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18 May 2024
Vivaldi, Antonio: Four Seasons, Spring (3) - Sarah Chang (vln), Orpheus CO (EMI 3 94431)
Schumann, Robert arr Mahler: Symphony No 3 in Eb Op 97, Rhenish - Leipzig Gewandhaus Orch/Riccardo Chailly (Decca 478 0037)
Ravel, Maurice: Sonatine - Diedre Irons (pno) (TRUST MMT 2041)
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Romance No 1 in G Op 40 - James Ehnes (violin), Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra/Andrew Manze (Onyx ONYX4167)
Debussy, Claude trans Bauer: La Fille Aux Cheveux De Lin, from Preludes - Ingrid Bauer (harp) (MASTER PERFORMERS MP 010)
1:00 approx
Lilburn, Douglas: Violin Sonata (1950) - Elizabeth Holowell (vln), Dean Sky-Lucas (pno) (Atoll ACD 941)
Haydn, Franz Joseph: Symphony No 85 in Bb, La Reine - London CO/Rosemary Furniss (dir) (SIGNUM SIGCD 175)
Sor, Fernando: Caprice in E Op 50, Le calme - William Carter (gtr) (LINN CKD 380)
Dvorák, Antonin: Songs my mother taught me - Andrew Joyce (cello), Rae de Lisle (pno) (Atoll ACD280)
Price, Florence Beatrice: Violin Concerto No 2 - Er-Gene Kahng (vln), Janacek Phil/Ryan Cockerham (Albany TROY1706)
2:00 approx
Brumel, Antoine: Kyrie, from Missa Et ecce terrae motus - Tudor Consort/Michael Stewart (Organism ORG007)
Adams, John: Berceuse élégiaque - Bournemouth SO/Marin Alsop (Naxos 8.559031)
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Piano Sonata No 12 in Ab Op 26 - Stephen Kovacevich (pno) (EMI CDC 5 56148)
Hill, Alfred: String Quartet No 5 in Eb, Allies (3) - Dominion Quartet (Naxos 8.572446)
Wolf-Ferrari, Ermanno: The Jewels of the Madonna, Suite - BBC Phil/Gianandrea Noseda (Chandos CHAN 10511)
Gounod, Charles arr Saylor: Ave Maria - Jessye Norman (soprano), Fabrice Pierre (harp) (Philips 432 731)
3:00 approx
Bach, Johann Sebastian transcr Liszt: Prelude & Fugue in A minor BWV543 - Hélène Grimaud (pno) (DG 477 7978)
Stamitz, Johann: Symphony in Eb - NZSO Chamber Orch/Donald Armstrong (dir) (Naxos 8.553194)
Khachaturian, Aram: Adagio of Spartacus & Phrygia, from Spartacus - Auckland Phil/Miguel Harth-Bedoya (Universal 99172)
Dubois, Théodore: Toccata in G, from 12 New Pieces - Kemp English (org) (MANU CD MANU 5005)
Glick, Srul Irving: Roselawn Cemetery, from Old Toronto Klezmer Suite - Angèle Dubeau (vln), La Pietà (Analekta AN28721)
Canteloube, Joseph arr Armenian: La Pastoura Als Camps, from Songs of the Auvergne - Karina Gauvin (sop), Canadian Chamber Ensemble/Raffi Armenian (CBC Records SMCD 5224)
4:00 approx
Chopin, Frédéric: Ballade No 4 in F minor Op 52 - Pascal Rogé (pno) (Onyx 4057)
Avison, Charles: Concerto Grosso No 9 in C (4) - Café Zimmermann (Alpha 31)
Farkas, Farenc: Rondo capriccio for violin and wind quintet - Daniel Dodds (vln), Phoebus Quintet (TOCCATA CLASSICS TOCC 0019)
Wirén, Dag: Serenade for Strings - Swedish CO/Petri Sakari (Caprice CAP 21513)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Variations in C on Ah, vous dirai-je, maman K265 - Diedre Irons (pno) (RNZ UA45)
Elgar, Edward: Sea Slumber-Song, from Sea Pictures Op 37 - Maureen Forrester (contralto), McGill Symphony Orchestra/Richard Hoenich (McGill Records 750028-2)
5:00 approx
Schubert, Franz: Notturno in Eb D897 - Augustin Dumay (vln), Frédéric Lodéon (cello), Jean-Philippe Collard (pno) (EMI 3 65295)
Liszt, Franz: Les Préludes - West-Eastern Divan Orch/Daniel Barenboim (Decca 478 5350)
Dett, Robert Nathaniel: In The Bottoms - Denver Oldham (piano) (New World NW 367)
Hespe, George: The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan, Soldier of Fortune - National Youth Brass Band of New Zealand/Nigel Weeks (Trust MMT 2049)
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich: Symphony No 4 in F minor Op 36 (2) - Bavarian Radio SO/Mariss Jansons (Sony 828767 77182)
Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da: Missa Papae Marcelli - Kyrie - Tallis Scholars/Peter Philips (Gimell CD GIM 994)
Ibert, Jacques: Six harp pieces (5) - Lavinia Meijer (harp) (Channel Classics CCS SA 28908)
Brescianello, Giuseppe Antonio: Sinfonia No 1 in D (2) - NZ Barok (Atoll ACD 813)
19 May 2024
Barber, Samuel: Agnus Dei - Ruth Dean (sop), The Sixteen/Harry Christophers (CORO COR 16013)
Ballard, Sarah: Āśā-bandha - Hannah Darroch (flute), Andrew Crooks (piano) (Private 2020)
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich: Souvenir de Florence (1) - Amsterdam Sinfonietta/Candida Thompson (leader) (Channel Classics CCS SA 21504)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Piano Concerto No 18 in Bb K456 (3) - Christian Zacharias (pno/dir), Lausanne CO (DABRINGHAUS & GRIMM MDG 940 1488)
Schubert, Franz: Symphony No 9 in C D944, Great (2) - New Zealand SO/Jerzy Maksymiuk (RNZ UA92)
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Romance No 2 in F Op 50 - Arthur Grumiaux (vln), Royal Concertgebouw Orch, Amsterdam/Bernard Haitink (Philips 426 064)
Brahms, Johannes: Liebestreu Op 3/1 - Andrew Joyce (cello), Rae de Lisle (pno) (Atoll ACD280)
1:00 approx
Respighi, Ottorino: Adagio with Variations - Andrea Noferini (cello), Rome SO/Francesco La Vecchia (Brilliant Classics 94394)
Britten, Benjamin: Four Sea Interludes, from Peter Grimes - BBC Phil/Edward Gardner (Chandos CHAN 10658)
Weissenberg, Alexis: Six arrangements of songs sung by Charles Trenet - Marc-André Hamelin (pno) (Hyperion CDA 67656)
Wehi, Ngapo: Hinemoa - 1998 New Zealand National Youth Choir/Karen Grylls (TRUST MMT 2016)
Delius, Frederick: Two Pieces for small orchestra - Symphony Nova Scotia/Georg Tintner (CBC Records SMCD 5134)
2:00 approx
Milhaud, Darius: Le Boeuf sur le toit - Ulster Orch/Yan Pascal Tortelier (Chandos CHAN 9023)
Boccherini, Luigi: Flute Quintet in F G437 - Jean-Pierre Rampal (fl), Régis Pasquier (vln), Bruno Pasquier (vla), Roland Pidoux, Mathilde Sternat (cellos) (SONY SK 62679)
Grieg, Edvard: Lyric Suite Op 54 - Gothenburg SO/Neeme Järvi (DG 427 807)
Merk, Joseph: Fantasy on Verdi's Ernani Op 31 - Martin Rummel (cello), Roland Krüger (pno) (Naxos 8.572759)
Elgar, Edward: Pomp & Circumstance March No 5 - New Zealand SO/James Judd (Naxos 8.557273)
Gluck, Christoph Willibald von: Che farò senza Euridice? - Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo), English Concert/Trevor Pinnock (dir) (Archiv 449 206)
3:00 approx
Hamilton, David: Passacaglia - Alexa Still (fl), New Zealand SO/James Sedares (KOCH 1988807)
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Piano Sonata No 21 in C Op 53, Waldstein - Michael Houstoun (pno) (Rattle D048)
Vivaldi, Antonio: Concerto in A minor for two violins RV522 - Rainer Kussmaul (vln/dir), Bernhard Forck (vln), Berlin Baroque Soloists (AVI 855 3060)
Maunder, Peter: Under the Surface - Peter Maunder (tbn), Helen Webby (harp) (Atoll ACD 115)
Copland, Aaron: Quiet City - Cincinnati Pops Orch/Erich Kunzel (TELARC CD 80339)
Traditional arr Bergeron: Le long de la mer jolie - Suzie Leblanc (sop), David Greenberg (vln), Chris Norman (fl), Chants d'Acadie (Atma ACD 2 2330)
4:00 approx
Bach, Johann Sebastian: Chorale Prelude, Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr - Gillian Weir (org) (PRIORY PRCD 800)
Handel, George Frideric: Let the bright seraphim, from Samson - Renée Fleming (sop), David Blackadder (tpt), Orch of the Age of Enlightenment/Harry Bicket (Decca 475 547)
Bax, Arnold: Golden Eagle - Richard Nunn (pno), London Phil/Bryden Thomson (Chandos CHAN 9003)
Rota, Nino: Sonata for flute & harp - Emmanuel Pahud (flute), Anneleen Lenaerts (harp) (Warner Classics 9029551471)
Dvořák, Antonín: String Sextet in A Op 48 (1) - Christian Tetzlaff (vln), Florian Donderer (vln), Isabelle van Keulen (vla), Rachel Roberts (vla), Gustav Rivinius (cello), Quirine Viersen (cello) (AVI 8553207)
Rutter, John: Gloria (1) - Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, Wallace Collection/Timothy Brown (Brilliant Classics 9087)
5:00 approx
Whitacre, Eric: The River Cam - Julian Lloyd Webber (cello), London SO/Eric Whitacre (Decca 279 6323)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Concerto in C for flute & harp K299 (2) - Thierry Fischer (fl/dir), Charlotte Sprenkels (harp), CO of Europe (COE Records CD COE 813)
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich: Souvenir d'un lieu cher - James Ehnes (vln), Vladimir Ashkenazy (pno) (ONYX 4076)
Debussy, Claude: Arabesque No 1 - Susan Jolles (harp) (Stradivari SCD 6034)
Purcell, Henry: When I am laid in earth, from Dido & Aeneas - Lorraine Hunt Lieberson (mezzo), Philharmonia Baroque Orch/Nicholas McGegan (dir/hpschd) (Harmonia Mundi HMU 90 7471)
Barber, Samuel arr Parkin: A Slumber Song of the Madonna - Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello), Isata Kanneh-Mason (piano) (Decca 4851630)