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Peter Hoar looks at the writings of 18th-Century music historian, Charles Burney. Read more Audio

Significant uncertainty remains about the job security for thousands of American Samoa government employees, following announcements about funding cuts by the new US administration of Donald Trump. Read more Audio

To celebrate World Radio Day, former presenter of Saturday Nights on RNZ National and Cadenza on RNZ Concert, Peter Fry presents his own music selections with frequent interruptions from David… Read more Audio

To mark World Radio Day, former RNZ presenter and music lover Chris Whitta co-presents the 11-12 hour of Weekday Classics with Clarissa Dunn. Chris talks about his love of radio and shares some… Read more Audio

The legendary Belgian bass-bartione José van Dam looks back on his career with Jon Tolansky and discusses some of the wide-ranging repertoire in which he was highly acclaimed. Read more Video, Audio

'Prosaic Notes from an Unwritten Journal': Composer Jenny McLeod considers Lilburn’s thoughts on tradition and language, and continues with her own personal reflections, in illustrated verse.

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In Stuttgart, Wagner's debts were catching up with him. Read more Audio

In La Spezia a walk by the harbour may have inspired the opening of the Ring Cycle Read more Audio

In Chemnitz the composer narrowly avoids arrest after his involvement in the Dresden Uprising Read more Audio

Seasoned New Zealand journalist and documentary maker, Wayne Brittenden takes us through the history of Kiwis' love affair with the silver screen, at least between 1925 - 1970. Read more Audio, Gallery

While home to star in NZ Opera's production of La Cenerentola, Sarah Castle talks with Kate Lineham about her musical life (RNZ) Audio

Jeffrey Grice, the New Zealand pianist who's been resident in Paris for almost 40 years, talks to Tim Dodd about his career, the special projects in which he attempts a new relationship with his… Read more Audio