Schedule for Thursday 18 February 2021

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12:00 AM. Music Through the Night

GLUCK arr Kreisler: Melody, from Orpheus & Euridice - Robin Wilson (vln), Kemp English (pno) (MANU CD MANU 5006)
ALBÉNIZ arr Xuefei Yang: España Op 165 - Xuefei Yang (gtr) (EMI 6 98361)
BOWEN: Viola Concerto in C minor Op 25 - Helen Callus (vla), New Zealand SO/Marc Taddei (ASV CD DCA 1181)
GRIEG: Norwegian Dance Op 63/1 - Moscow Soloists/Yuri Bashmet (RCA RD 60368)
1:00 approx
PAINE: Finchdean - Gunter Herbig (gtr) (Naxos 8.573765)
HAYDN: Keyboard Sonata No 44 in F HobXVI/29 - Marc-André Hamelin (pno) (Hyperion CDA 67882)
SIBELIUS: Symphony No 5 in Eb Op 82 - New Zealand SO/Pietari Inkinen (Naxos 8.572227)
BACH arr Ormandy: Schübler Chorale, Wachet auf - Philadelphia Orch/Eugene Ormandy (SONY MLK 64051)
2:00 approx
MOZART compltd Süssmayr: Requiem in D minor K626 - Miriam Allan (sop), Anne Buter (mezzo), Marcus Ullmann (ten), Martin Snell (bass), Leipzig Gewandhaus Chamber Choir, Leipzig CO/Morten Schuldt-Jensen (Naxos 8.557728)
VIVALDI: Concerto in G minor for two violins & cello - Nigel Kennedy (vln/dir), Daniel Stabrawa (vln), Olaf Maninger (cello), members of Berlin Phil (EMI 5 57859)
MASSENET: Hérodiade, Ballet Suite - New Zealand SO/Jean-Yves Ossonce (Naxos 8.553124)
3:00 approx
GRIEG: Funeral March for Rikard Nordraak - Brass Choir of the Central Band of the Royal New Zealand Airforce/Graham Hanify (KIWI CD SLC 216)
ERNST VON DOHNÁNYI arr Wild: Piano Quintet No 1 in C minor Op 1 - Earl Wild (pno), American String Orch/Isaiah Jackson (IVORY CLASSICS 64405 71003)
LILBURN: Phantasy for String Quartet - New Zealand String Quartet (Naxos 8.573079)
SCHELLE: Aus der Tiefen - Carolyn Sampson (sop), Robin Blaze (countertenor), James Gilchrist (ten), Peter Harvey (bass), King's Consort & Choir/Robert King (Hyperion CDA 67260)
4:00 approx
YOUNG: Douce Tristesse - Donald Armstrong (vln), NZSO/Kenneth Young (Atoll 502164)
SCHUBERT arr Mahler: String Quartet No 14 in D minor D810, Death and the Maiden - Royal Phil/Charles Rosekrans (TELARC CD 80610)
GOUNOD: O divine redeemer - Kiri Te Kanawa (sop), English CO/Barry Rose (Philips 412 629)
TRADITIONAL arr Leon: The Wraggle, Taggle Gypsies, O! - Andreas Scholl (countertenor), Stacey Shames (harp), Edin Karamazov (lute), Orpheus CO (Decca 468 499)
5:00 approx
DITTERSDORF: Symphony in A Grave A10 - Failoni Orch/Uwe Grodd (Naxos 8.553975)
SAINT-SAËNS: Septet in Eb Op 65 - Nash Ensemble (Hyperion CDA 67431/2)
GRIEG: The Enticement (Det syng), from The Mountain Maid Op 67 - Anne Lamont-Low (mezzo), Terence Dennis (pno) (RNZ UB42)
STENHAMMAR: Symphony No 2 in G minor Op 34 (3) - Gothenburg SO/Herbert Blomstedt (BIS BIS 2424)
TCHAIKOVSKY: String Quartet No 1 in D Op 11 (3) - Puertas Quartet (Atoll ACD 214)
RESPIGHI: Aria, from Suite for flute & string orchestra - Sinfonia 21/Richard Hickox (Chandos CHAN 9415)
6:00 AM. Daybreak

The perfect overture to your day, with Cynthia Morahan

DVORÁK: Czech Suite Op 39 (1) - Prague Philharmonia/Jakub Hrusa (SUPRAPHON SU 3867)

ROSSINI: Bassoon Concerto in Bb (1) - Jaakko Luoma (bassoon), Tapiola Sinfonietta/Janne Nisonen, concertmaster (Ondine ODE13242)

DEBUSSY: Piano Trio in G (4) - Te Koki Trio (Rattle RAT D069 2017)

MARCELLO: Oboe Concerto in D minor (2) - Jess Gillam (saxophone), BBC Concert Orchestra/Richard Balcombe (Decca 4834862)

FIELD: Piano Sonata in Eb Op 1/1 (1) - John O'Conor (pno) (TELARC CD 80290)

FOSTER arr Ungar/Mason/Alpher: Beautiful Dreamer - Thomas Hampson (bar), Jay Ungar (mandolin), David Alpher (pno) (EMI 3 82225)

ELGAR: Nimrod, from Enigma Variations - Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello), Ben Davies (cello), Hannah Roberts (cello), Josephine Knight (cello), Caroline Dearnley (cello), Ashok Klouda (cello) (Decca 4850241)

HANDEL: Water Music Suite No 2 in D - Consort of London/Robert Haydon Clark (Brilliant Classics 93779)

7.00

HAYDN: Symphony No 88 in G (3) - Berlin Phil/Simon Rattle (EMI 3 94237)

BOCCHERINI: String Quintet in C G298 (1) - Europa Galante (Virgin 5 45421)

WEBER: Rondo Brillante in Eb, La Gaité - Lixin Zhang (piano) (Rattle RATD084)

MACDOWELL: Witches' Dance Op 17/2 - Stephen Prutsman (pno), Ireland National SO/Arthur Fagen (Naxos 8.559049)

VIVALDI: Concerto in D for two violins RV511 (1) - Simon Standage (vln/dir), Micaela Comberti (vln), Collegium Musicum 90 (Chandos CHAN 0528)

RACHMANINOV: The Cherubic Hymn - The Sixteen/Harry Christophers (UNIVERSAL 476 3160)

WALTON: Sheep may safely graze, from The Wise Virgins Suite - London Phil/Bryden Thomson (Chandos CHAN 8871)

CHOPIN: Piano Sonata No 2 in Bb minor Op 35 (2) - Eric Lu (pno) (Warner Classics 9029555117)

8.00

Beauty Spot:

MOZART: Ave verum corpus K618 - Wells Cathedral Choir, Sarum CO/Malcolm Archer (Cantoris CRCD 6070)

DVORÁK: Slavonic Dance Op 46 No 4 in F major - Atlanta SO/Yoel Levi (TELARC CD 80497)

BACH arr Suzuki: Gavottes 1 & 2, - Takako Nishizaki (vln), Terence Dennis (pno) (Naxos 8.572379)

SCARLATTI: Keyboard Sonata in C# minor Kk247 - Murray Perahia (pno) (Sony SK 62785)

BORODIN: String Quartet No 2 in D (2) - Takács Quartet (Decca 452 239)

MATHIEU: Été Canadien - Alain Lefèvre (piano) (Analekta AN29275)

BERNSTEIN: My New Friends, from the Madwoman of Central Park West - Dawn Upshaw (sop), session orchestra/Eric Stern (Elektra 979345)

MENDELSSOHN: Symphony No 4 in A Op 90, Italian (3) - Chamber Orch of Europe/Yannick Nézet-Séguin (DG 4797337)

BEETHOVEN: Symphony No 7 in A Op 92 (3) - Academy of St Martin in the Fields/Joshua Bell (Sony 88765 44881)
9:00 AM. The Works

Nick Tipping offers a full menu of masterpieces
LISZT: Homage March - Staatskapelle Weimar/Kirill Karabits (Audite AUDITE97764)
NIELSEN: Serenata in vano - Sally Guenther (cello), Torbjorn Eide (dbass), members of the Bergen Wind Quintet (BIS CD 428)
BERLIN arr Jennings: Blue Skies - David Shaler (countertenor), Chanticleer (TELDEC 4509 96515)
BRAHMS: Fantasies Op 116 - Emanuel Ax (pno) (SONY SK 69284)
HANDEL: Where'er you walk, from Semele - Keith Lewis (ten), NZSO CO/Kenneth Young (Trust MMT 2022)
SCHMITT: Andantino - Murray Khouri (cl), Rosemary Barnes (pno) (Continuum CCD 1014)
10.00
ELGAR: Polonia - New Zealand SO/James Judd (Naxos 8.557273)
ELLINGTON arr Hochman: Sophisticated lady - Jean-Yves Thibaudet (pno) (Decca 460 811)
PROKOFIEV: Violin Concerto No 2 in G minor Op 63 - Janine Jansen (vln), London Phil/Vladimir Jurowski (Decca 478 3546)
11.00
CAMPION: Sweet Exclude Me Not - Shannon Mercer (sop), Ensemble Masques/Olivier Fortin (hpschd/dir) (Analekta AN 2 9905)
KATS-CHERNIN: Eliza's Aria, from Wild Swans Concert Suite - Nicola Sweeney (vln), Sarah Nicolls (pno) (Signum SIGCD 058)
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No 6 in F Op 68, Pastoral - Royal Flemish Phil/Philippe Herreweghe (PENTATONE PTC 5186 314)
DEBUSSY: Jardins sous la pluie, from Estampes - Michael Houstoun (pno) (RNZ UA23)
Noon Upbeat

Keeping you in tune with music and the arts, with David Morriss

WARREN: That's Amore - Sol3 Mio, James Graydon (gtr/mandolin), City of Prague Orch/Paul Bateman (Decca 481 2121)

TRAD arr Langland: My love is like a red, red rose - Trevor Bremner (cornet), Wellington Brass Band/David Bremner (Private BATB 1947)

PUCCINI: Senza mamma, from Suor Angelica - Miriam Gauci (sop), Belgium Radio & Television Phil/Alexander Rahbari (Naxos 8.550606)

BEETHOVEN: Violin Sonata No 2 in A Op 12/2 (1) - Bella Hristova (vln), Michael Houstoun (pno) (RATTLE RATD088)

12.30

Nick Tipping talks with Upbeat about what's happening in the world of jazz

COREA, RODRIGO: Spain, excerpt - Chick Corea (piano), Return to Forever (Polydor 827148)

COREA, POTTER: Crystal Silence, excerpt - Chick Corea (piano) Gary Burton (vibraphone) (ECM 831331)

SCHWABE: Spring Tide, excerpt - Anita Schwabe (piano), Roger Manins (sax), Cameron McCarthur (bass), Ron Samsom (drums) (Rattle 410404)

BALLARD: Asa-bandha - Hannah Darroch (flute), Andrew Crooks (piano) (Graham Kennedy GK2020)
1:00 PM. Onstage

STRAUSS: Don Juan Op 20 - Auckland Phil/Giordano Bellincampi (RNZ 2018)
SCHUMANN: Piano Quartet in Eb Op 47 - Helene Pohl (violin), Gillian Ansell (viola), Kyril Zlotnikov (cello), Dénes Várjon (piano) (RNZ 2019)
HAMILTON: Concertino for oboe and strings - Bede Hanley (ob), Auckland Chamber Orchestra/Peter Scholes (RNZ 2019)
LISZT: Petrarch Sonnet No 104 - Otis Prescott-Mason (pno) (RNZ )
BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No 28 in A Op 101 (1) - Otis Prescott-Mason (pno) (RNZ )
BRAHMS: Violin Concerto in D Op 77 - Stefan Jackiw (violin), New Zealand SO/Miguel Harth-Bedoya (RNZ 2018)
KORNGOLD: Mein Sehnen, mein Wähnen, from Die tote Stadt - Benson Wilson (bar), New Zealand SO/Edo de Waart (RNZ )
3:00 PM. Classical Connection

Rick Young presents afternoon music to get you from A to B

BACH: Keyboard Concerto No 2 in E BWV1053 (1) - Murray Perahia (pno/dir), ASMF (Sony SK 89245)

PÄRT: Spiegel im Spiegel - Tasmin Little (vln), Martin Roscoe (pno) (EMI CD EMX 2221)

TCHAIKOVSKY: Suite No 3 in G Op 55 (3) - Ulster Orch/Vladimir Altschuler (BBC Music BBC MM 258)

MOZART: Piano Sonata No 3 in Bb K281 (2) - John Chen (pno) (RNZ UB13)

ANONYMOUS arr Fourés: Greensleeves to a ground - Daniel Hope (vln), Stefan Maass (lute) (DG 477 8094)

BEACH: Symphony in E minor, Gaelic (2) - Nashville SO/Kenneth Schermerhorn (Naxos 8.559139)

PURCELL arr Pluhar: Strike The Viol, from Come Ye Sons Of Art Away - Raquel Andueza (sop), L'Arpeggiata/Christina Pluhar (Erato 08256 463620)

HOLST: Fantasia on the 'Dargason', from Suite No 2 for Military Band Op 28/2 - Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orch/Timothy Reynish ( CHAN 9697)

RAVEL: Pavane for a Dead Princess - New Zealand SO/James Sedares (Universal 399 8782)

4.00

MENDELSSOHN: The Fair Melusina, Overture Op 32 - Scottish Chamber Orchestra/Antonio Méndez (Linn CKD555)

WIDOR: Toccata, from Symphony No 5 in F minor - Martin Setchell (org) (Pipeline Press PP2)

ELGAR: Pomp & Circumstance March No 1 - London Phil/Adrian Boult (EMI CDM 7 64015)

SAINT-SAËNS: Introduction & Rondo Capriccioso Op 28 - Shlomo Mintz (vln), Israel Phil/Zubin Mehta (Brilliant Classics 94070)

BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No 15 in D Op 28, Pastoral (2) - Jonathan Biss (pno) (EMI 3 94422)

TRADITIONAL arr Poster/Balsom: Nobody Knows - Alison Balsom (tpt), BBC Scottish SO/Lawrence Renes (EMI 6 78590)

FALLA: Jota, from Seven Popular Spanish Songs - Umberto Clerici (cello), Karin Schaupp (guitar) (ABC Classics 4816812)

BACH: Keyboard Concerto in D minor Wq23 (3) - Sophie Gent (vln), Louis Creac'h (vln), Fanny Paccoud (vla), Antoine Touche (cello), Thomas de Pierrefeu (bass), Evolène Kiener (bsn)/Jean Rondeau (hpschd/dir) (Erato 90 29488846)

SMETANA: Prague Carnival - Janácek Phil/Theodore Kuchar (Brilliant Classics 93634)

5.00

VIVALDI: Violin Concerto in C RV187 (3) - Giuliano Carmignola (vln), Accademia Bizantina/Ottavio Dantone (Archiv 479 1075)

DEBUSSY: En Bâteau, from Petite Suite - Bert Lucarelli (ob), Susan Jolles (harp) (Stradivari SCD 6034)

FAURÉ: Valse Caprice No 1 in A Op 30 - Michael Houstoun (pno) (Rattle RAT D075)

HAWES: Quanta Qualia - Janet Coxwell (sop), Conventus, English CO/Patrick Hawes (Black Box BBM 1081)

NERUDA: Trumpet Concerto in Eb (1) - Sergei Nakariakov (tpt), Saint Paul CO/Hugh Wolff (teldec 0630-10788)

ROSSINI: La Cenerentola, Overture - ASMF/Neville Marriner (Philips 412 893)

BACH: Brandenburg Concerto No 6 in Bb BWV1051 (1) - New Zealand Guitar Quartet (Ode CDMANU 5153)

DVORÁK arr Hazell: Goin' home - Bryn Terfel (bbar), London SO/Barry Wordsworth (DG 474 438)

RUTHERFORD: Towards the Flame - Jann Rutherford (pno) (Tall Poppies 111125)

6.00

HAYDN: Symphony No 82 in C, The Bear (1) - Lower Austria Tonkünstler Orch/Kristjan Järvi (PREISER PR 90765)

SCHUBERT: Nacht und Träume D827 - Andrew Joyce (cello), Rae de Lisle (pno) (Atoll ACD280)

DONIZETTI: Spirto gentil, from La Favorita - Luciano Pavarotti (ten), Teatro Comunale Orch of Bologna/Richard Bonynge (Decca 417 011)

MOZETICH: Postcards from the Sky - CBC Vancouver Orchestra/Mario Bernardi (CBC Records CMCCD 21815)

SWALLOW arr Distler: Hullo, Bolinas - Jean-Yves Thibaudet (pno) (Decca 455 512)

BOCCHERINI: Cello Concerto in D G478 (2) - Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Amsterdam Baroque Orch/Ton Koopman (Sony SK 60680)

CIMAROSA: Giannina e Bernardone, Overture - Toronto CO/Kevin Mallon (Naxos 8.570279)

CARUSO: La monica (excerpt) - Latitude 37 (ABC Classics 476 4525)

CREAMER / LAYTON: Dear Old Southland - Duke Ellington (pno) (Bluebird 352178)
7:00 PM. RNZ Concert Evenings

DEBUSSY: Images oubliées (1) - Michael Houstoun (pno) (Rattle RAT D075)
BERLIOZ: Rêverie & Caprice - Akiko Suwanai (vln), Philharmonia (Philips 475 6189)
BACH: Trio Sonata in G BWV1039 - Jed Wentz (fl), Marion Moonen (fl), Job ter Haar (cello), Michael Borgstede (hpschd) (Brilliant Classics 93814)
LILBURN arr Farquhar: Desdemona's Song - Matthew Marshall (gtr) (Rattle D097)
7:30 PM. Music Alive

APO: Reveries

DEBUSSY: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune

POULENC: Organ Concerto

FRANCK: Symphony in D minor Op 48

Benjamin Sheen (organ), Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra/Bertrand de Billy

Town Hall, Auckland (RNZ)

MAHLER: Totenfeier - Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra/Giordano Bellincampi (RNZ)

WEBERN: Langsamer Satz - New Zealand String Quartet (RNZ 2018)

BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata No 26 in Eb Op 81a, Les Adieux (1) - Catherine Chang (pno) (RNZ)

POULENC: French Suite after Claude Gervaise - Orchestre de Picardie/Edmon Colomer (Calliope CAL 9748)
10:00 PM. Day's End

RNZ Concert's musical nightcap
RESPIGHI: Ancient Airs & Dances Suite No 1 - Orpheus Chamber Orch (DG 437 533)
KREISLER: Précieuse in the style of Louis Couperin - James Ehnes (vln), Eduard Laurel (pno) (FLEURS DE LYS FL 2 3159)
SCHUBERT: Symphony No 9 in C D944, Great (2) - Swedish CO/Thomas Dausgaard (BIS SACD 1656)
SAINT-SAËNS: Les cloches de Las Palmas, from Six Etudes Op 111 - Bertrand Chamayou (pno) (Erato 9029563426)
EDWARDS: Guitar Concerto - Karin Schaup (guitar), Tasmanian SO/Richard Mills (ABC Classics ABC 476 227)
11.00
BRAHMS: Violin Sonata No 1 in G Op 78 - Anne-Sophie Mutter (vln), Lambert Orkis (pno) (DG 477 8767)
BACH: Laudamus te, from Mass in B minor BWV232 - Magdalena Kozená (mezzo), Musica Florea/Marek Stryncl (cello/dir) (Archiv 457 367)
LILBURN: Four Canzonas (2) - Ithaca College Festival Orch/Grant Cooper (KIWI CD SLD 99)
BYRD: Mass for five voices - Tallis Scholars/Peter Philips (Gimell 454 895)