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12 January 2025

Brahms, Johannes: Symphony No 3 in F Op 90 - III. Poco allegretto - Czech Phil/Jirí Belohlávek (SUPRAPHON SU 3868)

Fauré, Gabriel: Pavane - Tanglewood Festival Chorus, Boston SO/Seiji Ozawa (DG 423 089)

Holmes, Leonie: Ancient Rhythms, from Landscapes for Orchestra - New Zealand SO/Marc Taddei (Atoll ACD 819)

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Piano Sonata No 3 in Bb K281 - John Chen (pno) (RNZ UB13)

Telemann, Georg Philipp: Trumpet Concerto-Sonata in D - Maurice André (tpt), English CO/Charles Mackerras (DG 415 980)

Saint-Saëns, Camille: Wedding Cake, Caprice-Valse Op 76 - Jean-Philippe Collard (pno), Royal Phil/André Previn (EMI CDC 7 49757)

Handel, George Frideric: Concerto Grosso in G Op 3/3 - London Festival Orch/Ross Pople (Arte Nova ANO 304980)

1:00 approx

Puccini, Giacomo arr MIKHASHOFF: Portrait of Madame Butterfly - Jean-Yves Thibaudet (pno) (Decca 475 7668)

Williams, Michael F: Suite per antiche archi - Archi D'amore Zelanda (Atoll ACD218)

Weber, Carl Maria von: Variations on a theme from Silvana - Peter Scholes (cl), Michael Houstoun (pno) (RNZ UA05)

Debussy, Claude arr Levine: La Fille Aux Cheveux De Lin, from Preludes - BonaNZa Trombone Quartet (RATA RT 011)

Waghalter, Ignatz: Rhapsodie for violin & orchestra Op 9 - Irmina Trynkos (vln), Royal Phil/Alexander Walker (Naxos 8.572809)

2:00 approx

Bonnizzi, Vincenzo: Jouissance - Hille Perl (viola da gamba), Robert Sagasser (viola da gamba), Paulina van Laarhoven (viola da gamba, Matthias Müller (viola da gamba), Lee Santana (lute/chitarrone) (DHM 05472 77502)

Bach, Johann Sebastian: Prelude & Fugue in G BWV541 - Thomas Gaynor (org) (Organism ORG 016)

Fauré, Gabriel/Messager, André: Messe des pêcheurs de Villerville - Petits Chanteurs de St-Louis, Ensemble Musique Oblique/Philippe Herreweghe (HARMONIA MUNDI HMC 90 1292)

McLeod, Jenny: Rock Sonata No 1 (2) - Stephen de Pledge (piano) (Atoll ACD223)

Young, Kenneth: Symphony No 2 - Vesa-Matti Leppänen (vln), Andrew Joyce (cello), New Zealand SO/Kenneth Young (Atoll 502164)

Vaughan Williams, Ralph: Silent Noon, from The House of Life - Bryn Terfel (bbar), Malcolm Martineau (pno) (DG 4776686)

3:00 approx

Moon, Chloe: Concertino for flute & chamber orchestra (2) - Alexa Still (fl), New Zealand SO/James Sedares (KOCH 1988807)

Hummel, Johann Nepomuk: Variations in F Op 97 - Christopher Hinterhuber (pno), Gävle SO/Uwe Grodd (Naxos 8.557845)

Hill, Alfred: IV. The Dedication, from String Quartet No 2 in G minor, A Maori Legend - Dominion Quartet (Naxos 8.570491)

Haydn, Franz Joseph: Keyboard Sonata No 43 in Eb HobXVI/28 (1) - Alain Planès (pno) (HARMONIA MUNDI HMC 90 1762)

Nielsen, Carl: String Quintet in G - ASMF Chamber Ensemble (Chandos CHAN 9258)

Gibbons, Orlando: O clap your hands - Voces8 (Signum Classics SIGCD 283)

4:00 approx

Weissenberg, Alexis: Six arrangements of songs sung by Charles Trenet - Marc-André Hamelin (pno) (Hyperion CDA 67656)

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Symphony No 21 in A K134 - Academy of Ancient Music/Christopher Hogwood ( 417 592)

Beethoven, Ludwig van: Piano Sonata No 14 in C# minor, Moonlight (1) - Alfred Brendel (pno) (Brilliant Classics 93993)

Grainger, Percy: The Merry King - Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orch/Clark Rundell (Chandos CHAN 9549)

Morel, Jorge: Danza Brasilera - John Couch (gtr) (John Couch JB 1000)

Bernstein, Leonard: Glitter and Be Gay, from Candide - Dawn Upshaw (sop), session orchestra/Eric Stern (Elektra 979345)

Coulthard, Jean: Introduction and 3 Folksongs II. Mam'zelle Quebecoise - CBC Vancouver Orch/Mario Bernardi (CBC Records PSCD20265)

Lilburn, Douglas: Tribute to Kendrick Smithyman, from Salutes to Seven Poets - Donald Maurice (vla), Richard Mapp (pno) (Atoll ACD 413)

5:00 approx

Purcell, Henry arr Balsom: King Arthur, excerpts - Alison Balsom (trumpet), English Concert/Trevor Pinnock (EMI 440329)

Shostakovich, Dmitri: Romance, from The Gadfly - ASMF/Neville Marriner (EMI CD EMX 2169)

Bach, Johann Sebastian: Violin Concerto in E BWV1042 - Hilary Hahn (vln), Los Angeles CO/Jeffrey Kahane (DG 474 199)

Psathas, John: Fragments, from View from Olympus - Michael Houstoun (pno), Pedro Carneiro (perc), New Zealand SO/Marc Taddei (Rattle RAT-DV 015)

Saint-Saëns, Camille: Romance in C Op 48 - Michael Erxleben (vln/dir), New Berlin CO (Capriccio 10 563)

Campion, Thomas: The Peaceful Western Wind - Shannon Mercer (sop), Ensemble Masques/Olivier Fortin (hpschd/dir) (Analekta AN 2 9905)

Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da trans Stokowski: Adoramus te - Brussels Phil/Richard Egarr (GLOSSA GCDSA 922209)

Satie, Eric: Gnossienne No 2 - Michael Houstoun (pno) (Rattle RAT D075)

13 January 2025

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)