Sunday 25 December 2011 Rātapu 25 Hakihea 2011

• 12:00 AM. Music Through the Night

  Disc 1

  RUTTER: Wexford Carol; Jesus childe; There is a flower; Donkey carol; Wild wood carol; Angels' carol; Nativity carol; Mary's lullaby; Star carol; Candlelight carol; Shepherd's pipe carol; Christmas lullaby; Dormi, Jesu; Love came down at Christmas; Sans Day carol; I wonder as I wander; What sweeter music; Joy to the world; I saw three ships; Deck the hall; The very best time of the year; We wish you a merry Christmas; Silent night - Stephen Varcoe (bar), Cambridge Singers, City of London Sinfonia/John Rutter (Collegium CSCD 510)

  1:10 approx - Disc 2

  Renaissance and Baroque Christmas Music for Brass in the Schwerin Cathedral - Schweriner Blechbläser-Collegium, Jan Ernest (org) (Hänssler CD 98.444)

  2:25 approx - Disc 3

  RESPIGHI: L'adorazione dei Magi; BRITTEN: A Boy was Born; HONEGGER: Une catante de Noël - various artists (BBC Music MM 236)

  3:40 approx - Disc 4

  The Frostbound Wood

  Christmas Music by Peter WARLOCK - Allegri Singers/Louis Halsey (Continuum CCD 1053)

  5:00 approx - Disc 5

  SWINGLE/MOORE: A visit from St Nicholas; TRAD add McNeff: Carol of the Bells; KIRKPATRICK arr McNeff: Away in a Manger; PIERPOINT arr McNeff: Jingle Bells; TRAD arr McNeff: The First Nowell; TCHAIKOVSKY arr McNeff: Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy; HOPKINS arr McNeff: We Three Kings; TRAD arr McNeff: Angels from the Realms of Glory; Coventry Carol; TRAD arr Cable: D'où viens-tu, bergère; The Twelve Days of Christmas; TRAD arr Gillis: O Come, Emmanuel; I wonder as I wander; What Child is this?; TRAD arr Cable: La cloche de Noël; TRAD arr McNeff: We wish you a merry Christmas; TRAD arr Cable: Noël Nouvelet; MENDELSSOHN arr McNeff: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing; GRUBER arr McNeff: Silent Night; TRAD arr McNeff: Good King Wenceslas; HANDEL arr Mills; Hallelujah Chorus; PRAETORIUS arr Cable: Lo, how a rose e'er blooming; TRAD arr McNeff: Oh come, all ye faithful - Canadian Brass, Elmer Iseler Singers (Philips 426 835)

• 6:00 AM. Sanctuary

  LEIGHTON: Lully, lulla, thou little tiny child - Rodolfus Choir/Ralph Allwood (BBC Music BBC MM 326)

  FLECHA: La Negrina - Hamburg Monteverdi Choir/Jürgen Jürgens (Ambitus AMB 97 856)

  TRAD: Iudicii signum - Sequentia/Barbara Thornton (dir) (DHM 05472 77383)

  MATTHESON: Christmas Oratorio, The Redemptive Birth & Incarnation of our Lord & Saviour Jesus Christ - Nicki Kennedy, Anna Markland-Crookes (sops), Ursula Eittinger, Dorothee Merkel (contraltos), Andreas Post, Sven Hansen (tens), Stephan McLeod, Johannes Gsänger (basses), Cologne Akademie/Michael Alexander Willens (CPO 777 274)

  VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Fantasia on Christmas Carols - John Barrow (bar), Choir of Guildford Cathedral, string orch/Barry Rose, Gavin Williams (org) (EMI CDM 7 64131)

  TRAD: The Cherry Tree Carol; Nowel sing we, both all and some; Sing we to this merry company - Anonymous 4 (Harmonia Mundi HMU 80 7453)

  TAVENER: Birthday Sleep - Polyphony/Stephen Layton (Hyperion CDA 67475)

  DURANTE arr Willens: Missa in Pastorale in A - Roberta Mameli (sop), Ursula Eittinger (mezzo), Andreas Post (ten), Stephan MacLeod (bass), Cologne Akademie/Michael Alexander Willens (CPO 777 571)

• 8:00 AM. Grace Notes

  GRIEG: Morning, from Peer Gynt Suite No 1 - New Zealand SO/James Sedares (Universal 99072)

  BOTTESINI: Elégie No 1 in D - Thomas Martin (dbass), London SO/Franco Petracchi (Naxos 8.570398)

  WAGNER orch Mottl: Der Engel, from Wesendonck Lieder - Régine Crespin (sop), French National Radio Orch/Georges Prêtre (EMI CDM 7 64434)

  MENDELSSOHN: Song without Words Op 19/6, Venetian Gondola Song - András Schiff (pno) (Decca 421 119)

  TRAD arr Hope: The lark in the clear air - Royal Ballet Sinfonia/Gavin Sutherland (ASV White Line CD WHL 2155)

  RACHMANINOV: Vocalise Op 34/14 - Murray Khouri (cl), Rosemary Barnes (pno) (Continuum CCD 1014)

  BIZET: Micaela's aria, Je dis que rien ne m'épouvante, from Carmen - Kiri Te Kanawa (sop), New Zealand SO/John Hopkins (Kiwi CD KML 2)

  C STAMITZ: Second movement, Romance: Andantino, from Cello Concerto No 1 in G - Christian Benda (cello), Prague CO (Naxos 8.551140)

  BUTTERWORTH: A Shropshire Lad - Hallé Orch/John Barbirolli (PRT PVCD 8380)

• 9:00 AM. Christmastide

  MASON arr Rutter: Joy to the world; PIERPONT arr Gould: Jingle Bells; TRAD arr Rutter: Nativity Carol; TRAD arr Gould: The First Nowell - Claire Rutter (sop), Hallé Choir & Orch/Carl Davis (Hallé CD HIL 7504)

  PARRY: Ode on the Nativity - Teresa Cahill (sop), Bach Choir, Royal College of Music Chorus, London Phil/David Willcocks (Lyrita SRCD 270)

  TRAD arr McWilliam: Unto us is born a son; TRAD arr Bawden: Ding dong! merrily on high; TRAD arr Gant: Still, Still, Still; MENDELSSOHN arr Hill: Hark! the herald angels sing - Jonathan Brown (bar), Waynflete Singers, Winchester Cathedral Choir, Resounding Brass/David Hill, Stephen Farr (org) (Herald HAVPCD 231)

• 10:00 AM. Chamber Music at Lincoln Center

  Thirteen programmes hosted by Elliott Forrest, with commentary by the Chamber Music Society's Artistic Director, David Finckel, recorded in New York City

  (8) Composers in their Youth

  MAHLER: Piano Quartet movement - Alessio Bax (pno), Ani Kavafian (vln), Paul Neubauer (vla), Nicolas Alstaedt (cello)

  BARTÓK: Piano Quintet - Anne-Marie McDermott (pno), Ida Kavafian, Ani Kavafian (vlns), Paul Neubauer (vla), Nicolas Altstaedt (cello) (WFMT)

• 11:00 AM. The Works

  SUK: Fantasy in G minor Op 24 - Michael Ludwig (vln), Buffalo Phil/JoAnn Falletta (Naxos 8.572323)

  ELGAR: Variations on an Original Theme Op 36, Enigma - Bavarian Radio SO/Colin Davis (BR Media 900 705)

• Noon Christmas Oratorio

  Anna Leese (sop), Kate Spence (mezzo), David Hamilton (ten), Jared Holt (bar), Tudor Consort, Wellington Orch/Michael Stewart

  BACH: Christmas Oratorio, Parts 1-3 (recorded in the Wellington Town Hall by RNZ) (continued at 3.00pm)

  1:30 A Late Lunch

  ROSSINI: Quatre hors d'oeuvres, Radishes; Anchovies; Pickles; Butter - Paolo Giacometti (pno) (Channel Classics CCS SA 24907)

  PROKOFIEV: The Love for Three Oranges, Suite - BBC SO/Rudolf Kempe (BBC Legends BBCL 4056)

  ADDINSELL arr Lane: Greengage Summer, Suite - Robert Gibbs (vln), Peter Lawson (pno), Royal Ballet Sinfonia/Kenneth Alwyn (ASV White Line CD WHL 2108)

  STRAUSS: Whipped Cream Waltz, from Schlagobers Ballet Op 70 - Tokyo Metropolitan SO/Hiroshi Wakasugi (Denon CO 73414)

  LAKATOS arr Lakatos/Cséki: Tomato Groove - Roby Lakatos (vln/dir), László Bóni (vln), Oszkár Németh (dbass), Ernest Bangó (gtr/cymbalon), Kálmán Cséki (pno) (DG 459 642)

  J STRAUSS II: Wine, Women & Song - London SO/John Georgiadis (IMP PCD 902)

• 3:00 PM. Christmas Oratorio

  Anna Leese (sop), Kate Spence (mezzo), David Hamilton (ten), Jared Holt (bar), Tudor Consort, Wellington Orch/Michael Stewart

  BACH: Christmas Oratorio, Parts 5-6 (recorded in the Wellington Town Hall by RNZ)

• 3:55 PM. A Christmas Tradition

  TCHAIKOVSKY: The Nutcracker - Moscow Bolshoi Theatre Children's Choir & Orch/Alexander Vedernikov (PentaTone PTC 5186 091)

• 5:30 PM. Playing with Dolls

  BLACK arr Mühling: Paper Doll - Die Singphoniker (CPO 999 470)

  OFFENBACH: Les oiseaux dans la charmille, from The Tales of Hoffmann - Joan Sutherland (sop), Swiss Romande Orch/Richard Bonynge (Decca 421 866)

  POLDINI arr Kreisler: Dancing Doll - Midori (vln), Robert McDonald (pno) (Sony SK 89700)

  FAURÉ: Dolly Suite - Nicola & Alexandra Bibby (pno duet) (Telegraph TLG CD 004)

• 6:00 PM. Made in New Zealand

  NZ musicians and composers

  HAMILTON: A Child comes forth - Key Cygnetures/Elise Bradley, Helen Webby (harp), Rowan Johnston (percussion) (RNZ)

  DANDRIEU: Noël No 13, Quand le Sauveur Jésus Christ - Gillian Weir (organ of Milwaukee's Performing Arts Centre) (Koss KC 1013)

  A SCARLATTI: Cantata pastorale per la nascità di Nostro Signore - Patricia Lawrey (mezzo), Schola Musica/Ashley Heenan, Peter Averi (hpschd) (Kiwi SLD 52)

  LILBURN: Christmas 1942 - Dan Poynton (pno) (Trust MMT 2067)

  MENOTTI: Introduction, March & Shepherd's Dance, from Amahl & the Night Visitors - New Zealand SO/Andrew Schenck (Koch International 3-7005)

• 7:00 PM. New Horizons

  Jolly old William Dart brings us his customary sack of tracks for Christmas. This year it’s mostly new stuff from Michael Bublé, Justin Bieber, Carole King, the Glee cast, Exohxo, Mindy Gledhill among others. Also a bunch of tracks which explore the strong Jewish influence on Christmas music (RNZ)

• 8:00 PM. Music Alive

  Katerina Knezíková (sop), Ensemble 18+/Vojtech Spurn (org/dir)

  J STAMITZ: Sinfonia Pastorale; RYBA: Oh, dear lark!; O fiddle, sound forth!; O fiddle, sound forth!, from Six Songs of Praise for the Celebration of the Birth of the Lord; BRIXI: Quem vidistis pastores; Organ Concerto in G (recorded in the Hall of the New Municipal House, Prague by Czech Radio)

• 8:55 PM. Mozart on Basset Clarinet

  Clarinet Quintet in A K581 - Ludmila Peterková (basset cl), Bennewitz Quartet (Supraphon SU 4061)

  Clarinet Concerto in A K622 - Anthony Pike (basset cl), English CO/Ralf Gothóni (Avie AV 0035)

• 10:00 PM. Day's End

  SCHUMANN: Kinderszenen Op 15 - Tessa Birnie (pno) (ABC Classics 476 6479)

  VIVALDI: Concerto in A minor for two violins RV522 - David Oistrakh (vln/dir), Igor Oistrakh (vln), Royal Phil (DG 463 616)

  STRAVINSKY: Pulcinella Suite - CO of Europe/Alexander Janiczek (dir) (Linn CKD 330)

  11:00 BIBER: The Nativity, from The Mystery Sonatas - John Holloway (vln), Tragicomedia (Virgin VCD 7 90838)

  DIABELLI: Guitar Sonata in C Op 29/3 - Anthony Glise (gtr) (Dorian DIS 80113)

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

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