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10 November 2025
Vaughan Williams, Ralph: Romanza, from Symphony No 5 in D - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/James Sedares (Universal 399 8782)
Bach, Johann Sebastian: Fantasia & Fugue in A minor BWV904 - Jayson Gillham (piano) (ABC Classics ABC4817686)
Marais, Marin: Sonnerie de Sainte Geneviève du Mont de Paris - Latitude 37 (ABC Classics ABC 4818575)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Adagio in F K410 - Trio di Clarone (AVI Music AVI 8553162)
Schubert, Franz arr Boehm: Ständchen, from Schwanengesang D957 - Uwe Grodd (flute), Matteo Napoli (piano) (Naxos 8.570754)
Price, Florence: Symphony No 3 in C minor (2) - Philadelphia Orchestra/Yannick Nezet-Seguin (DG 4862029)
1:00 approx
Merk, Joseph: Fantasy on Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor - Martin Rummel (cello), Roland Krüger (piano) (Naxos 8.572759)
Mahler, Gustav: Songs of a Wayfarer - Brigitte Fassbaender (mezzo), Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra/Riccardo Chailly (Decca 425 790)
Rachmaninov, Sergei: Preludes Op 23 No 5 in G minor: Alla marcia - Colin Horsley (piano) (Atoll ACD 442)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Symphony No 21 in A K134 - Academy of Ancient Music/Christopher Hogwood ( 417 592)
Grieg, Edvard: Lyric Pieces Book 1 - Daniel Propper (piano) (SKARBO DSK 1079)
2:00 approx
Hummel, Johann Nepomuk: Trumpet Concerto In Eb - Tine Thing Helseth (trumpet), Norwegian Chamber Orchestra (SIMAX PSC 1292)
Farrenc, Louise: Nocturne Op 49 - Konstanze Eickhorst (piano) (CPO 999 879)
Haydn, Franz Joseph: String Quartet in C Op 9/1 - London Haydn Quartet (Hyperion CDA 67611)
Chopin, Frédéric: Nocturne in Db Op 27/2 - Diedre Irons (piano) (TRUST MMT 2041)
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Septet in Eb Op 20 (3) - Nash Ensemble (ASV GLD 4002)
Brahms, Johannes: Cello Sonata No 1 in E minor Op 38 (2) - Alexander Ivashkin (cello), Tamás Vesmás (piano) (RNZ UB56)
3:00 approx
Liadov, Anatol: The Enchanted Lake - Slovak Philharmonic/Stephen Gunzenhauser (Marco Polo 8.223003)
Shostakovich, Dmitri: Piano Trio No 2 in E minor Op 67 (1) - New Zealand Chamber Soloists (ATOLL ACD209)
Mendelssohn, Felix: String Symphony No 1 in C - Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra/Kurt Masur (Brilliant Classics 99926)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Quintet in Eb for piano & winds K452 - Michael Houstoun (piano), Gordon Hunt (oboe), Gordon Richards (clarinet), Ingrid Hagan (bsn), Nicola Baker (horn) (Atoll ACD 883)
Talbot, Joby: Ink Dark Moon III. Allegro vigoroso - Miloš Karadaglić (guitar), BBC Symphony Orchestra/Ben Gernon (Decca 4851525)
4:00 approx
Barber, Samuel: Knoxville: Summer of 1915 - Renée Fleming (soprano), Royal Stockholm Philharmonic/Sakari Oramo (Decca 483 0415)
Lilburn, Douglas: Piano Sonata (1949) - Margaret Nielsen (piano) (Ex Kiwi SLD 58)
Fasch, Johan Friedrich: Concerto in D FWV L/D3 - Il Gardellino (Accent ACC 24252)
Williams, Michael F: Arhythmia, from Suite per antiche archi - Archi D'amore Zelanda (Atoll ACD218)
Webern, Anton: Slow movement - Schoenberg Quartet (Chandos CHAN 10083)
Wolf-Ferrari, Ermanno: Overture & Intermezzo, from Susanna's Secret - BBC Philharmonic/Gianandrea Noseda (Chandos CHAN 10511)
5:00 approx
Bach, Johann Sebastian: Sanctus & Benedictus, from Mass in B minor BWV250 - Katherine Watson (soprano), Tim Mead (cntrtenor), Reinoud Van Mechelen (tenor), André Morsch (baritone), Les Arts Florissants/William Christie (Harmonia Mundi HAF890529394)
Schumann, Robert: The Poet Speaks, from Kinderszenen Op 16 - Tessa Birnie (piano) (ABC Classics 476 6479)
Handel, George Frideric: Trio Sonata in F Op 2/4 - London Baroque (HARMONIA MUNDI HMC 90 1379)
Glanville-Hicks, Peggy: Etruscan Concerto - Caroline Almonte (piano), Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra (ABC Classics ABC 4817995)
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich arr Stokowski: Solitude Op 73/6 - Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra/José Serebrier (Naxos 8.557645)
Schubert, Franz arr Strauss: Waltz in Gb, Kupelwieser Waltz - Aurélien Pontier (piano) (Warner Classics 5419763349)
Offenbach, Jacques: Barcarolle, from The Tales of Hoffmann - Auckland Philharmonia/Miguel Harth-Bedoya (Universal 99172)
Brahms, Johannes: Wie Melodien zieht es mir Op 105/1 - Andreas Ottensamer (clar), Yuja Wang (piano) (DG 4836069)
11 November 2025
Vivaldi, Antonio: Viola d'amore Concerto in F RV97 - Fabio Biondi (vla d'amore/director), Europa Galante (Virgin 3 95146)
Brahms, Johannes: Intermezzi Op 118, extracts - Michael Houstoun (piano) (Rattle RATD131)
Binge, Ronald: The Watermill - Trevor Bremner (cornet), Wellington Brass Band/David Bremner (Private BATB 1947)
Corelli, Arcangelo: Concerto Grosso in F Op 6/6 - Pavlo Beznosiuk (vln/director), Avison Ensemble (Linn CKD 411)
Ravel, Maurice: Une barque sur l'ocean, from Miroirs - John Chen (piano) (ABC 4766834)
Dvořák, Antonín: Cypresses (8) - Panocha Quartet (SUPRAPHON SU 4048)
Schmelzer, Johann Heinrich: Violin Sonata No 2 - David Irving (violin), Hannah Lane (triple harp), Tommie Andersson (theorbo), John O'Donnell (harpsichord, organ), Laura Vaughan (viola da gamba) (Obsidian CD718)
1:00 approx
Lilburn, Douglas: Suite for Orchestra - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/John Hopkins (KIWI CD SLD 100)
Carwithen, Doreen: Violin Sonata - Fenella Humphreys (violin), Nathan Williamson (piano) (Lyrita SRCD359)
Hill, Alfred: String Quartet No 5 in Eb, Allies (2) - Dominion Quartet (Naxos 8.572446)
Handel, George Frideric: Concerto Grosso in D minor Op 6/10 - English Concert/Trevor Pinnock (dir) (Archiv 410 899)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Adagio in B minor K540 - Lars Vogt (piano) (EMI 3 36080)
2:00 approx
Edwards, Ross: Veni Creator Spiritus - Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra/Richard Mills (ABC Classics ABC 476 227)
Fauré, Gabriel: Fantaisie Op 79 - Jeffrey Khaner (flute), Hugh Sung (piano) (Avie AV 0027)
Leclair, Jean-Marie: Violin Concerto in G minor Op 10/6 - Simon Standage (vln/director), Collegium Musicum 90 (Chandos CHAN 0589)
Schubert, Franz: Minuet in A D334 - Tessa Birnie (piano) (ABC Classics 476 6479)
Arnold, Malcolm: Brass Quintet No 1 Op 73 (3) - Reinhold Friedrich Brass Quintett (Solo Musica SM438)
Farr, Gareth: From Forgotten Forests - Carolyn Mills (harp) (TRUST MMT 2020)
3:00 approx
Copland, Aaron: Appalachian Spring - London Festival Orchestra/Ross Pople (Arte Nova 74321 37854)
Bach, Johann Sebastian: Concerto in D minor BWV974 - Alexandre Tharaud (piano) (HARMONIA MUNDI HMX 290 8379.81)
Cowan, Claire: Mother and Father - Pas de Deux, from Hansel and Gretel - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Hamish McKeich (Private P002363)
Evans, Bill arr Distler: Here's That Rainy Day - Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano) (Decca 455 512)
vision string quartet: Samba - vision string quartet (Warner Classics 9029665669)
4:00 approx
Herschel, William: Symphony No 8 in C minor - London Mozart Players/Matthias Bamert (Chandos CHAN 10048)
Dvořák, Antonín: Piano Quartet No 2 in Eb Op 87 (4) - Menahem Pressler (piano), members of Emerson Quartet (DG 439 868)
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich: Capriccio Italien - Montreal Symphony Orchestra (Decca 417 300)
Chopin, Frédéric: Prelude in C# minor Op 45 - Michael Houstoun (piano) (RNZ UA33)
Strauss, Richard: Suite in Bb for winds Op 4 (2) - Royal Liverpool PO/Gerard Schwarz (RLPO LIVE RLCD 401 P)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Fantasia in C minor K475 - Sharon Joy Vogan (piano) (RNZ UB35)
5:00 approx
Williams, Grace Mary: Carillons for oboe & orchestra - Anthony Camden (oboe), London Symphony Orchestra/Charles Groves (Lyrita SRCD 323)
Dett, Robert Nathaniel: In The Bottoms - Denver Oldham (piano) (New World NW 367)
Hofmann, Leopold attr Haydn: Flute Concerto in D - Emmanuel Pahud (flute), Haydn Ensemble, Berlin/Hansjörg Schellenberger (EMI CDC 5 56577)
Boulanger, Lili arr Andreas Mader: Nocturne - Andreas Mader (saxophone), Joseph Moog (piano) (Naive V8453)
Korngold, Erich Wolfgang: The Sea Hawk - National Band of New Zealand, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/James Judd (RNZ NZSO 2022-05-18)
Liszt, Franz: Transcendental Study No 7, Eroica - Luu Hong Quang (piano) (RATTLE RATD152)
Shore, Howard: The Forest (1) - Miloš Karadaglić (guitar), National Arts Centre Orchestra/Alexander Shelley (Decca 4851525)
Lamb, Joseph: Bohemian Rag - The Black Quartet (Private P001452)
Rachmaninov, Sergei arr Kocsis: Vocalise Op 34/14 - Alexander Gavrylyuk (piano) (PIANO CLASSICS PCL 0037)