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12 January 2026
Delibes, Léo: Waltz & Mazurka, from Coppélia - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Varujan Kojian (Kiwi CD SLC 222)
Cannabich, Christian: Symphony No 49 in F - Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia/Uwe Grodd (Naxos 8.55434)
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Piano Concerto No 4 in G Op 58 (3) - Leif Ove Andsnes (piano/director), Mahler Chamber Orchestra (Sony 88883 70548)
Prokofiev, Sergei: Violin Sonata No 2 in D Op 94a (1) - Natalia Lomeiko (violin), Olga Sitkovetsky (piano) (Atoll ACD 513)
Schubert, Franz: Twelve Waltzes D145 - John O'Connor (piano) (TELARC CD 80337)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Piano Concerto No 12 in A K414 (2) - Erin Helyard (fortepiano), NZ Barok (Atoll ACD 229)
1:00 approx
Chausson, Ernest: Soir de Fête - Swiss Romande Orchestra/Marek Janowski (PENTATONE PTC 5186 357)
Bach, Johann Sebastian: Violin Sonata No 2 in A minor BWV1003 - Lisa Batiashvili (violin) (DG 479 2479)
Brahms, Johannes: Intermezzo in A Op 118/2 - Lang Lang (piano) (TELARC CD 80524)
Gershwin, George arr Elkjer: I Got Rhythm, from Girl Crazy - BonaNZa Trombone Quartet (RATA RT 011)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Piano Sonata No 4 in Eb K282 - Sharon Joy Vogan (piano) (RNZ UB32)
2:00 approx
Delius, Frederick: Summer Night on the River - Symphony Nova Scotia/Georg Tintner (CBC Records SMCD 5134)
Grieg, Edvard: Excerpts, from Lyric Pieces - Richard Farrell (piano) (Atoll ACD 208)
Mendelssohn, Felix: String Symphony No 4 in C minor - London Festival Orchestra/Ross Pople (Hyperion CDA 66561/3)
Brahms, Johannes: Gestillte Sehnsucht Op 91/1 - Andrew Joyce (cello), Julia Joyce (viola), Rae de Lisle (piano) (Atoll ACD280)
Couperin, François: Sixième Concert - Douglas Boyd (oboe), Harold Lester (harpsichord), Richard Lester (cello) (ASV CD DCA 656)
Fauré, Gabriel: Agnus Dei, from Requiem Op 48 - Accentus, Maîtrise de Paris, members of French National Orchestra, Christophe Henry (organ)/Laurence Equilbey (Naïve V 5137)
3:00 approx
Barrios Mangoré, Agustín: The Cathedral - Pepe Romero (guitar) (Philips 432 102)
Klatzow, Peter: Sonata for Cello and Piano - Heleen du Plessis (cello), Malcolm Nay (piano) (ODE CDMANU 5158)
Lilburn, Douglas: Concert Overture in D - Ithaca College Festival Orchestra/Grant Cooper (KIWI CD SLD 99)
Rachmaninov, Sergei: Moment Musical Op 16/3 - Jason Bae (piano) (Austrian Gramophone AG 0003)
Jiránek, František: Bassoon Concerto in G minor - Sergio Azzolini (bsn), Collegium Marianum/Jana Semerádová (Supraphon SU 4039)
Hahn, Reynaldo: La Biondina in Gondoleta, from Songs in Venetian dialect - Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo), Bengt Forsberg (piano) (DG 463 479)
4:00 approx
Dett, Robert Nathaniel: In The Bottoms - Denver Oldham (piano) (New World NW 367)
Chopin, Frédéric: Piano Concerto No 1 in E minor Op 11 (3) - Lang Lang (piano), Vienna Philharmonic/Zubin Mehta (DG 477 7449)
Handel, George Frideric: Concerto Grosso in G minor Op 6/6 - Avison Ensemble/Pavlo Beznosiuk (dir) (LINN CKD 362)
Brahms, Johannes: Intermezzo in Bb Op 76/4 - Michael Houstoun (piano) (Rattle RATD131)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Symphony No 40 in G minor K550 (I) - Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen /Tarmo Peltokoski (DG)
Whitacre, Eric: Her sacred spirit soars - Polyphony/Stephen Layton (Hyperion CDA67543)
Puccini, Giacomo arr MIKHASHOFF: O mio babbino caro, from Gianni Schicchi - Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano) (Decca 475 7668)
Hamilton, David: Slow waltz, from Imagined Dances II - Archi D'amore Zelanda (Atoll ACD218)
5:00 approx
Albinoni, Tomaso: Oboe Concerto in D minor Op 9/2 - Gordon Hunt (ob/director), Norrköping Symphony Orchestra (BIS CD 5017)
Mendelssohn, Felix: Overture, from A Midsummer Night's Dream - Atlanta Symphony Orchestra/Yoel Levi (TELARC CD 80551)
Stravinsky, Igor transcr compsr/Dushkin: Suite italienne - Augustin Hadelich (violin), Robert Kulek (piano) (Avie AV 2216)
Ellington, Edward Kennedy "Duke": Don't Get Around Much Anymore - The Black Quartet (Private P001452)
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Piano Sonata No 12 in Ab Op 26 (1) - Murray Perahia (piano) (SONY 88697 32646)
Traditional: Green Pastures - Anonymous 4, Darol Anger (mandolin), Mike Marshall (gtr, mandocello, mandolin) (Harmonia Mundi 467400)
Vaughan Williams, Ralph orch Jacob: English Folk Song Suite - II. My bonny boy - Royal Liverpool Philharmonic/James Judd (Naxos 8.572304)
Scriabin, Alexander: Etude in F# Op 42/4 - Tessa Birnie (piano) (WALSINGHAM 3WAL 80432)
13 January 2026
Saint-Saëns, Camille: Havanaise - James Ehnes (violin), Quebec Symphony Orchestra/Yoav Talmi (Analekta FL 2 3151)
Brahms, Johannes: Intermezzi Op 117 - Michael Houstoun (piano) (Rattle RATD131)
Chopin, Frédéric: Scherzo No 2 in Bb minor Op 31 - Simon Trpceski (piano) (EMI 375586)
Korngold, Erich Wolfgang: Piano Trio in D Op 1 (2) - NZTrio (Rattle RAT-D121)
Rachmaninov, Sergei: Cello Sonata in G minor Op 19 (4) - Steven Isserlis (cello), Stephen Hough (piano) (Hyperion CDA 67376)
Psathas, John: Jettatura - Tony Yan Tong Chen (piano) (Rattle RAT-D112)
1:00 approx
Debussy, Claude: Pour le Piano - John Chen (piano) (ABC 4766834)
Sibelius, Jean: Symphony No 7 in C Op 105 - Leningrad Philharmonic/Yevgeny Mravinsky (MELODIYA 74321 25189)
Holst, Gustav: Hammersmith Op 52 - North Texas Wind Symphony/Eugene Migliaro Corporon (GIA Publications CD655)
McBeth, Gordon: All on a Summer's Day - Jenny Wollerman (soprano), David Barnard (piano) (RNZ 2021-05-04)
Gates, Keith: Sonatina for flute & piano - Judy Hand (flute), Keith Gates (piano) (Summit Records DCD 254)
2:00 approx
Dvořák, Antonín: Serenade in E for strings Op 22 (2) - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/James Sedares (UNIVERSAL 99072)
McLeod, Jenny: Little Symphony - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Kenneth Young (Continuum CCD 1073)
Michio, Miyagi arr Kondonassis: Haru no umi - Yolanda Kondonassis (harp) (TELARC CD 80488)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Overture, from Idomeneo & Ballet Music - Auckland Philharmonia/Roy Goodman (Atoll ACD 883)
Chopin, Frédéric: Mazurkas Op 63 - Michael Houstoun (piano) (TARTAR CD TRL 069)
Whitacre, Eric: Sing gently - Virtual Choir 6, Sam Glicklich (piano) (Unquiet 2020)
3:00 approx
Halvorsen, Johan: Passacaglia after Handel - Natalia Lomeiko (violin), Yuri Zhislin (viola) (Naxos 8.572522)
Telemann, Georg Philipp: Overture in G, Nations Old & New - NZ Barok (Atoll ACD 813)
Loeillet De Gant, Jean Baptiste: Recorder Sonata in D minor Op 2/3 - Daniel Rothert (recorder), Vanessa Young (cello), Ketil Haugsand (harpsichord) (Naxos 8.572023)
Schubert, Franz: Allegretto in C minor D915 - Tessa Birnie (piano) (ABC Classics 476 6479)
Farr, Gareth: Taheke - Bridget Douglas (flute), Carolyn Mills (hrp) (Atoll ACD 709)
Cherubini, Luigi: Dei tuoi figli la madre, from Medea - Maria Callas (soprano), Teatro alla Scala/Tullio Serafin (Warner Classics 2564634083)
4:00 approx
Mahler, Gustav: Excerpts, from Rückert-Lieder - Christa Ludwig (mezzo), Philharmonia/Otto Klemperer (EMI CDM 7 69499)
Marcello, Alessandro: Oboe Concerto in D minor - John Abberger (oboe), Tafelmusik/Jeanne Lamon (dir) (Analekta AN 2 9811)
Debussy, Claude: Jeux - Cleveland Orchestra/Pierre Boulez (DG 439 896)
Schramm, Paul: Dancing, from Impressions of Java & Bali - Boyd Owen (tenor), Bruce Greenfield (piano) (RNZ 2021-05-04)
Haydn, Franz Joseph: Symphony No 94 in G, Surprise (2) - Les Musiciens du Louvre/Marc Minkowski (Naive 5176)
Ernesaks, Gustav: Mu isamaa on minu arm - The King's Singers (Signum SIGCD607)
Bach, Johann Sebastian: Aria, from Goldberg Variations, BWV988 - Rachel Podger (violin), Brecon Baroque (Chanel CCSSA44923)
Smith, Ryan: Suikinkutsu - Hannah Darroch (flute), Robyn Jaquiery (piano) (RNZ)
5:00 approx
Vivaldi, Antonio: Concerto in D for two violins RV511 - Simon Standage (vln/director), Micaela Comberti (violin), Collegium Musi (Chandos CHAN 0528)
Shostakovich, Dmitri: Jazz Suite No 1 - Philadelphia Orchestra/Mariss Jansons (EMI CDC 5 55601)
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Piano Trio No 4 in Bb Op 11 - Trio Wanderer (Harmonia Mundi HMC 90 2100)
Halvorsen, Johan: Concert Caprice on Norwegian Melodies - Natalia Lomeiko (violin), Yuri Zhislin (violin) (Naxos 8.572522)
Chaminade, Cécile arr Kreisler: Serenade espagnole - Christian Ferras (violin), Jean-Claude Ambrosini (piano) (Brilliant Classics 93791)
Whitacre, Eric: The Sacred Veil (3) - Voces8, Christopher Glynn (piano), Emma Denton (cello) (Decca 4853970)
Ravel, Maurice: The fairy garden, from Mother Goose Suite - BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra/Ilan Volkov (BBC Music BBC MM 300)
Thomas, William: The Dying Lover - Robert Tucker (baritone), David Barnard (piano) (RNZ 2021-02-12DMc)