Tuesday 8 April 2008 Rātū 8 Paenga-whāwhā 2008

• 12:00 AM. Music Through the Night

  12:00 - Disc 1

  RESPIGHI: The Birds; Ancient Airs & Dances Suites 1 & 3; Three Botticelli Pictures - Orpheus Chamber Orch (DG 437 533)

  1:10 (approx) - Disc 2

  SWEELINCK: Toccata; Psalm 140; Hexachord Fantasia; Nun freut euch, lieben Christen gmein; Echo Fantasia; Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr; Fantasia 'met bindingen'; Mein junges Leben hat ein End; Toccata; Erbarm dich mein o Herre Gott; Toccata; Psalm 116; Fantasia - Robert Woolley (organ of the Pieterskerk, Leiden) (Chandos CHAN 0701)

  2:25 (approx) - Disc 3

  BRAHMS: A German Requiem - Felicity Lott (sop), David Wilson-Johnson (bar), London Symphony Chorus & Orch/Richard Hickox (Chandos CHAN 8942)

  3:40 (approx) - Disc 4

  SAINT-SAËNS: Piano Trios, in F Op 18/1; in E minor Op 92/2 - Joachim Trio (Naxos 8.550935)

  4:50 (approx) - Disc 5

  "Live from Budapest": Gypsy arrangements of traditional & popular tunes - Roby Lakatos (vln) & Lakatos Ensemble (DG 459 642)

• 6:00 AM. Classic Morning

  6:00 SIBELIUS: Night-ride & Sunrise - Scottish National Orch/Alexander Gibson (Chandos CHAN 8395/96)

  MOZART: Fantasia in F minor K608 - Gillian Weir (organ of Hexham Abbey, Northumberland) (Priory PRCD 752)

  COATES: By the Sleepy Lagoon - New London Orch/Ronald Corp (Hyperion CDA 67400)

  HAYDN: Scherzando No 1 in F - Emmanuel Pahud (fl), Haydn Ensemble, Berlin/Hansjörg Schellenberger (dir) (EMI CDC 5 56577)

  CPE BACH: Symphony in G Wq183/4 - Amsterdam Baroque Orch/Ton Koopman (dir) (Erato 2292 45361)

  7:00 OFFENBACH: Orpheus in the Underworld, Overture - Vienna Phil/Rudolf Kempe (Testament SBT 1127)

  CHOPIN: Waltz in Eb Op posth - Agustin Anievas (pno) (EMI CDZ 7 62602)

  FIELD arr Lane: Concertino for flute & chamber orchestra - Jennifer Stinton (fl), Royal Ballet Sinfonia/Gavin Sutherland (Dutton CDLX 7151)

  WEISS: Tombeau sur la Mort de M Comte de Logy - Matthew Marshall (gtr) (RNZ)

  HANDEL: Concerto Grosso in E minor Op 6/3 - Academy of Ancient Music/Andrew Manze (dir) (Harmonia Mundi HMU 90 7228/29)

  8:00 Beauty Spot: BIZET: Flower song, from Carmen - Plácido Domingo (ten), Los Angeles Phil/Carlo Maria Giulini (DG 415 366)

  MENDELSSOHN: Hebrides Overture - Swiss Romande Orch/Armin Jordan (Erato 4509 91734)

  BRAHMS: Hungarian Dances, No 1 in G minor; No 3 in F; No 2 in D minor; No 7 in F; No 6 in Db - Evgeny Kissin (pno) (RCA 82876 52737)

  REBEL: Violin Sonata No 5 in D - Amandine Beyer (vln), Assemblée des Honnestes Curieux (Zig Zag ZZT 051 102)

  MAYERL: Marigold - Andrew Ball (pno), Slovak Radio SO/Gary Carpenter (Marco Polo 8.223514)

  WALDTEUFEL: Acclamations Waltz - Slovak State Phil/Alfred Walter (Marco Polo 8.223684)

• 9:00 AM. Composer of the Week

  JEAN-PHILIPPE RAMEAU (1683-1764)

  Zaïs, Overture - Les Talens Lyriques/Christophe Rousset (L'Oiseau-Lyre 455 293)

  Pièces de clavecin en concerts No 3 - Blandine Rannou (hpschd), Valérie Balssa (fl), Catherine Girard (vln), Emmanuel Balssa (vla da gamba) (Zig Zag ZZT 204 0301)

  The faithful Shepherd - Véronique Gens (sop), Les Musiciens du Louvre/Marc Minkowski (Archiv 449 211)

  Suite in E minor for harpsichord - William Christie (hpschd) (Harmonia Mundi HMX 290 8011)

• 10:00 AM. The Works

  SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No 8 in C minor Op 65 - Leningrad Phil/Evgeny Mravinsky (RegisC 1250)

  GRIEG: Violin Sonata No 1 in F Op 8 - Isabelle van Keulen (vln), Ronald Brautigam (pno) (Challenge CC 72171)

  VIVALDI: Bassoon Concerto in E minor RV484 - Klaus Thunemann (bsn), I Musici (PentaTone PTC 5186 154)

  MOZART: Serenade No 13 in G K525, Eine kleine Nachtmusik - Philharmonia/Rudolf Kempe (Testament SBT 1273)

• Noon Upbeat

  Music news & current affairs with Eva Radich (RNZ)

• 2:00 PM. Afternoon Requests

  GÓRECKI: Second movement, Lento e largo/Tranquillissimo, from Symphony No 3, Symphony of Sorrowful Songs - Dawn Upshaw (sop), London Sinfonietta/David Zinman (Nonesuch 7559 79282)

  SCHUMANN: Cello Concerto in A minor Op 129 - Mstislav Rostropovich (cello), French National Orch/Leonard Bernstein (EMI CDC 7 49307)

  MOMPOU orch Ros-Marbá: Damunt de tú nómes les flors, from El Combat del Somni - Victoria de los Angeles (sop), Lamoureux Concerts Orch/Antonio Ros-Marbá (EMI CMS 5 65061)

  SCHUBERT: Violin Sonatina in D D384 - Wilma Smith (vln), Michael Houstoun (pno) (RNZ)

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

• 3:00 PM. CD Masters

  Classic performances from the back catalogue

  NIELSEN: Aladdin Suite - Gothenburg SO/Neeme Järvi (rec 1995) (DG 447 757)

  Clarinet Concerto Op 57 - Olle Schill (cl), Gothenburg SO/Myung-Whun Chung (rec 1985) (BIS CD 616)

• 4:00 PM. Made in New Zealand

  NZ musicians and composers

  LEFEBURE-WELY: Sortie in Bb - Kemp English (organ of Dunedin Town Hall) (Manu CD MANU 5005)

  R CLARKE: June twilight; A dream; The cherry-blossom wand - Patricia Wright (sop), Kathron Sturrock (pno) (Guild GMCD 7208)

  POYNTON: Nga Iwi E - Dan Poynton (pno) (Rattle RAT D006)

  MELBOURNE/NUNNS: Ororuarangi - Hirini Melbourne (vocalist), Richard Nunns (koauau) (SOUNZfine Vol 3)

  HILL: String Quartet No 5 in Eb, The Allies - Australian String Quartet (Marco Polo 8.223746)

• 5:00 PM. Cadenza

  BARBER: School for Scandal, Overture Op 5 - St Louis SO/Leonard Slatkin (EMI CDC 7 49463)

  RÓZSA: Piano Concerto, Spellbound, from the film Spellbound - Philip Fowke (pno), RTE Concert Orch/Proinnsías O Duinn (Naxos 8.554323)

  KREISLER: Schön Rosmarin; Tambourin chinois; Polichinelle; Syncopation; Toy-Soldier March - James Ehnes (vln), Eduard Laurel (pno) (Fleurs de Lys FL 2 3159)

  CHOPIN: Ballade No 3 in Ab Op 47 - Emanuel Ax (pno) (RCA 82876 72554)

  DEBUSSY orch Ravel: Danse - Concertgebouw Orch, Amsterdam/Riccardo Chailly (Decca 417 611)

  BELLINI: Casta diva, from Norma - Joan Sutherland (sop), Royal Opera House Chorus & Orch, Covent Garden/Francesco Molinari-Pradelli (Decca 414 450)

  RESPIGHI: St Michael the Archangel, from Church Windows - Philharmonia/Geoffrey Simon (Chandos CHAN 8317)

  HOVHANESS: Prayer of St Gregory - Charles Butler (tpt), Seattle Symphony/Gerard Schwarz (Delos DE 3700)

  RACHMANINOV: We hymn thee, from Liturgy of St John Chrysostom - The Sixteen/Harry Christophers (Universal 476 3160)

  AUFSCHNAITER: Sonata St Augustine Op 4/3 - Ars Antiqua Austria/Gunar Letzbor (dir) (Arcana A 313)

  GOUNOD: Sanctus, from St Cecilia Mass - Kiri Te Kanawa (sop), Choir of St Paul's Cathedral, English CO/Barry Rose (Philips 412 629)

  HOLST: St Paul's Suite - London Festival Orch/Ross Pople (ASV CD DCA 782)

• 7:00 PM. Sound Lounge

  Kate Mead hosts a weekly forum for contemporary music

  7:00 International Rostrum of Composers 2007

  Six programmes

  The 53rd of these forums for the promotion of new music was held in Paris last year. Under the auspices of the International Music Council, supported by UNESCO, national broadcasters from around the world met up to present a selection of recent music recorded in their countries. Our closest neighbours attended, and in this sixth of six programmes, ABC Classic FM's Julian Day present works submitted by delegates from public radio stations around the world (6) (ABC)

  11:00 New Music Dreams

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