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21 February 2026

Mendelssohn, Felix: String Quartet No 1 in Eb Op 12 (3) - New Zealand String Quartet (Naxos 8.570001)

Araklyan, Kristina: Starlight - Kristina Araklyan (piano) (Platoon )

Holst, Gustav: Hammersmith Op 52 - North Texas Wind Symphony/Eugene Migliaro Corporon (GIA Publications CD655)

Lasser, Philip: Piano Concerto, The Circle and the Child (1) Poco Allegro - Simone Dinnerstein (piano), MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra/Kristjan Järvi (Sony 88875 03245)

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

Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da: Tu es Petrus - Choir of Westminster Cathedral/Martin Baker (Hyperion CDA 67785)

Fauré, Gabriel: Impromptu No 2 in F minor Op 31 - Michael Houstoun (piano) (Rattle RAT D075)

1:00 approx

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Symphony No 25 in G minor K183 - London Mozart Players/Jane Glover (ASV CD DCA 717)

Chopin, Frédéric: Waltzes Op 34 - Terence Dennis (piano) (RNZ UB40)

Salaverde, Bartolomé de Selma y: Canzon a due, canto e basso - Latitude 37 (ABC Classics 476 4525)

Beethoven, Ludwig van: Piano Trio No 8 in Eb WoO38 - Florestan Trio (Hyperion CDA 67393)

Tournier, Marcel: Images, Suite No 3 Op 35 - Judy Loman (harp) (Naxos 8.554347)

2:00 approx

Elgar, Edward: Sospiri Op 70 - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/James Sedares (RNZ UB23)

Brahms, Johannes: Clarinet Trio in A minor Op 114 (2) - Marie Ross (clarinet), Claire-Lise Démettre (cello), Petra Somlai (piano) (Centaur CRC3760)

Vivaldi, Antonio: Sonata in Bb for two violins Op 5/5 - Purcell Quartet (Chandos CHAN 0502)

Bach, Johann Sebastian: Partita No 3 in A minor BWV827 - András Schiff (piano) (ECM 4766991)

Traditional: Ingen vinner frem til den evige ro - Jervaulx Singers/Charlie Gower-Smith (Convivium )

Czerny, Carl: Fantasy No 3 on themes by Franz Schubert Op 339 - Barry Tuckwell (horn), Daniel Blumenthal (piano) (ETCETERA KTC 1121)

3:00 approx

Caldara, Antonio: Trio Sonata in G minor Op 2/4 - Four Nations Ensemble (GAUDEAMUS CD GAU 347)

Ries, Ferdinand: Piano Concerto in D Op 120, Pastoral - Christopher Hinterhuber (piano), Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra/Uwe Grodd (Naxos 8.572088)

Abel, Carl Friedrich: Symphony in E Op 10/1 - Hanover Band/Graham Lea-Cox (ASV CD GAU 216)

Yifrashewa, Girma: Elita - Rebeca Omordia (piano) (SOMM SOMMCD0688)

Weber, Carl Maria von: Overture, from Peter Schmoll - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Antoni Wit (Naxos 8.570296)

4:00 approx

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Piano Sonata No 14 in C minor K457 (2) Adagio - Víkingur Ólafsson (piano) (DG 4860525)

Geminiani, Francesco: Concerto Grosso in G minor Op 3/2 - Europa Galante/Fabio Biondi (dir/vln) (OPUS 111 OPS 30-172)

Brahms, Johannes: Piano Trio No 1 in B Op 8 (1) - Macquarie Trio (ABC Classics 472 668)

Rachmaninov, Sergei: Symphony No 2 in E minor Op 27 (3) - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra National Youth Orchestra/Pietari Inkinen (RNZ 2011)

Chopin, Frédéric: Nocturne in Db Op 27/2 - Diedre Irons (piano) (TRUST MMT 2041)

Benda, Georg: Viola Concerto in F (3) - Thüringen Philharmonie Gotha, Tatjana Masurenko (viola) (c2 Hamburg )

5:00 approx

Brel, Jacques arr Anderson and Roe: Mathilde, Marieke, et Madeleine - Anderson & Roe Piano Duo (Steinway & Sons STNS30006)

Tubin, Eduard: Sinfonietta on Estonian motifs (2) Ostinato - Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra/Neeme Järvi (BIS CD 401)

Chabrier, Emmanuel: Pièces pittoresques Nos 1-5 - Emmanuel Strosser (piano) (MIRARE MIR 116)

Portman, Rachel: Water, from Tipping Points - Niklas Liepe (violin), WDR Orchestra/Erina Yashima (Sony G010005209644B)

Grieg, Edvard: Daisies Op 38/3 - Leon McCawley (piano) (Somm SOMMCD0680)

Biddington, Eric: Festival Dance - Mark Hobson (clarinet), Sarah Masters (clarinet), Gretchen Dunsmore (clarinet), Gloria Streat (bass cl) (MANU CD MANU 1558)

Ravel, Maurice: Sonatine - 2. Mouvement De Menuet - Michael Houstoun (piano) (Rattle RAT D075)

Bach, Johann Sebastian: Badinerie, from Orchestral Suite No 2 in B minor BWV1067 - Emmanuel Pahud (flute), Berlin Baroque Soloists/Rainer Kussmaul (vln/dir) (EMI 5 57111)

22 February 2026

Bach, Johann Sebastian: Trio Sonata in G BWV1039 - Jed Wentz (flute), Marion Moonen (flute), Job ter Haar (cello), Michael Borgstede (harpsichord) (Brilliant Classics 93814)

Grainger, Percy: Dreamery - BBC Philharmonic/Richard Hickox (Chandos CHAN 9584)

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Piano Concerto No 13 in C K415 (3) - Erin Helyard (fortepiano), NZ Barok (Atoll ACD 229)

Farquhar, David: Ring Round the Moon - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Kenneth Young (Continuum CCD 1073)

Davis, Oliver: Voyager, Concerto for violin, piano & strings - Kerenza Peacock (violin), Huw Watkins (piano), London Symphony Orchestra/Paul Bateman (Signum SIGCD 411)

Bédard, Denis: Cats at Play - Martin Setchell (organ) (Pipeline Press PP2)

1:00 approx

Haydn, Franz Joseph: Piano Trio in D HobXV/24 - Vienna Piano Trio (NIMBUS NI 5535)

Respighi, Ottorino: Three Botticelli Pictures - Lausanne Chamber Orchestra/Jesús López-Cobos (Telarc CD 80309)

Handel, George Frideric: Keyboard Suite No 8 in F minor HWV433 - Angela Hewitt (piano) (Hyperion CDA 67736)

Bach, Johann Sebastian: The Art of Fugue, excerpts - Vesa-Matti Leppänen (vln, dir), New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (RNZ NZSO 2022-03-17)

Schubert, Franz arr Boehm: Gute Nacht D911/1 - Uwe Grodd (flute), Matteo Napoli (piano) (Naxos 8.570754)

2:00 approx

Avison, Charles: Concerto Grosso in A Op 9/3 - Avison Ensemble/Pavlo Beznosiuk (dir) (DIVINE ART DDA 21211)

Beethoven, Ludwig van: Piano Sonata No 31 in Ab Op 110 - Yevgeny Sudbin (piano) (BIS 2208)

Casella, Alfredo: Paganiniana Op 65 - La Scala Philharmonic/Riccardo Muti (Sony SK 53280)

Glinka, Mikhael: The Lark - Lixin Zhang (piano) (Rattle RATD084)

Dvořák, Antonín: String Quartet No 10 in Eb Op 51 (1) Allegro Ma Non Troppo - New Zealand String Quartet (Atoll ACD 703)

Auber, Daniel: Marche des rois - Janáček Philharmonic Ostrava /Dario Salvi (Naxos )

3:00 approx

Brahms, Johannes: Two Songs for contralto, viola & piano Op 91 - Andrew Joyce (cello), Julia Joyce (viola), Rae de Lisle (piano) (Atoll ACD280)

Berlioz, Hector: Rêverie & Caprice - James Ehnes (violin), Quebec Symphony Orchestra/Yoav Talmi (Analekta FL 2 3151)

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Quintet in Eb for piano & winds K452 - Michael Houstoun (piano), Gordon Hunt (oboe), Gordon Richards (clarinet), Ingrid Hagan (bsn), Nicola Baker (horn) (Atoll ACD 883)

Phillips, Montague: Moorland Idyll Op 61 - BBC Concert Orchestra/Gavin Sutherland (DUTTON CDLX 7140)

Michio, Miyagi: Haru no umi - Susan Hoeppner (flute), Rachel Gauk (guitar) (BIS CD 969)

4:00 approx

Sibelius, Jean: Belshazzar's Feast, Suite - Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra/Neeme Järvi (BIS CD 359)

Fauré, Gabriel: Piano Quintet No 1 in D minor Op 89 (2) - Domus, Anthony Marwood (violin) (Hyperion CDA 66766)

Bach, Johann Sebastian: Chorale Prelude, Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr; - Gillian Weir (organ) (PRIORY PRCD 753)

Cosma, Vladimir: Concerto for euphonium (3) - Adam Frey (euphonium), New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Bruce Hangen (Naxos 8.570538)

Schubert, Franz: Wanderer Fantasy in C Major, Op. 15, D. 760 - Orion Weiss (piano) (First Hand )

Mendelssohn, Felix: Overture, from Calm Sea & Prosperous Voyage - Vienna Philharmonic/Christoph von Dohnányi (Decca 421 769)

5:00 approx

Holland, Dulcie: Piano Trio - Eggner Trio (ABC Classics ABC 4817995)

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)

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

Albinoni, Tomaso: Violin Concerto in A Op 9/4 - Andrew Manze (violin), Academy of Ancient Music/Christopher Hogwood (Decca 458 129)

Sanz, Gaspar: Pavane, from Instrucción de música sobre la guitarre espagnola - Lautten Compagney, Wolfgang Katschner (lute) (DHM )

Brahms, Johannes: Ballade in B minor Op 10/3 - Richard Farrell (piano) (Atoll ACD 208)

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Lá ci darem la mano, from Don Giovanni - Andrè Schuen (baritone), Nikola Hillebrand (soprano), Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg/Roberto González-Monjas (DG 4867187)