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28 February 2026

Debussy, Claude: Danse sacrée et danse profane - Ashley Jackson (harp), Harlem Chamber Players (Decca 7572822)

Lilburn, Douglas: Three Preludes - Margaret Nielsen (piano) (RNZ)

Bolcom, William: Three Rags - Ying Quartet (QUARTZ QTZ 2055)

Glanville-Hicks, Peggy: Etruscan Concerto - Caroline Almonte (piano), Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra (ABC Classics ABC 4817995)

Besser, Jonathan arr Bravura: Turn - Bravura (RATTLE RAT D013)

Sullivan, Arthur: Victoria & Merrie England - BBC Concert Orchestra/Owain Arwel Hughes (CPO 999 171)

Page, Bernard: Your Grave Grey Eyes Cinnamon Curls - Oliver Sewell (tenor), David Barnard (piano) (RNZ 2021-02-12DMc)

1:00 approx

Ritchie, Anthony: Farewell for bassoon and string quartet - Todd Gibson-Cornish (bssn), Donald Armstrong, Wilma Smith (vlns), Amanda Verner (vla), Matthias Balzat (cello) (RNZ MMF 2023)

Schumann, Robert: Fantasy in C Op 17 (1) - Marc-André Hamelin (piano) (Hyperion CDA 67166)

Kalliwoda, Johann: Oboe Concertino in F Op 110 - Burkhard Glaetzner (oboe), Berlin Symphony Orchestra/Claus Peter Flor (CAPRICCIO 10 281)

Hill, Alfred: II. Away from the madding crowd, from String Quartet No 3 in A minor, Carnival - Dominion Quartet (Naxos 8.570491)

Avison, Charles: Concerto Grosso in G Op 4/6 - Pavlo Beznosiuk (violin/director), Avison Ensemble (Naxos 8.557905-06)

2:00 approx

Mendelssohn, Fanny: Hero & Leander - Maacha Deubner (soprano), Berlin Chamber Symphony Orchestra/Jurgen Bruns (Dreyer Gaido CD21015)

Bach, Johann Sebastian: Violin Partita No 3 in E BWV1006 - Monica Huggett (violin) (Virgin VCD 5 45205)

Delius, Frederick ed & arr Beecham: Irmelin, Suite - Royal Scottish National Orchestra/David Lloyd-Jones (DUTTON CDLX 7264)

Beethoven, Ludwig van: Piano Sonata No 8 in C minor Op 13, Pathétique (3) - Michael Houstoun (piano) (Rattle RAT D048)

Hamilton, David: Parlour Games - Jade String Quartet (Rattle RAT D073)

Bonfá, Luiz: Passeio no Rio - Pablo Sáinz-Villegas (guitar) (Harmonia Mundi HMU907649)

3:00 approx

Massenet, Jules: The Last Sleep of the Virgin - New Symphony Orchestra of London/Raymond Agoult (Decca 473 862)

Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel: Keyboard Sonata in C minor Wq65/31 - Mikhail Pletnev (piano) (DG 459 614)

Mendelssohn, Felix: String Quartet No 6 in F minor Op 80 - New Zealand String Quartet (Naxos 8.570001)

Geminiani, Francesco: Concerto Grosso in E minor Op 3/3 - NZ Barok (Atoll ACD 813)

Eriksson, Joel: Battlefield 2: Theme - London Philharmonic Orchestra/Andrew Skeet (xfive 704394)

4:00 approx

Chopin, Frédéric: Grand duo concertante on themes from Meyerbeer's - Andreas Brantelid (cello), Marianna Shirinyan (piano) (EMI 6 87742)

Vivaldi, Antonio: Violin Concerto in Bb RV376 - Giuliano Carmignola (violin), Andrea Marcon (organ/director), Venice Baroque Orchestra (SONY SK 51352)

Merlin, José Luis: Suite del Recuerdo - Bruce Paine (guitar) (PRIVATE RECORDING BNP 02 CD)

Gabrieli, Giovanni arr Brown: Sonata - BonaNZa Trombone Quartet (RATA RT 011)

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Variations in C on Ah, vous dirai-je, maman K265 - Ingrid Haebler (piano) (Philips 422 726)

Bewald, Franz: Septet in B (3) - Berlin Philharmonic Octet (Berlin Classics 0032572BC)

5:00 approx

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

Debussy, Claude: Sonata for flute, viola & harp - Marie-Pierre Langlamet (harp), Emmanuel Pahud (flute), Gerard Causse (viola) (Erato 9029577396)

Saint-Saëns, Camille: Phaéton - Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra/Lorin Maazel (SONY SK 53979)

Monteverdi, Claudio: Christe, adoramus te - Contrapunctus (Signum)

Smythe, Mark: Moto Mojo - Helen Webby (harp) (Ode CD MANU 5144)

Barry, John: Main Theme, from You Only Live Twice - City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra/Nic Raine (SILVASCREEN 721128)

Dun, Tan: Staccato Beans, from Eight memories in watercolour Op 1 - Tony Yan Tong Chen (piano) (Rattle RAT-D112)

Beethoven, Ludwig van: Ode to Joy - London Philharmonic Orchestra, David Parry, London PhilharmonicChoir & The London Chorus ()

01 March 2026

Chopin, Frédéric: Nocturne in Db Op 27/2 - Artur Rubinstein (piano) (Philips 456955)

Walton, William: Viola Concerto in C minor Op 25 (1) - Helen Callus (viola), New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Marc Taddei (ASV CD DCA 1181)

Bizet, Georges arr Anderson and Roe: Carmen Fantasy Op 25 - Anderson & Roe Piano Duo (Steinway & Sons STNS30006)

Ortiz, Diego: Recercadas sobre tenores italianos, from Trattado de glosas - La Ritirata/Josetxu Obregón (Glossa GCD923101)

Brahms, Johannes: Intermezzi Op 116, extracts - Michael Houstoun (piano) (Rattle RATD131)

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

Fauré, Gabriel: Nocturne No 8 in Db Op 84 - Richard Mapp (piano) (RNZ UB66)

1:00 approx

Alwyn, William arr Lane: The Magic Box, Suite - BBC Philharmonic/Rumon Gamba (Chandos CHAN 10349)

Chopin, Frédéric: Fantasy in F minor Op 49 - David James (piano) (RNZ UB48)

Respighi, Ottorino: The Birds - London Symphony Orchestra/Antal Dorati (MERCURY 432 007)

Dowland, John: Fantasia No 7 - Matthew Marshall (guitar) (RNZ UA16)

Zipoli, Domenico: In hoc mundo - Pablo Pollitzer (tenor), Ensemble Louis Berger (Argentina)/Ricardo Massun (K617 K617 141)

2:00 approx

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

Hovhaness, Alan: Prayer of St Gregory - Wynton Marsalis (trumpet), Anthony Newman (organ) (SONY SK 60804)

Dvořák, Antonín: Violin Sonatina in G Op 100 - James Ehnes (violin), Eduard Laurel (piano) (Analekta FL 2 3191)

Hill, Alfred: String Quartet No 1 in Bb, Maori (iii), Tangi (Lament) - Dominion Quartet (Naxos 8.570491)

Beck, Franz Ignaz: Sinfonia in F Op 1/2 - NZSO Chamber Orchestra/Donald Armstrong (Naxos 8.554071)

Padovano, Annibale: Agnus Dei I, from Missa Domine a lingua dolosa - Cinquecento (Hyperion CDA68407)

3:00 approx

Brahms, Johannes: Serenade No 1 in D Op 11 (3) - Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra/Riccardo Chailly (Decca 478 6775)

Ries, Ferdinand: Piano Concerto in G minor Op 177 - Christopher Hinterhuber (piano), New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Uwe Grodd (Naxos 8.572742)

Hespe, George: The Three Musketeers - National Youth Brass Band of New Zealand/Nigel Weeks (Trust MMT 2049)

Schubert, Franz: Piano Sonata No 14 in A minor D784 (2) - Ricardo Castro (piano) (DG 00289 477 5233)

Harrison, Lou: Paragrafo, from La Koro Sutro - Providence Singers, Boston Modern Orchestra Project/Gil Rose (BMOP BMOP1037)

4:00 approx

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Variations in G on Unser dummer Pöbel meint K455 - Diedre Irons (piano) (RNZ UA42)

Monteverdi, Claudio: Ave maris stella from Vespro della beata vergine SV206 - La Tempête/Simon-Pierre Bestion (Alpha ALPHA552)

Enescu, George: Romanian Rhapsody No 1 in A - Royal Scottish National Orchestra/Neeme Järvi (Chandos 8947)

Scriabin, Alexander: Waltz in Ab Op 38 - Michael Houstoun (piano) (RNZ UA32)

Bruch, Max: Adagio Appassionato - Salvatore Accardo (violin), Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra/Kurt Masur (Philips 432 282)

Janitsch, Johann Gottlieb: Sonata da camera in D (2) - Berlin Friday Academy (Brilliant Classics 95977)

5:00 approx

Weissenberg, Alexis: Six arrangements of songs sung by Charles Trenet - Marc-André Hamelin (piano) (Hyperion CDA 67656)

Fasch, Johan Friedrich: Concerto in G FWV L/G11 - Il Gardellino (Accent ACC 24252)

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)

Dohnányi, Ernst von: Serenade in C Op 10 (2) - Trio Arnold (Mirare)

Hovland, Egil: Pastorella - Håvard Gimse (piano) (Fabra)

Lilburn, Douglas: Symphony No 2 (2) - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/James Judd (Naxos 8.555862)

Trowell, Arnold: Serenade Op 20/3 - Martin Griffiths (cello), Chikako Komaki (piano) (Private 2011A)

Strauss, Richard: Sunrise, from Also sprach Zarathustra - Berlin Philharmonic/Gustavo Dudamel (DG 4791041)