Music
Music reviewer Grant Smithies
The music of Brazil seems to make a special kind of sense during summer, so we'll be hearing two classic Brazilian tracks today, from the late Gal Costa and Noriel Vilela. After that, an understated… Audio
RNZ Music Pocket Edition: 1 December 2022
In this week's Pocket Edition, Kim Hill meets the UK music royalty Fat Boy Slim. Charlotte Ryan reveals the genius behind the quirky Canadian producer Peaches. And..we remember the extraordinary… Audio
QUEEN SALOTE TUPOU III arr Thomas Goss: Nepituno
Mana Moana – a symphonic celebration of iconic songs from Tonga, Samoa, Niue, Tokelau, Fiji and the Cook Islands, recorded Live at Wellington’s Michael Fowler Centre in December 2022. Video, Audio
TRADITIONAL arr Thomas Goss: Isa Lei
Mana Moana – a symphonic celebration of iconic songs from Tonga, Samoa, Niue, Tokelau, Fiji and the Cook Islands, recorded Live at Wellington’s Michael Fowler Centre in December 2022. Video, Audio
MALCOLM & PANAPA LAKATANI arr Thomas Goss: Nukututaha
Mana Moana – a symphonic celebration of iconic songs from Tonga, Samoa, Niue, Tokelau, Fiji and the Cook Islands, recorded Live at Wellington’s Michael Fowler Centre in December 2022. Video, Audio
VANIAH TOLOA arr Thomas Goss: Tukua (Tagi E)
Mana Moana – a symphonic celebration of iconic songs from Tonga, Samoa, Niue, Tokelau, Fiji and the Cook Islands, recorded Live at Wellington’s Michael Fowler Centre in December 2022. Video, Audio
HELEN TUPAI arr Thomas Goss: Lo'u Fesoasoani
Mana Moana – a symphonic celebration of iconic songs from Tonga, Samoa, Niue, Tokelau, Fiji and the Cook Islands, recorded Live at Wellington’s Michael Fowler Centre in December 2022. Video, Audio
OPETAIA FOA'I arr Thomas Goss: Te Hiva
Mana Moana – a symphonic celebration of iconic songs from Tonga, Samoa, Niue, Tokelau, Fiji and the Cook Islands, recorded Live at Wellington’s Michael Fowler Centre in December 2022. Video, Audio
M P HUNKIN arr Thomas Goss: Manu O Le Vaveao
Mana Moana – a symphonic celebration of iconic songs from Tonga, Samoa, Niue, Tokelau, Fiji and the Cook Islands, recorded Live at Wellington’s Michael Fowler Centre in December 2022. Video, Audio
TRADITIONAL (Cook Islands) arr Thomas Goss: Kua Iti Te Marama
Mana Moana – a symphonic celebration of iconic songs from Tonga, Samoa, Niue, Tokelau, Fiji and the Cook Islands, recorded Live at Wellington’s Michael Fowler Centre in December 2022. Video, Audio
QUEEN SALOTE TUPOU III arr Thomas Goss: Siueli 'o e Pasifiki
Mana Moana – a symphonic celebration of iconic songs from Tonga, Samoa, Niue, Tokelau, Fiji and the Cook Islands, recorded Live at Wellington’s Michael Fowler Centre in December 2022. Video, Audio
T F R SIMANU arr Thomas Goss: Faliu Le La
Mana Moana – a symphonic celebration of iconic songs from Tonga, Samoa, Niue, Tokelau, Fiji and the Cook Islands, recorded Live at Wellington’s Michael Fowler Centre in December 2022. Video, Audio
Fleetwood Mac's Christine McVie dies at 79
The singer-songwriter, who was behind some of the group's biggest hits, dies after an illness, her family says.
Composer of the Week: Jenny Mcleod (1941 - 2022)
An interview recorded in 2001 between composer Jenny McLeod and RNZ Concert's Tim Dodd on the occasion of her 60th birthday. Audio
Schubert with Dr Graeme Downes
Rock and roll star turned musicologist Graeme Downes gives a masterful breakdown of the enduring brilliance of Schubert's Symphony #9 in C major, and why it’s had a hold on his heart all these years… Audio
Music with Charlotte Ryan
Charlotte plays new local music and features the latest acts to be announced for Womad 2023. Audio
Orchestra walk-throughs return at APO 4 Kids Christmas
That beautiful Christmas tune - Prokofiev's Troika - and others will be played live this weekend and next by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra in their interactive family concert series APO 4 Kids… Audio
RNZ Concert asking for listener input on the music they play
RNZ Concert is putting the word out about a survey they're conducting to gather feedback on the music they play. Host of The Works and Inside Out, Nick Tipping talks to Jesse about their survey. Audio
