Schedule for Sunday 1 March 2026

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12:00 AM. Music Through the Night

Chopin, Frédéric: Nocturne in Db Op 27/2 - Artur Rubinstein (piano) (Philips 456955)
Walton, William: Viola Concerto in C minor Op 25 (1) - Helen Callus (viola), New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Marc Taddei (ASV CD DCA 1181)
Bizet, Georges arr Anderson and Roe: Carmen Fantasy Op 25 - Anderson & Roe Piano Duo (Steinway & Sons STNS30006)
Ortiz, Diego: Recercadas sobre tenores italianos, from Trattado de glosas - La Ritirata/Josetxu Obregón (Glossa GCD923101)
Brahms, Johannes: Intermezzi Op 116, extracts - Michael Houstoun (piano) (Rattle RATD131)
Rota, Nino: Andantino, from Bassoon Concerto - Christopher Millard (bsn), CBC Vancouver Orchestra/Mario Bernardi (CBC SMCD5185)
Fauré, Gabriel: Nocturne No 8 in Db Op 84 - Richard Mapp (piano) (RNZ UB66)
1:00 approx
Alwyn, William arr Lane: The Magic Box, Suite - BBC Philharmonic/Rumon Gamba (Chandos CHAN 10349)
Chopin, Frédéric: Fantasy in F minor Op 49 - David James (piano) (RNZ UB48)
Respighi, Ottorino: The Birds - London Symphony Orchestra/Antal Dorati (MERCURY 432 007)
Dowland, John: Fantasia No 7 - Matthew Marshall (guitar) (RNZ UA16)
Zipoli, Domenico: In hoc mundo - Pablo Pollitzer (tenor), Ensemble Louis Berger (Argentina)/Ricardo Massun (K617 K617 141)
2:00 approx
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Piano Sonata No 12 in Ab Op 26 - Sviatoslav Richter (piano) (Philips 456 949)
Hovhaness, Alan: Prayer of St Gregory - Wynton Marsalis (trumpet), Anthony Newman (organ) (SONY SK 60804)
Dvořák, Antonín: Violin Sonatina in G Op 100 - James Ehnes (violin), Eduard Laurel (piano) (Analekta FL 2 3191)
Hill, Alfred: String Quartet No 1 in Bb, Maori (iii), Tangi (Lament) - Dominion Quartet (Naxos 8.570491)
Beck, Franz Ignaz: Sinfonia in F Op 1/2 - NZSO Chamber Orchestra/Donald Armstrong (Naxos 8.554071)
Padovano, Annibale: Agnus Dei I, from Missa Domine a lingua dolosa - Cinquecento (Hyperion CDA68407)
3:00 approx
Brahms, Johannes: Serenade No 1 in D Op 11 (3) - Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra/Riccardo Chailly (Decca 478 6775)
Ries, Ferdinand: Piano Concerto in G minor Op 177 - Christopher Hinterhuber (piano), New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Uwe Grodd (Naxos 8.572742)
Hespe, George: The Three Musketeers - National Youth Brass Band of New Zealand/Nigel Weeks (Trust MMT 2049)
Schubert, Franz: Piano Sonata No 14 in A minor D784 (2) - Ricardo Castro (piano) (DG 00289 477 5233)
Harrison, Lou: Paragrafo, from La Koro Sutro - Providence Singers, Boston Modern Orchestra Project/Gil Rose (BMOP BMOP1037)
4:00 approx
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Variations in G on Unser dummer Pöbel meint K455 - Diedre Irons (piano) (RNZ UA42)
Monteverdi, Claudio: Ave maris stella from Vespro della beata vergine SV206 - La Tempête/Simon-Pierre Bestion (Alpha ALPHA552)
Enescu, George: Romanian Rhapsody No 1 in A - Royal Scottish National Orchestra/Neeme Järvi (Chandos 8947)
Scriabin, Alexander: Waltz in Ab Op 38 - Michael Houstoun (piano) (RNZ UA32)
Bruch, Max: Adagio Appassionato - Salvatore Accardo (violin), Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra/Kurt Masur (Philips 432 282)
Janitsch, Johann Gottlieb: Sonata da camera in D (2) - Berlin Friday Academy (Brilliant Classics 95977)
5:00 approx
Weissenberg, Alexis: Six arrangements of songs sung by Charles Trenet - Marc-André Hamelin (piano) (Hyperion CDA 67656)
Fasch, Johan Friedrich: Concerto in G FWV L/G11 - Il Gardellino (Accent ACC 24252)
Handel, George Frideric arr E Grigoryan: Organ Concerto in Bb Op 4/6 - Slava Grigoryan (guitar), Leonard Grigoryan (guitar), Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra/Benjamin Northey (ABC Classics 476 5948)
Dohnányi, Ernst von: Serenade in C Op 10 (2) - Trio Arnold (Mirare)
Hovland, Egil: Pastorella - Håvard Gimse (piano) (Fabra)
Lilburn, Douglas: Symphony No 2 (2) - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/James Judd (Naxos 8.555862)
Trowell, Arnold: Serenade Op 20/3 - Martin Griffiths (cello), Chikako Komaki (piano) (Private 2011A)
Strauss, Richard: Sunrise, from Also sprach Zarathustra - Berlin Philharmonic/Gustavo Dudamel (DG 4791041)
6:00 AM. Mornings

with Carey McDonald
Bach, Johann Sebastian: Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied BWV225 (1) - Netherlands Chamber Choir/Peter Dijkstra (Channel Classics CCS SA 27108)
Vivaldi, Antonio arr Andreas Tarkmann: Air for Chalumeau, La Tortora - Martin Fröst (clarinet), Alexander Scherf (cello), Concerto Köln (Sony 19075929912)
Raminsh, Imant: Ave verum corpus - St John's Choir Elora (Naxos 8.557037)
Boëllmann, Léon: Piano Trio in G Op 19 (2) - Trio Parnassus (MDG 303 1755)
Bach, Johann Sebastian: Missa brevis in G BWV236 - Deborah York (soprano), Bogna Bartosz (contralto), Jörg Dürmüller (tenor), Klaus Mertens (bass), Amsterdam Baroque Choir & Orchestra/Ton Koopman (Challenge CC 72188)
Silvestrov, Valentin: Bagatelle No 1 - Dmytro Choni (piano) (Naive)
Rachmaninov, Sergei: Blessed is the man, from Vespers Op 37 - Handel & Haydn Society Chorus/Grant Llewellyn (Avie AV 0039)
Zipoli, Domenico arr Hunt: Elevazione - Gordon Hunt (oboe/director), Niklass Veltman (cello), Norrköping Symphony Orchestra (BIS CD 5017)
Einaudi, Ludovico: Passaggio - Angèle Dubeau (violin/director), La Pietà (Analekta AN28738)
Rutter, John: Wings of the morning - Cambridge Singers, City of London Sinfonia (Collegium COLCD 129)
7:30 AM. Hymns on Sunday

with Robyn Jaquiery
8:00 AM. Mornings

with Carey McDonald
Humperdinck, Engelbert: Children's prayer, from Hänsel & Gretel - New York Philharmonic/Leonard Bernstein (SONY MLK 62617)
Rheinberger, Josef Gabriel arr Cullen: Cantilena, from Organ Sonata No 11 in D minor - Julian Lloyd Webber (cello), Royal Philharmonic/James Judd (Philips 462 588)
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Variations on Bei Männern welche Liebe fühlen - Adrian Brendel (cello), Alfred Brendel (piano) (Philips 475 379)
Glass, Philip: Etude No 2 - Víkingur Ólafsson (piano) (DG 94796918)
Fletcher, Percy: Folksong & Fiddle Dance - Royal Ballet Sinfonia/Gavin Sutherland (Naxos 8.557752)
Fauré, Gabriel: Elegy Op 24 - Andreas Brantelid (cello), Bengt Forsberg (piano) (BIS BIS2220)
Trotta, Michael John: Requiem - Tenebrae/Nigel Short (Signum 2024)
9.00
Brahms, Johannes: Piano Concerto No 2 in Bb Op 83 (2) - Maurizio Pollini (piano), Berlin Philharmonic/Claudio Abbado (DG 453 505)
Ives, Charles: Four Ragtime Dances (1) - Orchestra New England /James Sinclair (Naxos)
Jeffes, Simon: Lifeboat (Lovers' Rock) - Penguin Café Orchestra (Penguin Cafe DPC098)
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich: Serenade for Strings Op 48 (4) - Bavarian Radio Chamber Orchestra (Arts 47633)
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Piano Sonata No 9 in D K311 - Rafal Blechacz (piano) (DG 477 7453)
Rossi, Camilla de: Abramo Getting Sleep, from The Sacrifice of Abramo - Luigi Magistrelli (clarinet), Claudia Bracco (piano), Il Cenacolo della Chimera (VDE-Gallo GALLO CD-1355)
10:00 AM. Days

with Maria Mo
Bach, Johann Sebastian: Sinfonia, from Cantata No 29, Wir danken dir - Accademia Bizantina/Ottavio Dantone (DECCA 4782718)
Schubert, Franz: Impromptu in Gb D899/3 - Maria Joao Pires (piano) (ERATO 4509 94692)
Shea, Jacob: Frozen World, from The Arctic Suite - Eldbjørg Hemsing (violin), Arctic Philharmonic (Sony)
Vaughan Williams, Ralph: Serenade to Music - Jessica Rivera (soprano), Kelley O'Connor (mezzo), Thomas Studebaker (tenor), Nmon Ford (bass), Atlanta Symphony Chamber Chorus & Symphony Orchestra/Robert Spano (Telarc CD 80676)
Goodall, Howard: The Seasons, Autumn - Bozidar Vukotic (cello), Marianna Szymanowska (harp), Tippett Quartet (EMI 6 88626)
Granados, Enrique: Spanish Dances Op 37 Book 1 - Thomas Rajna (piano) (CRD 3321)
11.00
Bosmans, Henriëtte: Poème for Cello & Orchestra - Raphael Wallfisch (cello), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra/Ed Spanjaard (CPO 555694-2)
Chopin, Frédéric: Piano Concerto No 2 in F minor Op 21 - Lang Lang (piano), Vienna Philharmonic/Zubin Mehta (DG 477 7449)
Mathias, William: Improvisations Op 10 - Ingrid Bauer (harp) (MASTER PERFORMERS MP 010)
Williams, Gwynn arr Hazell: My little Welsh home - Bryn Terfel (bbar), Welsh National Opera Orchestra/Gareth Jones (DG 463 593)
12.00
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Symphony No 2 in D Op 36 (3) - Royal Flemish Philharmonic/Philippe Herreweghe (PENTATONE PTC 5186 314)
Kosma, Joseph arr Agrell: Autumn Leaves - Diana Doherty (oboe), Sinfonia Australis/Mark Summerbell (ABC 980 046)
Nakada, Yoshinao: Japanese Autumn Song - Manuela Wiesler (flute), Noriko Ogawa (piano) (BIS CD 1059)
Montero, Gabriela: Improvisation on Vivaldi's Autumn - Gabriela Montero (piano) (EMI 5 14838)
Bach, Johann Sebastian arr Martin Fröst, Sebastien Dubé: Aria, from Goldberg Variations BWV988 - Martin Fröst (clarinet), Sébastien Dubé (double bass) (Sony 19802814742)
Franck, César: Les Eolides - BBC Philharmonic/Yan Pascal Tortelier (Chandos CHAN 9875)
Thylacine; Albéniz, Isaac: Albéniz (and 74 musicians) - Thylacine (saxophone), Thibault Cauvin (guitar), Orchestra National des Pays de la Liore, synth /Uele Lamour (XXIM Records)
Einaudi, Ludovico: Le Onde (The Waves) - Ludovico Einaudi (piano) (Decca 476 4490)
Williams, Grace Mary: Penillion (4) - Ray Allan (trumpet), Royal Philharmonic/Charles Groves (Lyrita SRCD 323)
1.00
Britten, Benjamin: Hymn to the Virgin - New Zealand Secondary Students' Choir/Susan Densem (RNZ)
Vivaldi, Antonio: Four Seasons, Autumn - Pekka Kuusisto (violin), New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Pekka Kuusisto (RNZ NZSO 2025-10-09)
Ravel, Maurice: La Valse - Orchestra Wellington/Marc Taddei (RNZ 2017)
Graham, Peter: Dynasty - Hutt City Brass/Matthew Stein (RNZ 2025-07-02)
Verdi, Giuseppe: Niun mi tema, from Otello - Simon O'Neill (tenor), New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Hamish McKeich (RNZ)
Falla, Manuel de: Spanish Dance, from La Vida breve - Benjamin Baker (violin), Laurence Matheson (piano) (RNZ MMF 2023)
Strauss, Richard: An Alpine Symphony Op 64 - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Edo de Waart (RNZ 2017)
Frolov, Igor: Divertimento for 2 Violins and Piano - Natalia Lomeiko (violin), Yuri Zhislin (violin/viola), Sarah Watkins (piano) (RNZ 2024-04-14)
3:00 PM. The Musical Omnivore

with David Morriss

Liszt, Franz: Fantasia & Fugue on the theme BACH – Leslie Howard (pno) (Hyperion CDA 66302)

Desprez, Josquin: Missa L'homme armé sexti toni – Tallis Scholars/Peter Phillips (Gimell CD GIM 019)

Schubert, Franz: Gebet (Du Urquell aller güte) D815 - Patricia Rozario (sop), Catherine Wyn-Rogers (contralto), Jamie MacDougall (ten), Michael George (bass), Graham Johnson (pno) (Hyperion CDJ 33035)

Bach, Johann Sebastian: Prelude & Fugue No 23 in B, from Well-Tempered Clavier Book 1 – Edwin Fischer (pno) (rec 1934) (Philips 456 766)

Beethoven, Ludwig van: String Quartet in F Op 18/1 - Léner Quartet (re 1928) (Ars Nova AN120)

Bach, Johann Sebastian: Cantata 12, Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen - Helen Watts (mezzo), Adalbert Kraus (ten), Wolfgang Schöne (bass), Gächinger Kantorei, Bach-Collegium Stuttgart/Helmuth Rilling (Hänssler CD 92.004)
5:00 PM. RNZ Concert Afternoon

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich: Souvenir de Florence (1) - Amsterdam Sinfonietta/Candida Thompson (leader) (Channel Classics CCS SA 21504)
Lai, Francis: Theme from Love Story - Jess Gillam (saxophone), Andrew Wood (double bass), Timothy Welch (viola), Benjamin Hughes (cello), Michael Gray (violin), Ben Dawson (piano), Charles Mutter (violin) (Decca 4834862)
Rossini, Gioachino: Cuius animam gementem, from Stabat Mater - Robert Gambill (tenor), Florence May Festival Orchestra/Riccardo Muti (EMI 586552)
Toscanini, Arturo: Berceuse - David Vine (piano) (RNZ UC18)
Shore, Howard: Moria, from The Fellowship of the Ring soundtrack - London Philharmonic, choir/Howard Shore (Reprise 2005)
Chaplin, Charlie transcr Lindberg: Terry's Theme, from Limelight - Christian Lindberg (trombone), Per Lundberg (piano) (BIS CD 808)
Roberts, Allan: Amado mío - Luz Casal (vocalist), Quatuor Ébène (Virgin 6 286689)
Mahler, Gustav: Adagietto, from Symphony No 5 in C# minor - Berlin Philharmonic/Simon Rattle (EMI 557385)
Myers, Stanley arr Williams: Cavatina, from The Deer Hunter - Craig Ogden (guitar) (Chandos CHAN 9743)
6:00 PM. Worlds of Music

with Trevor Reekie
Traditional: Stabat Mater - Barbara Furtuna (Virgin 6 94577)
Gifford, Brenda arr Jessica Wells: Bardju (Footprints) - Ensemble Offspring (ABC Classics ABC 4817995)
7:00 PM. Music Alive

Schulhoff, Erwin: Suite for chamber orchestra - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Gemma New (RNZ 2020)
Françaix, Jean: String Trio in C Op 2 (3) - Amici Ensemble (RNZ 2025-05-25)
Moore, Ben: The Lake Isle of Innisfree - Emmanuel Fonoti-Fuimaono (tenor), Terence Dennis (piano) (RNZ 2022)
Joachim, Joseph: Violin Concerto No 2 in D minor Op 11 - Amalia Hall (violin), Orchestra Wellington/Marc Taddei (RNZ OW 2022-10-15)
8.00
Byrd, William: Sanctus & Benedictus, from Mass for four voices - The Tudor Consort/Michael Stewart (RNZ TC 2023)
Price, Florence: Piano Quintet - Takács Quartet, Jian Liu (piano) (RNZ)
Piazzolla, Astor: Tangazo - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Miguel Harth-Bedoya (RNZ 2020)
9:00 PM. Sound Lounge

Monteath, Cameron: La veille - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Hamish McKeich (RNZ NZSO 2025-09-17)
Tower, Joan: Trio Cavany - NZTrio (RNZ)
Moss, Keith: Field Notes in Autumn - Brad Mancer (flugel Horn), Eleanor Carter (piano) (RNZ 2025-07-02)
Woodcock, David: Summer Evening - Kay MacKenzie (cornet), Louis Lucas-Perry (piano) (RNZ 2025-07-02)
Ngwenyama, Nokuthula: Flow - Takács Quartet (RNZ 2025-08-30)
Peacocke, Gemma: Waves & Lines - Eliza Bagg (voice), Borah Han (piano), Adam Holmes (percussion), Pat Swoboda (bass), Gemma Peacocke (electronics) (Private 2019)
Pärt, Arvo: Silouan's Song (My Soul Yearns After The Lord) - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Fawzi Haimor (RNZ NZSO 2024-03-09)
11:00 PM. New Music Dreams

with Ryan Smith

Noveller: Fantastic Planet - Sarah Lipstate (guitar, electronics) (FIRE CD 398)

Noveller: Fighting Sleep, Mannahatta and No Dreams, from No Dreams - Sarah Lipstate (guitar, electronics) (Important Records IMPREC 389)