Upbeat for Monday 11 August 2014

12:15 Ben Baker & Michael Pansters

Violinist and pianist featuring in the Royal New Zealand Ballet's Allegro season

12:40 The Critic's Chair

Nick Tipping talks to Hannah Sassman about Alexis French's debut CD The Cut

1pm Rachel Hyde

Review of Saturday's Orchestra Wellington performance

Music played in this show

SCULTHORPE: Sonata for cello alone
Alexander Ivashkin (cello)
Manu CD MANU 1543

BAZZINI: La ronde des lutins Op25
Yehudi Menuhin (violin); Marcel Gazelle (piano)
EMI  5 65964 T06 L

WIENIAWSKI arr KREISLER: Caprice in A minor, from 8 Etudes-Caprices Op18/4
Kyung Wha Chung (violin); Phillip Moll (piano)
DECCA 417 289

FRENCH: Parc La Fontaine Blues and Greens,
Alexis French (tpt), David Bellemare (sax), Nicolas Ferron (gtr), Nicolas Bedard (bass), Mark Nelson (drums)
RATTLE RAT-J-1022

FRENCH: Shakshuka
Alexis French (tpt), David Bellemare (sax), Nicolas Ferron (gtr), Nicolas Bedard (bass), Mark Nelson (drums)
RATTLE RAT-J-1022

FRENCH: Metro
Alexis French (tpt), David Bellemare (sax), Nicolas Ferron (gtr), Nicolas Bedard (bass), Mark Nelson (drums)
RATTLE RAT-J-1022

FRENCH: Up
Alexis French (tpt), David Bellemare (sax), Nicolas Ferron (gtr), Nicolas Bedard (bass), Mark Nelson (drums)
RATTLE RAT-J-1022

FRENCH: Schroon
Alexis French (tpt), David Bellemare (sax), Nicolas Ferron (gtr), Nicolas Bedard (bass), Mark Nelson (drums)
RATTLE RAT-J-1022

HAYDN: Symphony No 83 in G minor, The Hen
Orchestra Wellington / Marc Taddei
RNZ Rec.09/08/2014

RAVEL: Piano Concerto in G, Presto
Jian Liu (pno), Orchestra Wellington / Marc Taddei
RNZ Rec.09/08/2014

STRAVINSKY: Song of the Nightingale
Orchestra Wellington / Marc Taddei
RNZ Rec.09/08/2014

RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: The Golden Cockerell
Orchestra Wellington / Marc Taddei
RNZ Rec.09/08/2014