Schedule for Thursday 6 January 2011

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12:00 AM. Music Through the Night

Disc 1
LILBURN: Overture: Aotearoa; Allegro for Strings; Concert Overture in D; Introduction and Allegro; Four Canzonas; Diversions for Strings; Festival Overture - NZSO/John Hopkins; Ithaca College Festival Orch/Grant Cooper (Kiwi CD SLD 99)
1:10 approx - Disc 2
LIU TIAN HUA: Idyllic Tune; TRAD: Weeping River of Sorrow; ZHOU WEI: Celebrating the harvest of grapes; LIU JIN WEN: Ode to Shanmenxia Gorge; LIU TIAN HUA: Birdsong echoing in a quiet valley; RENG TONG XIANG: A bunch of flowers; HUA YAN JUN: Moon reflected in the twin-spring lake; LIU WEN JIN: Ballad of North Henan province - Yu Hong Mei (erhu), Wulin (konghou), Lui Yin Xuan (yang qin), Chen Zhe (pno) (Channel of China CCS SA 80206)
2:15 approx - Disc 3
DELIUS: Seadrift; Appalachia - John Shirley-Quirk (bar), London SO, Royal Phil/Richard Hickox (London 425 156)
3:20 approx - Disc 4
Music by STANFORD, FAURÉ, SCHUMANN, DELIUS, HANDEL, BACH, GRIEG arr Grainger - Martin Jones (pno) (Nimbus NI 5255)
4:35 approx - Disc 5
Train music by LANNER, J STRAUSS I, HOYER, J STRAUSS II, MEYER, E STRAUSS, Josef STRAUSS, GRAHL & LUMBYE - Slovak State Phil/Mica Eichenholz (Marco Polo 8.223470)
6:00 AM. Classic Morning

6:00 SIBELIUS: Overture in E - Lahti SO/Osmo Vänskä (BIS CD 1565)
VIVALDI: Trio Sonata in B minor RV79 - L'Arte dell'Arco (DHM 88697 30309)
SCHUMANN: Blumenstück Op 19 - András Schiff (pno) (Teldec 4509 99176)
D'INDY: Choral varié - Lawrence Power (vla), BBC Welsh National Orch/Thierry Fischer (Hyperion CDA 67690)
PUCCINI: Gira la cote, from Turandot - Vienna State Opera Chorus, Vienna Boys' Choir, Vienna Phil/Herbert von Karajan (DG 410 645)
7:00 TORELLI: Sinfonia a Quattro in C - Maurice André, Bernard Soustrot, Thierry Caens, Jean-Paul Leroy (tpts), Orchestral Ensemble of Paris/Jean-Pierre Wallez (EMI CDC 7 47140)
CANTELOUBE arr Grafe: Berceuse, from Songs of the Auvergne - Sol Gabetta (cello), Prague Phil/Charles Olivieri-Munroe (RCA Red Seal 88697 359622)
BRITTEN: Mazurka Elegiaca Op 23/2 - Stephen Hough, Ronan O'Hora (pno duo) (EMI CDM 5 67429)
HANDEL: Trio Sonata in F HWV392/401 - Zefiro (DHM 88697 63023)
GRAINGER: English Dance - BBC Phil/Richard Hickox (Chandos CHAN 9493)
8:00 Beauty Spot: STRAUSS: Morgen Op 27/4 - Renée Fleming (sop), English CO/Jeffrey Tate, Paul Willey (vln), Osian Ellis (harp) (Decca 458 858)
BALAKIREV: Piano Concerto No 1 in F# minor Op 1 - Anastasia Seifetdinova (pno), Russian Phil/Dmitry Yablonsky (Naxos 8.570396)
LOEFFLER: L'Etang, from Two Rhapsodies - London Conchord Ensemble (Champs Hill CHRCD 010)
HÉROLD arr Lanchbery: Clog Dance, from La fille mal gardée - Evelyn Glennie (percussion), National Phil/Barry Wordsworth (RCA RD 60870)
PURCELL arr Ley: Two Trumpet Tunes & Air - Ian Tracey (organ of Liverpool Cathedral) (EMI CDB 7 62813)
BERLIOZ: Roman Carnival, Overture - Dresden State Orch/Colin Davis (RCA 09026 68790)
9:00 AM. The Works

BACH: Christmas Oratorio, Part 6, for the feast of the Epiphany (Jan 6) - Malin Hartelius (sop), Kristina Hammarström (contralto), Jörg Dürmüller (ten), Detlef Roth (bass), Amsterdam Cappella, Amsterdam Combattimento Consort/Jan Willem de Vriend (Challenge CC 76607)
HERZOGENBERG: Quintet in Eb for piano & winds Op 43 - Oliver Triendl (pno), members of Orsoline Wind Quintet (CPO 777 081)
PROKOFIEV: Romeo & Juliet Suite No 2 - Cincinnati SO/Paavo Järvi (Telarc CD 80597)
BRAHMS: Piano Quartet No 1 in G minor Op 25 - Menuhin Festival Piano Quartet (Claves CD 50-9701/2)
BOCCHERINI: Symphony in D minor G506, La casa del diavolo - Tafelmusik/Jeanne Lamon (dir) (DHM RD 77867)
PAGANINI: Violin Concerto No 2 in B minor Op 7 - Rudolf Koelman (vln), Netherlands SO/Jan Willem de Vriend (Challenge Classics CC 72343)
Noon Summer Sonic

Hirini Melbourne (1949-2003)
A six-part series written and presented by Paul Diamond
(5) Enduring
A more in-depth look at some of Melbourne's most enduring waiata, the ideas behind them and their renditions by others(RNZ)
1:05 PM. CMNZ's 2011 Visitors

BACH: Violin Sonata No 3 in E BWV1016 - Tasmin Little (vln), John Lenehan (pno) (BIS CD 1744)
L LIEBERMANN: Ostinato; Starry Night; Melancholy; Homage to Fauré; Homage to Alkan, from Album for the Young - Alexa Still (fl), David Korevaar (pno) (Koch 3-7549)
BEETHOVEN: Piano Trio No 5 in D Op 70/1, Ghost - Eggner Trio (Live Classics LCL 806)
2:00 PM. Afternoon Requests

CHABRIER: Fête Polonaise, from Le Roi malgré lui - Vienna Phil/John Eliot Gardiner (DG 447 751)
CHOPIN: Andante Spianato & Grande Polonaise in Eb Op 22 - Sviatoslav Richter (pno), London SO/Kyrill Kondrashin (rec 1961) (BBC Legends BBCL 4031)
DONIZETTI: Al mio core, from L'assedio di Calais - Elina Garanca (mezzo), Bologna Teatro Communale Orch/Roberto Abbado (DG 477 7460)
SCHUBERT: Impromptu in C minor D899/1 - Alexei Lubimov (fpno) (Zig Zag ZZT 100 102)
GODARD: Scènes poétiques Op 46 - Slovak State Phil, Kosice/Kirk Trevor (Naxos 8.570554)
(Box 123, Wellington or concert@radionz.co.nz)
3:00 PM. CD Masters

Classic performances from the back catalogue
Carlos Kleiber conducts
J STRAUSS II: Die Fledermaus, Act 2
Gabriel von Eisenstein........ Hermann Prey
Rosalinde.......................... Julia Varady
Adele................................ Lucia Popp
Prince Orlofsky................. Iwan Rebroff
Alfred................................ René Kollo
Dr Falke............................ Bernd Weikl
Frank................................ Benno Kusche
Dr Blind............................ Ferry Gruber
Ida.................................... Evi List
Frosch............................... Franz Muxeneder
Ivan................................... Nikolai Ligowoi
Bavarian State Opera Chorus & Orch (DG 415 646) (Act 3 tomorrow at 3.00pm)
Josef STRAUSS: Village Swallows of Austria, Waltz Op 164 - Vienna Phil (Sony SK 48376)
4:00 PM. Made in New Zealand

NZ musicians and composers
MOZART: Eight Variations in F on Ein Weib ist das herrlichste Ding K613 - John Khouri (fpno) (Entr'acte ESCD 6501)
G CHARPENTIER: Depuis le jour, from Louise - Kiri Te Kanawa (sop), Royal Opera House, Covent Garden Orch/Jeffrey Tate (EMI 5 57231)
ALBENIZ: Asturias, from Spanish Suite Op 47 - Matthew Marshall (gtr) (RNZ)
FARR: Le Temps est à la Pluie - New Zealand SO/Kenneth Young (Trust MMT 2021)
BRAHMS: Clarinet Sonata in Eb Op 120/2 - Murray Khouri (cl), John McCabe (pno) (Continuum CCD 1027)
5:00 PM. Cadenza

RACHMANINOV: Prelude in G minor Op 23/5 - Eugene Albulescu (pno) (Manu CD MANU 1523)
GERSHWIN arr Villard: Second movement excerpt, from Piano Concerto in F - Michel Lethiec (cl), Sinfonia Finlandia/Patrick Gallois (Naxos 8.570939)
WAXMAN: Cafe Waltzes, from Hotel Berlin - Hollywood Bowl Orch/John Mauceri (Philips 438 685)
KODÁLY: Dances of Marosszék - Budapest SO/György Lehel (Hungaroton HCD 12252)
POULENC: Petites voix - New London Chamber Choir/James Wood (Hyperion CDH 55179)
PISTON: Capriccio for harp & string orchestra - Therese Elder Wunrow (harp), Seattle SO/Gerard Schwarz (Naxos 8.559162)
FARKAS: Old Hungarian Dances from the 17th Century - Thurston Clarinet Quartet (ASV White Line CD WHL 2076)
CORELLI: Concerto Grosso in F Op 6/9 - Ensemble 415/Chiara Banchini (Harmonia Mundi HMC 90 1406/7)
RODRIGO: Air de ballet sur le nom d'une jeune fille - María Garzón (pno) (ASV CD DCA 990)
HALVORSEN: Veslemöy's Song - Marianne Thorsen (vln), Bergen Phil/Neeme Järvi (Chandos CHAN 10614)
TRAD arr Wilby: Marianne, from Three North Country Folksongs - New Zealand Secondary Students' Choir 1993-1994/Roger Stevenson (NZSSC)
HAHN arr Grafe: A Chloris - Sol Gabetta (cello), Prague Phil/Charles Olivieri-Munroe (RCA Red Seal 88697 359622)
SARASATE: Carmen Fantasy Op 25 - Howard Zhang (vln), Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia/Takuo Yuasa (Naxos 8.555093)
7:00 PM. Appointment

Richard Bonynge at 80
Three programmes
On the eve of his 80th birthday in September, the eminent Australian conductor Richard Bonynge, talked about his career and musical passions and his experiences working with some of the greatest operatic artists of the last six decades with Moffatt Oxenbould
(1) Early Inspirations
Richard Bonynge recalls student days in Sydney, the artists who first inspired him, the performers he most admired in London in the 1950s, and his transition from concert pianist to operatic conductor (ABC)
8:00 PM. Music Alive

Stier conducts Shostakovich
Auckland Philharmonia/Eckehard Stier
HAYDN: Symphony No 45 in F# minor, Farewell; SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No 8 in C minor Op 65 (recorded in the Auckland Town Hall by RNZ)
9:40 PM. Instrumental Images

BOZZA: Image Op 38 - Sharon Bezaly (fl) (BIS CD 1159)
DEBUSSY: Images oubliées - Artur Pizarro (pno) (BBC Music BBC MM 324)
10:00 PM. Day's End

PEZ: Overture in Bb R9 - Les Muffatti/Peter van Heyghen (Ramée RAM 0705)
FIELD: Piano Concerto No 3 in Eb H32 - Paolo Restani (pno), Nice Phil/Marco Guidarini (Brilliant Classics 93783)
11:00 WIENIAWSKA: Violin Sonata in D minor - Clare Howick (vln), Sophia Rahman (pno) (Naxos 8.572291)
PIZZETTI: Messa di Requiem - Conspirare/Craig Hella Johnson (Harmonia Mundi HMU 80 7518)