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13 March 2026
Giraud, Hubert arr Wilhelm Kaiser-Lindemann: Sous le ciel de Paris - 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic (EMI 6085012)
Wagner, Richard: Tannhäuser, Prelude to Act 3 - BBC Philharmonic/Edward Downes (BBC Music BBC MM 257)
Debussy, Claude: Images oubliées - Michael Houstoun (piano) (Rattle RAT D075)
Haydn, Franz Joseph: Symphony No 2 in C - Hanover Band/Roy Goodman (Hyperion CDA 66524)
Geminiani, Francesco: Concerto Grosso in E minor Op 3/3 (3) - NZ Barok (Atoll ACD 813)
Stamitz, Carl Philipp: Clarinet Concerto No 1 in F - Kálmán Berkes (clarinet/director), Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia (Naxos 8.553584)
1:00 approx
Phillips, Montague: A Surrey Suite Op 59 - BBC Concert Orchestra/Gavin Sutherland (DUTTON CDLX 7140)
Handel, George Frideric: Keyboard Suite No 5 in E HWV430 - Alicia de Larrocha (piano) (Philips 456 886)
Herz, Maria: Cello Concerto Op 10 - Raphaela Gromes (cello), German Symphony Orchestra Berlin/Anna Rakitina (Sony 19802932902)
Chopin, Frédéric: Waltz in C# minor Op 64/2 - Eric Lu (piano) (DG 4868297)
Lilburn, Douglas: Forest - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/James Judd (Naxos 8.557697)
2:00 approx
Dring, Madeleine: Trio for oboe, bassoon & keyboard - Nicholas Daniel (oboe), Amy Harman (bassoon), Antonio Oyarzabal (piano) (Chandos CHAN20344)
Mahler, Gustav: Blumine, symphonic movement - Bonn Beethoven Orchestra/Stefan Blunier (MDG 937 1804)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Piano Sonata No 14 in C minor K457 - Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) (Decca 448 629)
Merulo, Claudio: Toccata No 3 - Latitude 37 (ABC Classics 476 4525)
Hummel, Johann Nepomuk: Rondo brillant in Eb Op 120, La Galante - Georgina Zellan-Smith (piano) (ZELLAN RECORDS ZRCD 1002)
3:00 approx
Bernard, Emile: Divertissement Op 36 (3) - Holland Wind Players/Jeroen Weierink (Ars Produktion FCD368407)
Lilburn, Douglas: Symphony No 2 - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/John Hopkins (Continuum CCD 1069)
Parish Alvars, Elias: Fantasy on Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor - Ieuan Jones (harp) (Claudio CR 4939)
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Piano Concerto No 3 in C minor Op 37 (2) - Diedre Irons (piano), Christchurch Symphony Orchestra/Marc Taddei (TRUST MMT 2051)
Völtz, Alexander: Gran Vals, from Stradella Suite - Fisarmonica Amici (ABC Classics)
4:00 approx
Haydn, Franz Joseph: Keyboard Sonata No 50 in D HobXVI/37 - Alfred Brendel (piano) (Philips 416 643)
Telemann, Georg Philipp: Sinfonia melodica in C TWV50/2 - Berlin Baroque Soloists/Rainer Kussmaul (dir) (DG 477 5923)
Scarlatti, Domenico: Keyboard Sonata in C Kk132 - Terence Dennis (piano) (RNZ UB39)
Bosmans, Henriëtte: Poème for Cello & Orchestra - Raphael Wallfisch (cello), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra/Ed Spanjaard (CPO 555694-2)
Brahms, Johannes: Intermezzi Op 76, extracts - Michael Houstoun (piano) (Rattle RATD131)
5:00 approx
Bach, Johann Sebastian: Sanctus & Benedictus, from Mass in B minor BWV250 - Katherine Watson (soprano), Tim Mead (cntrtenor), Reinoud Van Mechelen (tenor), André Morsch (baritone), Les Arts Florissants/William Christie (Harmonia Mundi HAF890529394)
Chopin, Frédéric: Mazurkas Op 59 - Ingrid Fliter (piano) (EMI 5 14899)
Kalliwoda, Johann: Oboe Concertino in F Op 110 - Burkhard Glaetzner (oboe), Berlin Symphony Orchestra/Claus Peter Flor (CAPRICCIO 10 281)
Toscanini, Arturo: Minuettino - David Vine (piano) (RNZ UC18)
Walker, Lucy: O Nata Lux - Voces8 (Decca)
Wolf-Ferrari, Ermanno: Intermezzo, from The Jewels of the Madonna - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/James Sedares (UNIVERSAL 99072)
Rossini, Gioachino: La Danza - Yamandu Costa (guitar), Francesco Buzzurro (guitar) (Bagual Produções e Eventos Ltda)
Brahms, Johannes: Symphony No 3 in F Op 90 (3) - London Symphony Orchestra/Bernard Haitink (LSO LIVE LSO 0056)
14 March 2026
Wagenaar, Johan: Romantic Intermezzo Op 13 - North West German Philharmonic/Antony Hermus (CPO 777479)
Bloch, Ernest: Baal Shem - Suyeon Kang (violin), Stephen De Pledge (piano) (Atoll ACD 818)
Glass, Philip: Symphony for Eight - Cello Octet Conjunto Ibérico/Elias Arizcuren (Orange Mountain OMM0032)
Duruflé, Maurice: Prelude & Fugue on the name Alain - Anna Lapwood (organ) (Sony 19802809272)
Albinoni, Tomaso: Concerto in G minor Op 10/2 - Simon Standage (violin/director), Collegium Musicum 90 (Chandos CHAN 0769)
Mathias, William: Improvisations Op 10 - Ingrid Bauer (harp) (MASTER PERFORMERS MP 010)
Smith, Ryan: Air Castles - Ryan Smith (accordion), Robyn Jaquiery (piano) (RNZ)
1:00 approx
Smetana, Bedřich: Vyšehrad, from Má Vlast - Czech Philharmonic/Jiří Bělohlávek (Decca 4833187)
Brahms, Johannes: Intermezzi Op 118, extracts - Michael Houstoun (piano) (Rattle RATD131)
Rutter, John: Gloria - Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, Wallace Collection/Timothy Brown (Brilliant Classics 9087)
Webern, Anton: Slow movement - Carmina Quartet (DENON CO 79462)
Takle, Mons Leidvin: Celebration - Martin Setchell (organ) (Pipeline Press PP2)
2:00 approx
Bach, Johann Sebastian: Concerto in C minor for oboe & violin BWV1060 - Roberto Michelucci (violin/director), Leo Driehuys (oboe), I Musici (Philips 426 075)
Chopin, Frédéric: Three New Etudes Op posth - Alexandre Tharaud (piano) (HARMONIA MUNDI HMC 90 1982)
Dvořák, Antonín: Bagatelles Op 47 - Josef Suk (violin), Miroslav Ambros (violin), Jirí Bárta (cello), Jan Simon (harmonium) (SUPRAPHON SU 3976)
Maunder, Peter: Under the Surface - Peter Maunder (trombone), Helen Webby (harp) (Atoll ACD 115)
Telemann, Georg Philipp: Overture in G, Nations Old & New (1) - NZ Barok (Atoll ACD 813)
Charlton, Richard: The Black Cockatoo - Ingrid Riollot (guitar) (King Parrot Classics 2022)
3:00 approx
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Symphony No 40 in G minor K550 - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Nicholas McGegan (Private - NZSO 2006B)
Gieseking, Walter: Quintet for piano and winds in Bb Op 20 (1) - ensemble 4.1 (Arcantus Musikproduktion ARC15001)
Lilburn, Douglas: Four Canzonas - Ithaca College Festival Orchestra/Grant Cooper (KIWI CD SLD 99)
Grieg, Edvard: Excerpts, from Lyric Pieces Book 2 - Leif Ove Andsnes (piano) (EMI 5 57296)
4:00 approx
Calvert, Morley: Suite from the Monteregian Hills - Center City Brass Quintet (Collins Classics 14892)
Hamilton, David: Oriori - Sharon Joy Vogan (piano) (Atoll ACD700)
McGlashan, Don: End Credits, from Dean Spanley - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Marc Taddei (Mana 531802)
Strauss, Richard: Piano Quartet in C minor Op 13 (1) - Nash Ensemble (Hyperion CDA 67574)
Szymanowski, Karol: Violin Concerto No 2 Op 61 (4) - Lea Birringer (violin), Staatsorchester Rheinische Philharmonie/Benjamin Shwartz (Rubicon RCD1193)
Schumann, Robert: Gesänge der Frühe Op 133 - Maurizio Pollini (piano) (DG 471 370)
5:00 approx
Fauré, Gabriel: Pelléas & Mélisande, Concert Suite - Czech Philharmonic/Serge Baudo (SUPRAPHON SU 3899)
Satie, Eric: Three pieces in the shape of a pear - Pascal Rogé (piano), Jean-Philippe Collard (piano) (Decca 455 401)
Boccherini, Luigi: String Quintet in E, Op 11 No 5, G. 275, Minuetto - Trio - Minuetto da capo - Steven Isserlis (cello), Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (Hyperion)
Schubert, Franz: Impromptus D935 (1) - Marc-André Hamelin (piano) (Hyperion CDA 68213)
Jóhannsson, Jóhann: A sparrow alighted upon our shoulder - Air Lyndhurst String Orchestra (DG DG120)
Still, William Grant ed Alexa Still: Bayou Home - Alexa Still (flute), Susan DeWitt Smith (piano) (KOCH 3-7192)
Portman, Rachel: Suite, from Mona Lisa Smile - Session orchestra (Epic 90737)
Wesley, Samuel Sebastian: Air & Gavotte - John Wells (organ) (RNZ UC39)
Vivaldi, Antonio: Four Seasons, Spring (1) - Pekka Kuusisto (violin/director), Virtuosi Di Kuhmo (Ondine ODE9392)