Schedule for Wednesday 17 January 2007

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12:00 AM. Music Through the Night

12:00 - Disc 1
BAX: Symphony No 7 in Ab; Glamour; Slumber Song; Eternity; A Lyke-Wake - Martyn Hill (ten), London Phil/Bryden Thomson (Chandos CHAN 8628)
1:10 (approx) - Disc 2
BOCCHERINI: String Quintets, No 15 in A Op 60/3; No 23 in D Op 62/5; No 62 in G Op 31/2; No 16 in D minor Op 13/4 - Petersen Quartet, Ulrich Knorzer (vla), Guido Schiefen (cello) (Capriccio 210 452)
2:20 (approx) - Disc 3
BRUCKNER: Mass in E minor - Peter Hall (ten), Schutz Choir of London, Philip Jones Wind Ensemble/Roger Norrington; STRAUSS: Hymne Op 34/2; Deutsche Motette Op 62 - Jessica Cash (sop), Jean Temperley (mezzo), Wynford Evans (ten), Stephen Varcoe (bass), Schutz Choir of London/Roger Norrington (Decca 430 365)
3:35 (approx) - Disc 4
DANZI: Wind Quintets, in Bb Op 56/1; in G minor Op 56/2; in F Op 56/3; Quintet in D minor for piano & wind Op 41 - Love Derwinger (pno), Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet (BIS CD 552)
4:50 (approx) - Disc 5
WIENIAWSKI: Légende; BRUCH: Adagio from Violin Concerto No 1; TCHAIKOVSKY: Canzonetta-Andante from Violin Concerto; MENDELSSOHN: Andante from Violin Concerto,Op 64; BRAHMS Adagio from Violin Concerto; MASSENET: Méditation from Thaïs; MOZART: Adagio from Violin Concerto No 3; FAURÉ: Berceuse - Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin), Berlin Philharmonic/von Karajan, Vienna Philharmonic/Levin (DG 447 070)
6:00 AM. Classic Morning with Peter Sledmere

6:00 HASSE: Sinfonia in F Op 3/5 - Musica Antiqua Cologne/Reinhard Goebel (dir) (Archiv 453 435)
THOMAS: Fantasia on David of the White Rock - Susan Drake (harp) (Hyperion CDA 66340)
HANDEL: Coronation Anthem, Let thy hand be strengthened - Tallis Chamber Choir, Royal Academy Consort/Jeremy Summerly (Naxos 8.557003)
HAYDN: Organ Concerto in C HobXVIII/5 - Ton Koopman (org/dir), Amsterdam Baroque Orch (Philips 416 452)
MAGNARD: Suite in the Ancient Style Op 2 - Luxembourg Phil/Mark Stringer (Timpani 1C 1067)
7:00 PURCELL: Abdelazar, Suite - Tafelmusik/Jeanne Lamon (dir) (Analekta AN 2 9811)
POPPER: Hungarian Rhapsody Op 68 - Maria Kliegel (cello), Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia/Gerhard Markson (Naxos 8.554657)
TCHAIKOVSKY: Waltz, from Sleeping Beauty - New Zealand SO/Varujan Kojian (Kiwi CD SLC 222)
MOZART: Flute Quartet No 2 in G K285a - Emmanuel Pahud (fl), Christoph Poppen (vln), Hariolf Schlichtig (vla), Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello) (EMI CDC 5 56829)
BEETHOVEN: Coriolan Overture Op 62 - Vienna Phil/Otto Klemperer (Testament SBT8 1365)
8:00 Beauty Spot: BROCKWAY: Cavatina Op 13 - Pinchas Zukerman (vln), Marc Neikrug (pno) (Philips 416 158)
STRAUSS arr Reger/Koch: Festive entry of the Knights of the Order of St John of Jerusalem - Christian Schmitt (organ of the Collegiate Church of St Arnual, Saarbrücken), Saarbrücken Radio SO/Johannes Wildner (Audite 92.506)
SHOSTAKOVICH: String Quartet No 1 in C Op 49 - Jerusalem Quartet (Harmonia Mundi HMC 90 1865)
MUSSORGSKY: Promenade & The Gnome, from Pictures at an Exhibition - Barry Douglas (pno) (RCA RD 85931)
CHAMINADE: Flute Concertino - Susan Milan (fl), City of London Sinfonia/Richard Hickox (Chandos CHAN 8840)
LILBURN: Festival Overture - New Zealand SO/James Judd (Naxos 8.557697)
9:00 AM. The Works

MENDELSSOHN: Elijah, Part 2
Elijah............................. Andreas Schmidt
Widow/Angel................ Andrea Rost
Angel/Queen................. Cornelia Kallisch
Ahab/Obadiah............... Deon van der Walt
Boy............................... Johannes Dietzel
Düsseldorf Musikverein Chorus, Cologne Gürzenich Orch/James Conlon (EMI 3 50884)
DVORÁK: Serenade in E for strings Op 22 - CO of Europe/Alexander Schneider (ASV CD COE 801)
SCHUBERT: Violin Sonatina in A minor D385 - Arthur Grumiaux (vln), Paul Crossley (pno) (Philips 475 7825)
STEVENSON: Piano Concerto No 1, Faust Triptych - Murray McLachlan (pno), Chetham's SO/Julian Clayton (Forum FRC 9109)
BERNSTEIN: West Side Story, Symphonic Dances - CBSO/Paavo Järvi (Virgin VC 5 45295)
Noon Landscape and Time

BENNETT: The Seasons of his Mercies; KREEK: Psalms of David; SIBELIUS: Rakastava; KODÁLY: Esti Dal; CHILCOTT: Even Such is Time - King's Singers (Signum SIGCD 090)
2:00 PM. Afternoon Requests

RAVEL: L'Enfant et les Sortilèges, an opera in one act
L'Enfant........................ Pamela Helen Stephen
Maman......................... Anne Marie Owens
La Théière..................... Mark Tucker
La Tasse & La Chatte... Jacqueline Miura
Le Chat......................... David Wilson Johnson
Other principals, New London Children's Choir, London Symphony Chorus, London SO/André Previn (DG 457 589)
LANCHBERY: Tales of Beatrix Potter, excerpts - Royal Ballet Sinfonia/Barry Wordsworth (Dutton CDLX 7149)
(Box 123, Wellington or concertfm@radionz.co.nz)
3:00 PM. CD Masters

Classic performances from the back catalogue
BRAHMS: Double Concerto in A minor Op 102 - David Oistrakh (vln), Pierre Fournier (cello), Philharmonia Orch/Alceo Galliera (rec 1956) (EMI 3 45758)
STRAVINSKY: Divertimento - Ida Haendel (vln), Alfréd Holecek (pno) (rec 1959) (Supraphon SU 3782)
4:00 PM. Made in New Zealand

NZ musicians and composers
CARR: Gaudeamus Overture - New Zealand SO/Franz-Paul Decker (Corellia CRA 1005)
T EVANS: Geräuschvoll - Martin Setchell (organ of Christchurch Town Hall) (Atoll ACD 605)
KITTEL: Aria 17, Als ich nechst war ausspazieret - Gerd Turk, Jeremy Ovenden (tens), Martin Snell (bass), instrumental ensemble/René Jacobs (dir) (Harmonia Mundi HMC 90 5247)
SCHUMANN orch Shostakovich: Cello Concerto in A minor Op 129 - Alexander Ivashkin (cello), Russian State SO/Valeri Polyansky (Chandos CHAN 9792)
5:00 PM. Cadenza

LEHÁR: The Merry Widow, Overture - Berlin Radio SO/Michail Jurowski (CPO 999 891)
BACH: Violin Concerto in A minor BWV1041 - Viktoria Mullova (vln), Mullova Ensemble (Philips 446 675)
PRAETORIUS arr Williams: Dances from Terpsichore, excerpts - Craig Ogden (gtr) (Chandos CHAN 9674)
CHOPIN: Mazurkas Op 17 - Frederic Chiu (pno) (Harmonia Mundi HMX 290 7352.53)
ELGAR: Pomp & Circumstance March No 4 - Christchurch Symphony/Marc Taddei (Atoll ACD 401)
ROSSINI: Willow Song, Assisa a piè d'un salice, from Otello - Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo), Vienna Volksoper Orch/Giuseppe Patané (Decca 425 430)
PÄRT: Fratres - Franz Joseph Quartet (ATMA ACD 2 2310)
LISZT: Petrarch Sonnet No 123, from Années de Pèlerinage, Year 2, Italy - Mûza Rubackyté (pno) (Lyrinx LYR 2216)
ANDERSON: Promenade - Saint Louis SO/Leonard Slatkin (RCA 09026 68048)
HANDEL: Where'er you walk, from Semele - Keith Lewis (ten), NZSO Chamber Orch/Kenneth Young (Trust MMT 2022)
GERSHWIN: Promenade: Walking the dog, from Shall We Dance? - David Fuest (cl), New London Orch/Ronald Corp (Hyperion CDA 67067)
MAHLER: I walked with joy in woodland green, from Youth's Magic Horn - Lucia Popp (sop), Geoffrey Parsons (pno) (Acanta 43510)
CORIGLIANO: Promenade Overture - I Fiamminghi Rudolf Werthen (Telarc CD 80421)
7:00 PM. Appointment

The World of Robert Schumann
Thirteen programmes in an epic series that has been over 20 years in the making. Host, John Tibbetts, recognized something in the music and in the man that "spoke" to him in special ways. Since it's inception in 1983 as a few programmes with narration and music, The World of Robert Schumann now includes dramatizations, interviews, critical comment and hundreds of musical excerpts
(2) Florestan and Eusebius: A Case Study in Dual Personality
Schumann creates alter egos to express his creative and personal conflicts and divisions. Analyses of the piano cycles Kreisleriana Op 16 and the Davidsbündlertänze Op 6 by pianists Anton Kuerti, Charles Rosen, Jean-Bernard Pommier, Ivo Pogorelich, Vladimir Feltsman and Philippe Bianconi. Psychoanalytical commentary by biographer Peter Ostwald and Ronald Taylor (WFMT)
8:00 PM. Music Alive

The Heartbeat of a Nation
The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra at 70
Thirteen programmes hosted by Itzhak Perlman
(4) Fazil Say (pno), Israel Phil/Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos
SCHUMANN: Symphony No 3 in Eb Op 97, Rhenish; RACHMANINOV: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Op 43; STRAVINSKY: The Firebird, Suite (WFMT)
10:00 PM. Day's End

SAINT-SAËNS: Variations on a theme of Beethoven Op 35 - Güher & Süher Pekinel (pno duo) (Warner 2564 61959)
CANTELOUBE: Songs of the Auvergne Set 5 - Kiri Te Kanawa (sop), English CO/Jeffrey Tate (Decca 444 995)
BRUCH: Romance in F Op 85 - Miguel da Silva (vla), Brittany Orch/Stefan Sanderling (Transart TR 105)
MAREK: A look backwards - Philharmonia Chorus & Orch/Gary Brain (Koch Schwann 3-6441)
11:00 FAURÉ: Violin Sonata No 2 in E minor Op 108 - Pierre Amoyal (vln), Pascal Rogé (pno) (Decca 436 866)
CHAUSSON completed by d'Indy: String Quartet in C minor Op 35 - Chilingirian Quartet (Hyperion CDA 67097)