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07 December 2025
Mendelssohn, Felix: Nocturne, from A Midsummer Night's Dream - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/James Sedares (RNZ UB22)
Schubert, Franz: Impromptu in C minor D899/1 - John O'Conor (piano) (TELARC CD 80337)
Smetana, Bedřich: Vyšehrad, from Má Vlast - Czech Philharmonic/Jiří Bělohlávek (Decca 4833187)
Hodges, Moses Hamilton: Twilight - Sarah Court (mezzo), David Barnard (piano) (RNZ 2021-02-12DMc)
Martinů, Bohuslav: Promenades - Lenka Kozderková-Simková (flute), Adéla Stajnochrová (violin), Monika Knoblochová (harpsichord) (Supraphon SU 3805)
Brahms, Johannes: Intermezzi Op 118, extracts - Michael Houstoun (piano) (Rattle RATD131)
1:00 approx
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Exsultate, jubilate K165 - Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Bach Collegium Japan/Masaaki Suzuki Bach Collegium Japan (BIS 2171)
Paine, Bruce: Sea Suite - Bruce Paine (guitar) (PRIVATE RECORDING BNP CD 04)
Korngold, Erich Wolfgang: Piano Trio in D Op 1 (3) - NZTrio (Rattle RAT-D121)
Britten, Benjamin: Simple Symphony Op 4 - English Chamber Orchestra/Benjamin Britten (London 425 160)
Chopin, Frédéric: Preludes Op 28/15 in Db, Raindrop - Pascal Rogé (piano) (Onyx 4057)
2:00 approx
Haydn, Franz Joseph: String Quartet in F minor Op 55/2, Razor - Lindsay String Quartet (ASV CD DCA 906)
Arnold, Malcolm: Clarinet Sonatina Op 29 - Murray Khouri (clarinet), Peter Pettinger (piano) (Continuum CCD 1038)
Farquhar, David: Ring Round the Moon (1) - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Kenneth Young (Continuum CCD 1073)
Fauré, Gabriel: Impromptu No 4 in Db Op 86 - Margit-Anna Süss (harp) (DENON CO 76611)
Respighi, Ottorino: Ancient Airs & Dances Suite No 3 - I Solisti Veneti/Claudio Scimone (Erato ECD 75366)
Torke, Michael: East, Concerto for clarinet (1) - Weixiong Wang (clarinet), Albany Symphony Orchestra/David Alan Miller (Albany TROY1784)
3:00 approx
Wencheng, Lü: Autumn Moon on a Calm Lake - Lang Lang (piano) (Deutsche Grammophon 4776379)
Huyssen, Hans: Concerto for an African Cellist - Heleen du Plessis (cello), Odeion School of Music Camerata/Hans Huyssen (ODE CDMANU 5158)
Lilburn, Douglas: Seventeen Short Pieces for guitar (14-17) - Matthew Marshall (guitar) (Rattle D097)
Respighi, Ottorino: Pastorale in A - Michael Erxleben (vln/director), New Berlin Chamber Orchestra (Capriccio 10 563)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus after Bach: Three-part Adagio & Fugue No 3 in F K404a - Trio di Clarone (AVI Music AVI 8553162)
4:00 approx
Cannabich, Christian: Symphony No 52 in E - Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia/Uwe Grodd (Naxos 8.55434)
Liszt, Franz: Parsifal, March towards the Holy Grail - Michel Dalberto (piano) (RCA 82876 60309)
Vivaldi, Antonio: Viola d'amore Concerto in D RV392 - Fabio Biondi (vla d'amore/director), Europa Galante (Virgin 3 95146)
Larsson, Lars-Erik: Pastoral Suite - Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra/Okko Kamu (Naxos 8.553115)
Andrès, Bernard: Preludes Vol 2, extracts - Carolyn Mills (harp) (Atoll ACD 917)
Matteis Jr., Nicola: La Vecchia Sarabanda - Daniel Hope (violin) & Friends (DG 477 8094)
5:00 approx
Barber, Samuel: Knoxville: Summer of 1915 - Kathleen Battle (soprano), Orchestra of St Luke's/André Previn (DG 437 787)
Leclair, Jean-Marie: Flute Sonata in C Op 2/3 - Adrian Butterfield (baroque vln), Jonathan Mason (viola da gamba), Laurence Cummings (harpsichord) (Naxos 8.572866)
Bizet, Georges: Aragonaise, from Carmen Suite No 1 - Vienna Philharmonic/Yannick Nézet-Séguin (Sony Classics 196588189692)
Brahms, Johannes: Variations on a theme by Schumann Op 9 - Andreas Boyde (piano) (Oehms OC 585)
Delius, Frederick: Irmelin, Prelude - Symphony Nova Scotia/Georg Tintner (CBC Records SMCD 5134)
Le Trio Joubran: Masar - Le Trio Joubran (Songlines 43)
Elgar, Edward: Chanson de matin Op 15/2 - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/James Sedares (Universal 399 8782)
Saint-Saëns, Camille: The Swan, from Carnival of the Animals - Jacqueline du Pré (cello), Osian Ellis (harp) (EMI 5 65955)
08 December 2025
Scarlatti, Alessandro: Venere Amore e Ragione - Dorothee Oberlinger (recorder), Ensemble 1700 (Deutsche harmonia mundi 19658813372)
Saint-Saëns, Camille: Rhapsodie d'Auvergne - Stephen Hough (piano), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Sakari Oramo (Hyperion CDA 67331/2)
Hamilton, David: Imagined Dances II - Archi D'amore Zelanda (Atoll ACD218)
Farr, Gareth: Te Parenga - Patrick Barry (clarinet), NZSO Chamber Orchestra/Marc Taddei (Trust MMT 2036)
Handel, George Frideric: Keyboard Suite No 6 in F# minor HWV431 - Sophie Yates (harpsichord) (Chandos CHAN 0688)
Strauss, Richard: Serenade in Eb for winds Op 7 - Netherlands Wind Ensemble/Edo de Waart (Philips 438 733)
Liszt, Franz: Transcendental Study No 10, Appassionata - Luu Hong Quang (piano) (RATTLE RATD152)
1:00 approx
Telemann, Georg Philipp: Concerto in F for three violins - Simon Standage (vln/director), Micaela Comberti (violin), Catherine Weiss (violin), Collegium Musicum 90 (Chandos CHAN 0580)
Haydn, Franz Joseph: Keyboard Sonata No 60 in C HobXVI/50 - Tessa Birnie (piano) (Ex Chartreuse TB 6)
Fuchs, Robert: Serenade No 1 in D Op 9 - Cologne Chamber Orchestra/Christian Ludwig (Naxos 8.572222)
Bellinati, Paulo: Jongo - John Couch (guitar) (John Couch JB 1000)
Falla, Manuel de: Seven Popular Spanish Songs - Tine Thing Helseth (trumpet), Kathryn Stott (piano) (EMI 4 16471)
2:00 approx
Danzi, Franz: Concertino in Bb Op 47 for Clarinet & Bassoon - Albrecht Mayer (cor anglais), Andreas Ottensamer (clarinet), Potsdam Chamber Academy (DG 481 4711)
Ravel, Maurice: Gaspard de la Nuit - Friedrich Gulda (piano) (Philips 456 817)
Vivaldi, Antonio: Violin Concerto in C RV185 - Rachel Podger (violin), Arte Dei Suonatori (Channel Classics CCS 19598)
Williams, Michael F: Cavatina, from Suite per antiche archi - Archi D'amore Zelanda (Atoll ACD218)
Ritchie, John: Partita for brass quintet - NZ Chamber Brass (Private - NZCB 2007A)
Coleridge-Taylor, Samuel: The Bamboula - Isata Kanneh-Mason (piano) (Decca 4851663)
3:00 approx
Sibelius, Jean: Symphony No 3 in C Op 52 - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Pietari Inkinen (Naxos 8.572305)
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Variations on Bei Männern welche Liebe fühlen - Adrian Brendel (cello), Alfred Brendel (piano) (Philips 475 379)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Rondo in C K373 - David Nolan (violin), BBC Philharmonic/Vernon Handley (Chandos CHAN 7025)
Babadjanian, Arno: Piano Trio in F# minor (2) - New Zealand Chamber Soloists (ATOLL ACD209)
Smith, Alice Mary ed Graham-Jones: Andante - Angela Malsbury (clarinet), London Mozart Players/Howard Shelley (Chandos CHAN 10283)
4:00 approx
Beach, Amy: Piano Trio in A minor Op 150 - Hartley Trio (DAL SEGNO DSPRCD 057)
Mendelssohn, Felix: String Symphony No 2 in D - Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra/Kurt Masur (Brilliant Classics 99926)
Brahms, Johannes: Intermezzi Op 117 - Michael Houstoun (piano) (Rattle RATD131)
Dvořák, Antonín: Silent Woods - Shauna Rolston (cello), Edmonton Symphony Orchestra/Uri Mayer (CBC Records SMCD 5105)
Rachmaninov, Sergei: Prelude No 4 in D Major, Op 23 - Colin Horsley (piano) (Atoll ACD 442)
Bach, Johann Sebastian arr Alberto La Rocca: Suite in A BWV1025, after Weiss Suite SW47 (2) Courante - Alberto la Rocca (guitar), Carlo Lazari (violin) (Brilliant Classics 97139)
5:00 approx
Delius, Frederick: Florida Suite - IV. At Night - Ulster Orchestra/Vernon Handley (Chandos CHAN 8413)
Satie, Eric: Gnossienne No 5 - Bruce Liu (piano) (DG 4865044)
Pärt, Arvo: Berliner Messe (ordinary mass) - Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Tallinn Chamber Orchestra/Tonu Kaljuste (ECM 1505)
Tsabropoulos, Vassilis: Three pieces after Byzantine hymns - Anja Lechner (cello), Vassilis Tsabropoulos (piano) (ECM 1888 (981 9613))
Vaughan Williams, Ralph: The Conspiracy, from In Windsor Forest - London Choral Sinfonia /Michael Waldron (Orchid Classics ORC100289)
Ritchie, John: Three Whimsies (2) - Matthew Marshall (guitar) (Rattle D097)
Einaudi, Ludovico: Night - Angèle Dubeau (violin), La Pietà (Analekta AN28748)
Hespe, George: The Three Musketeers: Athos, Poet and Lover - National Youth Brass Band of New Zealand/Nigel Weeks (Trust MMT 2049)
Humperdinck, Engelbert: Children's prayer, from Hänsel & Gretel - New York Philharmonic/Leonard Bernstein (SONY MLK 62617)