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'String quartet is such a beautiful, beautiful relationship family'
Bryan Crump talks with Monique Lapins, who is leaving the New Zealand String Quartet after eight years, and Peter Clark, who will become the quartet's new second violinist. Video, Audio
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Sarah Watkins: "Music is to be shared"
24 Apr 2024Pianist Sarah Watkins, one of the original members of NZTrio, is joining the ensemble again for their 'Unquiet Dream' concert series. It's the first instalment of NZTrio's 2024 season. Audio
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New Horizons: A Tribute to Henry Mancini
28 Apr 2024William Dart salutes Henry Mancini, born 100 years ago, a man whose music provided a stylish backdrop for the best of America's more conservative popular culture. Audio
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Hymns on Sunday, 28 April 2024
28 Apr 2024A great rendition of William Kethe's hymn All people that on earth do dwell begins this week's programme. You can also hear harvest hymns, and hymns of thanksgiving. Audio
Programmes
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Music Alive
Clarissa Dunn takes you to the best seat in the house for live concerts featuring local and international artists.
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Concert Talk
Interviews, spoken features and podcasts collected from across RNZ Concert.
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Inside Out
Nick Tipping brings you classic recordings and modern masterpieces from the world of jazz.
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New Horizons
A guide to the worlds of rock, pop, country, folk and beyond, hosted by music critic William Dart.
Presenters
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Carey McDonald
Station: Concert
Programme: Mornings
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Nick Tipping
Station: Concert
Programme: Days
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Andrew Clark
Station: Concert
Programme: Mornings
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Bryan Crump
Station: Concert
Programme: Three to Seven
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David Morriss
Station: Concert
Programme: The Musical Omnivore
Friday 03 May
10:00 AM. Days
with Nick Tipping
Savall, Arianna: L'Amor - Arianna Savall (sop/harp) (Alia Vox AV 9839)
Shostakovich, Dmitri: Cello Sonata in D minor Op 40 - Torleif Thedéen (cello), Roland Pöntinen (pno) (BIS CD 336)
Dittersdorf, Karl Ditters von: Symphony in A minor Grave a2 - Failoni Orch/Uwe Grodd (Naxos 8.553975)
Davis, Joshua: Rondo alla Mambo - Sarah Willis (horn), Havana Lyceum Orch/José Antonio Méndez Padrón (ALPHA ALPHA578)
11.00
Poulenc, Francis: Sinfonietta - Orchestre de Picardie/Edmon Colomer (Calliope CAL 9748)
Liszt, Franz transcr Grainger: Hungarian Fantasy S123 - Ivan Hovorun (pno), Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orch/Clark Rundell (Chandos CHAN 10455)
Ford, Charmaine: Eleven O'Clock - Charmaine Ford (pno), Nick Tipping (bass), Richard Wise (drums) (FORD MOTION FMR 9005)
12.00
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Quintet in Eb for piano & winds Op 16 (3) - Stephen Hough (pno), Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet (BIS CD 1552)
Debussy, Claude: Prélude, Cortège & Air de Danse, from L'Enfant prodigue - Royal Scottish National Orch/Stéphane Denève (Chandos CHSA 5102)
Rodgers, Richard: My Funny Valentine - Thomas Quasthoff (bar), Alan Broadbent (pno), German SO, Berlin/Nan Schwartz (DG 776 501)
Albinoni, Tomaso: Violin Concerto in A Op 9/4 - Andrew Manze (vln), Academy of Ancient Music/Christopher Hogwood (Decca 458 129)
Stamitz, Johann: Symphony in Bb - NZSO Chamber Orch/Donald Armstrong (dir) (Naxos 8.553194)
Haydn, Franz Joseph: Keyboard Sonata No 48 in C HobXVI/35 (1) - Tessa Birnie (pno) (Ex Chartreuse TB 6)
Vivaldi, Antonio/Richter, Max: Autumn (1), from The Four Seasons Recomposed - Daniel Hope (vln), Max Richter (Moog Synth), Konzerthaus Kammerorchester Berlin/André de Ridder (DG 479 2777)
Raminsh, Imant: In the night we shall go in - Vancouver Chamber Choir, strings of CBC Vancouver Orch/Jon Washburn (CMC CD 4893)
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Prokofiev, Sergei: Scythian Suite Op 20 (2) - Orchestra Wellington/Marc Taddei (RNZ OW 2023)
Saint-Saëns, Camille: Piano Concerto No 5 in F Op 103, Egyptian - Somi Kim (piano), Christchurch SO/Luke Dollman/Luke Dollman (RNZ )
Satie, Eric: Gymnopédie No 1 - Somi Kim (piano) (RNZ )
Whitacre, Eric: A Boy and a Girl - NZ Youth Choir/Eric Whitacre/Eric Whitacre (RNZ )
Elgar, Edward: Variations on an Original Theme Op 36, Enigma - Auckland Phil/Antony Hermus (RNZ 2018)
Rachmaninov, Sergei: Prelude in D Op 23/4 - Michael Houstoun (pno) ( )
Rachmaninov, Sergei: Prelude in Eb Op 23/6 - Michael Houstoun (pno) ( )
Verdi, Giuseppe: Grand March, from Aida - National Band of New Zealand, New Zealand SO/James Judd (RNZ NZSO 2022-05-18)
Gershwin, George: An American in Paris - New Zealand SO/Asher Fisch (RNZ NZSO 2023-03-31)