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28 March 2025

Lilburn, Douglas: A Song of Islands - New Zealand SO/John Hopkins (KIWI CD SLD 100)

Busoni, Ferruccio: Duettino Concertante after the finale of Mozart's Piano Concerto - Anderson & Roe Piano Duo (Steinway & Sons STNS 30022)

Fontana, Giovanni Battista: Sonata No 2 - Latitude 37 (ABC Classics 476 4525)

Haydn, Franz Joseph: Keyboard Concerto in G HobXVIII/4 (1) - Leif Ove Andsnes (pno/dir), Norwegian CO (EMI CDC 5 56960)

Anonymous: Latvian Prayer - Dawn Harms (vla), Carolyn Mills (harp) (Atoll ACD 199)

Foulds, John: Music Pictures, Group 7 Op 13, Landscapes - Kathryn Stott (pno) (BIS CD 933)

Telemann, Georg Philipp: Violin Concerto in E TWV51/E2 - Simon Standage (vln/dir), Collegium Musicum 90 (Chandos CHAN 0519)

1:00 approx

Paganini, Niccolò arr Kreisler: Le Streghe - Philippe Quint (vln), Dmitriy Cogan (pno) (Naxos 8.570703)

Britten, Benjamin: Simple Symphony Op 4 - Orpheus CO (DG 423 624)

Rachmaninov, Sergei: Etude-tableau in C minor Op 39/1 - Michael Houstoun (pno) (TRUST MMT 2028)

Arne, Thomas: Symphony No 4 in C minor - Hanover Band/Graham Lea-Cox (ASV CD GAU 216)

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Piano Sonata No 4 in Eb K282 - Sharon Joy Vogan (piano) (RNZ UB32)

2:00 approx

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich: Variations on a Rococo Theme - Lynn Harrell (cello), Royal Liverpool Phil/Gerard Schwarz (RLPO LIVE RLCD 403)

Brahms, Johannes: Clarinet Sonata in Eb Op 120/2 (3) - Marie Ross (clarinet), Petra Somlai (piano) (Centaur CRC3760)

Geminiani, Francesco: Concerto Grosso in E Op 5/11 - Ensemble 415/Chiara Banchini (dir) (ZIG ZAG ZZT 040 301)

Farr, Gareth: The Horizon from Owhiro Bay - Henry Wong Doe (piano) (Rattle RAT D046)

Stamitz, Carl Philipp: Flute Concerto in G Op 29 - Barthold Kuijken (fl), Tafelmusik/Jeanne Lamon (dir) (SONY SK 48045)

Glick, Srul Irving: Kensington Market, from Old Toronto Klezmer Suite - Angèle Dubeau (vln), La Pietà (Analekta AN28721)

3:00 approx

Schumann, Robert: Arabeske in C Op 18 - Tessa Birnie (pno) (WALSINGHAM 3WAL 80432)

Chen Gang/He Zhanhao: Butterfly Lovers Concerto - Takako Nishizaki (vln), New Zealand SO/James Judd (Naxos 8.557348)

Mattheson, Johann: Sonata No 6 in E minor for violin - Pablo Valetti (vln), Petr Skalka (cello), Dirk Börner (hpschd) (Alpha 35)

Palmer, Lynn: Classical Suite - Judy Loman (harp) (Naxos 8.554347)

Kodály, Zoltán: Sonatina for cello & piano - Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello), Alexandre Tharaud (pno) (HARMONIA MUNDI HMC 90 1735)

Gluck, Christoph Willibald von: Orpheus & Euridice, Overture - Royal Opera House, Covent Garden Orch/Georg Solti (Decca 417 410)

4:00 approx

Jennings, Janet: Pictures at the Waikato Museum - Liam Wooding (pno) (Atoll ACD221)

Olivero, Edgar/Mozart, WA: Sarahnade mambo - Sarah Willis (horn), The Sarahbanda, Yuniet Lombida Prieto/José Antonio Méndez Padrón (ALPHA ALPHA578)

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

Fauré, Gabriel: Violin Concerto in D minor Op 14 - Philippe Graffin (vln), Ulster Orch/Thierry Fischer (Hyperion CDA 67294)

Bernstein, Leonard: Clarinet Sonata - Emma Johnson (cl), John Lenehan (pno) (Naxos 8.57224)

Traditional arr Baker: Tarantella - Aquarelle Guitar Quartet (Chandos CHAN 10609)

5:00 approx

Tsabropoulos, Vassilis: Three Pieces after Byzantine hymns - Anja Lechner (cello), Vassilis Tsabropoulos (pno) (ECM 1888 (981 9613))

Debussy, Claude: Jeux - Cleveland Orch/Pierre Boulez (DG 439 896)

Korngold, Erich Wolfgang: Mein Sehnen, mein Wähnen (Pierrot's Tanzlied), from Die tote Stadt, Op 12 - Nicola Benedetti (vln), Bournemouth SO/Kirill Karabits (Decca 4783529)

Finzi, Gerald: Forlana, from Five Bagatelles Op 23 - Murray Khouri (cl), Peter Pettinger (pno) (Continuum CCD 1038)

Sibelius, Jean: Symphony No 1 in E minor Op 39 (3) - New Zealand SO/Pietari Inkinen (Naxos 8.572305)

Locatelli, Pietro: Caprice in D Op 3/23, Il labirinto armonico, from L'Arte del Vio - Sergey Malov (baroque-vln) (Pan Classics PC 10360)

Krommer, Franz: Concerto in Eb for two clarinets Op 91 (3) - Sabine Meyer (cl), Julian Bliss (cl), ASMF/Kenneth Sillito (EMI 3 79786)

29 March 2025

Hawes, Patrick: Rain - English CO/Patrick Hawes (Black Box BBM 1081)

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

Glass, Philip: Company - Kronos Quartet (NONESUCH 79111)

Glanville-Hicks, Peggy: Etruscan Concerto - Caroline Almonte (piano), Tasmanian SO (ABC Classics ABC 4817995)

Elgar, Edward: Nimrod, from Enigma Variations - New Zealand SO/James Sedares (UNIVERSAL 99072)

Bach, Johann Sebastian: Trio Sonata in D minor BWV527 - Kevin Bowyer (org) (NIMBUS NI 5647/8)

1:00 approx

Vaughan Williams, Ralph: Concerto Grosso - strings of New Zealand SO/James Judd (Naxos 8.555867)

Haydn, Franz Joseph: Piano Trio in E HobXV/28 - Beaux Arts Trio (Philips 420 790)

Mahler, Gustav: Rückert-Lieder, Excerpts - Christa Ludwig (mezzo), Philharmonia/Otto Klemperer (EMI CDM 7 69499)

Handel, George Frideric: Keyboard Suite No 2 in F HWV427 - Sophie Yates (hpschd) (Chandos CHAN 0669)

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: String Quartet No 19 in C K465, Dissonance (3) - New Zealand String Quartet (NZ String Quartet 2006)

2:00 approx

Saint-Saëns, Camille: Cello Concerto No 2 in D minor Op 119 - Johannes Moser (cello), Stuttgart Radio SO/Fabrice Bollon (Hänssler CD 93.222)

Dubois, Théodore: Toccata in G, from 12 New Pieces - Kemp English (org) (MANU CD MANU 5005)

Clarke, Rebecca: Poem for String Quartet - Lafayette String Quartet (CBC Records MVCD1149)

Beethoven, Ludwig van: Symphony No 3 in Eb Op 55, Eroica (3) - Orchestra Wellington/Marc Taddei (Concordance CCD 06)

Ravel, Maurice: Violin Sonata in G - Janine Jansen (vln), Itamar Golan (pno) (Decca 478 2256)

Mancini, Henry: Moon River, from Breakfast at Tiffany's - Royal Philharmonic Pops Orchestra/Henry Mancini (Denon 590172)

3:00 approx

Ries, Ferdinand: Piano Concerto in Ab Op 151, Gruss an den Rhein - Christopher Hinterhuber (pno), New Zealand SO/Uwe Grodd (Naxos 8.557638)

Danzi, Franz: Fantasy on Là ci darem la mano, from Don Giovanni - Andreas Ottensamer (cl), Potsdam Chamber Academy (DG 481 4711)

Scarlatti, Domenico: Keyboard Sonata in F minor Kk466; Keyboard Sonata in D minor Kk1 - Benjamin Grosvenor (pno) (PRIVATE RECORDING 837 001)

Harle, John: Rant! - Jess Gillam (sax), BBC Concert Orch/Jessica Cottis (Decca 4834862)

Peacocke, Gemma: Albatross - Hannah Darroch (flute), Andrew Crooks (piano) (Private 2020)

4:00 approx

Poulenc, Francis: Trio for oboe, bassoon and piano - Peter Kirstein (ob), Etienne Boudreault (bsn), Martin Qvist Hansen (pno) (CPO 777 711)

Strauss II, Johann: Wine, Women & Song - Vienna Phil/Riccardo Muti (EMI CMS 5 67323)

Lilburn, Douglas: Piano Sonata (1949) - Margaret Nielsen (pno) (Ex Kiwi SLD 58)

Ritchie, John: Suite No 2 for string orchestra, Aquarius (1) - NZSO Chamber Orch/Donald Armstrong (TRUST MMT 2040)

Bruch, Max: Kol Nidrei - Maria Kliegel (cello), Ireland National SO/Gerhard Markson (Naxos 8.550519)

Ranjbaran, Behzad: Elegy for cello & strings - Ole Akahoshi (cello), Sejong Soloists (Naxos 8.570353)

5:00 approx

Saint-Saëns, Camille: Fantasy in A Op 124 - Skaila Kanga (harp), Kenneth Sillito (vln) (Chandos CHAN 8621)

Chabrier, Emmanuel: Ronde champêtre - Angela Hewitt (pno) (Hyperion SACDA 67515)

Vivaldi, Antonio: Viola d'amore Concerto in F RV97 - Fabio Biondi (vla d'amore/dir), Europa Galante (Virgin 3 95146)

Piazzolla, Astor: Milonga del ángel; Muerte del ángel; Resurrección del ángel; Tango del ángel - Gryphon Trio (Analekta AN 2 9857)

Bach, Johann Sebastian arr Yang: Violin Sonata No 1 in G minor BWV1001 (4) - Xuefei Yang (gtr) (EMI 6 79018)

McGlashan, Don: Greatest adventure, from Dean Spanley - New Zealand SO (Warner Music 531802)

Traditional: The lark in the clear air - Carolyn Mills (harp) (Atoll ACD 919)

Fauré, Gabriel arr Hazell: Sicilienne, from Pelléas & Mélisande - Han-Na Chang (cello), Philharmonia/Leonard Slatkin (EMI 5 57052)