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Hymns on Sunday, 12 January 2025

12 Jan 2025

What’s the link between the 19th century hymn The church’s one foundation and composer Karl Jenkins’ 21st century work The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace? Find out in this week’s programme of listener requests. Audio

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Monday 13 January

12:00 AM. Music Through the Night

Mendelssohn, Felix: Ruy Blas, Overture - London SO/Claudio Abbado (DG 423 104)

Ries, Ferdinand: Piano Concerto in Eb Op 42 (1) - Christopher Hinterhuber (pno), New Zealand SO/Uwe Grodd (Naxos 8.572742)

Beethoven, Ludwig van: Symphony No 7 in A Op 92 (2) - Simón Bolívar Youth Orch of Venezuela/Gustavo Dudamel (DG 477 6228)

Corelli, Arcangelo arr Suzuki: Violin Sonata in D minor Op 5/12, La follia - Takako Nishizaki (vln), Terence Dennis (pno) (Naxos 8.572382)

Baynes, Sydney arr Sonnenburg: Destiny - I Salonisti (London 458 382)

Avison, Charles: Concerto Grosso No 5 in D minor - Café Zimmermann (Alpha 31)

Sainz de la Maza, Eduardo: Zapateado - Bruce Paine (gtr) (PRIVATE RECORDING BNP 02 CD)

1:00 approx

Dvořák, Antonín: Four Romantic Pieces Op 75 - James Ehnes (vln), Eduard Laurel (pno) (Analekta FL 2 3191)

Marx, Joseph: Quartetto in modo classico - Thomas Christian Ensemble (CPO 777 066)

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Variations in G on Unser dummer Pöbel meint K455 - Diedre Irons (pno) (RNZ UA42)

Haydn, Michael: Trumpet Concerto No 1 in D - Maurice André (tpt), Munich CO/Hans Stadlmair (DG 415 980)

2:00 approx

Ritchie, John: Three Caricatures - Sharon Joy Vogan (pno) (RNZ UB37)

Cowan, Claire: Mother and Father - Pas de Deux Two, from Hansel and Gretel - New Zealand SO/Hamish McKeich (Private P002363)

Liszt, Franz: Bénédiction de Dieu dans la solitude - Michael Houstoun (pno) (RNZ UA37)

Brahms, Johannes: String Quartet No 3 in Bb Op 67 (3) - New Zealand String Quartet (Naxos 8.573454)

Sibelius, Jean: Two Serenades Op 69 - Dong-Suk Kang (vln), Gothenburg SO/Neeme Järvi (BIS CD 472)

Sigurbjörnsson, Thorkell: Heyr himna smiður - Voces8 (Decca 4851626)

3:00 approx

Geminiani, Francesco: Sonata No 6 in D minor for 2 violins - Purcell Quartet (Hyperion CDA 66264)

Bach, Johann Sebastian: Orchestral Suite No 2 in B minor BWV1067 - Penelope Evison (fl), Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble (BIS CD 249)

Psathas, John: Helix (1) Archon Metron - New Zealand Chamber Soloists (Atoll ACD 542)

Vaughan Williams, Ralph: Symphony No 5 in D (1) - London Phil/Adrian Boult (EMI CDM 7 64018)

Lilburn, Douglas: Three Sea Changes - Margaret Nielsen (pno) (Kiwi SLD 78)

Bizet, Georges: Près des remparts de Séville, from Carmen - Angela Gheorghiu (sop), Roberto Alagna (ten), Toulouse Capitole Orch/Michel Plasson (EMI 5 57503)

4:00 approx

Glanville-Hicks, Peggy: Etruscan Concerto - Caroline Almonte (piano), Tasmanian SO (ABC Classics ABC 4817995)

Foote, Arthur: Suite in E Op 63 - London Octave/Kypros Markou (DUTTON CDLX 7238)

Pärt, Arvo: Spiegel im Spiegel - Tasmin Little (vln), Martin Roscoe (pno) (EMI CD EMX 2221)

Puccini, Giacomo: O mio babbino caro, from Gianni Schicchi - Richard Stoltzman (cl), Slovak Phil (RCA 09026 68817)

Norton, Christopher: Harry's Rag - Matthew Marshall (gtr) (Rattle D097)

Canteloube, Joseph arr Armenian: Brezaïrola, from Songs of the Auvergne - Karina Gauvin (sop), Canadian Chamber Ensemble/Raffi Armenian (CBC Records SMCD 5224)

Handel, George Frederic: Concerto Grosso in G Op 6/1 - Berlin Academy for Early Music/Bernhard Forck (Pentatone PTC5186737)

Chopin, Frédéric: Etude in Gb Op 10/5, Black Keys - Lixin Zhang (piano) (Rattle RATD084)

5:00 approx

Fauré, Gabriel arr Rutter: Cantique de Jean Racine - Huddersfield Choral Society, BBC Phil/Brian Kay (Chandos CHAN 7025)

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Piano Sonata No 16 in C K545, For Beginners - Maria Joao Pires (pno) (Philips 456 928)

Haydn, Franz Joseph: Symphony No 7 in C, Le Midi - Freiburg Baroque Orch/Petra Müllejans (dir) (HARMONIA MUNDI HMX 296 1767)

Rameau, Jean-Philippe: Gavotte & Double Variations - Alexandre Tharaud (piano) (Harmonia Mundi HMX 290 8379.81)

Donizetti, Gaetano: Bella siccome un angelo, from Don Pasquale - Dmitri Hvorostovsky (baritone), Philharmonia/Ion Marin (Philips 4757643)

Brahms, Johannes arr Geringas: Sapphische Ode Op 94/4 - Alexander Ivashkin (cello), Tamás Vesmás (pno) (RNZ UB56)

Anonymous arr Rieu: Greensleeves - André Rieu (vln/dir), & his Orch (UNIVERSAL 589 306)

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