Sonata in E minor HWV375 - Riccardo Minasi (violin), Marco Ceccato (cello), Giulia Nuti (harpsichord), Luca Pianca (archlute) (DHM 88697 70531)

2:00 approx

Rebay, Ferdinand: Little Variations - Luigi Magistrelli (clarinet), Massimo Laura (guitar) (Brilliant Classics 94171)

Stamitz, Johann: Orchestral Trio in C Op 1/1 - New Zealand Chamber Orchestra/Donald Armstrong (vln/dir) (Naxos 8.553213)

Bach, Johann Sebastian: Chorale Prelude, Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr - Gillian Weir (organ) (PRIORY PRCD 800)

Lilburn, Douglas: Symphony No 1 (3) - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/James Judd (NAXOS 8.555862)

Grieg, Edvard: Elegiac Melodies Op 34 - NZSO Chamber Orchestra (RNZ UA02)

Canteloube, Joseph: Passo pel prat, from Songs of the Auvergne - Véronique Gens (soprano), Lille National Orchestra/Jean-Claude Casadesus (Naxos 8.557491)

3:00 approx

Saint-Saëns, Camille: Danse macabre - Peter Schaffer (violin), New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/John Hopkins (Tartar TRL 020)

Hummel, Johann Nepomuk: Variations in F Op 97 - Christopher Hinterhuber (piano), Gävle Symphony Orchestra/Uwe Grodd (Naxos 8.557845)

Lane, Philip: Suite ancienne - John Turner (recorder), Royal Ballet Sinfonia/Gavin Sutherland (Olympia OCD 667)

Kaska, Kevin: Vacances Parisiennes - Carolyn Mills (harp) (Atoll ACD 917)

Lilburn, Douglas: A Song of Islands - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/John Hopkins (KIWI CD SLD 100)

Byrd, William: Agnus Dei, from the Mass for four voices - Voces8 (Signum Classics SIGCD 283)

4:00 approx

Telemann, Georg Philipp: Viola Concerto in G - Stephen Shingles (viola), ASMF/Neville Marriner (Decca 430 265)

Weber, Carl Maria von: Invitation to the Dance Op 65 - Hamish Milne (piano) (CRD 3485)

Carwithen, Doreen: Violin Sonata - Fenella Humphreys (violin), Nathan Williamson (piano) (Lyrita SRCD359)

Hespe, George: The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan, Soldier of Fortune - National Youth Brass Band of New Zealand/Nigel Weeks (Trust MMT 2049)

Brahms, Johannes: Clarinet Quintet in B minor Op 115 (4) - Sabine Meyer (clarinet), Alban Berg Quartet (EMI 5 56759)

Previn, André: I Want Magic! from A Streetcar Named Desire - Renée Fleming (soprano), Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (Decca 460567)

Hahn, Reynaldo: L'Heure exquise - Mischa Maisky (cello), Daria Hovora (piano) (Decca 473 168)

Farr, Gareth: Duggan theme, from Three Etudes - Jeremy Fitzsimons (marimba) (Trust MMT 2058)

5:00 approx

Schumann, Clara: Three Romances Op 11 - Isata Kanneh-Mason (piano) (Decca 4850020)

Dvořák, Antonín: Romance in F minor Op 11 - Gil Shaham (violin), Orpheus Chamber Orchestra (DG 449 923)

Bach, Johann Sebastian: English Suite No 3 in G minor BWV808 - Murray Perahia (piano) (Sony SK 60276)

Statham, Keith: Elena's Waltz - Puertas Quartet (Atoll ACD 881)

Sinopoulos, Sokratis: 21st March - Sokratis Sinopoulos Quartet (ECM ECM2407)

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Parto, parto, from La clemenza di Tito - Magdalena Kozená (mezzo), Prague Philharmonic/Michel Swierczewski (DG 471 334)

Kreisler, Fritz: Schön Rosmarin - Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin), Lambert Orkis (piano) (DG 471 500)

Schumann, Robert: Stücklein Op 99/1 - Tessa Birnie (piano) (WALSINGHAM 3WAL 80432)

6:00 AM. Summer Mornings

Debussy, Claude orch Ravel: Sarabande, from Pour le Piano - Quebec Symphony Orchestra/Yoav Talmi (Atma SACD 2 2377)

Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel: Cello Concerto in A minor Wq170 (1) - Raphael Wallfisch (cello), Scottish Ensemble/Jonathan Morton (Nimbus NI 5848)

Sheng, Bright: Black Swan (after Brahms) - Seattle Symphony Orchestra/Gerard Schwarz (Naxos 8.559679)

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich arr Hough: None but the lonely heart Op 6/6 - Stephen Hough (piano) (Hyperion CDA 67711/2)

Humperdinck, Engelbert arr J Schmeisser: Evening Prayer, from Hänsel and Gretel - Albrecht Mayer (oboe), King's Singers (DG 479 1907)

Handel, George Frideric: Trio Sonata in Bb Op 2/3 - London Baroque (HARMONIA MUNDI HMC 90 1379)

Bach, Wilhelm Friedemann Orch Rondeau: Keyboard Sonata in G Major F7 (2) - 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)

Elgar, Edward: Sospiri Op 70 - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/James Sedares (RNZ UB23)

Ravel, Maurice: Sonatine - 2. Mouvement De Menuet - Julien Brocal (piano) (Rubicon RCD 1008)

7.00

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Eine kleine Nachtmusik (3) - Le Concert des Nations/Jordi Savall (Alia Vox AV 9846)

Mendelssohn, Felix: String Quintet No 2 in Bb Op 87 (2) - Sharon Quartet, Petra Vahle (viola) (Brilliant Classics 94205)

Bertali, Antonio: Sonata No 2 in three parts - Jörgen van Rijen (trombone), members of Amsterdam Combattimento Consort/Jan Willem de Vriend (dir) (Channel Classics CCS SA 26708)

Britten, Benjamin; Berkeley, Lennox: Mont Juic Suite of Catalan Dances Op 9 - English Chamber Orchestra/Steuart Bedford (Collins Classics 11232)

Grainger, Percy: Molly on the Shore - ASMF Chamber Ensemble (Chandos CHAN 9346)

Fauré, Gabriel: Piano Quintet No 1 in D minor Op 89 (1) - Domus, Anthony Marwood (violin) (Hyperion CDA 66766)

Merlin, José Luis: Suite del recuerdo (4) - Bruce Paine (guitar) (PRIVATE RECORDING BNP 02 CD)

Medtner, Nikolai: Romantic Sketches for the Young Op 54 (8) - Hamish Milne (piano) (Hyperion CDA 67491/2)

Korngold, Erich Wolfgang: Hornpipe, from Much Ado About Nothing Op 11 - Linz Bruckner Orchestra/Caspar Richter (ASV CD DCA 1146)

8.00

Beethoven, Ludwig van: Symphony No 1 in C Op 21 (3) - Berlin Philharmonic/Claudio Abbado (DG 469 000)

Bach, Johann Sebastian orch Bantock: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme BWV645 - BBC Philharmonic/Leonard Slatkin (Chandos CHAN 9835)

Dvořák, Antonín: String Quartet No 7 in A minor (1) - Prague String Quartet (DG 429 193)

Debussy, Claude: Suite bergamasque (4) - John Chen (piano) (ABC 4766834)

Vivaldi, Antonio: Cello Concerto in Bb RV423 - Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra/Ton Koopman (Sony SK 90916)

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

Rodgers, Richard: The Carousel Waltz - Hollywood Bowl Orchestra/John Mauceri (Philips 434 127)

9.00

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich: String Quartet No 1 in D Op 11 (1) - Emerson Quartet (DG 445 551)

Saint-Saëns, Camille: Caprice in the form of a waltz - Natalia Lomeiko (violin), Olga Sitkovetsky (piano) (Trust TRI 3003)

Strauss, Richard: Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche Op 28 - Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra/Mariss Jansons (BR Media 900 707)

Mendelssohn, Felix: Piano Sextet in D Op 110 (4) - Dalia Ouziel (piano), Gil Sharon (violin), Ron Ephrat (viola), Liisa Tamminen (viola), Alexander Hülshoff (cello) Jean Sassen (double bass) (Brilliant Classics 94205)

Couperin, François: Les baricades mistérieuses - Gillian Weir (harpsichord) (EX TARTAR TRL 046)

Piazzolla, Astor arr Bragato: Oblivion - Gryphon Trio (Analekta AN 2 9857)

10:00 AM. Summer Days

Chopin, Frédéric: Prelude in Db Op 28/15, Raindrop - Michael Houstoun (piano) (RNZ UA33)

Stravinsky, Igor: The Firebird, Suite - Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra/Riccardo Chailly (Decca 458 142)

Bach, Johann Sebastian: Orchestral Suite No 4 in D BWV1069 - Zefiro Baroque Orchestra/Alfredo Bernardini (Arcana A 400)

11.00

Wagner, Richard: Overture, from The Flying Dutchman - Berlin Philharmonic/Claudio Abbado (DG 471 348)

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Oboe Quartet in F K370 - François Leleux (oboe), Lisa Batiashvili (violin), Lawrence Power (viola), Sebastian Klinger (cello) (Sony 88697 28585)

Beethoven, Ludwig van: Piano Concerto No 2 in Bb Op 19 - Leif Ove Andsnes (piano/director), Mahler Chamber Orchestra (Sony 88883 70548)

12.00

Schumann, Robert: Piano Trio No 3 in G minor Op 110 (4) - Ilya Gringolts (violin), Dmitry Kouzov (cello), Peter Laul (piano) (ONYX 4072)

Vivaldi, Antonio: Viola d'amore Concerto in A RV396 - Fabio Biondi (vla d'amore/director), Europa Galante (Virgin 3 95146)

Debussy, Claude: De l'aube à midi sur la mer, from La Mer - French National Orchestra/Daniele Gatti (Sony 88697 97400)

Fisher, Salina: Sumner Tides - Sharon Joy Vogan (piano) (Atoll ACD700)

Boulanger, Lili: D'un Matin de Printemps - Chiara Corona (flute), Davide Baldo (piano) (Da Vinci Classics C01003)

Walton, William arr Palmer: Troilus & Cressida Symphonic Suite: III. The Lovers - City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla (DG 4861547)

Pink Martini: Mar Desconocido - Pink Martini (INERTIA 270069)

Legrand, Michel: Watch What Happens - Ted Greene (guitar) (Art of Life AL1011-2)

1.00

Farrenc, Louise: Overture No 2 Op 24 - Auckland Philharmonia/Elena Schwarz (RNZ)

Ginastera, Alberto: Piano Sonata No 1 Op 22 - Henry Wong Doe (piano) (RNZ WCMT 2024-07-21)

Schubert, Franz arr Hekkema: Fantasy in F minor D940 - Calefax (RNZ)

Beethoven, Ludwig van: Horn Sonata in F Op 17 - Alex Hambleton (horn), Jian Liu (piano) (RNZ WCMT 2023-07-16)

PUanaki, Te Huaki: Tāne Mahuta - Armani Whitehead Wilson, Ben Madden (guitars), New Zealand Secondary Students' Choir/Susan Densem (RNZ)

Rachmaninov, Sergei: Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini - Yuzhang Wu (piano), Christchurch Symphony Orchestra/Benjamin Northey (RNZ)

Hindemith, Paul: Mathis der Maler, symphony - Auckland Philharmonia/Shiyeon Sung (RNZ)

Traditional: Norwegian Folk Song - Tine Thing Helseth (trumpet) (RNZ)

3:00 PM. Summer Three to Seven

Bach, Johann Sebastian: Violin Concerto in A minor BWV1041 (3) - Akiko Suwanai (vln/director), Chamber Orchestra of Europe (Philips 475 6934)

Debussy, Claude: Les fées sont d'exquises danseuses La fille aux cheveux de lin Les Collines d'Anacapri Canope, from Preludes - Pascal Rogé (piano) (Onyx 4057)

Smith, Alice Mary ed Graham-Jones: Symphony in A minor (1) - London Mozart Players/Howard Shelley (Chandos CHAN 10283)

Avison, Charles: Concerto Grosso No 11 in G - Café Zimmermann (Alpha 31)

Respighi, Ottorino: Ancient Airs & Dances Suite No 2 - Boston Symphony Orchestra/Seiji Ozawa (DG 419 868)

Anonymous: Hanacpachap cussicuinin - Clematis, Cappella Mediterranea, Chœur de Chambre de Namur/Leonardo Garcia Alarcon (Ricercar RIC334)

Brahms, Johannes: Intermezzo in Bb Op 76/4 - Michael Houstoun (piano) (Rattle RATD131)

4.00

Hovhaness, Alan: Alleluia & Fugue Op 40b - I Fiamminghi/Rudolf Werthen (TELARC CD 80503)

Beethoven, Ludwig van: Cello Sonata No 3 in A Op 69 (1) - Daniel Müller-Schott (cello), Angela Hewitt (piano) (Hyperion CDA 67633)

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Symphony No 19 in Eb K132 - Prague Chamber Orchestra/Charles Mackerras (TELARC CD 80217)

Fauré, Gabriel: En Prière - Dawn Harms (violin), Carolyn Mills (harp) (ATOLL ACD199)

Handel, George Frideric: Overture - Menuet, from Jeptha - English Baroque Soloists/John Eliot Gardiner (Philips 432 193)

Sibelius, Jean: Two Serious Melodies Op 77 (1) - Christian Tetzlaff (violin), Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra/Nicholas Collon (Ondine ODE1468-2)

5.00

Haydn, Franz Joseph: Symphony No 91 in Eb (3) - Freiburg Baroque Orchestra/René Jacobs (HARMONIA MUNDI HMC 90 1849)

Strauss, Richard: Suite in Bb for winds Op 4 (1) - Royal Liverpool PO/Gerard Schwarz (RLPO LIVE RLCD 401 P)

Borodin, Alexander: Overture, from Prince Igor - Kirov Orchestra, St Petersburg/Valery Gergiev (Philips 446 820)

Harrison, Lou: Suite for violin & American Gamelan (2) - Gabriela Diaz (violin), Boston Modern Orchestra Project/Gil Rose (BMOP Sound BMOP1037)

Rota, Nino: Andantino, from Bassoon Concerto - Christopher Millard (bsn), CBC Vancouver Orchestra/Mario Bernardi (CBC SMCD5185)

Melbourne, Hirini: Purea nei - Anna Coddington (vocalist) (RNZ 2018)

Liszt, Franz: Les jeux d'eau à la Villa d'Este - Alfred Brendel (piano) (Philips 420 837)

6.00

Dittersdorf, Karl Ditters von: Symphony No 1 in C, The Four Ages of the World - Failoni Orchestra/Hanspeter Gmür (Naxos 8.553368)

Glass, Philip reworked by Christian Badzura: Opening, from Glassworks - Víkingur Ólafsson (piano), Siggi String Quartet (DG 94796918)

Vivaldi, Antonio: Violin Concerto in D RV222 - Giuliano Carmignola (baroque vln), Venice Baroque Orchestra/Andrea Marcon (Sony SK 89362)

Schubert, Franz: Symphony No 9 in C D944, Great (4) - Royal Flemish Philharmonic/Philippe Hereweghe (PENTATONE PTC 5186 372)

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Piano Concerto No 13 in C K415 (3) - Erin Helyard (fortepiano), NZ Barok (Atoll ACD 229)

7:00 PM. Summer Evenings

Rossini, Gioachino: Overture, from The Silken Ladder - National Philharmonic/Riccardo Chailly (Decca 400 049)

Kreisler, Fritz trans Rachmaninov: Liebesleid Liebesfreud - Alessio Bax (piano) (SIGNUM SIGCD 264)

Sibelius, Jean: Alla marcia, from Karelia Suite - Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra/Neeme Järvi (DG 447 760)

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich: Serenade for Strings Op 48 (1) - Moscow Soloists/Yuri Bashmet (Onyx 4037)

Bach, Johann Sebastian arr James F. Smith: Brandenburg Concerto No 6 in Bb BWV1051 - Los Angeles Guitar Quartet (DELOS DE 3205)

Piazzolla, Astor: Tango del ángel - Gryphon Trio (Analekta AN 2 9857)

Uccellini, Marco: Sonata seconda 'La luciminia contenta a violino solo', op 4 - Latitude 37 (ABC Classics ABC 4818575)

8:00 PM. Music Alive

with Clarissa Dunn

Russ Spiegel at the Creative Jazz Club

Russ Spiegel (guitar), Callum Passells (alto sax), Roger Manins (tenor sax), Finn Scholes (trumpet), Connor McAneny (piano), Cam McArthur (bass), Dan Waterson (drums)

SPIEGEL: Up the Creek

SPIEGEL: Streets of Milan

SPIEGEL: Miami Girl

VELÁZQUEZ: Bésame mucho

SPIEGEL: Slippery Slope

SPIEGEL: Underdown Groove

SPIEGEL: Count Up

SPIEGEL: Retribution Blues

SPIEGEL: Caribbean Blue

(RNZ Anthology, Auckland)

Piazzolla, Astor: Oblivion - Rachel Vernon (clarinet), Aroha String Quartet (RNZ 2022)

Saint-Saëns, Camille: Piano Concerto No 2 in G minor Op 22 (1) - Shan Liu (piano), New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Hamish McKeich (RNZ 2024-10-08)

Leclair, Jean-Marie: Violin Sonata in E Minor Op2/1 - Justine Cormack (violin), James Bush (cello), Simon Martyn-Ellis (theorbo) ()

10:00 PM. Summer Evenings

Handel, George Frideric: Sarabande, from Suite in D minor HWV437 - Daniel Hope (violin) & Friends (DG 477 8094)

Koželuch, Leopold: Clarinet Concerto in Eb (1) - Emma Johnson (clarinet), Royal Philharmonic/Günther Herbig (ASV CD DCA 763)

Debussy, Claude orch Büsser: Petite Suite - Ulster Orchestra/Yan Pascal Tortelier (Chandos CHAN 8756)

Jaëll, Marie: Cello Concerto in F - Raphaela Gromes (cello), German Symphony Orchestra Berlin/Anna Rakitina (Sony 19802932902)

Mendelssohn, Fanny: Januar (1) from Das Jahr - Lauma Skride (pno) (Sony 88697030162)

Cooper, Julie: ECHO - Grace Davidson (soprano), Anna Hale, Julie Cooper, Camilla Pay (vocals), Her Ensemble, Oculus Ensemble (Signum SIGCD847)

Bach, Johann Sebastian arr Labadie: Goldberg Variations BWV988 - Variations 26-30 & Aria Da Capo - Les Violons du Roy/Bernard Labadie (DORIAN 90281)

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Violin Concerto No 2 in D K211 - Jan Mráček (violin), Orf Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra/Howard Griffiths (Alpha ALPHA1139)

Houser, William: Palmetto (Shall We Gather at the River), folk hymn - Anonymous 4 (Harmonia Mundi 467400)

Holmès, Augusta: Les amours d'Angélique et de Médor, Dans la forêt (2) Roland furieux - Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz/Michael Francis (CPO 555593-2)

Martucci, Giuseppe: Notturno Op 70/1 - English Chamber Orchestra/Alfredo Bonavera (Hyperion CDA 66290)

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