Sunday 27 December 2015 Rātapu 27 Hakihea 2015

• 12:00 AM. Music Through the Night

  Disc 1

  SMETANA: The Moldau; Vysehrad; DVORÁK: Scherzo capriccioso Op 66; LISZT: Les Préludes; Hungarian Rhapsody No 4 - Berlin Phil/Herbert von Karajan (DG 423 220)

  1:10 approx - Disc 2

  STENHAMMAR: Piano Sonata No 1 in C; Fantasie in A minor; Piano Sonata No 2 in C minor; Piano Sonata No 3 in Ab; Piano Sonata No 4 in G minor - Lucia Negro (pno) (BIS CD 634)

  2:15 approx - Disc 3

  BACH: Magnificat in D BWV243; Cantata No 21, Ich hatte viel Bekummernis - Greta de Reyghere (sop), René Jacobs (countertenor), Christoph Pregardien (ten), Peter Lika (bass), Netherlands Chamber Choir, La Petite Bande/Sigiswald Kuijken (Virgin VC 7 90779)

  3:25 approx - Disc 4

  LILBURN: Symphonies, Nos 1-3 - New Zealand SO/John Hopkins (Continuum CCD 1069)

  4:40 approx - Disc 5

  CPE BACH: Symphonies, in G Wq182/1; in Bb Wq182/2; in C Wq182/3; in A Wq182/4; in B minor Wq182/5; in E Wq182/6 - Carl Philippe Emanuel Bach CO/Hartmut Haenchen (Cappriccio 10 106)

  6:00 Sanctuary

  RUTTER: What sweeter music; TRAD: Noël nouvelet; BURTON: Balulalow; MATHIAS: A babe is born Op 55 - Julius Foo (treble), Choir of St John's College, Cambridge/Andrew Nethsingha, John Challenger (org) (Chandos CHSA 5096)

  LILBURN: Two Christmas Pieces for LB (1949) - Dan Poynton (pno) (Trust MMT 2053)

  TRAD arr R Panufnik: Angels Sing! - Joyful Company of Singers/Peter Broadbent, Jeremy Filsell (org) (Warner Classics 2564 60292)

  VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Suite for viola & orchestra - Helen Callus (vla), New Zealand SO/Marc Taddei (ASV CD DCA 1181)

  HOWELLS: Three Carol-Anthems, A spotless rose; Sing Lullaby; Here is the little door - Choir of Wells Cathedral/Malcolm Archer (Hyperion CDA 67494)

  MENDELSSOHN: Weihnachten; BARRETT arr Walsh: Wither's rocking hymn; GRIFFITHS: Dormi Jesu - Choir of Wellington Cathedral of St Paul/Philip Walsh (Herald HAVPCD 224)

  A SCARLATTI: Cantata pastorale - Patricia Lawrey (mezzo), Peter Averi (hpschd), Schola Musica/Ashley Heenan (Kiwi SLD 52)

  WILLAN: Gloria Deo per immensa saecula - Choir of St John's, Elora/Noel Edison (Naxos 8.557037)

• 7:30 AM. Hymns on Sunday

  A weekly selection of traditional and modern hymns (RNZ)

• 8:00 AM. Grace Notes

  GIBBS: Almayne, from Four Harmonisations for String Orchestra - Guildhall Strings/Robert Salter (vln/dir) (Hyperion CDA 67093)

  MIYAGI: Haru no umi - Gidon Kremer (vln), Naoko Yoshino (harp) (Philips 456 016)

  CHOPIN: Waltz in C# minor Op 64/2 - Claudio Arrau (pno) (Philips 420 655)

  NIELSEN: The fog is lifting, from The Mother - Sönderjyllands SO/Frans Rasmussen (Naxos 8.570557)

  VILLA-LOBOS: Aria, from Bachianas Brasileiras No 5 - Kiri Te Kanawa (sop), Lynn Harrell & cello ensemble/Jeffrey Tate (Decca 475 459)

  BACH arr Cohen: Sanctify us by thy goodness, from Cantata No 22 - Alicia de Larrocha (pno) (London 440 082)

  FAURÉ arr Rutter: Cantique de Jean Racine - Huddersfield Choral Society, BBC Phil/Brian Kay (Chandos CHAN 7025)

  RHEINBERGER arr Cullen: Cantilena, from Organ Sonata No 11 in D minor - Julian Lloyd Webber (cello), Royal Phil/James Judd (Philips 462 588)

  COPLAND: Down a Country Lane - London SO/Aaron Copland (Sony SM2K 47236)

• 9:00 AM. Christmastide

  PACHELBEL: Chorale Prelude, Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern - Huw Williams (organ of St Paul's Cathedral, London) (Priory PRCD 778)

  GRIEG: Ave maris stella - Polyphony/Stephen Layton (Hyperion NOEL 2)

  BENEDETTI: Pastori o voi - Ruth Ziesak (sop), L'Arte del Mondo/Werner Ehrhardt (Phoenix Edition 149)

  TRAD arr McLean: Noël nouvelet; God rest you merry gentlemen; What child is this?; The Coventry Carol; We three kings; Pat-a-pan - Elaine Funaro (hpschd) (Alienor ARCD 1207)

  VIVALDI: Violin Concerto in E RV270, per il Santissimo Natale - Collegium Musicum 90/Simon Standage (Chandos CHAN 0634)

  RUTTER: Nativity Carol; Shepherd's Pipe Carol - Polyphony, City of London Sinfonia/Stephen Layton (Hyperion NOEL 2)

• 10:00 AM. Music@Menlo

  Around Dvorák

  Nine programmes from the 2014 three-week California summer music festival

  (1) MOZART: Serenade No 6 in D K239, Serenata notturna - Jora Fleezanis, Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen, Aaron Boyd, Sean Lee, Kristin Lee, Erin Keefe, Frederik Øland, Adam Barnett-Hart, Sunmi Chang (vlns), Pierre Lapointe, Ashjørn Nørgaard (vlas), Fredrik Schøyen Sjölin, Dane Johansen (cellos), Scott Pingel (dbass), Wu Han (timpani)

  SCHUBERT: Rondo brillant in B minor D895 - Sean Lee (vln), Gloria Chien (pno)

  SMETANA: Andantino, from From the Homeland - Alexander Sitkovetsky (vln), Anne-Marie McDermott (pno)

  DVORÁK: String Quintet No 2 in G Op 77 - Erin Keefe, Kristin Lee (vlns), Paul Neubauer (vla), Dmitri Atapine (cello), Scott Pingel (dbass) (Music@Menlo 2014/01)

• 11:20 AM. The Works

  FUCHS: Andante grazioso & Capriccio Op 63 - Cologne CO/Christian Ludwig (Naxos 8.572222)

  RR BENNETT: Seven Country Dances, A new Dance; Lady Day; The Ladies' misfortune; Enfield Common; The Czar of Muscovy; The mulberry garden; Nobody's jig - Amy Dickson (soprano sax), Royal Scottish National Orch/George Vass (Dutton CDLX 7277)

• Noon The Critic's Choice

  The top choices from leading overseas music magazines

  BRAHMS: Hungarian Dances, No 11 in D minor; No 3 in F minor; No 7 in A minor - Budapest Festival Orch/Iván Fischer (Channel Classics CCS SA 35315)

  LALO: Cello Concerto in D minor - Johannes Moser (cello), Prague Phil/Jakub Hrusa (Pentatone PTC 5186 488)

  CHOPIN: Nocturnes, in F# Op 15/2; in Db Op 27/2; Mazurka in C# minor Op 63/3 - Ivan Moravec (pno) (Supraphon SU 41902)

• 1:00 PM. Vintage Years

  DEBUSSY arr Caplet: Children's Corner - French National Radio Orch/André Cluytens (rec 1954) (Testament SBT 1236)

  Danse sacrée et danse profane - Marcel Grandjany (harp), Budapest String Quartet (rec 1941) (Bridge 9077)

  Nocturnes Nos 1 & 2 - Philharmonia/Guido Cantelli (rec 1955) (Testament SBT 1011)

  DUKAS: Villanelle - Dennis Brain (horn), Wilfrid Parry (pno) (rec 1957) (BBC Legends BBCL 4048)

  The Sorcerer's Apprentice - Paris Conservatoire Orch/Ernest Ansermet (rec 1954) (Testament SBT 1324)

• 2:00 PM. The Sunday Feature

  David Long

  You've probably heard more music by this Kiwi composer than you realise! He talks with Charlotte Wilson about his work for film, television, classic bands like The Muttonbirds and recent activities with The Labcoats and as Lilburn composer-in-residence (RNZ)

• 3:00 PM. Young New Zealand

  The Big Sing 2015

  Nine programmes

  (9) The Big Sing National Finale Gala Concert 2015

  The culmination of New Zealand's premier choir competition held in Wellington's Michael Fowler Centre in August. Twenty-four of the country's finest young choirs present one item each (recorded in the Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington by RNZ)

• 5:30 PM. Burt Bacharach

  In a COW series from 2007 William Dart interviews and looks at the music of the American composer who has recently visited New Zealand

  (5) Odds and Ends; Loneliness Remembers what Happiness Forgets; Paper Maché - Dionne Warwick (vocalist); Anyone who had a heart - Cilla Black (vocalist); Raindrops keep fallin' on my head - BJ Thomas (vocalist); selections from original cast recordings for On the Flip Side and Promises, Promises; Ceux qui ont un Coeur - Petula Clark (vocalist); Ein haus ist kein Zuhaus - Katja Ebstein (vocalist) (R Tues 7.00pm) (RNZ)

• 6:30 PM. Opera on Sunday

  Editor's Choice, November 2015 Gramophone Magazine

  MOZART: Il re pastore, an opera in two acts

  Alessandro........................ John Mark Ainsley

  Aminta.............................. Sarah Fox

  Elisa.................................. Ailish Tynan

  Tamiri............................... Anna Devin

  Agenore............................ Benjamin Hulett

  Orchestra of Classical Opera/Ian Page (Signum SIGCD 433)

• 8:35 PM. Shepherds' Songs

  MARTINU: Bergerettes - Kinsky Trio (Praga PRD 250 256)

• 9:00 PM. From the New Zealand Collection

  J RITCHIE: Fourteen Christmas Cards - Jubilate Singers, Jubilate Chamber Orchestra/John Pattinson (Jubilate JUB 001)

  LILBURN: String Quartet in E minor - Martin Riseley, Jun He (vlns), Donald Maurice (vla), Inbal Megiddo (cello) (Atoll ACD 142)

  MAREK: Capriccio - Philharmonia/Gary Brain (Koch Schwann 3-6440)

• 10:00 PM. Day's End

  RHEINBERGER: Three Sacred Songs Op 69, Morning Song; Hymn; Evening Song - Phoenix Bach Choir, Kansas City Chorale/Charles Bruffy (Chandos CHSA 5055)

  RHEINBERGER: Horn Sonata in Eb Op 178 - Felix Klieser (horn), Christof Keymer (pno) (Berlin Classics 030 0530 BC)

  BRAHMS: Variations on a theme by Haydn Op 56a - London Phil/Marin Alsop (Naxos 8.557430)

  11:00 MARX: Old Vienna Serenades - Bochum SO/Steven Sloane (ASV CD DCA 1158)

  FIELD: Nocturnes, No 9 in Eb; No 10 in E minor; No 11 in Eb; No 12 in G - John O'Conor (pno) (Telarc CD 80199)

  HOVHANESS: String Quartet No 4, The Ancient Tree - Shanghai String Quartet (Delos DE 3700)

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