Sunday 20 May 2012 Rātapu 20 Haratua 2012

• 12:00 AM. Music Through the Night

  Disc 1

  ROSSINI: Overtures, William Tell; Il Signor Bruschino; Bianca e Falliero; Barber of Seville; Armida; Semiramide; Línganno Felice; Matilde di Shabran; Demetrio e Polibio; La Gazza Ladra - La Scala Phil/Riccardo Chailly (Decca 448 218)

  1:15 approx - Disc 2

  CARULLI: Guitar Concerto in E minor Op 140, Petit Concerto de Société; MOZART arr Romero: Adagio in E K261; MOLINO: Guitar Concerto in E minor; MOZART arr Romero: Rondo in C K373; CARULLI: Guitar Concerto in A Op 8a - Pepe Romero (gtr), ASMF/Iona Brown (Philips 426 263)

  2:25 approx - Disc 3

  VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Serenade to Music; Five Mystical Songs; Fantasia on Christmas Carols; Flos Campi - Thomas Allen (bar), Nobuko Imai (vla), Corydon Singers, English CO/Matthew Best (Hyperion CDA 66420)

  3:35 approx - Disc 4

  MACDOWELL: Concert Etude; FAURÉ arr Grainger: Aprés un rêve; GOTTSCHALK: Manchega; BEACH: Scottish Legend; Tyrolean Valse-Fantasia; Fireflies; GOTTSCHALK: The Union; BEACH: A Hermit Thrush at Eve; MACDOWELL: Hexentanz; FAURÉ arr Grainger: Nell; DOWLAND arr Grainger: Now, O noe, I needs must part; CARRENO: Corbeille de fleurs; GOTTSCHALK: Home sweet home; Souvenir de Porto Rico; GRAINGER: Irish Tune from County Derry; GERSHWIN arr Grainger: The man I love; GERSHWIN trans Wodehouse: Clap yo' hands - Alan Feinberg (pno) (Argo 436 121)

  4:50 approx - Disc 5

  BYRD: early works for voices, viols & virginals - Sophie Yates (virginals), Fretwork, I Fagiolini/Robert Hollingworth (Chandos CHAN 0578)

• 6:00 AM. Sanctuary

  GIBBONS: O clap your hands - Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge/Richard Marlow (Conifer 75605 51231)

  PHILIPS: Ascendit Deus - Choir of Westminster Abbey/James O'Donnell, Ashley Grote (org) (Hyperion CDA 67680)

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

  ANON: Psalms 148-149; Dedication - Monks from the Keur Moussa Abbey (Sounds True STA A337)

  DURUFLÉ: Messe Cum jubilo - Thomas Herford (bar), Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge/Richard Marlow, Mark Williams (org) (Chandos CHAN 10357)

  ALAIN: Litanies - Philip Walsh (organ of St Paul's Cathedral, Wellington) (Trust MMT 2014)

  FINZI: God is gone up with a triumphant shout - Choir of Westminster Abbey/James O'Donnell, Robert Quinney (org) (Hyperion CDA 67680)

  LORTZING: The Ascension of Jesus Christ - Anneli Pfeffer (sop), Hedwig Fassbender (contralto), Bernhard Schneider (ten), Christian Hilz (bar), Kay Stiefermann (bass), Cologne Radio Chorus & Orch/Helmuth Froschauer (CPO 999 837)

• 8:00 AM. Grace Notes

  BORODIN: In the Steppes of Central Asia - Swiss Romande Orch/Ernest Ansermet (Decca 444 389)

  MENDELSSOHN: On Wings of Song - Isaac Stern (vln), Columbia SO/Frank Brieff (Sony SK 45816)

  MONTEVERDI: Damigella tutta bella, from Canzonette e scherzi musicali, Venezia 1607 - Nuria Rial (sop), Philippe Jaroussky (countertenor), Cyril Auvity, Jan van Elsacker (tens), Joao Fernandes (bass), L'Arpeggiata/Christina Pluhar (dir) (Virgin 2 36140)

  CHOPIN: Prelude in Db Op 28/15, Raindrop - Jorge Bolet (pno) (Philips 456 724)

  DELIUS: Two Aquarelles - Royal Phil/Barry Wordsworth (Tring International TRP 037)

  BAERMANN attrib Wagner: Adagio in Db - Alfred Boskovsky (cl), members of the Vienna Octet (London 440 084)

  ORFF: In Trutina, from Carmina Burana - Renée Fleming (sop), English CO/Jeffrey Tate (Decca 458 858)

  VERACINI: Largo, from Violin Sonata in A Op 2/6 - Nicola Benedetti (vln), Catherine Rimmer (cello), Thomas Dunford (lute), Christian Curnyn (hpschd/dir) (Decca 476 434)

  KHACHATURIAN: Adagio of Spartacus & Phrygia, from Spartacus - Auckland Philharmonia/Miguel Harth-Bedoya (Universal 99172)

• 9:00 AM. Composers of the Week

  TAONGA PŪORO

  A programme featuring traditional Maori instruments presented by Amelia Nurse (R Mon 7.00pm) (RNZ)

• 10:00 AM. Music@Menlo

  Bridging the Ages

  Six programmes from the 2007 three-week California summer music festival

  (2) RACHMANINOV: Piano Trio No 1 in G minor, Elégiaque - Wu Han (pno), Philip Setzer (vln), Colin Carr (cello)

  COPLAND: Vitebsk - Wu Han (pno), Erin Keefe (vln), David Finckel (cello)

  TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Trio in A minor Op 50 - Wu Han (pno), Joseph Swensen (vln), Ralph Kirshbaum (cello) (Music@Menlo Live)

• 11:20 AM. The Works

  PLEYEL: Symphony in F minor Ben138 - Capella Istropolitana/Uwe Grodd (Naxos 8.554696)

  VIVALDI: Double Concerto in Bb for violin & cello RV547 - Bojan Cicic (vln), Jennifer Morsches (cello), Florilegium (Channel Classics CCS SA 32311)

• Noon The Critic's Chair

  Erica Challis reviews recent releases (R Fri 7.00pm) (RNZ)

• 1:00 PM. Vintage Years

  Vintage New Zealand

  WALTON: Partita for Orchestra - New Zealand SO/William Walton (rec 1964) (Bridge 9133A/B)

  BEETHOVEN: Violin Sonata No 5 in F Op 24, Spring - Alan Loveday (vln), Leonard Cassini (pno) (rec c.1963) (Fidelio ALT 4060)

  FARQUHAR: Ring Round the Moon - Augmented Alex Lindsay String Orch/Alex Lindsay (rec 1953) (Kiwi CD SLD 107)

• 2:00 PM. The Sunday Feature

  Medea

  This vengeful character from Greek legend is well represented in the worlds of opera, ballet and concert music. Presented by Elric Hooper and Des Wilson (RNZ)

• 3:00 PM. Opera on Sunday

  Metropolitan Opera Season

  Twenty-three operas from New York's Metropolitan Opera House

  (20) VERDI: La Traviata, an opera in three acts

  Violetta Valéry knows that she will die soon, exhausted by her restless life as a courtesan. At a party she is introduced to Alfredo Germont, who has been fascinated by her for a long time. Rumour has it that he has been enquiring after her health every day.

  Violetta......................... Natalie Dessay

  Alfredo......................... Matthew Polenzani

  Germont........................ Dmitri Hvorostovsky

  Flora............................. Patricia Risley

  Annina.......................... Maria Zifchak

  Gastone........................ Scott Scully

  Baron Douphol.............. Jason Stearns

  Marchese d'Obigny....... Kyle Pfortmiller

  Dr Grenvil..................... Luigi Roni

  Giuseppe....................... Juhwan Lee

  Gentleman..................... Peter Volpe

  Messenger.................... Joseph Turi

  Guest............................ Athol Farmer

  Metropolitan Opera Chorus & Orch/Fabio Luisi (EBU)

• 6:00 PM. Made in New Zealand

  NZ performers and composers

  MOZART trans Potts: Masonic Funeral Music in C minor K477 - Nigel Potts (organ of the Scottish Rite Masonic Temple, Detroit) (JAV JAV 135)

  JACOB: Flute Concerto - Alexa Still (fl), NZSO CO/Nicholas Braithwaite (Koch International 3-7140)

  KREISLER: La Gitana - Robin Wilson (vln), Kemp English (pno) (Manu MANU CD 5006)

  PRUDEN: Akaroa - New Zealand SO/John Matheson (Kiwi SLD 66)

  HURLSTONE: Trio in G minor for clarinet, bassoon & piano - Murray Khouri (cl), Peter Musson (bsn), Stephen Emmerson (pno) (Continuum CCD 1079)

• 7:00 PM. Blue Smoke

  The birth of New Zealand popular music, written and presented by Chris Bourke

  Three programmes

  (2) Golden Ears: a tribute to Julian Lee, jazz pianist, saxophonist, and pioneering pop producer (RNZ)

• 8:00 PM. Young New Zealand

  University of Auckland Students play GUBAIDULINA

  Ten Preludes for solo cello - Sera Ellis, Lisa Chung, Annie Kim, Eunice Park, Yoon Bee Jee, Ann Kim, Cameron Stuart, Robert Drage, Jesbery Hartono (cellos)

  Musical Toys - Gemma Lee, Cindy Tsao, Sam Jury (pnos)

  Pantomime - Darija Andjelic-Andzakovic (dbass), Dean Sky-Lucas (pno) (recorded in the University of Auckland Music Theatre by RNZ)

• 9:00 PM. Period Instrument Bach

  Brandenburg Concerto No 1 in F BWV1046 - Tafelmusik/Jeanne Lamon (dir) (Sony TMK 1004)

  Concerto in C for two keyboards BWV1061 - James Tibbles, Jenny Thomas (hpschd duo) (Atoll ACD 509)

  Orchestral Suite No 2 in B minor BWV1067 - Penelope Evison (fl), Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble (BIS CD 249)

• 10:00 PM. Day's End

  SCHUMANN trans Morris: Fantasy Pieces Op 73 - Craig Morris (tpt), Valentina Lisitsa (pno) (Naxos 8.572506)

  BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No 3 in C minor Op 37 - Diedre Irons (pno), Christchurch SO/Marc Taddei (Trust MMT 2051)

  SCHUBERT: Die Freunde von Salamanka, Overture - Vienna Haydn Sinfonietta/Manfred Huss (Koch Schwann 3-1121)

  11:00 HAYDN: Trio in G for keyboard, flute & cello HobXV/15 - Classical Chrome (Concordance CCD 04)

  CHERUBINI: String Quartet No 4 in E - Quartetto David (BIS CD 1004)

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