Tuesday 22 December 2015 Rātū 22 Hakihea 2015

• 12:00 AM. Music Through the Night

  Disc 1

  JOSEPHS: Fanfare; GRIEG: Piano Concerto in A minor; DVORÁK: Symphony No 9 in E minor - Margaret Fingerhut (pno), London SO/Geoffrey Simon (ABC 426 379)

  1:15 approx - Disc 2

  LISZT: Legend No 2, St Francis de Paul marchand sur les flots; Piano Sonata in B minor; Grande Etude de Paganini No 3, La Campanella; Nuages Gris; Romance Oubliée; La Lugubre Gondola 2; En Rêve; Valse de l'Opera Faust - Eugene Albulescu (pno) (Manu CD MANU 1446)

  2:20 approx - Disc 3

  PEÑALOSA: Missa Ave Maria Peregrina; Sacris Solemnis; Missa Nunea fue pena mayor - Choir of Westminster Cathedral/James O'Donnell (Hyperion CDA 66629)

  3:25 approx - Disc 4

  MAHLER: Symphony No 7 in B minor - Cleveland Orch/Pierre Boulez (DG 447 756)

  4:40 approx - Disc 5

  HANDEL: Water Music HWV348-350; Il pastor fido HWV8c, Suite - Tafelmusik/Jeanne Lamon (Sony SK 68257)

• 6:00 AM. Classic Morning with Rick Young

  6:00 PUCCINI: Intermezzo, from Manon Lescaut - Graz Phil/Lodovico Zocche (CPO 777 953)

  RUIZ DE RIBAYAZ arr Pluhar/Habichuela: Jácaras - Pepe Habichuela (flamenco gtr), Christina Pluhar (theorbo/dir), L'Arpeggiata (Naïve V 5055)

  WIENIAWSKI: Rêverie - Thomas Christian (vln), Evgeny Sinayskiy (pno) (CPO 777 894)

  RAVEL: Pavane for a Dead Princess - Stuttgart Radio SO/Stéphane Denève (Hänssler CD 93.325)

  BAYNES arr Sonnenburg: Destiny - I Salonisti (London 458 382)

  MOZART: Fantasy in D minor K397 - Francesco Piemontesi (pno) (Naïve V 5367)

  COATES: By the Sleepy Lagoon - New London Orch/Ronald Corp (Hyperion CDA 67400)

  RUTTER: Distant Land - Royal Phil/John Rutter (Decca 476 124)

  7:00 MENDELSSOHN arr Willcocks: Hark! the herald angels sing - Choir of St Paul's Cathedral, London/Malcolm Archer, Huw Williams (org) (Griffin GCCD 4051)

  SAINT-SAËNS: Romance in C Op 48 - Deborah Nemtanu (vln), Paris Orchestral Ensemble/Thomas Zehetmair (Mirare MIR 193)

  CHAUSSON: Piece for cello and piano Op 39 - Valérie Aimard (cello), Cédric Tiberghien (pno) (Lyrinx LYR 203)

  KABALEVSKY: Colas Breugnon, Overture - Edmonton SO/Uri Mayer (CBC SMCD 5069)

  CLARKE: Trumpet Aire and Symphony of flatt trumpets, from The Island Princess - John Wallace (tpt), Wallace Collection, English String Orch/William Boughton (Nimbus NI 7067/8)

  HAYDN: Fourth movement, Finale, from String Quartet in G minor Op 74/3, Rider - Lindsay String Quartet (ASV GLD 4013)

  SCHUMANN: Blumenstück Op 19 - Eric Le Sage (pno) (Alpha 169)

  8:00 Beauty Spot: BIZET: Flower song, from Carmen - Plácido Domingo (ten), Los Angeles Phil/Carlo Maria Giulini (DG 415 366)

  ROSSINI: Tancredi, Overture - Tasmanian SO/Ola Rudner (ABC 476 259)

  PIAZZOLLA: Invierno porteño - Maristella Patuzzi (vln), Floraleda Sacchi (harp) (Decca 481 1489)

  TCHAIKOVSKY arr Grafe: Lensky's Aria, from Eugene Onegin - Sol Gabetta (cello), Prague Phil/Charles Olivieri-Munroe (RCA Red Seal 88697 35962)

  GRAINGER: Colonial Song, Up-Country Song - Kenneth Sillito (vln), Stephen Orton (cello), Hamish Milne (pno) (Chandos CHAN 9746)

  SVENDSEN: Polonaise No 2 in D Op 28 - Danish National Radio SO/Thomas Dausgaard (Chandos CHAN 9932)

  REINECKE: Introduzione & Allegro appassionato Op 256 - Michael Collins (cl), Michael McHale (pno) (Chandos CHAN 10844)

  9:00 Christmastide

  Music for the Christmas season

  REGER: Chorale Fantasia on Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme Op 52/2 - Stefan Frank (organ of Fulda Cathedral, Germany) (Naxos 8.557186)

  MENOTTI: My Christmas - men of Nashville Symphony Chorus, Nashville SO/George Mabry (Naxos 8.669019)

  BARBER: Die Natali - Royal Scottish National Orch/Marin Alsop (Naxos 8.559133)

• 10:00 AM. Weekday Classics with Clarissa Dunn

  BRAHMS: Horn Trio in Eb Op 40 - Danish Horn Trio (Chandos CHAN 9964)

  DVORÁK: Serenade in E for strings Op 22 - Rotterdam CO/Conrad van Alphen (Telarc CD 80623)

  GADE: Violin Sonata No 1 in A Op 6 - Dora Bratchkova (vln), Andreas Meyer-Hermann (pno) (CPO 999 644)

  SPOHR: Symphony No 9 in B minor Op 143, The Seasons - Hanover Radio Phil/Howard Griffiths (CPO 777 746)

  12:00 Recent Releases

  GRIEG trans Evju: With a water lily Op 25/4; A Dream Op 48/6 - Carl Petersson (pno) (Grand Piano GP 689)

  STENHAMMAR: The Wanderer; Butterfly Orchid; A Ship Sails; Maid blonde & maid brunette from Songs & Moods Op 26 - Camilla Tilling (sop), Paul Rivinius (pno) (BIS SACD 2154)

  SIBELIUS: Swanwhite Op 54 - Turku Phil/Leif Segerstam (Naxos 8.573341)

  1:00 Afternoon Requests

  MAXWELL DAVIES: Farewell to Stromness - Peter Maxwell Davies (pno) (Naxos 8.572408)

  STOCKHAUSEN: Stimmung, sections 45-51 - Singcircle/Gregory Rose (Hyperion CDA 66115)

  BYRD: Sellinger's Round - Glenn Gould (pno) (Philips 456 808)

  DONIZETTI: Mad Scene, Il dolce suono, from Lucia di Lammermoor - Joan Sutherland (sop), Cesare Siepi (bass), St Cecilia Academy Chorus & Orch, Rome/John Pritchard (Decca 411 622)

  RIES: Introduction & Variations Brillantes Op 170 - Christopher Hinterhuber (pno), Royal Liverpool Phil/Uwe Grodd (Naxos 8.570440)

  (Box 123, Wellington or concert@radionz.co.nz)

• 2:00 PM. Upbeat with Eva Radich

  Music news & current affairs (RNZ)

• 3:00 PM. Classic Afternoons with David Morriss

  CD Masters

  Classic performances from the back catalogue

  HOLST: The Planets Suite - Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, London Phil/Adrian Boult (rec 1978) (EMI 5 65041)

  4:00 Made in New Zealand

  NZ performers and composers

  FARQUHAR: Three Medieval Carols, Mary & Jesus; The lily-white rose; Jankin & Alison - Pepe Becker (sop), David Farquhar (pno) (Kiwi Pacific CD SLD 112)

  ARENSKY: Piano Trio No 1 in D minor Op 32 - Turnovsky Trio (Trust MMT 2031)

  FARR: Te Parenga - Patrick Barry (cl), NZSO CO/Marc Taddei (Trust MMT 2036)

  5:00 SUPPÉ: Light Cavalry, Overture - Royal Scottish National Orch/Neeme Järvi (Chandos CHSA 5110)

  GERSHWIN arr Heifetz: Bess, you is my woman now, from Porgy & Bess - Anne-Sophie Mutter (vln), André Previn (pno) (DG 471 500)

  BORODIN: In the Steppes of Central Asia - Anima Eterna/Jos van Immerseel (Zig Zag ZZT 050 502)

  SARASATE arr Dokshizer: Gypsy Airs Op 20 - Sergei Nakariakov (tpt), Alexander Markovich (pno) (Teldec 4509 94554)

  ALBÉNIZ: Asturias, from Spanish Suite Op 47 - Milos Karadaglic (gtr) (DG 477 9338)

  RODGERS: The Carousel Waltz - Hollywood Bowl Orch/John Mauceri (Philips 434 127)

  6:00 ANON arr Ichinose: Greensleeves - Yoshikazu Mera (countertenor), Japan Phil/Shigeo Genda (BIS CD 949)

  KREEK: Three Folksongs, Sing, sing, sickles; Sleep, little Matsik; Why are you chirping, little bird? - Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir/Paul Hillier (Harmonia Mundi HMU 80 7485)

  COPLAND: Old American Songs, Set 1, The boatmen's song; The dodger; Long time ago; Simple gifts; I bought me a cat - Susan Chilcott (sop), Iain Burnside (pno) (Opus Arte OA CD 9016 D)

  J THOMAS: Cambria, The camp; The Lady of Sker; Crossing the Stone - Lipman Harp Duo (Naxos 8.570372)

  BUTTERWORTH: Yonder stands a lovely creature; A blacksmith courted me; A lawyer he went out; Come my own one; A brisk young sailor courted me; Tarry trowsers, from Folk songs from Sussex - Mark Stone (bar), Stephen Barlow (pno) (Stone Records 780024)

  VAUGHAN WILLIAMS arr Greaves: Fantasia on Greensleeves - BBC Phil/Vernon Handley (Chandos CHAN 7025)

• 7:00 PM. Appointment

  New Horizons

  What will Santa Claus be bringing on his sonic sleigh for this year's New Horizons Christmas special? All will be revealed on the night, although there has been talk of one of the headline visitors at next year's Auckland Arts Festival coming out as a devotee of the Big Man in Red (RNZ)

• 8:00 PM. Music Alive

  Viva Voce/John Rosser

  Yuletide Carols Being Sung by a Choir

  CAURROY: Noël, Sus, troupe chantresse; BRITTEN: A boy was born; CHILCOTT: The shepherd's carol; TRAD arr Williams: Mary had a baby; TRAD arr Rathbone: Coventry carol; ROBERTS: Poverty; TRAD arr Wood: Ding dong! merrily on high; PIERPONT arr Rathbone: Jingle bells; TORME/WELLS arr Gritton: The Christmas song; PRAETORIUS: Resonet in laudibus; LAURIDSEN: O magnum mysterium; TAVENER: The lamb; TRAD arr Rathbone: Carol medley; MARTIN/BLAINE arr Gritton: Have yourself a merry little Christmas; TRAD: The twelve days of Christmas (recorded in the Auckland Concert Chamber by RNZ)

• 9:10 PM. Night Evocations

  SCHUBERT: Notturno in Eb D897 - Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio (Bridge 9376A/B)

  ELGAR arr Turner: Chanson de Nuit Op 15/1 - Tasmin Little (vln), BBC Phil/Andrew Davis (Chandos CHAN 10796)

  HOLST: A Song of the Night Op 19/1 - Tasmin Little (vln), BBC Phil/Andrew Davis (Chandos CHAN 10796)

  DEBUSSY: Nocturnes - New England Conservatory Chorus, Boston SO/Claudio Abbado (DG 415 370)

• 10:00 PM. Day's End

  STRAVINSKY: Suite italienne - Susanne Beer (cello), Gareth Hancock (pno) (Divine Art DDA 25068)

  FRANÇAIX: Quartet for cor anglais, violin, viola & cello - Lajos Lencsés (cor anglais), members of Parisii Quartet (CPO 999 779)

  DELIUS: Poem of Life & Love - Royal Scottish National Orch/David Lloyd-Jones (Dutton CDLX 7264)

  BEETHOVEN: String Quartet in Bb Op 18/6 - Alban Berg Quartet (EMI 7 54592)

  KAHN: Piano Trio No 4 in E minor Op 72 - Hyperion Trio (CPO 777 791)

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