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10 March 2026
George Frideric Handel arr Amadeus Guitar Duo: Chaconne in G HWV435 - Amadeus Guitar Duo (Hänssler 98485)
Sibelius, Jean: Symphony No 3 in C Op 52 (1) - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Pietari Inkinen (Naxos 8.572305)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Fantasia in C minor K475 - Michael Houstoun (piano) (RNZ UA21)
Visée, Robert de / Bègue, Nicolas le: Pièce de théorbe et de luth: Gavotte / Manuscrit Parville: Gavotte - Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien/François Lazarevitch (Alpha ALPHA1035)
Schumann, Robert: Three Romances Op 94 - Christian Ferras (violin), Pierre Barbizet (piano) (Brilliant Classics 93791)
Boyce, William: Symphony No 8 in D minor - Aradia Ensemble/Kevin Mallon (Naxos 8.557278)
Toscanini, Arturo: Berceuse - David Vine (piano) (RNZ UC18)
1:00 approx
Respighi, Ottorino: Ancient Airs & Dances Suite No 3 - Orpheus Chamber Orchestra (DG 437 533)
Paine, Bruce: Sea Suite - Bruce Paine (guitar) (PRIVATE RECORDING BNP CD 04)
Elgar, Edward: Sospiri Op 70 - NZSO Chamber Orchestra/Donald Armstrong (dir) (RNZ UB11)
Brahms, Johannes: Piano Concerto No 2 in Bb Op 83 (3) - Krystian Zimerman (piano), Vienna Philharmonic/Leonard Bernstein (DG 415359)
Herschel, William: Symphony No 17 in C - London Mozart Players/Matthias Bamert (Chandos CHAN 10048)
2:00 approx
Daverne, Gary: Gem of the Kaipara - Kevin Friedrich (accordion), Moravian Philharmonic/Petr Pololáník (EMI 557 9042)
Schumann, Robert: Arabeske in C Op 18 - Freddy Kempf (piano) (BIS CD 960)
Sheppard, John: Media vita in morte sumus - Gabrieli Consort/Paul McCreesh (DG 477 6605)
Tartini, Giuseppe arr Yemtsov: Andante, from Violin Concerto in A D96 - Robin Wilson (violin), Kemp English (piano) (MANU CD MANU 5006)
Goodall, Howard: The Seasons, Winter - Bozidar Vukotic (cello), Tippett Quartet, Marianna Szymanowska (harp) (EMI 6 88626)
Corrette, Michel: Concerto Comique, Op 8/6 (1) - Ensemble Meridiana (Chaconne CHAN0812)
3:00 approx
Korngold, Erich Wolfgang: Piano Trio in D Op 1 - NZTrio (Rattle RAT-D121)
Elgar, Edward: Elegy Op 58 - Orpheus Chamber Orchestra (DG 419 191)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Divertimento in Bb K254 (2) - Maria Joao Pires (piano), Augustin Dumay (violin), Jian Wang (cello) (DG 449 208)
Warlock, Peter: Capriol Suite - New Zealand Guitar Quartet (Ode CDMANU 5153)
4:00 approx
Offenbach, Jacques: Excerpts, from Les Fées du Rhin - Les Musiciens du Louvre/Marc Minkowski (Archiv 477 6403)
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Piano Sonata No 15 in D Op 28, Pastoral (1) - Jonathan Biss (piano) (EMI 3 94422)
Lilburn, Douglas: Suite for Orchestra - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/John Hopkins (KIWI CD SLD 100)
Vaughan Williams, Ralph ed & completed Hogger: Norfolk Rhapsody No 2 - London Symphony Orchestra/Richard Hickox (Chandos CHAN 10001)
Psathas, John: Muisca (1) - Jane Curry, Owen Moriarty (gtrs) (Naxos 8.579041)
Korngold, Erich Wolfgang: Piano Trio in D Op 1 (1) - Eric Le Sage (piano), Zvi Plesser (cello), Daishin Kashimoto (violin) (Alpha ALPHA588)
5:00 approx
Delius, Frederick: Brigg Fair, An English Rhapsody - BBC Symphony Orchestra/Andrew Davis (BBC Music BBC MM 298)
Bach, Johann Sebastian arr Yang: Violin Concerto in E BWV1042 (1) - Xuefei Yang (guitar), Elias String Quartet (EMI 6 79018)
Pärt, Arvo: Berliner Messe (ordinary mass) - Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Tallinn Chamber Orchestra/Tonu Kaljuste (ECM 1505)
Traditional Danish: Minuet No 60 - Danish String Quartet (ECM 4815746)
Eötvös, Melody: The Party, from Piano Sonata No 2 "A Story from the Sand Dunes" - Alex Raineri (piano) (ABC Classics)
Pruden, Larry: Night Song - New Zealand Chamber Orchestra (RNZ UA01)
Falla, Manuel de: Nana, from Seven Popular Spanish Songs - Dawn Harms (violin), Carolyn Mills (harp) (Atoll ACD 199)
Puccini, Giacomo Martin Carpentier: O mio babbino caro, from Gianni Schicchi - Pentaèdre ()
11 March 2026
Pärt, Arvo: Fratres - NZSO Chamber Orchestra/Donald Armstrong (dir) (RNZ UB12)
Kodály, Zoltán: Adagio - Sarah-Jane Bradley (viola), Anthony Hewitt (piano) (Naxos 8.572533)
Handel, George Frideric: Organ Concerto in F Op 4/5 - Simon Preston (organ), English Concert/Trevor Pinnock (dir) (Archiv 413 465)
Vivaldi, Antonio: Violin Concerto in G minor RV317 - Takako Nishizaki (violin), New Zealand Symphony Orchestraestra National Youth Orchestra/Peter Walls (Naxos 8.572381)
Brahms, Johannes: Intermezzo in Bb minor Op 117/2 - Michael Houstoun (piano) (Rattle RATD131)
Bruch, Max: Kol Nidrei - Maria Kliegel (cello), Ireland National Symphony Orchestra/Gerhard Markson (Naxos 8.550519)
1:00 approx
Chilcott, Robert "Bob": Peace Mass - Philip Ledger (piano), Cotswold Children's Choir/Hilary Tadman-Robins (Cotswold CCC 0401)
Debussy, Claude: Jeux - Cleveland Orchestra/Pierre Boulez (DG 439 896)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Piano Sonata No 16 in C K545, For Beginners - Sharon Joy Vogan (piano) (RNZ UB33)
Ritchie, Anthony: Symphony No 1, Boum (2) - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Kenneth Young (RNZ UA86)
Raum, Elizabeth: Pershing Concerto - John Griffiths (tuba), Orchestra of the Capella of St. Petersburg (MSR Classics LOG 14342)
2:00 approx
Vaughan Williams, Ralph: On Wenlock Edge - Mark Padmore (tenor), Schubert Ensemble, Alison Dods (violin) (Chandos CHAN 10465)
Young, Kenneth: Three Sad Waltzes - Matthew Marshall (guitar) (Rattle D097)
Haydn, Franz Joseph: Symphony No 73 in D, The Hunt - Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra/Adam Fischer (NIMBUS NI 5652/5)
Lilburn, Douglas: Piano Sonatina No 1 - Margaret Nielsen (piano) (EX KIWI SLD 78)
Anonymous: The New Hornpipe - Prisma (Fuga Libera FUG814)
3:00 approx
Torke, Michael: Javelin - Atlanta Symphony Orchestra/Yoel Levi (Argo 452 101)
Chen Gang/He Zhanhao: Butterfly Lovers Concerto - Chen Jie (piano), New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Carolyn Kuan (Naxos 8.570607)
Bach, Johann Sebastian: Flute Sonata in C BWV1033 - Barthold Kuijken (transverse fl), Ewald Demeyere (harpsichord) (Accent ACC 22150)
Chopin, Frédéric: Scherzo No 1 in B minor Op 20 - Michael Houstoun (piano) (RNZ UA29)
Ellisor, Connie: Blackberry Winter (1) - Nashville Chamber Orchestra/Paul Gambill (Warner 9 46739)
4:00 approx
Poulenc, Francis: Thème varié - Anatol Ugorski (piano) (DANACORD DACOCD 649)
Richter, Franz Xaver: Sinfonia a quattro in Bb - New Dutch Academy Chamber Orchestra/Simon Murphy (PENTATONE PTC 5186 028)
Brahms, Johannes: Two Rhapsodies Op 79 - Martha Argerich (piano) (DG 447 430)
Graham, Peter: Brillante - Adam Frey (euphonium), New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Bruce Hangen (Naxos 8.570538)
Farr, Gareth: Taheke - Bridget Douglas (flute), Carolyn Mills (hrp) (Atoll ACD 709)
5:00 approx
Sirmen, Maddalena Lombardini: Violin Concerto No 1 in Bb Op 3 - Zefira Valova (violin), Il Pomo d'Oro (Aparté AP291)
Schubert, Franz: Impromptu in C minor D899/1 - John O'Conor (piano) (TELARC CD 80337)
Lully, Jean-Baptiste: Chaconne de l'Amour médecin, from Divertissement Royal - Le Concert des Nations/Jordi Savall (Alia vox)
Telemann, Georg Philipp: Viola Concerto in G - Stephen Shingles (viola), ASMF/Neville Marriner (Decca 430 265)
Bizet, Georges: March, from Jeux d'enfants - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Donald Johanos (Naxos 8.553596)
Fauré, Gabriel: Nocturne No 4 in Eb Op 36 - Richard Mapp (piano) (RNZ UB65)
Schmidt, Steffen: The Creation, from Palia (Original Soundtrack) - Studio orchestra, synth (Singularity 6 Corporation)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Una donna a quindici anni, from Così fan Tutte - Pierre Génisson (clarinet), Concerto Köln/Jakob Lehmann (Erato 5419773233)