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Hymns on Sunday, 18 January 2026

18 Jan 2026

Listener requests in this week's programme include Take my gifts by New Zealand hymn writer Shirley Murray, What a friend we have in Jesus, and there's a gentle rendition of John Rutter's The Lord bless you and keep you by the Cambridge Singers. Audio

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Thursday 22 January

10:00 AM. Summer Days

Vivaldi, Antonio: Concerto in F for multiple instruments RV569 (3) - Freiburg Baroque Orchestra/Gottfried von der Goltz (dir) (OPUS 111 OP 30283)

Beethoven, Ludwig van: Piano Sonata No 6 in F Op 10/2 - András Schiff (piano) (ECM 1942 (476 3100))

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

11.00

Bach, Johann Sebastian arr Gwilt: Trio Sonata in C BWV529 - London Baroque (BIS CD 1345)

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Piano Concerto No 18 in Bb K456 - Leif Ove Andsnes (piano/director), Norwegian Chamber Orchestra (EMI 557803)

Young, Kenneth: The Enchanted Dance Hall - Woolston Brass/David Gallaher (Woolston Brass CDWB 3896340/01)

12.00

Schubert, Franz: Symphony No 6 in C D589, Little (3) - Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam/Nikolaus Harnoncourt (TELDEC 4509-91184)

Brahms, Johannes: Rhapsody in B minor Op 79/1 - Martha Argerich (piano) (DG 447 430)

Fasch, Johan Friedrich: Concerto in C minor FWV L/c2 - Il Gardellino (Accent ACC 24252)

Chopin, Frédéric arr Cullen: Nocturne in Eb Op 9/2 - Julian Lloyd Webber (cello), Royal Philharmonic/James Judd (Philips 462 588)

Sarasate, Pablo de: Concert Fantasy on Gounod's Faust - Gil Shaham (violin), Jonathan Feldman (piano) (DG 463 483)

Le Trio Joubran: Laytana - Trio Joubran (Randana 818628)

Pollack, Lew arr Gale: That's a-plenty - BonaNZa Trombone Quartet (RATA RT 011)

1.00

Grieg, Edvard orch Sitt: Norwegian Dances Op 35 - Auckland Philharmonia/Karl-Heinz Steffens (RNZ )

Handel, George Frideric: Violin Sonata in D HWV371 - Yuka Eguchi (violin), Kemp English (organ) (RNZ )

Ritchie, Anthony: You! Who? - Tessa Romano (mezzo), Terence Dennis (piano) (RNZ )

Traditional arr Tom McLeod: Mantilatos - Kyriakos Tapakis (oud), New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Fawzi Haimor (RNZ NZSO 2024-03-09)

Haydn, Franz Joseph New Zealand Chamber Soloists: Piano Trio in E HobXV/28 - New Zealand Chamber Soloists (RNZ )

Sibelius, Jean: Symphony No 5 in Eb Op 82 - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Gemma New (RNZ ,)

Traditional arr Patriquin: Ah! Si mon moine voulait danser - New Zealand Secondary Students' Choir, Brent Stewart (piano)/Susan Densem (RNZ )

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