Thursday 17 April 2008 Rāpare 17 Paenga-whāwhā 2008

• 12:00 AM. Music Through the Night

  12:00 - Disc 1

  BLASIUS arr Koch: Clarinet Concerto No 1 in C; FIALA: Concerto in Bb for clarinet, cor anglais & orchestra; DEMAR: Clarinet Concerto in Eb - Karl Schlechta (cl), Helmut Koch (cor anglais), Kurpfalz CO/Jiri Malat (Arte Nova 74321-37299)

  1:05 (approx) - Disc 2

  BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonatas, No 27 in E minor; No 28 in A; No 29 in Bb, Hammerklavier - Jeffrey Swan (pno) (Arkadia CDAK 140.1)

  2:20 (approx) - Disc 3

  BEETHOVEN: Adelaide; SCHUBERT: Frühlingsglaube D686; Die Forelle D550; Ständchen D957; Die böse Farbe D795; STRAUSS: Traum durch die Dämmerung; Cäcilie; BRAHMS: Ständchen Op 106/1; MOZART: Don Giovanni, Il mio tesoro; GIORDANO: Fedora, Amor ti vieta; Chénier, Come un bel dì di Maggio; BIZET: Carmen, Flower Song; MASSENET: Manon, The Dream; GRIEG: En Svane; En DrÇ¿m; SIBELIUS: Demanten på marssnön; Säv, säv susa; Svarta rosor; SJÖBERG: Tonerna; MASCAGNI: Cavalleria rusticana, Addio alla madre; TOSTI: Ideale; L'Alba separà della luce ombra; PUCCINI: Tosca, E lucevan le stelle; La Bohème Che gelida manina; FOSTER: Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair - Jussi Björling (ten), Frederick Schauwecker (pno) (RCA 82876 53379)

  3:40 (approx) - Disc 4

  MOZART: Divertimentos, No 8 in F K213; No 9 in Bb K240; No 12 in Eb K252; No 13 in F K253; No 14 in Bb K270; No 16 in Eb K289 - Octophoros (Accent ACC 8856 D)

  4:55 (approx) - Disc 5

  FAURÉ: En Prière; ANON arr Harnms: Latvian Prayer; TRAD arr Young: Barb'ra Ellen; O Waly Waly; The Last Rose of Summer; VILLA-LOBOS: Song of the Black Swan; FAURÉ: Nocturne; RAVEL: Habanera; FALLA: Nana; Astoriana; Cancion; RAVEL arr Maganin/Lawrence: Pavane for a Dead Princess; SAINT-SAËNS: Fantasy for violin and harp; MASSENET: Méditation - Dawn Harms (vln), Carolyn Mills (hp) (Atoll ACD 199)

• 6:00 AM. Classic Morning

  6:00 CIMAROSA: Oreste, Overture - Toronto CO/Kevin Mallon (Naxos 8.570279)

  MOLTER: Cello Concerto in C - Roman Storojenko (cello), Europa Symphony/Wolfgang Gröhs (Arte Nova 74321 40741)

  CHOPIN: Waltzes, in C# minor Op 64/2; in Db op 64/1; in Ab Op 64/3 - Stephen Kovacevich (pno) (EMI 3 46734)

  REIS: Three Brazilian Pieces - Matthew Marshall (gtr) (Waiata 9501)

  COLLINS: Symphony No 1 for strings - BBC Concert Orch/John Wilson (Dutton CDLX 7162)

  7:00 HÉROLD: Zampa, Overture - Paris Conservatoire Orch/Albert Wolff (Testament SBT 1308)

  BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No 24 in F# Op 78 - Wilhelm Kempff (pno) (DG 415 834)

  WEISS: Concerto Grosso in Bb - Richard Stone (lute/dir), Tempesta di Mare (Chandos CHAN 0707)

  ARNOLD: Three Shanties for Wind Quintet - Vega Wind Quintet (LDR LDRC 1002)

  HILL: The Sacred Mountain - Melbourne SO/Wilfred Lehmann (Marco Polo 8.220345)

  8:00 Beauty Spot: HANDEL: Care selve, from Atalanta - Arleen Augér (sop), Mostly Mozart Orch/Gerard Schwarz (Delos CD 3026)

  GÓRECKI: Three Pieces in Old Style - NZSO Chamber Orch (RNZ)

  RAVEL: Sonatine - Tessa Birnie (pno) (Walsingham 3WAL 80432)

  GEMINIANI: Concerto Grosso in D minor, La Folia, after Corelli's Violin Sonata in D minor Op 5/12 - Purcell Quartet, Purcell Band, Robert Woolley (hpschd) (Hyperion CDA 67035)

  MONTI: Csárdás - Nigel Kennedy (vln/dir), English CO (EMI 5 56923)

  VERDI: Luisa Miller, Overture - Berlin Phil/Claudio Abbado (DG 457 627)

• 9:00 AM. Composer of the Week

  RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS (1872-1958)

  Symphonic Music

  Five Variants of Dives & Lazarus - English Sinfonia/John Farrer (Carlton Classics 3036 60060)

  Symphony No 7, Sinfonia Antartica - Norma Burrowes (sop), London Phil Choir & Orch/Adrian Boult (EMI CDC 7 47216)

• 10:00 AM. The Works

  BEETHOVEN: Piano Trio No 1 in Eb Op 1/1 - Canterbury Trio (RNZ)

  BYRD: Mass for five voices, with Propers for the feast of All Saints from Gradualia & Cantiones Sacrae - The Sixteen/Harry Christophers (Virgin 5 62013)

  LISZT: Piano Concerto No 1 in Eb S124 - Nelson Freire (pno), Dresden Phil/Michel Plasson (Berlin Classics 018 5942 BC)

  GOSSEC: Sabinus, Ballet Suite - Les Agrémens/Guy van Waas (Ricercar RIC 263)

• Noon Upbeat

  Music news & current affairs with Eva Radich (RNZ)

• 2:00 PM. Afternoon Requests

  WALLACE: Pelléas & Mélisande Suite - BBC Scottish SO/Martyn Brabbins (Hyperion CDA 66987)

  PUCCINI: O soave fanciulla, from La Bohème - Anna Netrebko (sop), Rolando Villazón (ten), Dresden State Orch/Nicola Luisotti (DG 477 6457)

  GLUCK: Dance of the Blessed Spirits, from Orpheus & Euridice - Claude Monteux (fl), London SO/Pierre Monteux (Decca 475 7798)

  ELGAR: Sea Pictures Op 37 - Janet Baker (mezzo), London SO/John Barbirolli (EMI CDC 7 47329)

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

• 3:00 PM. CD Masters

  Classic performances from the back catalogue

  RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Scheherazade - Philharmonia/Lovro von Matacic (rec 1958) (Testament SBT 1329)

• 4:00 PM. Made in

  NZ musicians and composers

  LILBURN: Piano Sonata (1949) - Dan Poynton (pno) (Trust MMT 2053)

  PHILIPS: Salve, salutaris Victima - Tudor Consort/Peter Walls (Naxos 8.555056)

  RAMEAU arr Ettlinger: Suite - Mark Walton (cl), Simon Ballard (pno) (Chalumeau EBY 003)

  ASIA: At the Far Edge - SO/James Sedares (Summit DCD 256)

• 5:00 PM. Cadenza

  LEHÁR: The Merry Widow, Overture - Berlin Radio SO/Michail Jurowski (CPO 999 891)

  CIMAROSA arr Benjamin: Oboe Concerto in C minor - Evelyn Rothwell (ob), Pro Arte Orch/John Barbirolli (PRT PVCD 8374)

  SCHUMANN: Papillons Op 2 - Nelson Freire (pno) (Decca 473 902)

  MASSENET: Meditation, from Thaïs - Robin Wilson (vln), Kemp English (pno) (Manu CD MANU 5006)

  TCHAIKOVSKY: Polonaise, from Eugene Onegin - St Cecilia National Academy Orch/Antonio Pappano (EMI 3 70065)

  GIORDANO: La mamma morta, from Andrea Chénier - Mirella Freni (sop), La Fenice Theatre Orch/Roberto Abbado (Decca 433 316)

  PROKOFIEV: Overture on Hebrew Themes - Giora Feidman (cl), Yefim Bronfman (pno), Juilliard String Quartet (Sony SK 58966)

  DIAZ: Lauda Jerusalem - Empire Brass & Friends (Telarc CD 80204)

  BLOCH: Prayer, from From Jewish Life - Nina Kotova (cello), Russian Philharmonia/Constantine Orbelian (Delos DE 3305)

  VIVALDI: In exitu Israel RV604 - Choir of the King's Consort, King's Consort/Robert King (Hyperion CDA 66809)

  LUNA: The Jewish Boy, Prelude - César Asensi (tpt), Madrid Community Orch/Miguel Roa (Naxos 8.555957)

  GOTTSCHALK: Jérusalem - Philip Martin (pno) (Hyperion CDA 67536)

  VERDI: Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves, Va pensiero, from Nabucco - Auckland Opera Chorus, Auckland Philharmonia/Brian Law (Kiwi CD SLC 234)

  CHAJES: Israeli Melodies - members of the Israel Phil/David Amos (Crystal CD 508)

• 7:00 PM. Appointment

  Sara Macliver

  Versatile Australian soprano Sara Macliver talks with Christine Argyle about her singing career (RNZ)

• 8:00 PM. Music Alive

  Nelson Goerner (pno), Auckland Philharmonia/Christian Knapp

  WEBER: Oberon, Overture; BLAKE: Anthem on the Kaipara (première performance); MOZART: Symphony No 25 in G minor K183; BRAHMS: Piano Concerto No 1 in D minor Op 15 (recorded in the Auckland Town Hall RNZ)

• 10:00 PM. Day's End

  BEETHOVEN: Variations on Se vuol ballare from Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro - Matthias Metzger (vln), Gerrit Zitterbart (pno) (Hänssler CD 98.462)

  LASSUS: Five Italian Madrigals, Matona mia cara; Come la notte ogni fiamella; Chi chilichi?; Cantai hor piango; Ardo si, ma non t'amo - King's Singers (EMI CDC 7 49158)

  BACH: Concerto in C for three keyboards BWV1064 - Pieter-Jan Belder (hpschd/dir), Menno van Delft, Siebe Henstra (hpschds), Musica Amphion (Brilliant Classics 93187)

  GB SAMMARTINI: Symphony in A JC60 - Accademia d'Arcadia/Alessandra Rossi Lürig (Brilliant Classics 93610)

  11:00 HAYDN: String Quartet in C Op 76/3, Emperor - Prazák Quartet (Praga PRD 350 019)

  DE FOSSA: Guitar Trio No 3 in F - Simon Wynberg (gtr), Martin Beaver (vln), Bryan Epperson (cello) (Naxos 8.550760)

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