Sunday 3 September 2017 Rātapu 3 Mahuru 2017

• 12:00 AM. Music Through the Night

  MENDELSSOHN: String Symphonies, No 9 in C; No 11 in F; No 12 in G minor - English String Orch/William Boughton (Nimbus NI 5143)

  1:10 approx

  BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonatas, in F minor Op 2/1; in A Op 2/2; in C Op 2/3 - Michael Houstoun (pno) (Trust MMT 2011-3)

  2:25 approx

  Vepres à la Vierge en Chine

  Choral Vespers service from China - Shi Kelong (chant), Cyrille Gerstenhaber (sop), Christophe Laporte (countertenor), Benoit Porcherot, Howard Shelton (tens), Ronan Nédélec (bar), Choir of the North, Beijing, XVIII-21 Musique des Lumières/Jean-Christophe Frisch (K617 155)

  3:40 approx

  ELGAR: String Quartet in E minor Op 83; BRIDGE: Three Idylls; WALTON: String Quartet in A minor - Coull Quartet (Hyperion CDA 66718)

  4:55 approx

  BACH: Brandenburg Concertos, No 5 in D BWV1050; No 6 in Bb BWV1051; Concerto in A for oboe d'amore BWV1055; Concerto in D minor for violin & oboe BWV1060 - Munich Bach Orch/Karl Richter (Archiv 427 143)

• 6:00 AM. Sanctuary

  HILDEGARD OF BINGEN: O presul vere civitatis - Margaret Philpot (contralto) (HYPERION CDA 66039)

  GRIEG: Ave maris stella - The Sixteen/Harry Christophers (UCJ 476 6295)

  GRIEG arr Bertrand/Amoyel: Arietta Op 12/1,Erotikon Op 43/5 (1) - Emmanuelle Bertrand (cello), Pascal Amoyel (pno) (HARMONIA MUNDI HMC 90 1986)

  VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Mass in G minor - Richard Hickox Singers/Richard Hickox (Chandos CHAN 9984)

  FAURÉ: Cantique de Jean Racine - Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge/Richard Marlow, Richard Pearce (org) (CONIFER CDCF 176)

  HOVHANESS: Psalm & Fugue Op 40a (2) - Slovak Radio SO, Bratislava/Kerry Stratton (DORIAN DOR 93166)

  BACH: Cantata No 35, Geist und Seele wird verwirret - Bernarda Fink (mezzo), Freiburg Baroque Orch/Petra Müllejans (Harmonia Mundi HMC 90 2016)

• 7:30 AM. Hymns on Sunday

  A weekly selection of traditional and modern hymns, presented by Robyn Jaquiery (RNZ)

• 8:00 AM. Grace Notes

  DELIUS orch Fenby: Two Aquarelles - English CO/Benjamin Britten (London 425 160)

  TRAD arr Rutter: Afton Water - Graduate Choir/Terence Maskell, Claire Caldwell (pno) (ATOLL ACD 105)

  RAVEL: Jeux d'eau - Pascal Rogé (pno) (Decca 425 002)

  BACH: Erbarme Dich, from St Matthew Passion - Magdalena Kozená (mezzo), Musica Florea/Marek Stryncl (cello/dir) (Archiv 457 367)

  SAINT-SAËNS: Prière - Emmanuelle Bertrand (cello), Pascal Amoyel (pno) (HARMONIA MUNDI HMC 90 1962)

  VIOTTI: Harp Sonata in Bb (2) - Nicanor Zabaleta (harp) (DG 415 893)

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

  FAURÉ orch Aubert: Fantaisie Op 79 - Richard Davis (fl), BBC Phil/Yan Pascal Tortelier (Chandos CHAN 9416)

• 9:00 AM. The Works

  HANDEL: Chaconne in G HWV435 - Angela Hewitt (pno) (HYPERION CDA 67736)

  SCHUMANN: Three Romances Op 94 - Douglas Boyd (ob), Maria Joao Pires (pno) (DG 439 889)

  STRAUSS: Dance Suite - ASMF/Neville Marriner (Philips 446 696)

• 10:00 AM. BBC Proms 2017

  BBC Singers, City of London Sinfonia/Sofi Jeannin

  Reformation Day: The Passion in History (recorded by the BBC, Royal Albert Hall, London)

• 11:40 AM. The Works

  GAUBERT: Sonatine - Fenwick Smith (fl), Sally Pinkas (pno) (Naxos 8.557306)

  KOEHNE: To His Servant Bach, God Grants a Final Glimpse, The Morning Star - Tasmanian SO/Richard Mills (ABC 476 6502)

• Noon The Critic's Choice

  The top choices from leading overseas music magazines

  BACH: Orchestral Suite No 3 in D BWV1068 - Zefiro Baroque Orchestra/Alfredo Bernardini (Arcana A 400)

  French Suite No 4 in Eb BWV815 - Murray Perahia (pno) (DG 479 6565)

  Mir ekelt mehr zu leben, from Cantata No 170, Vergnügte Ruh'; Schlummert ein, ihr matten Augen, from Cantata No 82, Ich habe genug - Iestyn Davies (countertenor), Arcangelo/Jonathan Cohen (Hyperion CDA 68111)

• 1:05 PM. Vintage Years

  Father and Son - Violinists David and Igor Oistrakh

  SARASATE: Navarra Op 33 - David & Igor Oistrakh (vlns), Leipzig Gewandhaus Orch/Franz Konwitschny (DG 463 616)

  BENDA: Trio Sonata in E - David & Igor Oistrakh (vlns), Vladimir Yampolsky (pno) (DG 463 616)

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

  SVETLANOV: Poem for violin & orchestra - Igor Oistrakh (vln), USSR State SO/Evgeny Svetlanov (Warner Classics & Jazz 2564 68886)

• 2:00 PM. The Sunday Feature

  Houstoun and Chopin

  Two programmes in which pianist Michael Houstoun talks with Tim Dodd about his approach to playing the music of Chopin

  (2) Preludes, Mazurkas, Polonaises and Ballades (RNZ)

• 3:00 PM. Afternoon Concert

  A Chamber Music New Zealand concert

  Turnovsky Jubilee Ensemble

  Wilma Smith (violin/dir), Justine Cormack, Lara Hall, Natalie Lin (violins), Gillian Ansell, Bryony Gibson-Cornish (violas), Ashley Brown, Victoria Simonsen (cellos), Victoria Jones (double bass), Bridget Douglas (flute), Douglas Mews (harpsichord)

  BACH: Orchestral Suite No 2 in B minor BWV1067; LILBURN: Diversions for Strings; MOZART: Flute Quartet No 1 in D K285; MENDELSSOHN: Octet in Eb Op 20 (recorded in Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington by RNZ)

• 5:00 PM. New Horizons

  William Dart hosts a half-hour of rock, pop, country, folk and beyond, following a personal trail to explore where his ears, gaze and nose guide him (RNZ)

• 5:30 PM. Early Evening Classics

  RR BENNETT: Reflections on a Scottish folk song - Paul Watkins (cello), Philharmonia/Richard Hickox (Chandos CHAN 10389)

• 6:00 PM. Opera on Sunday

  OFFENBACH: The Tales of Hoffmann

  The great storyteller E.T.A. Hoffmann is a regular at Luther's tavern in Nuremburg, where he goes nightly in the company of admiring university students to drink away the memories of his unhappy life. On being provoked about his love life, Hoffmann declares that he will tell the stories of his three great loves.

  Hoffmann.................... Vittorio Grigòlo

  Spirit............................ Catherine Carby

  Olympia....................... Sofia Fomina

  Crespel......................... Eric Halfvarson

  Lindorf/Coppélius/Dappertutto/Miracle

  ..................................... Thomas Hampson

  Giulietta....................... Christine Rice

  Nathanael..................... David Junghoon Kim

  Muse of Poetry/Nicklausse Kate Lindsey

  Luther.......................... Jeremy White

  Antonia........................ Sonya Yoncheva

  Schlemil....................... Yuriy Yurchuk

  Chorus and Orchestra of Royal Opera House, Covent Garden/Evelino Pidò (EBU)

• 9:20 PM. From the New Zealand Collection

  NZ performers and composers

  CARR: Gaudeamus Overture - New Zealand SO/Franz-Paul Decker (CORELLIA CRA 1005)

  MENDELSSOHN: String Quartet No 3 in D Op 44/1 (1) - New Zealand String Quartet (Naxos 8.570003)

  DELIUS arr Fenby: La Calinda, from Koanga - New Zealand SO/James Sedares (UNIVERSAL 99072)

• 10:00 PM. Day's End

  RODRIGO: Concierto como un divertimento - Asier Polo (cello), Castile & Leon SO/Max Bragado-Darman (Naxos 8.55584)

  BRAHMS: Variations on a theme by Haydn Op 56a - Berlin Phil/Claudio Abbado (DG 435 349)

  BACH: Partita No 5 in G BWV829 - Murray Perahia (pno) (SONY 88697 44361)

  TORELLI: Sonata in D for trumpet & orchestra - Niklas Eklund (baroque tpt), Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble/Nils-Erik Sparf ( 8.553531)

  VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: The lake in the mountains - Ian Brown (pno) (HYPERION CDA 67313)

  ALFVÉN: Vallvisa, from Alvdalen - 1992 New Zealand National Youth Choir/Karen Grylls (MANU CD MANU 1412)

  STENHAMMAR: Chitra Op 43 - Swedish Radio SO/Esa-Pekka Salonen (MUSICA SVECIAE MSCD 626)

  DEBUSSY arr Albulescu: Luna Clara - Eugene Albulescu (pno) (DOWNSTAGE DSR 1009)

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