Thursday 19 April 2007 Rāpare 19 Paenga-whāwhā 2007

• 12:00 AM. Music Through the Night

  12:00 - Disc 1

  TCHAIKOVSKY: The Nutcracker Op71 - Kirov Orchestra/Valery Gergiev (Philips 462 114)

  1:20 (approx) - Disc 2

  MOERAN: Symphony in G minor; IRELAND: Piano Concerto in Eb - Eileen Joyce (pno), Hallé Orch/Leslie Heward (Cedar CDAX 8001)

  2:30 (approx) - Disc 3

  BACH: Cantata No 85, Ich bin ein guter Hirt; Cantata No 183, Sie werden euch in den Bann tun; Cantata No 199, Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut; Cantata No 175, Er rufet seinen Schafen mit Namen - Barbara Schlick (sop), Andreas Scholl (alto), Christoph Pregardien (ten), Gotthold Schwarz (bass), Concerto Vocale, Limoges Baroque Ensemble/Christophe Coin (Astree E 8544)

  3:35 (approx) - Disc 4

  GRAINGER: Handel in the Strand; Bridal Lullaby; English Waltz; Mock Morris; To a Nordic Princess; In a Nutshell Suite - Martin Jones (pno) (Nimbus NI 5220)

  4:50 (approx) - Disc 5

  VIVALDI: Violin Concerto in E minor RV281; Concerto in E minor for strings RV133; Cello Concerto in D minor RV407; Concerto in D minor for violin & organ RV541; Violin Concerto in F RV286; Concerto for two violins in D RV511; Concerto in G minor for two cellos RV531 - Europa Galante/Fabio Biondi (Opus OPS 30-86)

• 6:00 AM. Classic Morning with Rick Young

  6:00 GAL: Biedermeiertänze Op 66, for mandolin orchestra - Baden Orch of Plucked Instruments/Volker Gerland (Antes BMCD 31.9171)

  ALBINONI: Concerto in F for two oboes Op 9/3 - Pierre Pierlot, Jacques Chambon (obs), I Solisti Veneti/Claudio Scimone (Erato 2292 45921)

  DUARTE: Variations on a Catalan folksong - Matthew Marshall (gtr) (Waiata 9501)

  WAGNER trans Wolf: Magic Fire music, from Die Walküre - Mikhaïl Rudy (pno) (EMI 5 57181)

  FIBICH: The Tempest Op 46 - Czech Phil/Gerd Albrecht (Orfeo C 350 951 A)

  7:00 BAX: London Pageant - BBC Phil/Martyn Brabbins (Chandos CHAN 9879)

  GLAZUNOV: Mazurka-Oberek in D - Itzhak Perlman (vln), Abbey Road Ensemble/Lawrence Foster (EMI CDC 5 55475)

  DELIBES: Prayer, from Coppélia - Paris National Opera Theatre Orch/Jean-Baptiste Mari (EMI CMS 5 66650)

  J RITCHIE: Let the pealing organ blow - Martin Setchell (organ of Christchurch Town Hall) (Atoll ACD 605)

  UTTING: Spirals - New Zealand SO/David Atherton (RNZ)

  8:00 Beauty Spot: BACH: Second movement, Largo, from Keyboard Concerto No 5 in F minor BWV1056 - William Bennett (fl), ASMF/Neville Marriner (ABC Classics 465 680)

  CHOPIN: Polonaise in F# minor Op 44 - Rudolf Buchbinder (pno) (EMI 5 85807)

  PARTICHELA arr Hope: Mexican Hat Dance - Royal Ballet Sinfonia/Gavin Sutherland (ASV White Line CD WHL 2155)

  OFFENBACH: Introduction & Prayer, from Les Fées du Rhin - Peter Klaveness (bar), Lithuanian Radio Choir, Montpellier National Orch/Friedemann Layer (Accord 472 920)

  DVORÁK: Miniatures Op 75 - Vienna String Sextet (EMI CDC 5 55272)

  ARNOLD: A Grand Grand Festival Overture - Kathy Jones, Helena Miles, Chris Hoyle (vacuum cleaners), Fiona Macintosh (floor polisher), BBC Phil/Rumon Gamba (Chandos CHAN 10293)

• 9:00 AM. Composer of the Week

  HECTOR BERLIOZ (1803-1869)

  Seul pour lutter, from Benvenuto Cellini - Ben Heppner (ten), London SO/Myung-Whun Chung (DG 471 372)

  Rêverie & Caprice - Chantal Juillet (vln), Montreal SO/Charles Dutoit (Decca 458 143)

  La Mort de Cléopâtre - Janet Baker (mezzo), London SO/Alexander Gibson (EMI 5 62788)

  March, from The Trojans - Royal Phil/Thomas Beecham (EMI CDM 7 63412)

  Adieu, fière cité, from Les Troyens - Jennifer Larmore (mezzo), Vienna Radio SO/Bertrand de Billy (Teldec 8573 87193)

• 10:00 AM. The Works

  STRAVINSKY: The Firebird, Suite - Russian National Orch/Mikhail Pletnev (DG 453 434)

  MEDTNER: Piano Concerto No 1 in C minor Op 33 - Yevgeny Sudbin (pno), Sao Paulo SO/John Neschling (BIS SACD 1588)

  POULENC: Clarinet Sonata - Matthias Glander (cl), Wolfgang Kühnl (pno) (Warner 2564 62513)

  NIELSEN: Symphony No 5 Op 50 - Gothenburg SO/Neeme Järvi (DG 477 5514)

• Noon Upbeat

  Music news & current affairs with Eva Radich (RNZ)

• 2:00 PM. Afternoon Requests

  MOZART: Concerto in C for flute & harp K299 - Emmanuel Pahud (fl), Marie-Pierre Langlamet (harp), Berlin Phil/Claudio Abbado (EMI 5 57128)

  MAXWELL DAVIES: Farewell to Stromness - Peter Maxwell Davies (pno) (Unicorn DKPCD 9070)

  BACH: Cantata No 82, Ich habe genug - Thomas Quasthoff (bbar), Albrecht Mayer (ob), Rainer Kussmaul (vln/dir), Berlin Baroque Soloists (DG 477 6159)

  (Box 123, Wellington or concert@radionz.co.nz)

• 3:00 PM. CD Masters

  Classic performances from the back catalogue

  BEETHOVEN: Variations on a theme from Handel's Judas Maccabaeus (See the conqu'ring hero comes); Cello Sonata No 4 in C Op 102/1; Variations on Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen, from Mozart's The Magic Flute - Pierre Fournier (cello), Friedrich Gulda (pno) (rec 1959) (DG 477 6266)

  Concert aria, Ah! Perfido Op 65 - Birgit Nilsson (sop), Vienna SO/Ferdinand Leitner (rel 1970) (DG 431 107)

• 4:00 PM. Made in New Zealand

  NZ musicians and composers

  LILBURN: Prelude & Fugue in G minor, Antipodes - Martin Setchell (organ of Christchurch Town Hall) (Atoll ACD 605)

  HILL: The Sacred Mountain - New Zealand Piano Quartet (Hill Records 001)

  BISHOP: Home Sweet Home - Kiri Te Kanawa (sop), New Zealand SO/John Hopkins (Kiwi CD KML 1)

  MOZART: Sinfonia Concertante in Eb K364 - Lorraine McAslan (vln), Yuko Inoue (vla), London Festival Orch/Ross Pople (ASV CD DCA 650)

• 5:00 PM. Cadenza

  MENDELSSOHN: Calm Sea & Prosperous Voyage, Overture - Ulster Orch/Nicholas Braithwaite (BBC Music BBC MM 260)

  GERSHWIN: Variations on I Got Rhythm - Howard Shelley (pno), BBC Phil/Yan Pascal Tortelier (Chandos CHAN 9325)

  SOUSA: The Washington Post - London Phil/Adrian Boult (Sony SBK 63052)

  CHOPIN: Waltzes, in Ab Op 69/1, L'Adieu; in Eb Op 18, Grande valse brillante; in E minor Op posth - Dejan Lazic (pno) (Channel Classics CCS 15998)

  VERDI: La Traviata, Prelude to Act III - Mexico SO/Enrique Bátiz (ASV CD DCA 856)

  PUCCINI: Mimi's Farewell, Dunque è proprio finita, from La Bohème - Mirella Freni, Elizabeth Harwood (sops), Luciano Pavarotti (ten), Rolando Panerai (bar), Berlin Phil/Herbert von Karajan (Decca 448 060)

  A WOOD: Barwick Green, A Maypole Dance, from My Native Heath - New London Orch/Ronald Corp (Hyperion CDA 66968)

  VASQUEZ: Maid of the green - La Rondinella (Dorian DIS 80130)

  HOLST: Brook Green Suite - City of London Sinfonia/Richard Hickox (Chandos CHAN 9270)

  ORFF: On the Green, from Carmina Burana - Highcliffe Junior Choir, Bournemouth Symphony Chorus & Orch/Marin Alsop (Naxos 8.570033)

  LISZT: Concert Study No 3 in Db, Un Sospiro - Marc-André Hamelin (pno) (Hyperion CDA 66874)

  WAXMAN: Carmen Fantasy - Maxim Vengerov (vln), Israel Phil/Zubin Mehta (Teldec 0630 17045)

  STRAUSS: Dance of the seven veils, from Salome - Seattle SO/Gerard Schwarz (Delos DE 3707)

• 7:00 PM. Appointment

  The Wagner Tuba

  The instrument has origins in ancient Nordic culture, was developed by Wagner for his epic operas and has since been used in some surprising contexts. Erica Challis offers an illustrated guided tour … (RNZ)

• 8:00 PM. Music Alive

  Direct from Auckland Town Hall

  Brett Dean (vla), Auckland Philharmonia/Baldur Brönnimann

  SCHUMANN: Manfred Overture Op 115; DEAN Viola Concerto

  (Interval)

  BRIGHT: Oceania; BRAHMS: Symphony No 3 in F Op 90 (RNZ)

• 10:00 PM. Day's End

  HUBAY: Variations in D minor on a Hungarian Theme Op 72 - Hagai Shaham (vln), BBC Scottish SO/Martyn Brabbins (Hyperion CDA 67367)

  KÖNIGSPERGER: Pastorella in F Op 18/8 - Franz Haselböck (org), Vienna Capella Academia/Eduard Melkus (Hänssler CD 94.052)

  HOLZBAUER: Symphony in A Op 2/4 - Orfeo Baroque Orch/Michi Gaigg (dir) (CPO 999 585)

  11:00 PIERNÉ: Flute Sonata in D minor Op 36 - Michel Bellavance (fl), Roy Howat (pno) (Meridian CDE 84509)

  SAINT-SAËNS: String Quartet No 1 in E minor - Miami String Quartet (Conifer 75605 51291)

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