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01 March 2026

Chopin, Frédéric: Nocturne in Db Op 27/2 - Artur Rubinstein (piano) (Philips 456955)

Walton, William: Viola Concerto in C minor Op 25 (1) - Helen Callus (viola), New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Marc Taddei (ASV CD DCA 1181)

Bizet, Georges arr Anderson and Roe: Carmen Fantasy Op 25 - Anderson & Roe Piano Duo (Steinway & Sons STNS30006)

Ortiz, Diego: Recercadas sobre tenores italianos, from Trattado de glosas - La Ritirata/Josetxu Obregón (Glossa GCD923101)

Brahms, Johannes: Intermezzi Op 116, extracts - Michael Houstoun (piano) (Rattle RATD131)

Rota, Nino: Andantino, from Bassoon Concerto - Christopher Millard (bsn), CBC Vancouver Orchestra/Mario Bernardi (CBC SMCD5185)

Fauré, Gabriel: Nocturne No 8 in Db Op 84 - Richard Mapp (piano) (RNZ UB66)

1:00 approx

Alwyn, William arr Lane: The Magic Box, Suite - BBC Philharmonic/Rumon Gamba (Chandos CHAN 10349)

Chopin, Frédéric: Fantasy in F minor Op 49 - David James (piano) (RNZ UB48)

Respighi, Ottorino: The Birds - London Symphony Orchestra/Antal Dorati (MERCURY 432 007)

Dowland, John: Fantasia No 7 - Matthew Marshall (guitar) (RNZ UA16)

Zipoli, Domenico: In hoc mundo - Pablo Pollitzer (tenor), Ensemble Louis Berger (Argentina)/Ricardo Massun (K617 K617 141)

2:00 approx

Beethoven, Ludwig van: Piano Sonata No 12 in Ab Op 26 - Sviatoslav Richter (piano) (Philips 456 949)

Hovhaness, Alan: Prayer of St Gregory - Wynton Marsalis (trumpet), Anthony Newman (organ) (SONY SK 60804)

Dvořák, Antonín: Violin Sonatina in G Op 100 - James Ehnes (violin), Eduard Laurel (piano) (Analekta FL 2 3191)

Hill, Alfred: String Quartet No 1 in Bb, Maori (iii), Tangi (Lament) - Dominion Quartet (Naxos 8.570491)

Beck, Franz Ignaz: Sinfonia in F Op 1/2 - NZSO Chamber Orchestra/Donald Armstrong (Naxos 8.554071)

Padovano, Annibale: Agnus Dei I, from Missa Domine a lingua dolosa - Cinquecento (Hyperion CDA68407)

3:00 approx

Brahms, Johannes: Serenade No 1 in D Op 11 (3) - Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra/Riccardo Chailly (Decca 478 6775)

Ries, Ferdinand: Piano Concerto in G minor Op 177 - Christopher Hinterhuber (piano), New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Uwe Grodd (Naxos 8.572742)

Hespe, George: The Three Musketeers - National Youth Brass Band of New Zealand/Nigel Weeks (Trust MMT 2049)

Schubert, Franz: Piano Sonata No 14 in A minor D784 (2) - Ricardo Castro (piano) (DG 00289 477 5233)

Harrison, Lou: Paragrafo, from La Koro Sutro - Providence Singers, Boston Modern Orchestra Project/Gil Rose (BMOP BMOP1037)

4:00 approx

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Variations in G on Unser dummer Pöbel meint K455 - Diedre Irons (piano) (RNZ UA42)

Monteverdi, Claudio: Ave maris stella from Vespro della beata vergine SV206 - La Tempête/Simon-Pierre Bestion (Alpha ALPHA552)

Enescu, George: Romanian Rhapsody No 1 in A - Royal Scottish National Orchestra/Neeme Järvi (Chandos 8947)

Scriabin, Alexander: Waltz in Ab Op 38 - Michael Houstoun (piano) (RNZ UA32)

Bruch, Max: Adagio Appassionato - Salvatore Accardo (violin), Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra/Kurt Masur (Philips 432 282)

Janitsch, Johann Gottlieb: Sonata da camera in D (2) - Berlin Friday Academy (Brilliant Classics 95977)

5:00 approx

Weissenberg, Alexis: Six arrangements of songs sung by Charles Trenet - Marc-André Hamelin (piano) (Hyperion CDA 67656)

Fasch, Johan Friedrich: Concerto in G FWV L/G11 - Il Gardellino (Accent ACC 24252)

Handel, George Frideric arr E Grigoryan: Organ Concerto in Bb Op 4/6 - Slava Grigoryan (guitar), Leonard Grigoryan (guitar), Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra/Benjamin Northey (ABC Classics 476 5948)

Dohnányi, Ernst von: Serenade in C Op 10 (2) - Trio Arnold (Mirare)

Hovland, Egil: Pastorella - Håvard Gimse (piano) (Fabra)

Lilburn, Douglas: Symphony No 2 (2) - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/James Judd (Naxos 8.555862)

Trowell, Arnold: Serenade Op 20/3 - Martin Griffiths (cello), Chikako Komaki (piano) (Private 2011A)

Strauss, Richard: Sunrise, from Also sprach Zarathustra - Berlin Philharmonic/Gustavo Dudamel (DG 4791041)

02 March 2026

Boulanger, Lili: D'un Soir Triste - Women's Philharmonic/JoAnn Falletta (Koch 37169)

Schubert, Franz arr Boehm: Am Meer, from Schwanengesang - Uwe Grodd (flute), Matteo Napoli (piano) (Naxos 8.570754)

Shostakovich, Dmitri arr LAWRENCE: Festive Overture Op 96 - The Philharmonic Brass/Tugan Sokhiev (Decca 4854171)

Duarte, John W.: Variations on a Catalan folksong - Matthew Marshall (guitar) (WAIATA 9501)

Geminiani, Francesco: Concerto Grosso in F - Ensemble 415/Chiara Banchini (dir) (ZIG ZAG ZZT 040 301)

Copland, Aaron: Quiet City - Philip Smith (trumpet), Thomas Stacy (cor anglais), New York Philharmonic/Leonard Bernstein (DG 419 170)

Hill, Alfred: I. In the streets, from String Quartet No 3 in A minor, Carnival - Dominion Quartet (Naxos 8.570491)

1:00 approx

Vaughan Williams, Ralph: Symphony No 5 in D (3) - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/James Sedares (Universal 3998782)

Gipps, Ruth: Clarinet Sonata - Peter Cigleris (clarinet), Duncan Honeybourne (piano) (Somm SOMMCD0641)

Hofmann, Leopold: Symphony in F (Badley F2) - Northern Chamber Orchestra/Nicholas Ward (vln/dir) (Naxos 8.553866)

Fauré, Gabriel: Nocturnes Op 33 (2) - Michael Houstoun (piano) (Rattle RAT D075)

Handel, George Frideric: Organ Concerto in G minor Op 4/3 - Richard Egarr (organ/director), Academy of Ancient Music (HARMONIA MUNDI HMU 80 7446)

2:00 approx

Stamitz, Carl Philipp: Flute Concerto in G Op 29 - Mikael Helasvuo (flute), Helsinki Chamber Orchestra/Jukka-Pekka Saraste (BIS CD 268)

Chopin, Frédéric: Nocturne in F minor Op 55/1 - Dina Yoffe (piano) (NIFC NIFCCD 012)

Haydn, Franz Joseph: String Quartet in Bb Op 1/1, Hunt - Buchberger Quartet (Brilliant Classics 93650)

Schumann, Robert: Novelettes Op 21 (1) - Lixin Zhang (piano) (Rattle RATD084)

Holst, Gustav: St Paul's Suite - London Festival Orchestra/Ross Pople (ASV CD DCA 782)

Charpentier, Marc-Antoinne: Overture, from Les Arts Florissants - Ensemble Molière (Linn CKD738)

3:00 approx

Bach, Johann Sebastian: Trio Sonata in C BWV529 - Isabelle Faust (violin), Raphael Alpermann (harpsichord), Bernhard Forck (violin) (Harmonia Mundi HMM90233536)

Beethoven, Ludwig van: Symphony No 1 in C Op 21 - Orchestra Wellington/Marc Taddei (Concordance CCD 06)

Liszt, Franz: Ave Maria - Gábor Farkas (piano) (Warner 2564 69284-7)

Brahms, Johannes: String Quintet No 1 in F Op 88 (2) - New Zealand String Quartet, Maria Lambros (viola) (Naxos 8.573455)

Pavlea, Elena: Means of Escape, from "Rainy Days" - Southern Sinfonia (Convivium)

4:00 approx

Yoshimatsu, Takashi: Fuzzy Bird Sonata Op 44 - Nobuya Sugawa (saxophone), Minako Koyanagi (piano) (EMI 2020)

Franck, César: Symphony in D minor Op 48 (2) - BBC Philharmonic/Yan Pascal Tortelier (Chandos CHAN 9875)

Grieg, Edvard: Piano Concerto in A minor Op 16 (1) (excerpt) - Richard Farrell (piano), Hallé Orchestra/George Weldon (Atoll ACD 208)

Utting, Craig: Onslow College Suite - New Zealand Guitar Quartet (Ode CDMANU 5153)

Schubert, Franz: Eight Variations on a French Song D624 - Isabel Beyer (piano), Harvey Dagul (piano) (FOUR HANDS MUSIC FHMD 892)

Biber, Heinrich I.F. von: Sonata No 7 in G (4) - Bojan Čičić (violin), The Illyria Consort (Delphian DCD34334)

5:00 approx

Marx, Joseph: Idyll, from Nature Trilogy - Bochum Symphony Orchestra/Steven Sloane (ASV CD DCA 1137)

Handel, George Frideric: Keyboard Suite No 2 in F HWV427 - Murray Perahia (piano) (Sony SK 62785)

Françaix, Jean: L'Horloge de flore - Albrecht Mayer (oboe), ASMF/Mathias Mönius (Decca 478 2564)

Howard, James Newton transcr Lapwood: Flying, from Peter Pan - Anna Lapwood (organ) (Sony 19658831402)

Mozetich, Marjan: Weeping Clouds, from Postcards from the Sky - CBC Vancouver Orchestra/Mario Bernardi (CBC Records CMCCD 21815)

Rachmaninov, Sergei: Preludes Op 23 No 5 in G minor: Alla marcia - Colin Horsley (piano) (Atoll ACD 442)

Livingstone, Jay & Evans, Ray: Que Sera, Sera, from the motion picture "The Man Who Knew Too Much" - Doris Day (voice), studio ensemble ()

Dvořák, Antonín: Songs my mother taught me - Andrew Joyce (cello), Rae de Lisle (piano) (Atoll ACD280)

Anonymous: Greensleeves - Ronn McFarlane (lute) (Dorian 90008)