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27 December 2025
Holst, Gustav: Venus, Bringer of Peace, from Planets Suite - Montreal Symphony Orchestra (Decca 417 553)
Debussy, Claude: String Quartet in G minor Op 10 (1) - New Zealand String Quartet (Atoll ACD 399)
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Piano Sonata No 8 in C minor Op 13, Pathétique (1) - Alfred Brendel (piano) (Brilliant Classics 93993)
Lilburn, Douglas: A Song of Islands - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/John Hopkins (KIWI CD SLD 100)
Grandjany, Marcel: Rhapsody - Judy Loman (harp) (Naxos 8.554347)
Stamitz, Johann: Orchestral Trio in C minor Op 4/3 (3) - New Zealand Chamber Orchestra/Donald Armstrong (vln/dir) (Naxos 8.553213)
1:00 approx
Jennings, Janet: Prelude, Fugue, Variations, and Chaconne - Luca Manghi (flute), Ben Hoadley (bassoon), Liam Wooding (piano) (Atoll ACD221)
Liszt, Franz arr Janácek: Mass in Bb - Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Clive Driskill-Smith (organ)/Stephen Darlington (Griffin GCCD 4042)
Poulenc, Francis: Trio for oboe, bassoon and piano - Peter Kirstein (oboe), Etienne Boudreault (bsn), Martin Qvist Hansen (piano) (CPO 777 711)
Fauré, Gabriel: Violin Sonata No 1 in A Op 13 (4) - Wilma Smith (violin), Michael Houstoun (piano) (RNZ UA63)
Messner, Joseph: Rondo giocoso Op 54 - Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra/Ivor Bolton (OEHMS OC 734)
2:00 approx
McLeod, Jenny: Rock Sonata No 1 (2) - Stephen de Pledge (piano) (Atoll ACD223)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Piano Sonata No 5 in G K283 - Sharon Joy Vogan (piano) (RNZ UB32)
Debussy, Claude: Cello Sonata in D minor - Inbal Meggido (cello), Jian Liu (piano) (Rattle RAT D069 2017)
Prokofiev, Sergei: Piano Concerto No 3 in C Op 26 (3) - Michael Houstoun (piano), New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/James Judd (TRUST MMT 2035)
Handel, George Frideric: Violin Sonata in D HWV371 - Riccardo Minasi (violin), Marco Ceccato (cello), Giulia Nuti (harpsichord), Luca Pianca (archlute) (DHM 88697 70531)
Vivaldi, Antonio: Cum dederit dilectis suis somnum, from Nisi Dominus RV608 - Andreas Scholl (countertenor), Accademia Bizantina/Paul Dyer (Decca 4757667)
3:00 approx
Brahms, Johannes: Clarinet Sonata in Eb Op 120/2 (3) - Murray Khouri (clarinet), John McCabe (piano) (Continuum CCD 1027)
Bach, Johann Sebastian: Orchestral Suite No 2 in B minor BWV1067 - Penelope Evison (flute), Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble (BIS CD 249)
Parish Alvars, Elias: La Mandoline, Grand Fantasy - Ieuan Jones (harp) (Claudio CR 4939)
Psathas, John: Helix No 1, Archon Metron - New Zealand Chamber Soloists (Atoll ACD 542)
Liszt, Franz: Reminiscences of Simon Boccanegra - Michel Dalberto (piano) (RCA 82876 60309)
Hawes, Patrick: Dressed in Blue - Hugh Webb (harp), Jo Knight (cello), Conventus, English Chamber Orchestra/Patrick Hawes (Black Box BBM 1081)
4:00 approx
Holst, Gustav: Hammersmith Op 52 - North Texas Wind Symphony/Eugene Migliaro Corporon (GIA Publications CD655)
Geminiani, Francesco: Concerto Grosso in D minor, La Folia - Purcell Quartet with Purcell Band (Hyperion CDA 66264)
Strauss, Richard: Macbeth Op 23 - Detroit Symphony Orchestra/Antal Dorati (Decca 410 146)
Haydon, Claude Meurisse: Youth - Boyd Owen (tenor), David Barnard (piano) (RNZ 2021-05-04)
Ross, James: Grey Coast - James Ross (piano), The Maxwell Quartet (Phenotypic Recordings 2024)
Berlioz, Hector: L'ile inconnue, from Les nuits d'été - Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo), Berlin Philharmonic (DG 445 823)
Chopin, Frédéric arr Davydov: Waltz in C# minor Op 64/2 - Pieter Wispelwey (cello), Paolo Giacometti (piano) (Onyx ONYX4078)
Hill, Alfred: String Quartet No 3 in A minor, Carnival (4) - Dominion Quartet (Naxos 8.570491)
5:00 approx
Canteloube, Joseph: Poème - Philippe Graffin (violin), Ulster Orchestra/Thierry Fischer (Hyperion CDA 67294)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Concerto in C for flute & harp K299 (2) - Alberto Navarra (flute), Claudia Lucia Lamanna (harp), Odense Symphony Orchestra/Holly Hyun Choe (Orchid Classics ORC100287)
Schumann, Robert: Symphony in G minor WoO29, Zwickauer - Le Concert des Nations/Jordi Savall (Alia Vox AVSA9963)
Shostakovich, Dmitri: Piano Concerto No 2 in F Op 102 (3) - Michael Houstoun (piano), New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Christopher Lyndon-Gee (Naxos 8.553126)
Vasks, Pēteris: Joyfully, from Summer Dances - Vadim Gluzman (violin), Sandis Šteinbergs (violin) (BIS BIS2352)
Ferré, Léo: Jolie môme - Patricia Petibon (soprano), Olivier Py (voice), David Venitucci (accordian), Susan Manoff (piano) (DG 4792465)
Fauré, Gabriel orch Rabaud: Berceuse, from Dolly Suite - Paris Orchestra/Serge Baudo (EMI 5 67523)
Brahms, Johannes: Sapphische Ode Op 94/4 - Andrew Joyce (cello), Rae de Lisle (piano) (Atoll ACD280)
28 December 2025
Saint-Saëns, Camille: Havanaise - Sarah Chang (violin), Philadelphia Orchestra/Wolfgang Sawallisch (EMI CDC 5 55026)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Quintet in Eb for piano & winds K452 (3) - Michael Houstoun (piano), Gordon Hunt (oboe), Gordon Richards (clarinet), Ingrid Hagan (bsn), Nicola Baker (horn) (Atoll ACD 883)
Chopin, Frédéric: Ballade No 1 in G minor Op 23 - Cédric Tiberghien (piano) (HARMONIA MUNDI HMC 90 1943)
Hummel, Johann Nepomuk: Rondo brillant in F Op 127, Le retour à Londres - Christopher Hinterhuber (piano), Gävle Symphony Orchestra/Uwe Grodd (Naxos 8.557845)
Vivaldi, Antonio: Concerto in Bb for multiple instruments RV553 - La Serenissima/Adrian Chandler (vln/dir) (Avie AV 0031)
Hill, Alfred: String Quartet No 1 in Bb, Maori (4) - Dominion Quartet (Naxos 8.570491)
1:00 approx
Vaughan Williams, Ralph: Concerto Grosso - strings of New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/James Judd (Naxos 8.555867)
Sibelius, Jean: Kuolema - Hungarian State Symphony Orchestra/Jussi Jalas (Decca 448 267)
Stanford, Charles Villiers arr Grainger: Four Irish Dances - Piers Lane (piano) (Hyperion CDA 67279)
Haydon, Claude Meurisse: The Portrait - Boyd Owen (tenor), David Barnard (piano) (RNZ 2021-05-04)
Handel, George Frideric arr Russell: Recorder Sonata in A minor HWV362 - David Russell (guitar) (TELARC CD 80559)
2:00 approx
Dittersdorf, Karl Ditters von: Symphony in A minor, (1) - Failoni Orchestra/Uwe Grodd (Naxos 8.553975)
Telemann, Georg Philipp: Overture in G, Nations Old & New - NZ Barok (Atoll ACD 813)
Françaix, Jean: Quintet No 2 for flute, string trio & harp - Valérie Milot (harp), François Vallières (viola), Raphaël Dubé (cello), Jocelyne Roy (flute), Antoine Bareil (violin) (Analekta AN29985)
Schumann, Robert: Arabeske in C Op 18 - Tessa Birnie (piano) (WALSINGHAM 3WAL 80432)
Weber, Carl Maria von: Overture, from Euryanthe - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Antoni Wit (Naxos 8.570296)
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Faithfu' Johnie - Wolfgang Holzmair (baritone), Trio Fontenay (Philips 442 784)
3:00 approx
Ireland, John orch Parlett: Cavatina - Justine Watts (violin), Royal Scottish National Orchestra/Martin Yates (DUTTON CDLX 7215)
Lilburn, Douglas: String Trio (1945) - Schola Musica Trio (Ex Kiwi SLD 57)
Grenfell, Maria: Di Primavera - Claire Edwardes (marimba), Karin Schaupp (guitar) (ABC Classics ABC 4817995)
Schubert, Franz: Violin Sonatina in D D384 - Robin Wilson (violin), Kemp English (piano) (ODE CD MANU 5082)
Chopin, Frédéric: Nocturnes Op 27 - Bart van Oort (piano) (Brilliant Classics 94048)
Vaughan Williams, Ralph: Whither must I wander, from Songs of Travel - Bryn Terfel (bbar), Malcolm Martineau (piano) (DG 477 6686)
4:00 approx
Satie, Eric: Three pieces in the shape of a pear - Pascal Rogé (piano), Jean-Philippe Collard (piano) (Decca 455 401)
Zipoli, Domenico arr Hunt: Elevazione - Gordon Hunt (ob/director), Niklass Veltman (cello), Norrköping Symphony Orchestra (BIS CD 5017)
Franck, César: Prelude, Chorale & Fugue - Stephen Hough (piano) (Hyperion CDA 66918)
Schramm, Paul: A Few Variations, from Impressions of Java & Bali - Jenny Wollerman (soprano), Bruce Greenfield (piano) (RNZ 2021-05-04)
Hanke, SJ: Starfish Rebellion II - Verità Baroque (Evil Penguin EPRC0052)
Schubert, Franz: Ständchen D920 - Der Singphoniker (CPO 999470)
Gershwin, George arr Heifetz: It ain't necessarily so, from Porgy & Bess - Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin), André Previn (piano) (DG 471 500)
Couperin, François: Le Tic-Toc-Choc, ou Les Maillotins - Gillian Weir (harpsichord) (EX TARTAR TRL 046)
5:00 approx
Bach, Johann Sebastian: French Suite No 3 in B minor BWV814 - Murray Perahia (piano) (DG 479 6565)
Brahms, Johannes: Piano Concerto No 1 in D minor Op 15 (2) - András Schiff (piano, director), Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (ECM 4855770)
Rutter, John: Suite Antique - Duke Dobing (flute), Wayne Marshall (harpsichord), City of London Sinfonia/John Rutter (Collegium CSCD 516)
Liszt, Franz: Valse oubliée No 1 - Michael Houstoun (piano) (RNZ UA32)
Copland, Aaron: Simple gifts, from Appalachian Spring - Cincinnati Pops Orchestra/Erich Kunzel (TELARC CD 80503)
Sennhofer, Ernst arr Thomas: Dankeschön - Die Singphoniker (CPO 999 470)
Ravel, Maurice: The fairy garden, from Mother Goose Suite - Katia Labèque (piano), Marielle Labèque (piano) (KML 1111)
Grandjany, Marcel: Automne - Carolyn Mills (harp) (Atoll ACD 917)