Friday 25 April 2008 Rāmere 25 Paenga-whāwhā 2008

• 12:00 AM. Music Through the Night

  12:00 - Disc 1

  FARQUHAR: Symphonies Nos 1-3 - New Zealand SO/Kenneth Young (Trust MMT 2060)

  1:15 (approx) - Disc 2

  TARTINI: Concerto Grosso No 3 in C; Violin Concerto in A minor; Cello Concerto in D; Violin Concerto in G; Concerto Grosso No 5 in E minor - Enrico Gatti (vln), Roel Dieltiens (cello), Ensemble 415/Chiara Banchini (Harmonia Mundi HMC 90 1548)

  2:30 (approx) - Disc 3

  PERGOLESI: Stabat Mater; SCARLATTI: Concertos, No 1 in F minor; No 3 in F; No 5 in D minor - Mirella Freni (sop), Teresa Berganza (mezzo), Scarlatti Orchestra of Naples/Ettore Gracis (Archiv 427 123)

  3:40 (approx) - Disc 4

  NIELSEN: String Quartet in F minor Op 5; String Quartet in Eb Op 14; Andante Lamentoso for string quartet - Jan Johansson (dbass), Kontra Quartet (BIS CD 503)

  4:50 (approx) - Disc 5

  ELGAR: Pomp & Circumstance, Military Marches Op 39; KABALEVSKY: The Comedians Op 26; SAINT-SAËNS: Carnival of the Animals; ELGAR: Salut d'amor; VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Fantasia on Greensleeves - Philharmonia/Charles Groves (Denon CO 73534)

• 6:00 AM. Classic Morning

  6:00 GB SAMMARTINI: Overture (Sinfonia) in G minor JC57 - Europa Galante/Fabio Biondi (dir) (Virgin 3 63430)

  MOLTER: Clarinet Concerto No 3 in G - Henk de Graaf (cl), Rotterdam Amadeus Ensemble/Marien van Staalen (Brilliant Classics 93337)

  CHOPIN: Waltzes, in Eb Op 18; in A minor Op 34/2 - Stephen Kovacevich (pno) (EMI 3 46734)

  ANDERSEN: Humorous variations on a Swedish tune Op 26 - Jean-Louis Beaumadier (pic), Laetitia Bougnol (pno) (Skarbo D SK 4052)

  BOISMORTIER: Ballet No 3 - Le Concert Spirituel/Hervé Niquet (Naxos 8.554295)

  7:00 ANTHEIL: Tom Sawyer, California Overture - Frankfurt Radio SO/Hugh Wolff (CPO 777 040)

  SCHUMANN: Fantasy Pieces Op 73 - Vinciane Béranger (vla), Anne-Lise Gastaldi (pno) (Zig Zag 2010 401)

  CHAPPELL: The Pallisers, theme from the TV series - New Philharmonia/Marcus Dods (Dutton CDLX 7147)

  HERTEL: Concerto in Eb for trumpet & oboe - Niklas Eklund (baroque tpt), Ulf Bjurenhed (ob), Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble/Edward Tarr (Naxos 8.554375)

  WALDTEUFEL: España, Waltz Op 236 - Czecho-Slovak State Phil, Kosice/Alfred Walter (Marco Polo 8.223438)

  8:00 Beauty Spot: BACH: Second movement: Air, from Orchestral Suite No 3 in D BWV1068 - Tasmanian SO/David Stanhope (ABC Classics 465 680)

  SHOSTAKOVICH: Romance; Folk Feast, from The Gadfly - Joakim Svenheden (vln), London Phil/Mariss Jansons (EMI 5 56591)

  KREISLER trans Rachmaninov: Liebesleid; Liebesfreud - Olga Kern (pno) (Harmonia Mundi HMU 90 7336)

  GRAINGER: Blithe Bells, Free ramble on JS Bach's Sheep may safely graze - BBC Phil/Richard Hickox (Chandos CHAN 9493)

  BENJAMIN: Five Negro Spirituals - members of the Locrian Ensemble (Dutton CDLX 7110)

  ELGAR: Pomp & Circumstance March No 1 - Christchurch SO/Brian Law (SCL)

• 9:00 AM. Composer of the Week

  FRANZ SCHUBERT (1797-1828)

  Chamber Music

  Allegro in A minor D947, Lebensstürme - Evgeny Kissin, James Levine (pno duet) (RCA 82876 69282)

  String Quartet No 14 in D minor D810, Death and the Maiden - Takács Quartet (Hyperion CDA 67585)

• 10:00 AM. The Works

  ed Mackerras: The Overlanders, Suite - London Phil/Adrian Boult (Lyrita SRCD 240)

  STRAVINSKY: The Soldier's Tale - Jeremy Irons (narrator), Columbia Chamber Ensemble/Igor Stravinsky (Sony 82876 76586)

  GLAZUNOV: Violin Concerto in A minor Op 82 - Julia Krasko (vln), Russian State SO/Valeri Polyansky (Brilliant Classics 93565)

  PUCCINI: Capriccio Sinfonico - La Scala Phil/Riccardo Muti (Sony SK 63025)

• Noon An Artistic Statement of Pacifism

  BRITTEN: War Requiem - Christine Brewer (sop), Anthony Dean Griffey (ten), Gerald Finley (bar), Tiffin Boys' Choir, London Philharmonic Choir & Orch/Kurt Masur (LPO 0010)

• 1:35 PM. Peace Pieces

  HOLST: Venus, Bringer of Peace, from Planets Suite - Philharmonia/William Boughton (Nimbus NI 5117)

  RAISON: The longed-for peace - Helga Schauerte (organ of the Church of Saint Louis in the National Military Academy at La Flèche, France) (Syrius SYR 141408)

• 2:00 PM. Afternoon Requests

  All Classical Music Explained - Rainer Hersch (comedian), with choir, orchestra and sound effects (Laughing Stock LAFFCD 0165)

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

• 3:00 PM. CD Masters

  Classic performances from the back catalogue

  RODRIGO: Fantasia para un gentilhombre - Andrés Segovia (gtr), Symphony of the Air/Enrique Jordá (rec 1958) (MCA MCAD 42067)

  CRUSELL: Clarinet Concerto No 3 in Bb Op 11 - Thea King (cl), London SO/Alun Francis (rec 1982) (Hyperion CDA 66055)

• 4:00 PM. Made in New Zealand

  NZ musicians and composers

  A RITCHIE: Symphony No 1, Boum - New Zealand SO/Kenneth Young (RNZ)

  E ALBULESCU: Ode to the 900 - Eugene Albulescu (pno) (Pryde 22/100)

  J RITCHIE: Gallipoli Voices - Chris Bruerton (bar), John Ritchie (narrator), Christchurch City Choir, Woolston Brass, Christchurch Symphony/Graham Hickman (Noel Maginnity 070425)

• 5:00 PM. Cadenza

  ROSSINI: Tancredi, Overture - Orpheus Chamber Orch (DG 415 363)

  MOZART: Rondo in C K373 - Jan Talich (vln/dir), Talich CO (Calliope CAL 9365)

  LISZT: Illustrations du Prophète No 2, Les patineurs, from Meyerbeer's Le Prophète - Leslie Howard (pno) (Hyperion CDA 66571)

  GODARD: Suite Op 116 - Jeffrey Khaner (fl), Hugh Sung (pno) (Avie AV 2131)

  SIBELIUS: Finlandia - London SO/Colin Davis (RCA 09026 68770)

  GOUNOD: O ma lyre immortelle, from Sapho - Jennifer Larmore (mezzo), Vienna Radio SO/Bertrand de Billy (Teldec 8573 87193)

  ALBINONI: Oboe Concerto in Bb Op 7/3 - Evelyn Rothwell (ob), Pro Arte Orch/John Barbirolli (PRT PVCD 8374)

  WALTON: Spitfire Prelude & Fugue, written for the film The First of the Few - Royal Liverpool Phil/Charles Groves (EMI CDM 7 63369)

  GILMORE arr Lemare: When Johnny comes marching home - Christopher Herrick (organ of the Hong Kong Cultural Centre) (Hyperion CDA 66978)

  THE DOORS arr & orch Coleman: The Unknown Soldier, from The Doors Concerto - Nigel Kennedy (vln), Tran Quang Hai (dan trahn), Prague SO/Peter Scholes (Decca 467 350)

  VERDI: Soldiers' Chorus, from Il Trovatore - Chorus & Orch of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden/Colin Davis (Philips 422 266)

  VARIOUS arr Sharp/Carter: Soldiers - New Zealand Army Band/Paul Milner (Kiwi CD SLC 177)

  HAYDN: Sailor's Song - John Mark Ainsley (ten), Roger Vignoles (pno) (Hyperion CDA 67174)

  TCHAIKOVSKY: Marche Slave - Boston SO/Erich Leinsdorf (RCA VD 87881)

• 7:00 PM. Appointment

  Pressing On with Christine Argyle (RNZ)

• 8:00 PM. Music Alive

  Purbayan Chatterjee (sitar/vocalist), Bobby Singh (tabla), Sangeeta Chatterjee (tanpura)

  TRAD arr Chatterjee: Raga Kedar; Raga Rageshiri; Raga Pahari ki dhun (recorded in the University of Auckland Music Theatre by RNZ)

• 9:25 PM. Serkin plays Beethoven

  Piano Concerto No 2 in Bb Op 19 - Rudolf Serkin (pno), Boston SO/Seiji Ozawa (Telarc CD 80064)

• 10:00 PM. Day's End

  BACH trans Monteilhet: Cello Suite No 4 in Eb BWV1010 - Pascal Monteilhet (theorbo) (Zig Zag ZZT 020 901)

  BRUCH: Concerto in E minor for violin, viola & orch Op 88a - Benjamin Schmid (vln), Daniel Raiskin (vla), Berlin SO/Lior Shambadal (Arte Nova 74321 89826)

  MYSLIVECEK: Sinfonia Concertante in G Op 2/3 - Ural Phil/Gary Brain (Toccata Classics TOCC 0023)

  11:00 BRAHMS: Viola Sonata in F minor Op 120/1 - Yuri Bashmet (vla), Mikhail Muntian (pno) (RCA 09026 63293)

  ZEMLINSKY: String Quartet No 1 in A Op 4 - LaSalle Quartet (DG 427 421)

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