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  SIBELIUS: Lemminkäinen and the Maidens of the Island

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  18 Aug 2022

  Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia conducted by Tobias Ringborg at their Great Classics series concert, Auckland Town Hall, 18 August 2022. Audio

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  ELGAR arr Amalia Hall: La capricieuse

  music

  18 Aug 2022

  Performed as an encore by Amalia Hall with Miranda Adams, James Jin, Julie Park, and David Garner at an Auckland Philharmonia Great Classics series concert, Auckland Town Hall, 18 August 2022. Audio

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  VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: The Lark Ascending

  music

  18 Aug 2022

  Performed by Amalia Hall and the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Tobias Ringborg at their Great Classics series concert, Auckland Town Hall, 18 August 2022. Audio

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  LILBURN: Symphony No 3

  music

  18 Aug 2022

  Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Tobias Ringborg at their Great Classics series concert, Auckland Town Hall, 18 August 2022. Audio

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• Music Critic: Matthew Crawley

  music

  18 Aug 2022

  Music Critic: Matthew Crawley Audio

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  Opera Gala to celebrate Aotearoa singers before they head to international stages

  music

  17 Aug 2022

  New Zealand's famous opera singers are performing together before they head overseas for international stages. It's called the Auckland Opera Studio Annual Gala - and it's on this Sunday at the… Audio
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  Music: Louis Baker, Donny Hathaway, Vieux Farka Toure & Khrungbin

  music

  17 Aug 2022

  RNZ's Music 101 host Charlotte Ryan shares details of the Wellington Jazz festival line up that's just been announced this morning, and plays a track from Vieux Farka Toure, the Malian guitarist and… Audio

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  Music feature: best ever covers

  music

  16 Aug 2022

  Today's music feature may leave you questioning whether your favourite songs are actually an original. Because today we are talking about songs you may not know are covers! Audio

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  New online game to encourage music making for children

  music

  16 Aug 2022

  Animal Tracks has been launched on on HEIHEI Tākaro, a games website for tamariki which has children mixing their own music using animal sounds. Audio

• FALLA: Nana, from Seven Popular Spanish Songs

  music Wellington

  15 Aug 2022

  Matthew Barley (cello), Stephen De Pledge (pno) Chamber Music New Zealand 2022 Public Trust Hall, Wellington 15 August, 2022 Audio

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• SHOSTAKOVICH arr Barley: Suite from Cheryomushki

  music Wellington

  15 Aug 2022

  Matthew Barley (cello), Stephen De Pledge (pno) Chamber Music New Zealand 2022 Public Trust Hall, Wellington 15 August, 2022 Audio

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• RACHMANINOV: Vocalise

  music Wellington

  15 Aug 2022

  Matthew Barley (cello), Stephen De Pledge (pno) Chamber Music New Zealand 2022 Public Trust Hall, Wellington 15 August, 2022 Audio

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• BRAHMS: Cello Sonata No 1 in E minor Op 38

  music Wellington

  15 Aug 2022

  Matthew Barley (cello), Stephen De Pledge (pno) Chamber Music New Zealand 2022 Public Trust Hall, Wellington 15 August, 2022 Audio

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• N BOULANGER Three Pieces for Cello and Piano

  music Wellington

  15 Aug 2022

  Matthew Barley (cello), Stephen De Pledge (pno) Chamber Music New Zealand 2022 Public Trust Hall, Wellington 15 August, 2022 Audio

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• BEETHOVEN Cello Sonata No 2 in G minor OP 5-2

  music Wellington

  15 Aug 2022

  Matthew Barley (cello), Stephen De Pledge (pno) Chamber Music New Zealand 2022 Public Trust Hall, Wellington 15 August, 2022 Audio

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• SCHUMANN Adagio and Allegro

  music Wellington

  15 Aug 2022

  Matthew Barley (cello), Stephen De Pledge (pno) Chamber Music New Zealand 2022 Public Trust Hall, Wellington 15 August, 2022 Audio

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  Matthew Barley and Stephen De Pledge: Beethoven & Brahms

  music Wellington

  15 Aug 2022

  UK cellist Matthew Barley partners with NZ pianist Stephen De Pledge for a national tour showcasing the cello. Audio

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  Book review: Jumping Sundays: The Rise and Fall of the Counterculture in Aotearoa New Zealand by Nick Bollinger

  history books

  15 Aug 2022

  Cynthia Morahan reviews Jumping Sundays: The Rise and Fall of the Counterculture in Aotearoa New Zealand by Nick Bollinger, published by Auckland University Press. Audio

• BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No 5 in Eb Op 73, Emperor

  music Auckland

  14 Aug 2022

  Performed by Paul Lewis (piano), New Zealand SO/Gemma New at the Auckland Town Hall, 14 August, 2022 Darryl Stack producer/engineer Audio

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  Kokomo

  music

  14 Aug 2022

  It's taken the Tauranga band Kokomo 30 years, 15 albums, 3 divorces, 5 children, one heart attack and numerous tours to make the great album they've been promising. William Dart checks out the band's… Audio

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• VELDHUIS: The Body of your dreams

  music Wellington

  14 Aug 2022

  Performed by Ensemble Gô at St. Andrew's-on-the-Terrace as part of the Wellington Chamber Music Trust series, 14 August 2022 Audio

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• KOPPEL: Romeo and Juliet at Gare du Nord

  music Wellington

  14 Aug 2022

  Performed by Ensemble Gô at St. Andrew's-on-the-Terrace as part of the Wellington Chamber Music Trust series, 14 August 2022 Audio

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• DALLIMORE: Matariki

  music Wellington

  14 Aug 2022

  Performed by Ensemble Gô at St. Andrew's-on-the-Terrace as part of the Wellington Chamber Music Trust series, 14 August 2022 Audio

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• KLATZOW: Sonata for violin and marimba

  music Wellington

  14 Aug 2022

  Performed by Ensemble Gô at St. Andrew's-on-the-Terrace as part of the Wellington Chamber Music Trust series, 14 August 2022 Audio

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