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03 February 2026
Vivaldi, Antonio: Viola d'amore Concerto in F RV97 - Fabio Biondi (vla d'amore/director), Europa Galante (Virgin 3 95146)
Paine, Bruce: Sea Suite - Bruce Paine (guitar) (PRIVATE RECORDING BNP CD 04)
Rani, Hania: Glass - Mari Samuelsen (violin), Scoring Berlin (DG)
Shostakovich, Dmitri arr Barley: Suite from Cheryomushki - Matthew Barley (cello), Stephen de Pledge (piano) (Quartz QTZ 2032)
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Quintet in Eb for oboe, three horns & bassoon - members of the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, (incomplete) (ASV CD COE 807)
Rachmaninov, Sergei: Moment Musical Op 16/6 - Jason Bae (piano) (Austrian Gramophone AG 0003)
1:00 approx
Pärt, Arvo: Tabula Rasa (2) - Adele Anthony (violin), Gil Shaham (violin), Erik Risberg (prep pno), Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra/Neeme Järvi (DG 457 647)
Debussy, Claude orch Ansermet: Six Epigraphes antiques - Quebec Symphony Orchestra/Yoav Talmi (Atma SACD 2 2377)
Saint-Saëns, Camille: Fantasy in A Op 124 - Dawn Harms (violin), Carolyn Mills (harp) (Atoll ACD 199)
Vivaldi, Antonio arr Sorrell: Four Seasons, Summer - Jeannette Sorrell (harpsichord/director), Apollo's Fire (Avie AV 2211)
Fauré, Gabriel: Barcarolle No 1 in A minor Op 26 - Michael Houstoun (piano) (Rattle RAT D075)
2:00 approx
Goossens, Eugene: Pastoral, from Two Nature Poems Op 25 - Melbourne Symphony Orchestra/Andrew Davis (Chandos CHSA 5119)
Haydn, Franz Joseph: Piano Trio in E HobXV/28 - Beaux Arts Trio (Philips 420 790)
Grieg, Edvard: Norwegian Dances Op 35 - Bergen Philharmonic/Ole Kristian Ruud (BIS SACD 1291)
Scarlatti, Domenico: Keyboard Sonata in Eb Kk474 - Terence Dennis (piano) (RNZ UB39)
Zimmermann, Anton: Symphony in B (2) - L'arte del mondo /Werner Ehrhardt (DHM)
Schubert, Franz arr Grodd: Arpeggione Sonata in A minor D821 (1) - Uwe Grodd (flute), Matteo Napoli (piano) (Naxos 8.570754)
3:00 approx
Bruckner, Anton arr Vahid Khadem-Missagh: String Quintet in F (3) - Academia Allegro Vivo/Vahid Khadem-Missagh (Allegro Vivo 24100)
Bruch, Max: Violin Concerto No 1 in G minor Op 26 - Hans Christian Aavik (violin), Odense Symphony Orchestra/Gemma New (Orchid Classics ORC100380)
Lilburn, Douglas: Bagatelle No 4, From the Port Hills - Margaret Nielsen (piano) (MANU CD MANU 1511)
Puccini, Giacomo: Crisantemi - Quartetto Puccini (ASV CD DCA 909)
Lawson, Chad: fields of forever - Esther Yoo (violin), Peter Gregson (cello), Chad Lawson (piano) (Decca 4858972)
4:00 approx
Copland, Aaron: Prairie Journal - Buffalo Philharmonic/JoAnn Falletta (Naxos 8.559240)
Leclair, Jean-Marie: Flute Sonata in G Op 2/5 - Adrian Butterfield (baroque vln), Jonathan Mason (viola da gamba), Laurence Cummings (harpsichord) (Naxos 8.572866)
Ritchie, John: Papanui Road - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Marc Taddei (Trust MMT 2040)
Corelli, Arcangelo: Concerto Grosso in F Op 6/2 - Pavlo Beznosiuk (violin/director), Avison Ensemble (Linn CKD 411)
Jennings, Janet: Pictures at the Waikato Museum - Liam Wooding (piano) (Atoll ACD221)
Sirmen, Maddalena Laura Lombardini: Sonata in G Op 1/5 - Infusion Baroque (Leaf music LM2024)
5:00 approx
Mendelssohn, Felix: Variations concertantes in D Op 17 - Zuill Bailey (cello), Simone Dinnerstein (piano) (DELOS DE 3326)
Telemann, Georg Philipp: Concerto in F for three violins - Simon Standage (violin/director), Micaela Comberti (violin), Catherine Weiss (violin), Collegium Musicum 90 (Chandos CHAN 0580)
Bach, Johann Sebastian arr Tchiki Duos: English Suite No 2 in A minor BWV807 (1) - Colin Currie (marimba), Sam Walton (marimba) (EMI CDZ 5 72267)
Bridge, Frank: Lament - NZSO Chamber Orchestra/Donald Armstrong (dir) (RNZ UB11)
Satie, Eric: Gnossienne No 1 - Michael Houstoun (piano) (Rattle RAT D075)
Vieuxtemps, Henri: Violin Concerto No 2 in F# minor Op 19 - Alexander Markov (violin), Monte Carlo Philharmonic/Lawrence Renes (Erato 0630 17878)
Conti, Francesco Bartolomeo: Allemande, from Mandolin Sonata - Marina Bartoli (mandolin), Artemandoline (DHM)
Gounod, Charles arr Martin Fröst: Ave Maria - Martin Fröst (clarinet), Anastasia Kobekina (cello) (Sony 19802814742)
04 February 2026
Coleridge-Taylor, Samuel: Overture, from Scenes from The Song of Hiawatha Op 30/3 - RTE Concert Orchestra/Adrian Leaper (Marco Polo 8.223516)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Variations in G on Unser dummer Pöbel meint K455 - Diedre Irons (piano) (RNZ UA42)
Debussy, Claude: Nuages, from Nocturnes - Royal Scottish National Orchestra/Stéphane Denève (Chandos CHSA 5102)
Schubert, Franz arr Birnie: Eighteen Dances - Tessa Birnie (piano) (WALSINGHAM 3WAL 80432)
Loeillet De Gant, Jean Baptiste: Recorder Sonata in C minor Op 3/5 - Daniel Rothert (recorder), Vanessa Young (cello), Ketil Haugsand (harpsichord) (Naxos 8.572023)
Arcadelt, Jacob: O felici occhi miei - Eduardo Egüez (lute), La Compagnia del Madrigale (Note 1 Music)
Ravel, Maurice: Oiseaux tristes, from Miroirs - Michael Houstoun (piano) (RNZ UA34)
1:00 approx
Vivaldi, Antonio: Violin Concerto in G minor RV317 - Takako Nishizaki (violin), New Zealand Symphony Orchestraestra National Youth Orchestra/Peter Walls (Naxos 8.572381)
Goodall, Howard: The Seasons, Winter - Bozidar Vukotic (cello), Tippett Quartet, Marianna Szymanowska (harp) (EMI 6 88626)
Rossini, Gioachino: Introduction, Theme & Variations in Eb - Charles Neidich (clarinet), Orpheus Chamber Orchestra (DG 435 875)
Hill, Alfred: I. In the streets, from String Quartet No 3 in A minor, Carnival - Dominion Quartet (Naxos 8.570491)
Grieg, Edvard arr Bertrand/Amoyel: Little bird Op 43/4 Phantom Op 62/5 - Emmanuelle Bertrand (cello), Pascal Amoyel (piano) (HARMONIA MUNDI HMC 90 1986)
2:00 approx
Bach, Johann Sebastian: Concerto in D minor for two violins BWV1043 - Isaac Stern (violin), Itzhak Perlman (violin), New York Philharmonic/Zubin Mehta (CBS CD 36692)
Dohnányi, Ernst von: Waltz - Martin Roscoe (piano) (Hyperion CDA 67871)
Daverne, Gary: Portrait of Ponsonby - Moravian Philharmonic/Petr Pololáník (EMI 557 9042)
Porter, Cole: Begin the Beguine - Peter Maunder (trombone), Helen Webby (harp) (Atoll ACD 115)
Chausson, Ernest: Poème Op 25 - Akiko Suwanai (violin), Philharmonia (Philips 475 6189)
Shannon, Heather: Cradle - Heather Shannon, piano (Private)
3:00 approx
Brahms, Johannes: String Quintet No 1 in F Op 88 - New Zealand String Quartet, Maria Lambros (viola) (Naxos 8.573455)
Schubert, Franz: German Dances D783 - Imogen Cooper (piano) (Avie AV 2157)
Barber, Samuel: Mutations from Bach - Royal Scottish National Orchestra Brass/Marin Alsop (Naxos 8.559135)
Lilburn, Douglas: Seventeen Short Pieces for guitar (1-6) - Matthew Marshall (guitar) (Rattle D097)
Bandonegro: Remembranza - Bandonegro & Andres Martorell (DUX 5902547016788)
4:00 approx
Mendelssohn, Felix: String Symphony No 1 in C - Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra/Kurt Masur (Brilliant Classics 99926)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Piano Quartet No 1 in G minor K478 (1) - Paul Lewis (piano), Leopold String Trio (Hyperion CDA 67373)
Jackson, Gabriel: Edinburgh Mass - Choir of St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, Edinburgh/Matthew Owens (DELPHIAN DCD 34027)
Chopin, Frédéric: Fantasy in F minor Op 49 - David James (piano) (RNZ UB48)
Bolcom, William: The Poltergeist, from Three Rags - Decoda (Decoda)
Haydn, Franz Joseph: Trio in D for keyboard, flute & cello HobXV/16 (3) - Uwe Grodd (flute), Martin Rummel (cello), Christopher Hinterhuber (piano) (Naxos 8.572667)
5:00 approx
Goodall, Howard: The Seasons, Autumn - Bozidar Vukotic (cello), Marianna Szymanowska (harp), Tippett Quartet (EMI 6 88626)
Field, John: Nocturne No 17 in E - John O'Conor (piano) (Telarc CD 80290)
Dittersdorf, Karl Ditters von: Symphony No 1 in C, The Four Ages of the World - Failoni Orchestra/Hanspeter Gmür (Naxos 8.553368)
Ravel, Maurice: Jeux d'eau - Lixin Zhang (piano) (Rattle RATD084)
Sirmen, Maddalena Laura Lombardini: String Quartet No 6 in E (2) - Lombardini Quartett (cpo)
Flagello, Nicholas: Berceuse - Carolyn Mills (harp) (Atoll ACD 917)
Princess Te Rangi Pai arr Graham: Hine e Hine - Buzz Newton (euphonium), Wellington Brass Band/David Bremner (Rata RT028)