Upbeat for Friday 23 May 2014

12:10 Donald Armstrong

New Zealand Symphony Orchestra associate concertmaster looks back on the life of Franz-Paul Decker

12:30 Roxane Hislop and Rodney Macann

Preliminary judges for the Lexus Song Quest announce the semi-finalists

12:50 David Alsop

Upbeat contributor on visual art looks at current New Zealand photography events

Jono Rotman, Greeko Notorious, 2008

1:10 Dan Shanan

Documentary Edge Film Festival executive director previews this year's event

Music played in this show

MAHLER: Symphony No 3 in D minor
Bernadette Greevy (mezzo), New Zealand SO / Franz Paul Decker
RNZ Rec.1996

SCHUBERT: Mitten im Schimmer der spiegelnden Wellen from Dem Wasser zu singen D774
Alexander Wilson (ten), Terrence Dennis (pno)
RNZ Rec.30/08/2012

GOUNOD: Ah! lève-toi, soleil! from Romeo & Juliet
Amitai Pati (ten), New Zealand SO / Oliver Dohnányi
RNZ Rec.30/08/2012

DURUFLE: Kyrie, from Requiem Op 9
Sarah Connolly (mezzo), Christopher Maltman (bar), Robert Cohen (cello), Jeremy Filsell (org), Vasari Singers / Jeremy Backhouse
Signum SIGCD 163

RACHMANINOV: Symphony No 2 in E minor Op 27
St Petersburg Phil / Mariss Jansons
EMI 5 00885