Schedule for Wednesday 27 May 2009

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12:00 AM. Music Through the Night

12:00 - Disc 1
PIAZZOLLA: La Muerte del Angel; Aconcagua; Romance del Diablo; Tanguedia; Milonga del Angel; Vayamos al Diablo; Tres Tangos; Oblivion - James Crabb (accordion), Benjamin Martin (pno); Australian Chamber Orch/Richard Tognetti (Chandos CHAN 10163)
1:15 (approx) - Disc 2
SAINT-SAËNS: Odelette Op 162; Sonata for clarinet Op 167; Feuillet d'album Op 81; Sonata for bassoon Op 168; Caprice on Danish and Russian Airs for flute, oboe and piano Op 79; Sonata for oboe Op 166; Romance in Db Op 37; Tarantelle Op 6 - William Bennett (fl), Nicholas Daniel (ob), James Campbell, David Campbell (cls), Rachel Gough (bsn), Robin Kennard (bsn) (Cala CACD 1017)
2:30 (approx) - Disc 3
HUMMEL: Te Deum; Missa Solemnis in C - Patricia Wright (sop), Zan Mc Kendree-Wright (contralto), Patrick Power (ten), David Griffiths (bass), Donald Armstrong (vln), Voices New Zealand, New Zealand SO/Uwe Grodd (Naxos 8.557193)
3:25 (approx) - Disc 4
Glosas, Passeggiati & Dimunutions around 1600
Works for Viola da Gamba by Monteverdi, Dalla Casa, Ortiz, Rogniono, de Rore, Trabaci, de Sekma, Willaert, Bonnizzi, Terzi - Hille Perle, Robert Sagasser, Martina Rothbauer, Paulina van Laarhoven, Matthias Müller (vle da gamba), Andrew Laurence-King (harp), Lee Santana (lutes, Renaissance gtr, chitarrone) (DHM 05472 77502)
4:30 (approx) - Disc 5
KODÁLY: Háry János, Suite: Dances of Marosszék; Dances on a Hungarian Folk Song, The Peacock; Dances of Galánta - Montréal SO/Charles Dutoit (Decca 444 322)
6:00 AM. Classic Morning

6:00 DITTERSDORF: Symphony in F (Grave F7) - Failoni Orch/Uwe Grodd (Naxos 8.553974)
FAURÉ: Nocturne No 10 in E minor Op 99 - Charles Owen (pno) (Avie AV 2133)
GEMINIANI: Sonata in C for cello & continuo Op 5/3 - Parnassus Avenue (BIS SACD 1595)
PAGANINI: Introduction & Variations on Dal tuo stellato, from Moses in Egypt by Rossini - Salvatore Accardo (vln), CO of Europe/Franco Tamponi (EMI 7 67567)
IVANOVICI: The Waves of the Danube, Waltz - Vienna Volksoper Orch/Franz Bauer-Theussl (Philips 420 815)
7:00 LUMBYE: Final Galop, from Napoli - Odense SO/Peter Guth (Unicorn-Kanchana DKP CD 9089)
SPOHR: Grande Polonaise Op 40 - Ulf Hoelscher (vln), Berlin Radio SO/Christian Fröhlich (CPO 999 798)
KHACHATURIAN: Adagio of Spartacus & Phrygia, from Spartacus - Auckland Philharmonia/Miguel Harth-Bedoya (Universal 99172)
BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No 20 in G Op 49/2 - Michael Houstoun (pno) (Trust MMT 2013)
BERLIOZ: The Trojans at Carthage, Ballet Music - National Phil/Richard Bonynge (Decca 411 898)
8:00 Beauty Spot: DELIUS: Walk to the Paradise Garden, from A Village Romeo & Juliet - ASMF/Neville Marriner (Decca 421 631)
SAINT-SAËNS: Danse Macabre - Peter Schaffer (vln), New Zealand SO/John Hopkins (Tartar TRL 020)
LISZT: Hungarian Rhapsody No 6 in Db S244 - Artur Pizarro (pno) (Brilliant Classics 92790)
MARTELLI: Romance; Greensleeves; Aubade - Neil Thomson and his orch (Dutton CDLX 7151)
HUBAY: Czárdás Scene No 3, The waters of Maros Op 18 - Hagai Shaham (vln), Arnon Erez (pno) (Hyperion CDA 67441/2)
GLINKA: Russlan & Ludmilla, Overture - Bavarian State Orch/Wolfgang Sawallisch (EMI CDD 7 63893)
9:00 AM. Composer of the Week

JOHN PSATHAS (b1966)
Spike - Brian Resnick (perc), Stephen Gosling (pno) (SOUNZfine Vol 3)
Piano Quintet - Stephen Gosling (pno), New Zealand String Quartet (Trust MMT 2047)
View from Olympus (double concerto for percussion & piano) - Pedro Carneiro (perc), Michael Houstoun (pno), New Zealand SO/Marc Taddei (Rattle RAT-DV 015)
10:00 AM. The Works

STRAUSS: Symphonia Domestica Op 53 - Berlin Phil/Herbert von Karajan (EMI CDM 7 69571)
SCHUBERT: Three Piano Pieces D946 - Julien Guénebaut (pno) (Calliope CAL 9395)
MAHLER: Kindertotenlieder - Thomas Quasthoff (bbar), Cologne Radio SO/Gary Bertini (Phoenix Edition 105)
MASSENET: Orchestral Suite No 6, Scènes de féerie - New Zealand SO/Jean-Yves Ossonce (Naxos 8.553125)
Noon Upbeat

Music news & current affairs with Eva Radich (RNZ)
1:30 PM. Airs & Graces

KELL: A Graceful Tune - Verity Butler (cl), Gavin Sutherland (pno) (Campion CAMEO 2022)
TOVEY arr Shore: Air for strings - Ulster Orch/George Vass (Toccata Classics TOCC 0033)
WILBY: Amazing Grace, Symphonic Variations - Philip Gault (bar), Philip Wilby (org), Black Dyke Band/Nicholas Childs (Naxos 8.572166)
WETHERELL: Airs & graces - Royal Ballet Sinfonia/Gavin Sutherland (ASV White Line CD WHL 2155)
2:00 PM. Afternoon Requests

WEBER: Piano Sonata No 2 in Ab Op 39 - Jean-François Heisser (pno) (Praga PRD 250 247)
DOHNÁNYI: Variations on a Nursery Song Op 25 - Julius Katchen (pno), London Phil/Adrian Boult (Philips 456 859)
(Box 123, Wellington or concert@radionz.co.nz)
3:00 PM. CD Masters

Classic performances from the back catalogue
DEBUSSY: Violin Sonata in G minor; RAVEL: Violin Sonata in G - David Oistrakh (vln), Frida Bauer (pno) (rec 1966) (Philips 420 777)
RESPIGHI: Pines of Rome - Montreal SO/Charles Dutoit (rec 1982) (Decca 410 145)
4:00 PM. Made in New Zealand

NZ musicians and composers
GOUNOD arr Wormser: Faust, ballet music - Julian Reynolds, Peter Lockwood (pno duo) (Globe GLO 5153)
FARR: Concerto for percussion & orchestra - Strike, Wellington Orch/Kenneth Young (Vector Wgtn Orch VWO 001)
VANHAL: Flute Quartet in C Op 7/6 - Uwe Grodd (fl), Janaki String Trio (Naxos 8.570234)
5:00 PM. Cadenza

ROSSINI: The Barber of Seville, Overture - La Scala Orch, Milan/Riccardo Chailly (Decca 448 218)
CHOPIN: Andante Spianato & Grande Polonaise in Eb Op 22 - Alexis Weissenberg (pno), Paris Conservatoire Orch/Stanislaw Skrowaczewski (EMI 5 00906)
OFFENBACH: Barcarolle, from The Tales of Hoffmann - Auckland Philharmonia/Miguel Harth-Bedoya (Universal 99172)
BARTÓK: Romanian Folk Dances Sz56 - Tamas Vesmas (pno) (Manu CD MANU 1519)
ARNOLD: Four Scottish Dances - Boston Pops Orch/Keith Lockhart (RCA 09026 68901)
PUCCINI: Si, mi chiamano Mimi, from La Bohème - Renata Tebaldi (sop), Orch of the Academy of St Cecilia, Rome/Tullio Serafin (Decca 444 555)
MASCAGNI: Cavalleria Rusticana, Intermezzo - André Rieu (vln/dir) & his Orch (Universal 589 306)
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV arr Bellison: Introduction & Hymn to the Sun, from The Golden Cockerel - Murray Khouri (cl), Rosemary Barnes (pno) (Continuum CCD 1014)
KORNGOLD: Ich soll ihn niemals, from Die Kathrin - Renée Fleming (sop), Mariinsky Theatre Orch/Valery Gergiev (Decca 475 8070)
GRANADOS arr Henry Wood: Spanish Dance No 4, Villanesca - London Phil/Nicholas Braithwaite (Lyrita SRCD 216)
GRIEG: Sylphe, from Lyric Pieces Book 7 - Daniel Propper (pno) (Skarbo DSK 1082)
CHOPIN orch Douglas: Les Sylphides, excerpts - Paris Conservatoire Orch/Peter Maag (Decca 417 840)
CHAMINADE: Pas des sylphes: Intermezzo - Eric Parkin (pno) (Chandos CHAN 8888)
FRANCK: Le Sylphe - Rebecca Evans (sop), Steven Isserlis (cello), Stephen Hough (pno) (Hyperion CDA 67376)
LØVENSKJOLD: Pas de deux, from La Sylphide - Erich Gruenberg (vln), London SO/Richard Bonynge (Decca 433 861)
LYAPUNOV: Transcendental Etude No 11 in G, Ronde des sylphes - Stephen Hough (pno) (ASV CD AMM 157R)
J STRAUSS II: Sylphs Polka Op 309 - Slovak State Phil/Christian Pollack (Marco Polo 8.223239)
7:00 PM. Appointment

Peter Cooper (1918-2004)
Portrait of a pioneering New Zealand pianist, in the words of his family and friends, with examples from his surviving recordings and letters, presented by Peter Mechen (RNZ)
8:00 PM. Music Alive

Anna Leese, Elin Manahan Thomas (sops), Wendy Dawn Thompson (mezzo), Andrew Kennedy (ten), Neal Davies (bass), BBC National Chorus & Orch of Wales/Thierry Fischer
MENDELSSOHN: Elijah Op 70 (recorded in St David's Hall, Cardiff by BBC)
10:20 PM. Day's End

MOZART: Horn Concerto No 2 in Eb K417 - David Pyatt (horn), ASMF/Neville Marriner (Erato 0630 17074)
HEENAN: Jack Winter's Dream, Nine portraits for orchestra - New Zealand SO/John Hopkins (Kiwi CD SLD 102)
11:00 PROKOFIEV: Cello Sonata in C Op 119 - Alexander Ivashkin (cello), Tatyana Lazareva (pno) (Chandos CHAN 10045)
SHOSTAKOVICH: Piano Trio No 2 in E minor Op 67 - Rosamunde Trio (Alto ALC 1005)