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14 April 2025
Vivaldi, Antonio: Violin Concerto in G minor RV317 - Takako Nishizaki (vln), New Zealand SO National Youth Orch/Peter Walls (Naxos 8.572381)
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Piano Sonata No 19 in G minor Op 49/1 - Claudio Arrau (pno) (Philips 426 256)
Traditional arr Netsvetaev: Sometimes I feel like a motherless child - Jeroen Berwaerts (vocal), Salaputia Brass/Jeroen Berwaerts (Audite 97 725)
Lilburn, Douglas: Symphony No 2 II. Scherzo-Allegro vivace - New Zealand SO/James Judd (NAXOS 8.555862)
Tarrega, Francisco: Gran Jota - Rovshan Mamedkuliev (gtr) (Naxos 8.573179)
Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel: Cello Concerto in Bb Wq171 (1) - Raphael Wallfisch (cello), Scottish Ensemble/Jonathan Morton (NIMBUS NI 5848)
Granados, Enrique: Spanish Dance No 5 - Tessa Birnie (pno) (WALSINGHAM 3WAL 80432)
1:00 approx
Bach, Johann Sebastian: French Suite No 6 in E BWV817 - Safri Duo (Chandos CHAN 9339)
Field, John: Piano Concerto No 3 in Eb H32 (1) - John O'Conor (pno), Scottish CO/Charles Mackerras (TELARC CD 80370)
Beck, Franz Ignaz: Sinfonia in C Op 1/6 - NZSO Chamber Orch/Donald Armstrong (Naxos 8.554071)
Schubert, Franz: Violin Sonatina in D D384 - Wilma Smith (vln), Michael Houstoun (pno) (RNZ UA64)
Rachmaninov, Sergei: Symphonic Dances Op 45 (1) - Russian National Orchestra/Mikhail Pletnev (DG 457 598)
2:00 approx
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Violin Concerto No 1 in Bb K207 - David Oistrakh (vln), Lamoureux Concerts Orch/Bernard Haitink (Philips 434 167)
Schumann, Robert: Allegro in B minor Op 8 - Yakov Kasman (pno) (HARMONIA MUNDI HMU 90 7219)
Dittersdorf, Karl Ditters von: Symphony in D, (1) - Failoni Orch/Uwe Grodd (Naxos 8.553975)
Fauré, Gabriel: Cello Sonata No 2 in G minor Op 117 - Andreas Brantelid (cello), Bengt Forsberg (piano) (BIS BIS2220)
Richter, Franz Xaver: Sinfonia a quattro in Bb (2) - New Dutch Academy CO/Simon Murphy (PENTATONE PTC 5186 028)
Bossi, Enrico: Scherzo in G minor Op 49/2 - Martin Setchell (org) (Pipeline Press PP2)
3:00 approx
Handel, George Frideric: Concerto in F HWV335a - English Chamber Orchestra/Raymond Leppard (Philips 422 949)
Brahms, Johannes: Piano Trio No 2 in C Op 87 - Turnovsky Trio (TRUST MMT 2007)
Weber, Carl Maria von: Preciosa, Overture - New Zealand SO/Antoni Wit (Naxos 8.570296)
Sdraulig, Harry: Fantasia on Waltzing Matilda - Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Kathryn Stott (piano) (Sony 19439822372)
4:00 approx
Offenbach, Jacques: Les Fées du Rhin, excerpts - Les Musiciens du Louvre/Marc Minkowski (Archiv 477 6403)
Dvořák, Antonín: Piano Trio No 3 in F minor Op 65 (4) - Florestan Trio (Hyperion CDA 66895)
Rive, Thomas: Colne - Woolston Brass/David Gallaher (Woolston Brass CDWB 3896340/01)
Debussy, Claude: Pour le Piano - John Chen (piano) (ABC 4766834)
Vaughan Williams, Ralph: Norfolk Rhapsody No 1 - London Phil/Bryden Thomson (Chandos CHAN 8502)
Parry, John: Harp Sonata No 2 in G - Judy Loman (harp) (Naxos 8.554347)
5:00 approx
Strauss, Richard: Violin Sonata in Eb Op 18 (1) - Augustin Dumay (vln), Louis Lortie (pno) (Onyx 4096)
Franck, César: Symphony in D minor Op 48 (2) - Champs-Elysées Orch/Philippe Herreweghe (Harmonia Mundi HMC 90 1771)
Lauridsen, Morten: Les Chansons des Roses - Morten Lauridsen (pno), Polyphony/Stephen Layton (Hyperion CDA 67580)
Prokofiev, Sergei: Minuet, from Romeo & Juliet - Royal Phil/Daniele Gatti (Conifer 75605 51343)
Haydn, Franz Joseph: Keyboard Concerto in G HobXVIII/4 (3) - Leif Ove Andsnes (pno/dir), Norwegian CO (EMI CDC 5 56960)
Horo, Horomona: Aranga (Arise) - Horomona Horo (Taonga pūoro) (Atoll ACD700)
Dalz, Joan Ambrosio arr Lislevand: Saltarello; Piva - Rolf Lislevand (lute), Marco Ambrosini (viola d amore), Thor Harald Johnsen (lute), Michael Behringer (clavichord), David Mayoral (percussion), Bjørn Kjellemyr (colascione), Giovanna Pessi (harp)/Rolf Lislevand (dir) (ECM 2088 (476 3317))
Verdi, Giuseppe: La Traviata, Prelude to Act I - National Phil/Richard Bonynge (Decca 425 848)
15 April 2025
Glinka, Mikhael: Valse-fantaisie - Detroit SO/Neeme Järvi (CHANDOS CHAN 9227)
Ravel, Maurice: Jeux d'eau - Diedre Irons (pno) (RNZ UA43)
Bach, Johann Sebastian: Concerto in D minor for oboe & violin BWV1060 - Vesa-Matti Leppänen (vln, dir), Robert Orr (ob), Bethany Angus (hpchd), New Zealand SO (RNZ NZSO 2022-03-17)
Lehar, Franz: Je t'ai donné mon coeur, from The Land of Smiles - Jonas Kaufmann (ten), Berlin Radio SO/Jochen Rieder (Sony 88843 08771)
Kreisler, Fritz: Liebesleid - Ben Baker (violin), Robert Thompson (piano) (CHAMPS HILL CHRCD096)
Visee, Robert de: Suite in A minor - Manuel Staropoli (recorder), Massimo Marchese (theorbo), Cristiano Contadin (vla da gamba) (Brilliant Classics 94154)
Mendelssohn, Felix: String Quintet No 2 in Bb Op 87 (1) - Sharon Quartet, Petra Vahle (vla) (Brilliant Classics 94205)
1:00 approx
Dvořák, Antonín: Romantic Pieces Op 75 - Pinchas Zukerman (vln), Marc Neikrug (pno) (Philips 416 158)
Schnittke, Alfred arr Spivakov/Milman: Suite in the Old Style - Tapiola Sinfonietta/Ralf Gothóni (BIS CD 1437)
Chabrier, Emmanuel: Five Posthumous Pieces - Emmanuel Strosser (pno) (MIRARE MIR 116)
Lilburn, Douglas: Four Canzonas (1) - Ithaca College Festival Orch/Grant Cooper (KIWI CD SLD 99)
Paine, Bruce: Sea Suite - Bruce Paine (gtr) (PRIVATE RECORDING BNP CD 04)
2:00 approx
Borodin, Alexander arr anon: Nocturne, from String Quartet No 2 in D - NZSO Chamber Orch/Donald Armstrong (dir) (RNZ UB11)
Vivaldi, Antonio arr Baadsvik: Four Seasons, Winter - Oystein Baadsvik (tuba), Musica Vitae/Björn Sagstad (BIS CD 1285)
Walton, William: Viola Concerto in A minor - Lawrence Power (vla), BBC Scottish SO/Ilan Volkov (Hyperion CDA 67587)
Reinecke, Carl: Flute Sonata in E minor Op 167, Undine - Jeffrey Khaner (fl), Hugh Sung (pno) (Avie AV 2131)
Delibes, Leo: Intermezzo, from Naïla - London SO/Richard Bonynge (Decca 433 863)
3:00 approx
Mendelssohn, Fanny: Allegro molto in C minor - Heather Schmidt (pno) (Naxos 8.570825)
Mussorgsky, Modest Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition - New Zealand SO/Asher Fisch (RNZ NZSO 2022-03-31)
Gershwin, George: Three Preludes - Nikki Chooi (vln), Stephen de Pledge (pno) (Atoll ACD 615)
Oosten, Roel van: Harp Concerto (3) - Godelieve Schrama (harp), Netherlands Radio CO/Micha Hamel (NM CLASSICS 92077)
Chopin, Frédéric: Nocturne in Bb minor Op 9/1 - Israela Margalit (pno) (QUARTZ QTZ 2022)
4:00 approx
Wagner, Richard: Forest Murmurs, from Siegfried - Philadelphia Orch/Eugene Ormandy (VICTROLA 7819-2-RV)
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Theme and Variations 1-10, from Diabelli Variations Op 120 - Michael Houstoun (pno) (Rattle RAT D070)
Schumann, Robert: Fantasy in C Op 131 - Anne-Sophie Mutter (vln), New York Phil/Kurt Masur (DG 457 075)
Schubert, Franz arr Boehm: Ständchen, from Schwanengesang D957 - Uwe Grodd (fl), Matteo Napoli (pno) (Naxos 8.570754)
Han Kun Sha: Shepherd's Song - Shanghai Quartet (Delos DE 3308)
Brahms, Johannes: Two Songs for contralto, viola & piano Op 91 - Marie-Nicole Lemieux (contralto), Nicolò Eugelmi (vla), Michael McMahon (pno) (Analekta AN 2 9906)
5:00 approx
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: German Dances K571 - Tasmanian SO/Ola Rudner (ABC Classics 472 826)
Debussy, Claude arr Bavouzet: Jeux - Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (pno), François-Frédéric Guy (pno) (Chandos CHAN 10863)
Puccini, Giacomo: Preludio Sinfonico in A - Berlin Radio SO/Riccardo Chailly (Decca 410 007)
Chaminade, Cécile: Toccata Op 39 - Eric Parkin (piano) (Chandos CHAN 8888)
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich arr Stokowski: Solitude Op 73/6 - Bournemouth SO/José Serebrier (Naxos 8.557645)
Page, Bernard: Your Grave Grey Eyes; Cinnamon Curls - Oliver Sewell (tenor), David Barnard (piano) (RNZ 2021-02-12DMc)
Anonymous: Miragres fremosos - Florata (ASV CD GAU 144)
Holst, Gustav: Mercury, the Winged Messenger, from The Planets Suite - Philharmonia/John Eliot Gardiner (DG 445 860)