Schedule for Sunday 19 April 2009

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12:00 AM. Music Through the Night

12:00 - Disc 1
JC BACH: Adriano in Siria, Overture; Symphony in Eb for double orchestra Op 18/1; Symphony in G minor Op 6/6; Sinfonia Concertante in C; Symphony in D Op 18/4 - Rachel Brown (fl), Frank de Bruine (ob), David Watkin (cello), Academy of Ancient Music/Simon Standage (vln/dir) (Chandos CHAN 0540)
1:05 (approx) - Disc 2
GERSHWIN: Fascinatin' rhythm; WALLER: Ain't misbehavin'; ELLINGTON: Solitude; JOHNSON: The mule walk; GERSHWIN: That certain feeling; GOTTSCHALK: Bamboula; BLOOM: Spring fever; COWELL: Woof I; Woof II; NANCARROW: Player Piano Study No 6; GERSHWIN: Clap yo' hands; Promenade; POWELL: Dusk in Sandi; BLOOM: Silhouette; BEIDERBECKE: Candlelights; MORTON: Mamanita; JOPLIN: Magnetic Rag; CERVANTES: Por que, eh?; GOTTSCHALK: Columbia; GERSHWIN: The man I love; GRAINGER: In Dahomey; WALLER: Squeeze me; CONFREY: Kitten on the keys - Alan Feinberg (pno), Daniel Druckman (marimba) (Argo 444 457)
2:20 (approx) - Disc 3
STRAUSS arr Rosser: Also Sprach Zarathustra; LASSUS: Matona mia cara; MONTEVERDI: Si ch'io vorrei morire; A RITCHIE: As long as time; VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: The cloud-capp'd towers; MORTON: L'homme armé; BYRD: Though Amaryllis dance; DEBUSSY: Dieu! Qu'il la fait bon regarder!; LEHRER arr Marshall: I hold your hand in mine; GLOVER-KIND arr Carter: I do like to be beside the seaside; BARBER: To be sung on the water; TRAD arr Vaughan Williams: The lover's ghost; HAMMOND/HAZELWOOD arr Knight: I'm a train; PEARSALL: Great God of love; BARBER: Agnus Dei; HAMILTON: Three Spirituals; ELGAR: There is sweet music - Viva Voce/John Rosser (Viva Voce ACD 901)
3:30 (approx) - Disc 4
MARAIS: Suites, in Bb; in G minor; in F - Quadro Hotteterre (Teldec 9031-77617)
4:45 (approx) - Disc 5
PROKOFIEV: Divertimento Op 43; Andante from Piano Sonata No 4; Symphonic Song Op 57; The Prodigal Son Op 46 - Scottish National Orch/Neeme Järvi (Chandos CHAN 8728)
6:00 AM. Sanctuary

VALLS: Confitebor tibi Domine - Exaudi nos/Joan Grimalt (La mà de guido LMG 2074)
LEFÉBURE-WÉLY: Offertoire in C, from L'Organiste Moderne - Richard Lea (organ of Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral) (Priory PRCD 862)
CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO: Procesión; Paso, from Romancero gitano - Saeta Kaori Muraji (gtr), The Sixteen/Harry Christophers (Decca 475 8199)
BACH: Cantata No 42, written for the First Sunday after Easter, That evening, of the very same Sabbath, the disciples assembled - Gillian Keith (sop), Daniel Taylor (countertenor), Charles Daniels (ten), Stephen Varcoe (bass), Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists/John Eliot Gardiner (Soli Deo Gloria SDG 131)
GLENNIE: A Little Prayer - Evelyn Glennie (perc) (RCA 60242-2-RC)
STRAUSS: Hymne Op 34/2 - South West German Radio Vocal Ensemble/Marcus Creed (Hänssler CD 93.179)
VANHAL: Missa Solemnis in C - Mary Enid Haines (sop), Nina Scott Stoddart (mezzo), Colin Ainsworth (ten), Steven Pitkanen (bass), James Tibbles (org), Voices New Zealand, Aradia Ensemble/Uwe Grodd (Naxos 8.555080)
HOWELLS: Magnificat, from St Paul's Service - Choir of Wellington Cathedral/Philip Walsh, Andrew MacMillan (org) (Herald HAVP CD 191)
8:00 AM. Grace Notes

VERDI: La Traviata, Prelude to Act I - Mexico SO/Enrique Bátiz (ASV CD DCA 856)
MOZART: Deh, vieni alla finestra, from Don Giovanni - Bryn Terfel (bbar), Metropolitan Opera Orch/James Levine (DG 445 866)
SHOSTAKOVICH: Romance, from The Gadfly - Tasmin Little (vln), Piers Lane (pno) (EMI 5 66967)
SCHUMANN: Arabeske in C Op 18 - Jeffrey Grice (pno) (Calliope CAL 9207)
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Third movement, Romanza, from Symphony No 5 in D - New Zealand SO/James Sedares (RNZ)
SATIE arr anon: Gymnopédies - Murray Khouri (cl), Rosemary Barnes (pno) (Continuum CCD 1014)
RACHMANINOV trans Kin: Vocalise Op 34/14 - USSR SO/Evgeny Svetlanov (Melodiya 74321 40064)
9:00 AM. Composer of the Week

The second of two weeks in which we mark the 250th Anniversary of the death of GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL (1685-1759)
Ode for St Cecilia's Day - Dorothee Mields (sop), Mark Wilde (ten), Alsfelder Vokalensemble, Concerto Polacco/Wolfgang Helbich (Naxos 8.554752)
10:00 AM. Chamber Music at Lincoln Center

Twenty-six programmes hosted by Elliott Forrest, with commentary by the Chamber Music Society's Artistic Director, David Finckel, recorded in New York City
(5) Tchaikovsky's Lament
Piano Trio in A minor Op 50 - Wu Han (pno), Joseph Swensen (vln), Ralph Kirshbaum (cello) (WFMT)
11:00 AM. The Works

WAGNER: The Mastersingers of Nuremberg, Prelude - Sydney SO/Charles Mackerras (ABC 476 6440)
ROSETTI: Bassoon Concerto in Bb (Murray C73) - Eckart Hübner (bsn/dir), Neuss German Chamber Academy (CPO 999 936)
PROKOFIEV: Peter & the Wolf, A Musical Tale for children - Richard Baker (speaker), New Philharmonia/Raymond Leppard (EMI 3 82230)
Noon Pressing On

With Robert Johnson (R Fri 7.00pm) (RNZ)
1:00 PM. Vintage Years

MENDELSSOHN: The Fair Melusina, Overture Op 32 - Royal Phil/Thomas Beecham (rec 1959) (BBC Music BBCL 4012)
CHOPIN: Piano Sonata No 2 in Bb minor Op 35 - Wilhelm Backhaus (pno) (rec 1950) (Testament SBT 1335)
ELGAR: Cello Concerto in E minor Op 85 - Pierre Fournier (cello), Cologne Radio SO/Hans Rosbaud (rec 1955) (Medici Arts MM 028)
2:00 PM. The Sunday Feature

Peter Hill, a former student of Olivier Messiaen, is co-author of a recent Messiaen biography, editor of The Messiaen Companion and professor of music at the University of Sheffield. Peter Hill talks with Kate Mead (RNZ)
3:00 PM. Opera on Sunday

Metropolitan Opera Season
Twenty-two operas from New York's Metropolitan Opera House
(16) DVORÁK: Rusalka, an opera in three acts
The water nymph, Rusalka, falls in love with the Prince and calls on the witch Jezibaba to make her human. Unfortunately she is unable to speak and can't warn the Prince of her fate if he rejects her
Rusalka......................... Renée Fleming
Foreign Princess............ Christine Goerke
Jezibaba........................ Stephanie Blythe
Prince........................... Aleksandrs Antonenko
Water Sprite................. Kristinn Sigmundsson
Metropolitan Opera Chorus & Orch/Jirí Belohlávek (EBU)
6:40 PM. Made in New Zealand

NZ musicians and composers
BESSER: Wellington Harbour - Andrew Pask (bass cl), Jonathan Besser (pno) (Besser Music)
HOLMES: Frond - New Zealand SO/Hamish McKeich (RNZ)
7:00 PM. New Horizons

Ten programmes
(8) William Dart looks at new releases from NZ artists Tama Waipara, Lawrence Arabia and Jordan Reyne (RNZ)
8:00 PM. Young New Zealand

University of Auckland Douglas Lilburn Composition Prize 2008
Highlights from last year's competition
Eunice CHOI: Longing, Hope and Satisfaction - Christine Kim (fl)
Fiona CHUA: Shades - Tian Tian Xu (pno)
Jasmine CHEN: Floral Myth - Jasmine Chen (vibraphone)
James BRYANT: Rhapsody for solo cello - Cameron Stuart (cello)
Jonathan MANDENO: Movements 2-4, from String Quartet No 1 - Rachael Hopkins, Alex Taylor (vlns), Alex MacDonald (vla), Sera Ellis (cello)
M Louise WEBSTER: Grief of a Girl's Heart - Helen Acheson (mezzo), Anna McGregor (cl), Sherry Grant (pno), Thomas Hutchinson (ob), Robbie Drage (cello)/Chris Adams (recorded in the University of Auckland Music Theatre by RNZ)
9:00 PM. Recent Releases

TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No 4 in F minor Op 36 - Leningrad Phil/Yevgeny Mravinsky (Praga PRD 350 053)
HERBERT: Cello Concerto No 2 in E minor Op 30 - Gautier Capuçon (cello), Frankfurt Radio SO/Paavo Järvi (Virgin 5 19035)
10:05 PM. Day's End

WEBER: Invitation to the Dance - Anatol Ugorski (pno) (DG 447 105)
PUCCINI: Love duet, from Madame Butterfly - Leontyne Price (sop), Elizabeth Bainbridge (mezzo), Plácido Domingo (ten), New Philharmonia/Nello Santi (RCA RD 85999)
PLEYEL: Symphony in C Ben154 - London Mozart Players/Matthias Bamert (Chandos CHAN 9525)
11:00 HAYDN: Piano Trio in D minor HobXV/23 - Erich Höbarth (vln), Christophe Coin (cello), Patrick Cohen (fpno) (Harmonia Mundi HMX 296 8298.99)
GLAZUNOV: Five Novelettes Op 15 - Fine Arts Quartet (Naxos 8.570256)