Fine Music Magazine - May 2020

MAY 2020 05

The Centenary of a Neo-Classical Ballet

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Shostakovitch's provocative 5th Symphony

Stravinsky’s Pulcinella

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In Conversation Jenny Eriksson

Listening Beyond the Notes

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Musical Families Osmo and Satu Vänskä

I N D E X

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M A G A Z I N E

06. In Conversation with Jenny Eriksson Artists in Residence 'The Marais Project' and 'Elysian Fields'

08. That Inescapable Vice Anne-Louise Luccarini Examines the Life of Caldara

05 The Centenary of a Neo-Classical Ballet

38. Telemann the Polygraph

James Nightingale Looks at Stravinsky’s Pulcinella

Rex Burgess Portrays a Prolific Composer

12. Program Guide

43. Listeners' Letters

37. Composer List

43. Volunteer Spotlight

42. Live Review

46. CD Reviews T H I S

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40. Musical Families

Elizabeth Hill Introduces Osmo and Satu Vänskä

41. Listening Beyond The Notes Shostakovitch's Provocative 5th Symphony

44. Focus On Folk

Whirled Wide Explorations

45. Between Two Worlds

Tchaikovsky’s Orchestral Works

47. Fine Music Patrons 47. In Next Month's Issue

S Y D N E Y

As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolds during these uncertain times, we are making all efforts to adapt rapidly to an online and accessible world while we are all at home implementing social distancing measures.

Last month, you will have received my letter about the new-look magazine and the launch of our digital magazine over the next three months. Unfortunately, as a result of the devastating effects of the recent cancellations, shutdowns, and restrictions, we are no longer in a financial position to wait until the July issue to remove our print magazine. This means the April issue was our last edition to be mass printed.

We trust that you will appreciate we did not make this decision lightly; it is an extremely challenging time for all of us operating in the arts industry. As we all learn to quickly adapt to working remotely, Fine Music Sydney will inevitably experience interruptions to our regular broadcast content during the COVD-19 pandemic and the various social distancing measures we are required to implement.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank the tireless efforts of our tech team members Peter Bell and Stephen Wilson who are managing our broadcasts remotely and for whom we would not be on air during these most unusual times. This mention should also be followed up with acknowledgement and thanks to volunteers: Chris Blower, Michael Field, Nicky Gluch, Krystal Li, Stephen Matthews, Jeannie McInnes, James Nightingale and Tom Zelinka who are working hard behind scenes selecting, pre-recording and editing archived programs for rebroadcast. Finally, I would like to thank the following dedicated volunteers who were involved in this months program:

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PROGRAMMERS AND PRESENTERS FOR MAY Rodrigo Azaola, Charles Barton, Peter Bell, Nena Beretin, Eddie Bernasconi, Dan Bickel, Chris Blower, Adam Bowen, David Brett, John Buchanan, Andrew Bukenya, Rex Burgess, Janine Burrus, Lloyd Capps, Vince Carnovale, Sheila Catzel, Lynn Chong, Adam Cockburn, Angela Cockburn, Liam Collins, Paul Cooke, Marc Cottee, Di Cox, George Cruickshank, Nick Dan, Jackson Day, Nev Dorrington, Annabelle Drumm, Brian Drummond, Andrew Dziedzic, Rita Felton, Michael Field, Owen Fisher, Jennifer Foong, Tom Forrester-Paton, Susan Foulcher, Carole Garland, David Garrett, Robert Gilchrist, Nicky Gluch, Joe Goddard, Jeremy Hall, John Hanna, Austin Harrison, Celeste Haworth, Ross Hayes, Gerald Holder, Paul Hopwood, James Hunter, Leita Hutchings, Anne Irish, Sue Jowell, Ray Levis, Krystal Li, Anne-Louise Luccarini, Christina Macguinness, Lachlan Mahoney, Linda Marr, Meg Matthews, Stephen Matthews, Sue McCreadie, Neil McEwan, Jeannie McInnes, Terry McMullen, Maureen Meers, Camille Mercep, Gail Monjo, Simon Moore, Frank Morrison, Michael Morton-Evans, Richard Munge, Gerry Myerson, James Nightingale, Barry O’Sullivan, Calogero Panvino, Derek Parker, Denis Patterson, Keith Pettigrew, Andrew Piper, Peter Poole, Frank Presley, Karoline Ren, Mark Renton, Katy Rogers-Davies, Paul Roper, Marilyn Schock, Debbie Scholem, John Shapiro, Julie Simonds, Elaine Siversen, Robert Small, Garth Sundberg, Jacky Ternisien, Anna Tranter, Robert Vale, Richard Verco, Ron Walledge, Christopher Waterhouse, Chris Wetherall, Stephen Wilson, Glenn Winfield, Chris Winner, Orli Zahava, Tom Zelinka, Iris Zeng PROGRAM SUBEDITORS Jan Akers, Chris Blower, Maureen Chaffey, Di Cox, Noelene Guillemot, Elaine Siversen, Jill Wagstaff, Teresa White LIBRARIANS Jan Akers, Rex Burgess, Maureen Chaffey, Di Cox, Helen Dignan, Lynden Dziedzic, Peter Goldner, David Hilton, Dawn Jackson, Michael Marchbank, Phillip McGarn, Judy Miller, Rachel Miller, Helen Milthorpe, Susan Ping Kee, Mark Renton, Daria Sosna, Jacky Ternisien, Ricky Yu

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FINE MUSIC SYDNEY

ORGANISATION DETAILS Fine Music Sydney - We are Sydney’s Fine Music Broadcaster MUSIC BROADCASTING SOCIETY OF NSW CO-OPERATIVE LIMITED Editor Rebecca Beare Assistant Editor Mona Omar Designer Lyndon Pike Digital Content Coordinators Paul Cooke, Maureen Meers, Nicky Gluch

Fine Music Sydney is owned and operated by the Music Broadcasting Society of New South Wales Cooperative Limited. Fine Music is a registered charitable organisation with a Charity Fundraising Number and is listed with the Register of Cultural Organisations. Fine Music Sydney is a Community Radio station and a member of the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia. Fine Music Sydney (formerly known as 2MBS and Fine Music 102.5) is Australia’s first stereo FM radio station. The station was officially opened on 1 February 1975 and we have now been on air for over 45 years. Fine Music Sydney plays an important role in encouraging emerging musicians and music lovers in their ambitions to be professional musicians or broadcasters. Fine Music Sydney is an integral part of Sydney’s cultural landscape promoting and encouraging an active live classical and jazz music scene in our community and supporting music education. The Fine Music Emerging Artist program includes: Artists in Residence, Young Composer Award, Young Virtuoso Award, Stefan Kruger Scholarship, Ken Weatherley Jazz Scholarship and our Emerging Artist Workshops and Fine Music Showcase broadcasts.

To share the love of fine music through broadcasting Goals

Contributors Anne-Louise Luccarini Barry O'sullivan Christopher Waterhouse David James David Oglivie Eddie Bernasconi Elizabeth Hill Gerry Myerson James Nightingale Jeannie McInnes Meg McMahon Pamela Newling Peter Jewkes Rebecca Beare Rex Burgess Stephen Lawson Tania Henry Tom Bath

2. To maintain and improve high standards in all we do

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James Nightingale looks at Stravinsky’s Pulcinella Written by James Nightingale

Mission Statement

Program Compiler Team Coordinator Chris Blower

Cover Image Jenny Eriksson

The Centenary of a Neo-Classical Ballet

1. To be Sydney’s preferred broadcaster of classical music, jazz and other specialist music genres 3. To promote Australian musicians and composers, with particular focus on the young 4. To provide a supportive and enjoyable work environment for volunteers and staff 5. To develop a sustainable financial model for the organisation FINE MUSIC HONORARY AND ARTISTIC PATRONS Vice Regal Patron: Her Excellency the Honourable Margaret Beazley AC QC, Governor of New South Wales Honorary Patron: Professor The Honourable Dame Marie Bashir AD CVO Artistic Patrons: Elena Kats-Chernin, Simon Tedeschi, Richard Tognetti AO, Brett Weymark Emerging Artists Patron: Toby Thatcher Young Composer Award 2019: Callum O'Reilly Young Virtuoso Award 2019: Justin Luu Stefan Kruger Scholar 2020: Harry Sdraulig Ken Weatherley Scholar 2020: Kate Wadey Artists in Residence 2019: Marais Project Associate Artist in Residence 2019: States of Chaos and Elysian Fields PERSONNEL It is important to note that apart from a small staff team, Fine Music Sydney functions through the involvement of dedicated volunteers who generously contribute their time and talents across all aspects of the radio station.

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Having spent the Great War in Switzerland, in 1920 Stravinsky returned to Paris, the scene of his great successes with the Ballet Russes. It was apparent, however, that the world had changed and Stravinsky with it. The appeal of works based upon Russian folk song had faded, especially for a composer barred from his country.

It was at the same time that Stravinsky cultivated a friendship with Coco Chanel, a personality closely associated with Art Nouveau—a style of fashion and architecture that drew upon classical ideals with sharply modern features. Inspired by Chanel, Stravinsky accepted a commission from his old friend Diaghilev for the Ballets Russes, which was to become the first work of his neo- classical period. Stravinsky’s neo-classicism, like Art Nouveau, would take the classical ideals of 18th century music and give them a sharply modern makeover.

The musical source for Pulcinella was attributed by Stravinsky to Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, an Italian baroque composer who died at the age of just 26 years. Pergolesi’s fame in 18th century Paris was such that many publishers passed off the work of lesser composers as Pergolesi’s to increase sales. It’s therefore no wonder that much of the music of Pulcinella turns out not to have been composed by Pergolesi at all,

but rather by a raft of composers including Domenico Gallo and Alessandro Parisotti. Nevertheless, Stravinsky used ‘Pergolesi’s’ melodies to create music of rare vivacity and beauty.

The scenario of Pulcinella, devised by the choreographer Leonid Massine, draws upon the adventures of several commedia dell’arte characters, culminating in a charade in which Pulcinella is ‘murdered’ by his friends in order to win back the heart of his jealous girlfriend, Pimpinella. The sets and costumes created by Pablo Picasso also drew upon the commedia dell’arte.

Unusually for a ballet, Pulcinella has three solo singers alongside the orchestra of 33 players, whose arias help propel the narrative.

Pulcinella premiered at the Paris Opera on 15 May 1920, conducted by Ernest Ansermet. The Sunday Special on 17 May features Pulcinella alongside other music by Stravinsky and his contemporaries.

Sunday 17 May at 3pm

Photo: Tamara Karsawina in original ballet in Paris 1920 (Lebrecht Music & Arts / Alamy Stock Photo)

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In Conversation with Jenny Eriksson

2020 has turned into a complex year for us all, how have you maintained your music-making and the energy of your groups during this time of isolation?

Initially it was devastating. The work started to look at risk then it all just fell off a cliff – for us and everyone else in the performing arts. I grieved of course but am now back practicing each day. (I have managed to avoid doing a solo gamba progam all my life so now I am using this time to put one together) I am working on the Elysian Fields CD and also on an online version of my Musica Viva in Schools ensemble, “Da Vinci’s Apprentice.” The Marais Project did have a tour planned to Sweden in 2020 but we have put that back to 2021. I work hard at keeping my ensembles together. I email, call and videoconference group members regularly and we try to support each other as best we can.

Christopher Waterhouse interviews Founder and Artistic Director of our Artists in Residence 'The Marais Project' and 'Elysian Fields'.

Written by Christopher Waterhouse Photos by Glen Ravo, Christopher Hayles

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Marais Project. How did the idea for this group come about?

In the late 1990s I really felt I needed a major project. Although I was getting work as a continuo player and from the occasional orchestral appearance, I wanted to perform the solo repertoire for the viola da gamba – a rarity in Australia. I was inspired by people like Gerard Willems who was recording the complete Beethoven piano music at the time. 2000 was the year of the Sydney Olympics and one day I decided to set myself a big Olympic-style goal: to play the complete 500 pieces of Marin Marais. I thought it would all be over in 2-3 years! (We are about 85% of the way through, by the way.)

Could you tell us a little about Marin Marais and his body of work?

Marais was the son of a Paris shoemaker.

Clearly, he was very gifted musically and intellectually and ended up being employed at court as a viola da gambist and orchestra member under Louis XIV. In those days, viols rather than cellos played in these ensembles! This was the era when the great composer and musical entrepreneur Jean Baptiste Lully ruled the musical and ballet roost at the French court and Marais was his protégé. Marais went on to write several respected operas that are now coming back into the repertoire. He also composed 5 books of music for the viola da gamba titled Pièces de viole. Pièces contains some amazing music.

FrancesGlen Madden Photo: Ravo,photo Ravo by Images Monica Pronk

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The title is “Fika”, a

Swedish term for sitting down with friends

and family for coffee, pastries and a chat.

Tragically, the whole

concept of togetherness

has taken on an urgency now that we never

envisaged when we

agreed on the title and the concept

When all these restrictions are over what are you most looking forward to doing?

My first, second and third priorities are performing! There are so many programs waiting in the wings. In not being able to perform I’ve realised just how much getting on stage drives me. I love it and always will. I believe this is what I have been put on earth to do.

Photo: Christopher Hayles

Your group Elysian Fields have recently finished recording a new album - could you tell us a little about this project?

Thank you for asking. This project is so important to me. In January 2020 we recorded our second CD consisting of music from, and inspired by, Scandinavia.

As my name indicates, my grandfather was Swedish. I still have relatives there and have been visiting since the late 1980s. The title is “Fika”, a Swedish term for sitting down with friends and family for coffee, pastries and a chat. Tragically, the whole concept of togetherness has taken on an urgency now that we never envisaged when we agreed on the title and the concept. The CD was produced by our sax player, the amazing Matt Keegan who also contributed one of the charts. The two days of recording were magic and I have to say that the music is utterly and completely beautiful. Fika will be out by June 2020 and I do hope Fine Music Sydney listeners love it!

What other projects do you have coming up in 2020?

I hope to do a bit of travel this year in relation to the album. I’m excited that Universal Music Japan has licensed the Beautiful World album and will be releasing it there in June. I’d love to travel there for some promotion and performing associated with the launch. I haven’t been back to Nashville for a while either so I think another creative trip to the US might be on the cards. Other than that, I am always looking out for creative inspiration, writing and working on new songs for the next recording.

Wednesday 27 May at 2pm Photo: Christopher Hayles

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That Inescapable Vice Anne-Louise Luccarini examines the life of Caldara Written by Anne-Louise Luccarini

To be effective, they must move their audience, whether to tears or laughter.

The Kapellmeister thus bore the weight of being his prince’s ideological shieldbearer as well as director of music, and his Vice-Kapellmeister had to be fully capable of deputising.

Born in Venice in 1670, the son of a violinist, Caldara was a cathedral choirboy at St Mark’s and probably received further training from Kapellmeister Legrenzi.

At 20, employed as a singer and string player, he was turning out cantatas, operas and oratorios with remarkable technical fluency. When his acquaintance Marc’Antonio Ziani, church and theatre Kapellmeister in Mantua, went to Vienna in 1699 as Imperial ViceKapellmeister, Caldara replaced him.

The timing proved unfortunate; the Emperor then died, and the War of the Spanish Succession engulfed Europe, pitting France and Austria and their respective allies against each other.

The ineffectual and dissolute Duke of Mantua, who had taken the French side, was in dire straits, and in 1707 fled to Venice. Caldara, forced to resign, went to Rome.

Artokoloro / Alamy Stock Photo

The aim of a skilled composer, according to Johann Heinichen, was to “move the emotions of an audience through his refined and text-related musical expression, and in this way successfully find the true purpose of music”. Antonio Caldara certainly achieved that aim, and his appointment as Vice-Kapellmeister at the Imperial Court in Vienna was well-earned. Vice-Kapellmeister? Why not the top job? In the end that ‘Vice’ made no difference, as we shall see.

Heinichen puts his finger on something not immediately obvious to us. The true purpose of music, in those days of unparalleled artifice, was as much mind-changing political propaganda as aristocratic entertainment. The lavish spectacles were allegorical, often satirical, representing current affairs thinly disguised as episodes from classical mythology, hence the improbable pseudo-historical plots with which we’re all familiar.

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The true purpose

of music, in those

days of unparalleled

artifice, was as much mind-changing

political propaganda as aristocratic

After a brilliant Carnival season where Caldara joined forces with the young Handel, another door opened: the Habsburg pretender to the Spanish throne, having established a rival court in Barcelona, took a wife, and Caldara was called upon to compose the wedding opera. Four months later, back in Rome, he succeeded Handel (who had gone to England) as Prince Ruspoli’s Kapellmeister. Joseph I became Emperor, and promptly died of smallpox. The erstwhile King of Spain became Emperor Charles VI, and Ziani his Kapellmeister. Ruspoli granted Caldara leave to attend the coronation in Frankfurt in 1712. Too late. Fux was already Vice-Kapellmeister.

Photo: Art Collection 3 / Alamy Stock Photo

Caldara returned to Rome. Ziani died in 1715, and Caldara went to Vienna, confident that his favour with the Imperial couple would ensure his preference, but Fux was promoted, with Caldara as his deputy. It must have rankled: how else to explain his assiduous courting of Prince-Archbishop Harrach of Salzburg? Between 1716 and 1727 he sent two oratorios, two intermezzi and 12 stage productions to Salzburg, but Kapellmeister Biechteler, a mediocre composer who had contrived to succeed Biber in 1704, remained firmly in the saddle.

Vice-Kapellmeister Caldara died on 28 December 1736. He left 3,500 known compositions. Telemann quoted him, Bach copied him. By the end of his life he was better paid than Fux, generous provision was made for his widow, and it was said that “after Caldara no composer could ever satisfy [Emperor Charles VI]”. Vice, as much as virtue, was evidently its own reward.

To commemorate the 350th anniversary of his birth, we celebrate the music of Antonio Caldara in Baroque and Before on

Friday 29 May at 10pm

entertainment

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We wouldn't be here without you After 45 years, the fundamentals of our volunteer-driven organisation have not changed: respect the integrity of the music, encourage the love of fine music in the next generation and rely on the support of our loyal listeners who share these values.

While radio is largely free to listen to, it is not free to produce. Despite the efforts of our many volunteers, we still need to raise over $2,740 each day to cover our operating costs. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a severe impact on our cashflow.

Income from sponsorship plummeted to zero almost instantly and other fundraising ventures (eg Book & CD Fair) have also stopped.

This is why I must ask for your help with a generous financial gift to enable us to keep bringing you the music we all love and value so much.

Fine Music Sydney is a not-for-profit organisation and all donations of $2 and over are tax-deductible. All donations of $250 and over are acknowledged in Fine Music Magazine and on our website (unless you prefer to remain anonymous). To support us now, please go to our website www.finemusicsydney.com

Dear Fine Music Sydney Supporter,

We started sharing our music as 2MBS FM in 1974 – over 45 years ago. We started with humble beginnings; one paid staff member, help from technical and operational professionals as volunteers and a steadily growing record library. We’ve grown up quite a bit –seven staff, 280 volunteers and a CD library of over 20,000 titles.

With best wishes,

I’m proud to have been associated with Fine Music Sydney (also known as 2MBS and Fine Music 102.5) since its beginnings.

Our station now broadcasts to tens of thousands of listeners every day across the greater Sydney area and, through the internet, to anyone who wishes to support us and listen. As a member of the Fine Music Sydney family I know you share our view that music is a vitally important part of our culture – bringing the ability to relax, entertain, excite, move and inspire us. And I hope you share our enthusiasm for the support of young and emerging artists.

David James Chair, Fine Music Sydney

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Friday 1 May FRIDAY 1 0:00 CONTEMPORARY COLLECTIVE 3:00 CLASSICAL TILL DAWN 6:00 FINE MUSIC BREAKFAST including Arts Calendar at 7.30am with Annabelle Drumm 9:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC Al fresco Prepared by Chris Blower Quilter, R. Suite no 1: Where the rainbow ends (1911). Northern Sinfonia/Richard Hickox.

EMI CDC 7 49933 2 15 Canteloube, J. Baïléro; N’aï pas léu de mio, from Songs of the Auvergne (1923-30).

Véronique Gens, sop; Lille NO/Jean-Claude Casadesus.

Naxos 8.557491 9 Liszt, F. Un soir dans la montagne (1837-38).

Jean Dubé, pf.

Naxos 8.557364 8 Vivaldi, A. Concerto in D, RV95, La pastorella.

Chandos Baroque Players.

Hyperion CDA66309 10 Nelson, M. Birrarung suite. Rumiko Saka, vn; Karla Drazenovic, vc; Michelle Nelson, gui.

Move MCD 492 17 Haydn, J. String quartet in C, Hob.III:39, The bird (1781). Jerusalem Quartet.

Harmonia Mundi HMX 2962030 20 10:30 CONCERT HALL Prepared by Denis Patterson Schumann, R. Overture: Manfred, op 115 (1848-49). Swedish CO/Thomas Dausgaard.

BIS SACD-1619 11 Elgar, E. Cello concerto in E minor, op 85 (1919). Jacqueline du Pré, vc; Philadelphia O/ Daniel Barenboim.

Sony SB2K 63247 31 Rachmaninov, S. Symphony no 3 in A minor, op 44 (1935-36/38). Sydney SO/ Vladimir Ashkenazy.

Exton EXCL-00018 39 12:00 A JAZZ HOUR with Barry O'Sullivan 13:00 PERSPECTIVES Oboe Prepared by James Nightingale Edwards, R. Yanada, from Two pieces for solo oboe (1999). Geoffrey Burgess, ob.

Classic Concert CCR 62033 4 Poulenc, F. Trio (1926). François Leleux, ob; Jean-François Duquesnoy, bn; Emmanuel Strosser, pf.

Harmonia Mundi HMN 911556 13 Krommer, F. Oboe quartet no 1 in C, op 8 (c1795). Paul Goodwin, ob; Terzetto.

Harmonia Mundi HMU 907220 15

Graun, J. Oboe concerto in C minor.

Heinz Holliger, ob; Christiane Jaccottet, hpd; Camerata Bern/Alexander van Wijnkoop.

Archiv 00289 477 5002 21 14:00 NIKOLAUS HARNONCOURT A great musician Prepared by Denis Patterson Handel, G. Concerto in G minor, op 3 no 3.

Teldec 242 599-2 9 Lanner, J. Mazurka: Sehnsuchts, op 89 (1834).

Sony 88697914112 9 Bach, J.S. Cantata, BWV19: Es erhub sich ein Streit (1726). Paul Esswood, alto; Kurt Equilux, ten; Max van Egmond, bass; Vienna Boys' Choir; Chorus Viennensis.

Teldec 2564 69943-7 20 Flösst mein Heiland, from Christmas oratorio, BWV248 (1734). Soloist from Vienna Boys Choir.

Teldec 4509 93705-2 6 Concentus Musicus Vienna (4 above) Haydn, J. Symphony in D, Hob.I:101, Clock (1793-94). Concertgebouw O. Teldec 243 675-2 28 Bach, J.S. Cantata, BWV185: Barmherziges Herze der ewigen Liebe (1715). Helmut Wittek, sop; Paul Esswood, alto; Kurt Equiluz, ten; Thomas Hampson, bass; Tölz Boys' Choir; Concentus Musicus Vienna.

Teldec 2564 69943-7 14 Mozart, W. Symphony no 31 in D, K297, Paris (1778). Concertgebouw O. Teldec 8.42817 23 Nikolaus Harnoncourt, cond (all above) 16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE including Arts Calendar at 5.00pm 19:00 FRIDAY JAZZ SESSION with Christopher Waterhouse An hour of the best in jazz with a weekly 'album of the week' feature and a guide to upcoming live jazz gigs in Sydney 20:00 EVENINGS WITH THE ORCHESTRA A grand tour of Italy Prepared by Robert Small Berlioz, H. Overture to Benvenuto Cellini, op 23 (1836-38). New York PO/Pierre Boulez.

Sony SM3K 64 103 10 Tchaikovsky, P. Souvenir de Florence, op 70 (1891). Australian CO/Carl Pini.

Omega OCD 1010 35 Britten, B. Suite, from Death in Venice, op 88 (1973-4, arr. Bedford). English CO/Steuart Bedford.

Chandos CHAN 8363 27 Berlioz, H. Three scenes from Romeo and Juliet, op 17 (1839). Montreal Ch & SO/Charles Dutoit.

Decca 425 001-2 40

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22:00 BAROQUE AND BEFORE Handel in Hamburg Prepared by Susan Foulcher Handel, G. Second overture in G minor; Vedrai s'a tuo dispetto, from Almira, HWV1 (1705). Brandenburg Consort/Roy Goodman.

Hyperion CDA66860 9 Suite from Almira (arr. Holman). Parley of Instruments/Peter Holman.

Hyperion CDA67053 13 Keiser, R. Excerpts from Croesus. Dorothea Röschmann, sop; Werner Güra, ten; Roman Trekel, bass; RIAS Chamber Choir; Akademie für Alte Musik/René Jacobs.

Harmonia Mundi HMX 2908250.79 10 Handel, G. Suite in C minor, HWV446 (c1703-06; arr. David Vine). Monika Kornel, hpd; Diana Weston, hpd.

Michatz-Kornel 20100323 10 Mattheson, J. My life is gone; Rest gently, beloved mind, from The ill-fated Cleopatra (1704). Regula Muhlemann sop; La Folia Baroque O. Sony 88985407012 6 Handel, G. Oboe concerto no 3 in G minor, HWV287 (1703-05). English Concert/Trevor Pinnock.

Archiv 479 1932 9 Suite in G minor, HWV453 (1705; arr. Holman).

Parley of Instruments/Peter Holman.

Hyperion CDA67053 9 Telemann, G. Double concerto in E minor (1705-07). Peter Holtslag, rec; Rachel Brown, fl; Collegium Musicum 90/Simon Standage.

Chandos CHAN 0661 13 Graupner, C. Four songs from Dido, Queen of Carthage (1707). Anna Prohaska, sop; Il Giardino Armonica/Giovanni Antonini.

Alpha Classics 250 8 Handel, G. Suite from Florindo and Daphne (1705-06). Frank de Bruine, ob; Parley of Instruments/Peter Holman.

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Saturday 2 May SATURDAY 2 0:00 CLASSIC-ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT 6:00 SATURDAY MORNING MUSIC with David Garrett 9:00 WHAT'S ON IN MUSIC Our weekly guide to musical events in and around Sydney 9:05 THE PIANO ALONE Prepared by Jennifer Foong Chopin, F. Polonaise no 6 in A flat, op 53, Heroic. Vladimir Ashkenazy, pf.

Decca 478 5644 6

Medtner, N. Piano sonata in G minor, op 5 (1896-1903). Benno Moiseiwitsch, pf.

Philips 456 907-2 15 Alkan, C-V. Symphonie, from 12 Studies in the minor keys, op 39 (1857). Stephanie McCallum, pf. Tall Poppies TP081 28 10:00 MUSIC OF THE DANCE Prepared by Rodrigo Azaola Weber, C.M. Invitation to the dance, op 65 (1819; orch. Berlioz). Sydney SO/Tibor Paul.

ABC 476 6955 10 Dvorák, A. Three Slavonic dances, op 72 no 2 (1886). Julie Adam, Daniel Herscovitch, pf. Fine Music tape archive 11 Mahler, G. Lonely man in autumn, from Song of the earth (1908-09). Yvonne Minton, mezz; René Kollo, ten; Chicago SO/Georg Solti.

ABC 470 241-2 10 Pugni, C. Pas de quatre (1845; arr.

McDermott). London SO/Richard Bonynge.

Decca 452 769-2 14 Minkus, L. Pas de dix, from Paquita (1881; arr. Lanchbery). Sydney SO/John Lanchbery.

LP HMV OASD 183425 17 Dukas, P. Ballet: La péri (1912). Ulster O/ Yan Pascal Tortelier.

Chandos CHAN 8852 18 11:30 ON PARADE Prepared by Owen Fisher Bilik, J. American Civil War fantasy.

Allentown Band/Ronald Demkee.

AMP 2K 085 7 Coltrane, J. Brasilia. Living Brass/Ray Martin.

LP RCA CAS-949 2 Maraquina, P. March: España Cani. Tokio Kosie Wind O. Denon 32 CG 1629 2 Clarke, J. The Prince of Denmark’s march.

Cory Band/Denzil Stephens.

LP EMI OU 2165 2 Ball, E. The kingdom triumphant. Australian Brass Ensemble/Eric Banks.

AB 195 9 12:00 URBAN JAZZ LOUNGE with Leita Hutchings 13:00 WEBER TO ELGAR Prepared by Denis Patterson Weber, C.M. Overture to Oberon (1826).

Staatskapelle Dresden/Gustav Kuhn.

Brilliant Classics 99935 9 Tchaikovsky, P. Romeo and Juliet, fantasy overture after Shakespeare (1869/79/80).

Vienna PO/Lorin Maazel.

Decca 480 6617 19 Elgar, E. Symphony no 1 in A flat, op 55 (1908). Sydney SO/Vladimir Ashkenazy.

Exton EXCL-00027 52 14:30 SATURDAY MATINÉE Choral works of Dyson and Vaughan Williams

Prepared by Paul Cooke Dyson, G. Nebuchadnezzar (1935). Mark Padmore, ten; Neal Davies, bass-bar; BBC Symphony Ch/Richard Hickox.

Chandos CHAN 10439 48 Bridge, F. Enter Spring (1927). New Philharmonia O/Benjamin Britten.

BBC BBCB 8007-2 20 Vaughan Williams, R. Antiphon, from Five mystical songs (1911). Henry Herford, bar; Guildford Choral Society; Philharmonia O/ Hilary Davan Wetton.

Hyperion CDA66306 3 Dyson, G. Praise (1935). Choir of King’s College, Cambridge; Parker Ramsay, org; Stephen Cleobury, cond.

King's College KGS0004 2 Foulds, J. Hellas, a suite of ancient Greece, op 45 (1932). London PO/Barry Wordsworth.

Lyrita SRCS.212 18 Vaughan Williams, R. Five Tudor portraits (1935). Jean Rigby, mezz; John Shirley-Quirk, bar; London Symphony Ch & O/ Richard Hickox.

Chandos CHAN 9593 45 17:00 SOCIETY SPOT Folk Federation of NSW 18:00 MUSIC OF THE SCREEN Prepared by Adam Bowen Music of all kinds featured on the screen, small and large 19:00 EMERGENT JAZZ with Keith Pettigrew 20:00 THE LIFE OF A COMPOSER Walter Braunfels Prepared by James Nightingale Braunfels, W. Neues Federspiel, op 7.

Marlis Petersen, sop; Eric Schneider, pf.

Capriccio C5251 10 Overture: Carnival, op 22 (1908-11). German State PO of Rhineland-Palatinate/Gregor Bühl.

Capriccio C5308 9 Prelude and prologue of nightingale, op 30 no 3 (1913). Valentina Farcas, sop; Staatskapelle Weimar/Hansjörg Albrecht.

OEHMS OC1846 8 Farewell to the forest, op 30 no 1 (1913). Klaus Florian Vogt, ten; Staatskapelle Weimar/ Hansjörg Albrecht.

OEHMS OC1846 5 String quartet no 1 in F, op 60. Auryn Quartet. cpo 999 406-2 28 Prelude and fugue, op 36 (1922-25). German State PO of Rhineland-Palatinate/Gregor Bühl.

Capriccio C5308 16 Sinfonia brevis, op 69 (1948). Rhineland-Pfalz State PO/Gregor Bühl.

Capriccio C5354 31 22:00 SATURDAY NIGHT AT HOME

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Prepared by Di Cox Ravel, M. Introduction and allegro (1908).

Michel Moraguès, fl; Pascal Moraguès, cl; Isabelle Moretti, hp; Quatuor Parisii. naive V 5129 11 Paderewski, I. Piano concerto in A minor, op 17 (1888). Piers Lane, pf; BBC Scottish SO/ Jerzy Maksymiuk.

Hyperion CDA66452 35 Bloch, E. String quartet no 2 (1945). Musical Arts Quartet.

Vanguard 08 4054 71 36 Poulenc, F. Sinfonietta (1947). Tapiola Sinfonietta/Paavo Järvi.

BIS CD-630 28

Sunday 3 May SUNDAY 3 0:00 CLASSIC-ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT 6:00 SUNDAY MORNING MUSIC with Stephen Wilson 9:00 MUSICA SACRA Prepared by Stephen Matthews Mayr, S. Mass in C, Einsiedeln Mass.

Orpheus Vocal Ensemble; Concerto Koln/ Florian Helgath.

Carus 83.480 50 Homilius, G. Was mein Gott will, das g’shelh allzeit. Saxon Vocal Ensemble; Virtuosi Saxoniae/Ludwig Güttler.

Carus 83.236 4 10:00 THE CLASSICAL ERA Prepared by Rex Burgess Hummel, J. Bassoon concerto in F (1805).

Valery Popov, bn; Russian State SO/Valery Polyansky.

Chandos CHAN 9656 25 Cherubini, L. Symphony in D (1815).

London SO/Charles Mackerras.

Carlton Classics 15656 91372 30 Berlioz, H. Le montagnard exilé (1823).

Françoise Pollet, sop; Anne Sophie von Otter, mezz; Christine Mühlbech, hp.

DG 435 860-2 7 Weber, C.M. Clarinet quintet in B flat, op 34 (1815). Sabine Meyer, cl; members of Academy of St Martin in the Fields.

EMI 5 57359 2 27 Rossini, G. Ballet music from Othello (1816). Monte Carlo National Opera O/Antonio de Almeida.

Philips 422 843-2 19 12:00 CLASSIC JAZZ AND RAGTIME with Maureen Meers The early days of jazz and ragtime as recorded during the first 30 years of the 20th century

Monday 4 May 13:00 WORLD MUSIC: Whirled Wide Showcases diverse music from cultures around the world, both traditional and modern, featuring musicians from all corners of the globe, including Australia 14:00 FOCUS ON STENHAMMAR Prepared by Paul Cooke Stenhammar, W. Ithaca, op 21 (1904).

Håkan Hagegård, bar; Swedish RSO/Kjell Ingebretsen.

Caprice CAP 21358 9 Piano concerto no 1 in B flat minor, op 1 (1893). Seta Tanyel, pf; Helsingborg SO/ Andrew Manze.

Hyperion CDA 67750 46 15:00 SUNDAY SPECIAL Berlioz in London, 30 May 1853 Prepared by Elaine Siversen Berlioz, H. Overture: Roman carnival, op 9 (1844). Montreal SO/Charles Dutoit.

Decca 452 480-2 9 Le repos de la Sainte Famille, from L’enfance du Christ, op 25 (1850-54). Roberto Alagna, ten; Maîtrise de Paris Children’s Choir; Royal Opera House O/Bertrand de Billy.

EMI 5 57433 2 6 Harold in Italy, op 16 (1834). Antoine Tamestit, va; Les Musiciens du Louvre/Marc Minkowski. naïve V 5266 39 Bottesini, G. Concerto: Passione amorosa (1870). Catalin Ilea, vc; Ovidiu Badila, db; Rumanian RSO/Emil Simon.

Olympia OCD 422 15 Weber, C.M. Overture to Der Beherrscher der Geister, op 27 (1811). Tapiola Sinfonietta/ Jean-Jacques Kantorow.

BIS SACD-1760 5 Donizetti, G. Una furtiva lagrima, from L’elisir d’amore (1832). Luciano Pavarotti, ten; English CO/Richard Bonynge.

Decca 475 9349 5 Beethoven, L. Symphony no 5 in C minor, op 67 (1807). London SO/Antal Dorati.

Mercury 478 5092 29 17:00 HOSANNA Prepared by Stephen Matthews Hymns: O Thou who camest from above; Thine be the glory. Choir of Wells Cathedral; Rupert Gough, org; Malcolm Archer, cond.

Hyperion CDP12105 6 Elgar, E. Seek Him that maketh the seven stars. Choir of Lincoln Cathedral; James Vivian, org; Colin Walsh, cond.

Priory PRCD454 7 Homilius, G. Cantata: Selig seid ihr, wenn ihr geschmahet. Dresden Vocal Concert; Dresden Instrumental Concert/Peter Kopp.

Carus 83.044 17 Psalm: No 65, Praise awaits You, O God. Choir of Peterborough Cathedral; David Humphreys,

org; Andrew Reid, cond.

Priory PRCD1082 5 Andrews, H. Magnificat; Nunc dimittis.

Choir of St Georges Chapel, Windsor; Roger Judd, org; Jonathan Rees-Williams, cond.

Priory PRCD634 6 Finzi, G. God is gone up; All this night. Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge/Stephen Layton.

Hyperion CDA 68222 7 18:00 SMALL FORCES Prepared by Rita Felton Rameau, J-P. Air en chaconne. Eduard Melkus Ensemble.

Archiv 439 964-2 5 Mendelssohn, F. String octet in E flat, op 20 (1825). Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble.

Chandos CHAN 8790 31 Boccherini, L. Guitar quintet no 4 in D, G448, Fandango (1798). Lucinda Moon, vn; Alice Evans, vn; Caroline Henbest, va; Cameron Retchford, vc; Tommie Andersson, gui.

Fine Music concert recording 19 19:00 SUNDAY NIGHT CONCERT Prepared by Frank Morrison Debussy, C. La mer (1905). London SO/ Charles Mackerras.

Centaur CRC 2090 24 Mozart, W. Violin concerto no 1 in B flat, K207 (1773). Isaac Stern, vn; Columbia SO/ George Szell.

Sony SM3K 66 475 21 Mendelssohn, F. Symphony no 3 in A minor, op 56, Scottish (1831-41). Vienna PO/ Christoph von Dohnányi.

Decca 460 239-2 37 20:30 NEW HORIZONS Prepared by Calogero Panvino Sivelöv, N. Suite for marimba (1995).

Markus Leoson, mar.

Caprice CAP 21743 9 Panvino, C. Kontakt. Nicholas Young, pf.

Private recording 4 Rigacci, P. Clair for vibraphone (1955).

Markus Leoson, vibraphone.

Caprice CAP 21743 6 Barrett, R. Tract (1984-96). Ian Pace, pf.

NMC D066 31 Eyser, E. Four short pieces for cimbalom (1994). Markus Leoson, cimbalom.

Caprice CAP 21743 9 Leoson, M. Ex machina for marimba with additional percussion (2003). Markus Leoson, mar.

Caprice CAP 21743 4 Panvino, C. Sonata 101. Nicholas Young, pf.

Private recording 20 22:00 AFTER HOURS JAZZ

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MONDAY 4 0:00 CLASSIC-ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT 6:00 FINE MUSIC BREAKFAST including Arts Calendar at 7.30am with Robert Small 9:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC A year in retrospect: 1834 Prepared by Paul Cooke Kreutzer, C. Overture to Das Nachtlager von Granada (1834). Leipzig RSO/Zeljko Straka.

Berlin Classics 0300249BC 10 Chopin, F. Fantasy-impromptu in C sharp minor, op 66 (1834). Benno Moiseiwitsch, pf.

Philips 456 907-2 5 Burgmüller, N. Duo, op 15 (1834). Michael Collins, cl; Michael McHale, pf.

Chandos CHAN 10637 11 Alkan, C-V. Chamber concerto in C sharp minor, op 10 no 2 (1834). Marc-André Hamelin, pf; BBC Scottish SO/Martyn Brabbins.

Hyperion CDA66717 8 Paganini, N. Sonata per la gran viola (1834). Roger Chase, va; Michiko Otaki, pf.

Naxos 8.572293 15 Mendelssohn, F. Infelice, op 94 (1834).

Janet Baker, mezz; City of London Sinfonia/ Richard Hickox.

Virgin VC 7 91123-2 10 Mendelssohn, F String quartet in E flat (1834). Erato Quartet Basel. cpo 999 679-2 20 10:30 CONCERT HALL Prepared by James Nightingale Wolf, H. Scherzo and finale (1877). Paris O/ Daniel Barenboim.

Apex 0927-49582-2 15 Mozart, W. Piano concerto no 12 in A, K414 (1782). London Mozart Players/Howard Shelley.

Chandos CHAN 9256 25 Schoenberg, A. Symphonic poem: Pelléas und Mélisande, op 5 (1903). Scottish NO/ Matthias Bamert.

Chandos CHAN 8619 43 12:00 SWING SESSIONS with John Buchanan Featuring bands of the 1930s swing era and the dance bands of the 1920s taken from radio broadcasts, transcriptions and recording sessions 13:00 SOUNDS ALL GREEK TO ME Prepared by Jacky Ternisien Theodorakis, M. Zorba’s dance, from Zorba the Greek. City of Prague PO/Nic Raine.

ABC 534 3879 4

Berlioz, H. Scène heroïque: La révolution grècque (1825-26). Ruud van der Meer, ten; Lieuwe Visser, bass; Netherlands Radio Ch & SO/Jean Fournet.

Denon CO-72886 21 Mouquet, J. Divertissement grec, op 23 (1908). Sara Ligas, fl; Luca Nurchis, pf.

Brilliant Classics 95505 14 Vangelis. Theme from Chariots of fire (1981). London PO/David Parry.

LPO Live 0063 3 Tzortzinakis, K. Four Greek images (1975). Eva Fampas, gui.

Naxos 8.573322 6 Ravel, M. Excerpts from Five popular Greek melodies (1904-06). James Gilchrist, ten; Alison Nicholls, hp.

Hyperion CDA67725 8 Fampas, D. Sousta, from Three Greek dances (1958). Eva Fampas, gui.

Naxos 8.573322 4 Czerny, C. Concert variations on The march of the Greeks from Rossini's opera The siege of Corinth, op 138 (pub. 1827). Rosemary Tuck, pf; English CO/Richard Bonynge.

Naxos 8.573417 16 14:30 OUT OF AFRICA Prepared by Stephen Wilson Saint-Georges, J. Violin concerto in A, op 5 no 2 (pub. 1755). Takako Nishizaki, vn; Cologne CO/Helmut Müller Brühl.

Naxos 8.555040 25 Coleridge-Taylor, S. Clarinet quintet in F sharp minor, op 10 (1895). Members of Nash Ensemble.

Hyperion CDA67590 30 Still, W. Symphony no 1 (1930). Detroit SO/ Neeme Järvi.

Chandos CHAN 9154 24 16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE including Arts Calendar at 5.00pm 19:00 JAZZ PULSE with Chris Wetherall 20:00 STORMY MONDAY with Austin Harrison and Garth Sundberg 22:00 JAZZ AFTER HOURS

Tuesday 5 May TUESDAY 5 0:00 CONTEMPORARY COLLECTIVE 3:00 CLASSICAL TILL DAWN 6:00 FINE MUSIC BREAKFAST including Arts Calendar at 7.30am with Julie Simonds 9:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC Colours of the keyboard Prepared by Rex Burgess

Rachmaninov, S. Romance and danse Hongroise, from Morceaux de salon, op 6 (1893). Dene Olding, vn; Vladimir Ashkenazy, pf.

Sydney Symphony SSO200901 11 Widor, C-M. Marche pontificale, from Symphony no 1 in C minor, op 13 (1876). David Hill, org.

Hyperion CDA66181 8 Arensky, A. Suite no 1 for two pianos, op 15 (1888). Stephen Coombs, pf; Ian Munro, pf.

Hyperion CDA66755 14 Kats-Chernin, E. Re-inventions, based on Two-part inventions of J.S. Bach (2004). Alicia Crossley, rec; Diana Weston, hpd.

Thoroughbass 20130731 23 Shostakovich, D. Piano sonata no 2 in B minor, op 61 (1943). Konstantin Scherbakov, pf.

Naxos 8.570092 24 10:30 CONCERT HALL Prepared by Robert Gilchrist Quilter, R. A children’s overture (1911).

Slovak RSO/Adrian Leaper.

Naxos 8.570575/76 11 Paganini, N. Violin concerto no 3 in E (1826). Ernö Rózsa, vn; Slovak RSO/Michael Dittrich.

Naxos 8.554396 42 Walton, W. Symphony no 2 (1957-60).

London PO/Bryden Thomson.

Chandos CHAN 8772 29 12:00 JAZZ RHYTHM with Jeannie McInnes An eclectic blending of agreeable rhythm and melody from the New Orleans jazz roots through to recent decades, including many Australian bands 13:00 A TRIBUTE TO GRAHAM POWNING Hyde, M. Nightfall and merrymaking (1955).

Graham Powning, ob; Joyce Hutchinson, pf.

LP ABC AC 1049 8 Powning, G. Chant d’amour; Étude gymnastique; Aubade; Elegy for John Briot (1972). Graham Powning, cora.

Fine Music concert recording 8 Noah's prayer (1981). Janelle Cummins, narr.

Fine Music tape archive 419 879-2 18 Holford, F. Summer madrigal (1954); Dance for a gnome (1951). Joyce Hutchinson, pf.

LP ABC AC 1049 3 Beethoven, L. Wind quintet in E flat (c1793; arr. Zellner 1862). Douglas Eyre, bn; Anthony Buddle, hn; Amanda Parsons, hn; Deborah Hart, hn.

Fine Music concert recording 13 Graham Powning, ob (3 above) 14:00 MUSICAL FAMILIES Halffter family Prepared by Jennifer Foong

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Halffter, R. Concert overture, op 5 (1932).

María Elena Barrientos, pf; Madrid Comunidad O/José Ramón Encinar.

Naxos 8557623 10 Suite: The baker’s dawn, op 12a (1940). Madrid Decca 433 929-2 4 Halffter, C. Fandango. Guitar Symphonietta/Leo Brouwer.

Giulia GS20100 14 Halffter, E. Rapsodia portuguesa (1938).

Juh Hee Suh, pf; Frankfurt RSO/Muhai Tang. cpo 999 493-2 16 Halffter, R. Violin concerto, op 11 (1940).

Henryk Szeryng, vn; Royal PO/Enrique Bátiz.

ASV DCA 871 20 16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE including Arts Calendar at 5.00pm 19:00 THE JAZZ BEAT with Lloyd Capps Smooth small group jazz from the 50s on, and with a visit from Miles Davis each week 20:00 RECENT RELEASES 22:00 CHAMBER SOIRÉE Prepared by Frank Morrison Beethoven, L. Piano trio in C minor, op 1 no 3 (1794-95). Pinchas Zukerman, vn; Jacqueline du Pré, vc; Daniel Barenboim, pf.

EMI CMS 7 63124-2 26 Roussel, A. Sérénade, op 30 (1925). Czech Nonet.

Praga Da Camera PRD 350 018 16 Howells, H. Clarinet sonata (1949). Thea King, cl; Clifford Benson, pf.

Hyperion CDA66044 21 Boccherini, L. Cello sonata in C. Luigi Puxeddu, vc; Federico Bracalente, vc continuo.

Brilliant Classics 94386 10 Goldmark, K. String quintet in A minor, op 9 (1860). László Mezö, vc; Lajtha Quartet.

Hungaroton HCD 31556 36

Wednesday 6 May WEDNESDAY 6 0:00 CONTEMPORARY COLLECTIVE 3:00 CLASSICAL TILL DAWN 6:00 FINE MUSIC BREAKFAST including Arts Calendar at 7.30am with Janine Burrus 9:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC Inspired by literature Prepared by Dan Bickel Glazunov, A. Salomé, op 90 (1908).

Moscow SO/Igor Golovschin.

Naxos 8.553838 18 Lambert, C. Suite, from Incidental music to Salome (1931). Nash Ensemble/David LloydJones.

Hyperion CDA67239 9

Half-wolf dances mad in moonlight, from Salome dances for peace (1986). Kronos Quartet.

Nonesuch 979 181-2 8 Strauss, R. Dance of the seven veils, from Salome, op 54 (1905). Berlin PO/Herbert von Karajan.

DG 474 281-2 10 Massenet, J. Il est doux, il est bon, from Hérodïade (1881). Angela Gheorghiu, sop; Turin Regional O/John Mauceri.

Decca 478 3964 5 Schmitt, F. La tragédie de Salomé, op 50 (1907). Detroit SO/Paul Paray.

Mercury 478 5092 27 10:30 CONCERT HALL Prepared by Anne Irish Hartmann, E. Wedding music, op 2 (pub.

1876). Copenhagen PO/Bo Holten.

Dacapo 8.226041 7 Hyde, M. Piano concerto no 1 in E flat minor (1933). Miriam Hyde, pf; West Australian SO/ Geoffrey Simon.

ABC 446 285-2 30 Tchaikovsky, P. Symphony no 5 in E minor, op 64 (1888). Bavarian RSO/Mariss Jansons.

BR 900105 46 12:00 JAZZ SKETCHES with Robert Vale World-wide contemporary jazz including contributions from Australian artists and those from culturally emerging nations 13:00 IN CONVERSATION Each week we meet one of the world’s great musicians, singers, composers or conductors, along with up-and-comers and some of the men and women who influence the arts landscape. The program goes live to air so you never quite know what’s going to happen.

14:00 MUSIC ON A SHOESTRING Prepared by Stephen Wilson Dvorák, A. Seven interludes (1867).

Russian PO/Dmitry Yablonsky.

Naxos 8.557352 23 Strauss, R. Dance suite op 107, after François Couperin’s keyboard works (1923).

Academy of St Martin in the Fields/Neville Marriner.

Philips 446 696-2 28 Delius, F. On hearing the first cuckoo in spring, from Two pieces for small orchestra (1911-12). English CO/Daniel Barenboim.

DG 442 833-3 7 Albrechtsberger, J. Double concerto in E (1770). Fritz Mayr, jew's harp; Dieter Kirsch, mandora; Munich CO/Hans Stadlmair.

Orfeo C 035 821 A 20 Mahler, G. Abscheid, from Das Lied von der Erde (1908-09; arr. Schoenberg 1918-24).

Elizabeth Campbell, sop; David Nuttall, ob, cora; Robert Johnson, hn; Gordon Skinner, bn,

contra bn; Dimity Hall, vn; Lorna Cummings, vn; Max McBride, db; Michael Askill, perc; Australia Ensemble/Dene Olding.

Fine Music concert recording 30 16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE including Arts Calendar at 5.00pm 19:00 A TWIST OF JAZZ with Andrew Piper 20:00 AT THE OPERA Andrea Chénier Prepared by Peter Poole Giordano, U. Andrea Chénier. Opera in four acts. Libretto by Luigi Illica. First performed Milan, 1896.

ANDREA CHÉNIER: Luciano Pavarotti, ten GÉRARD: Leo Nucci, bar MADDALENA: Montserrat Caballé, sop BERSI: Kathleen Kuhlmann, mezz CONTESSA di COIGNY: Astrid Varnay, sop Welsh National Opera Ch; National PO/ Riccardo Chailly.

Decca 410 117-2 1:47 At a ball Andrea sings of the suffering of the poor, outraging the privileged guests but inspiring a servant Gérard. Chénier and a Countess's daughter, Maddalena, fall in love and join the revolution. Gérard, infatuated with Maddalena, fights Chénier and is wounded.

Believing he is dying, he advises Chénier to flee from his revolutionary enemies and to save Maddalena. Gérard recovers and Chénier is arrested. Gérard is about to sign the death warrant when he recalls that Chénier’s inspired verse awakened his own patriotism, but his desire for Maddalena overwhelms his good intentions. Chénier pleads his loyalty, Maddalena offers herself to Gérard to save Chénier’s life, but the mob thirsts for blood.

Maddalena bribes her way into prison and, taking the place of a condemned woman, goes to the guillotine with Chénier.

22:00 BRITISH CHAMBER MUSIC Prepared by Paul Cooke Coleridge-Taylor, S. Nonet in F minor, op 2 (1894). Mary Ashley Barret, ob; Kelly Burke, cl; Michael Burns, bn; Lynn Huntzinger Beck, hn; John Fadial, vn; Scott Rawls, va; Brooks Whitehouse, vc; Craig Brown, db; Andrew Harley, pf.

Centaur CRC 2691 26 Lefanu, N. String quartet no 2 (1996).

Goldberg Ensemble/Malcolm Layfield.

Naxos 8.557389 12 Bax, A. Oboe quintet (1922). Nash Ensemble.

Hyperion CDA66807 17 Howells, H. Sonata no 1 in E, op 18 (191719). Paul Barritt, vn; Catherine Edwards, pf.

Hyperion CDA66665 16 Bedford, D. Fridiof kennings (1880). Mike Hamnett, perc; Apollo Saxophone Quartet.

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Argo 443 903-2 12 Bridge, F. Piano quintet in D minor (1905).

Piers Lane, pf; Goldner String Quartet.

Hyperion CDA67726 28

Thursday 7 May THURSDAY 7 0:00 CONTEMPORARY COLLECTIVE 3:00 CLASSICAL TILL DAWN 6:00 FINE MUSIC BREAKFAST including Arts Calendar at 7.30am with Simon Moore 9:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC The instruments: Woodwinds Prepared by Paul Cooke Barber, S. Canzonetta. Stéphane Rancourt, ob; Royal Scottish NO/Marin Alsop.

Naxos 8.559135 9 Mozart, W. Quintet in F, K90 (c1789; compl.

Beyer). Béla Kovács, cl; József Balogh, bshn; members of Danubius Quartet.

Naxos 8.550390 11 Maconchy, E. Concertino no 1 (1945).

Thea King, cl; English CO/Barry Wordsworth.

Hyperion CDA66634 14 Widor, C-M. Suite, op 34 (1898). Sharon Bezaly, fl; Love Derwinger, pf.

BIS SACD-1639 17 Rigney, S. End point: duet (1997). Stephen Robinson, ob; Slava Grigoryan, gui.

ABC 476 2271 4 Taffanel, P. Wind quintet in G minor.

Ensemble Wien-Berlin.

Sony 88725443532 25 10:30 CONCERT HALL Prepared by Elaine Siversen Glazunov, A. Oriental rhapsody in G, op 29 (1889). USSR SO/Yevgeny Svetlanov.

Melodiya SUCD 10-00156 24 Holter, I. Violin concerto in A, op 22 (c1915).

Ragin Wenk-Wolff, vn; Royal PO/Per Dreier.

NKFCD 50020-2 23 Nielsen, C. Symphony no 4, op 29, The inextinguishable (1914-16). Danish RSO/ Herbert Blomstedt.

EMI 5 74188 2 34 12:00 JAZZ, PURE AND SIMPLE with Maureen Meers Covering the many aspects of jazz from Swing to Mainstream, with the Great American Songbook making regular appearances 13:00 THE PROLIFIC TELEMANN Prepared by Rex Burgess Telemann, G. Overture in C, Water music.

King's Consort/Robert King.

Hyperion CDA66967 23 Quilt, ihr überhäften Zähren. Dorothee Mields, sop; L’Orfeo Baroque O/Michi Gaigg.

Sony 88697901822 6

Sonata in G, TWV42:G8. Pierre Luigi Fabretti ob; Cristiano Contabin, treble viol; Roberto Loreggian, hpd.

Brilliant Classics 95150/27 7 Psalm 6: Oh Lord, chasten me not. Annette Markert, cont; Il Parnaso Musicale.

Christophorus CHR 77119 18 14:00 FROM BOHEMIA Prepared by Di Cox Novák, V. Slovak suite, op 32 (1903). Royal Liverpool PO/Libor Pesek.

Virgin 5 45251 2 32 Martinu, B. Suite no 1 from Spalícek (1931-32/37-40). Liidia Ilves, pf; Estonian NSO/ Neeme Järvi.

Chandos CHAN 10885 22 15:00 COMPOSER PORTRAIT Stuart Greenbaum Prepared by James Nightingale Greenbaum, S. City lights, a mile up (2013). Tasmanian SO/Benjamin Northey. hush.org.au HUSH013 7 Cloud 8 (2000). Duo Histoire. www.duohistoire.com 7 But I want the harmonica. Ian Holtham, pf.

Move MD 3239 8 800 million heartbeats (2007). NZTrio.

ABC 481 0504 8 Sonata (2013). Viney-Grinberg Piano Duo. ABC 481 4591 21 16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE including Arts Calendar at 5.00pm 19:00 THE NEW JAZZ STANDARD with Frank Presley 20:00 THE WORLD OF A SYMPHONY Prepared by Nicky Gluch Nápravnik, E. Nocturne after Chopin, op 48 no 1 (1894). Jonathan Plowright, pf.

Hyperion CDA67803 6 Liszt, F. Symphonic poem no 10: Hamlet (1858). New Zealand SO/Michael Halász.

Naxos 8.553355 15 Borodin, A. String quartet no 2 in D (1881).

Australian String Quartet.

Fine Music concert recording 27 Rimsky-Korsakov, N. Overture on Russian themes, op 28 (1866/80). Moscow SO/Igor Golovschin.

Naxos 8.553858 14 Balakirev, M. Piano concerto no 1 in F sharp minor, op 1 (1855-56). Malcolm Binns, pf; English Northern Philharmonia/David Lloyd-Jones.

Hyperion CDA66640 13 Borodin, A. Symphony no 1 in E flat (1862-67). Royal Stockholm PO/Gennady Rozhdestvensky.

Chandos CHAN 9199 36

Rachmaninov, S. Symphony no 1 in D minor, op 13 (1895). USSR SO/Yevgeny Svetlanov.

Melodiya SUCD 10-00141 47 12:00 A JAZZ HOUR with Barry O'Sullivan 13:00 AFTERNOON CHANSONS Prepared by Jacky Ternisien Hasselmans, A. Chanson de Mai: Romance sans paroles, op 40. Gabriella dall'Olio, hp.

Claves 50 9301 3 Ockeghem, J. Chanson: Au travail suis.

Tallis Scholars/Peter Phillips.

Gimell 454 935-2 5 Koechlin, C. Chansons bretonnes, bk 2, op 115 (1931). Mats Lidström, vc; Bengt Forsberg, Friday 8 May pf.

Hyperion CDA66979 10 FRIDAY 8 Giraut de Bornelh. Leu chansoneta e vil. 2 0:00 CONTEMPORARY Daniel, A. Chanson do-lh mot son plan e COLLECTIVE prim.

3 3:00 CLASSICAL TILL DAWN Martin Best Mediaeval Ensemble (2 above) 6:00 FINE MUSIC BREAKFAST Nimbus NIM 5002 including Arts Calendar at 7.30am Alkan, C-V. La chanson de la folle au bord with Annabelle Drumm de la mer, from Preludes, op 31 no 8 (pub.

9:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC 1857). Jack Gibbons, pf.

Al fresco ASV DCS 227 5 Prepared by Paul Cooke Debussy, C. Excerpts from Trois chansons Kuhlau, F. Overture to The elf’s hill, op 100 de Charles d'Orléans (1898; arr. Levin). Triton (1828). Odense SO/Othmar Maga.

Trombone Quartet.

Unicorn-Kanchana DKPCD 9110 11 BIS CD-604 7 Arne, T. The morning. Emma Kirkby, sop; Josquin Desprez. Douleur me bat; Adieu mes Parley of Instruments/Roy Goodman. amours, from Chansons. Ensemble Clément Hyperion CDA66237 8 Janequin.

Sculthorpe, P. Mountains (1981). Gudrun Harmonia Mundi HMX 290838.40 5 Beilharz, pf.

Debussy, C. Chansons de Bilitis (1897; arr.

Move MD 3031 4 Lenski 1901). Maria Cecilia Muñoz, fl; Tiffany Sutherland, M. Haunted hills (1953).

Butt, pf.

Melbourne SO/Patrick Thomas.

Ars ARS 38 129 9 ABC 446 285-2 15 14:00 BETWEEN TWO WORLDS Takemitsu, T. Toward the sea (1981; Tchaikovsky’s orchestral works arr. Crossley). Alicia Crossley, rec; Joseph Prepared by Ron Walledge Littlefield, gui.

Tchaikovsky, P. Francesca da Rimini, op Move MCD 508 9 32 (1876). USSR SO/Yevgeny Svetlanov.

Boyce, W. Concerto grosso in E minor. Hiro Melodiya 74321170922 23 Kurasaki, vn; Richard Gwilt, vn; Nicholas Parle, Marche slave, op 31 (1876). London SO/André hpd; London Baroque/Charles Medlam.

Previn.

EMI CDC 7 49799 2 11 EMI CDM 1 66420 2 9 d’Indy, V. Poem of the mountains, op 15 Piano concerto no 1 in B flat minor, op 23 (1881). Stephanie McCallum, pf.

(1875/79). Martha Argerich, pf; Berlin PO/ ABC 461 798-2 20 Claudio Abbado.

10:30 CONCERT HALL DG 449 816-2 32 Prepared by Denis Patterson Symphony no 3 in D, op 29, Polish (1875).

Verdi, G. Overture to Aïda (1872). BBC PO/ Concertgebouw O/Bernard Haitink.

Edward Downes.

Decca 478 5867 44 Chandos CHAN 9788 12 16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE Saint-Saëns, C. Piano concerto no 2 in G including Arts Calendar at 5.00pm minor, op 22 (1868). Benjamin Grosvenor, pf; Royal Liverpool PO/James Judd.

Decca 478 3527 22 22:00 SCHERZOS Prepared by Jacky Ternisien Hurlstone, W. Scherzo (c1895). Einar Jóhannesson, cl; Philip Jenkins, pf.

Chandos CHAN 9079 4 Beethoven, L. Scherzo in G, WoO32 no 3 (1799-1800). Aart Bergwerff, org.

NCRV NCR9088 2 Llobet, M. Scherzo-vals. Andrew Blanch, gui. www.andrewblanch.com 4 Suk, J. Fantastické scherzo, op 25 (1903).

Buffalo PO/JoAnn Falletta.

Naxos 8.572323 15 22:30 ULTIMA THULE Ambient and atmospheric music

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19:00 FRIDAY JAZZ SESSION with Christopher Waterhouse 20:00 EVENINGS WITH THE ORCHESTRA Prepared by Rex Burgess Kraus, J.M. Funeral symphony (pub. 1792).

Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble/Stefan Parker.

Musica Sveciae MSCD 416S 19 Grieg, E. Funeral march in memory of Rikard Nordraak (1866; arr. Halvorsen). Bergen PO/Ole Kristian Ruud.

BIS CD-1740/42 8 Mahler, G. Funeral rite (1888). Chicago SO/ Pierre Boulez.

DG 457 649-2 25 Mozart, W. Masonic funeral music in C minor, K477 (1785). Sydney University Graduate O/Christopher Bowen.

SUGC recording 5 Prokofiev, S. Juliet’s funeral, from Romeo and Juliet, op 64 (1935-36). Kirov O/Valery Gergiev.

ABC 480 6403 7 Wagner, R. Siegfried's funeral march, from Götterdämmerung (1869-74). Vienna PO/ Georg Solti.

Decca 448 135-2 8 Berlioz, H. Grande symphonie funèbre et triomphale, op 15 (1840). Jeffrey Budin, tb; Montreal Symphony Ch & O/Charles Dutoit.

Decca 425 001-2 35 22:00 BAROQUE AND BEFORE Prepared by Andrew Dziedzic Bach, J.S. Harpsichord concerto in F, BWV1057. Philip Pickett, rec; Rachel Beckett, rec; English Concert/Trevor Pinnock.

Archiv 471 754-2 17 Handel, G. Harpsichord suite no 2 in F, HWV427 (1720). Erin Helyard, hpd.

ABC 481 5711 10 Heinichen, J. Concerto in G à 4. Epoca Barocca. cpo 777 115-2 9 Mondonville, J-J. de Sonata in D, op 3 no 4 (1734). Arion Ensemble.

ATMA 2 9717 14 Telemann, G. Suite no 1 in E minor.

Quatuor Ricercar.

Ricercar RIC 043020 19 Vivaldi, A. Concerto for viola d’amore, two horns, two oboes, bassoon, harpsichord and double bass. Claude Maury, hn; Ricercar Consort.

Ricercar RIC 049027 11 Dieupart, C. Suite no 1 in A, from Six suites for flûte à voix and harpsichord (1701). Ruth Wilkinson, flûte à voix; Linda Kent, hpd.

Move MD 3161 14

Avison, C. Sonata in C minor/major, op 5 no 2 (1756). London Baroque.

Amon Ra SAR 14 8 Bach, J.S. Triple concerto in A minor, BWV1065. Kenneth Gilbert, hpd; Lars Ulrik Mortensen, hpd; Nicholas Kraemer, hpd; English Concert/Trevor Pinnock.

Archiv 471 754-2 10

Saturday 9 May SATURDAY 9 0:00 CLASSIC-ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT 6:00 SATURDAY MORNING MUSIC with Stephen Wilson 9:00 WHAT'S ON IN MUSIC Our weekly guide to musical events in and around Sydney 9:05 THE PIANO ALONE Prepared by Katy Rogers-Davies Fauré, G. Impromptu no 2 in F minor, op 25 (1883). Kathryn Stott, pf.

Hyperion CDA66911/4 3 Lyapunov, S. Valse-impromptu in E, op 70 no 3 (1919). Florian Noack, pf.

Ars 38 132 6 Schubert, F. Impromptu in G flat, D899 no 3 (1827). Javier Perianes, pf.

Harmonia Mundi HMI 987080 7 Enescu, G. Pièces impromptues, op 18 (1916). Josu de Solaun, pf.

Grand Piano GP705 37 10:00 MUSIC OF THE DANCE Prepared by Katy Rogers-Davies Copland, A. Danza de Jalisco, from Three Latin-American sketches (1959). New Philharmonia O/Aaron Copland.

CBS MK 42429 4 Martinu, B. Jazz suite (1928). Zdenek Jílek, pf; Members of Prague SO/Zbynek Vostrák.

Supraphon SU 3058-2 011 12 Bernstein, L. Symphonic dances, from West Side story (1960). New York PO/Leonard Bernstein.

CBS MYK 44773 21 Márquez, A. Danzón no 2 (1993). Simón Bolívar Youth O/Gustavo Dudamel.

DG 477 7457 10 Grusin, D. Three Latin-American dances (2000). Arnold Steinhardt, vn; Amanda Forsyth, vc; Dave Grusin, pf.

Naxos 8.559235 16 Shostakovich, D. Jazz suite no 2 (1938).

Russian State SO/Dmitri Yablonsky.

Naxos 8.555949 20 11:30 ON PARADE Prepared by Robert Small Holst, G. Hammersmith (1930).

13 Gorb, A. Awayday (1996).

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Puts, K. Millenium canons (2002; arr.

Spede).

8 University of Georgia Wind Ensemble/John P. Lynch (all above) Naxos 8.572231 12:00 URBAN JAZZ LOUNGE with Leita Hutchings 13:00 IN A SENTIMENTAL MOOD with Maureen Meers Nostalgic music and artists from the 30s, 40s and 50s and occasionally beyond, in a trip down many memory lanes 14:00 STAGING MUSIC Prepared by Angela Cockburn Fairies 14:30 SATURDAY MATINEE Operetta in the afternoon Prepared by Elaine Siversen Lehár, F. Friederike. Operetta in three acts.

Libretto by Ludwig Herzer and Fritz Löhner.

First performed Berlin, 1928.

FRIEDERIKE: Helen Donath, sop JOHANN WOLFGANG GOETHE: Adolf Dallapozza, ten JAKOB LENZ: Martin Finke, ten SALOMEA: Gabriele Fuchs, sop CAPTAIN KNEBEL: Jürgen von Pawels, voice DUKE OF SACHSEN-WEIMAR: Harry Kalenberg, voice Bavarian Radio Choir; Munich RO/Heinz Wallberg.

Warner Classics 5054196055127 1:35 In the village of Sesenheim in Alsace-Lorraine in 1771, Friederike exchanges expressions of love with Johann Wolfgang Goethe. He is a student at Strasbourg University but another student, Jakob Lenz, warns Friederike of the danger of loving Goethe who is known to flit from one girl to another.

Later in Strasbourg, a company of young people is dancing at Madame Scholl’s house.

Friederike and her sister Salomea are there, along with Goethe, Jakob Lenz and their fellow students. When Friederike and Goethe are alone, Goethe reassures her that, for all the attention he gets from the other young ladies, it is to her that his heart is truly given. Goethe has been offered a post as poet at the Court of Weimar and Captain Knebel arrives from Weimar to accompany Goethe to his new position at Court. He reveals that Goethe's predecessor at court had lost his post because the pressures of marriage and a family had restricted his creativity. The Duke of SaschenWeimar is determined this time to have a bachelor in the post. Goethe tells him that he is no longer interested. When Friederike discovers this she realises that, if she were to stand in his way, it would mean misery for both of them. Goethe tells Friederike that he has

turned down the position at Weimar but she knows that she cannot allow him to make such a sacrifice. She pointedly takes up an earlier offer to dance with Jakob. Goethe is shocked by her seeming indifference to him and he tells Knebel that he will, after all, accept the Weimar appointment. He bids Friederike a cold farewell.

Eight years have passed and Friederike has remained single despite the attentions of the faithful Jakob. He comes to try to cheer her but she brushes him aside, telling him that nobody who has loved Goethe can love anyone else.

Then Goethe returns. He is passing through Sesenheim on his way to Switzerland with the Duke of Saschen-Weimar. He tells the Duke that this was the place where he spent the happiest hours of his life. Friederike has waited eight years to see him and she is overjoyed.

Goethe finally realises the truth of the sacrifice that Friederike made for him but his duties mean that he must move on once again, this time for good. At least, through his writings, Goethe now belongs to the whole world, and thus also to Friederike.

Waltz, from Eva (1911). Zurich Tonhalle O/ Franz Lehár.

Naxos 8.110857 4 Excerpts from The Count of Luxemburg (1909).

Soloists, Ch & O Lyrique of the ORTF/Adolphe Sibert.

Naxos 8.111010 25 Waltz, from Giuditta (1934) Staatskapelle Dresden/Christian Thielemann.

DG 479 0050 7 17:00 SOCIETY SPOT Organ Music Society of Sydney Prepared by John Hanna 18:00 MUSIC OF THE SCREEN Prepared by Maureen Meers Music of all kinds featured on the screen, small and large 19:00 EMERGENT JAZZ with Keith Pettigrew 20:00 THE LIFE OF A COMPOSER Ernest Chausson Prepared by Jacky Ternisien Chausson, E. Soir de fête, op 32 (189798). BBC PO/Yan Pascal Tortelier.

Chandos CHAN 9650 14 Franck, C. Pièce héroïque, from Three pieces (1878). Marcel Dupré, org.

Mercury 478 8388 8 Massenet, J. Méditation, from Thaïs (1894; transcr. Yo-Yo Ma). Yo-Yo Ma, vc; Kathryn Stott, pf.

Sony SK 87287 6 Chausson, E. Réveil; Les papillons; Sérénade italienne; Le colibri (1882-83). Ann Murray, sop; Philip Langridge, ten; Roger

Vignoles, pf.

Virgin VC 7 91179-2 10 Massenet, J. Le carillon (1892). National PO/Richard Bonynge.

Decca 478 4749 6 Chausson, E. Viviane, symphonic poem on a legend of the round table, op 5 (1882). Nancy Symphonic and Lyric O/Jérôme Kaltenbach.

Naxos 8.553652 12 Symphony in B flat, op 20 (1889-90). BBC PO/ Yan Pascal Tortelier.

Chandos CHAN 9650 33 Massenet, J. Ivre d’amour (1906); C'est l’amour (1908); Avril est amoureux (1900). Sally Silver, sop; Richard Bonynge, pf.

Guild GMCD 7393 9 Chausson, E. Excerpts from incidental music to The tempest, op 18 (1888). BBC PO/ Yan Pascal Tortelier.

Chandos CHAN 9650 8 22:00 SATURDAY NIGHT AT HOME From Commedia del ’Arte Prepared by Elaine Siversen Stravinsky, I. Suite from Pulcinella (191920). Academy of St Martin in the Fields/Neville Marriner.

Decca 443 577-2 23 Lully, J-B. Marche; Chaconne, from Le bourgeois gentilhomme (1670). Musica Antiqua Cologne/Reinhard Goebel.

DG 463 446-2 5 La cérémonie des Turcs, from Le bourgeois gentilhomme. Gilles Ragon, ten; Michel Laplénie, ten; Michel Verschaeve, bar; Bernard Delétré, bass; Philippe Cantor, bass; Les Musiciens du Louvre/Marc Minkowski.

Erato 245 286-2 13 Sibelius, J. Incidental music to Scaramouche, op 71 (1913). Petra Vahle, va; Mats Levin, vc; Gothenburg SO/Neeme Järvi.

BIS CD-502 1:04 Milhaud, D. Scaramouche, op 165c (1937; arr Milhaud for wind sextet). Nicholas Russoniello, sax; Sydney Omega Ensemble/ David Rowden.

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Sunday 10 May SUNDAY 10 0:00 CLASSIC-ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT 6:00 SUNDAY MORNING MUSIC with Terry McMullen 9:00 MUSICA SACRA Prepared by Rex Burgess Telemann, G. Motet: Halt, was du hast.

Magdeburg Chamber Ch & Baroque O/Lothar Hennig.

Raum Klang RKS 59803 7

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Hasse, J. Salve Regina in E flat (1767).

Barbara Bonney, sop; Bernarda Fink, mezz; Musica Antiqua Cologne/Reinhard Goebel.

DG 453 435-2 15 Vaughan Williams, R. Sancta civitas (1926). Andrew Staples, ten; Matthew Brook, bar; Bach Choir; Choristers of Winchester Cathedral; Quiristers of Winchester College; Bournemouth SO/David Hill.

Naxos 8.572424 31 10:00 THE CLASSICAL ERA Prepared by Paul Cooke Kraus, J.M. Overture in D minor (1792).

Swedish CO/Petter Sundkvist.

Naxos 8.554777 10 Haydn, J. String quartet in F, Hob.III:48, Dream (1787). Salomon Quartet.

Hyperion CDA66822 20 Lebrun, L. Oboe concerto no 3 in C. Bart Schneemann, ob; Radio CO/Jan Willem de Vriend.

Channel CCS SA 21404 21 Chopin, F. Rondo in C, op posth 73 (1828).

Daniil Trifonov, pf; Sergei Babayan, pf.

DG 479 7518 9 Tausch, F. Suite no 1, op 22. Boxwood & Brass.

Resonus RES10177 23 Fesca, F. Symphony no 2 in D, op 10 (180913). North German Radio PO/Frank Beermann. cpo 999 869-2 25 12:00 CLASSIC JAZZ AND RAGTIME with John Buchanan 13:00 WORLD MUSIC: Whirled Wide 14:00 FOCUS ON STENHAMMAR Prepared by Paul Cooke Stenhammar, W. The girl came home from meeting her lover, op 4b no 1 (1893).

Barbara Bonney, sop; Antonio Pappano, pf.

Decca 466 762-2 5 Symphony no 1 in F (1902-03). Gothenburg SO/Neeme Järvi.

DG 445 857-2 50 15:00 SUNDAY SPECIAL Once famous, now faded: Joachim Raff Prepared by Stephen Wilson Raff, J. Overture: Romeo and Juliet (1879; ed. MacDowell). Philharmonia O/Francesco d'Avalos.

ASV DCA 793 9 Six morceaux, op 85 (1859). Ingolf Turban, vn; Jascha Nemtsov, pf. cpo 999 768-2 20 Piano concerto in C minor, op 185 (1873).

Jean-François Antonioli, pf; Lausanne CO/ Lawrence Foster.

Claves 50-8806 35

Symphony no 3 in F, op 153, In the forest.

Milton Keynes City O/Hilary Davan Wetton.

Hyperion CDA66628 45 17:00 HOSANNA Prepared by Meg Matthews Hymns: Thine be the glory; Angel voices ever singing; Come ye thankful people come (arr.

Cleobury). Tom Etheridge, Richard Gowers, org.

10 Palestrina, G. da Magnificat.

6 Monteverdi, C. Cantate Domino.

2 Lauridsen, M. O magnum mysterium. 6 Psalms: No 23: The Lord’s my shepherd; no 121: I will lift up mine eyes.

5 Gjeilo, O. Ubi caritas.

3 Choir of King's College, Cambridge/Stephen Cleobury (all above) King’s College KGS 0014 Bach, J.S. Prelude: In Dir ist Freude.

Stephen Cleobury, org.

King’s College KGS 0020 3 Britten, B. Nicolas comes to Myra and is chosen bishop, from St Nicolas, op 42. Andrew Kennedy, ten; Britten Sinfonia.

King’s College KGS 0003 7 Trad. Tomorrow shall be my dancing day (arr.

Gardner).

King’s College KGS 0033 2 Swayne, G. Magnificat.

King’s College KGS 0011 4 Choir of King’s College, Cambridge/Stephen Cleobury (3 above) 18:00 SMALL FORCES Prepared by Krystal Li Ries, F. Introduction and Russian dance, op 113 no 1. Guido Larisch, vc; Robert Hill, fp. cpo 999 666-2 9 Beethoven, L. Wind sextet in E flat, op 71 (1796). Karl Leister, cl; Peter Geissler, cl; Günter Piesk, bn; Henning Trog, bn; Gerd Seifert, hn; Manfred Klier, hn.

DG 439 852-2 21 Bruce, D. Gumboots (2008). Julian Bliss, cl; Carducci Quartet.

Signum SIGCD448 23 19:00 SUNDAY NIGHT CONCERT Prepared by Krystal Li Fauré, G. Suite from Pelléas et Mélisande, op 80 (1898). Basel SO/Ivor Bolton.

Sony 19075818582 19 Dvorák, A. Cello concerto in B minor, op 104 (1894-95). Li-Wei Qin, vc; Singapore SO/ Lan Shui.

Decca 889 8529 41 Janácek, L. Sinfonietta (1926). Czech PO/ Jirí Belohlávek.

Chandos CHAN 8897 23 20:30 NEW HORIZONS Prepared by Paul Cooke Kats-Chernin, E. Charmer’s apprentice

(2002). Stephen Robinson, ob; Elyane Laussade, pf.

Tall Poppies TP202 12 Lentz, G. Ngangkar, from Mysterium (1994).

Sydney SO/Edo de Waart.

ABC 472 397-2 13 Godfrey, J. Gallows Hill. Icebreaker.

Cantaloupe CA21024 13 Sleeper, T. Trumpet concerto (2003). Craig Morris, tpt; Frost Wind Ensemble/Gary Green.

Naxos 8.570465 17 Dean, R. Bus stops in history. AustraLYSIS Electroband/Roger Dean.

Tall Poppies TP234 11 Lim, L. The heart’s ear (1997). Elision Ensemble/Carl Rosman.

ABC 456 687-2 13 22:00 AFTER HOURS JAZZ

Kondrashin.

Melodiya 74321199522 27 12:00 SWING SESSIONS with John Buchanan 13:00 BRING ON THE RAIN Prepared by Stephen Wilson Antill, J. Rain dance, from Corroboree (1950). Sydney SO/Eugene Goossens.

ABC 481 1210 3 Villa-Lobos, H. Overture to Dawn in a tropical rain forest (1953). Jena PO/David Montgomery.

Arte Nova 74321 54465 2 9 Brahms, J. Violin sonata in G, op 78, Rain sonata (1878-79). Richard Tognetti, vn; Ben Martin, pf.

Fine Music concert recording 28 Quilter, R. Suite no 1: Where the rainbow ends (1911). Northern Sinfonia/Richard Hickox.

EMI CDC 7 49933 2 15 Monday 11 May 14:00 TRIBUTE TO NELLO SANTI Prepared by Frank Morrison MONDAY 11 Verdi, G. La donna è mobile, from Rigoletto 0:00 CLASSIC-ALL THROUGH THE (1851). Carlo Bergonzi, ten; New Philharmonia NIGHT O. 6:00 FINE MUSIC BREAKFAST LP Philips 6747 193 2 including Arts Calendar at 7.30am Puccini, G. Non piangere, Liù, from with James Hunter Turandot (1920-24). Paul Plishka, bass; New 9:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC Philharmonia O. 2 A year in retrospect: 1815 Verdi, G. Di’ tu se fedele, from Un ballo in Prepared by Frank Morrison maschera (1871). Wendy Eathorne, sop; Brian Salieri, A. 26 Variations on La follia di Etheridge, bass; Franklyn Whiteley, bass; John Spagna (1815). Philharmonia O/Pietro Spada. Alldis Choir; London SO. 3 ASV DCA 955 23 Gounod, C. Quel trouble inconnu ... Salut!

Schubert, F. 12 Waltzes, D145 (1815-21). demeure chaste et pure, from Faust (1859).

Vladimir Ashkenazy, pf.

New Philharmonia O. 6 Decca 443 579-2 11 Plácido Domingo, ten (3 above) Beethoven, L. Sonata no 4 in C, op 102 no Sony 88875123122 1 (1815). Maria Kliegel vc; Nina Tichman, pf.

Verdi, G. Mercè, dilette amiche, from The Naxos 8.555787 15 Sicilian Vespers (1855). Joan Sutherland, sop; Rossini, G. Sento un’interna voce, Conservatoire Society O. from Elisabetta, regina d’Inghilterra (1815).

Decca 421 305-2 4 Aleksandra Kurzak, sop; Warsaw Chamber Donizetti, G. Una furtiva lagrima, from Choir; Sinfonia Varsovia/Pier Giorgio Morandi. L’elisir d’amore (1832). Plácido Domingo, ten; Decca 478 3553 6 London SO. Weber, C.M. Clarinet quintet in B flat, op 34 Sony 88875123122 5 (1815). Paul Meyer, cl; Carmina Quartet.

Nello Santi, cond (all above) Denon CO-78801 25 14:30 THE ART OF YO-YO MA 10:30 CONCERT HALL Prepared by Di Cox Prepared by Derek Parker Beethoven, L. Cello sonata no 1 in F, op 5 Bach, J.S. Orchestral suite no 2 in B minor, no 1 (1796). Emanuel Ax, pf.

BWV1067 (c1738-39). Eberhard Grünenthal, fl; CBS M2K 42446 26 Berlin CO/Helmut Koch.

Haydn, J. Cello concerto no 2 in D, Hob. Berlin Classics 0012872BC 22 VIIb:2 (1783). English CO. Rodrigo, J. Madrigal concerto (1969).

CBS M2K 44562 25 Narciso Yepes, gui; Godelieve Monden, gui; Dvorák, A. Piano trio no 4 in E minor, op Philharmonia O/Garcia Navarro.

90, Dumky (1890-91). Young Uck Kim, vn; DG 439 526-2 31 Emanuel Ax, pf.

Shostakovich, D. Symphony no 6 in CBS MK 44527 31 B minor, op 54 (1939). Moscow PO/Kirill Yo-Yo Ma, vc (all above)

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16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE including Arts Calendar at 5.00pm 19:00 JAZZ PULSE with Chris Wetherall 20:00 STORMY MONDAY with Austin Harrison and Garth Sundberg 22:00 JAZZ AFTER HOURS

14:00 AWAY WITH THE FAIRIES Prepared by Stephen Wilson Ravel, M. Shéhérazade, fairy overture (1898). Minnesota O/Eiji Oue. Reference RR-79 12 Suk, J. Pohádka, fairy tale suite, op 16 (1899-1900). Northwest German PO/Alun Francis. cpo 999 576-2 30 Tuesday 12 May Massenet, J. Ah! gentle child, from Cinderella (1899). Patricia Petibon, sop; Lyon TUESDAY 12 Opera O/Yves Abel.

0:00 CONTEMPORARY Decca 475 0902 9 COLLECTIVE Liszt, F. Wedding march and dance of the 3:00 CLASSICAL TILL DAWN elves, from Mendelssohn's A midsummer 6:00 FINE MUSIC BREAKFAST night's dream (1849-50; arr.). Leslie Howard, including Arts Calendar at 7.30am pf. with Julie Simonds Hyperion CDS44549 10 9:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC Schumann, R. Fairytale pictures, op 132 Colours of the keyboard (1853). Marina Marsden, vn; Justine Marsden, Prepared by James Nightingale va; Robert Chamberlain, pf.

Mendelssohn, Fanny. Andantino, from Fine Music concert recording 15 Notturno in G minor (1838). Irene Barbuceanu, Purcell, H. Suite from The fairy queen pf.

(1692). Academy of St Martin in the Fields/ Schwann 3-1589-2 5 Neville Marriner.

Couperin, L. Suite in E minor, from Pièces Capriccio C8001 32 de clavecin. Richard Egarr, hpd.

16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE Harmonia Mundi HMU 907511.14 8 including Arts Calendar at 5.00pm Ghandar, A. Ragtime suite (2001). Ian 19:00 THE JAZZ BEAT Munro, pf. with Lloyd Capps Tall Poppies TP186 9 20:00 RECENT RELEASES Poulenc, F. Sonata: To the memory of 22:00 CHAMBER SOIRÉE Sergei Prokofiev (1962). Olivier Doise, ob; Prepared by Gerald Holder Alexandre Tharaud, pf.

Myslivecek, J. Octet no 1 in E flat. Sabine Naxos 8.553611 14 Meyer Wind Ensemble.

Beethoven, L. Sonata no 30 in E, op 109 EMI 5 55512 2 16 (1820). Paul Lewis, pf.

Dvorák, A. Piano trio no 4 in E minor, op 90, Harmonia Mundi HMC 901909.11 18 Dumky (1890-91). Yuval Piano Trio.

Mozart, W. Quintet in E flat, K452 (1784).

DG 457 892-2 32 Alexander Oguey, ob; David Rowden, cl; Ben Brahms, J. Trio in A minor for clarinet, cello Hoadley, bn; Michael Dixon, hn; Kathryn Selby, and piano, op 114 (1891). Alan Hacker, cl; pf.

Jennifer Ward Clarke, vc; Richard Burnett, pf.

Fine Music concert recording 24 Amon Ra SAR 37 24 10:30 CONCERT HALL Beethoven, L. String quartet in D, op 18 no Prepared by Robert Gilchrist 3 (1798). Alban Berg Quartet.

EMI 5 62778 2 23 Purcell, H. Symphony, from The Indian Bax, A. Oboe quintet (1922). Nash queen (1695). Parley of Instruments/Roy Ensemble.

Goodman.

17 Hyperion CDA67001/3 5 Hyperion CDA66807 Holst, G. Suite: The planets, op 32 (191416). Philharmonia O/William Boughton.

Wednesday 13 May Nimbus NI 5450/3 50 Haydn, J. Symphony in G, Hob.I:54 (1774).

WEDNESDAY 13 Philharmonia Hungarica/Antal Dorati.

Decca 425 915-2 27 0:00 CONTEMPORARY COLLECTIVE 12:00 JAZZ RHYTHM 3:00 CLASSICAL TILL DAWN with Jeannie McInnes 6:00 FINE MUSIC BREAKFAST 13:00 SYDNEY SYMPHONY 2020 including Arts Calendar at 7.30am Produced by Andrew Bukenya with Janine Burrus What's on in concerts during the next month

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9:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC Inspired by literature Prepared by Chris Blower Carulli, F. Fantasy in G on themes from Bellini's Il pirata, op 337. Jean-Pierre Rampal, fl; Alexandre Lagoya, gui.

CBS MK 42130 11 Schubert, F. Ballet no 2 from Rosamunde, D797 (1823). Minneapolis SO/Stanislaw Skrowaczewski.

Mercury 462 954-2 7 Giuliani, M. Potpourri from Rossini’s Tancredi, op 76 (pub. 1817). Mikael Helasvuo, fl; Jukka Savijoki, gui.

BIS CD-413 14 Pasculli, A. Concerto on themes from Donizetti’s La favorita. Jeremy Polmear, ob; Diana Ambache, pf.

Meridian CDE 84147 12 Milhaud, D. Scaramouche, op 165b (1937).

Guitar Trek.

ABC 442 508-2 10 Liszt, F. Solemn march to the holy grail, from Parsifal. Igor Levit, pf.

Sony G010003685272S 11 Janácek, L. Pohádka (1910/23). Steven Isserlis, vc; Thomas Adès, pf.

Hyperion CDA67948 12 10:30 CONCERT HALL Prepared by James Nightingale Sculthorpe, P. Mangrove (1979).

Queensland SO/Michael Christie.

ABC 476 1921 15 Scharwenka, X. Piano concerto no 2 in C minor, op 56 (1881). Alexander Markovich, pf; Estonian National SO/Neeme Järvi.

Chandos CHAN 10814(2) 38 Beethoven, L. Symphony no 2 in D, op 36 (1801-02). Tasmanian SO/David Porcelijn.

ABC 461 917-2 29 12:00 JAZZ SKETCHES with Robert Vale 13:00 IN CONVERSATION 14:00 OF MYTHS AND MEN Prepared by Tom Forrester-Paton Schubert, F. The lament of Ceres, D323 (1815-16). Elizabeth Connell, sop; Graham Johnson, pf.

Hyperion CDJ 33005 18 Franck, C. Psyché et Éros, from Psyché (1888). Philharmonia O/Carlo Maria Giulini.

EMI CZS 7 67723 2 9 Berlioz, H. La mort d’Orphée (1827). Daniel Galvez Vallejo, ten; Northern Region Choir; Lille NO/Jean-Claude Casadesus.

Harmonia Mundi HMC 901542 13 Wagner, R. Overture and Venusberg music, from Tannhäuser (1845). Royal Scottish NO/ Neeme Järvi.

Chandos CHSA 5077 20

Tinel, E. Feast in the Temple of Jupiter, op 21 no 3 (1881). Belgian NO/Daniel Sternefeld.

LP Cultura 5074-2 19 Schubert, F. Der zürmenden Diana, D707 (1820). Thomas Hampson, bar; Graham Johnson, pf.

Hyperion CDJ 33014 6 Fauré, G. The birth of Venus, op 29. Brigitte Lafon, sop; Anna Holroyd, cont; Bruno Ranc, ten; Jacques Bona, bass; Lyon Soloists; JeanClaude Pennetier, pf; Bernard Tétu, cond.

EMI 5 56728 2 23 16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE including Arts Calendar at 5.00pm 19:00 A TWIST OF JAZZ with Andrew Piper 20:00 AT THE OPERA Prepared by James Nightingale Schreker, F. Der ferne Klang (1912). Opera in three Acts. Libretto by the composer. First performed Frankfurt, 1912.

GRETE: Gabriele Schnaut, sop FRITZ: Thomas Moser, ten GRAUMANN; Victor von Halem, bar MRS GRAUMANN: Barbara Scherler, mezz PUBLICAN: Johann Werner Prein, bass RIAS Chamber Choir; Berlin RSO/Gerd Albrecht.

Capriccio C5178 2:20 The young artist, Fritz, leaves his fiancee, Grete to find fame. He promises to return when he has found ‘the distant sound’ that will make him rich. Grete’s father, Graumann, bets his daughter’s hand in marriage and loses to the Publican but Grete runs away to avoid the marriage. Alone in the forest, Grete is haunted by voices that promise her a happy life with handsome clothes, playmates and pleasure all day long. Ten years later, Grete is the star of the pleasure house, surrounded by dancers, courtesans and admirers. Beset by suitors, Grete agrees to a competition: whoever can most stir her heart with song shall win it. The favourite is the Count but the best song is sung by a stranger, Fritz. When he realises that he has won not the girl of his youth but the prima donna of a brothel, he rejects her. Fate brings Grete and Fritz together again following the disastrous performance of Fritz’ latest play.

Grete is now a street walker, and it is revealed that Fritz is dying. When Grete is brought to him, Fritz is in physical pain but also wracked by guilt at throwing away his happiness for the sake of ambition. Reunited with Grete, he hears again ‘the distant sound’ (Der ferne Klang) before dying in her arms.

23:00 COMPOSER PORTRAIT Katy Abbott Prepared by James Nightingale Abbott, K. Autumn song (2001). Lamorna

Nightingale, fl; Jocelyn Edey Fazzone, pf.

Australian Institute of Music www.aim.com.au 4 No ordinary traveller: Song cycle for mezzosoprano and mixed trio (2006). Halcyon.

Move MCD 441 23 Not just another day (2001); Last light (2002).

Jeanell Carrigan, pf.

Wirripang WIRR 038 4 UndercurrenT (2011). HD Duo. Saxophone Classics CC4002 11 Making angels (2001). Syzgy Ensemble.

Move MCD 441 7

Chandos CHAN 9733 25 Stravinsky, I. Ballet: Le baiser de la fée (1928/50). Hong Kong PO/David Atherton.

Virgin 5 61281 2 44 12:00 JAZZ, PURE AND SIMPLE with Maureen Meers 13:00 STORY TIME! Prepared by Rex Burgess Prokofiev, S. Peter and the wolf, op 67 (1936). Ralph Richardson, narr; London SO/ Malcolm Sargent.

Decca 478 5616 26 Poulenc, F. Babar the elephant (1945; orch.

Françaix). Jay Laga’aia, narr; Tasmanian SO/ Thursday 14 May Kenneth Young.

ABC 476 3686 28 THURSDAY 14 14:00 ASPECTS OF EGYPT 0:00 CONTEMPORARY Strauss, J. II Egyptian march, op 335 COLLECTIVE (1869). CSSR State PO/Alfred Walter.

3:00 CLASSICAL TILL DAWN Naxos 8.554525 4 6:00 FINE MUSIC BREAKFAST Mozart, W. Four interludes, from Thamos, including Arts Calendar at 7.30am King of Egypt, K345 (1773-76). London SO/ with Simon Moore Peter Maag.

9:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC Decca 466 500-2 18 The instruments: Woodwinds Mendelssohn, F. Psalm 114: When Israel Prepared by Chris Blower came out of Egypt, op 51 (1839). Gulbenkian Ponchielli, A. Capriccio. John Anderson, Ch & O/Michel Corboz. ob; Gordon Back, pf.

Erato 4509-94359-2 13 ASV WHL 2100 11 Arensky, A. Suite from ballet, Egyptian d’Indy, V. Choral varié, op 55 (1903). nights, op 50a (1902). USSR RSO/Boris Sigurdur Flosason, sax; Iceland SO/Rumon Demchenko.

Gamba.

Melodiya MEL 45002-2 20 Chandos CHAN 10585 10 Saint-Saëns, C. Piano concerto no 5 in F, Rossini, G. Introduction, theme and op 103, Egyptian (1896). Duncan Gifford, pf; variations, from Edoardo e Cristina (1819).

Tasmanian SO/Sebastian Lang-Lessing.

Alessandro Carbonare, cl; Quatuor Z. ABC 476 1928 29 Harmonia Mundi HMA 1951722 10 Luigini, A. Ballet égyptien, op 12 (1875).

Bach, C.P.E. Sonata in A, Wq146 (1731).

London SO/Richard Bonynge.

Barthold Kuijken, fl; Sigiswald Kuijken, vn; Decca 452 768-2 22 Wieland Kuijken, vc; Robert Kohnen, hpd.

16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE Accent ACC 58019D 13 including Arts Calendar at 5.00pm Vivaldi, A. Bassoon concerto in C, RV472.

19:00 THE NEW JAZZ STANDARD Robert Thompson, bn; London Mozart Players/ with Frank Presley Philip Ledger.

20:00 THE WORLD OF A Chandos CHAN 6529 11 SYMPHONY Vanerovsky, F. Quartet in F. Christoff Prepared by Di Cox Ogg, cl; Regula Schneider, bshn; Markus Halvorsen, J. Entry march of the Boyars Niederhauser, bshn; Andreas Ramseier, bshn. (1893). Bergen PO/Neeme Järvi.

Claves 50-9212 11 Chandos CHAN 241-44 4 Holst, G. Three pieces (1896/1910). Sarah Sibelius, J. Karelia suite (1893). Royal PO/ Francis, ob; English String Quartet.

Charles Mackerras.

LP Chandos ABRD 1114 13 Tring TRP013 15 10:30 CONCERT HALL Sinding, C. Piano concerto in D flat, op 6 Prepared by Di Cox (1889/90). Eva Knardahl, pf; Oslo PO/Øivin Weber, C.M. Invitation to the dance (1819; Fjeldstad. orch Berlioz). National PO/Richard Bonynge.

NKF 50016-2 31 Decca 452 768-2 11 Svendsen, J. Dreams, after Wagner's Dohnányi, E. Variations on a nursery Wesendonck Lieder (1872). Chicago SO/ theme, op 25 (1915). Howard Shelley, pf; BBC Neeme Järvi.

PO/Matthias Bamert.

Chandos CHAN 241-44 4

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Nielsen, C. Springtime in Funen, op 42 (1921). Inga Nielsen, sop; Peter Grønlund, ten; Sten Byriel, bass-bar; St Anne's High School Children’s Ch; Danish National Radio Ch & SO/ Leif Segerstam.

Chandos CHAN 8853 18 Symphony no 3, op 27, Sinfonia espansiva (1910-11). Kirsten Schulz, sop; Peter Rasmussen, bar; Danish RSO/Herbert Blomstedt.

EMI 5 74188 2 36 22:00 RONDOS Prepared by Jacky Ternisien Bach, C.P.E. Rondo in C minor, Wq59 no 4 (1784). Geoffrey Lancaster, fp.

ABC 432 248-2 6 Brubeck, D. Blue rondo à la turk (1959; arr.

Drapkin). Rastrelli Cello Quartet.

Genuin GEN 15364 3 Weber, C.M. Rondo brillante in B flat, op 62 (1819). Jean Martin, pf.

Arion ARN 268240 6 Chopin, F. Rondo in C, op 73 (1828).

Amsterdam Guitar Trio.

Newton 8802093 10 22:30 ULTIMA THULE

Friday 15 May FRIDAY 15 0:00 CONTEMPORARY COLLECTIVE 3:00 CLASSICAL TILL DAWN 6:00 FINE MUSIC BREAKFAST including Arts Calendar at 7.30am with Annabelle Drumm 9:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC Al fresco Prepared by Chris Blower Offenbach, J. The birds in the hedgerows, from The tales of Hoffmann (1881). Patricia Petibon, sop; Lyon Opera O/Yves Abel.

Decca 475 090-2 7 Glazunov, A. The forest, op 19 (1882-87; arr. Glazunov for two pianos, eight hands).

Aurora Piano Quartet.

Naxos 8.557717D 17 Bax, A. November woods (1917). Academy of St. Martin in the Fields/Neville Marriner.

Philips 454 444-2 20 Moeran, E.J. Three piano pieces: The lake island; Autumn woods; At the horse fair (1919).

Iris Loveridge, pf.

Lyrita REAM 1103 10 Conyngham, B. Streams (1988). Geoffrey Collins, fl; Patricia Pollett, va; Marshall McGuire, hp.

Tall Poppies TP071 9 Mahler, G. Songs of a wayfarer (1884).

Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano; Geoffrey

Parsons, piano.

Hyperion CDA66100 17 10:30 CONCERT HALL Prepared by Denis Patterson Rossini, G. Overture to The thieving magpie (1817). Tasmanian SO/Ola Rudner.

ABC 476 2599 10 Paganini, N. Concerto for horn, bassoon and orchestra (1831). Jose Vicente Castello, hn; Patrick De Ritis, bn; Würzburg PO/Enrico Calesso.

Naxos 8.573382 12 Rachmaninov, S. Symphony no 2 in E minor, op 27 (1906-07). Sydney SO/Vladimir Ashkenazy.

Exton EXCL-00018 1:00 12:00 A JAZZ HOUR with Barry O'Sullivan 13:00 PERSPECTIVES Flute Prepared by James Nightingale Bozza, E. Image, op 38 (1939). Marieke Schneemann, fl.

Brilliant Classics 95434 5 Vine, C. Flute sonata (1992). Geoffrey Collins, fl; David Miller, pf.

Tall Poppies TP120 13 Koechlin, C. Suite en quatour, op 55 (191115). Tatjana Ruhland, fl, Mila Georgieva, vn; Ingrid Philippi, va; Yaara Tal, pf.

SWR 19047 11 Bach, C.P.E. Flute concerto in A minor, Wq166 (c1750). Konrad Hünteler, fl; Amsterdam Baroque O/Ton Koopman.

Erato ECD 75536 23 14:00 NIKOLAUS HARNONCOURT A great musician Prepared by Denis Patterson Richter, F. String quartet in B flat, op 5 no 2 (1768). Members of Concentus Musicus Vienna.

Teldec 8.41062 12 Mozart, W. Symphony no 24 in B flat, K182 (1773). Concentus Musicus Vienna.

Teldec 9031-74728-2 11 Bach, J.S. Cantata, BWV199: Mein Herze Schwimmt im Blut (1713-14). Barbara Bonney, sop; Concentus Musicus Vienna.

Teldec 2564 69943-7 24 Schubert, F. Symphony no 6 in C, D589, Little C major (1817-18). Royal Concertgebouw O. Teldec 4509-91184-2 35 Mozart, W. Mass in C, K317, Coronation (1779). Joan Rodgers, sop; Elisabeth von Magnus, cont; Josef Protschka, ten; László Polgár, bass; Arnold Schönberg Choir; Vienna Court Chapel Choir; Concentus Musicus Vienna.

Teldec 8.43535 26

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Nikolaus Harnoncourt, cond (all above) 16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE including Arts Calendar at 5.00pm 19:00 FRIDAY JAZZ SESSION with Christopher Waterhouse 20:00 EVENINGS WITH THE ORCHESTRA Great conductors of the golden age Prepared by David Brett Debussy, C. The sunken cathedral, from Preludes, bk 2 (1910; orch. Stokowski). New Philharmonia O. Decca 478 3691 7 Rachmaninov, S. Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini, op 43 (1934). Sergei Rachmaninov, pf; Philadelphia O. Naxos 8.110602 22 Thomson, V. Suite from The river (1934).

Symphony of the Air. Vanguard OVC 8013 24 Wagner, R. Themes from Parsifal, Act III (arr. Stokowski) Houston SO. Everest EVC9024 17 Brahms, J. Symphony no 4 in E minor, op 98 (1884-1905). New Philharmonia O. BBC BBCRD 9107 38 Leopold Stokowski, cond (all above) 22:00 BAROQUE AND BEFORE Music of North Germany before Sebastian Prepared by Elaine Siversen Praetorius, M. Christus der uns selig macht, from Musae Sioniae IV (pub. 1607).

Early Music Consort of London/David Munrow.

Virgin 5 61289 2 8 Dances from Terpsichore (pub. 1612). New London Consort/Philip Pickett.

L’Oiseau-Lyre 414 633-2 9 Schütz, H. St John’s Passion (1666). Adam Riis, ten; Jakob Bloch Jespersen, bass-bar; Ars Nova Copenhagen/Paul Hillier.

Dacapo 8.204035 38 Schein, J. Suite no 3, from Banchetto musicale (pub. 1617). Collegium Terpsichore/ Fritz Neumeyer.

DG 469 244-2 9 Scheidt, S. Magnificat noni toni. Philip Swanton, org.

LP Motette M 1028 6 Bach, J. Christoph Wie bist du denn, o Gott?

Michael Schopper, bass; Members of Musica Antiqua, Cologne/Reinhard Goebel.

Archiv 419 253-2 12 Buxtehude, D. Toccata in F, BuxWV156. Julia Brown, org.

Naxos 8.557555 10 Cantata: Jesu, meine Freude, BuxWV60.

Emma Kirkby, sop; Suzie LeBlanc, sop; Peter Harvey, bass; Purcell Quartet.

Chandos CHAN 0691 13

Saturday 16 May SATURDAY 16 0:00 CLASSIC-ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT 6:00 SATURDAY MORNING MUSIC with David Garrett 9:00 WHAT'S ON IN MUSIC Our weekly guide to musical events in and around Sydney 9:05 THE PIANO ALONE Prepared by Frank Morrison Bach, J.S. Prelude and fugue in D, BWV874 (1738-42). Angela Hewitt, pf.

Hyperion CDA67741/4 9 Catoire, G. Trois morceaux, op 2 (pub.

1888). Marc-André Hamelin, pf.

Hyperion CDH55425 8 Schnabel, A. Piano sonata (1923).

Geoffrey Tozer, pf.

Chandos CHAN 9673 32 10:00 MUSIC OF THE DANCE Prepared by Paul Cooke Dukas, P. Ballet: La péri (1911-12). New York PO/Pierre Boulez.

Sony 88875192992 19 Gardano, A. Three Renaissance dances, from Intabolatura nova (1551). Kimberly Marshall, org.

Allegro P 971 5 Rabaud, H. Maroûf, Savetier du Caire (1914). Loire PO/Pierre Dervaux.

EMI CDM 7 63951 2 15 Mozart, W. Six German dances, K600.

London Mozart Players/Matthias Bamert.

BBC Music MM42 12 Bartók, B. Rumanian folk dances (1915).

Patricia Kopatchinskaja, vn; Fazil Say, pf. naïve V5146 6 Arnell, R. Punch and the child, op 49 (1948).

Royal PO/Thomas Beecham.

Sony SMK 46683 22 11:30 ON PARADE Prepared by Owen Fisher Shostakovich, D. Romance, from The gadfly.

Skellerup Woolston Band.

Ray-Jon CDR 0045 5 Rodgers, R. Some enchanted evening. Living Brass/Ray Martin.

LP RCA CAS-949 3 Chambers, W. Chicago Tribune march.

Allentown Band/Ronald Demkee.

AMP 21188 4 Miller, G. Miller magic. Cory Band/Denzil Stephens.

LP EMI OU 2165 6 Ellington, D. The pearls. New York Trumpet Ensemble.

Summit DCD 113 4 12:00 URBAN JAZZ LOUNGE with Leita Hutchings 13:00 COME TO THE OPERA Prepared by Derek Parker Are you an opera fan? If not, why not?

Sunday 17 May Together the story and the song make for great entertainment as well as great art. Derek Parker tells the story of Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore, and plays some of the music that makes it a great opera.

14:30 SATURDAY MATINEE Coppélia and Carmen

SUNDAY 17 0:00 CLASSIC-ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT 6:00 SUNDAY MORNING MUSIC with Robert Small 9:00 MUSICA SACRA Prepared by Jacky Ternisien Bach, J.S. Motet: Komm, Jesu, komm, A 1870 Sesquicentenary BWV229 (1730). Bach Collegium Japan/ 2020 Event Masaaki Suzuki.

Delibes, L. Ballet: Coppélia (1870). Suisse BIS SACD-1841 8 Romande O/Richard Bonynge.

Schubert, F. Mass no 6 in E flat, D950 (1828).

Decca 478 4749 1:35 Immortal Bach Ensemble; Leipzig CO/Morten Shchedrin, R. Ballet: Carmen suite after Schuldt-Jensen.

Bizet (1967). Ukrainian State SO/Theodore Naxos 8.570381 46 Kuchar.

10:00 THE CLASSICAL ERA Naxos 8.553038 45 Prepared by Di Cox 17:00 SOCIETY SPOT Beethoven, L. Overture to Leonore, no 3 Classical Guitar Society (1805-06). Tasmanian SO/Sebastian LangPrepared by Sue McCreadie Lessing.

18:00 MUSIC OF THE SCREEN ABC 476 7736 14 Prepared by Sue Jowell Mozart, W. String quintet no 4 in G minor, Music of all kinds featured on the screen, small K516 (1787). Cecil Aronowitz, va; Amadeus and large Quartet.

19:00 EMERGENT JAZZ Westminster RC 8808678121735 32 with Keith Pettigrew Clementi, M. Piano sonata in C, op 14 no 1 20:00 THE LIFE OF A COMPOSER (1786/1815). Genevieve Chinn, Allen Brings, pf.

Bedrich Smetana Centaur CRC 2046 18 Prepared by Rex Burgess Schubert, F. Five minuets with six trios, Smetana, B. Symphonic poem: D89 (1813). Eduard Melkus Ensemble.

Wallenstein's camp, op 14 (1859). Czech PO/ Archiv 439 964-2 13 Karel Sejna.

Bach, C.P.E. Oboe sonata in G minor, Supraphon SU 1915-2 001 15 Wq135 (1735). Linda Walsh, ob; Susan Blake, Overture and dances, from The bartered bride vc; Paul Dyer, hpd.

(1866). London SO/Geoffrey Simon.

Fine Music concert recording 9 LP Chandos ABRD 1149 24 Gluck, C. Se mai senti spirati sul volto, Komm, mein Söhnchen, auf ein Wort, from The from La clemenza di Tito (1752). Magdalena bartered bride. Joseph Schmidt, ten; Michael Kozená, mezz; Prague PO/Michel Bohnen, bass; members of Berlin State Opera Swierczewski.

O/Selmar Meyrowitz.

DG 471 334-2 9 Telefunken 0927 42665 2 9 Hummel, J. Trumpet concerto in E (1803).

Dreams (1875). Kathryn Stott, pf.

Geoffrey Payne, tpt; Melbourne SO/Michael Chandos CHAN 10430 30 Halász.

Libuse’s prophecy, from Libuse, Act III (1881).

ABC 982 697-6 17 Eva Urbanová, sop; Prague SO/Ondrej Lenárd. 12:00 CLASSIC JAZZ AND apex 0927 44354 2 12 RAGTIME String quartet no 2 in D minor (1882-83). with Jeannie McInnes Manfred Quartet.

13:00 WORLD MUSIC: Whirled Wide Pierre Verany PV795041 20 14:00 FOCUS ON STENHAMMAR 22:00 SATURDAY NIGHT AT HOME Prepared by Paul Cooke Prepared by Chris Blower Stenhammar, W. String quartet no 2 in C Turina, J. Sinfonia sevillana, op 23 (1920). minor, op 14 (1896). Stenhammar Quartet.

Gran Canaria PO/Adrian Leaper.

BIS BIS-2019 29 ASV DCA 1066 24 Piano concerto no 2 in D minor, op 23 (1904Tchaikovsky, P. String quartet no 1 in D, 07). Niklas Sivelöv, pf; Malmö SO/Mario op 11 (1871). Australian String Quartet.

Venzago.

Fine Music concert recording 27 Naxos 8.572259 26 Beethoven, L. Ballet: The creatures of 15:00 SUNDAY SPECIAL Prometheus, op 43 (1800-01). Scottish CO/ Centenary of Stravinsky’s Pulcinella Charles Mackerras.

Prepared by James Nightingale Hyperion CDA66748 1:03

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Roussel, A. Pour une fête de printemps, op 22 (1920). BBC PO/Yan Pascal Tortelier.

Chandos CHAN 10957 11 Bartók, B. Improvisations on Hungarian peasant songs, op 20 (1920). Erzsébet Tusa, pf.

Hungaroton HCD 31051 13 Stravinsky, I. Symphonies of wind instruments (1920/47). New York PO/Pierre Boulez.

Sony SMK 68332 10 Debussy, C. Cello sonata (1915). Paul Tortelier, vc; Jean Hubeau, pf.

Erato 2292-45738-2 11 Rameau, J-P. Suite from Les Indes galantes. O of La Chapelle Royale/Philippe Herreweghe.

Harmonia Mundi HMP390808 15 Pergolesi, G. Chi disse ca la femmena.

Letizia Calandra, sop; Francesco Cera, hpd.

Brilliant Classics 94488 3 L’infelice in questo stato, from L’Olimpiade (1735). Max Emanuel Cencic, ct; Il Pomo d’Oro/Maxim Emelyanychev.

Decca 478 8422 7 Stravinsky, I. Ballet: Pulcinella (1920/65).

Yvonne Kenny, sop; John Aler, ten; John Tomlinson, bass; London Sinfonietta/EsaPekka Salonen.

Sony SK 45 965 38 17:00 HOSANNA Prepared by Richard Munge Hymn: Hail the day that sees Him rise. Choir of Wells Cathedral; Rupert Gough, org; Malcolm Archer, cond.

Hyperion CDP 12103 4 Psalm: No 49: O hear ye this, O ye people.

Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge; John Scott, org; George Guest, cond.

Decca 454 941-2 6 Friedell, H. Magnificat; Nunc dimittis in F. Choir of St Andrew’s Cathedral; Mark Quarmby, org; Michael Deasey, cond.

STA CD0 101 9 Stopford, P. Anthems: Teach me, O Lord; The spirit of the Lord. Choir of Truro Cathedral; Luke Bond, org; Christopher Gray, cond.

Regent REGCD 400 10 Gardiner, H. Balfour Evening hymn (1903).

Choir of St George’s Chapel, Windsor; Roger Judd, org; Timothy Bryam-Wigfield, cond.

Delphian DCD 34048 6 Hymns: O Lord my God. Aled Jones, ten. 4 Love divine, all loves excelling. Choir of King’s College, Cambridge.

2 Be thou my vision. Choir of Paisley Abbey. 2 BBC 982 797-3 (3 above) Dupré, M. Chorale and fugue, op 57 (1957).

Jeremy Filsell, org.

Heritage HTGCD 219 7

18:00 SMALL FORCES Prepared by Anne Irish Nielsen, C. Fantasy pieces, op 2 (1889).

Steinar Hannevold, ob; Leif Ove Andsnes, pf.

BIS CD-428 6 Giuliani, M. Gran potpourri, op 67. Duo Sonare.

Sound Star TonProd SST 31110 14 Hill, A. Blue evening; Valse lente; Waltz caprice. Asmira Woodward-Page, vn; Scott Davie, pf.

Artworks AW034 8 Glinka, M. Grand sextet in E flat (1832).

Alexei Bruni, vn; Mikhail Moshkunov, vn; Andrei Kevorkov, va; Erik Pozdeev, vc; Nikolai Gorbunov, db; Mikhail Pletnev, pf.

Olympia MKM 76 25 19:00 SUNDAY NIGHT CONCERT Prepared by Chris Blower Alfvén, H. Suite: The prodigal son (1957).

Stockholm PO/Neeme Järvi.

BIS CD-455 19 Chaminade, C. Concertstück in C sharp minor, op 40 (1888). Danny Driver, pf; BBC Scottish SO/Rebecca Miller.

Hyperion CDA68130 15 Berlioz, H. Symphonie fantastique, op 14 (1830). Philadelphia O/Eugene Ormandy.

Sony SBK 46 329 49 20:30 NEW HORIZONS Prepared by Nev Dorrington Zawadzki, S. Piano works, vol 3. Sebastian Zawadzki, pf.

Sebastian Zawadzki Music 33 Brouwer, O. LP1; LP2. Oliver Brouwer, pf.

1631 recordings B073 LRKQ35 43 Zawadzki, S. Spirituality. Sebastian Zawadzki, pf; Budapest SO. Sebastian Zawadzki Music 5 Sanfilippo, B. Primavera. Bruno Sanfilippo, pf; Jacob Pavek, pf.

K71 Music 3 22:00 AFTER HOURS JAZZ

Monday 18 May MONDAY 18 0:00 CLASSIC-ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT 6:00 FINE MUSIC BREAKFAST including Arts Calendar at 7.30am with Robert Small 9:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC A year in retrospect: 1914 Prepared by Jacky Ternisien Alford, K. Colonel Bogey march (1914).

Australian Army Band, Perth/Craig Johnson.

ABC 481 1143 3 Prokofiev, S. Scythian suite, op 20, Ala and

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Lolli (1914). Birmingham SO/Simon Rattle.

EMI 7 54577 2 20 Falla, M. de Suite populaire espagnole (1914-15). Ensemble Liaison.

Ensemble Liaison Records EL001 14 Martinu, B. Puppets, bk III (1914). Giorgio Koukl, pf.

Naxos 8.557918 10 Canteloube, J. Three songs, from Triptyque (1914). Véronique Gens, sop; Lille NO/Serge Baudo.

Naxos 8.570338 16 Goossens, E. Five impressions of a holiday, op 7 (1914). Members of London Chamber Music Group.

Chandos CHAN 10259 16 10:30 CONCERT HALL Prepared by Denis Patterson Massenet, J. Picturesque scenes (1874).

Suisse Romande O/Neeme Järvi.

Chandos CHSA 5137 16 Hummel, J. Double concerto in G, op 17 (c1805). Alexander Trostiansky, vn; Polina Osetinskaya, pf; Russian PO/Gregory Rose.

Naxos 8.557595 37 Berwald, F. Symphony no 2 in D, Sinfonie capricieuse (1842). Malmö SO/Sixten Ehrling.

BIS CD-795/796 28 12:00 SWING SESSIONS with John Buchanan 13:00 A SCANDANAVIAN SALON Lindeman, J.R. String quartet in D (1864).

Copenhagen String Quartet.

LP Simax PN 2010 22 Kraus, J.M. The Nordic widower. Martin Hummel, bar; Glen Wilson, pf.

Naxos 8.557452 3 Grieg, E. Andante con moto in C minor (1878). Ramy Koch, vn; Henk Lambooij, vc; Jet Röling, pf.

Olympia OCD 432 10 Berwald, F. Piano trio in C (1853). Susan Tomes, pf; Gaudier Ensemble.

Hyperion CDA66835 17 14:00 LOOKING IN THE REAR VIEW WINDOW Prepared by James Nightingale Villa-Lobos, H. Bachianas brasileiras no 5 (1938-45). Victoria de los Angeles, sop; eight cellists of French National RO/Heitor VillaLobos.

EMI CDH 7610152 11 Brahms, J. Variations in B flat on a theme

by Joseph Haydn, op 56b (1873). Alfons Kontarsky, Aloys Kontarsky, pf.

DG 479 1965 20 Part, A. Fratres (1977). Australian CO/ Richard Tognetti.

ABC 481 5781 10 Rachmaninov, S. Rhapsody on a theme

of Paganini, op 43 (1934). Howard Shelley, pf; Royal Scottish NO/Bryden Thomson.

Chandos CHAN 9192 24 Beethoven, L. Variations in F on Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen, from Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte, op 66 (1796). Steven Isserlis, vc; Robert Levin, fp.

Hyperion CDA67981/2 9 Busoni, F. Fantasia after Bach (1909). Igor Levit, pf.

Sony 88985424452 15 Hindemith, P. Symphonic metamorphoses on themes of Carl Maria von Weber (1943).

Philharmonia O/Neeme Järvi.

Chandos CHAN 8766 20 16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE including Arts Calendar at 5.00pm 19:00 JAZZ PULSE with Chris Wetherall 20:00 STORMY MONDAY with Austin Harrison and Garth Sundberg 22:00 JAZZ AFTER HOURS

Dresden/Christian Thielemann.

DG 479 0086 38 Lilburn, D. Symphony no 2 (1951). New Zealand SO/James Judd.

Naxos 8.555862 31 12:00 JAZZ RHYTHM with Jeannie McInnes 13:00 A SPANISH FIESTA Prepared by Marilyn Schock Glinka, M. Spanish overture no 1: Jota aragonesa (1845). London SO/Charles Mackerras.

Mercury 434 352-2 9 Tórroba, F. Moreno Sonatina in A. Andrés Segovia, gui.

DG 474 961-2 11 Soler, A. Piano sonatas: in G minor; in F; in D. Alicia de Larrocha, pf.

Decca 433 920-2 11 Rodrigo, J. Cuatro madrigales amatorios (pf 1948). Bernarda Fink, mezz; Anthony Spiri, pf.

Harmonia Mundi HMC 902133 7 Sarasate, P. de Carmen fantasy, op 25 Tuesday 19 May (c1883). Graf Mourja, vn; Natalia Gous, pf.

Harmonia Mundi HMA 1951785 13 TUESDAY 19 14:00 MUSICAL FAMILIES 0:00 CONTEMPORARY Vänskä family COLLECTIVE Prepared by Jennifer Foong 3:00 CLASSICAL TILL DAWN Crusell, B. Introduction and Swedish air, 6:00 FINE MUSIC BREAKFAST op 12 (1804). Anna-Maija Korsimaa-Hursti, cl; including Arts Calendar at 7.30am Tapiola Sinfonietta/Osmo Vänskä. with Julie Simonds BIS CD-495 11 9:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC Beethoven, L. Romance no 2 in F, op Colours of the keyboard 50 (1798). Satu Vänskä, vn; Australian CO/ Prepared by Frank Morrison Richard Tognetti.

Galuppi, B. Sonata no 3 in C minor, from A ABC 481 7430 7 pastime at the harpsichord (1781). Jörg Ewald Sibelius, J. The countess’s portrait (1906).

Dähler, hpd.

Tytti Vänskä, narr; Lahti SO/Osmo Vänskä.

Claves 50-603 6 BIS CD-1906/08 4 Enescu, G. Piano sonata no 1 in F sharp The lover (1894). Tom Nyman, ten; YL Male minor, op 24 no 1 (1924). Josu de Solaun, pf.

Voice Choir; Lahti SO/Osmo Vänskä.

Grand Piano GP705 23 BIS CD-1906/08 6 Mozart, W. Violin sonata no 25 in F, K377 Ginastera, A. Impresiones do la Puna (1781). Pinchas Zukerman, vn; Marc Neikrug, (1934). Sharon Bezaly, fl; Australian CO/ pf.

Richard Tognetti.

RCA RD 60447 21 BIS CD-1789 7 Duruflé, M. Meditation for organ (1964).

Sandström, J. A short ride on a motorbike Martin Ford, org.

(1989). Christian Lindberg, tb; Lahti SO/Osmo Harmonia Mundi HMU 807480 4 Vänskä.

Andrée, E. Piano trio in C minor (1860). Trio BIS CD-828 9 Nordica.

Tognetti, R. Flying (2017). Satu Vänskä, IMCD 113 25 voice; Australian CO/Richard Tognetti.

10:30 CONCERT HALL ABC 481 5781 3 Prepared by James Nightingale Schubert, F. String trio in B flat, D471, Bizet, G. Overture: Patrie, op 19 (1873).

Triosatz (1816). Satu Vänskä, vn; Jeremy Melbourne SO/John Lanchbery.

Williams, va; Patrick Murphy, vc.

ABC 456 669-2 13 Fine Music concert recording 8 Brahms, J. Violin concerto in D, op 77 Mozart, W. Misera, dove son! ... Ah! non (1878). Lisa Batiashvili, vn; Staatskapelle son io che parlo, K369 (1781). Nicole Carr, sop;

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Australian CO/Richard Tognetti.

ABC 481 7430 6 Pizzetti, I. Preludio a un altro giorno (1952).

BBC Scottish SO/Osmo Vänskä.

Hyperion CDH55329 12 Sibelius, J. Symphony no 5 in E flat, op 82 (1915). Minnesota O/Osmo Vänskä.

BIS SACD 1986 31 16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE including Arts Calendar at 5.00pm 19:00 THE JAZZ BEAT with Lloyd Capps 20:00 RECENT RELEASES 22:00 CHAMBER SOIRÉE Prepared by Rex Burgess Couperin, F. Concert royal no 3 in A (1714-15). Heinz Holliger, ob; Manfred Sax, bn; Thomas Brandis, vn; Josef Ulsamer, va; Christiane Jaccottet, hpd.

Archiv 427 119-2 17 Jacquet de la Guerre, E-C. Sonata no 5 in A minor (1707). Lina Tur Bonet, baroque vn; Patxi Montero, bass viol; Kenneth Weiss, hpd.

Pan Classics PC 10380 9 Mozart, W. Violin sonata no 27 in G major/ minor, K379 (1781). Pinchas Zukerman, vn; Marc Neikrug, pf.

RCA RD 60447 19 Schubert, F. Introduction and variations on Trockne Blumen, D802 (1824). Susan Milan, fl; Ian Brown, pf.

Chandos CHAN 8823 22 Rubinstein, A. Three pieces, op 11 no 2 (1854). Yuri Semenov, vc; Eleonora Teplukhina, pf.

Melodiya SUCD 10-00505 16 Myaskovsky, N. String quartet no 3 in D minor, op 33 no 3 (1911/30). Taneyev Quartet.

Northern Flowers NFPMA 98005 27

Wednesday 20 May WEDNESDAY 20 0:00 CONTEMPORARY COLLECTIVE 3:00 CLASSICAL TILL DAWN 6:00 FINE MUSIC BREAKFAST including Arts Calendar at 7.30am with Janine Burrus 9:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC Inspired by literature Prepared by Paul Cooke Hurlstone, W. Suite: The magic mirror (1900).

London PO/Nicholas Braithwaite.

Lyrita SRCD 208 25 Schubert, F. Der Hirt auf dem Felsen, D965 (1828; transcr.). Hans Petter Bonden, cl; Lars Anders Tomter, va; Einar Henning Smebye, pf.

Simax PSC 1018 10

Franck, C. Symphonic poem: Le chasseur maudit (1884). Czech PO/Jean Fournet.

Supraphon 11 0613-2011 14 Liszt, F. Ballade in B minor (1853). Leslie Howard, pf.

Hyperion CDS44512 13 Beethoven, L. Fantasia in C minor, op 80, Choral (1808). Susan Scheinpflug, sop; Kerstin Klein, sop; Andrea Pitt, cont; Albrecht Sack, ten; Ekkehard Wagner, ten; Reinhard Decker, bass; Bavarian Radio Choir; Middle German Radio Choir; Menahem Pressler, pf; Gewandhaus O/Kurt Masur.

Decca 478 6962 18 10:30 CONCERT HALL Prepared by Michael Field Handel, G. Overture to Esther, HWV50b (1718/32). English CO/Richard Bonynge.

Decca 466 434-2 8 Brahms, J. Piano concerto no 2 in B flat, op 83 (1878-81). Garrick Ohlsson, pf; Melbourne SO/Tadaaki Otaka.

ABC 481 0409 51 Bernstein, L. Symphony no 1, Jeremiah (1942). Christa Ludwig, mezz; Israel PO/ Leonard Bernstein.

DG 415 964-2 25 12:00 JAZZ SKETCHES with Robert Vale 13:00 IN CONVERSATION 14:00 MISCELLANEOUS MENDELSSOHN Prepared by Stephen Wilson Mendelssohn, F. Incidental music to A midsummer night’s dream, op 61 (1843).

Gewandhaus O/Riccardo Chailly.

Decca 481 0778 29 Pieces for children, op 72 (1842). Daniel Barenboim, pf.

DG 453 061-2 8 Four pieces for string quartet, op 81 (1827-49).

Coull String Quartet.

Hyperion CDS 44051/53 22 Piano concerto no 1 in G minor, op 25 (1831).

András Schiff, pf; Bavarian RSO/Charles Dutoit.

Decca 414 672-2 19 Symphony no 1 in C minor, op 11 (1824).

Tasmanian SO/Sebastian Lang-Lessing.

ABC 476 3623 31 16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE including Arts Calendar at 5.00pm 19:00 A TWIST OF JAZZ with Andrew Piper 20:00 AT THE OPERA Premiered 250 years ago Prepared by Elaine Siversen Jommelli, N. Armida abbandonata. Opera in three acts. Libretto by Saferio de’Rogati. First performed Naples, 30 May 1770.

ARMIDA: Ewa Malas-Godlewska, sop RINALDO: Claire Brua, mezz TANCREDI: Gilles Ragon, ten UBALDO: Patricia Petibon, sop DANO: Cécile Perrin, sop Les Talens Lyriques/Christophe Rousset FNAC 592326 2:52 Armida has bewitched the Crusader Rinaldo.

His friend Tancredi fails to break the spell.

The knights Ubaldo and Dano free Rinaldo from Armida’s power. In her fury and anger she destroys her own palace. The Crusaders have to build engines to free Jerusalem from the magic spell placed on it. Rinaldo fights the illusions Armida has conjured and cuts down the myrtle in the forest which is the source of her magic.

Sprezza il furor del vento; Par che di giubilo, from Attilio Regolo (1753). Joyce DiDonato, mezz; Il Pomo d’Oro/Maxim Emelyanychev.

Erato 01902 95928469 7 Fra il mar turbato, from Bajazette (1753).

Filippo Mineccia, ct; Nereydas/Javier Ulises Illán.

Pan Classics PC 10352 5 23:30 LA FOLIA Prepared by Di Cox Ponce, M. Variations and fugue on La folia de España (1928-31). John Williams, gui.

LP CBS SBR 235970 24

Thursday 21 May THURSDAY 21 0:00 CONTEMPORARY COLLECTIVE 3:00 CLASSICAL TILL DAWN 6:00 FINE MUSIC BREAKFAST including Arts Calendar at 7.30am with Simon Moore 9:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC The instruments: Woodwinds Prepared by Jennifer Foong Finger, G. Sonata in C. Frank de Bruine, ob; Mark Bennett, tpt; Mark Caudle, bass viol; Peter Holman, org.

Hyperion CDA66817 6 Villa-Lobos, H. Fantasia (1948). John Harle, sax; Academy of St Martin in the Fields/ Neville Marriner.

EMI 5 72110 2 10 Vanerovsky, F. Quartet in F. Christoff Ogg, cl; Regula Schneider, bshn; Markus Niederhauser, bshn; Andreas Ramseier, bshn.

Claves 50-9212 11 Berkeley, L. Trio (1935). Judith Fitton, fl, picc; Sarah Francis, ob, cora; Michael Dussek, pf.

Regis RRC1380 10

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Haydn, J. Divertimento in F, Hob.II:23 (c1760). Péter Pongrácz, ob; Bertalan Hock, ob; Tibor Fülemile, bn; András Nagy, bn; András Medveczky, hn; Deszö Mesterházy, hn.

Hungaroton HRC 155 11 Guillemain, L-G. Sonata in G, op 12 no 1 (pub. 1743). William Hazelzet, baroque fl; Fantasticus.

Resonus RES10222 14 Weber, C.M. Grand duo concert in E flat, op 48 (1815-16). Andreas Ottensamer, cl; Yuja Wang, pf.

DG 483 6069 16 10:30 CONCERT HALL Prepared by Peter Poole Grieg, E. Old Norwegian melody with variations, op 51 (1890; orch. 1900/05).

Cologne WDR SO/Eivind Aadland.

Audite 92.669 23 Sibelius, J. Violin concerto in D minor, op 47 (1903-04). Pekka Kuusisto, vn; Helsinki PO/ Leif Segerstam.

Ondine ODE 878-2 34 Berwald, F. Symphony in G minor, Sérieuse (1842). Royal PO/Ulf Björlin.

EMI 5 65303 2 27 12:00 JAZZ, PURE AND SIMPLE with Maureen Meers 13:00 THE PROLIFIC TELEMANN Prepared by Rex Burgess Telemann, G. Concerto in A minor. Dan Laurin, rec; Frederico Guglielmo, vn; Claudia Combs, vn; Monica Pelliciari, vn: Gianni Maraldi, va; Mauro Moretto, db; Cristiano Contradin, bass viol; Roberto Loreggian, hpd.

Brilliant Classics 95150/17 15 Trumpet concerto in D. Otto Sauter, tpt; Palatinate CO, Mannheim/Nicol Matt.

Brilliant Classics 95151/13 13 Triple concerto in A, from Tafelmusik I (pub.

1733). Wilbert Hazelzet, fl; Rémy Baudet, vn; Richte van der Meer, vc; Musica Amphion/ Pieter-Jan Belder.

Brilliant Classics 94104 26 14:00 PERSPECTIVES Percussion Prepared by James Nightingale Shlomowitz, M. Hi hat and me (2010).

Claire Edwardes, perc.

Tall Poppies TP223 5 Harvey, M.K. Homage to Liszt (2011).

Eugene Ughetti, perc; Michael Kieran Harvey, pf.

Move MD 3368 8 Tailleferre, G. Hommage à Rameau (1964).

Aldo Orvieto, pf; Renato Maioli, pf; Támmitam Percussion Ensemble/Guido Facchin.

Dynamic CDS 97 10 Glanville-Hicks, P. Sonata for piano and percussion (1952). Susanne Powell, pf; CSM

Saturday 23 May Percussion Ensemble/Michael Askill.

Canberra School of Music CSM:24 11 Kats-Chernin, E. Golden kitsch (2009). Claire Edwardes, perc; Melbourne SO/Benjamin Northey.

ABC 481 6430 18 15:00 MOONSTRUCK Prepared by Stephen Wilson Haydn, J. Overture to Il mondo della luna, Hob.XXVIII:7 (1777). Tasmanian SO/Ola Rudner.

ABC 472 447-2 4 Schulhoff, E. Moonstruck. Gewandhaus O/ Lothar Zagrosek.

Decca 444 182-2 24 Dvorák, A. Song to the moon, from Rusalka (1900). Nicole Car, sop; Australian Opera and Ballet O/Andrea Molino.

ABC 481 2371 6 Offenbach, J. Ballet, from The trip to the moon. Philharmonia O/Antonio de Almeida.

Philips 422 057-2 18 16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE including Arts Calendar at 5.00pm 19:00 THE NEW JAZZ STANDARD with Frank Presley 20:00 THE WORLD OF A SYMPHONY Prepared by James Nightingale Mozart, W. Six variations in F on Paisiello’s Salve tu, Domine, K398 (1783-84). Geoffrey Lancaster, fp.

Tall Poppies TP009 7 Haydn, J. String quartet in C, op 33 no 3, The bird (1781). Salomon Quartet.

Hyperion CDA66681 22 Bach, C.P.E. Lobesang; Morgenlied; Abendlied; Über die Finsternis kurz vor dem Tode Jesu; Passionslied (1780-81). Klaus Mertens, bar; Ludger Rémy, fp. cpo 999 708-2 20 Mozart, W. Divertimento in B flat, K439b no 1 (1783/86). CO of Europe Wind Soloists.

Teldec 2292-46472-2 14 Salieri, A. Eccomi più che mai … Amor, pietoso Amore, from Il ricco d’un giorno (1784). Cecilia Bartoli, mezz; O of the Age of Enlightenment/Adám Fischer.

Decca 475 100-2 6 Clementi, M. Piano sonata in D, op 10 no 2 (1783). Howard Shelley, pf.

Hyperion CDA67717 8 Mozart, W. Symphony no 36 in C, K425, Linz (1783). Mozart Akademie Amsterdam/ Jaap ter Linden.

Brilliant Classics 94295 31 22:00 BERCEUSES Prepared by Jacky Ternisien Mouquet, J. Berceuse, op 22 (1907). Sara Ligas, fl; Luca Nurchis, pf.

Brilliant Classics 95505 6

Sibelius, J. Berceuse, from Pensées lyriques, op 40 no 5 (1912-14; arr.

Kondonassis). Yolanda Kondonassis, hp.

Telarc 80533 2 Godard, B. Berceuse, from Jocelyn, op 100 (1888; arr. Terracini). Murray Khouri, cl; Prague Metropolitan O/Paul Terracini.

Continuum CCD1080 7 Hahn, R. Berceuses (1904). Leslie Howard, Mattia Ometto, pf.

Melba MR 301148-49 11 22:30 ULTIMA THULE

Elgar, E. Symphony no 1 in A flat, op 55 (1908). London PO/Adrian Boult.

Lyrita SRCD.221 49 12:00 A JAZZ HOUR with Barry O'Sullivan 13:00 IMPROMPTUS Prepared by Jacky Ternisien Charlton, R. Five impromptus (1984).

Sydney Guitar Quartet.

Fine Music concert recording 9 Martinu, B. Two impromptus (1959). Elaine Funaro, hpd.

Centaur CRC 2517 5 Poulenc, F. Five impromptus (1922/39).

Friday 22 May Pascal Rogé, pf.

Decca 460 329-2 7 FRIDAY 22 Bennett, Richard. Five impromptus (1974).

0:00 CONTEMPORARY Craig Ogden, gui.

COLLECTIVE Nimbus NI 5390 8 3:00 CLASSICAL TILL DAWN Massenet, J. Two impromptus. Jean6:00 FINE MUSIC BREAKFAST Efflam Bavouzet, pf. including Arts Calendar at 7.30am Chandos CHSA 5084 5 with Annabelle Drumm Jersild, J. Nine impromptus (1987). Kim 9:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC Sjøgren, vn; Lars Hannibal, gui.

Al fresco OUR 8.226902 11 Prepared by James Nightingale Vorisek, J. Allegro, from Impromptu, op 7 Makris, A. Aegean festival overture (1967; (1822). Olga Tverskaya, pf. transcr. Bader). President’s Own United States Opus 111 OP30241 5 Marine Band/Michael Colburn.

14:00 BETWEEN TWO WORLDS Altissimo ALT63132 11 Tchaikovsky’s orchestral works Haydn, J. Divertimento in D, Hob.II:D18 Prepared by Ron Walledge (c1760). Péter Pongrácz, ob; Bertalan Hock, Tchaikovsky, P. Valse; Polonaise, from ob; Tibor Fülemile, bn; András Nagy, bn; Eugene Onegin (1879). Royal Opera House O/ András Medveczky, hn; Deszö Mesterházy, hn. Colin Davis, Hungaroton HRC 155 11 Philips 442 893-3 11 Sculthorpe, P. Kakadu (1988). Alexa Violin concerto in D, op 35 (1878). Maxim Murray, cora; William Barton, did; Queensland Vengerov, vn; Berlin PO/Claudio Abbado.

SO/Michael Christie.

Teldec 4509-90881-2 35 ABC 476 1921 16 Variations on a rococo theme, op 33 Grieg, E. Tempest clouds, from Three piano (1876). Mstislav Rostropovich, vc; Royal pieces, op posth (1904). Eva Knardahl, pf.

Concertgebouw O/Kyrill Kondrashin.

BIS CD-112 5 Radio Nederland RCO 06004 18 Vaughan Williams, R. The lake in the Symphony no 4 in F minor, op 36 (1877). mountains (1941). Ian Brown, pf.

Russian NO/Mikhail Pletnev.

Hyperion CDA67313 4 DG 479 1429 44 Hummel, J. Tyrolean air with variations 16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE (c1829). Cecilia Bartoli, mezz; Maria including Arts Calendar at 5.00pm Goldschmidt, fl; Robert Pickup, cl; O La 19:00 FRIDAY JAZZ SESSION Scintilla/Adám Fischer. with Christopher Waterhouse Decca 475 9077 7 20:00 EVENINGS WITH THE Mozart, W. Serenade no 11 in E flat, K375 ORCHESTRA (1781). Wind soloists of the CO of Europe.

Alexander Glazunov Teldec 2292-46472-2 24 Prepared by Di Cox 10:30 CONCERT HALL Glazunov, A. Concert waltz no 1, op 47 Prepared by Robert Gilchrist (1893). Moscow SO/Igor Golovschin.

Strauss, J. II Overture to Waldmeister Naxos 8.553838 9 (1895). Sydney SO/Patrick Thomas.

Violin concerto in A minor, op 82 (1904-05).

Philips 411 143 9 Anne-Sophie Mutter, vn; National SO/Mstislav Mozart, W. Flute concerto no 1 in G, K313 Rostropovich.

(1778). Swedish CO/Patrick Gallois, fl & dir.

Erato ECD 75506 20 Naxos 8.557011 24

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Stenka Razin, op 13 (1885). London SO/ Yondani Butt.

ASV DCA 903 15 Symphony no 5 in B flat (1895). Moscow SO/ Alexander Anissimov.

Naxos 8.553660 35 Suite in E: From the Middle Ages, op 79 (1903).

Royal Scottish NO/Neeme Järvi.

Chandos CHAN 7049 23 Wedding march, op 21 (1889). Rumanian State O/Horia Andreescu.

Marco Polo 8.220487 8 22:00 BAROQUE AND BEFORE Prepared by Rodrigo Azaola Part 1: Under the sign of love Scarlatti, A. E pur vuole il cielo e amore.

Sandrine Piau, sop; Gérard Lesne, ct; Il Seminario Musicale.

Virgin 5 45126 2 10 Mouret, J-J. Ballet: Les amours des dieux (1727). Symphonie du Marais/Hugo Reyne.

Astrée E8650 12 Handel, G. Cantata: Venus and Adonis, HWV85 (c1700). Philippa Hyde, sop; Parley of Instruments/Peter Holman.

Chandos CHAN 0776 10 Charpentier, M-A. Quel prix de mon amour, from Médée (1693). Jill Feldman, sop; Les Arts Florissants Ch & O/William Christie.

Harmonia Mundi HMX 290605.07 5 Rameau, J-P. Rossignols amoureux, from Hippolyte et Aricie (1733). Kathrin Graf, sop; Peter Lukas Graf, fl; Raffaele Altwegg, vc; Michio Kobayashi, hpd.

Claves CD 50-604 7 Desmarets, H. Excerpts from Venus and Adonis (1697). Les Talens Lyriques/Christophe Rousset. naïve V5197 7 Schein, J. Amor, das liebe Räuberlein, from Diletti pastorali (pub. 1624). Cantus Cölln/ Konrad Junghänel.

Harmonia Mundi RD77088 4 Ariosti, A. Cantatas, from The flowering and fading of love (1723-24): no 1, La rosa; no 5, Il naufragio. Musica Solare.

Naxos 8.557573 21 Part 2: Pluck it, tune it Monteverdi, C. Lamento d’Arianna. Anne Sofie von Otter, sop; Jakob Lindberg, theorbo.

Archiv 457617-2 11 Purcell, H. O solitude. Anne Sofie von Otter, sop; Jacob Lindberg, theorbo.

Archiv 479 1045 5 Visée, R. de Suite in G. Eric Bellocq, gui; Massimo Moscardo, gui; Concert Spirituel.

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SATURDAY 23 0:00 CLASSIC-ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT 6:00 SATURDAY MORNING MUSIC with Peter Bell 9:00 WHAT'S ON IN MUSIC Our weekly guide to musical events in and around Sydney 9:05 THE PIANO ALONE Prepared by Jacky Ternisien Fauré, G. Impromptu no 1 in E flat, op 25 (1881). Kathryn Stott, pf.

Hyperion CDA66911/4 4 Debussy, C. Excerpts from Children’s corner (1906-08). Roger Woodward, pf.

ABC 472 170-2 17 Chaminade, C. Excerpts from Album des enfants, op 123, 126 (1906-07). Peter Jacobs, pf.

Hyperion CDA66846 27 10:00 MUSIC OF THE DANCE Prepared by Stephen Wilson Beethoven, L. 12 Contredanses (1800-01).

Academy of St Martin in the Fields/Neville Marriner.

EMI CDM 1 66426 2 11 Shostakovich, D. Ballet: The limpid stream, op 39 (1934-35). Konstantin Scherbakov, pf.

Naxos 8.570092 16 Coleridge-Taylor, S. Four characteristic waltzes, op 22 (1898). RTE Concert O/Adrian Leaper.

Marco Polo 8.223516 14 Turina, J. Danzas fantásticas, op 22 (1920).

Cincinnati SO/Jésus López-Cobos.

Telarc 80574 15 Brahms, J. Excerpts from Hungarian dance suite (1852/69; arr. Webster). Geoffrey Collins, fl; Catherine McCorkill, cl; Ian Munro, pf.

Fine Music concert recording 13 Gossec, F-J. Symphonie concertante du ballet de Mirza in D (1784). Martin Sandhoff, fl; Andrea Keller, vn; Concerto Köln/Werner Ehrhardt.

Capriccio C8019 11 11:30 ON PARADE Prepared by Chris Blower Puccini, G. Nessun dorma, from Turandot (1920-24; compl. Alfano 1926; arr.). Hawthorn Band/Ken MacDonald.

Walsingham WAL 9000-2 3 Donizetti, G. Quando rapito in estasio, from Lucia di Lammermoor (arr. Parkes). Phillip McCann, cornet; John Foster Black Dyke Mills Band/Peter Parkes.

Chandos CHAN 4502 4 Weinberger, J. Polka and fugue, from Schwanda the bagpiper (1927; arr. Bainum).

President's Own United States Marine Band/ Michael Colburn.

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Nicolai, O. Overture to The merry wives of Windsor (1849; arr.). Black Dyke Mills Band.

Music Digital 6249 8 12:00 URBAN JAZZ LOUNGE with Leita Hutchings 13:00 IN A SENTIMENTAL MOOD with Maureen Meers Nostalgic music and artists from the 30s, 40s and 50s and occasionally beyond, in a trip down many memory lanes 14:00 THE VOICES, THE ROLES Prepared by Angela Cockburn Tenors: Cads and murderers 14:30 SATURDAY MATINEE Operetta in the afternoon Prepared by Elaine Siversen Lehár, F. The land of smiles. Operetta in three acts. Libretto by Ludwig Herzer. First performed Vienna, 1929.

LISA: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, sop PRINCE SOU-CHONG: Nicolai Gedda, ten PRINCESS MI: Emmy Loose, sop GUSTAV: Erich Kunz, bar Philharmonia Ch & O/Otto Ackermann.

Intense Media 600200 1:27 In Vienna in 1912, Countess Lisa marries a Chinese diplomat, Prince Sou-chong, and returns with him to China despite the warnings of her friends and family. In Peking, despite their love, she finds that she is unable to come to terms with his culture, and especially when she finds that that he has four other wives.

He assures her that it is just a formality, but unhappiness is inevitable. She wants to return to Vienna but is locked in the palace. She escapes with the help of the prince’s sister, Princess Mi and the Viennese official Gustav, once her suitor in Vienna. During the escape, she meets Prince Sou-chong by accident but the prince accepts her decision and allows her to leave although they still love each other.

Lehár, F. Excerpts from Schon ist die Welt.

Renate Holm, sop; Rudolf Schock, ten; Günther Arndt Choir; Die Ping-Pongs; Film, Radio and Stage O, Berlin/Frank Fox. Operette KO 863 442 26 Strauss, J. II Waltz, Vienna blood, op 354 (1873). Queensland SO/Vladimir Ponkin.

ABC 432 250-2 9 Romberg, S. I bring a love song; You will remember Vienna, from Viennese nights (1930). Jean Carlton, sop; Shirlee Emmous, sop; William Diehl, bar; O/Sigmund Romberg.

Naxos 8.110886 10 17:00 SOCIETY SPOT Sydney Schubert Society Prepared by Ross Hayes 18:00 MUSIC OF THE SCREEN Music of all kinds featured on the screen, small and large 19:00 EMERGENT JAZZ with Keith Pettigrew

Sunday 24 May 20:00 THE LIFE OF A COMPOSER Jean-Baptiste Lully Prepared by Rodrigo Azaola Lully, J-B. O lachrymae (c1664). Le Concert Spirituel/Hervé Niquet.

FNAC 592303 19 Pastorale comique, scène 2 (1667). Gilles Ragon, high ten; Michel Verchaeve, bar; Bernard Delétré, bass; Les Musiciens du Louvre/Marc Minkowski.

Erato 245 286-2 6 Ouverture; Pastorale; Menuet pour les faunes et dryades; Entree d’Apollon, from Les amants magnifiques (1670). Isabelle Poulenard, sop; Agnès Mellon, sop; Gilles Ragon, high ten; Michel Laplénie, ten; Michel Verschaeve, bar; Les Musiciens du Louvre/Marc Minkowski.

Erato 245 286-2 20 Sarabande, from Ballet des plaisirs (1655).

Musica Antiqua Cologne/Reinhard Goebel.

DG 463 446-2 2 Thésée, tragédie en musique (1675). Françoise Masset, sop; Symphonie du Marais/Hugo Reyne.

Astrée E 8650 12 Le perfide Renaud me fuit, from Armide (1686).

Le Jardin Secret.

Coro COR 16060 5 Overture to Roland (1685). Les Talens Lyriques/Christophe Rousset.

Ambroisie AM 167 4 Plus j’observe ces lieux, from Armide. Howard Crook, ten; La Chappelle Royale O/Philippe Herreweghe.

Harmonia Mundi HMX 2908150.52 5 Excerpts from Amadis (1684). Véronique Gens, sop; Benoit Porcherot, ct; David Witczak, bar; Les Chantres du Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles; Musica Florea/Olivier Schneebeli.

MBF 1108 39 22:00 SATURDAY NIGHT AT HOME Prepared by Rex Burgess Biber, H. Partia VI in D, from Harmonia artificiosa-ariosa (pub. 1712). Musica Antiqua Cologne/Reinhard Goebel.

Archiv 479 1957 18 Campagnoli, B. Flute quartet no 2 in C (c1790s). Gabriele Formenti, fl; Ensemble Il Demetrio.

Brilliant Classics 95399 13 Bottesini, G. Gran duetto no 2 (1880).

Wolfgang Güttler, db; Ernö Sebestyen, va.

Schwann CD 311 042 H1 18 Schumann, R. Carnaval, op 9 (1833-35).

Joyce Yang, pf.

Avie AV2229 33 Ravel, M. Suite from Mother Goose (1908-11).

Montreal SO/Charles Dutoit.

Decca 478 5616 28

SUNDAY 24 0:00 CLASSIC-ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT 6:00 SUNDAY MORNING MUSIC with Terry McMullen 9:00 MUSICA SACRA Prepared by Nicky Gluch Barton, W. I dream of sacred ... I am my dream. William Barton, did; Southern Cross Soloists.

ABC 476 4834 17 Beethoven, L. Sanctus; Benedictus, from Missa solemnis in D, op 123 (1818). New Philharmonia Ch; London PO/Carlo Maria Giulini.

EMI 1 66447 2 17 Janácek, L. Mass in E flat (1907-08; ed.

Wingfield). Michael Phillips, org; Choir of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge/ Geoffrey Webber.

ASV DCA 914 19 10:00 THE CLASSICAL ERA Haydn and his pupils Prepared by Stephen Wilson Hänsel, P. String quintet in G. Zurich Chamber Ensemble.

Jecklin 608-2 23 Kraft, A. Cello concerto in C, op 4 (pub.

1792). Anner Bijlsma, vc; Tafelmusik O/Jean Lamon.

Harmonia Mundi RD 77757 20 Lessel, F. Variations. Wlodimierz Tomaszczuk, fl; Bydgoszcz PO/Zbigniew Chwedczuk.

Concerto 25014 7 Pleyel, I. Symphony in C minor (1778).

Capella Istropolitana/Uwe Grodd.

Naxos 8.554696 28 Haydn, J. Keyboard sonata no 33 in C minor, Hob.XVI:20 (1771). Sviatoslav Richter, pf.

Stradivarius STR 33343 28 12:00 CLASSIC JAZZ AND RAGTIME with John Buchanan 13:00 WORLD MUSIC: Whirled Wide 14:00 FOCUS ON STENHAMMAR Prepared by Paul Cooke Stenhammar, W. Allegro con moto ed appassionata (1888-89). Lucia Negro, pf.

BIS CD-554 12 Symphony no 2 in G minor, op 34 (1911-15).

Gothenburg SO/Neeme Jarvi.

BIS CD-251 43 15:00 SUNDAY SPECIAL Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes Prepared by Chris Blower Poulenc, F. Ballet: Les biches (1923). Ulster O/Yan Pascal Tortelier.

Chandos CHAN 9023 20 Prokofiev, S. Suite from Chout, op 21 (1920). London SO/Claudio Abbado.

Decca 478 5365 25

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Ravel, M. Suite no 2 from Daphnis and Chloë (1912). Sydney SO/Willem van Otterloo.

ABC 438 195-2 16 Satie, E. Ballet: Parade (1917; arr.). London SO/Antal Doráti.

Mercury 478 5092 14 Stravinsky, I. Ballet: The rite of spring (1913/47). Detroit SO/Antal Dorati.

Decca 478 3156 34 17:00 HOSANNA Stanford, C. Villiers Coelos ascendit hodie.

Choir of St Paul’s Cathedral, London/John Scott.

Hyperion CDA66678 2 Hymn: Eternal Monarch, King most high. Choir of St Mary’s Cathedral, Edinburgh; Simon Nieminski, org; Matthew Owens, cond.

Delphian DCD34017 2 Plainsong: Psalm 47. Choir of St Mary’s Cathedral, Edinburgh/Matthew Owens.

Delphian DCD34017 3 Stanford, C. Villiers Magnificat; Nunc dimittis in A. Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge; Glen Dempsey, org; Andrew Nethsingha, cond.

Signum SIGCD588 12 Finzi, G. God is gone up. Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge; Trinity Brass; Asher Oliver, org; Stephen Layton, cond.

Hyperion CDA68222 5 Philips, P. Ascendit Deus. Choir of Clare College, Cambridge/Graham Ross.

Harmonia Mundi HMU 907623 2 Gowers, P. Viri Galilaei. Choir of Clare College, Cambridge; Dimitri Ensemble; Peter Harrison, Matthew Jorysz, org; Graham Ross, cond.

Harmonia Mundi HMU 907623 7 Schütz, H. Psalm 100. Cambridge Singers; La Nuova Musica/John Rutter.

Collegium COLCD 134 4 Harris, W. Bring us, O Lord God. Voces8.

Voces8 Records VCM126EP1 4 Hymn: Lord, enthroned in heavenly splendour.

Choir of Wells Cathedral; Rupert Gough, org; Malcolm Archer, cond.

Hyperion CDP12102 3 Messiaen, O. Transports de joie. Tom Winpenny, org.

Naxos 8.573471 5 18:00 SMALL FORCES Prepared by Frank Morrison Leclair, J-M. Violin sonata in F (pub. 1723).

Fabio Biondi, vn; Maurizio Naddeo, vc; Pascal Monteilhet, lute; Rinaldo Alessandrini, hpd.

Arcana A 39 16 Poulenc, F. Sextet for piano and wind quintet (1932-39). Eva Knardahl, pf; Gothenburg Wind Quintet.

BIS CD-24 18

Donizetti, G. Una furtiva lagrima, from L’elisir d’amore (1831). Roberto Alagna, ten; London PO/Evelino Pido.

DG 481 056-9 4 Sor, F. Six pieces, Voyons si c’est ça, op 45 (1831). Jason Vieaux, gui.

Naxos 8.553986 15 Bellini, V. Casta diva, from Norma (1831).

Cecilia Bartoli, mezz; International Chamber Vocalists; La Scintilla O/Giovanni Antonini.

Decca 478 8583 7 Schumann, R. Allegro in B minor, op 8 (1831). Maurizio Pollini, pf.

DG 479 0908 9 Kuhlau, F. Trio in G, op 119 (1831). JeanPierre Rampal, fl; Claudi Arimany, fl; John Steele Ritter, pf.

Delos DE 3212 16 Schumann, R. Allegro in B minor, op 8 (1831). Maurizio Pollini, pf.

DG 471 370-2 9 Chopin, F. Étude in C minor, op 10 no 12, Revolutionary. Idil Biret, pf.

Naxos 8.553170 3 10:30 CONCERT HALL Prepared by Derek Parker Pugnani, G. Overture no 2 in F. Academia Montis Regalis/Luigi Mangiocavallo.

Opus 111 OPS 30-151 17 Chopin, F. Piano concerto no 2 in F minor, op 21 (1830). Maria João Pires, pf; Royal PO/ André Previn.

DG 437 817-2 33 Stravinsky, I. Apollon musagète (1928/47).

Academy of St Martin in the Fields/Neville Marriner.

Decca 443 577-2 30 12:00 SWING SESSIONS with John Buchanan 13:00 MUSICAL MATINÉE Prepared by Jacky Ternisien Dvorák, A. Miniatures, op 75a (1887).

Budapest FO/Iván Fischer.

Philips 464 647-2 14 Schubert, F. Incidental music to Rosamunde, D797 (1823). Columbia SO/Bruno Walter.

Monday 25 May Sony SMK 64478 20 Beethoven, L. Incidental music to Leonore MONDAY 25 Prohaska, WoO96 (1815). Sylvia McNair, sop; 0:00 CLASSIC-ALL THROUGH THE Karoline Eichhorn, narr; Sascha Reckert, glass NIGHT harmonica; Marie-Pierre Langlamet, hp; Berlin 6:00 FINE MUSIC BREAKFAST PO/Claudio Abbado. including Arts Calendar at 7.30am DG 447 748-2 12 with James Hunter Sullivan, A. Masquerade, from The 9:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC merchant of Venice (1871). Emmanuel Lawler, A year in retrospect: 1831 ten; RTE Concert O/Andrew Penny.

Prepared by Derek Parker Marco Polo 8.223461 23 Chopin, F. Grande polonaise brillante, op Bizet, G. Children's games, op 22 (1871).

22 (1831-32). Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, pf. Consort of London.

Memoria ABM 999-001 15 Collins 11412 11 Paganini, N. Guitar quartet no 13 in F (1818-20). Bruno Pignata, vn; Lorenzo Lugli, va; Paolo Mosca, vc; Pino Briasco, gui.

Dynamic CDS 17/1-2 20 19:00 SUNDAY NIGHT CONCERT Prepared by Rex Burgess Beethoven, L. Overture to Coriolan, op 62 (1807). Sydney SO/Willem van Otterloo.

LP RCA VRL4 0190 9 Respighi, O. Symphonic poem: Roman festivals (1928). Cleveland O/Lorin Maazel.

Decca 478 2826 26 Berlioz, H. Herminie (1828). Michèle Lagrange, sop; Lille NO/Jean-Claude Casadesus.

Harmonia Mundi HMC 901542 21 Wolf, H. Symphonic poem: Penthesilea (1883-85). Paris O/Daniel Barenboim.

Apex 0927-49582-2 26 20:30 NEW HORIZONS Prepared by James Nightingale Glass, P. Company (1983). Kremerata Baltica/Eri Klas.

Nonesuch 7559-79582-2 8 Finsterer, M. Reprise: Lighthouse, from South Solitary (2010). Louise Johnson, hp; Genevieve Lang, hp; Sydney Scoring O/ Christopher Gordon.

1 Moni’s reel, from South Solitary. Kate Malone, vn; Mary Finsterer, ensemble MIDI. 4 Solitary lament, from South Solitary. Nicole Thomson, voice; Mary Finsterer, pf MIDI; Sydney Scoring O/Christopher Gordon. 3 The departure, from South Solitary. Sydney Scoring O/Brett Kelly.

2 ABC 476 3955 (4 above) Tract. David Pereira, vc.

Tall Poppies TP075 6 Silva. Ensemble Offspring. ensembleoffspring.com 15 Zimmermann, W. Ländler topographien.

Frankfurt RSO/Cristóbal Halffter.

Mode 307/9 41 22:00 AFTER HOURS JAZZ

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14:30 DAY’S END Prepared by Stephen Wilson Kodály, Z. Summer evening (1929-30).

Budapest PO/Zoltan Kodály.

DG 427 408-2 21 Puccini, G. Viene la sera, from Madama Butterfly (1904). Antoinette Halloran, sop; Rosario La Spina, ten; Queensland SO/ Stephen Mould.

ABC 476 6955 7 Chausson, E. Soir de fête, op 32 (189798). BBC PO/Yan Pascal Tortelier.

Chandos CHAN 9650 14 Schumann, R. Evening pieces, op 73 (1849). Steven Isserlis, vc; Dénes Varjon, pf.

Hyperion CDA67661 11 Haydn, J. Symphony in G, Hob. I:8, Evening (1761). Freiburg Baroque O/Petra Müllejans.

Harmonia Mundi HMX 2961767 27 16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE including Arts Calendar at 5.00pm 19:00 JAZZ PULSE with Chris Wetherall 20:00 STORMY MONDAY with Austin Harrison and Garth Sundberg 22:00 JAZZ AFTER HOURS

Tuesday 26 May TUESDAY 26 0:00 CONTEMPORARY COLLECTIVE 3:00 CLASSICAL TILL DAWN 6:00 FINE MUSIC BREAKFAST including Arts Calendar at 7.30am with Julie Simonds 9:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC Colours of the keyboard Prepared by Elaine Siversen Saeverud, H. Tunes and dances from Siljustøl, op 21 (1942). Jan Henrik Kayser, pf.

LP BIS LP-73 12 Jacquet de la Guerre, E-C. Sonata IV in G (1707). Lina Tur Bonet, baroque vn; Patxi Montero, bass viol; Kenneth Weiss, hpd.

Panclassics PC 10380 10 Beethoven, L. Piano sonata in G, op 14 no 2 (1799). Geoffrey Lancaster, fp.

ABC 454 501-2 14 Brahms, J. Piano trio no 3 in C minor, op 101 (1886). Itzhak Perlman, vn; Lynn Harrell, vc; Vladimir Ashkenazy, pf.

EMI 7 54725 2 21 MacDowell, E. Second modern suite, op 14 (pub. 1883). James Barbagallo, pf.

Marco Polo 8.223634 22 10:30 CONCERT HALL Prepared by Jacky Ternisien Handel, G. Ouverture, from Semele, HWV58 (1744). Il Complesso Barocco/Alan Curtis.

DHM 88875199812 7

Wednesday 27 May Arnold, S. Incidental music to Macbeth (1778). Toronto Camerata/Kevin Mallon.

Naxos 8.557484 18 Lindpaintner, P. Bassoon concerto in F, op 44. Albrecht Holder, bn; Stuttgart PO/ Nicolas Pasquet.

Naxos 8.553456 22 Fesca, F. Symphony no 1, in E flat, op 6 (1810-12). North German Radio PO/Frank Beermann. cpo 999 889-2 32 12:00 JAZZ RHYTHM with Jeannie McInnes 13:00 PASTORAL PLEASURES Alwyn, W. Pastoral fantasia (1939). Stephen Tees, va; City of London Sinfonia/Richard Hickox.

Chandos CHAN 9065 13 Howells, H. Pastoral rhapsody (1923).

London SO/Richard Hickox.

Chandos CHAN 9410 12 Rodrigo, J. Pastoral concerto (1977).

Joanna G’froerer, fl; Asturias SO/Maximiano Valdés.

Naxos 8.557801 26 14:00 FROM ROMANTIC RUSSIA Prepared by Frank Morrison Rubinstein, A. Cello sonata no 1 in D, op 18 (1852). Steven Isserlis, vc; Stephen Hough, pf.

RCA 09026 68290 2 23 Tchaikovsky, P. Piano trio in A minor, op 50, In memory of a great artist (1881-82).

Borodin Trio.

Chandos CHAN 8975 50 Arensky, A. Symphony no 1 in B minor, op 4 (1883). USSR SO/Yevgeny Svetlanov.

Melodiya SUCD 10-00149 36 16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE including Arts Calendar at 5.00pm 19:00 THE JAZZ BEAT with Lloyd Capps 20:00 RECENT RELEASES 22:00 CHAMBER SOIRÉE Prepared by Paul Cooke Gade, N. String quartet in F minor (1851).

Kontra Quartet.

BIS CD-516 19 Frankel, B. Clarinet quintet, op 28 (1956).

Thea King, cl; Britten String Quartet.

Hyperion CDA66428 20 Bacewicz, G. Violin sonata no 4 (1949).

Terri Pontremoli, vn; Anita Pontremoli, pf.

Centaur CRC 2119 19 Danzi, F. Bassoon quartet in D minor, op 40 no 2 (pub. c1814). Robert Thompson, bn; Roger Coull, vn; David Curtis, va; John Todd, vc.

CRD 3503 24 Grieg, E. Cello sonata in A minor, op 36 (1883). Zoe Knighton, vc; Ian Munro, pf.

Move MD 3420 30

WEDNESDAY 27 0:00 CONTEMPORARY COLLECTIVE 3:00 CLASSICAL TILL DAWN 6:00 FINE MUSIC BREAKFAST including Arts Calendar at 7.30am with Janine Burrus 9:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC Inspired by literature Prepared by Jacky Ternisien Schumann, R. Overture, from Goethe’s Faust (1844-53). English CO/Benjamin Britten.

Decca 425 705-2 8 Rubinstein, A. Faust, op 68 (1864).

George Enescu PO/Horia Andreescu.

Naxos 8.557005 20 Sarasate, P. de Concert fantasy on Gounod’s Faust (1874). Livia Sohn, vn; Geoff Nuttall, va; Benjamin Loeb, pf.

Naxos 8.573403 12 Schumann, R. Overture to Scenes from Goethe’s Faust, Wo03 (1853; arr). Eckerle Piano Duo. Naxos 8.572879 8 Schubert, F. Seven Goethe Lieder. Olaf Bär, bar; Geoffrey Parsons, pf.

EMI CDC 7 54773 2 15 Liszt, F. Mephistopheles, from A Faust symphony (1854; arr.). Franz Liszt Piano Duo. Naxos 8.572560 17 10:30 CONCERT HALL Prepared by Paul Hopwood Handel, G. Suite in F, from Water music, HWV348 (c1715/36). Stuttgart CO/Karl Münchinger.

Decca 478 5623 30 Shostakovich, D. Cello concerto no 1 in E flat, op 107 (1959). Mason Jones, hn; Mstislav Rostropovich, vc; Philadelphia O/Eugene Ormandy.

CBS MPK 44850 27 Beethoven, L. Symphony no 8 in F, op 93 (1812). Academy of Ancient Music/Christopher Hogwood.

L’Oiseau-Lyre 425 695-2 24 12:00 JAZZ SKETCHES with Robert Vale 13:00 IN CONVERSATION 14:00 DRESDEN’S MUSICAL HERITAGE Weber, C.M. Invitation to the dance (1819; orch. Berlioz). Sydney SO/Tibor Paul.

ABC 442 377-2 10 Schumann, R. Three romances, op 94 (1849). Paul Meyer, cl; Eric Le Sage, pf.

Denon CO-75960 13 Hasse, J. Cantata: Sweet Phyllis, my beloved. Julianne Baird, sop; Nancy Hadden, fl; Erin Headley, bass viol; Malcolm Proud, hpd.

CRD 3488 14 Schütz, H. Psalm 98: Singet dem Herren ein neues Lied (pub. 1619). Stuttgart Chamber

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Thursday 28 May Choir and soloists; Musica Fiata of Cologne/ Frieder Bernius.

Sony S2K 48042 7 Schumann, R. Humoreske, op 20 (1839).

Wilhelm Kempff, pf.

DG 435 045-2 27 Heinichen, J. Oboe concerto in A minor.

Martin Stadler, ob; Fiori Musicali; Bremen Baroque O/Thomas Albert. cpo 999 637-2 11 Hasse, J. Miserere in E minor. Greta de Reyghere, sop; Susanna Moncayo von Hase, cont; Ian Honeyman, ten; Dirk Snellings, bass; Il Fondamento/Paul Dombrecht.

Opus 111 OPS 30-80 24 16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE including Arts Calendar at 5.00pm 19:00 A TWIST OF JAZZ with Andrew Piper 20:00 AT THE OPERA Prepared by Elaine Siversen Mozart, W. Così fan tutte, K588. Opera in two acts. Libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte. First performed Vienna, 1790.

FIORDIGLIO: Véronique Gens, sop DORABELLA: Bernada Fink, mezz FERRANDO: Werner Güra, ten GUGLIELMO: Marcel Boone, bass DESPINA: Graciela Oddone, sop DON ALFONSO: Pietro Spagnoli, bass Cologne Chamber Choir; Concerto Cologne/ René Jacobs.

Harmonia Mundi HMX 2908409.16 3:03 Fiordiligi and Dorabella are engaged to Ferrando and Guglielmo and are passionately in love. Don Alfonso bets the two men that their fiancées would prove false to them if the opportunity were to be offered. The men pretend that they are ordered abroad but return in disguise to court the ladies. With Don Alfonso’s plotting and the wiles of their servant Despina, each lady yields to the other’s lover.

The ruse is revealed, the lovers eventually make up. Don Alfonso has won his bet, affirming così fan tutte (Women all do it).

Mozart, W. Sehnsucht nach dem Frühling, K596 (1791); Der Frühling, K597 (1791); Das Veilchen, K476 (1785); Abendempfindung an Laura, K523 (1787). Werner Güra, ten; Christoph Berner, pf.

Harmonia Mundi HMC 901979 12 23:30 EARLY KEYBOARD SCHUMANN Prepared by Di Cox Schumann, R. Symphonic études, op 13 (1834-37). Valentina Lisitsa, pf.

Decca 478 7697 26

THURSDAY 28 0:00 CONTEMPORARY COLLECTIVE 3:00 CLASSICAL TILL DAWN 6:00 FINE MUSIC BREAKFAST including Arts Calendar at 7.30am with Simon Moore 9:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC The instruments: Woodwinds Prepared by Mark Renton Iturralde, P. Memorias (2014). Juan M. Jiménez, sax; Esteban Ocaña, pf.

Naxos 8.573429 10 Vivaldi, A. Recorder concerto in C, RV443.

Genevieve Lacey, rec; Australian Brandenburg O/Paul Dyer.

ABC 476 9233 8 Gershwin, G. Three preludes (1925; transcr. Cohn, Falletta). Debra Wendells Cross, fl; Robert Alemany, cl; JoAnn Falletta, gui.

Virginia Arts Festival VA901 6 Nielsen, C. Wind quintet, op 43 (1922).

Athena Ensemble.

Chandos 10454 X 24 Spike, K. Lament (2005). Leah Lock, fl; Deborah de Graaff, cl; Kristofer Spike, pf. spikekarpf@aol.com 10 Roman, J. Oboe d’amore concerto in D. Alf Nilsson, ob d’amore; Anders Öhrwal, hpd; Stockholm Sinfonietta/Jan-Olav Wedin.

BIS CD-165 16 Nielsen, C. Incidental music from The mother, op 41 (1912). Athena Ensemble.

Chandos 10454 X 4 10:30 CONCERT HALL Prepared by James Nightingale Schulhoff, E. Suite for chamber orchestra (1921). Bavarian RSO/James Conlon.

Capriccio C7297 18 Kats-Chernin, E. Golden kitsch (2009).

Claire Edwardes, perc; Melbourne SO/ Benjamin Northey.

ABC 481 6430 18 Glazunov, A. Symphony no 3 in D, op 33 (1890). London SO/Yondani Butt.

ASV DCA 903 46 12:00 JAZZ, PURE AND SIMPLE with Maureen Meers 13:00 MUSICAL POEMS Prepared by Jacky Ternisien Debussy, C. Jeux, poème dansé (c191213). Cleveland Ch & O/Lorin Maazel.

Decca 480 6630 17 Chausson, E. La feur des eaux; Interlude, from Poème de l'amour et de la mer, op 19 (1882). Lauris Elms, cont; Sydney SO/Robert Pikler.

ABC 446 279-2 13 Demessieux, J. Poème, op 9 (1949).

Jeremy Filsell, org; BBC Concert O/Barry Wordsworth.

Guild GMCD 7136 13

Canteloube, J. Poème (1918/37-8).

Philippe Graffin, vn; Ulster O/Thierry Fischer.

Hyperion CDA67294 15 Saint-Saens, C. Cinq poèmes de Ronsard (1921). Tassie Christoyannis, bar; Jeff Cohen, pf.

Aparté AP132 15 Ysaÿe, E. Poème élégiaque, op 12 (c1895).

David Oistrakh, vn; Vladimir Yampolsky, pf.

Brilliant Classics 8402 13 Catoire, G. Poème, op 34 no 2 (1924-26).

Marc-André Hamelin, pf.

Hyperion CDH55425 3 d’Indy, V. La joie du bleu profond; Horizons vert, from Poème des rivages, op 77 (1919-21).

Iceland SO/Rumon Gamba.

Chandos CHAN 10660 14 15:00 CLASSICAL SONATAS Bach, C.P.E. Flute sonata in E, Wq84 (c1749). Christopher Hyde-Smith, fl; Jane Dodd, hpd.

ASV QS 6205 14 Rossini, G. Sonata à quattro no 4 in B flat (1804). Haydn Philharmonia Soloists/Ezio Rojatti.

Nuova Era 7100/01 16 Mozart, W. Violin sonata no 33 in E flat, K481 (1785). Joseph Szigeti, vn; George Szell, pf.

Vanguard 08 8039 74 24 16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE including Arts Calendar at 5.00pm 19:00 THE NEW JAZZ STANDARD with Frank Presley 20:00 THE WORLD OF A SYMPHONY Prepared by Chris Blower Wagner, R. Overture to Tannhäuser (184245). Cleveland O/George Szell.

CBS M2YK 46466 13 Rimsky-Korsakov, N. Capriccio espagnol, op 34 (1887). Berlin PO/Lorin Maazel.

DG 449 769-2 15 Various. Quartet on a theme B-la-f (1886).

Lyric Quartet.

Meridian CDE 84293 29 Glazunov, A. Stenka Razin, op 13 (1885).

London SO/Yondani Butt.

ASV DCA 903 15 Rimsky-Korsakov, N. Symphony no 3 in C, op 32 (1886). Bergen PO/Dmitri Kitaienko.

Chandos CHAN 9229 37 22:00 RONDEAUX Prepared by Jacky Ternisien Bach, C.P.E. Rondo in D minor, Wq61 no 4 (1785-86). Christopher Hinterhuber, pf.

Naxos 8.557450 4 Bedyngham, J. Le serviteur. Medieval Ensemble of London/Peter Davies.

L'Oiseau-Lyre 478 0023 7

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Hotteterre, J-M. Rondeau, Le plaintif (1708). Greg Dikmans, fl; Simon Martin-Ellis, theorbo.

Move MD 3260 3 Schubert, F. Rondo in A, D951, Grand rondeau (1828). Nelson Freire, pf; Martha Argerich, pf.

DG 477 9523 11 22:30 ULTIMA THULE

Friday 29 May FRIDAY 29 0:00 CONTEMPORARY COLLECTIVE 3:00 CLASSICAL TILL DAWN 6:00 FINE MUSIC BREAKFAST including Arts Calendar at 7.30am with Annabelle Drumm 9:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC Al fresco Prepared by Chris Blower Mendelssohn, F. Overture: The Hebrides, op 26, Fingal's Cave (1830). Concertgebouw O/Otto Klemperer.

Memories HR 4248/49 10 Bloch, E. Poems of the sea (1922). István Kassai, pf.

Marco Polo 8.223288 10 Bishop, H. Lo, here the gentle lark (1819).

Alexander Murray, fl.

4 Flotow, F. The last rose of summer, from Martha (1847).

3 Joan Sutherland, sop; London SO/Richard Bonynge (2 above) Decca 480 4670 Hadley, H. The ocean, op 99 (1921). Ukraine NSO/John McLaughlin Williams.

Naxos 8.559064 14 Liszt, F. St Francis of Assisi preaching to the birds (1863). Nikolai Demidenko, pf.

Hyperion CDA66616 11 Glazunov, A. Fantasy: The sea, op 28 (1889). USSR RSO/Gennady Provatorov.

Melodiya MA 3010 15 Basden, D. Dolphin Bay suite (1996).

Philippa Robinson, cl; Josephine Allan, pf.

Innaminka 720 10 10:30 CONCERT HALL Prepared by Michael Field Pavlova, A. Old New York nostalgia (1998).

Aleksey Volkov, sax; Michail Poroshin, sax; Georgy Pleskatch, tpt; Yaroslav Krasnikov, vn; Andrey Chernishov, perc; Leonid Makarevich, pf; Moscow PO/Rossen Milanov.

Naxos 8.557674 22 Goldmark, K. Violin concerto no 1 in A minor, op 28 (1877). Nai-Yuan Hu, vn; Seattle SO/Gerard Schwarz.

Delos DE 3156 36

Saturday 25 April Haydn, J. Symphony in C, Hob.I:7, Midday (1761). Academy of Ancient Music/Christopher Hogwood.

L’Oiseau-Lyre 433 661-2 25 12:00 A JAZZ HOUR with Barry O'Sullivan 13:00 WOMEN THROUGH THE AGES Prepared by Michael Morton-Evans Hildegard of Bingen. O viridissima Virga, from As a lily (c1150). Song Company.

Song Company recording 5 Caccini, F. Laudate Dominum. Benjamin Thorn, rec; Wayne Madden, spinet.

Move MD 3219 3 Strozzi, B. L’eraclito amoroso. Ensemble Incantato. cpo 999 533-2 9 Jacquet de la Guerre, E-C. Suite no 2 in G minor, from Pieces for harpsichord (1687).

Elizabeth Farr, hpd.

Naxos 8.557654 19 Farrenc, L. Clarinet trio in E flat, op 44 (1854-56). Deborah de Graaff, cl; Georg Pedersen, vc; Natalia Sheludiakova, pf.

Fine Music concert recording 27 Mendelssohn, Fanny. Overture (c1830).

Women's PO/JoAnn Falletta.

Koch 3 7169 2H1 11 Schumann, C. Soirées musicales, op 6 (1834-36). Yoshiko Iwai, pf.

Naxos 8.553501 22 Smyth, E. Possession (1913). Anthony Rolfe Johnson, ten; Graham Johnson, pf.

Helios CDDH55159 5 Crawford Seeger, R. Diaphonic suite no 2 (1930). Susan Heineman, bn; Maria Kitsopoulos, vc.

Naxos 8.559197 4 15:00 LIGHT AND AIRY Prepared by Ross Hayes Handel, G. Let the bright seraphim, from Samson, HWV57 (1742). Kiri Te Kanawa, sop; Crispian Steele-Perkins, tpt; English CO/Barry Rose.

ABC 442 981-2 6 Vaughan Williams, R. The lark ascending (1914/20). Dimity Hall, vn; Sinfonia Australis/Antony Walker.

ABC 472 984-2 17 Campion, T. Author of light (1613). James Bowman, ct; David Miller, lute; viols of King's Consort.

Hyperion CDA66447 3 Mozart, W. Flute concerto no 1 in G, K313 (1777). Johannes Walter, fl; Staatskapelle Dresden/Herbert Blomstedt.

Berlin Classics 0012872BC 26 16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE including Arts Calendar at 5.00pm 19:00 FRIDAY JAZZ SESSION with Christopher Waterhouse

Sunday 26 April

20:00 EVENINGS WITH THE ORCHESTRA Prepared by Chris Blower Dvorák, A. String quartet in F, op 96, American (1893; orch. Rosenkrans). Royal PO/ Charles Rosenkrans.

Telarc 80610 28 Mussorgsky, M. Pictures at an exhibition (1874; orch. Ravel 1922). Melbourne SO/ Markus Stenz.

ABC 465 681-2 36 Beethoven, L. String quartet no 14 in C sharp minor, op 131 (1826; orch. Mitropoulos).

Vienna PO/Leonard Bernstein.

DG 435 779-2 46 22:00 BAROQUE AND BEFORE Born 350 years ago Caldara, A. Nelle membre lacerate, from La verità nell’inganno (1717). New Vienna Hofkapelle/Markus Miesenberger, ten & dir.

Pan Classics PC 10372 2 Crucifixus à 16. Balthasar Neumann Choir; Michael Behringer, org; Thomas Hengelbrock, cond.

Harmonia Mundi 82876 58792 2 5 Legrenzi, G. Trio sonata, op 8 no 8, La Bevilacqua (1663). John Holloway, vn; Alison Bury, vn; Francis Baines, violone; Jakob Lindberg, theorbo; Andrew Parrott, org.

EMI CDC 7 54117 2 5 Caldara, A. Cantata: Da tuoi lumi e dal tuo core. Max Emmanuel Cencic, ct; Ornamente 99.

Capriccio 67 124 6 Fux, J. Harpeggio and fugue in G. Robert Kohnen, hpd.

Accent ACC 10022 4 Caldara, A. Magnificat in C (arr. J.S. Bach as BWV1082; 1740-42). Martina Lins, sop; Susanne Norin, cont; Markus Brutscher, ten; Hans-Georg Wimmer, bass; Rhenish Kantorei; Das Kleine Konzert/Hermann Max. Harmonia Mundi CDS 7 54426-2 6 Torbido ma che freme, from La Passione di Gesù Cristo Signor Nostro (1730). Sergio Foresti, bass; Europa Galante/Fabio Biondi.

Virgin VC 5 45325-2 3 Zelenka, J. Capriccio no 2 in G, ZWV183 (1718). Das Neu-Eröffnete O/Jürgen Sonnentheil. cpo 999 897-2 14 Caldara, A. Prefezie, di me diceste, from Sedecia (1732). Cecilia Bartoli, mezz; Il Giardino Armonico/Giovanni Antonini.

Decca 487 1522 8 Trio sonata in D, op 2 no 3 (1699). Ryo Teradako, vn; Bernadette Charbonnier, vn; Bruno Cocset, vc; Eric Bellocq, theorbo; Pierre Hantaï, hpd.

Virgin VC 7 91479-2 6 Missa sanctorum Cosmæ et Damiani (c1730).

Monika Frimmer, sop; Ralf Popken, ct; Wilfried

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Jochens, ten; Klaus Mertens, bar; Westphalian Kantorei; Capella Agostino Steffani/Lajos Rovatkay.

EMI CDC 7 54276 2 38

Saturday 30 May SATURDAY 30 0:00 CLASSIC-ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT 6:00 SATURDAY MORNING MUSIC 9:00 WHAT'S ON IN MUSIC Our weekly guide to musical events in and around Sydney 9:05 THE PIANO ALONE Prepared by Mark Renton Trad. Morning has broken (arr. Wakeman). Rick Wakeman, pf.

Universal 572 3627 4 Rachmaninov, S. Four pieces (c1887).

Vladimir Ashkenazy, pf.

Decca 478 2939 13 Andersson, B. Chess. Benny Andersson, pf.

DG 479 8143 4 Beethoven, L. Piano sonata no 21 in C, op 53, Waldstein (1803). Alice Sara Ott, pf.

DG 477 9291 25 Jenkins, K. Quirky blue. Karl Jenkins, pf.

Decca 481 7817 3 10:00 MUSIC OF THE DANCE Prepared by Chris Blower Rameau, J-P. Ballet music from Hippolyte et Aricie (1733). Les Arts Florissants/William Christie.

Erato 3984-26129-2 20 Tomlinson, E. First suite of English folk dances (1951). Light Music Society O/Vivian Dunn.

EMI 7 64131 2 14 Machado, C. Brazilian folk dances. Guitar Trek.

ABC 476 3389 10 Bartók, B. Rumanian folk dances (1917).

Chicago SO/Georg Solti.

Decca 478 3706 6 Lambert, C. Ballet: Romeo and Juliet (1924-25). English Northern Philharmonia/ David Lloyd-Jones.

Hyperion CDA67545 30 11:30 ON PARADE Prepared by Robert Small Dvorák, A. Serenade in E, op 22 (1875; arr.

Mikkelson).

10 Gillingham, D. No shadow of turning.

Naxos 10 Colgrass, M. Carlos stares at the water and becomes a bubble, from Winds of Nagul.

3 Rimsky-Korsakov, N. Flight of the bumblebee (1900).

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Ohio State University Wind Symphony/Russel Mikkelson (all above) Naxos 8.570244 12:00 FINE MUSIC SHOWCASE 14:00 KEYBOARD INTERLUDE Eckhardt-Gramatté, S-C. Sonata no 3 (1924-25). Marc-André Hamelin, pf.

Centrediscs CMCCD 168611 26 14:30 SATURDAY MATINEE St Paul Mendelssohn, F. Oratorio: Paulus, op 36 (1836). Melanie Diener, sop; Annette Markert, mezz; James Taylor, ten; Matthias Goerne, bass; La Chapelle Royale; Collegium Vocale; Champs-Élysées O/Philippe Herreweghe.

Harmonia Mundi HMX 2908336 2:09 Holst, G. St Paul’s suite, op 29 (1913).

English Sinfonia/Howard Griffiths.

Naxos 8.570339 12 17:00 MUSICA DA CAMERA Romberg, A. Clarinet quintet in E flat, op 57. Thea King, cl; Britten String Quartet.

Hyperion CDA66479 23 Schubert, F. Der Hirt auf dem Felsen, D965 (1828). Hans Petter Bonden, cl; Lars Anders Tomter, va; Einar Henning Smebye, pf.

Simax PSC 1018 10 Chopin, F. Variations on a theme from Rossini's Cinderella (1824; arr. H. Holliger).

Heinz Holliger, ob; Ursula Holliger, hp.

Philips 426 288-2 4 Bach, C.P.E. Flute quartet no 1 in A minor, Wq93 (1788). Nicholas McGegan, fl; Catherine Mackintosh, va; Anthony Pleeth, vc; Christopher Hogwood, fp.

L’Oiseau-Lyre 433189-2 15 18:00 MUSIC OF THE SCREEN Prepared by Maureen Meers Music of all kinds featured on the screen, small and large 19:00 EMERGENT JAZZ with Keith Pettigrew 20:00 THE LIFE OF A COMPOSER Antonin Dvorák Prepared by Frank Morrison Dvorák, A. String quintet in A minor, op 1 (1861). Ladislav Kyselak, va; Vlach Quartet, Prague.

Naxos 8.553376 30 Songs my mother taught me, op 55 (1880).

Yvonne Kenny, sop; Melbourne SO/Vladimir Kamirski.

ABC 442 509-2 2 Theme and variations in A flat, op 36 (1877).

William Howard, pf.

Chandos CHAN 9044 15 Five songs for male choir, op 27 (1878). Lund University Male Choir/Janåke Larson.

Caprice CAP 21423 13 Allegro ma non troppo, from Cypresses (1887).

Quatuor Thymos.

Avie AV2234 3

Symphony no 9 in E minor, op 95, From the New World (1893). London SO/István Kertész.

Decca 417 724-2 44 22:00 SATURDAY NIGHT AT HOME Prepared by Di Cox Mozart, W. Serenade in G, K525, Eine kleine Nachtmusik (1787). English Concert/ Andrew Manze.

Harmonia Mundi HMX 2908409.16 21 Schumann, R. Papillons, op 2 (1829-31).

Nelson Freire, pf.

Decca 473 902-2 13 Ravel, M. Introduction and allegro (1905).

Louise Johnson, hp; Australia Ensemble.

Fine Music tape archive 10 Larsson, L-E. The winter's tale, four vignettes (1937-38). Stockholm Sinfonietta/ Jan-Olav Wedin.

BIS CD-165 10 Minkus, L. Ballet: Don Quixote (1869; arr.

Lanchbery). Elizabethan Trust Melbourne O/ John Lanchbery.

EMI 7 54536 2 54

Sunday 31 May SUNDAY 31 0:00 CLASSIC-ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT 6:00 SUNDAY MORNING MUSIC with Peter Poole 9:00 MUSICA SACRA Prepared by Robert Small Charpentier, M-A. Marches pour les trompettes, Te Deum. Le Concert Spirituel/ Herve Niquet.

Glossa GSP 98003 25 Mozart, W. Kyrie; Gloria, from Mass no 18 in C minor, K427, Great (1782-83; ed. Maunder). Arleen Auger, sop; Lynne Dawson, sop; John Mark Ainsley, ten; David Thomas, bass; Choir of Winchester Cathedral; Winchester College Quiristers; Academy of Ancient Music/Christopher Hogwood.

Decca 478 3640 26 10:00 THE CLASSICAL ERA Prepared by Sheila Catzel Mozart, W. Overture to Don Giovanni, K527 (1787). Tasmanian SO/Sebastian LangLessing.

ABC 476 5949 6 Boccherini, L. Cello concerto no 6 in D (pub. 1770). Anner Bijlsma, vc; Concerto Amsterdam/Jaap Schröder. apex 0927 49805 2 15 Bach, C.P.E. Sonata in D minor, Wq51 no 4 (1758). Christopher Hinterhuber, pf.

Naxos 8.557450 11 Myslivecek, J. Octet no 2 in E flat. Sabine Meyer Wind Ensemble.

EMI 5 55512 2 10

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Schobert, J. Quartet in F minor, op 7 no 2 (1764). Chiara Banchini, vn; Véronique Méjean, vn; Philipp Bosbach, vc; Luciano Sgrizzi, fp.

Harmonia Mundi HMC 901294 13 Rossini, G. String sonata no 2 in A (1804).

Elizabeth Wallfisch, vn; Marshall Marcus, vn; Richard Tunnicliffe, vc; Chi-chi Nwanoku, db.

Hyperion CDA66595 12 Gossec, F-J. Symphony in F, op 12 no 6 (pub. 1769). London Mozart Players/Matthias Bamert.

Chandos CHAN 9661 15 Crusell, B. Clarinet concerto no 3 in B flat, op 11 (1812). Karl Leister, cl; Lahti SO/Osmo Vänskä.

BIS CD-345 24 12:00 CLASSIC JAZZ AND RAGTIME with Jeannie McInnes 13:00 WORLD MUSIC: Whirled Wide 14:00 FOCUS ON STENHAMMAR Prepared by Paul Cooke Stenhammar, W. Two sentimental romances, op 28 (c1900). Semmy Stahlhammer, vn; Love Derwinger, pf. nosag 4049 11 Spring night. Uppsala University Chamber Choir; Bengt Forsberg, pf; Stefan Parkman, cond.

Chandos CHAN 9543 7 Serenade in F, op 31 (1907-19). Swedish RSO/ Stig Westerberg.

EMI CDM 5 65081 2 36 15:00 SUNDAY SPECIAL A son of Mannheim Prepared by Elaine Siversen Stamitz, C. Clarinet concerto no 11 in E flat. Kálmán Berkes, cl; Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia/Béla Drahos.

Naxos 8.554339 17 Cello concerto in C (c1786). Claude Starck, vc; South-West German CO, Pforzheim/Paul Angerer.

Claves CD 50 8105 18 Oboe quartet in D, op 8. Paul Goodwin, ob; Terzetto.

Harmonia Mundi HMX 2908601.30 15 Concertante quartet in G, op 14 no 2 (pub 1776). New Zealand Symphony CO/Donald Armstrong.

Naxos 8.557671 13 Sinfonia concertante in D (1780-82). Isaac Stern, vn; Pinchas Zukerman, va; English CO/ Daniel Barenboim.

Sony SM2K 66 472 21 Double concerto in B flat. Koji Okazaki, bn; Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia/Kálmán Berkes, cl & dir.

Naxos 8.553584 24

The following composers have works of at least five minutes on the May dates listed 17:00 HOSANNA Prepared by Meg Matthews Hymns: Praise to the Lord; I heard the voice of Jesus say. Choir of Westminster Abbey; Robert Quinney, org; James O’Donnell, cond.

Hyperion CDA 68013 6 Striggio, A. Ecce beatam lucem; Kyrie, from Missa, Ecco si beato giorno (c1561). I Fagiolini/Robert Hollingworth.

Decca 478 2734 11 Rachmaninov, S. Glory to God in the highest; Gladsome light, from All-night vigil, op 37 (1915). Paul McMahon, ten; Cantillation/ Antony Walker.

ABC 465 824-2 6 Goodall, H. Psalm 23; Gloria; Sanctus, from Missa aedis Christi (1993). Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford; David Goode, org; Stephen Darlington, cond.

ASV DCA 1028 12 Bach, J.S. Ich habe genug, from Cantata, BWV82 (1727). Manfred Clement, ob; Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, bass; Munich Bach O/Karl Richter.

Archiv 427 128-2 8 Byrd, W. Non nobis Domine. Members of Deller Consort; Desmond Dupré, lute; Alfred Deller, dir.

HMA 195 202 1

Hymn: Forth in thy name O Lord I go. Cantus Choro; Norman Kaye, org; Peter Chapman, cond.

Move MD 3032 3 Homilius, G. Chorale prelude: Jesus, meine Zuversicht (c1761). Felix Marangoni, org.

Brilliant Classics 94458 2 18:00 SOCIETY SPOT Sydney Society of Recorder Players Prepared by Susan Foulcher Sieg, S. Inxaxheba. Saskia Coolen, rec; Flanders Recorder Quartet.

Aeolus AE-10276 13 Virgiliano, A. Ricercata (c1600). Walter van Hauwe, rec.

Channel Classics CCS 3392 3 Dowland, J. Lachrimae antiquae. Royal Wind Music.

Lindoro MPC 0119 6 Bach, J.S. Gigue, from Partita no 3 in E, BWV1006 (arr. Brüggen). Bolette Roed, rec.

Ondine ODE 1323-2D 2 Loevendie, T. Recorder concerto, Reminiscence (2015-16). Erik Bosgraaf, rec; Holland Baroque O. Brilliant Classics 95906 18 Sieg, S. Farewell; Good news, from African suite no 3 (2003). Amsterdam Loeki Stardust Quartet.

Radio Nederland MCCP123 6

19:00 SUNDAY NIGHT CONCERT Stamitz, J. Sinfonia pastorale in D, op 4 no 2. Northern CO/Nicholas Ward.

Naxos 8.554447 14 Dvorák, A. Violin concerto in A minor, op 53 (1879). Richard Tognetti, vn; Nordic CO/ Christian Lindberg.

BIS CD-1708 31 Lyrita SRCD.240 12 Suk, J. Symphonic poem: Prague, op 26 (1904). BBC SO/Jirí Belohlávek.

Chandos CHSA 5109 25 20:30 NEW HORIZONS Prepared by Robert Small Morlock, J. Revenant (2002). Europa Ritrovata.

Arcana A116 12 Sieg, S. Mathongo amnandi African suite no 24 (2018). Seldom Sene.

Brilliant Classics 95956 14 Fontyn, J. La fenêtre ouverte (1996).

Europa Ritrovata.

Arcana A116 19 Nasopoulou, A. Ten dipoles (2016). Seldom Sene.

Brilliant Classics 95956 27 Polymeneas-Liontiris, T. Sun bleached (2018).

Europa Ritrovata.

Arcana A116 9 22:00 AFTER HOURS JAZZ

Albrechtsberger, J. 1736 - 1809 6 Alfvén, H. 1872- 1960 17 Alkan, C-V. 1813-1888 2,4 Alwyn, W. 1905-1985 26 Andrée, E. 1841-1929 19 Andrews, H. 1904-1965 3 Arensky, A. 1861-1906 5,14,26 Ariosti, A. 1666-c1729 22 Arne, T. 1710-1778 8 Arnell, R. 1917-2009 16 Arnold, S. 1740-1802 26 Avison, C. 1709-1770 8 Bacewicz, G. 1909-1969 26 Bach, C.P.E. 1714-1788 1 4,15,17,21,28,30,31 Bach, J. Christoph 1 642-1703 15 Bach, J.S. 1685-1750 1,8,11,15,16,17,31 Balakirev, M. 1837-1910 7 Ball, E. 1903-1989 2 Barber, S. 1910-1981 7 Barrett, R. b1959 3 Bartók, B. 1881-1945 16,17,30 Barton, W. b1981 24 Basden, D. b1957 29 Bax, A. 1883-1953 6,12,15 Bedford, D. 1937-2011 6 Bedyngham, J. 1422-c1460 28 Beethoven, L. 1770-1827 3,5,10,11,12,13,16,17,18,19, 20,23,24,25,26,27,29,30 Bellini, V. 1801-1835 25 Bennett, Richard. 1936-2012 22 Berkeley, L. 1905-1989 21 Berlioz, H. 1803-1869 1,3,4,8,13,17,24 Bernstein, L. 1918-1990 9,20 Berwald, F. 1796-1868 18,21 Biber, H. 1644-1704 23 Bilik, J. 20th c 2 Bizet, G. 1838-1875 19,25 Bloch, E. 1880-1959 2,29 Boccherini, L. 1743-1805 3,5,31 Borodin, A. 1833-1887 7 Bottesini, G. 1821-1889 3,23 Boyce, W. 1711-1779 8 Brahms, J. 1833-1897 11,12, 15,18,19,20,23,26 Braunfels, W. 1882-1954 2 Bridge, F. 1879-1941 2,6 Britten, B. 1913-1976 1,10 Brouwer, O. b1991 17 Bruce, D. b1970 10 Burgmüller, N. 1810-1836 4 Busoni, F. 1866-1924 18 Buxtehude, D. 1637-1707 15 Caldara, A. c1670-1736 29 Campagnoli, B. 1751-1827 23 Canteloube, J. 1879-1957 1,18,28 Carulli, F. 1770-1841 13 Catoire, G. 1861-1926 16 Chaminade, C. 1857-1944 17,23 Charlton, R. b1955 22 Charpentier, M-A. 1635-1704 22,31 Chausson, E. 1855-1899 9,25,28 Cherubini, L. 1760-1842 3 Chopin, F. 18101849 2,10,14,25

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Ch & O: Chorus & Orchestra CO: Chamber Orchestra FO: Festival Orchestra NO: National Orchestra NSO: National Symphony Orchestra PO: Philharmonic Orchestra RO: Radio Orchestra RSO: Radio Symphony

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Hadley, H. 1871-1937 29 Hahn, R. 1875-1947 21 Halffter, C. b1930 5 Halffter, E. 1905-1989 5 Halffter, R. 1900-1987 5 Handel, G. 1685-1759 1,8,20,22,26,27,29 Hänsel, P. 1770-1831 24 Hartmann, E. 1836-1898 6 Harvey, M.K. b1961 21 Hasse, J. 1699-1783 10,27 Haydn, J. 1732-1809 1,10,11,12,21,22,24,25,29 Heinichen, J. 1683-1729 8,27 Hildegard of Bingen. 1098-1179 29 Hill, A. 1870-1960 17 Hindemith, P.1895-1963 18 Holst, G. 18741934 9,12,14,30 Holter, I. 1850-1941 7 Homilius, G. 1714-1785 3 Howells, H. 1892-1983 5,6,26 Hummel, J. 17781837 3,17,18,22 Hurlstone, W. 1876-1906 20 Hyde, M. 1913-2005 5,6

Clementi, M. 1752 -1832 17,21 Coleridge-Taylor, S. 1875-1912 4,6,23 Conyngham, B. b1944 15 Couperin, F. 1668-1733 19 Couperin, L. c1626-1661 12 Crusell, B. 1775-1838 19,31 Czerny, C. 1791-1857 4 d’Indy, V. 1851-1931 8,14,28 Danzi, F. 1763-1826 26 Dean, R. b1948 10 Debussy, C. 1862-1918 3,8,15,17,23,28 Delibes, L. 1836-1891 16 Delius, F. 1862-1934 6 Demessieux, J. 1921-1968 28 Desmarets, H. 1661-1741 22 Dieupart, C. c1667-c1740 8 Dohnányi, E. 1877-1960 14 Dowland, J. c1563-1626 31 Dukas, P. 1865-1935 2,16 Dupré, M. 1886-1971 17 Dvorák, A. 1841-1904 2,6,10,11,12,21,25,29,30,31 Dyson, G. 1883-1964 2 Eckhardt-Gramatté, S-C. 1899-1974 30 Elgar, E. 1857-1934 1,2,3,22 Enescu, G. 1881-1955 9,19 Eyser, E. b1932 3 Falla, M. de 1876-1946 18 Farrenc, L. 1804-1875 29 Fauré, G. 1845-1924 10,13 Fesca, F. 1789-1826 10,26 Finger, G. 1660-1723 21 Finzi, G. 1901-1956 3 Fontyn, J. b1930 31 Foulds, J. 1880-1939 2 Franck, C. 1822-1890 9,13,20 Frankel, B. 1906-1973 26 Friedell, H. 1905-1958 17 Gade, N. 1817-1890 26 Galuppi, B. 1706-1785 19 Gardano, A. 1509-1569 16 Gardiner, H. Balfour 1877-1950 17 Gershwin, G. 898-1937 28 Ghandar, A. b1943 12 Gillingham, D. b1947 30 Ginastera, A. 1916-1983 19 Giuliani, M. 1781-1829 13,17 Glanville-Hicks, P. 1912-1990 21 Glass, P. b1937 24 Glazunov, A. 1865-1936 6,7,15,22,28,29 Glinka, M. 1804-1857 17,19 Gluck, C. 1714-1787 17 Godard, B. 1849-1895 21 Godfrey, J. b1962 10 Goldmark, K. 1830-1915 5,29 Goodall, H. b1958 31 Goossens, E. 1893-1962 18 Gorb, A. b1958 9 Gossec, F-J. 1734-1829 23,31 Gounod, C. 1818-1893 11 Gowers, P. b 1936 24 Graun, J. 1702-1771 1 Graupner, C. 1683-1760 1 Greenbaum, S. b1966 7 Grieg, E. 18431907 8,18,21,26 Grusin, D. b1934 9 Guillemain, L-G. 1705-1770 21

Ireland, J. 1879-1962 31 Iturralde, P. b1929 28

Márquez, A. b1950 9 Martinu, B. 1890-1959 7,9,18 Massenet, J. 1842-19129,12,18 Mattheson, J. 1681-1764 1 Mayr, S. 1763-1845 3 Medtner, N. 1880-1951 2 Mendelssohn, F. 1809-1847 3,4,14,20,29,30 Mendelssohn, Fanny. 1805-1847 4,12,29 Milhaud, D. 1892-1974 9,13 Miller, G. 1904-1944 16 Minkus, L. 1826-1917 2,30 Moeran, E.J. 1894-1950 Mondonville, J-J. de 1711-1772 8 Monteverdi, C. 1567-1643 22 Morlock, J. b1969 31 Mouquet, J. 1867-1946 4,21 Mouret, J-J. 1682-1738 22 Mozart, W. 1756-1791 1,3,4,7,8,12,14,15,16,17,19, 21,22,27,28,29,30,31 Mussorgsky, M. 1839-1881 29 Myaskovsky, N. 1881-1950 19 Myslivecek, J. 1737-1781 12,31

Jacquet de la Guerre, E-C. c1666-1729 19,26,29 Janácek, L. 1854-1928 10,13,24 Jersild, J. 1913-2004 22 Josquin Desprez. c1440-1521 8

Nápravnik, E. 1839-1916 7 Nasopoulou, A. b1972 31 Nelson, M. 20th c 1 Nicolai, O. 1810-1849 23 Nielsen, C. 18651931 7,14,17,28 Novák, V. 1870-1949 7

Kats-Chernin, E. b1957 5,10,21,28 Keiser, R. 1674-1739 1 Kodály, Z. 1882-1967 25 Koechlin, C. 1867-19508,15 Kraft, A. 1749-1820 24 Kraus, J.M. 1756-1792 8,10 Kreutzer, C. 1780-1849 4 Krommer, F. 1759-1831 1 Kuhlau, F. 1786-1832 8,25

Offenbach, J. 1819-1880 15,21

Lambert, C. 1905-1951 6,30 Lanner, J. 1801-1843 1 Larsson, L-E. 1908-1986 30 Lauridsen, M. b1943 10 Lebrun, L. 1752-1790 10 Leclair, J-M. 1697-1764 24 Lefanu, N. b1947 6 Legrenzi, G. 1626-1690 29 Lehár, F. 1870-1948 23 Lentz, G. 20th c 10 Lessel, F. 1780-1838 24 Lilburn, D. 1915-2001 19 Lim, L. b1966 10 Lindeman, J.R. 1822-1894 18 Lindpaintner, P. 1791-1856 26 Liszt, F. 1811-1886 1,7,12,13,20,27,29 Loevendie, T. b1930 31 Luigini, A. 1850-1906 14 Lully, J-B. 1632-1687 23 Lyapunov, S. 1859-1924 9 MacDowell, E. 1860-1908 26 Machado, C. b1953 30 Maconchy, E. 1907-1994 7 Mahler, G. 1860-1911 2,6,8,15 Makris, A. b1930-2005 22

Paderewski, I. 1860-1941 2 Paganini, N. 1782-1840 4,5,15,24 Palestrina, G. da c1525-1594 10 Panvino, C. b1972 3 Part, A. b1935 18 Pasculli, A. 1842-1924 13 Pavlova, A. b1952 29 Pizzetti, I. 1880-1968 19 Pleyel, I. 1757-1831 24 Polymeneas-Liontiris, T. 20th c 31 Ponce, M. 1882-1948 20 Ponchielli, A. 1834-1886 14 Poulenc, F. 1899-1963 1,2,12,14,22,24 Powning, G. 1949-2020 5 Praetorius, M. c1571-1621 15 Prokofiev, S. 18911953 8,14,18,24 Puccini, G. 1858-1924 25 Pugnani, G. 1731-1798 25 Pugni, C. 1802-1870 2 Purcell, H. 1659-1695 12 Puts, K. b1972 9 Quilter, R. 1877-1953 1,5,11 Rabaud, H. 1873-1949 16 Rachmaninov, S. 1873-1943 1,5,8,15,18,30,31 Raff, J. 1822-1882 10 Rameau, J-P. 1683-1764 3,17,22,30 Ravel, M. 1875-1937 2,4,12,23,24,30 Respighi, O. 1879-1936 24

Richter, F. 1709-1789 15 Ries, F. 1784-1838 10 Rigacci, P. 20th c 3 Riley, T. b1935 6 Rimsky-Korsakov, N. 1844-1908 7,28 Rodrigo, J. 1901-1999 11,19,26 Roman, J. 1694-1758 28 Romberg, A. 1767-1821 30 Romberg, S. 1887-1951 23 Rossini, G. 1792-1868 3,11,14,15,28,31 Roussel, A. 1869-1937 5,17 Rubinstein, A. 1829-1894 19,26,27 Saeverud, H. 1897-1988 26 Saint-Georges, J. 1739-1799 4 Saint-Saens, C. 1835-1921 8,14,28 Saint-Saëns, C. 1835 - 1921 8,14,28 Salieri, A. 1750-1825 11,21 Sandström, J. b1954 19 Sarasate, P. de 1844-1908 19,27 Satie, E. 1866-1925 24 Scarlatti, A. 1659-1725 22 Scharwenka, X. 1850-1924 13 Scheidt, S. 1587-1654 15 Schein, J. 1586-1630 15 Schmitt, F. 1870-1958 6 Schnabel, A. 1882-1951 16 Schobert, J. 1740-1767 31 Schoenberg, A. 1874-1951 4 Schubert, F. 1797-1828 9,11,13,15,17,19,20,25,27,28,30 Schulhoff, E. 1894-1942 21,28 Schumann, C. 1819-1896 29 Schumann, R. 1810-1856 1,12,23,25,27,30 Schütz, H. 1585-1672 15,27 Sculthorpe, P. 1929-2014 13,22 Shchedrin, R. b193 16 Shlomowitz, M. b1975 21 Shostakovich, D. 1906-1975 5,9,11,23,27 Sibelius, J. 18651957 9,14,19,21 Sieg, S. b1966 31 Sinding, C. 1856-1941 14 Sivelöv, N. b1968 3 Sleeper, T. b1956 10 Smetana, B. 1824-1884 16 Smyth, E. 1858-1944 29 Soler, A. 1729-1783 19 Sor, F. 1778-1839 25 Spike, K. 20th c 28 Stamitz, C. 1745-1801 31 Stamitz, J. 1717-1757 31 Stanford, C. Villiers 1852-1924 24 Stenhammar, W. 18711927 3,17,24,31 Still, W. 1895-1978 4 Stopford, P. b1977 17 Strauss, J. II 1825-1899 22,23 Strauss, R. 1864-1949 6 Stravinsky, I. 1882-1971 9,14,17,24,25 Striggio, A. c1535-1592 31 Strozzi, B. 1619-1664 29 Suk, J. 1874-1935 7,12,31 Sullivan, A. 1842-1900 25 Sutherland, M. 1897-1984 8

Taffanel, P. 1844-1908 7 Tailleferre, G. 1892-1983 21 Takemitsu, T. 1930-1996 8 Tausch, F. 1762-1817 10 Tchaikovsky, P. 1840-1893 1,2,6,8,16,22,26 Telemann, G. 1681-1767 1,7,8,10,21 Thomson, V. 1896-1989 15 Tinel, E. 1854-1912 13 Tomlinson, E. 1924-2015 30 Tórroba, F. Moreno 1891-1982 19 Turina, J. 1882-1949 16,23 Tzortzinakis, K. 1950-1989 4 Vanerovsky, F. d 1834 14,21 Vaughan Williams, R. 1872-1958 2,10,29 Verdi, G. 1813-1901 8 Villa-Lobos, H. 1887-1959 11,18,21 Vine, C. b1954 15 Visée, R. de c1660-c1720 22 Vivaldi, A. 16781741 1,8,14,28 Vorisek, J. 1791-1825 22 Wagner, R. 18131883 8,13,15,28 Walton, W. 1902-1983 5 Weber, C.M. 1786-1826 2,3,11,14,21,27 Weinberger, J. 1896-1967 23 Widor, C-M. 1844-1937 5,7 Wolf, H. 1860-1903 4,24 Ysaÿe, E. 1858-1931 28 Zawadzki, S. b1991 17 Zelenka, J. 1679-1745 29 Zimmermann, W. b1949 24

Music duration is shown after the record and citation Orchestra RTO: Radio & Television Orchestra RTV SO: Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra SO: Symphony Orchestra TO: Theatre Orchestra alto: male alto ban: bandoneon

bar: baritone bshn: basset horn bass: bass bn: bassoon bass bar: bass baritone cl: clarinet clvd: clavichord cont: contralto cora: cor anglais ct: counter-tenor

db: double bass dbn: double bassoon did: didjeridu elec: electronic fl: flute fp: fortepiano gui: guitar hn: french horn hp: harp hpd: harpsichord

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mand: mandolin mar: marimba mezz: mezzo-soprano narr: narrator ob: oboe org: organ perc: percussion pf: piano picc: piccolo rec: recorder

sax: saxophone sop: soprano tb: trombone ten: tenor timp: timpani tpt: trumpet treb: treble voice va: viola vc: cello vn: violin

Telemann the Polygraph Rex Burgess portrays a prolific composer Written by Rex Burgess

year saw him at Eisenach, until the death of his young bride caused him to move once again, this time to Frankfurt, where he was Director of Music for the whole city, marrying again and working untiringly. Finally, in 1721, Telemann moved his family to Hamburg, where he remained until his death 46 years later. His position there was as town cantor, supervising the music of the Gymnasium; besides organising concerts, managing the opera and composing voluminously, it's likely that he spent most of his time as director of music in the city's five principal churches.

Illustration: Lyndon Pike

According to Handel, a lifelong friend, Telemann could “write a church piece of eight parts with the same expedition as another would write a letter” - an observation illustrating both his skill and his readiness. Another writer recounted how Telemann wrote a whole cantata in less than 90 minutes to meet a performance deadline!

Many composers have pursued music despite opposition from parents and others, a prejudice seemingly especially pronounced in the Baroque era. Handel faced strong parental resistance, although these constraints only further inflamed his passion, while Thomas Arne was so keen on music that he smuggled a spinet into his room and, damping the sounds with his handkerchief, would secretly practise while the rest of the family slept.

The youngest of seven children, of whom only three survived, Georg Philipp Telemann was born at Magdeburg in 1681. His fascination with music came early; by age 12 he'd already taught himself several instruments and had started to compose, although the only lessons he ever had were from an old-fashioned organist whom he quickly abandoned. The young Telemann, unlike Bach, already swore by everything new and modern.

Telemann's father died when he was 13. As Telemann’s gifts became more evident, vocal enemies of music came ‘in swarms’ to warn his mother against his pursuing it, pointing out that he “would become a travelling entertainer, tightrope walker, minstrel or squirrel master,” if he was not deprived of music. Wrote Telemann, “Said and done!

Music, instruments, and with them half my life were taken away from me. So I was sent to Zellerfeld in the Harz Mountains: perhaps my musical tyrants believed the witches would suffer no music behind the mountains!" But his mother had misjudged things, for the Zellerfeld master to whom he was sent was versed in many fields including music and clearly rejoiced in his protégé’s gifts.

After four years there and another four at the Hildesheim Gymnasium, Telemann’s mother tried again, insisting that he enrol at Leipzig University to study law. Telemann recorded what happened next. He concealed his interest in music from everyone there, until his roommate ‘accidentally’ discovered his score of a psalm and straightaway arranged for it to be performed. The upshot was that Telemann was commissioned to set a new cantata for the Thomaskirche every fortnight. Things then moved so quickly that, within a year, he'd founded a student collegium musicum and become Musical Director of the Leipzig Opera!

Having abandoned the law, in 1705 Telemann left Leipzig for the Court of the Count of Promnitz, travelling widely with him in Upper Silesia and Poland. and During this time, he developed an enduring interest in Polish rhythms and folk tunes. The following

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A herculean worker throughout his entire life, the Telemann catalogue comprises some 3,600 items over every conceivable genre, both sacred and secular, making him probably the most fecund composer ever.

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The term

polygraph denotes

inter alia an author who writes on a

variety of subjects,

and by extension a

composer who writes voluminously in one or more genres

The term polygraph denotes inter alia an author who writes on a variety of subjects, and by extension a composer who writes voluminously in one or more genres. Telemann was guilty as charged, causing a prominent 1770s critic, Christoph Daniel Eberling, to observe: "In general, he would have been greater had it not been so easy for him to write so unspeakably much: polygraphs seldom produce many masterpieces."

This assertion, though, is demonstrably false: witness the many masterpieces of Bach, Handel and Vivaldi, not to mention Alessandro Scarlatti, Mozart and Schubert.

Universally revered during his lifetime, and noting that Bach and Vivaldi also sank into obscurity, after his death Telemann's status was quickly reduced to that of a grosse Kleinmeister, literally a large minormaster. But as Will Yeoman, in an article in Limelight, observes: "It's a universally acknowledged truth that the severe judgement of subsequent generations upon their forebears has little basis in logic or genuine discernment and is more to do with changing tastes."

Nonetheless, so far did the pendulum swing against both Bach and Telemann's vocal works that they came to be largely regarded, in the words of Steven Zohn, as “unnatural, unsingable, inappropriately dramatic and suffering from faulty text setting”.

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Though Bach's reputation recovered during the 19th century, Telemann's works had to wait until the early 1900s to be recognised as those of a great and hardly less worthy master. His only sin, according to Yeoman, “is that he's not Bach, Handel or Vivaldi, because his music is every bit as good as theirs!”

Listeners can hear a wide selection of Telemann's works in a series of 12 programs over coming months, commencing at

Thursday 7 May at 1pm

Musical Families

Listening Beyond the Notes

Elizabeth Hill introduces Osmo and Satu Vänskä

Eddie Bernasconi delves deeper into Shostakovitch's provocative 5th Symphony

Written by Elizabeth Hill

Written by Eddie Bernasconi

Photo by Jeff Wheeler

By no means would Shostakovich’s 5th be considered to be a Tchaikovsky-like work. But in comparison to the works that preceded it, Shostakovich’s musical style and intention had certainly changed. The fourth and final movement, Allegro non troppo is well-cited as being testament to this theory. A military march, bombastic in style, it begins with an aggressive trill before the main theme is introduced. Led by the trumpets and trombones and driven by a timpani ostinato, the melody rises and falls in a contrary motion-like contour. Unlike his opera which was “To follow,… most difficult; to remember, impossible”, the melody is easily recognisable, lacking intervallic complexity and remaining within the tonal confines of D minor. In some respects, the melodic development and the inferred harmony could easily be that of Tchaikovsky. In comparison with pre-5th symphony works, the symphony is much more conservative: the melody is simple and easily-recognisable, “deliberate dissonance”, a phrase coined

by Pravda, is avoided or is resolved, and the recurrence of the one main theme makes the whole movement more unified. In some respects, this was a movement conceding to political pressures where Shostakovich had deliberately foregone his own musical stylings for Soviet ideals. However, upon close analysis of the musical ironies that litter the score, the music depicts a different story; one that reflects Russian life brought to its knees under a ruthless Soviet regime. On this interpretation, musical clichés of soviet nationalism become weapons loaded with ambiguity

Finnish conductor Osmo Vänskä started his career as clarinettist in the Helsinki Philharmonic before he decided to launch himself as a conductor in the early 1980s.

In 1982, at the age of 29, he won the Besançon Competition for Young Conductors and landed his first major post three years later as guest conductor of the Lahti Symphony Orchestra. Since then he has gone on to hold some of the world’s most prestigious and coveted conducting posts, including a 16-year tenure as music director of the Minnesota Orchestra.

In 2020 he begins a new role as Music Director of the Seoul Philharmonic.

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Whether a hymn for Stalinist political victory, or a parody of one, Shostakovich’s 5th Symphony is perhaps one of the most provocative musical works ever to be composed. Its significance and the degree to which we consider it to be a work born from political pressures, demands reflection of the exceptional circumstances in which the symphony was composed.

Vänskä’s advocacy of Finnish music (particularly of the 20th century), his compelling interpretations of the standard repertoire, and his energetic presence on the podium, have been key in forging his long-standing relationships with different orchestras.

While with the Minnesota Orchestra Vänskä undertook five major European tours, as well as historic trips to Cuba and South Africa. Committed to educational projects, he has led and mentored young composers and has initiated various educational and outreach projects in Minneapolis and other cities.

Vänskä is the recipient of a Royal Philharmonic Society Award, the Finlandia Foundation’s Arts and Letters Award, and the 2010 Ditson Award from Columbia University. He holds honorary doctorates from the universities of Glasgow and Minnesota and was named Musical America’s 2005 Conductor of the Year.

In 2013 he received the Annual Award from the German Record Critics’ Award Association for his involvement in BIS’s recordings of the complete works of Sibelius.

Photo: Jeff Wheeler/Alamy Stock

Osmo Vänskä’s niece, Satu Vänskä, is best known as the Principal Violinist of the Australian Chamber Orchestra (and wife of Richard Tognetti). She also regularly leads the group’s chamber ensemble, the ACO Soloists.

Her musical interests, however, traverse the boundaries of musical and artistic genres, and she is well known for her crossover collaborations, most notably as the frontwoman of the ACO’s experimental ‘spin-off band’, ACO Underground. With them, she sings as well as plays violin and has collaborated with musicians such as Midnight Oil’s Jim Moginie.

Satu Vänskä’s early life (born in Japan to Finnish parents) may offer some subtle clues to the multicultural passions so visible in her work today. Returning to her native Finland at the age of ten, her training as a musician was fairly typical.

She began her violin studies aged three, and her life was punctuated by the awards and prestigious schooling boasted by many professional musicians. Today her passion for the traditions of her craft are matched by an equally driven desire to explore the contemporary avant-garde.

Performances by Osmo and Satu Vänskä can be heard in Musical Families on

Tuesday 19 May at 2 pm.

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Following the performance of his opera, Lady Macbeth of the Mtensk District, in 1936, the USSR newspaper Pravda published an article, believed to be written by Stalin or at his command, titled: “Muddle Instead of Music”. The article denounced Shostakovich’s musical treatment for ignoring the demands of Soviet culture, labelling it as ‘formalist’, a term commonly used to label works and artists who did not conform to the party regime. For Shostakovich, to be accused of such things not only jeopardised his future ability to compose, but more distressingly, painted him as an agitator of soviet ideals. In 1937, Stalin was imposing his iron will on all parts of Soviet life, forcing artists to create soviet style works at the expense of their own artistic freedom. To act otherwise would be to risk persecution. Within his own close circle, Shostakovich could already list friends and family that had been imprisoned or executed, so it is no surprise that Shostakovich kept a suitcase at the front door packed for his inevitable arrest.

Nothing portrays this tension better than the final coda of the fourth movement. For a traditional march, listeners would expect the ending to be triumphant, brisk and glorious. However, with the melody staggering at the unusually slow tempo of 188 beats per bar, the music depicts not a march of triumph but a march of desperation. An extremely loud D major chord by the brass marks the beginning of the coda. From there, the section is plagued by the repetition of A quaver notes, 252 in succession, nagging the listener until the 3rd last bar. The listening experience was accurately described by Solomon Volcov as forced rejoicing, as if ‘someone were beating you with a stick and saying: “Your business is rejoicing, your business is rejoicing, your business is rejoicing”.’

With this in mind, Shostakovich knew he had to return to favour with Stalin, and the approachability of his 5th Symphony was the ideal musical response to lead to his artistic rehabilitation, even if it meant withholding his 4th Symphony which had been written in 1936 (although not performed until 1961). In crafting the 5th, Shostakovich faced the dilemma of delicately balancing his own inhibitions to compose new advancing and innovative scores while simultaneously abiding by Stalin’s demands that all cultural works be created to inspire and unite the Soviet people with uplifting messages, much in the way of Tchaikovsky’s rich, familiar style and thematic-based music which had dominated Russia’s music industry over the previous 50 years.

Shostakovich’s 5th is undoubtedly a product of the challenging political climate of the time. Before his death, Shostakovich conceded: “without Party Guidance … I would have displayed more brilliance, used more sarcasm … I could have revealed my ideas openly instead of having to resort to camouflage.” We will never know to what great heights Shostakovich may have soared had he been born into a different era, but with that question aside, Shostakovich’s 5th provokes the listener to consider more than just the music, to delve deeper and contemplate the historical and political pressures that haunt every work’s creation.

Thursday 14 May at 8pm

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Live Music Review

LISTENERS' LETTERS

Van Morrison’s Masterpieces

Thank you for volunteering for your organisation - the work is so important, and the quality of your programmes just seems to get better and better (while sadly the ABC seems to do the opposite!).

Vince Jones and The Astral Orchestra Blue Mountains Theatre

Transported

Praise Be

Friday, 14 February 2020

Peter Jewkes

Written by Barry O'Sullivan Illustrations by Lyndon Pike

Australia’s foremost jazz vocalist Vince Jones is currently interpreting the classic albums Astral Weeks and Moondance on stage in a series of concerts throughout Australia. Accompanied by the musical director Matt McMahon and his own Astral Orchestra containing some of this country’s finest jazz musicians, Jones led the celebration of the Northern Irish singer-songwriter's lyrics and most acclaimed albums.

Undertaker

Astral Weeks was recorded in 1968 with a jazz-infused lineup of session musicians including the bassist Richard Davis who performed with Sarah Vaughan and Oscar Peterson and appeared on Eric Dolphy’s iconic Out To Lunch album, the guitarist Jay Berliner, who recorded with Charles Mingus and drummer Connie Kay who hailed from the East Coast bop legends, Modern Jazz Quartet. Since its release, the album has routinely been named in music polls as one of the best records of all time.

Feeling Blue I have to ask why do you play George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue so often?

Please don't say because our listeners love it. Has anyone at the station counted the number of times it is played?

Hello, I very much enjoy listening to 102.5fm and listen daily. I think it a bit depressing though to be listening to the funeral march for the second time in the last week or so, when uplifting music is definitely in order. Its playing now at 3.48pm, not sure what the formal title of this piece of music is. Otherwise, keep up the great work and appreciate your station.

In the universe of music what is it that makes your programmers select it SO OFTEN? It's unbearable to play it daily.

No it's not something since Co-Vid19.

Your station is always playing George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue. Please give your listeners a break from George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue.

Tania Henry

Stephen Lawson

Thank you, Michael Field, for a gorgeous Drive programme on the 22/04. I switched off at 6pm fully sated by a heavenly hour of transporting music. Your selections were the perfect accompaniment (plus a glass of vino on the sofa after a hard day's yakka!) to a cloudless sundown and coppery gold twilight in the Blue Mountains. Thank you for helping me to forget the times for one long lovely moment.

Wishing you and all at Fine Music a safe passage.

Meg McMahon

Fine Music Sydney Magazine Correction Notice : It has come to the attention of Fine Music Sydney that the April 2020 edition of the Fine Music Sydney Magazine incorrectly attributed the article on page 47 entitled: Vexations and Devotions as written by Barry O’Sullivan when it was instead written by James Nightingale. We apologise for any confusion or inconvenience this has caused for our listeners and authors.

Though never a mainstream artist, Vince Jones is actually very popular, demonstrated through album sales figures and the audience numbers he attracts at his live events. This concert was a sell-out and further concerts throughout Australia in the coming year are planned.

VO L U N T E E R S P O T L I G H T and the opportunity to make new friends and meet people she would never otherwise have met.

Heavily influenced by his Celtic roots and the jazz and blues music genres, Jones valiantly performed for an enthusiastic audience who were willing to lap up all that he had to deliver. Performance highlights included Paul Cutlan on flute and Phil Slater on trumpet on The Way That Young Lovers Do and a fabulous rendition by the ensemble on the romantic ballad, Crazy Love. Karl Dunnicliffe’s bass work on Ballerina, the oldest of Morrison's songs on Astral Weeks, brought rippling applause from the congregated devotees.

Jones, always the storyteller, keenly added snippets from his own life to the web of messages that the songs contained and the bouncy beat of the last offering, Glad Tidings, performed full ensemble, with Morrison’s lyrics ‘and they'll lay you down low and easy’ venting his distaste about the evils of the music industry and celebrity, had the audience on their feet wanting more.

Friday 22 May at 12pm

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When asked what influenced her to volunteer, Avril recalls listening to the breakfast broadcasts with her young children as it helped them “watch the clock to get out the door on time”. A listener of over 30 years, Avril has always “loved the variety and personality of the presenters, they've always sounded like they are enjoying themselves and express a passion for music”.

Avril Kent, Work Experience Coordinator Joining the team at Fine Music had been at the top of the list for Avril, who joined Fine Music 18 months ago as a volunteer receptionist, her role at Fine Music has since expanded to include coordinating the work experience program and attending the monthly management committee meetings as minute taker.

The most rewarding parts of her role include being part of a volunteer team with a strong commitment to a shared outcome

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Avril’s passion for music lies in live performance, especially opera.

A trip to see Death in Venice with a group of fellow students as an undergraduate is particularly memorable for Avril, “every time I hear the music, especially the Adagietto from the 5th symphony, it takes me right back”.

Watching how the team has pulled together and produced the miracles that have kept the station broadcasting through the current crisis has been very inspiring. It is wonderful for so many volunteers to put their commitment to each other ahead of their own comfort. clearly the station has a confident future.

Focus on Folk

Between Two Worlds

Written by Gerry Myerson

Written by David Ogilvie

Tchaikovsky’s orchestral works

Whirled wide explorations

Photo courtesy Gerry Myerson

One of the major stumbling blocks to this reconciliation was the issue of sonata form, the primary Western principle for building large-scale musical structures since the middle of the 19th century. Sonata form was not designed to accommodate the emotionally charged statements that Tchaikovsky wanted to make; indeed the music he had heard all his life and his own innate penchant for melody both worked against it, not with it.

Two alternatives, program music in general and the symphonic poem, were not entirely satisfactory, and it wasn’t resolved until a solution appeared in the shape of his Fourth Symphony.

All his life, Tchaikovsky retained a love for this symphony, at the end of 1878 writing, "I adore terribly this child of mine; it is one of only a few works with which I have not experienced disappointment."

Two major interwoven strands

Brett Dean photography by Bettina Stoess

stand out in Tchaikovsky’s life and

works: his sensitive, initially sexually confused inner life, and the conflict

Photo courtesy of Gerry Myerson

between his ‘Russianness’

My interest in World Music began when a friend invited me to a performance by a Balkan dance group his wife had joined.

I was fascinated by the village outfits the dancers wore and by the rhythms and tunes of the Bulgarian, Macedonian, and Serbian music they danced to. [I was also fascinated by one of the dancers, who became my wife, but that's another story.]

It's not only overseas acts that bring a wonderful variety of World Music to Sydney. Australian bands past and present like Blindman's Holiday, The Transylvaniacs, Xenos, Mara!, Klezmania, Nakisa, Zulya, Chaika, Equus, Dahlia Dior, Keklik Aile, Amada, Gorani, Vardos, Balkanski Bus and many more have performed their magic on stage and on recordings.

As the years went by, I developed an interest in other genres of World Music. I saw Beausoleil in concert, and was by turns exhilarated by the energy, and drawn by the pathos, of their Cajun music, the music of the French community in Louisiana.

My wife joined a Hungarian dance group, and I added Hungarian music to my list of favourites. A friend invited me to a concert

by The Klezmer Conservatory Band, and their music—music that originated with the Yiddish-speaking Jewish communities of Eastern Europe—resonated deeply with me.

It's my pleasure, and the pleasure of all the presenters of Whirled Wide, to share our love of World Music with Fine Music Sydney listeners. Shortly after, Dermott became the sole presenter and the program gained a new name – “Ryder round Folk” and moved back to a mid week evening time slot. It was during this time that I made a cameo ‘appearance’ as a member of the now defunct ‘Federation of English Ancient Rites’ (FEAR) when we presented the first (and perhaps only) Mummers Play live to air on Australian Radio.

Genticorum came to the National Folk Festival in Canberra, and their call-and-response music from Quebec, complete with foot percussion, won me over. Also at the festival, Melbourne choir La Voce Della Luna and touring overseas act Banditaliana showed me the emotion of Italian music, and Apodimi Compania renewed my love of Greek music.

Saturday 4 April at 5pm

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Much has been written on the subject of Tchaikovsky’s homosexuality which, although prohibited by law in many countries, including Russia, was a virtually unprosecuted crime for anyone possessing rank, respectability or money. That being the case, the wonder is that his life was virtually free of scandal, apart from a period of lewd speculation following the collapse of his marriage to the wildly unsuitable Antonina Miliukova, and the publication of a smearing article in Novoye vremya (New Times) on 26 August, 1878. Much of the negative criticism regarding his sexuality, which had an important bearing on how his music was perceived, happened first in Edwardian England, paradoxically one of the countries where the composer had been particularly honoured.

Despite being one of the most well-documented composers in history, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky is arguably one of the most misunderstood. Invariably popular with the general public, largely because of his more emotional works, the almost hypnotic effect that he was able to induce led to serious questioning of his true musical quality. As a result, his reputation has fluctuated greatly owing to changes in musical schools of thought, social mores, under- and over-evaluation, and even political regimes.

Two major interwoven strands stand out in Tchaikovsky’s life and works: his sensitive, initially sexually confused, inner life, and the conflict between his ‘Russianness’ — the native musical practices to which he had been exposed from childhood — and the European principles and musical forms of the St Petersburg Conservatory, from which he graduated in 1865. We can see more clearly now that Tchaikovsky’s great achievement was not only writing much wonderful music, but the reconciliation of these two stylistic universes, paving the way for other Russian composers to build their own individual styles.

According to Tchaikovsky expert Brett Langston, “the caricature of a composer tortured by his sexual proclivities, reclusive and frequently suicidal through depressive neuroses is not based on the facts of Tchaikovsky's life... (recent studies) show a surprisingly well-rounded individual, experiencing life's triumphs and disappointments, a wariness of strangers but also great affection for his family and friends, a humorous and playful nature, to whom people frequently turned to for advice on musical and personal matters.”

Wednesday 6 May at 10.30am

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CD REVIEWS

Astrolabe Chris Cody

Independent

Debussy Rameau Víkingur Ólafsson DG

Beautiful World Frances Madden ABC Music

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Composed as a tribute to the French explorer La Perouse, Chris Cody’s ninepiece Astrolabe suite draws upon the musical influences of the jazz, classical and world music genres. The suite transports listeners on a vibrant and exciting musical odyssey, conveying the feelings and emotions experienced by Cody after his reading of a ship’s journal from that voyage. Opening with the medieval influenced dance Mundus Vetus (Old World) what follows is a series of excellent compositions by Cody whose titles mirror the album's over-arching variety of themes of the voyage of discovery.

Cody has a good ear for melody, and

none of his themes disappoint. Nor are there any rhythmic lapses. With premise aside, this recording is a well-planned and meticulously performed large group session, with much to recommend and admire in the individual improvisations of the musicians.

Dr Alison Burrell, Mr Keith John Cosack, Mr Paul de Leuil, Ms Jean Priscilla Deck, Mr Colin Enderby, Ms Rose Gibb, Mr David Henry James, Mr Leslie Kovacs, Mr Stefan Kruger, Mrs Myra Christina Polson, Mr Michael Patrick Sheehan, Mr Charles Herbert Stokes, Mr Ronald Tinslay, Mrs Rose Varga, Mrs Norma Walledge, Mr Ken Weatherley, Mr Colin Webb, Mr Barry Willoughby, Mr John Albert Wright

Mrs Halina Brett, Mrs Lorna Alison Carr, Mrs Margaret Epps, Prof Michael Field AM, Prof J Furedy, Mrs Freda Hugenberger, Dr Peter Ingle, Ms Sue Jowell, Mr Ian Juniper, Mrs Ros & Doug Keech, Mr Ray McDonald, Ms Maureen Meers, Dr Andrew Mitterdorfer, Mr Trevor Parkin, , Ms Susan Ping Kee, Mr Jude Rushbrooke, Ms Wendy TrevorJones, Hon. Anthony Whealy QC, Mr Richard Wilkins, The Yim Family Foundation, Anonymous 7

­– Barry O'Sullivan

Mr Geoffrey Anderson, Mr David Bell, Mr David Brett, Mrs Halina Brett, Mr Rex Burgess, Mr Lloyd Capps, Ms Marilyn Endlein, Mr Robin Gandevia, Mr Bruce Graham, Mr James Hunter, Mr David James, Ms Maureen Meers, Mr Glenn Morrison, Mr Desmond Mulholland, Mr Derek Parker, Dr Neil Radford, Mr Gregory Sachs, Ms Elaine Siversen, Mr Bruce Smith, Mr Anthony Tenney, Mr Ron Walledge

Icelandic Pianist Víkingur Ólafsson’s remarkable originality and powerful musical conviction have seen him, in just a few years, take the music world by storm to become one of the most sought-after artists of today. Where his previous albums released have encompassed the likes of Phillip Glass and Johann Sebastian Bach, Víkingur Ólafsson now turns his hands to the works of Debussy and Rameau.

Víkingur Ólafsson applies technical mastery tempered with emotional sensitivity to deliver a well-balanced showcase of piano works from Debussy and Rameau. This is a well-rounded album from the play-full pieces from Debussy’s ‘Children’s Corner’

series of works, to the hauntingly beautiful La Cupis from Rameau. In juxtaposing the two French composers, Ólafsson’s intent is that the listener will “almost forget who is who”. The album, as with Ólafsson’s other works, has received rave reviews from across the board. I highly recommend this album for lovers of piano.

Following her 2014 debut CD, it’s a pleasure to hear Frances Madden’s second studio album, Beautiful World. A delightful 10 tracks, eight original compositions, ranging through mellow, introspective Side

By Side, soulful The One Who Walks Me Home, upbeat yearning of Paris Melody, quirky and whimsical Practical Magic, toe tapping Dancing in the Street and vibrant, throbbing The Tango Never Lies, while her arrangement of I Go To Rio is unique, difficult to do with this well-known melody.

Listening takes you on a journey through time, place, passion, spirit and movement, bound by melody, rhythm and poetic lyrics. Arrangements are full, multi-layered,

complex; diction clear, precise; and there is depth to her piano playing. Frances has truly found her maturing voice as an entertaining performer and compelling composer. I highly recommend Beautiful World: strong production and irresistible listening from a captivating Australian musician.­

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IN NEXT MONTH’S ISSUE

Inspiring Sibelius

Schubert’s Singspiel, Die Zwillingsbrüder

Dan Bickel looks at the Kalevala

A Bicentennary premiere

Musical Families

In Conversation

Nicky Gluch looks at the Bachs

with Cam Lam

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