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17 January 2026

Borodin, Alexander orch Drew: Nocturne, from String Quartet No 2 in D - I Musici de Montréal/Yuli Turovsky (Chandos CHAN 9484)

Poulenc, Francis: Three Novelettes - Michael Houstoun (piano) (Rattle RAT D075)

Bach, Johann Sebastian: Orchestral Suite No 3 in D BWV1068 (1) - Zefiro Baroque Orchestra/Alfredo Bernardini (Arcana A 400)

Young, Kenneth: The Enchanted Dance Hall - Woolston Brass/David Gallaher (Woolston Brass CDWB 3896340/01)

Granados, Enrique: Spanish Dances Op 37 Book 1 - Thomas Rajna (piano) (CRD 3321)

Beck, Franz Ignaz: Sinfonia in A Op 1/3 - NZSO Chamber Orchestra/Donald Armstrong (Naxos 8.554071)

1:00 approx

Langford, Alan: Four Pieces - Royal Ballet Sinfonia/David Lloyd-Jones (ASV CD WHL 2121)

Malipiero, Gian Francesco: Sinfonia del mare - Moscow Symphony Orchestra/Antonio de Almeida (Naxos 8.570878)

Beethoven, Ludwig van: Violin Sonata No 5 in F Op 24, Spring (2) - Wilma Smith (violin), Michael Houstoun (piano) (RNZ UA62)

Telemann, Georg Philipp: Trio Sonata in Eb - Simon Standage (violin/director), Micaela Comberti (violin), Collegium Musicum 90 (Chandos CHAN 0525)

2:00 approx

Norman, Philip: Peter Pan, excerpts - Orchestra Wellington/Kenneth Young (RNZB 1999A)

Hummel, Johann Nepomuk: Variations in F Op 97 - Christopher Hinterhuber (piano), Gävle Symphony Orchestra/Uwe Grodd (Naxos 8.557845)

Mussorgsky, Modest: Reverie - Mikhaïl Rudy (piano) (Calliope CAL 4687)

Gershwin, George: Three Preludes - Nikki Chooi (violin), Stephen de Pledge (piano) (Atoll ACD 615)

Traditional arr Vaughan Williams: Loch Lomond - Chanticleer (Warner Classics 2564683247)

3:00 approx

Geminiani, Francesco: Sonata No 3 in F for 2 violins - Purcell Quartet (Hyperion CDA 66264)

Stamitz, Carl Philipp: Symphonie Concertante in C for two violins - Richard Friedman (violin), Steven Smith (violin), London Festival Orchestra/Ross Pople (ASV CD DCA 650)

Beethoven, Ludwig van: Piano Sonata No 14 in C# minor, Moonlight (3) - Tessa Birnie (piano) (ABC Classics 476 6479)

Dvořák, Antonín: String Quartet No 10 in Eb Op 51 (4) Finale: Allegro Assai - New Zealand String Quartet (Atoll ACD 703)

Herschel, William: Symphony No 14 in D - London Mozart Players/Matthias Bamert (Chandos CHAN 10048)

Handel, George Frideric: Waft her, angels, through the skies, from Jephtha - Mark Padmore (tenor), English Concert/Andrew Manze (Harmonia Mundi HMU 90 7422)

4:00 approx

Bach, Johann Sebastian: Aria variata in A minor BWV989 - Víkingur Ólafsson (piano) (DG 4835022)

Pärt, Arvo: Fratres - Moray Welsh, Alastair Blayden, Michael Stirling (cellos) (SONY SK 61753)

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Symphony No 21 in A K134 - Danish Radio Sinfonietta/Adam Fischer (dacapo 6.220541)

Sibelius, Jean: Dance-Intermezzo Op 45/2 - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Pietari Inkinen (Naxos 8.570763)

Hayes, Martin: Peggy's Dream - Martin Hayes (fiddle), and The Common Ground (Faction 2023)

Dowland, John arr Bergeron/Dagher/Slattery: Come again, Sweet Love - Michael Slattery (tenor), La Nef (Atma ACD2 2650)

Schubert, Franz: An die Musik D547 - Daniel Hope (violin), Christoph Israel (piano) (DG 4839482)

5:00 approx

Saint-Georges, Joseph Bologne Chevalier de: L'amant anonyme - Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra/Jeanne Lamon (dir) (Tafelmusik Media TMK1032CD)

Chopin, Frédéric: Piano Concerto No 1 in E minor Op 11 (2) - Lang Lang (piano), Vienna Philharmonic/Zubin Mehta (DG 477 7449)

Haydn, Franz Joseph: Symphony No 46 in B - Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment/Franz Brüggen (Philips 473 015)

Smith, Ryan: Suikinkutsu - Hannah Darroch (flute), Robyn Jaquiery (piano) (RNZ )

Maxwell Davies, Peter arr Tennant: Farewell To Stromness - Los Angeles Guitar Quartet (Sony SK 60274)

Verdi, Giuseppe: Va pensiero, from Nabucco - Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Utah Symphony Orchestra/Julius Rudel (Decca 425 431)

Mascagni, Pietro arr I Salonisti: Cavalleria Rusticana, Intermezzo - I Salonisti (London 458 382)

Gershwin, George: Summertime, from Porgy & Bess - The Black Quartet (Private P001452)

18 January 2026

Mendelssohn, Felix: Hebrides Overture - London Symphony Orchestra/Claudio Abbado (DG 423 104)

Beethoven, Ludwig van: Piano Trio No 1 in Eb Op 1/1 (1) - Florestan Trio (Hyperion CDA 67393)

Hamilton, David: Oriori - Sharon Joy Vogan (piano) (Atoll ACD700)

Strauss, Richard: Oboe Concerto in D (3) - Emily Pailthorpe (oboe), BBC Symphony Orchestra/Martyn Brabbins (Champs Hill Records CHRCD116)

Hummel, Johann Nepomuk: Variations on a theme by Gluck Op 57 - Georgina Zellan-Smith (piano) (ZELLAN RECORDS ZRCD 1002)

1:00 approx

Françaix, Jean: Aubade for twelve cellos - Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic (Allegria 221085 205)

Schubert, Franz: Arpeggione Sonata in A minor D821 - Timora Rosler (cello), Klára Würtz (piano) (Brilliant Classics 9157)

Bach, Johann Sebastian: Concerto in D minor for oboe & violin BWV1060 - Vesa-Matti Leppänen (vln, dir), Robert Orr (oboe), Bethany Angus (hpchd), New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (RNZ NZSO 2022-03-17)

Grieg, Edvard: Melodies Op 53 - Bergen Philharmonic/Ole Kristian Ruud (BIS SACD 1491)

2:00 approx

Korngold, Erich Wolfgang: Piano Trio in D Op 1 (4) - NZTrio (Rattle RAT-D121)

Brahms, Johannes: Violin Sonata No 2 in A Op 100 - Bella Hristova (violin), Michael Houstoun (piano) (Rattle RAT-D144)

Tárrega, Francisco: Recuerdos de la Alhambra - Craig Ogden (guitar) (Chandos CHAN 9743)

Boyce, William: Symphony No 1 in Bb - NZ Barok (Atoll ACD 813)

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Exsultate, jubilate K165 (Salzburg version) - Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Bach Collegium Japan/Masaaki Suzuki (BIS 2171)

3:00 approx

Lilburn, Douglas: Symphony No 1 III. Allegro - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/James Judd (NAXOS 8.555862)

Ritchie, Anthony: Pas de deux Op 51a - Jane Curry, Owen Moriarty (gtrs) (Naxos 8.579041)

Liszt, Franz: Litanies de Marie - Leslie Howard (piano) (Hyperion CDA 67187)

Debussy, Claude arr Rueffer & Hand: Children's Corner - Pro Arte Guitar Trio (ASV CD WHL 2129)

Verdi, Giuseppe: Messa Da Requiem: Dies Irae - Tuba Mirum - London Philharmonic Choir, The London Chorus, London Philharmonic/David Parry (X5 105)

4:00 approx

Saint-Saëns, Camille: Fantasy in A Op 124 - Skaila Kanga (harp), Kenneth Sillito (violin) (Chandos CHAN 8621)

Elgar, Edward: Cello Concerto in E minor (1 & 2) - Jacqueline du Pré (cello), London Symphony Orchestra (EMI CDC 7 47329)

Haydn, Franz Joseph: Piano Trio in Eb HobXV/30 - Beaux Arts Trio (Philips 420 790)

Rachmaninov, Sergei: Prelude No 9 in Eb minor, Op 23 - Colin Horsley (piano) (Atoll ACD 442)

Rameau, Jean-Philippe: The Entrance of Polyhymnia, from Les Boréades - Ensemble Pygmalion/Raphaël Pichon (Harmonia Mundi HMM902288)

Traditional: Sixteen Come Next Sunday - The Kraken Consort (Alpha ALPHA1027)

Bach, Johann Sebastian: Prelude & Fugue No 2 in C minor BWV847 - András Schiff (piano) (Decca )

Farquhar, David: Musette - Matthew Marshall (guitar) (Rattle D097)

5:00 approx

Fasch, Johan Friedrich: Concerto in D for two flutes FWV L/D9 - Il Gardellino (Accent ACC 24252)

Humperdinck, Engelbert: Overture, from Hansel & Gretel - Philharmonia/Otto Klemperer (EMI 5 62621)

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Piano Trio No 6 in G K564 - Daniel Barenboim (piano), Michael Barenboim (violin), Kian Soltani (cello) (DG 4837506)

Morricone, Ennio Arr. Anthony Rozankovic: The Mission, film - Angèle Dubeau (violin), La Pietà (Analekta AN28733)

Hahn, Reynaldo: L'heure exquise - Julian Lloyd Webber (cello), John Lenehan (piano) (EMI 3 59488)

Andrès, Bernard: Prelude No 6, from Preludes Vol 2 - Carolyn Mills (harp) (Atoll ACD 917)