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23 January 2026

Mahler, Gustav: Adagietto, from Symphony No 5 in C# minor - Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela/Gustavo Dudamel (DG 477 6545)

Chopin, Frédéric: Waltzes Op 34 - Terence Dennis (piano) (RNZ UB40)

Schubert, Franz: Piano Quintet in A D667, Trout (5) - Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin), Daniil Trifonov (piano), Hwayoon Lee (viola), Maximilian Hornung (cello), Roman Patkoló (double bass) (DG 479 7570)

Richter, Franz Xaver: Sinfonia a quattro in Bb - New Dutch Academy Chamber Orchestra/Simon Murphy (PENTATONE PTC 5186 028)

Fauré, Gabriel: Nocturne No 7 in C# minor Op 74 - Richard Mapp (piano) (RNZ UB66)

1:00 approx

Mendelssohn, Felix: Octet in Eb Op 20 (1) - Amati String Orchestra (Brilliant Classics 94205)

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Variations in D on a minuet by Duport K573 - Lars Vogt (piano) (EMI 3 36080)

Vaughan Williams, Ralph: The Lark Ascending - Wilma Smith (violin), New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/James Sedares (Universal 99072)

Whitacre, Eric: When David Heard - Polyphony/Stephen Layton (Hyperion CDA67543)

2:00 approx

Szymanowski, Karol: Romance in D Op 23 - Tasmin Little (violin), Piers Lane (piano) (Chandos CHAN 10940)

Bach, Johann Sebastian: Orchestral Suite No 2 in B minor BWV1067 - Penelope Evison (flute), Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble (BIS CD 249)

Debussy, Claude: Violin Sonata in G minor - Martin Riseley (violin), Jian Liu (piano) (Rattle RAT D069 2017)

Brahms, Johannes: Intermezzo in C# minor Op 117/3 - Michael Houstoun (piano) (Rattle RATD131)

Gershwin, George: Summertime, from Porgy and Bess - Renée Fleming (soprano), New York Voices, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (Decca 460567)

3:00 approx

Stamitz, Johann: Orchestral Trio in C Op 1/1 - New Zealand Chamber Orchestra/Donald Armstrong (vln/dir) (Naxos 8.553213)

Scriabin, Alexander: Preludes Op 13 - Racha Arodaky (piano) (ZIG ZAG ZZT 030 902)

Phillips, Montague: Symphony in C minor - BBC Concert Orchestra/Gavin Sutherland (DUTTON CDLX 7140)

Walker, William: An Address for All, song [Instrumental] Like Noah's Weary Dove - Anonymous 4, Darol Anger (mandolin, vln), Mike Marshall (gtr, mandocello, mandolin) (Harmonia Mundi 467400)

4:00 approx

Smetana, Bedřich: Vyšehrad, from Má Vlast - Czech Philharmonic/Jiří Bělohlávek (Decca 4833187)

Bruch, Max: Violin Concerto No 1 in G minor Op 26 (2) - Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin), Berlin Philharmonic/Herbert von Karajan (DG 447 070)

Rota, Nino: Bassoon Concerto - Christopher Millard (bsn), CBC Vancouver Orchestra/Mario Bernardi (CBC SMCD 5185)

Debussy, Claude: Les soirs illuminés par l'ardeur du charbon - John Chen (piano) (ABC 4766834)

Bach, Johann Sebastian arr Robin Pharo & Jean Rondeau: Aria, from Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 - Nevermind (Alpha )

Traditional arr Netsvetaev: Sometimes I feel like a motherless child - Jeroen Berwaerts (vocal), Salaputia Brass/Jeroen Berwaerts (Audite 97 725)

Gluck, Christoph Willibald von: Dance of the Blessed Spirits, from Orpheus & Euridice - Renaud Capuçon (violin), Jérôme Ducros (piano) (Virgin 3 74087)

Whitlock, Percy: Scherzo, from 5 Short Pieces - Gillian Weir (organ) (KOSS KC 1013)

5:00 approx

Haydn, Franz Joseph: String Quartet in Bb Op 1/1, Hunt - Goldmund Quartet (Naxos 8573701)

Zipoli, Domenico arr Hunt: Elevazione - Gordon Hunt (oboe/director), Niklass Veltman (cello), Norrköping Symphony Orchestra (BIS CD 5017)

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Eine kleine Nachtmusik - Les Violons du Roy/Bernard Labadie (ATMA ACD22600)

Lilburn, Douglas: Adagio sostenuto - Margaret Nielsen (piano) (MANU CD MANU 1511)

Harrison, Lou: Suite for violin & American Gamelan (2) - Gabriela Diaz (violin), Boston Modern Orchestra Project/Gil Rose (BMOP Sound BMOP1037)

Strauss, Adolf: Ich weiss bestimmt, ich werd' dich - Benjamin Appl (baritone), James Baillieu (piano) (SONY 88985393032)

Handel, George Frideric: Minuet, from Berenice - English Chamber Orchestra/Raymond Leppard (SONY MLK 64066)

Ravel, Maurice: Piece in the form of a Habanera - Murray Khouri (clarinet), Rosemary Barnes (piano) (Continuum CCD 1014)

24 January 2026

Kreisler, Fritz: Schön Rosmarin; Tambourin chinois; Polichinelle; Syncopation; Toy-Soldier March - James Ehnes (violin), Eduard Laurel (piano) (FLEURS DE LYS FL 2 3159)

Beethoven, Ludwig van: Symphony No 3 in Eb Op 55, Eroica (4) - Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique/John Eliot Gardiner (Archiv 439 900)

Sparke, Philip: The Land of the Long White Cloud, Aotearoa - National Youth Brass Band of New Zealand/Nigel Weeks (Trust MMT 2049)

Monteverdi, Claudio: Ave maris stella from Vespro della beata vergine SV206 - La Tempête/Simon-Pierre Bestion (Alpha ALPHA552)

Lilburn, Douglas: Four Canzonas - Gunter Herbig (guitar) (Naxos 8.572185)

1:00 approx

Cannabich, Christian: Symphony No 52 in E - Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia/Uwe Grodd (Naxos 8.55434)

Respighi, Ottorino: Suite in G - New Berlin Chamber Orchestra/Michael Erxleben (dir) (Capriccio 10 563)

Tartini, Giuseppe: Violin Sonata in G minor, Devil's Trill - Joshua Bell (violin), John Constable (harpsichord) (SONY 88697 11013)

Stamitz, Johann: Orchestral Trio in C minor Op 4/3 (1) - New Zealand Chamber Orchestra/Donald Armstrong (vln/dir) (Naxos 8.553213)

Vivaldi, Antonio: Recorder Concerto in C minor RV441 - Pamela Thorby (recorder), Sonnerie/Monica Huggett (dir/vln) (LINN CKD 183)

2:00 approx

Vaughan Williams, Ralph: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis - London Symphony Orchestra/André Previn (EMI 3 82157)

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Piano Sonata No 5 in G K283 - Sharon Joy Vogan (piano) (RNZ UB32)

Dvořák, Antonín: String Quartet No 10 in Eb Op 51 (2) Dumka - New Zealand String Quartet (Atoll ACD 703)

Rachmaninov, Sergei: Mélodie in E Op 3/3 - Irish National Symphony Orchestra/Alexander Anissimov (Naxos 8.550808)

Charpentier, Marc-Antoine: Kyrie, from Messe de Minuit - Ensemble Correspondances, Jordan Mouaïssia (tenor), Etienne Bazola (baritone)/Sébastien Daucé (Harmonia mundi HMM902707)

3:00 approx

Statham, Keith: Suite for flute & string quartet - Ariana Lis (flute), Puertas Quartet (Atoll ACD 881)

Beethoven, Ludwig van: Andante in F WoO57, Andante favori - Sviatoslav Richter (piano) (Philips 456 949)

Dvořák, Antonín: Symphony No 9 in E minor, From the New World (1) - Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra/Andris Nelsons (BR Media 900 116)

Balfe, Michael William: I dreamt I dwelt in marble halls - Joan Sutherland (soprano), London Symphony Orchestra/Richard Bonynge (Decca 425 850)

4:00 approx

Telemann, Georg Philipp: Viola Concerto in G - Stephen Shingles (viola), ASMF/Neville Marriner (Decca 430 265)

Chopin, Frédéric: Nocturnes Op 37 - Angela Hewitt (piano) (Hyperion CDA 67371/2)

Haydn, Franz Joseph: Symphony No 22 in Eb, Philosopher - BBC Philharmonic/Nicholas Kraemer (BBC Music BBC MM 307)

Reich, Steve: Electric Counterpoint (3) - Svet Stoyanov (percussion) (CAG Records cag103)

Bach, Johann Sebastian: Violin Concerto in A minor BWV1041 (2) - Janine Jansen (violin/director), Janine Jansen & Friends/Janine Jansen (vln/dir) (Decca 478 5362)

Traditional Irish arr Christensen/McDunn: Londonderry Air - BonaNZa Trombone Quartet (RATA RT 011)

5:00 approx

Vivaldi, Antonio: Violin Concerto in D RV232 - Giuliano Carmignola (violin), Accademia Bizantina/Ottavio Dantone (Archiv 479 1075)

Schubert, Franz: Impromptu in C minor D899/1 - Maria João Pires (piano) (DG 457550)

Schumann, Robert: Concert Piece in F for four horns Op 86 - Mark Robbins (horn), David Knapp (horn), Scott Wilson (horn), Seattle SO, Robert Bonnevie (horn)/Gerard Schwarz (Naxos 8.57277)

Bach, Johann Sebastian: French Suite No 5 in G BWV816 (6) - Tony Chen Lin (piano) (Rattle RATD080)

Beethoven, Ludwig van: Romance No 1 in G Op 40 - Gil Shaham (violin), Orpheus Chamber Orchestra (DG 449 923)

Guerrero, Francisco: Beatus es et bene tibi erit a 5 - Brabant Ensemble/Stephen Rice (Hyperion CDA68408)

Debussy, Claude: La Fille Aux Cheveux De Lin, from Preludes - Víkingur Ólafsson (piano) (DG 4837701)

Satie, Eric arr Debussy: Gymnopédie No 1 - New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/James Sedares (Universal 399 8782)