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21 December 2025
Corelli, Arcangelo: Concerto Grosso in D Op 6/7 - Pavlo Beznosiuk (vln/director), Avison Ensemble (Linn CKD 411)
Fauré, Gabriel: Nocturne No 1 in Eb minor Op 33/1 - Richard Mapp (piano) (RNZ UB65)
James, Williams: An Australian Christmas - Huddersfield Choral Society, Sellers Engineering Band/Brian Kay (Chandos CHAN 4530)
Strauss, Richard: Violin Sonata in Eb Op 18 (1) - Augustin Dumay (violin), Louis Lortie (piano) (Onyx 4096)
Sibelius, Jean: Belshazzar's Feast, Suite - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Pietari Inkinen (Naxos 8.570763)
Rota, Nino: Andantino, from Bassoon Concerto - Christopher Millard (bsn), CBC Vancouver Orchestra/Mario Bernardi (CBC SMCD5185)
1:00 approx
Debussy, Claude: Cello Sonata in D minor - Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello), Javier Perianes (piano) (Harmonia Mundi HMM902303)
Mahler, Gustav: Excerpts, from Rückert-Lieder - Christa Ludwig (mezzo), Philharmonia/Otto Klemperer (EMI CDM 7 69499)
Bach, Johann Sebastian: Keyboard Concerto No 2 in E BWV1053 - András Schiff (piano/director), Chamber Orchestra of Europe (Decca 425 676)
Bridge, Frank: Lament - NZSO Chamber Orchestra/Donald Armstrong (dir) (RNZ UB11)
Bloch, Ernest: Baal Shem - Suyeon Kang (violin), Stephen De Pledge (piano) (Atoll ACD 818)
2:00 approx
Haydn, Franz Joseph: Symphony No 73 in D, The Hunt - Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra/Adam Fischer (NIMBUS NI 5652/5)
Handel, George Frideric: Keyboard Suite in D minor HWV447 - Andrei Gavrilov (piano) (Philips 456 787)
Arutiunian, Alexander: Trumpet Concerto - Alison Balsom (trumpet), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra/Lawrence Renes (EMI 6 78590)
Brahms, Johannes: Intermezzo in E minor Op 119/2 - Michael Houstoun (piano) (Rattle RATD131)
Barber, Samuel: Essay No 1 for orchestra Op12 - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Andrew Schenck (Stradivari SCD 8012)
Poulenc, Francis: Four Christmas Motets (2) - Robert Shaw Festival Singers/Robert Shaw (TELARC CD 80236)
3:00 approx
Hill, Alfred: String Quartet No 8 in A - Dominion Quartet (Naxos 8.572097)
Koechlin, Charles: Bassoon Sonata Op 71 - Karen Geoghegan (bsn), Philip Fisher (piano) (Chandos CHAN 10521)
Lilburn, Douglas: Concert Overture in D - NZSO Chamber Orchestra (RNZ UA01)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Minuet in F K6 Andante in C K1a - Cyprien Katsaris (piano) (PIANO 21 P21 019)
Kartal, Deniz Mahir: Wind of Araxes - A.G.A. Trio (Riverboat Records TUGCD1143)
4:00 approx
Stamitz, Johann: Orchestral Trio in C minor Op 4/3 - New Zealand Chamber Orchestra/Donald Armstrong (vln/dir) (Naxos 8.553213)
Bach, Johann Sebastian arr Labadie: Goldberg Variations BWV988 - Aria & Variations 1-3 - Les Violons du Roy/Bernard Labadie (DORIAN 90281)
Schubert, Franz: Du bist die Ruh' D776 - Andrew Joyce (cello), Rae de Lisle (piano) (Atoll ACD280)
Liadov, Anatol: Eight Russian Folksongs Op 58 - Krasnoyarsk Symphony Orchestra/Ivan Shpiller (Brilliant Classics 94077)
Weiss, Silvius Leopold: Lute Sonata No 94 in G minor - Robert Barto (lute) (Naxos 8.570551)
Dvořák, Antonín: Piano Trio No 3 in F minor Op 65 (2) - Florestan Trio (Hyperion CDA 66895)
5:00 approx
Price, Florence Beatrice: Violin Concerto No 1 in D Major (1) - Er-Gene Kahng (violin), Janacek Philharmonic/Ryan Cockerham (Albany TROY1706)
Beethoven, Ludwig van: String Quartet in F Op 59/1, Razumovsky (1) - Takács Quartet (Decca 470 847)
Lauridsen, Morten: Les Chansons des Roses - Morten Lauridsen (piano), Polyphony/Stephen Layton (Hyperion CDA 67580)
Vivaldi, Antonio: Recorder Concerto in A minor RV445 (3) - Jennifer Bouton (piccolo), ensemble (Novona NV6618)
Liszt, Franz: Transcendental Study No 8 in C minor, Wilde Jagd - Luu Hong Quang (piano) (RATTLE RATD152)
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich: Miniature Overture, from The Nutcracker Suite - Montreal Symphony Orchestra (Decca 417 300)
Melbourne, Hirini: Purea nei - Anna Coddington (vocalist) (RNZ 2018)
Debussy, Claude: La Fille Aux Cheveux De Lin, from Preludes - Víkingur Ólafsson (piano) (DG 4837701)
22 December 2025
Dvořák, Antonín: Largo from Symphony No 9 in E minor, From the New World - Chineke!/Kevin John Edusei (Signum SIGCD515)
Sandström, Jan: Es ist ein Ros entsprungen - Voces8 (Decca 4830968)
Schubert, Franz: Symphony No 9 in C D944, Great (1) - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Jerzy Maksymiuk (RNZ UA92)
Chopin, Frédéric: Nocturnes Op 15 - Angela Hewitt (piano) (Hyperion CDA 67371/2)
Traditional: Gabriel's Message - Salisbury Cathedral Choir/Richard Seal (Meridian 384068)
Brescianello, Giuseppe Antonio: Sinfonia No 1 in D - NZ Barok (Atoll ACD 813)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Divertimento in Bb K254 (1) - Daniel Barenboim (piano), Michael Barenboim (violin), Kian Soltani (cello) (DG 4837506)
1:00 approx
Wolf-Ferrari, Ermanno: Overture & Intermezzo, from Doctor Love - BBC Philharmonic/Gianandrea Noseda (Chandos CHAN 10511)
Mompou, Federico: Variations on a theme of Chopin - Jonathan Plowright (piano) (Hyperion CDA 67803)
Brahms, Johannes: Lullaby - Huddersfield Choral Society, Sellers Engineering Band/Brian Kay (Chandos CHAN 4530)
Ries, Ferdinand: Introduction & Variations Brillantes Op 170 - Christopher Hinterhuber (piano), Royal Liverpool Philharmonic/Uwe Grodd (Naxos 8.570440)
Robinovitch, Sid: Four Sephardic Folk-Songs - Sefarad (MARQUIS 81389)
Schramm, Paul: Dancing, from Impressions of Java & Bali - Boyd Owen (tenor), Bruce Greenfield (piano) (RNZ 2021-05-04)
2:00 approx
Lilburn, Douglas: Diversions for Strings - Ithaca College Festival Orchestra/Grant Cooper (Kiwi CD SLD 99)
Welcher, Dan: All the Words to all the Songs - Alexa Still (flute), Stephen Gosling (piano) (KOCH KIC CD 7658)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: String Quartet No 14 in G K387 (1) - Formosa Quartet (EMI 3 66557)
Traditional, with text by Graeme Cairns of Te Pahu arr Francis Melville, lyrics Graeme Cairns: Good King Wences - The Sirens and RNZ Concert Choir (RNZ 2019)
Statham, Keith: Suite for flute & string quartet (1) - Ariana Lis (flute), Puertas Quartet (Atoll ACD 881)
Tárrega, Francisco: Gran Jota - Rafael Aguirre Miñarro (guitar) (Naxos 8.572916)
Purcell, Henry: When I am laid in earth, from Dido & Aeneas - Karina Gauvin (soprano), Les Boréades de Montréal/Francis Colpron (Atma ACD2398)
3:00 approx
Gruber, Franz Xaver: Stille Nacht - Arianna Savall (sop, harp), Petter Udland Johansen (ten, hardingfele, mandolin), Sveinung Lilleheier (Dobro, guitar),Gesine Bänfer (cittern, flute, whistles), Ian Harrison (whistle, border pipe, mute cornett), Miquel Àngel Cordero (bass), Pedro Estevan (p (Deutsche HM G010003964009K)
Bach, Johann Sebastian: Prelude & Fugue in G BWV541 - Thomas Gaynor (organ) (Organism ORG 016)
Caroso, Fabritio: La monica (excerpt) - Latitude 37 (ABC Classics 476 4525)
Pilati, Mario: Sonata for flute & piano - Luca Manghi (flute), David Kelly (piano) (Atoll ACD 882)
Traditional, with text by Kathy Gillard, Christchurch arr Francis Melville, lyrics Kathy Gillard: The Kauri and the Kowhai (Native Bird edition) - The Sirens and RNZ Concert Choir (RNZ 2019)
Holmes, Leonie: Ancient Rhythms, from Landscapes for Orchestra - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Marc Taddei (Atoll ACD 819)
Vivaldi, Antonio: Concerto in E minor for strings RV134 - Concerto Italiano/Rinaldo Alessandrini (dir) (OPUS 111 OPS 30-181)
Whitacre, Eric orch Clements: Sleep - VOCES8 Foundation Choir, VOCES8 Foundation Orchestra,/Barnaby Smith (VOCES8 Records VCM166D)
4:00 approx
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich: Sérénade mélancolique in B minor - Leila Josefowicz (violin), Montreal Symphony Orchestra (Philips 462 592)
Dett, Robert Nathaniel: Magnolia Suite - Denver Oldham (piano) (New World NW 367)
Ord, Boris: Adam lay y-bounden - The Sixteen/Harry Christophers (CORO COR 16085)
Marx, Joseph: Symphonic Night Music, from Nature Trilogy - Bochum Symphony Orchestra/Steven Sloane (ASV CD DCA 1137)
Ravel, Maurice: Piece in the form of a Habanera - Murray Khouri (clarinet), Rosemary Barnes (piano) (Continuum CCD 1014)
Hylton Stewart, Charles: On This Day, Earth Shall Ring - Choir of St. John's, Elora (Marshall Arts NA)
Kats-Chernin, Elena: Green Leaf Prelude, from Piano Village - Tonya Lemoh (piano) (ABC Classics ABCL0082D)
Anonymous arr Rieu: Greensleeves - André Rieu (vln/director), & his Orchestra (UNIVERSAL 589 306)
Mackay, Alice Forrester: The Moonling - Jenny Wollerman (soprano), David Barnard (piano) (RNZ 2021-05-04)
5:00 approx
Dandrieu, Jean-François: Noël No 13, Quand le Sauveur Jésus Christ - Gillian Weir (organ) (KOSS KC 1013)
Gossec, François-Joseph: Symphony in D Op 5/3, Pastorella - Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra/Jeanne Lamon (dir) (Tafelmusik Media TMK1032CD)
Chopin, Frédéric: Nocturnes Op 55 - Maria Joao Pires (piano) (DG 477 6607)
Strauss, Richard: Horn Concerto No 1 in Eb - Barry Tuckwell (horn), Royal Philharmonic/Vladimir Ashkenazy (Decca 430 370)
Holst, Gustav with text by Dana Livesay lyrics Dana Livesay: In Our Christmas Summer - The Sirens and RNZ Concert Choir (RNZ 2019)
Handel, George Frideric: March from Scipione - Crispian Steele-Perkins (trumpet), Tafelmusik/Jean Lamon (vln/dir) (Sony SK53365)
Benjamin, Arthur: Jamaican Rumba - Murray Khouri (clarinet), Rosemary Barnes (piano) (Continuum CCD 1014)
Traditional arr Dragon: Shenandoah - Virginia Symphony/JoAnn Falletta (Albany TROY 589)
Morel, Jorge: Danza Brasilera - John Couch (guitar) (John Couch JB 1000)