Adam Chamber Music Festival
SCHUMANN: Piano Quartet in Eb Op 47
Helene Pohl (violin), Gillian Ansell (viola), Kyril Zlotnikov (cello), Dénes Várjon (piano) Audio
Adam Chamber Music Festival opens in Nelson
RNZ Concert's Clarissa Dunn gives the lowdown on what to expect from the Adam Chamber Music Festival on in Nelson. Audio
DVORAK: Serenade for Strings Op 22
The three string quartets at the Adam Festival join with double bassist Joan Perarnau Garriga to bring the Festival to a close with Dvorak's sunny Serenade for Strings. Audio
BRAHMS: Clarinet Quintet in B minor Op 115
Clarinettist James Campbell and the New Zealand String Quartet play Brahms's beautiful Clarinet Quintet. Audio
James Campbell introduces Brahms's Clarinet Quintet
Clarinettist James Campbell provides an introduction to Brahms's Clarinet Quintet. Audio
AKIHO: LIgNEouS Suite. 4th and 5th movements
Marimba player Ian Rosenbaum and the Goldner Quartet play the 4th and 5th movements of Andy Akiho's LIgNEouS Suite. This performance of the 5th movement is the world premiere. Audio
GOLIJOV: Duo for Marimba and Cello, Mariel
Marimba player Ian Rosenbaum and cellist Matthew Barley play a work by Osvaldo Golijov, written in memory of a dear friend who died suddenly. Audio
Ian Rosenbaum introducces LIgNEouS
Ian Rosenbaum talks about Andy Akiho's LIgNEouS Suite with Tim Dodd. Audio
Claire COWAN: Ultraviolet
NZTrio performs 'Ultraviolet' by Claire Cowan, a work they commissioned with CMNZ in 2015. Video, Audio
David HAMILTON: The Faraday Cage
NZTrio performs 'The Faraday Cage' by David Hamilton, a work they commissioned in 2015. Audio
Solo cello works by TAVENER, O'CONNOR, and SOLLIMA
British cellist Matthew Barley plays three works for solo cello: John Tavener's 'Threnos', Mark O'Connor's 'Appalachian Waltz', and Giovanni Sollima's 'Lamentatio'. He links them with short… Audio
BACH: Cello Suite No 1 in G
British cellist Matthew Barley plays the first Cello Suite by Bach. He begins with a fascinating introduction exploring how the suite evolves out of the harmonic series. Audio
BEETHOVEN: Cello Sonata No 4
Rolf Gjelsten and Dénes Várjon play Beethoven's Cello Sonata in C Op 102 No 1. Audio
BODY: Fire in the Belly
NZTrio plays Jack Body's 'Fire in the Belly', a work they commissioned from him in 2006. Audio
AKIHO: Karakurenai
Ian Rosenbaum on marimba, and Naoto Segawa on vibes and glockenspiel play 'Karakurenai' by American percussionist and composer Andy Akiho. The title - Japanese for "crimson" - relates to Akiho's… Audio
BEETHOVEN: Cello Sonata No 5
Andrew Joyce and Denes Varjon perform Beethoven's Cello Sonata in D Op 102 No 2. Audio
WARE: Cavernous Ruins
Marimba player Ian Rosenbaum and the New Zealand String Quartet perform the world premiere of Edward Ware's work 'Cavernous Ruins'. Audio
Rolf Gjelsten introduces Beethoven's Op 102 Cello Sonatas
Rolf Gjelsten talks about the two cello sonatas of Beethoven's Op 102 in the context of his (Beethoven's) late composition style. Audio
Ed Ware introduces Cavernous Ruins
Ed Ware, a New Zealand percussionist resident in New York, talks to Tim Dodd about his career and about the work 'Cavernous Ruins'. Audio
Ian Rosenbaum introduces Karakurenai
Ian Rosenbaum talks to Tim Dodd about 'Karekurenai' by his friend and colleague Andy Akiho. Audio