25 May 2012 - 10:59 pm NZ time
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Disc 1
STANFORD: Symphony No 4 in F; Irish Rhapsody No 6 for violin & orchestra; Oedipus Rex Prelude - Lydia Mordkovitch (vln), Ulster Orch/Vernon Handley (Chandos CHAN 8884)
1:05 approx - Disc 2
BACH: Leipzig Chorale Preludes Nos 14-18 BWV664-668; Fantasia in G minor BWV572; Trio Sonata in E minor BWV528; Prelude and Fugue in B minor BWV544; Toccata and Fugue in F BWV540 - Gillian Weir (organ of Thomaskirche, Leipzig) (Priory PRCD 800)
2:20 approx - Disc 3
Vocal & instrumental music by ALMODAR, MORALES, CARCERES, FLEXTA, GUERRERO & ANON - La Capella Reial de Catalunya/Jordi Savall (Astrée Auvidis E 8582)
3:25 approx - Disc 4
MOZART: String Quartets, in A K464; in C, Dissonance K465 - Quatuor Mosaïques (Astrée Auvidis E 8748)
4:30 approx - Disc 5
Works by MENDELSSOHN, BACH, TCHAIKOVSKY, MASSENET, BRUCH, PUCCINI, WAGNER, GOUNOD, BERLIOZ & BARBER - Various orchestras & conductors (Decca 452 625)
Disc 1
ELGAR: Imperial March Op 32; PARRY: Chorale Prelude on Eventide; WESLEY: Choral Song & Fugue; Air & Gavotte; ELGAR: Chanson de Nuit Op 15/1; Chanson de Matin Op 14/2; COCKER: Tuba Tune; WHITLOCK: Folk Tune from Five Short Pieces; LEMARE: Rondo Capriccio, a study in accents Op 64; ELGAR: Nimrod; VAUGHAN WILLIAMS: Prelude on Rhosymedre; ELGAR: Organ Sonata in G Op 28 - Carlo Curley (organ of St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol) (Argo 433 450)
1:15 approx - Disc 2
REICHA: Wind Quintets, No 12 in C minor Op 91/6; No 24 in Bb Op 100/6; Andante No 1 in Eb for cor anglais - Albert Schweitzer Quintet (CPO 999 029)
2:25 approx - Disc 3
Te Roopu Rangatahi - Waiata o Aotea Roa
Choral works by BODY, WELLS, MEWS, HAMILTON, GRIFFITHS, POULENC, BRAHMS - New Zealand Youth Choir/Karen Grylls (Manu CD MANU 1412)
3:35 approx - Disc 4
HANDEL: Music for the Royal Fireworks; Ode for St Cecilia's Day; Harp Concerto in Bb; VIVALDI: Four Seasons, Spring; PURCELL: Chacony in G minor; ALBINONI: Concerto for Oboe and Strings in D minor Op 9/2; VIVALDI: Concerto in C for Multiple Instruments RV558 - English Concert/Trevor Pinnock (Archiv 423 197)
4:45 approx - Disc 5
LISZT: Romance Oubliée S132; GRIEG: Cello Sonata Op 36; LISZT: Elégies, No 1 S130; No 2 S131; RUBINSTEIN: Cello Sonata No 1 Op 18; LISZT: Die Zelle in Nonnenwerth S382; La Lugubre Gondola S134 - Steven Isserlis (cello), Stephen Hough (pno) (RCA 09026-68290)
Music Through the Night keeps you company through the wee hours from midnight to 6.00am.
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