Music
Music Alive: Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra - Verdi Requiem
The Auckland Philharmonia performs Verdi’s Requiem - epic in scale and a thrilling journey of intense human emotion; sorrow, desire, anger, fear; as dramatic as any opera. Audio
VERDI: Requiem
Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia with soloists Erica Grimaldi, Olesya Petrova, Gustavo Porta, and Petri Lindroos, and the Chorus of NZ Opera with members of Voices NZ and the Graduate Choir NZ… Audio
Music Critic: Colin Morris
Today Colin talks to Jesse about music from the Suzzy Roche and Lucy Wainwright Roche. He also looks behind the scenes at the the Nina Simone track, Baltimore. Audio
Ed Waaka performs his first-ever song in te reo Māori
Award-winning singer-songwriter Ed Waaka has released his first-ever single written entirely in te reo Māori. He performs the stunning 'E Kura', which was inspired by the passing of his grandmother… Video, Audio
Music: The glorious 12/8 shuffle rhythms of glam rock
Music correspondent Ian Chapman joins Kathryn to talk about what 12/8 shuffle rhythm is, how we hear it in nature all the time and how it became the signature beat in '70s glam rock. Audio
Music feature: First Dance Songs
During our past few shows Jesse asked you to send us the song you chose to accompany your first dance at your wedding. We were overwhelmed with the amount of suggestions and wonderful stories we… Audio
Worlds Of Music 5 July, 2022
Music from the world, for the world, hosted by Trevor Reekie. Audio
11 Versions of Eleanor Rigby
There are, according to reliable sources, over 700 versions of The Beatles' 'Eleanor Rigby'. William Dart plays eleven of them: Brazilian maestro Caetano Veloso gives a classy take, prog-rockers… Audio
The Through Line
An hour of a journey through music on The Through Line. How do you get from Ben Woods to Nick Cave? Karyn Hay has the answer. All the tracks are connected, with Karyn explaining the links as we go. Audio
Hymns on Sunday, 3 July 2022
It’s the middle of winter, and we’re celebrating the cold and dark in this week’s programme with some carols of the snowy variety: it’s the perfect time of year to sing In the Bleak Midwinter! Audio
DVORAK: Symphony No 7 in D minor Op 70
Christchurch Symphony Orchestra/Luke Dollman
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Dvořák 's was inspired to write this symphony after hearing Brahms' monumental… Audio
SAINT-SAENS: Piano Concerto No 5, 'Egyptian'
Somi Kim (piano), Christchurch Symphony Orchestra/Luke Dollman Audio
BERLIOZ: Roman Carnival Overture
Christchurch Symphony Orchestra/Luke Dollman
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The Roman Carnival Overture by Hector Berlioz was originally intended as a… Audio
From Aotearoa to Australia: Six60 draws on Aboriginal and Māori cultures
Aotearoa/New Zealand band Six60 kicked off its Australian tour differently to any other show back home, with the sound of the didgeridoo ringing out.
Nashville Babylon 2 July 2022
On this week's Nashville Babylon Mark has classic reggae from the Gladiators, soul from Esther Phillips, Nancy Sinatra covering the Stones plus new music from Tom Webber and New Zealand's T-Bone. Audio
Simona Smirnova
Nick previews a NZ tour by Lithuanian-born jazz vocalist and kanklés player Simona Smirnova, plus tracks by Kenny Garrett and Christian McBride. Audio
Hard Bop's Quiet Achievers
Nick checks out some of the lesser-known names of hard bop, like Elmo Hope, Dizzy Reece, and Ike Quebec. Audio
The mixtape: Urzila Carlson
Comedian Urzila Carlson is on the Mixtape this week, talking about her life, her sucessful comedy career and picking her favourite songs. Audio
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Tamaki Makaurau queer punk band Cootie Cuties introduce their song Panic Attack! Audio
The Sampler: Bartees Strange, Yaya Bey, Shabaka
Tony Stamp explores the second stadium-sized album from Oklahoma rocker Bartees Strange, a diaristic debut LP by RnB musician Yaya Bey, and some forest-set freeform jazz courtesy of Shabaka. Audio
