Bach
Houstoun Plays Bach - The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, Nos 1 - 12
Michael Houstoun in recital at the University of Auckland Music Theatre performs the Preludes and Fugues Nos 1-12 of Book I of The Well-Tempered Clavier by Bach Audio
Houstoun Plays Bach - The Well-Tempered Clavier
Michael Houstoun is performing The Well-Tempered Clavier by Bach complete. He tells us what this means to him, about the technical challenges, about the demands on a pianist's imagination, and about… Video, Audio
BACH: Badinerie, from Orchestral Suite No 2 in B minor
Principal Flutist, Emma Gerstein performs Bach's Badinerie with the Auckland Philharmonia to say farewell to the orchestra and Auckland. From their Premier Series concert, Auckland Town Hall, 20 July… Audio
Bach, beer and bowling alleys
Can you imagine listening to Bach in a bowling alley? What about in a beer hall with raucous people sitting around you? Listening to Bach outside the traditional concert hall environment is what the… Video, Audio
Houstoun Celebrates Bach through Jazz and Classical
Michael Houstoun has a full Bach performance calendar on his plate: it starts with a jazz reworking of the Bach D minor keyboard concerto with the Rodger Fox Big Band, then next month he plays all of… Audio
Ben Schrader: New Zealand's urban history
"For 150 years people have wanted to live in the city and the country at the same time" says historian Ben Schrader. Audio
Christina Xiao Bach Partita No.5 & McLeod Tone Clock Piece No.1
Christina Xiao plays Partita No.5 in G Praeambulum and Allemande by Johann Sebastian Bach, and Tone Clock Piece No.1 by Jenny McLeod at the 2016 Wallace National Junior Piano Competition at the… Audio
Curtain Raiser: Bach - Magnificat
Indra Hughes provides an introduction to the wonderful 'Magnificat', written by J S Bach to celebrate the Christmas of 1723, at the end of his first year as Director of Music at St Thomas's Church in… Audio
Martin Rummel and Eric Lamb
Martin Rummel and Eric Lamb from ensemble paladino discuss their "(re)invention" series where they take music written for a particular set of instruments and re invent it in another guise. The… Video, Audio
James Rhodes: madness, medication and music
Charlotte Graham interviews the acclaimed British concert pianist, writer and television presenter who tells his story in Instrumental: a Memoir of Madness, Medication and Music. Video, Audio
NZ Barok Bach 'Concerto for two violins in D Minor BWV 1043'
NZ Barok and visiting violinist Ryo Terakado perform Johann Sebastian Bach's 'Concerto for two Violins in D Minor BWV 1043' at St. Lukes Cathedral in Remuera. Audio
NZ Barok Bach 'Brandenburg Concerto No.3 in G BWV 1048'
NZ Barok and visiting violinist Ryo Terakado perform Johann Sebastian Bach's 'Brandenburg Concerto No.3 in G BWV 1048' at St. Lukes Cathedral in Remuera. Audio
NZ Barok Bach 'Suite No.3 in D BWV 1068'
NZ Barok and visiting violinist Ryo Terakado perform Johann Sebastian Bach's 'Suite No.3 in D BWV 1068' at St. Lukes Cathedral in Remuera. Audio
Richard Apperley and Michael Stewart
Organists Michael Stewart and Richard Apperley come to the end of their year-long Bach Project. The Wellington Cathedral of St Paul Music Director and Assistant have been celebrating the 330th… Audio
Counterpoint by Nicolas Godin
Jim Pinckney's charmed by Nicolas Godin's intriguing homage to Bach. Audio
John Wells: Rönisch Piano Competition
Organist John Wells is the adjudicator for this year's Rönisch Auckland Secondary Schools Piano Competition. He tells Eva what he'll be looking for in a potential winner. Audio
Sarah Court: Mezzo-soprano
Mezzo-soprano Sarah Court is one of the soloists for this weekend's Bach Musica performance of the Steffani 'Stabat Mater'. She tells Eva about the piece. Audio
Dianne James: Michael Houstoun Review
Dianne reviews Michael Houstoun's Auckland performance of the 'Inspired by Bach' programme. Audio
Michael Houstoun: digital music
Concert pianist Michael Houstoun has replaced his sheet music with a tablet computer at his piano. Audio