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02 December 2025

Mendelssohn, Felix: Trumpet Overture - London Symphony Orchestra/Claudio Abbado (DG 423 104)

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

Barber, Samuel: Essay No 1 for orchestra Op12 - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Andrew Schenck (Stradivari SCD 8012)

Ravel, Maurice: Kaddisch - Ensemble Liaison (El Records EL001)

Bax, Arnold: Elegiac Trio - Marie-Pierre Langlamet (harp), Paul Cortese (viola), Maarika Jarvi (flute) (Chandos CHAN 9395)

Handel, George Frideric: Trio Sonata in G minor Op 2/2 - London Baroque (HARMONIA MUNDI HMC 90 1379)

Brahms, Johannes: Clarinet Sonata in F minor Op 120/1 (4) - Murray Khouri (clarinet), John McCabe (piano) (Continuum CCD 1027)

1:00 approx

Goodall, Howard: The Seasons, Autumn - Bozidar Vukotic (cello), Marianna Szymanowska (harp), Tippett Quartet (EMI 6 88626)

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

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

Ritchie, John: Sweet & Sour - Bridget Douglas (flute) (Trust MMT 2063-64)

Bach, Johann Sebastian: Oboe d'amore Concerto in A - Heinz Holliger (oboe d'amore), ASMF/Iona Brown (dir) (Philips 412 851)

2:00 approx

Paine, Bruce: Circle Dance - Gunter Herbig (guitar) (Naxos 8.573765)

Glick, Srul Irving: United Baker's Dairy Restaurant, from Old Toronto Klezmer Suite - Angèle Dubeau (violin), La Pietà (Analekta AN28721)

Beethoven, Ludwig van: Piano Sonata No 12 in Ab Op 26 - Sviatoslav Richter (piano) (Philips 456 949)

Ibert, Jacques: Entr'acte - Anthony Ferner (flute), Helen Webby (harp) (MANU CD MANU 2050)

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Symphony No 28 in C K200 - London Mozart Players/Jane Glover (ASV CD DCA 762)

Schubert, Franz: Ständchen D920 - Stella Chen (violin), Henry Kramer (piano) (Platoon PLAT17190)

3:00 approx

Farrenc, Louise: Symphony No 2 in D Op 35 (2) - North German Radio Philharmonic/Johannes Goritzki (CPO 999 820)

Brahms, Johannes: String Quintet No 1 in F Op 88 - New Zealand String Quartet, Maria Lambros (viola) (Naxos 8.573455)

Schumann, Robert: Humoreske in Bb Op 20 (6) - Tony Chen Lin (piano) (Rattle RATD080)

Purcell, Henry ed Britten: Chaconne in G minor Z730 - English Chamber Orchestra/Benjamin Britten (London 425 160)

Qi-Chao, Liu: Red Flowers in Bloom - Shanghai Quartet (Delos DE 3308)

4:00 approx

Jennings, Janet: Prelude, Fugue, Variations, and Chaconne - Luca Manghi (flute), Ben Hoadley (bassoon), Liam Wooding (piano) (Atoll ACD221)

Berlioz, Hector: Rêverie & Caprice - Akiko Suwanai (violin), Philharmonia (Philips 475 6189)

Field, John: Piano Sonata in Eb Op 1/1 - John O'Conor (piano) (TELARC CD 80290)

Offenbach, Jacques: Barcarolle, from The Tales of Hoffmann - Auckland Philharmonia/Miguel Harth-Bedoya (Universal 99172)

Falla, Manuel de: Excerpts, from Seven Popular Spanish Songs - Rick Stotijn (double bass), Lavinia Meijer (harp) (Channel Classics CCS SA 33613)

Telemann, Georg Philipp: Violin Concerto in A, Die Relinge (1) - Isabelle Faust (violin), Berlin Akademie für Alte Musik/Bernhard Forck (Harmonia Mundi HMM902756)

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)

Schubert, Franz: Rondo in A D951 - Nelson Freire, Martha Argerich (piano duet) (DG 477 8570)

Vivaldi, Antonio: Flute Concerto in G minor RV439, La Notte (1) - Sophia Prodanova (recorder), Apollo's Cabinet (Prima Classic PRIMA036EN)

Vieuxtemps, Henri: Violin Concerto No 2 in F# minor Op 19 - Alexander Markov (violin), Monte Carlo Philharmonic/Lawrence Renes (Erato 0630 17878)

Koželuch, Leopold: Clarinet Concerto in Eb (1) - Emma Johnson (clarinet), Royal Philharmonic/Günther Herbig (ASV CD DCA 763)

Uccellini, Marco: Sonata seconda 'La luciminia contenta a violino solo', op 4 - Latitude 37 (ABC Classics ABC 4818575)

Rota, Nino: Toccata, from Bassoon Concerto - Christopher Millard (bsn), CBC Vancouver Orchestra/Mario Bernardi (CBC SMCD5185)

Couperin, François: Les Grâces-Naturèles - Tessa Birnie (piano) (WALSINGHAM 3WAL 80432)

Debussy, Claude arr Amsterdam Guitar Trio: Menuet, from Petite Suite - Amsterdam Guitar Trio (NEWTON 880 2093)

03 December 2025

Corelli, Arcangelo: Concerto Grosso in Bb Op 6/11 - Pavlo Beznosiuk (vln/director), Avison Ensemble (Linn CKD 411)

Hamilton, David: Oriori - Sharon Joy Vogan (piano) (Atoll ACD700)

Debussy, Claude: Nuages, from Nocturnes - Les Siècles/François-Xavier Roth (Harmonia Mundi HMM905291)

Bloch, Ernest: Abodah - Suyeon Kang (violin), Stephen De Pledge (piano) (Atoll ACD 818)

Byrd, William: Infelix ego - Tallis Scholars/Peter Philips (Gimell 454 895)

Schubert, Franz: Impromptus D935 (1) - Marc-André Hamelin (piano) (Hyperion CDA 68213)

1:00 approx

Arne, Thomas: Symphony No 4 in C minor - Hanover Band/Graham Lea-Cox (ASV CD GAU 216)

Brahms, Johannes: Intermezzi Op 76, extracts - Michael Houstoun (piano) (Rattle RATD131)

Estacio, John: A Farmer's Symphony - Edmonton Symphony Orchestra/Mario Bernardi (CBC Records SMCD5232)

Liszt, Franz: Liebestraum No 3 in Ab - Lixin Zhang (piano) (Rattle RATD084)

Herschel, William: Sonata No 2 in C - The Dionysus Ensemble (Dionysus Ensemble 2022)

2:00 approx

Sibelius, Jean: Ballade, from Karelia Suite - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Pietari Inkinen (Naxos 8.572704)

Rachmaninov, Sergei: Moment Musical in B minor Op 16/3 - Andrei Gavrilov (piano) (EMI 5 85779)

Hummel, Johann Nepomuk: Bassoon Concerto in F - Klaus Thunemann (bsn), ASMF/Neville Marriner (Philips 432 081)

Dvořák, Antonín: Piano Trio No 4 in E minor Op 90, Dumky (6) - Ogen Trio (OGEN OG 0010)

Herz, Maria: Cello Concerto Op 10 - Raphaela Gromes (cello), German Symphony Orchestra Berlin/Anna Rakitina (Sony 19802932902)

Ippolitov-Ivanov, Mikhail: Procession of the Sardar - Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic/Sascha Goetzel (Onyx 4124)

3:00 approx

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

Copland, Aaron: Appalachian Spring - London Festival Orchestra/Ross Pople (Arte Nova 74321 37854)

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Piano Trio No 3 in Bb K502 (1) - Gryphon Trio (Analekta AN 2 9827-8)

Bach, Johann Sebastian: Chorale Prelude, Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr - Gillian Weir (organ) (PRIORY PRCD 800)

Traditional arr Hart: Scarborough Fair - Stella Dickinson (oboe), Capital Virtuosi/Paul Hart (ASV CDWHL 2118)

4:00 approx

Handel, George Frideric: Keyboard Suite No 8 in F minor HWV433 - Angela Hewitt (piano) (Hyperion CDA 67736)

Addison, John: Strange Invaders - BBC Concert Orchestra/Rumon Gamba (Chandos CHAN 10418)

Bizet, Georges: Carmen Suite - New Zealand Guitar Quartet (Ode CDMANU 5153)

Ravel, Maurice arr Wood: Boléro - Bruce McKinnon (percussion), Saxcess (Private - Saxcess 2003A)

Vivaldi, Antonio: Trio Sonata in G for two violins RV71 - L'Astrée (OPUS 111 OP 30252)

Haydn, Franz Joseph: Symphony No 92 in G, Oxford (2) - Berlin Philharmonic/Simon Rattle (EMI 3 94237)

5:00 approx

Czerny, Carl: Sonatina in A Op 167 - Martin Jones (piano) (NIMBUS NI 5863/4)

Franck, César: Symphony in D minor Op 48 (2) - Champs-Elysées Orchestra/Philippe Herreweghe (Harmonia Mundi HMC 90 1771)

Piazzolla, Astor: Milonga del ángel Muerte del ángel Resurrección del ángel Tango del ángel - Gryphon Trio (Analekta AN 2 9857)

Grieg, Edvard: Elegiac Melodies Op 34 (2) - NZSO Chamber Orchestra (RNZ UA02)

Liszt, Franz: Concert Study No 2, Gnomenreigen - Claudio Arrau (piano) (Philips 464 713)

Gershwin, George: Embraceable You - The Black Quartet (Private P001452)

Bach, Johann Sebastian: Orchestral Suite No 1 in C BWV1066 (7) - Zefiro Baroque Orchestra/Alfredo Bernardini (Arcana A 400)