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28 January 2026

Puccini, Giacomo: Preludio Sinfonico in A - Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra/Riccardo Chailly (Decca 410 007)

Rachmaninov, Sergei: Tarantella, from Suite No 2 for 2 Pianos Op 17 - Daniil Trifonov (piano) & Sergei Babayan (piano) (DG )

Hamilton, David: Imagined Dances II - Archi D'amore Zelanda (Atoll ACD218)

Dussek, Franz Xaver: Sinfonia in G - Helsinki Baroque Orchestra/Aapo Häkkinen (Naxos 8.572683)

Lilburn, Douglas: Piano Sonatina No 1 - Margaret Nielsen (piano) (EX KIWI SLD 78)

Stamitz, Carl Philipp: Clarinet Concerto No 1 in F (1) - Paul Meyer (clarinet), Kurpfälz Chamber Orchestra/Paul Meyer (CPO 555415-2)

Bach, Johann Sebastian: Flute Sonata in E BWV1035 (4) - Alexa Still (flute), Diedre Irons (piano) (RNZ UB60)

1:00 approx

Albrechtsberger, Johann Georg: Trombone Concerto in Bb - Jörgen van Rijen (trombone), Amsterdam Combattimento Consort/Jan Willem de Vriend (dir) (Channel Classics CCS SA 26708)

Liszt, Franz: Concert Study No 3 in Db, Un Sospiro - David James (piano) (RNZ UB48)

Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai: Overture on Russian Themes Op 28 - Malaysian Philharmonic/Kees Bakels (BIS CD 1577)

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Fantasia in C minor K475 - Michael Houstoun (piano) (RNZ UA21)

Prokofiev, Sergei: A Summer Day - Scottish Chamber Orchestra/José Serebrier (ASV CDQS 6114)

2:00 approx

Janáček, Leoš: String Quartet No 1, Kreutzer Sonata - Schoenberg Quartet (CHANDOS CHAN 10405)

Dett, Robert Nathaniel: Martha Complained, from Eight Bible Vignettes - Denver Oldham (piano) (New World NW 367)

Haydn, Franz Joseph: Symphony No 73 in D, The Hunt - Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra/Adam Fischer (NIMBUS NI 5652/5)

Schubert, Franz: Violin Sonatina in D D384 (1) - Robin Wilson (violin), Kemp English (piano) (ODE CD MANU 5082)

Grenfell, Maria: Dancing at the Camerata - NZ Chamber Brass (Private - NZCB 2007A)

Boccherini, Luigi: String Quintet in C Op 46/3, G361 (3) - Karski Quartet, Raphaël Feye (cello) (Evil Penguin EPRC0057)

3:00 approx

Chopin, Frédéric: Nocturne in C minor Op 48/1 - Claudio Arrau (piano) (Philips 464 694)

Dittersdorf, Karl Ditters von: Symphony in D Grave D16 - Failoni Orchestra/Uwe Grodd (Naxos 8.553975)

Nazareth, Ernesto: Nove de Julho - Australia Ensemble (Tall Poppies TP266)

Sibelius, Jean: Symphony No.3 in C major, Op.52 - 1. Allegro moderato - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Pietari Inkinen (Naxos 8.572305)

Bach, Johann Sebastian: Toccata in C minor BWV911 - Martha Argerich (piano) (DG 423 880)

4:00 approx

Vivaldi, Antonio: Concerto in C minor for two violins RV509 - Isaac Stern (violin/director), Jean-Pierre Rampal (flute), Jerusalem Music Centre Chamber Orchestra (CBS MK 35133)

Brahms, Johannes: Clarinet Sonata in Eb Op 120/2 (1) - Michel Portal (clarinet), Georges Pludermacher (piano) (HARMONIA MUNDI HMA 19 0904)

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Divertimento in F K138 - Freiburg Baroque Orchestra/Petra Müllejans (vln/dir) (HARMONIA MUNDI HMC 90 1809)

Ravel, Maurice: Noctuelles, from Miroirs - John Chen (piano) (ABC 4766834)

Rameau, Jean-Philippe: Les Indes galantes - NZ Barok (Atoll ACD 813)

Grünfeld, Alfred: Soirée de Vienne Op 56 - Aurélien Pontier (piano) (Warner Classics 5419763349)

5:00 approx

Handel, George Frideric arr E Grigoryan: Organ Concerto in Bb Op 4/6 - Slava Grigoryan (guitar), Leonard Grigoryan (guitar), Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra/Benjamin Northey (ABC Classics 476 5948)

Debussy, Claude: Les fées sont d'exquises danseuses, La fille aux cheveux de lin, - Pascal Rogé (piano) (Onyx 4057)

Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel: Cello Concerto in A Wq172 - Anner Bylsma (cello), Orch of the Age of Enlightenment/Gustav Leonhardt (Virgin VC 7 90800)

Boëllmann, Léon: Piano Quartet in F minor Op 10 (2) - Trio Parnassus, Gérard Caussé (viola), Trio Parnassus: Yamei Yu (violin), Michael Gross (cello), Chia Chou (piano) (MDG 303 1755)

Tomasi, Henri: Trumpet Concerto (2) - Alison Balsom (trumpet), Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra/Edward Gardner (EMI 3 53255)

Rak, Štěpán: Cry of the Guitar - Bruce Paine (guitar) (PRIVATE RECORDING BNP 02 CD)

Sibelius, Jean: King Christian II, Suite (2) - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Pietari Inkinen (Naxos 8.570068)

Schumann, Robert: Träumerei, from Kinderszenen Op 15 - Ensemble Liaison: David Griffiths (clarinet), Svetlana Bogosavljevic (cello), Timothy Young (piano) (move MD 3473)

29 January 2026

Copland, Aaron: An Outdoor Overture - Colorado Symphony/Andrew Litton (BIS SACD 2164)

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Piano Sonata No 4 in Eb K282 - Sharon Joy Vogan (piano) (RNZ UB32)

Peri, Jacopo: Cruda morte. Sospirate aure celesti 'Euridice', from Le Lagrime d'Orfeo - Ensemble Pygmalion (Harmonia mundi HMM90228687)

Mortelmans, Lodewijk: Spring Idyll - BRTN Philharmonic, Brussels (Discover DICD 920 100)

Fauré, Gabriel: Nocturne No 5 in Bb Op 37 - Richard Mapp (piano) (RNZ UB65)

Prokofiev, Sergei: Symphony No 5 in Bb Op 100 (2) - London Symphony Orchestra/Gianandrea Noseda (LSO Live LSO0379D)

1:00 approx

Raff, Joachim: Overture, from Macbeth - Slovak State Philharmonic/Urs Schneider (MARCO POLO 8.22363)

Bach, Johann Sebastian: Violin Partita No 3 in E BWV1006 - Rachel Podger (violin) (Channel Classics CCS 14498)

Lauridsen, Morten: Nocturnes - Morten Lauridsen (piano), Polyphony/Stephen Layton (Hyperion CDA 67580)

Brahms, Johannes: Clarinet Quintet in B minor Op 115 (3) - James Campbell (clarinet), New Zealand String Quartet (Naxos 8.573454)

Lilburn, Douglas: A Song of Islands - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/John Hopkins (KIWI CD SLD 100)

2:00 approx

Telemann, Georg Philipp: Overture in G, Burlesque de Don Quixotte - Jeanne Lamon (violin/director), Tafelmusik (FLEURS DE LYS FL 2 3138)

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich: Elegy in G - Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra/Neeme Järvi (BIS SACD 1458)

Farr, Gareth: Taheke (2) - Bridget Douglas (flute), Carolyn Mills (hrp) (Atoll ACD 709)

Grieg, Edvard: Lyric Suite Op 54 - Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra/Neeme Järvi (DG 427 807)

Merk, Joseph: Fantasy on Verdi's Ernani Op 31 - Martin Rummel (cello), Roland Krüger (piano) (Naxos 8.572759)

Kokai, Rezso: Sonatina, from Quartettino - Roeland Hendrikx Ensemble (Antarctica AR045)

3:00 approx

Delius, Frederick arr Fenby: Violin Concerto - Philippe Djokic (violin), Symphony Nova Scotia/Georg Tintner (CBC Records SMCD 5134)

Benda, Georg: Sonata in F - Tessa Birnie (piano) (WALSINGHAM 3WAL 80432)

Handel, George Frideric: Sonata (Concerto) in five parts in Bb - Simon Standage (violin), English Concert/Trevor Pinnock (dir) (Archiv 415 291)

Chopin, Frédéric: Prelude in C# minor Op 45 - Peter Frankl (piano) (ASV CD DCA 781)

Cui, Shi-Guang: Shandong Folk Suite - Shanghai Quartet (Delos DE 3308)

4:00 approx

Schubert, Franz: Symphony No 2 in Bb D125 (2) - Chamber Orchestra of Europe/Claudio Abbado (DG 423 652)

Soler, Antonio: Keyboard Sonata No 87 in G minor - Terence Dennis (piano) (RNZ UB39)

Bach, Johann Sebastian transcr Stokowski: Passacaglia & Fugue in C minor BWV582 - Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra/José Serebrier (Naxos 8.557883)

Young, Kenneth: Three Sad Waltzes - Matthew Marshall (guitar) (Rattle D097)

Debussy, Claude: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune - Lyon National Orchestra/Jun Märkl (Naxos 8.570759)

Albéniz, Isaac: El puerto, from Iberia - Peter Donohoe (piano) (Chandos CHAN20293)

5:00 approx

Allegri, Gregorio ed Rutter: Miserere mei, Deus - Choir of St John's College, Cambridge/Andrew Nethsingha (Chandos CHSA 5085)

Holland, Dulcie: Piano Trio - Eggner Trio (ABC Classics ABC 4817995)

Haydn, Franz Joseph: Symphony No 2 in C - Hanover Band/Roy Goodman (Hyperion CDA 66524)

Pärt, Arvo: Hymn to a great city - Michael McHale (piano) (Louth CMS LCMS 901)

Holst, Gustav: Fantasia on the 'Dargason', from Suite No 2 for Military Band Op 28/2 - North Texas Wind Symphony/Eugene Migliaro Corporon (GIA Publications CD655)

Brahms, Johannes: Intermezzo in Bb minor Op 117/2 - Michael Houstoun (piano) (Rattle RATD131)

Traditional: Mes Belles Amourettes - Latitude 37 (ABC Classics ABC 4818575)

Lennon, John arr Philippe Maniez: Blackbird - Valentine Michaud (saxophone), Gabriel Michaud (percussion) (Mirare MIR716)

Shostakovich, Dmitri: Waltz, from Jazz Suite No 2 - Daniel Hope (violin), Zurich Chamber Orchestra (DG 4864994)