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Tuesday 09 September

10:00 AM. Days

with Nick Tipping

Handel, George Frideric: Music for the Royal Fireworks, La Réjouissance - Le Concert des Nations/Jordi Savall (Auvidis Fontalis ES 9903)

Corelli, Arcangelo: Trio Sonata in B minor Op 3/4 (2) - Michala Petri (recorder), Hille Perl (viola da gamba), Mahan Esfahani (harpsichord) (OUR Recordings 6220682)

Rachmaninov, Sergei: Prelude in D Op 23/4 - Simon Trpceski (pno) (EMI 557943)

Medtner, Nikolai: Piano Concerto No 1 in C minor Op 33 - Jayson Gillham (pno), Melbourne SO/Benjamin Northey (ABC Classics ABC4815564)

Tavener, John: Song for Athene - The Sixteen/Harry Christophers (UNIVERSAL 476 3160)

11.00

Liszt, Franz: Waltz, from Gounod's Faust S407 - Polina Leschenko (pno) (Avanti 10272)

Gal, Hans: Clarinet Sonata Op 84 - Murray Khouri (cl), John McCabe (pno) (Continuum CCD 1027)

Bruch, Max: Scottish Fantasy - Joshua Bell (violin/director), Academy of St. Martin in the Fields (Sony 19075842002)

Lilburn, Douglas: Rondino - Michael Houstoun (pno) (Rattle RAT D040)

12.00

Falla, Manuel de: Ritual Fire Dance, from El Amor Brujo - Angèle Dubeau (vln), La Pietà (Analekta AN 2 8723)

Scriabin, Alexander: Etude in F# Op 42/4 - Tessa Birnie (pno) (WALSINGHAM 3WAL 80432)

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich: Souvenir de Florence (3) - Amsterdam Sinfonietta/Candida Thompson (leader) (Channel Classics CCS SA 21504)

Hauschka: Daybreak over Covent Garden - Hauschka (piano) (Sony 19075842422)

Loewe, Carl: Wouldn't It Be Loverly, from My Fair Lady - Kiri Te Kanawa (sop), London Voices, London SO/John Mauceri (Decca 475 459)

Gluck, Christoph Willibald von: Orpheus & Euridice, Overture - Royal Opera House, Covent Garden Orch/Georg Solti (Decca 417 410)

Puccini, Giacomo: Vissi d'arte, from Tosca - Angela Gheorghiu (sop), Royal Opera House, Covent Garden Orch/Antonio Pappano (EMI 2 16109)

Bruch, Max: Eight Pieces Op 83 (3) - Natalia Lomeiko (vln), Yuri Zhislin (vla), Ivan Martin (pno) (Orchid Classics ORC100098)

Edwards, Ross: Second Maninya, from Guitar Concerto (3) - Karin Schaup (guitar), Tasmanian SO/Richard Mills (ABC Classics ABC 476 227)

Satie, Eric: La Belle Excentrique - Jean-Pierre Armengaud (pno), Toulouse Capitole Orch/Michel Plasson (EMI CDC 7 49471)

Traditional arr S Hough: Scarborough Fair - Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Kathryn Stott (piano) (Sony 19439822372)

Monteverdi, Claudio: Damigella tutta bella, from Canzonette - Affetto (Atoll ACD 717)

1.00

Handel, George Frideric: Water Music, Suite No 1 in F (selections) - NZ Barok, Miranda Hutton (dir) (RNZ )

Grieg, Edvard arr Thomas: Sarabande, from Holberg Suite - Johannes Moser (cello), cellos of the Auckland Phil (RNZ )

Debussy, Claude: Jeux - Orchestra Wellington/Marc Taddei (RNZ 2017)

Szymanowski, Karol: La fontaine d'Aréthuse, from Myths Op 30; Nocturne and Tarantella Op 28 - Natalia Lomeiko (violin), Sarah Watkins (piano) (RNZ 45396)

Whitacre, Eric: A Boy and a Girl - NZ Youth Choir/Eric Whitacre (RNZ )

Natarajan, Sai: Stargazer - New Zealand SO/James Judd (RNZ NZSO 2023-11-28)

Liszt, Franz: Concert Study No 3 in Db, Un Sospiro - Alex Bai (pno) (RNZ )

Berlioz, Hector: Harold in Italy Op 16 - Robert Ashworth (viola), Auckland Phil/Giordano Bellincampi (RNZ )

Elder, Daniel: Star Sonnet - Voices NZ Chamber Choir/Karen Grylls (RNZ 2019)

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