Fine Music Magazine - December 2021

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NEVILLE MARRINER, ACADEMY OF ST. MARTIN IN THE FIELDS Haydn: Symphonies With the delightful original LP cover illustrations specially commissioned for these recordings, this presentation brings together for the first time the 33 Haydn Symphonies recorded by Marriner and the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields over a twentyyear period, from 1970–90. Limited Edition Original Jackets Box.

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KARL BÖHM Orchestral Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon First-ever release of Karl Böhm’s complete symphonic and concerto recordings for DG. Full symphony cycles of Beethoven, Brahms, Mozart and Schubert, and famous collaborations with legendary pianists Gilels and Maurizio Pollini. Limited Edition Original Jackets Box.

KARL BÖHM Complete Decca & Philips Recordings Four decades after Karl Böhm’s death, Decca presents his complete recordings for both the Decca and Philips labels, brought together in one edition for the first time. Includes the live recording of Wagner’s Ring from the 1966/67 Bayreuth Festivals. Limited Edition Original Jackets Box.

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I N D E X

07. The Paganini of the double bass

14. Not just an Antipodean pianist

08. First Person

17. Volunteer Spotlight

Barry O’Sullivan talks to jazz force Aron Ottignon

Paul Cooke considers bravura bassist Bottesini

Pamela Newling talks with programmer and librarian Jacky Ternisien

Catherine Peake talks to Pinchgut Opera about their upcoming productions

12. Was Brahms God? Ernó Dohnányi thought so

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By Michael Morton-Evans

19. Aida An imaginary press release

by David Garrett

20. Aida

Summer days, Summer fantasies

Nicky Gluch explores the timeless Opera

Nicky Gluch and Paul Cooke on aspects of Summer

23. Listeners’ Letters

24. CD Reviews

N O T E S

27. Program Guide

F R O M

T H E

55. Composers List

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As the dark clouds of COVID-19 dissipate, and rays of sunshine awaken musical flora from their almost two year hibernation (and in some cases, near-extinction), we continue to discover what Sydney’s orchestras, opera and ballet companies have planned for the new year ahead. This month it’s the turn of the Baroque opera company Pinchgut; artistic director Erin Helyard talks about its plans for 2022.

On Christmas Eve, one hundred and fifty years ago in 1871, Verdi‘s grand opera Aida finally opened in Cairo to great acclaim, after a series of frustrating delays. Sadly, Opera Australia’s plans to stage it this year were thwarted following its opening night performance on June 22, when Sydney's second major lockdown came into effect, but we are pleased to announce that we will be broadcasting the complete opera featuring Leontyne Price as Aida and Jon Vickers as Radamès on 22 December. This coincides nicely with the 200th anniversary of the birthday of its conductor, Giovanni Bottesini, a bravura double bassist, whose life and times are chronicled by Paul Cooke in this month’s issue.

A theme that seems to run through many of our articles is the surprising number of fine Antipodean musicians working overseas. This month, Barry O’Sullivan chats with another member of the musical diaspora, the jazz pianist Aron Ottignon, who describes his career on the UK and European music scene.

The team at Fine Music Magazine wish all our listeners and readers a very Happy Christmas and a healthy and prosperous New Year! david.ogilvie@finemusicsydney.com

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Summer days, Summer fantasies Nicky Gluch and Paul Cooke on aspects of Summer

Summertime and the livin’ is easy, Fish are jumpin’ and the cotton is high Your daddy’s rich and your mama’s good lookin’, o hush little baby, don’t you cry.

(Summertime, lyrics by DuBose Hayward) Oh, the sultriness of summertime. With long days and warm nights, it’s a time for lingering on verandahs, singing sweet tunes to passers-by. Emotions are heightened, the heat sparking flames of anger or love, such that the season becomes more than just a setting for playwrights and artists.

This December, 2MBS Fine Music Sydney will bring listeners three programs dedicated to this fiery season.

From the natural to the fantastical, summer’s many influences will be explored.

Illustration by Lyndon Pike Summer Dreams … Where Neilsen personified the glory of a summer day, perhaps the most famous characterisation of a summer night is Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Felix Mendelssohn and Benjamin Britten might be famous for their musical responses, but the play has also proved fertile ground for several other composers.

Walter Leigh (1905-1942) delighted in crafting theatrical music that conjured a play’s setting. His Midsummer was composed for an outdoor school’s performance and, with its Purcellian character and sprightly scoring, charmingly conjures the English Baroque.

Summer Holiday … For composers in northern latitudes, summer at home is often a brief interlude snatched out of a largely dour year. It is thus a life-affirming time, reflected both in a certain laziness and, conversely, in a desire to savour all the hedonistic delights on offer.

Summer Music, a composition for wind instruments

by Samuel Barber, encapsulates this perfectly, with a ‘slow and indolent’ opening contrasted with playful and energetic episodes. Anton Webern’s Im Sommerwind concentrates, like the poem by Bruno Wille which inspired it, on the beauty and healing nature of summer breezes and alpine meadows.

But summer needn’t be confined to a few short months: one could head south. Fanny Mendelssohn spent time travelling in Italy with her husband, chronicling her thoughts, emotions and observations in the piano composition The Year. In 1903 both Edward Elgar and Carl Nielsen sought out the Mediterranean. Elgar set out in November, on the very cusp of winter, seeking sunny summer weather at Alassio on the Italian Riviera. He was to be disappointed: “We have been perished with cold, rain and gales”, he wrote. Nielsen had gone earlier in the year, and for him sunlight and warmth – and a view of the Acropolis – inspired the composition of an overture: “Now it is scorchingly hot; Helios burns all day, and I am writing away at my new solar system.” The overture charts the sun’s journey, rising with “a joyous song of praise”, wandering across the sky, before sinking “quietly into the sea.”

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Twenty years later, Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman captured the spirit of the Belle Epoque in his Midsummer adaptation, Smiles of a Summer Night. As with many of Bergman’s films, the score was composed by Erik Nordgren, and draws on dance forms to evoke a world of counts, pistols, and tangled love. More famously, Stephen Sondheim’s A Little Night Music was directly inspired by Bergman’s film. Sondheim’s score is built on the waltz form, extending a tradition found in the ballet La Spectre de la rose, itself inspired by the piano piece Aufforderung zum Tanz by Weber.

Waltz this way, while summer days drift away, to the wonderful dreams of a summer night!

Summer Days, Wednesday 1 December, 1pm Summer Fantasies, Wednesday 15 December, 1pm Music of the Night: Music for Summer, Wednesday 22 December, 11pm

Illustration by Lyndon Pike

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The Paganini of the double bass Paul Cooke considers bravura bassist Bottesini

First there was Domenico Dragonetti. Though the double bass had been developed before 1600, it took a couple of centuries for a virtuoso on the instrument to make his mark. One observer remarked that “Dragonetti remains supreme and uses his instrument as Jupiter his bolts – now hurling the thunder, and now glancing the innocuous lightnings of heaven – for thus only can we describe the alternate succession of his powerful and delicate execution.” Dragonetti is reputed to have played Beethoven’s Cello sonata no 2 with the composer, the latter embracing both bassist and bass after the performance. But while some critics praised him, others scorned his loud and rasping style.

For his successor, however, there seemed to be little but praise …

Giovanni Bottesini was more than just a double bass player; consummate in solo, chamber and orchestral settings, he also made his mark as a composer, conductor and educator. Born in Crema, Northern Italy, on 22 December 1821, Bottesini was initially taught by his clarinetist father, and as a child sang and played violin and timpani. In 1835 he gained a scholarship to Milan Conservatory to study double bass (the only other scholarship on offer was for bassoon) and four years later matriculated with a prize of 300 francs for his solo playing. This prize went towards the purchase of an instrument – of threequarter size, with three gut strings, and apparently languishing in the broom closet of a Milan marionette theatre – made in 1716 by the luthier Carlo Giuseppe Testore.

His was a peripatetic life. In 1846, he’s in Havana, Cuba, where he is holding down the position of principal double bass at Teatro Tacon while also conducting the premiere of his first opera, Cristoforo Colombo. In 1849, he’s making his London performing debut and receiving unreserved praise for his agility, purity of tone, intonation and phrasing: “How he bewildered us by playing all sorts of melodies in flute-like harmonics, as though he had a hundred nightingales caged in his double bass!” He also visits Mexico, New Orleans, New York, St Petersburg and many other cities, increasingly composing and conducting. In Cairo in 1871, he directed the first performance of the opera Aida.

From a 21st century perspective, it is Bottesini’s compositions for double bass which are of most interest to us, hinting as they do at his performing prowess. His musical language, rich in melodic invention, is most influenced by the Italian opera composers Bellini and Donizetti; some critics have also detected hints of Mendelssohn as well as traces of other musical cultures with which he came into contact during his travels. But he wrote much and in many genres: his opera Ero e Leandro, for example, with its libretto by Boito, was a major success. Bottesini was called to the stage 23 times at the premiere and the opera notched up 28 performances in its first season, often featuring the composer on double bass serenading the audience during intervals. He was one of only a few Italian composers of his generation to write and perform chamber music, and founded quartet societies in both Florence and Naples.

One observer remarked that “Dragonetti remains supreme and uses his instrument as Jupiter his bolts – now hurling the thunder, and now glancing the innocuous lightnings of heaven – for thus only can we describe the alternate succession of his powerful and delicate execution.”

Ultimately, however, we remember Bottesini for what we can’t hear but can only read about: “Under his bow the double bass groaned, sighed, cooed, sang, quivered, roared – an orchestra in itself with irresistible force and the sweetest expression.”

Sunday Special, Paganini of the Double Bass, Sunday 19 December, 3pm

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First Person Pinchgut Opera Catherine Peake talks to Pinchgut Opera about their upcoming productions

Pinchgut Opera celebrates its 20th year in 2021, and as Sydney emerges from lockdown, the company presents the cornerstone of its birthday celebrations with a production of Rameau’s opera Platée. An all-Australian production, it will be directed by Neil Armfield in his Pinchgut debut.

As Australia’s premier Baroque opera company, Pinchgut Opera performs only works from the 17th and 18th centuries, “proving that great stories remain great stories, beautiful music remains spellbinding and that what’s old can become new again (with a little 21st century flair thrown in for good measure!).”

There is nothing like a touch of humour to enlist audience interest, and Platée was one of the first comic operas to gain widespread success. Allied with the humour is an understanding of human nature, and as Pinchgut’s artistic director Erin Helyard says, “It’s one of the greatest operas of the 18th century… This is the first time in opera that the composer invites the audience in as a character… Platée holds a mirror up to us: what do we think of ourselves?

Who are we to judge our own or anyone else’s place in the world? It just raises so many questions.”

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Performed for the first time at Versailles in 1745, part of the wedding celebrations of Louis, Dauphin of France, to the Infanta Maria Theresa of Spain, the storyline of Platée would not at first glance appear to reflect the happiness and stability that such a wedding might suppose. The source of the story is a myth, wherein Jupiter the king of the gods sets a trap in an attempt to cure his wife Juno of her jealousy.

The unprepossessing water nymph Platée is caught in the trap and led to believe that Jupiter is in love with her, until finally realising that not everything is as it seems.

The opera was well received though, and soon after the premiere, Rameau was appointed Composer of the King’s Chamber Music. Platée was Rameau’s first attempt at comic opera and one of the most successful of his operas during his lifetime, coinciding with a general increase in popularity of lighter forms of opera such as the Italian opera buffa.

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Ope Helyard says that the rewards and challenges of presenting baroque opera are implicit in the productions Pinchgut presents. “One of the best things about Baroque music is that – unlike music after Beethoven – the works are scored and conceived with so much more flexibility. Baroque composers and performers treated the score more like an inspirational blueprint and less like a sacred text. They also altered the music to suit the occasion. So this means we can be much more imaginative and creative in our approach to these works, and this interpretative freedom can also bring out the best in performers as well.”

The musicians of Pinchgut’s resident orchestra, the Orchestra of the Antipodes led by Helyard, are renowned for their skill in historically accurate performance and play on replicas of Baroque instruments.

For Platée, they will be using replicas of French instruments that were tuned to a lower pitch than modern instruments.

“The French were [also] masters of ornamentation, and so we all trained in the subtle and varying differences in their meticulously notated embellishments. There are something like ten variants of trills! You might not notice all these things when you are in the audience, but taken together the ornamentation contributes enormously to timbre, diction, and the flow of the phrasing.”

Joining the Orchestra of the Antipodes in presenting Platée will be Pinchgut’s official chorus, Cantillation.

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In The Spiritual Forest, the first of Pinchgut’s concerts for 2022, Cantillation will collaborate with orchestral players to present sacred music by Claudio Monteverdi.

The work they will perform was published in Monteverdi’s Selva morale e spirituale (Moral and Spiritual Forest) of 1640-41, that included “some of the most sublime sacred music ever written.”

Pinchgut’s second concert, Women of the Pietà, will present music composed by Antonio Vivaldi. Soprano Miriam Allan will be joined by a chorus of twelve women and an ensemble of female musicians from the Orchestra of the Antipodes, in a recreation of music originally performed by the women and girls of the Ospedale della Pietà, the convent and music school in Venice where Vivaldi worked.

So, marking the end of 2021 with Platée, and its 2022 season promising more enthralling productions of Baroque opera and vocal music, Pinchgut Opera is in line to return from the lockdown in style.

Pinchgut’s 2022 season will feature two more Baroque operas and two concerts of Baroque vocal music. With humour once again to the fore, Pinchgut will present the opera Orontea by Antonio Cesti, a popular rom-com of the 17th century. First performed in 1656, the opera begins with a prologue presenting an argument between love and philosophy over who has more power, and subsequently covers a range of territory including duty and passion, old flames and new flings, music and wine.

...we can be much more imaginative and creative in our approach to these works, and this interpretative freedom can also bring out the best in performers as well.

On a more sombre note, the French lyric tragedy Médée

by Marc-Antoine Charpentier is Pinchgut’s second opera of the season. Premiering in 1693, it was well-received at the time and is still seen as “an absolute masterpiece and what many consider the greatest French Baroque opera of all time.”

Was Brahms God? Erno Dohnányi thought so

By Michael Morton-Evans

When World War I broke out, Dohnányi deftly avoided anything to do with the military and returned to Budapest from Berlin where he had been living since his return from England. He spent the war teaching at the university and giving recitals designed, as he put it, “to acquaint the public with good music", but politics got him in the end. He had been promoted to the directorship of the university by the Soviet-backed Bela Kun government, but his tenure only lasted a year when Kun was overthrown by Admiral Horthy, who promptly sacked Dohnányi. He did, however, manage to retain the conductorship of the Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, which led to him being invited to conduct gigs around the world. One particularly amusing concert – and probably the most innovative thing that Dohnányi ever did – was in New York in 1923 when he was invited to demonstrate the Ampico Recording Piano. He did this by giving a recital of his first piano concerto in which he alternated the performance with the piano roll.

Born in 1877, it didn’t take too long into Dohnányi’s career for him to realise that he was politically denigrated by the Communists and artistically shunned by the western avant-garde. The truth was that even as a young composer, he was utterly conservative. What he had learnt in the conservatorium was good enough for him; he was no innovator and Brahms was God as far as he was concerned.

The result musically was that his music is a distillation of late 19th century Romanticism. He never interested himself in any sort of experimental techniques, nor did he try to open up new vistas for his art; throughout a large body of his work Brahms hung heavily in the air.

Across Europe, composers like Manuel de Falla, Ottorino Respighi and Béla Bartók were producing new and exciting rhythms and impressionistic works, but good old Dohnányi stuck religiously to the Brahmsian idiom.

Dohnányi took up the keyboard when he was eight, under the tutelage of his father, an amateur musician, and then with the local cathedral organist. At nine he made his first public appearance playing the piano. By the time he was twelve, he’d written a good deal of music, including two cello concertos and two string quartets. He was due to take a Liberal Arts degree at Budapest University, but enrolled instead at the Royal Hungarian Academy of Music, where he had the same teacher who was to teach Béla Bartók a few years later.

When he was fifty-one, he was invited back to the Budapest Academy to teach, and six years later became its head again. One of his students from this period, who despite admiring him as a musician and a teacher, was heard to say that probably the most important thing he’d learnt from Dohnányi was how to pack a dress suit!

But once again politics stuck its nose in. Dohnányi resigned his post when he refused to abide by the antiJewish laws that were brought in as World War II began.

Needless to say, he couldn’t win. The left regarded him as a fascist for initially staying on after the Nazi takeover, and the right thought him a pinko for giving in to them. The truth was that he was apolitical, art before allegiance.

Dohnányi’s first published work was a piano quintet written when he was eighteen. At this point, his God appeared on the scene. Johannes Brahms, who was then 62, heard the work, thought it extraordinary and took the young Dohnányi under his wing, getting the work and the composer to Vienna and an assured future in the music world. The extent to which he really did Dohnányi a favour is a question that has been debated long since.

After the war he emigrated to Argentina before settling in America where he died of pneumonia following a heart attack at the age of eighty-three. He didn’t change the course of art, but he contributed music that is pleasant and entertaining.

The entrée into Viennese musical circles had one other advantage, however. It wasn’t long before Dohnányi was being hailed as a master pianist. His performance of Beethoven’s Piano concert no 4 in G major in London created such a furore that he would end up giving thirtytwo concerts in Great Britain before he was allowed to leave. And he was still only twenty-one!

Ernő Dohnányi Composer Focus, Tuesday, December 21, 2021

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Not just an Antipodean pianist Barry O’Sullivan talks to jazz force Aron Ottignon What led you to pursue a career in Europe?

Born in New Zealand, Aron Ottignon had already established himself as one of the Antipodes’ finest jazz pianists by the time he was sixteen, and he has been steadily expanding his instrumental craft as a jazz pianist both on his own and in collaboration with other artists. His technically brilliant yet imaginative approach has drawn attention beyond jazz, catapulting him into many varied musical spheres.

The dream as a teenager was to one day cut it with the best in New York, the jazz epicentre. In Sydney I used to have a jazz trio with Felix Bloxom and Lloyd Swanton. I worked hard at an avant garde contemporary jazz trio style of playing, but at the same time I was listening a lot to Brad Mehldau. I’d say he intimidated me out of the trio format because I couldn’t imagine myself being a jazz pianist with any voice with guys like Brad around. The New York dream faded as I ventured into my first album Culture Tunnels – ARONAS. I found a way of playing which I enjoyed and believed would take me out of conventional jazz clubs. I wanted to play to people standing, moving, and dancing. I wanted to give 100 per cent energy behind the piano and have an audience that would give that back, visually and physically. UK jazz writer Stuart Nicholson picked me as new upcoming talent coming from Australia/ New Zealand. He wrote about me in the Guardian newspaper which was my graduation to the UK and Europe scene as a bandleader. The diversity of cultures, languages, and musical forms in Europe was a huge driving factor. It’s been over fifteen years now and today I feel the African continent is pulling me just like the European one did all those years ago.

I’m always looking for little signs that pull me to my destiny and the African beat of the drum has been in my soul from a very young age.

Ottignon has chosen to self-produce instrumental music that combines the ambition of jazz with pop melodies, echoes of world music and electronic effects, mixing them with his jazz roots and Afro beats. He is now firmly based in Kreuzberg, Berlin, with exciting plans for the future.

You’re from a family of musicians. Can you tell me about that early musical learning experience in New Zealand?

Both my grandmothers were pianists, one a teacher, the other a touring artist. We had an acoustic grand piano at home and an electric grand piano at my nanna’s. I started tapping away at the keys at a very early age. Apparently, my parents could leave me for hours on my own completely content with pulling random sounds from the keys. Then I have my older brothers, both amazing musicians with their own projects. We used to jam together a lot as kids. At one stage we had a regular gig as teenagers playing the Auckland Basketball half time show. My parents had a habit of throwing us in at the deep end from an early age.

You create music in many different genres utilising your jazz roots. How do these differing musical paths create new experiences for you?

When did jazz first begin to influence your musical style and who and what were those influences?

I don’t believe in barriers or boxes in music. If I hear something that I like, I want to learn it, adopt it – it doesn’t matter what instrument, what style, what medium. Sometimes I wonder if I have ADD, and whether this contributes to my constant flipping from slow to fast, Afro beat to baroque waltz, electronic to acoustic. When things repeat too much, I get bored, unless it’s done in a way that sends me into a trance. But on a performance level, I’m not looking to please the audience with happy endings, conventional arrangements, or easy intros.

Jazz was the first choice of music at home. My parents would get quite a lot of flak from friends coming over for drinks expecting to hear their favourite hits, but all they would get was Miles Davis and John Coltrane.

I can remember very well the artists on high rotation as a child: Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, John Lee Hooker, Lee Scratch Perry, Grace Jones, and the album, Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys.

These artists defined my beginnings as a composer and an improviser.

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So many jazz concerts now are so perfect, so smooth, and so good looking, they sound a little washy. This could be the result of the social media era of music, where it’s very visual, highly executed, and educational.

Sorry, I could go on a rant here!

What are the benefits and the setbacks as a foreigner in Berlin and how do you overcome and utilise them?

The benefits are being in a city renowned for its music tech companies. You have Ableton and Native Instruments, two of the most popular Digital Audio Workstation programs in the world. In an era where artists are found more in the position of entrepreneurs, learning production skills is very important. Ableton are my neighbours and friends, so I’m learning a lot from them. A setback would be the lack of diversity in the live music scene. It’s hard to survive here as an original sounding live musician. A lot of artists are driven to please the various communities, whether it’s the Disco Funk crowd, Afro Beat crowd, or the jazz club crowd.

But I guess we all must pay our bills. Berlin is also a very international city – every second person you meet is a foreigner. But German bureaucracy... don’t get me started! This is no joke; I’m right now looking at a whole floor of paperwork. My visa renewal next week requires three hundred pieces of paper minimum!

What are some of the aspects of the European music scene that you feel we could benefit from here?

If you look at Europe as a whole music scene it is pretty mind-blowing really. I have spent a lot of time touring all over. Each country has its good and bad points. France’s attention to music culture is high level. The appreciation of good music is somehow embedded in their DNA. A jazz artist is generally treated with admiration and respect, from your local corner pizza chef to the politician. In Australia and New Zealand, it used to be regarded as an embarrassment or not a serious way to live. Musical culture should be treated as something of the utmost importance, but how to get that message to the general public and to politicians in New Zealand and Australia?

studying Senegalese rhythms and trying to bring my original sound to this. It’s super exciting, as I received some German government funding to produce an international album. I continue to release mini albums and singles on my own label Urban Trout and in the last two years I have independently released three EP’s – Goanna Funk, Ore Eye O and So Hold Still. They’re very underground in that I’m not really promoting them conventionally. I’m definitely a promoter’s nightmare… (laughs) If you had not pursued a professional music life, what would you like to have been?

I’m a nature boy and an animal lover and would love to work caring for the environment, understanding the world’s ecosystem and biology, that sort of thing. I love science!

What outside interests do you pursue when you’re not performing and creating?

The paperwork and administration time to maintain the ability to remain a solo artist takes all my time outside of performing and creating. I would like to learn German and French languages more. As a kid, I never imagined that being bilingual was something important.

I wish my parents had pushed me harder to master another language. It felt more like a chore for me than something extremely valuable for your wellbeing and self-understanding.

What are your current musical challenges and plans for bringing them to fruition?

The biggest musical challenge is to produce a body of work and then release it in a conventional way with a six to twelve month build up promotional period. I am completely self-managed so I can never seem to program my creations in a professional industry release format. But I’m my own worst enemy here. I’m looking to NFT Music and the new WEB 3 movement for new ways to bring to my music output. Somehow all the music projects I put in front of me are a challenge which is why I’m going grey and bald in my late thirties!

What is your current musical project?

I’m still pushing myself as a solo artist. I smile when I’m asked about it as it’s been the same project for twenty years and will be for the next. My main project is more in the producer’s chair. I have a YouTube series that’s been running for fifteen years called A New Day, A New Song and I’m also working closely with a Senegalese percussionist named Bahkane Seck. I’m

A New Day A New Song Seneagal Vlog Kaolak Demo

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Volunteer Spotlight Jacky Ternisien Pamela Newling talks with programmer and librarian Jacky Ternisien

Jacky Ternisien exudes a love of life that combines all the good things – food, music, and travel. He joined 2MBS Fine Music Sydney in 2019 as a volunteer and "absolutely loves every minute of it".

The route to Sydney has been full of hard work and adventurous travel. He trained as a chef in France, then worked in Montréal, Toronto (where he met his French wife in 1975), Brazil and French Guiana, coming to Sydney in 1982 to be executive chef of the Regent Sydney, a position he held for five years. After that, work took him to Monaco and Singapore and back to Sydney again in 1992 to be executive chef of the ANA Hotel (now ShangriLa) for 13 years. A stint of teaching at TAFE Ultimo preceded retirement.

“Even though I was a chef, I was always fascinated by music and radio,” he says. “My father always listened to the radio at home, and I found I had a good ear and memory for both French popular music and classical.”

Jacky’s choice of music is towards older styles such as Middle Ages, Medieval, Baroque, Classical and Romantic. Time spent in Salvador da Bahia in North East Brazil opened his ears to fabulous Brazilian music and the beautiful Brazilian language. He loves the freedom to use his imagination to present programs that interest him personally, although he also works on domain programs such as Diversions in Fine Music, which are broadcast every weekday.

Musical tastes cover the spectrum: Classical – Joseph Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Marc Antoine Charpentier; Jazz – Keith Jarrett, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and Nina Simone; Popular – The Beatles, Elton John and "any good English and American Pop".

Speaking of his involvement with 2MBS, Jacky says: “I love the wonderful and friendly volunteers and the challenges of finding new subjects for my programs. I am also involved every Tuesday morning with my library duties and love meeting Julie Simonds, Sue Ping Kee, Sue Jowell and Andrew Dziedzic weekly at the station – it’s really fabulous!”

Illustration by Lyndon Pike

Even though I was a chef, I was always fascinated by music and radio. My father always listened to the radio at home, and I found I had a good ear and memory for both French popular music and classical.

Describing his life away from 2MBS activities, he says: “Once a chef always a chef, so I always cook at home. My wife and I are quite physically active, and we walk every day, meet friends and listen to music, of course!”

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Aida - An imaginary press release by David Garrett FINE MUSIC TRAVEL (UNLIMITED) OFFERS A NEW ADVENTURE IN TRAVEL AND OPERA, AN UNREPEATABLE EXPERIENCE. HAVE YOU THOUGHT OF MAKING YOUR NEXT TRIP TO THE EAST THROUGH THE SUEZ CANAL, OPENED JUST THE YEAR BEFORE LAST? NOT ONLY WILL YOU SHORTEN YOUR VOYAGE BY WEEKS, BUT AS PART OF A LUXURIOUS CRUISE, OUR OFFER INCLUDES A STOPOVER IN CAIRO, AND PREMIUM SEATS IN THE KHEDIVE OF EGYPT’S GRAND OPERA HOUSE, WHERE THE KHEDIVE SHALL PRESENT THE WORLD PREMIERE OF THE NEW OPERA BY ITALY’S MASTER COMPOSER GIUSEPPE VERDI, HIS MUCH EAGERLY AWAITED NEXT MASTERPIECE. ON DECEMBER 24, 1871,

AIDA

WILL BE STAGED, FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME Set in ancient Egypt, in the shadow of the Pyramids and on the banks of the Nile (where your cruise ship will dock), Aida tells the story of the title character, to the Egyptians a slave girl, but unbeknownst to them the daughter of the King of the Ethiopians, at war with Egypt. Aida is torn between her love for Radames, commander of Egypt’s army, and her loyalty to her own country, and her father, King Amonasro.

Radames’ loyalties are tested too; in a dramatic love triangle, he returns Aida’s love but is loved and wanted in marriage by the Pharaoh’s daughter, Amneris. Love, war and priestly religion combine in a moving and spectacular production. Your imagination will be captivated by Verdi, bringing the story to life in its ancient Oriental setting, then you can step out of the opera house into the night air of Egypt, where the drama happened.

Grand March bids fair to rival in popularity the chorus of Hebrew slaves from the same Verdi’s Nabucco! The march leads to a ballet with exotic costumes and dancing.

Our political correspondent expects some controversy. Verdi is known to be an anticlerical radical, and his portrayal of the Egyptian priests’ official religion is said to be unflattering, to say the least… Off the record, Verdi lets it be known that he would rather not be seen endorsing the performance you will attend. As a man of the people, Verdi objects that the Khedive has reserved the seats for VIPs, not the general public. Don’t miss out on being one of these foreign dignitaries!

We think it best to inform our customers that the story of Aida has a tragic outcome.

Romantic and historical stories, often in exotic settings, are what audiences have come to expect in opera these days. And Verdi’s music, a love-death duet for Aida and Radames, will bring tears to your eyes.

Surely future generations will be tempted to mount this spectacular in the open air — in amphitheaters or stadiums, even in the original Egypt — even with elephants in the triumphal march! Our musical spies were let in on early rehearsals. They report that in Aida, Verdi surpasses his usual quota of hits. All the greatest sopranos and tenors will want to sing numbers like Aida’s O patria mia and Radames’ Celeste Aida.

She is heavenly indeed! The music for the Illustration by Lyndon Pike

It’s unfortunate that what we are offering is a once in a lifetime experience. In this age of wonders (such as the Suez Canal, also included in your cruise package) someone may invent a way of seeing and hearing Aida for people who miss out on events as special as our world premiere.

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Aida Nicky Gluch explores the timeless Opera

In this era of decolonisation, one wonders what, if any, fanfare will be made of the centenary of the rediscovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb. It beckons next year, as does the bicentenary of Jean-François Champollion’s deciphering of hieroglyphs using the Rosetta Stone. That the premiere of Verdi’s Aida falls right in between is no coincidence.

Between 1798 and 1801, Napoleon Bonaparte led a campaign in Egypt: alongside the military operation, Napoleon brought with him many scientists and scholars to document remnants of the ancient civilisation.

While he would not live to see hieroglyphs deciphered, his campaign (by which the Rosetta Stone came into Champollion’s hands) led to renewed Western interest in ancient Egypt – an obsession aptly termed Egyptomania.

This is not to suggest that ancient Egypt had ever been far from mind: Mozart’s The Magic Flute features references to Isis and Osiris, and Cleopatra had long been an icon before Shakespeare immortalised her.

Napoleon’s campaign, however, fed the Romantic spirit for the exotic. Champollion went one step further, by making the mysterious world knowable. Egyptologists from Auguste Mariette (who designed the costumes for Aida) to Howard Carter kept the interest alive, uncovering avenues and tombs and bringing whatever ‘treasure’ they found home to their museums. Traces of Egypt began to turn up everywhere, from ornate columns to carvings on furniture and decorations on dinner plates. (Fascinatingly, Australia’s first synagogues were built in Egyptian Revival style.) For the art lovers, there were paintings – which were to proliferate in the decades following Aida – and the 20th Century was yet to usher a spate of mummythemed novels.

In the midst of all this, Verdi was commissioned to write an opera, its inception being tied to the 1869 opening of the Suez Canal. As characterised by David Garrett, the Canal, which connects the Mediterranean to the Red Sea, had a significant effect on both commercial and

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recreational shipping. Separating, as it does, Asia from Africa, owned by Egypt but operated (until 1956) by Europe, the Canal was always going to be contentious … indeed, Verdi turned down his first associated commission: the composition of an inaugural hymn.

However, the Khedive of Egypt, Isma’il Pasha, seemingly knew the way to Verdi’s heart; when he decided to open an Opera House as part of the Canal celebrations, he managed to sway the composer to provide a new work.

(I’m sure the 150,000 francs fee didn’t hurt!)

Up until the premiere of La Traviata (1853) Verdi’s opera output had been prolific. The next 18 years, however, proved difficult. Censors demanded changes to his libretti, and the works which did make it to the stage were often ill-received by critics. Further diversion came by way of the Risorgimento (unification) movement, with which Verdi had always sympathised but which now became a lens to interpret his early operas. For a while, he dabbled in politics, but became wary of the potential threat to his life. Then there was his second marriage (to Giuseppina Strepponi) and the renovations of his villa at Sant’Agata. Verdi downed pen and upped tool: the quintessential mid-life crisis, if ever there was.

And so the years rolled on … until 1869, when Verdi received the Khedive’s commission and, more significantly, the germ of a plot which took his fancy.

Today, there is debate as to whether Aida was the idea of Mariette or Temistocle Solera (the librettist of Nabucco) but, regardless, it was a tale which appealed to Verdi, with its father-daughter theme, military fanfare and opportunity for lush chorus. Ironically, the setting was less alluring (Verdi never having been one for Egyptomania) but he bought the idea almost immediately, and began to collaborate with librettist Antonio Ghislanzoni.

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Illustration by Lyndon Pike

Work on Aida progressed throughout 1870. Verdi had decided not to attend the Cairo premiere, and so remained in Italy where he worked on the score. Over in Paris, Mariette worked on the costumes and oversaw the set design. That July, France declared war on Prussia sparking the Franco-Prussian War. A siege on the capital in September resulted in Aida’s sets being trapped in France, delaying the opera’s premiere. After further delays caused by cast disputes, the opera was finally performed on 24 December 1871 under the baton of Giovanni Bottesini (whose 200th birthday we celebrate this month).

Aida was an immediate success, both in Cairo and at its Italian premiere on 8 February. For the Khedive, it honoured his country’s rich history and may even have inspired his annexation of Bogos and further wars with Ethiopia (in which his son, Hassan, was captured in a case of life imitating art). For the West, Aida was perfect for the zeitgeist: an opera which fused ancient Egypt with Romantic sentiment. It took the world by storm, having been performed on five continents by 1877 and, with Egyptomania far from over, continued to delight well into the 20th Century.

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For Verdi, the opera proved a fortunate turn: buoyed by its success, he went on to complete his Requiem (1874) and two further operas, Otello (1887) and Falstaff (1893), the latter premiered when he was 80 years old. Like Tut in his tomb, with Aida, Verdi was rediscovered, less by the world than by himself. And there, beneath the surface of curmudgeonliness and disappointment, lay treasures undulled by age. To echo David, the glory of music is that it doesn’t have to be excavated to be exposed. It lives on in our performance, and reaches hundreds more through radio broadcast. At 2MBS Fine Music Sydney it is therefore our privilege to share Aida with you on 22 December – two days shy of its 150th anniversary, but on Bottesini’s birthday. A fitting tribute, then, to conductors who forever keep music alive.

Aïda - Opera in four acts. 8pm, Wednesday 22 December

LISTENERS’ LETTERS

Gospel Truth

Czech Mate

Thanks to Sue Jowell for some absolutely gorgeous music tonight, including the lovely performances by Winton Marsalis and Mahalia Jackson. I had not heard the latter for many years and it was such a pleasure to hear her rich voice again. I remember growing up hearing her gospel singing. Thanks as always for the interesting programming and presentation on the Drive show.

Some of Sydney's finest singers, several of whom sing in the chorus of Opera Australia, independently undertook a lockdown project to explore repertoire not commonly performed including Czech repertoire, Gluck and Jake Heggie's Dead Man Walking. We organised online coaching in Czech language and prepared several projects to record and take to concert performance in the coming year. On Saturday 13th Nov 4 pm at the Mosman Art Gallery we are presenting our launch 'Into the Light' featuring selections from Rusalka, Cunning Little Vixen, Dead Man Walking and Iphigénie en Aulide.

Singers will be accompanied by Sharolyn Kimmorley AM and our guest flautist is Christine Draeger.

- Linda

Jazz Timing Thanks to the Friday Night Jazz presenter Alex Siegers for an interesting program on October 29th. Engaging from start to finish... Good to see Francis Madden in there. I played Haunted Heart at home during the day by Renee Fleming which is similar to the first tune. It is from 1948 when Perry Como and Jo Stafford had hits with it.

It was composed by Arthur Schwartz and Howard Deitz who were represented on Friday by Dancing in the Dark…

I have been listening to jazz programmes since the days of Ron Wills and Eric Child in the 1950s and have done them myself in Bathurst and Western Sydney.

- Jill Sullivan

- Paul Carroll

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CD REVIEWS Stars

AVÉ — Australian Vocal Ensemble Kin Music

The Bigfoot Collective The Bigfoot Collective Self-released on 22 Oct 2021 Available through Bandcamp

AVÉ is a recently formed, Queenslandfocused a cappella vocal quartet, whose members are Katie Noonan, Fiona Campbell, Andrew Goodwin, and Andrew O’Connor. Stars is their first release, a half-hour collection of works by six composers: Australians Stephen Leek, Anne Cawrse, Jessica Wells, Robert Davidson, and Andrew Goodwin, together with J.S. Bach. The first four compositions are excerpts from a 12-piece, multi-composer song cycle with lyrics by acclaimed Australian writer David Malouf. I was particularly impressed by the lift and lilt of Jessica

Wells’s In the sea’s giving. The fifth work features a Lutheran hymn melody as set by Bach, together with the words of the hymn sung in German and in three Indigenous languages, which beguilingly weave in and out amongst each other.

The final work, Peace I leave with you, is composed by ensemble member Andrew Goodwin, a fitting conclusion to an album that recognises the healing force of music and creates, in Katie Noonan’s words, “a sound world that I hope will bring succour and joy”.

Now here is an EP to make you sway energetically (in a Covid-safe way), or tap that foot, or even dance in the street.

It may just be the five drummers, or that sousaphone and baritone sax, or the four trombones, or the saxes and trumpets. Or are those maracas shaking the beat? The Bigfoot Collective is an 18-piece self-described ‘raucous street band’ after the New Orleans ‘second line’ tradition. It formed in 2017 from the synergy of graduates from Adelaide’s Elder Conservatorium with members of the Hatfield Renegades drumline, often seen leading the Port Adelaide AFL Club march. The Bigfoot Collective EP release came about from an opportune recording

session in February, but stalled with no intuitive release gig possible. Three of the six tracks have been progressively released as singles, and the additional three add to the vibrant dynamism. It is polished big band music that does not diminish from its raw excitement.

There are stunning solos from trumpeter Harrison Smith, tenor saxophonist Emile Ryjoch and trombonist Thomas Voss, with much of the music written by saxophonists Christina Guala and Mallory Steele. This is an EP to roll out the red carpet and blast the brass.

— Paul Cooke

- Keith Pettigrew

The Moon & The Forest

Miloš Karadaglić Decca 485 1525

Miloš Karadaglić is a Montenegroborn musician commonly regarded as “classical music’s guitar hero”.

Although the liner notes for this album proclaim his “pioneering commitment to contemporary guitar repertoire”, his previous releases have tended to cover the core classical heritage of the guitar (Mediterráneo, Latino and Aranjuez) with sidesteps into popular songs by The Beatles and others (Blackbird and Sound of Silence). With The Moon & The Forest, Karadaglić has made good his claim, with recordings of two concertos written for him. One is by Joby Talbot, whose 50th birthday we celebrated in the August

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issue of Fine Music Magazine. His Ink Dark Moon takes its title from a collection of medieval poetry by two women of the Heian court of Japan. Its themes of longing, fulfillment and disillusionment can be felt in the music, sometimes contemplative, sometimes energetic, always approachable. Guitar and orchestra are not at odds: the guitar’s “delicate voice [is enveloped] with veils of sound and colour”. The Forest, by Howard Shore, well-known for The Lord of the Rings soundtracks, is similarly atmospheric.

- Paul Cooke

An Extra Celestial Christmas Barney McAll Extra Celestial Arts

The release of the Barney McAll album An Extra Celestial Christmas sees a continuation of a spiritual theme present in his earlier albums, Mooralbark (2015) and Hearing the blood (2017). Both of those albums referenced spiritual aspects of the ancient civilisations of Australian aborigines and Mesoamericans respectively. From McAll’s career to date events that very likely have a bearing on this recording include his 17 year stint in New York City where he played in Baptist churches, and his 2015 award as Peggy-Glanville Hicks Artist-inResidence for that year. An Extra Celestial Christmas comprises twelve pieces, seven of which were composed or cocomposed by McAll with themes relating

to both human and earthly conditions.

The performers include six multiinstrumentalists and seven singers.

McAll is featured playing the celeste which produces a heavenly bell-like sound – hence the album’s title. Other principal players are tenor saxophonist Julien Wilson, vocalists Grace Robinson and Rita Satch, and guitarist and percussionist Theo Carbo. Carbo and drummer Felix Bloxsom also play the kalimba (a thumb piano) which is often featured. An Extra Celestial Christmas was one of 2019’s more unusual Australian jazz releases and perhaps its best.

- Robert Vale

The Messenger: Works by Mozart & Silvestrov Hélène Grimaud; Camerata Salzburg DG 483 7853

Waterline

Justine Bradley Independent 2021 https://justinebradley.bandcamp.com/

The Messenger is an intriguing double CD on DG from the French pianist, Hélène Grimaud. It pairs the music of two composers, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Valentin Silvestrov, with one disc devoted to Mozart and the second to Silvestrov. The reason for this pairing is that Silvestrov has written several works – including the eponymous work, The Messenger – which call upon reminiscences and atmospheres of Mozart’s music. Using quotation and collage, the Russian composer, known for his neo-tonal atmospheres, blends

Some excellent recordings have come out of the pandemic because the need for human connection is always strong. Waterline is one of these. This is Bradley’s fourteenth independent album, an admirable achievement for an independent jazz vocal artist. Featuring a stellar trio of Gerard Masters (piano), Brett Hirst (bass), and Fabian Hevia (percussion), with two international guest artists, New York trumpeter Randy Brecker and Chicago vocalist/ vocal arranger Mike Harvey. There are also guest performances from Jeremy Sawkins (guitar) and Tony Buchanan (saxophone). The trio is provided with many opportunities to shine brightly, and they do, with Masters providing the backbone and Hirst the muscle when required. The album contains an

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memories of Mozart with filmic textures to create works of immersive beauty, employing a synthesiser in The Messenger to create a wash of gentle ambient noise upon which the piano and strings float.

Grimaud’s Mozart is crisp and direct, which may not please some listeners, and some liberties are taken with the Fantasia no 3 to make it lead into the concerto that follows. However, I enjoyed the adventurous concept, beautiful recording aesthetic and fine playing from all involved.

– James Nightingale

assemblage of skilfully composed songs

by Bradley, inspired by the Standing Rock movement in Dakota (When Peace Holds Its Ground, Water is Our Lifeline), human vulnerability (Tell Me Your Dreams), and courageous human emergence (Hurricane of Grace, Sweet Diva), offering musical solace in these challenging times. For the most part, the mood is mellow and heavy-hearted, which suits Bradley’s lucid and expressive voice well. The charts are generally pleasing, the musicians are first class. They alone raise Bradley’s album well above the ordinary.

On Sound waves and Silence, with only her dynamic trio accompanying her, Bradley displays her rare ability to deliver a tune with remarkable immediacy and intimacy, like she is singing it just for you.

- Barry O’Sullivan

Wednesday 1 December 00:00 CONTEMPORARY COLLECTIVE 03:00 CLASSICAL TILL DAWN 06:00 FINE MUSIC BREAKFAST 09:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC Rescued from the shadows Prepared by Elaine Siversen 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 Graupner, C. Cantata: Wir wissen, dass Trubsal Geduld bringet (1744). Anton Webern Choir; Ensemble Concerto Grosso/Hans Michael Beuerle.

Carus 83. 457 17 Vogler, G. Overture to Hamlet (1778-79).

London Mozart Players/Matthias Bamert.

Chandos CHAN 10504 11 Kuhlau, F. Three rondos on themes from Mozart’s The marriage of Figaro (1823).

Christian Lambour, pf.

Schwann 310 120 15 Wranitzky, A. String sextet in G. Ensemble Cordia.

Brilliant Classics 94168 24 10:30 CONCERT HALL Prepared by Chris Blower Schumann, R. Overture to Genoveva, op 81 (1850). Polish National RSO/Johannes Wildner.

Naxos 8.550608 8

Mendelssohn, Fanny. June; July; August, from The year (1841). Liana Serbescu, pf. cpo 999 013-2 14 Boyd, A. Goldfish through summer rain (1978). Geoffrey Collins, fl; David Miller, pf.

Tall Poppies TP127 5 Gunning, C. Summer afternoon, from Yorkshire glory (1991). Royal Liverpool PO/ Vernon Handley.

Resonance CD RSN 3069 11 Barber, S. Summer music, op 31 (1956).

Michael Thompson Wind Quintet.

Naxos 8.553851 12 14:00 FAMILY CONNECTIONS Leopold and Wolfgang Mozart Mozart, W. String quintet no 2 in C minor, K406 (1788). William Primrose, va; Griller String Quartet.

Vanguard OVC 8025 71 20 Mozart, L. Cassation in C, Toy symphony. I Musici de Montréal/Yuli Turovsky.

Chandos CHAN 9098 10 Mozart, W. Divertimento in B flat, K439b no 1 (1783/86). Wind Soloists of CO of Europe.

Teldec 2292-46472-2 14 Rondo in A minor, K511 (1787). Alfred Brendel, pf.

Philips 454 244-2 10 Mozart, L. Peasant wedding. Eduard Melkus Ensemble.

Archiv 427 122-2 13 Mozart, W. Madamina, il catalogo é questo, from Don Giovanni, K527 (1787). Bryn Terfel, bass-bar; Metropolitan Opera O/James Levine.

DG 445 866-2 6

Mozart, L. Horn concerto in D. Barry Mozart, W. Divertimento in B flat, K137 (1772). Tuckwell, hn; Academy of St Martin in the Amsterdam Baroque O/Ton Koopman.

Fields/Neville Marriner.

Erato 245 471-2 13 EMI 5 69395 2 11 Strauss, R. Horn concerto no 2 in E flat Mozart, W. Symphony no 35 in D, K385, (1942). David Pyatt, hn; Britten Sinfonia/ Haffner (1782). Concertgebouw O/Nikolaus Nicholas Cleobury.

Harnoncourt.

EMI 5 65581 2 20 Teldec 8.42703 23 Dvorák, A. Legends, op 59 (1881). Scottish CO/José Serebrier.

ASV DCA 765 41 12:00 JAZZ SKETCHES With Robert Vale Focussing on contemporary jazz, often gathered from emerging cultures and Australian

16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE 19:00 PLANET JAZZ With Xavier Bichon A musical journey to different parts of the world where jazz meets other musical traditions, from Africa to Europe, with a slice of Australia

13:00 SUMMER DAYS Prepared by Paul Cooke Nielsen, C. Overture: Helios, op 17 (1903).

South Jutland SO/Niklás Willén.

Naxos 8.557164 10

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20:00 AT THE OPERA Prepared by Angela Cockburn Haydn, J. Il mondo della luna. Opera in three acts. Libretto by Carlo Goldoni. First performed Esterháza, 1777.

ECCLITICO: Luigi Alva, ten BUONAFEDE: Domenico Trimarchi, bar LISETTA: Frederica von Stade, mezz CLARICE: Edith Mathis, sop FLAMINIA: Arleen Auger, sop ERNESTO: Lucia Valentini-Terrani, mezz CECCO: Anthony Rolfe Johnson, ten Members of Radio Suisse Romande Choirs; Lausanne CO/Antal Dorati.

Philips 473 851-2 2:45 Ecclitico pretends to be an astronomer.

Buonafede is convinced that he can see, through Ecclitico’s telescope, a world on the moon, where women are subordinated to men’s control. Buonafede wants to attract the attention of Lisetta, maid to his daughter Clarice, while Ecclitico is hoping to win the affections of his other daughter Flaminia, but Buonafede is reluctant to let his daughters have freedom in such things.

Ecclitico devises a charade, supposedly occurring on the moon, and concocts an elixir which makes them feel they have been transported there, along with the nobleman Ernesto and his servant Cecco, who already has Clarice’s heart in his sights. Buonafede, who dozes off on the way, wakes to be entertained by a ballet, and the members of the party take part in the confusing masquerade created by Ecclitico, who has achieved his moon effects by having his servants move props around in front of the telescope. Buonafede is eventually satisfied that his daughters have come to satisfactory arrangements with their suitors.

23:00 MUSIC OF THE NIGHT Prepared by Paul Cooke Talbot, J. Ink dark moon, concerto for guitar and orchestra (2018). Milos Karadaglic, gui; BBC SO/Ben Germon.

Decca 485 1525 24 Tüür, E-S. The wanderer’s evening song (2001). Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir/Daniel Reuss.

Ondine ODE 1183-2 19 Bright, C. Night (1976). austraLYSIS. Tall Poppies TP039

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Thursday 2 December 00:00 CONTEMPORARY COLLECTIVE 03:00 CLASSICAL TILL DAWN 06:00 FINE MUSIC BREAKFAST With Simon Moore 09:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC The instruments: Brass Prepared by Anabela Pina Corbett, W. Suite in D. Frank de Bruine, ob; Mark Bennett, tpt; Michael Laird, tpt; Parley of Instruments/Peter Holman.

Hyperion CDA66817 14 Eberlin, J. Sigismundus (ed. Raum). Monica Groop, mezz; Christian Lindberg, tb; Ann Wallström, vn; Marit Bergman, vn; Olof Larsson, vc; Björn Gäfvert, org.

BIS CD-548 5 Tchaikovsky, P. Andante cantabile (1871; arr Fröscher). Roland Fröscher, euphonium; Capella Istropolitana/Dominique Roggen.

Naxos 8.570725 7 Rossini, G. Sonata à quattro no 2 in A (1804).

Herrmann Klemeyer, fl; Hans Schöneberger, cl; Josef Peters, bn; Olaf Klamand, hn.

Calig CAL 50850 13 Albrechtsberger, J. Trombone concerto in B flat (1769). Northern Sinfonia/Alain Trudel, tb & dir.

Naxos 8.553831 17 Melani, A. Cantata: All'armi, pensieri. Judith Nelson, sop; Dennis Ferry, tpt; Käthi Gohl, vc; Jonathon Rubin, lute; Gordon Murray, hpd.

Harmonia Mundi HMA 1905137 11

12:00 JAZZ, PURE AND SIMPLE With Maureen Meers Swing to Mainstream, with the Great American Songbook making regular appearances 13:00 VIOLA IN CHAMBER Prepared by James Nightingale Bax, A. Fantasy sonata (1917). Ashan Pillai, va; Alison Nicholls, hp.

Naxos 8.554507 23 Kats-Chernin, E. Still life (2001). Patricia Pollett, va; Stephen Emmerson, pf.

Tall Poppies TP181 11 Schubert, F. String quartet no 7 in D, D94 (1811-12). Melos Quartet.

DG 419 879-2 19 14:00 SAINT-SAËNS 1840-1858 Prepared by Jacky Ternisien

Saint-Saëns, C. Tarantelle, op 6 (1857).

Leah Locke, fl; Deborah de Graaf, cl; Sydney University Graduate O/Christopher Bowen.

SUGC recording 8 Symphony no 1 in E flat, op 2 (1853). Vienna SO/Georges Prêtre.

Erato 2292-45695-2 29 Choeur des sylphes (1852). Julie Fuchs, sop; Solenn’ Lavanant Linke, mezz; Flemish Radio Choir; Brussels PO of Flanders/Hervé Niquet.

Glossa GCD 922210 5 Piano quartet in E (1853). Quatuor Élyséen.

Arion ARN 68242 21 Bagatelles op 3 (1855): nos 1,4,5,6. Julia Zilberquit, pf.

Naxos 8.570237 18

Dauprat, L. Variations on a Scottish air, op 22. Piano concerto no 1 in D, op 17 (1858).

Sören Hermansson, hn; Erica Goodman, hp.

Philippe Entremont, pf; Toulouse Capitole O/ BIS CD-648 10 Michel Plasson.

CBS M2YK 45624 27 10:30 CONCERT HALL Prepared by Rex Burgess 16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE With Robert Gilchrist Wagner, R. Overture and Venusberg music, from Tannhäuser (1845). Melbourne SO/ 19:00 THE NEW JAZZ STANDARD Charles Mackerras.

With Frank Presley ABC 476 3224 23 A fresh perspective on modern music Britten, B. Symphonic suite from Gloriana, op contributing to the standard jazz repertoire, 53a (1954). Keiron Moore, ob; Osian Ellis, hp; with fine jazz interpretations from the world of London SO/Steuart Bedford. pop, rock, film and contemporary jazz Naxos 8.557196 27 20:00 THE WORLD OF A Enescu, G. Symphony no 1 in E flat, op 13 SYMPHONY (1905). Monte Carlo PO/Lawrence Foster.

EMI CDC 7 54763 2 31 Prepared by Paul Cooke

Corder, F. Overture: Prospero. English Northern Philharmonia/David Lloyd-Jones.

Hyperion CDA66515 9

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German, E. Souvenir (1896). Andrew Long, vn; Ian Buckle, pf.

Naxos 8.573407 5 Elgar, E. Pomp and circumstance march in A minor, op 39 no 2 (1901). Sydney SO/Vladimir Ashkenazy.

Exton EXCL-00030 6 Holbrooke, J. Poem no 6, Byron, op 39 (1904). Slovak Philharmonic Choir; CzechoSlovak RSO/Adrian Leaper.

Marco Polo 8.223446 16 Smyth, E. Concerto for violin, horn and orchestra (1926). Sophie Langdon, vn; Richard Watkins, hn; BBC PO/Odaline de la Martinez.

Chandos CHAN 9449 28 Brian, H. Three illuminations (1916). Sholto Kynoch, pf.

Stone Records 5060192780154 6 Bantock, G. Pagan symphony: Et ego in Arcadia vixi (1927-28). Royal PO/Vernon Handley.

Hyperion CDA66630 36 22:00 20TH CENTURY CLARINET Prepared by Elaine Siversen Debussy, C. Première rhapsodie (1911). Paul Meyer, cl; Maria Raspopova, pf.

Fine Music concert recording 7 Leighton, K. Fantasy on an American hymn tune, op 70 (1974). Janet Hilton, cl; Raphael Wallfisch, vc; Peter Wallfisch, pf.

Chandos CHAN 9132 20 22:30 ULTIMA THULE Ambient and atmospheric music

Friday 3 December 00:00 CONTEMPORARY COLLECTIVE 03:00 CLASSICAL TILL DAWN 06:00 FINE MUSIC BREAKFAST With Andrew Clark 09:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC Something borrowed Prepared by Jacky Ternisien Brahms, J. Variations on a theme by Joseph Haydn, op 56a, St Antoni chorale (1873). Hallé O/James Loughran.

EMI CDM 1 66425 2 19 Liszt, F. Prelude and fugue on B-A-C-H (1855/70). Donald Hollier, org.

Move MD 3030

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Respighi, O. Ancient airs and dances, suite no 3 (1932). Australian CO/Christopher Lyndon-Gee. Omega OCD 1007 17

Grainger, P. Pagodes, after Debussy (1928); La vallée des cloches (1944). Sylvia Hosking, db; Mary Anderson, hp; Mark Knoop, pf; Linden String Quartet/Michael Lichnovsky.

Move MD 3222 13 Liszt, F. Turkish march, from Beethoven's The ruins of Athens (1846). Leslie Howard, pf.

Hyperion CDS44549 3 Lalliet, T. Fantasy on Massenet's Le Cid. Bert Lucarelli, ob; Susan Jolles, hp.

Price-Less D 21062 14 10:30 CONCERT HALL Prepared by David Brett Berlioz, H. Overture: Roman carnival, op 9 (1844). Cleveland O/Lorin Maazel.

Decca 480 6621 9 Liszt, F. Piano concerto no 2 in A (1839/4961). Leif Ove Andsnes, pf; Bergen PO/Dmitri Kitaienko.

Virgin 7 59613 2 22 Shostakovich, D. Symphony no 10 in E minor, op 93 (1953). Moscow PO/Kirill Kondrashin.

Melodiya 74321199522

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12:00 A JAZZ HOUR With Barry O'Sullivan Contemporary and modern sounds of 'now' in jazz from all corners of the globe with a focus on contemporary jazz from Australia and regular interviews with local and visiting musicians 13:00 TRIBUTE TO GIANLUIGI GELMETTI Prepared by Paul Cooke Debussy, C. La mer: three symphonic sketches (1903-05). Sydney SO/Gianluigi Gelmetti.

ABC 476 595-7 24 Gelmetti, G. Je congnoys, from Song of life (1955). Cantillation; Sydney SO/Gianluigi Gelmetti.

Sydney Symphony SSO 200802 6 Schubert, F. Symphony no 8 in B minor, D759, Unfinished (1822). Sydney SO/Gianluigi Gelmetti.

Sydney Symphony SSO 200803 25 14:00 THE AGE OF GLINKA Prepared by Rex Burgess Alyabyev, A. Sonata in E minor (1825-28).

Adrian Chandler, vn: Olga Tverskaya, pf.

Opus 111 OPS 30-230 23 The nightingale. Natalie Dessay, sop; Berlin SO/Michael Schønwandt.

EMI 5 56565 2 5

Glinka, M. Variations on Alyabyev’s The nightingale (1833). Tatiana Loguinova, fp.

Phaedra 292026

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Overture to Ruslan and Ludmila (1842).

Czecho-Slovak RSO/Anthony Bramall.

Naxos 8.553247

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Gabrieli, G. Canzon septimi toni à 8 no 2 (1597; arr Block). Chicago SO Brass/Jay Friedman.

CSO-Resound CSOR 901 1101

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Gibbons, O. This is the record of John.

Clerkes of Oxenford/David Wulstan.

LP Nonesuch H-71391

5 I am sad, dear father, from Ruslan and Ludmila (1842). Olga Peretyatko, sop; Ural PO/ Bach, J.S. Cantata, BWV62: Nun komm der Dmitry Liss.

Heiden Heiland (1724). Yukari Nonoshita, Sony 88985352232 8 sop; Robin Blaze, alto; Makato Sakurada, ten; Peter Kooij, bass; Bach Collegium Japan/ Septet in E flat (1823). Alexander Koreshkov, Masaaki Suzuki. ob; Alexander Petrov, bn; Igor Makarov, hn; BIS CD-9030/32 18 Alexei Bruni, vn; Mikhail Moshkunov, vn; Erik Pozdeev, vc; Rustem Gabdulin, db.

Olympia MKM 76

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Rubinstein, A. Symphony no 1 in F, op 40 (1850). Slovak State PO/Robert Stankovsky.

Naxos 8.555476 37 16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE With James Hunter 19:00 FRIDAY JAZZ SESSION With Alex Siegers A focus on the current Sydney jazz scene mixed with a range of international jazz stars and an occasional guest interview 20:00 EVENINGS WITH THE ORCHESTRA First performed in foreign lands Prepared by Robert Small

Gabrieli, G. Sonata XX (1615). London SO Brass/Eric Crees.

Naxos 8.554129 7 Ziani, M. Alma Redemptoris Mater (1711).

Jean Nirouët, ct; Capella Caldara/Uwe Christian Harrer.

Philips 422 997-2 8 Telemann, G. Oratorio for the first day of Christmas: O taste and see. Monika Mauch, sop; Nicole Pieper, cont; Georg Poplutz Mertens, bass; Raimonds Spogis, bass; Manfred Buhl, bass; Joel Urch, bass; Cologne Academy/Michael Alexander Willens. cpo 555 254-2 18 Bach, J.S. Organ chorales: BWV659, BWV704, BWV703, BWV698. Christopher Herrick, org.

Hyperion CDA67071/2 7

Mozart, W. Symphony no 9 in C, K73 (1772).

Humfrey, P. Lift up your heads. Drew Minter, Mozart Akademie Amsterdam/Jaap ter Linden. ct; Rogers Covey-Crump, ten; Choir of Clare Brilliant Classics 94295 12 College, Cambridge; Romanesca/Nicholas Britten, B. Violin concerto in D minor, op 15 McGegan.

(1939/58). Lydia Mordkovitch, vn; BBC SO/ Harmonia Mundi HMU 907053 7 Richard Hickox.

Torelli, G. Concerto grosso in D minor, op Chandos CHAN 9910 34 6 no 8, Per Natale (1688-96). St James’ Martinu, B. Symphony no 1 (1942). BBC SO/ Baroque Players/Ivor Bolton.

Jirí Belohlávek.

Teldec 4509-91192-2 6 Onyx 4061 37 Handel, G. Lift up your heads; The trumpet Field, J. Piano concerto no 5 in C, Fire by shall sound, from the Messiah, HWV56. lightning (1815). Benjamin Frith, pf; Northern Alexander Knight, bass; Andrew Del Riccio, Sinfonia/David Haslam. tpt; Combined Churches Choir; Sydney Naxos 8.554221 27 Messiah O/Tim Chung.

Radio Community Chest HM2012 8 22:00 BAROQUE AND BEFORE Lift up your heads Prepared by Susan Foulcher Anon. There is no rose of swych vertu.

Gabrieli Consort/Paul McCreesh.

DG 477 7635

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Mouton, J. Nesciens Mater. Gabrieli Consort/ Paul McCreesh.

DG 477 7635 6 Josquin Desprez. Motet: O Virgo virginum.

Orlando Consort.

Archiv 479 1045 8

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Peter Parkes.

Doyen DOY CD 060

Saturday 4 December

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Steadman-Allen, R. March: Crown of conquest. Black Dyke Mills Band/Nicholas Childs.

Doyen DOY CD 221 4

00:00 CLASSIC-ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT

06:00 SATURDAY MORNING MUSIC Anon. Abide with me, Eventide. Grimethorpe With David Garrett Colliery Band/Robert Childs.

Delta 60357 4 09:00 THE PIANO ALONE Prepared by Jennifer Foong 12:00 URBAN JAZZ LOUNGE With Leita Hutchings Bach, J.S. Partita in B flat, BWV825 (1725New, hip, fun and traditional jazz: tons of cool 31). Angela Hewitt, pf.

Hyperion CDA67191/2 18 jazz, presented in a chilled and laid-back, lounge style Brahms, J. Variations on a theme by Paganini, op 35, bk 2 (1862-63). Claudio Arrau, pf.

Philips 432 302-2

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13:00 OPERA IN MINIATURE Prepared by Nena Beretin

Mendelssohn, F. Sonata in G minor, op 105 (1827). Benjamin Frith, pf.

Naxos 8.553358 20 10:00 MUSICAL JOURNEYS Prepared by Andrew Clarke Mozart, W. Overture to La finta giardiniera, K196 (1775). Mozarteum O/Leopold Hager.

DG 469 666-2 5 Biber, H. Gloria, from Salzburg festival Mass (c1682). Adelaide Ch; Ann Whelan, hpd; David Swale, org; Adelaide CO/Patrick Thomas.

ABC 476 4565 9 Strauss, J. II Tales from the Vienna Woods, op 325 (1868). Queensland SO/Vladimir Ponkin.

ABC 432 250-2 12 Kraus, J.M. Vienna flute quintet in D (1783).

Lena Weman, fl; Jaap Schröder, vn; Per Sandklef, vn; Björn Sjögren, va; Kari Ottesen, vc.

Musica Sveciae MSCD 415 22 Novák, V. Moravian-Slovak suite, op 32 (1903). Brno PO/Karel Sejna.

Supraphon 11 0682-2

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Rak, S. Remembering Prague. Stephan Rak, gui.

Chandos CHAN 8622 5 11:30 ON PARADE Music that’s band Prepared by Owen Fisher Anderson, L. Sleigh ride. Allentown Band/ Ron Demkee.

AMP 22173 3

Music for the film Antarctica (1991). Christine Douglas, sop; Philippe Anquetil, treb; David Pereira, vc; Louise Johnson, hp; Timothy Kain, gui; Dene Olding, vn; Studio O/Carl Vine.

Tall Poppies TP012 37 The competition, from the soundtrack of Paper planes (2015). Riley Lee, shakuhachi; Michael Kieran Harvey, pf; Melbourne SO/Nigel Westlake.

ABC 481 1477 9 Music from The edge. Sydney Contemporary Singers; David Hudson, did; Michael Askill, perc; Victorian PO/Carl Vine.

Tall Poppies TP085 35 17:00 SOCIETY SPOT Folk Federation of NSW With John Penhallow 18:00 STAGE AND SCREEN A Dickens of a Christmas Prepared by Sue Jowell

Saint-Saëns, C. Hélène. Lyric poem in one act. Libretto by the composer. First performed Monte Carlo, 1904.

HÉLÈNE: Rosamund Illing, sop PARIS: Steve Davislim, ten VENUS: Leanne Keneally, sop PALLAS ATHENA: Zan McKendree-Wright, mezz Belle Époque Ch; O Victoria/Guillaume Tourniaire.

Melba MR301114-2 1:01 Helen, wife of Menelaus, King of Sparta, begs her father Zeus to free her from her guilty love for Paris, son of King Priam of Troy. Venus reproves her for resisting the power of love, but Helen continues firm in her resolve not to run away with Paris, despite his entreaties. The goddess Pallas Athena reveals to Helen and Paris that the Trojan War will start if they elope. Paris declares that he will bear the consequences, even his own death.

Helen yields and leaves with him.

Berlioz, H. The death of Cleopatra (1829).

Rosamund Illing, sop; Melbourne SO/Heribert Esser.

ABC 434 898-2 23 14:30 SATURDAY MATINEE Saint-Saëns intepreted for film Prepared by Elaine Siversen

Horner, J. For the love of a princess (arr.

Duncan). Yorkshire Building Society Band/ David King.

Polyphonic QPRL 213 D 4

Westlake, N. Soundtrack of the film Babe (1995; arr. from Saint-Saëns Symphony no 3).

Saint-Saëns, C. Finale, from Organ symphony Melbourne SO/Nigel Westlake.

ABC 481 1819 57 no 3 (arr. Cosens). Black Dyke Mills Band/

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Bricusse, L. Excerpts from Scrooge. Antony Newley, Tom Watt, David Oakley, James Head, Jerome Wallington, voices.

Jay Records 1272 16 Greer, B. Excerpts from A Christmas Carol - a new musical. Bruce Greer, Keith Ferguson, voices.

Columbia CTX 13 Menken, A. Excerpts from the musical, A Christmas Carol. Kelsey Grammer, Janer Krakowski, Ruthie Henshall, voices.

Columbia 67048 17 19:00 EMERGENT JAZZ With Keith Pettigrew Australian jazz of the 21st century featuring high school jazz combos, tracks from Sydney's pre-eminent jazz programs at UNSW and 'The Con' and new Australian and international jazz releases 20:00 THE LIFE OF A COMPOSER Paul-Marie Théodore Vincent d’Indy Prepared by Jacky Ternisien d’Indy, V. Fantasy on French popular themes, op 31 (1888). Württemberg PO/Jean-Marc Burfin.

Marco Polo 8.223659 14 Poem of the mountains, op 15 (1881).

Stephanie McCallum, pf.

ABC 461 798-2

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Franck, C. Panis angelicus (1872). Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, sop; Ambrosian Singers; Philharmonia O/Charles Mackerras.

EMI CDM 7 63574 2 5 Roussel, A. Players of the flute, op 27 (1924).

Sharon Bezaly, fl; Love Derwinger, pf.

BIS SACD-1639 9

d’Indy, V. Karadec, op 34 (1890).

Württemberg PO/Gilles Nopre.

Marco Polo 8.223654

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Sextet in B flat (1927). Quatuor Joachim, va; François Mereaux, va; Michel Poulet, vc.

Calliope CAL 3891.2 22 Symphony in G on a French mountain air, op 25 (1886). Aldo Ciccolini, pf; Paris O/Serge Baudo.

EMI 7 63952 2 27 22:00 SATURDAY NIGHT AT HOME Prepared by Elaine Siversen Medtner, N. Sonata, op 25 no 2, Night wind.

Geoffrey Tozer, pf.

Chandos CHAN 9618 35 Sibelius, J. Four legends from the Kalevala, op 22 (1895/97). Philadelphia O/Eugene Ormandy.

EMI 5 65176 2 46 Dvorák, A. Cypresses (1887). Lindsay String Quartet.

ASV DCA 749 32

Sunday 5 December

Corrette, M. Laudate Dominum, after Vivaldi’s Spring (1766). Colette Alliot-Lugaz, sop; Régis Oudot, ten; Philippe Huttenlocher, bass; Lyon Vocal and Instrumental Ensemble/Guy Cornut.

LP Erato STU 70914 21 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 13:00 WORLD MUSIC Whirled Wide With Linda Marr Showcases diverse music from cultures around the world, both traditional and modern, featuring musicians from all corners of the globe, including Australia 14:00 QUINTETS Part 1 Prepared by Jennifer Foong Danzi, F. Wind quintet in B flat, op 56 no 1 (pub. 1821). Vega Wind Quintet.

LDR LDRC 1002 13

00:00 CLASSIC-ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT

Brahms, J. Piano quintet in F minor, op 34 (1864). Ironwood.

ABC 481 4686 43

06:00 SUNDAY MORNING MUSIC With Stephen Wilson 09:00 MUSICA SACRA Prepared by Stephen Matthews Bruckner, A. Mass no 2 in E minor. Choir of King’s College/Stephen Cleobury.

KGS 0035 32 Graupner, C. Cantata: Was Gott thut, das ist wohl gethan. Bach Consort, Kircheim. cpo 555 146 2 20 Bruckner, A. Locus iste. Choir of King’s College/Stephen Cleobury.

KGS 0035

Cannabich, C. Flute quintet in G, op 7 no 4 (1768-69). Camerata Cologne. cpo 999 544-2 13

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10:00 THE CLASSICAL ERA Prepared by Rex Burgess Hasse, J. Chamber cantata: La gelosia (1762).

Valer Barna-Sabadus, ct; Munich Hofkapelle/ Michael Hofstetter.

OEHMS OC 830 21 Dittersdorf, C. Double bass concerto no 2 in D (1767). Chi-Chi Nwanoku, db; Swedish CO/ Paul Goodwin.

Hyperion CDA67179 18 Gluck, C. Excerpts from Alceste (1767).

Bavarian Radio Choir & SO/Serge Baudo.

Orfeo MP2001 35

15:00 SUNDAY SPECIAL Australians perform Saint-Saëns Prepared by Nicky Gluch

Piano trio no 1 in F, op 18 (1863). Australian Trio.

ABC 476 123-1 28 17:00 HOSANNA Prepared by Stephen Matthews Hymns. Brightest and best are the sons of morning; Drop, drop slow tears; I would be true. Choir of The Abbey School, Tewkesbury; Carleton Etherington, org; Benjamin Nicholas, cond.

Guild GMCD 7223 10 Tavener, J. Magnificat. Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge/Christopher Robinson.

Brilliant Classics 95928/12 8 Tchaikovsky, P. O come let us worship.

National Academic Choir of Ukraine/Yevhen Savchuk.

Brilliant Classics 95969/12 4 Hymns. Hear, heavenly Father, this prayer; Lord, your gift I received. Oulainen Youth Choir/Tapani Tirila.

Alba NCD46 5 Charpentier, M-A. Pour la fête de l’Epiphanie. Ensemble 94/Kay Johannsen.

Carus 83.196 6 Greene, M. Lord, let me know mine end.

Cologne Figural Choir; Martina Mailander, org; Richard Mailander, cond.

Carus 2016/99 5 Humfrey, P. O Lord my God. Choir of her Majesty’s Chapel Royal, St James Palace/ Joseph McHardy.

Delphian DCD 34237 13 18:00 SMALL FORCES Prepared by Anne Irish

Bach, J.S. Sinfonia, from Cantata, BWV29 (1731); Adagio, from Cantata, BWV3 (1725); Presto, from Cantata, BWV35 (1726); (all transcr. Saint-Saëns). Antony Gray, pf.

ABC 476 5171 13 Saint-Saëns, C. Oboe sonata, op 166 (1921).

Jirí Tancibudek, ob; John Champ, pf.

LP ABC RRCS 569 11 Ballet music from Ascanio (1888). O Victoria/ Guillaume Tourniaire.

Melba MR301130 25 Prelude and fugue in C, op 109 no 3 (1898).

David Drury, org.

ABC 454 173-2 9 Rhapsody d’Auvergne in C, op 73 (1884). Ian Munro, pf; Tasmanian SO/David Porcelijn.

ABC 465 424-2 10

Beethoven, L. Sonata no 5 in F, op 24, Spring (1800-01). Itzhak Perlman, vn; Vladimir Ashkenazy, pf.

Decca 421 453-2

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Villa-Lobos, H. Bachianas brasileiras no 5 (c1940). David Nuttall, ob; Timothy Kain, gui.

Tall Poppies TP119 5 Smetana, B. Piano trio in G minor, op 15 (1855/57). Smetana Trio.

Supraphon SU 3810-2 27 19:00 SUNDAY NIGHT CONCERT Prepared by Rex Burgess Weber, C.M. Overture to Der Freischütz (1821). Tasmanian SO/Sebastian LangLessing.

ABC 481 0616

10

Brahms, J. Alto rhapsody, op 53 (1869).

Janet Baker, mezz; London Symphony Choir; Ave verum corpus (c1860); Calme des nuits, City of London Sinfonia/Richard Hickox. op 68 no 1 (1882). Sydney University Graduate Virgin VC 7 91123-2 14 Chamber Choir & O/Christopher Bowen.

SUGC recording 10

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Cherubini, L. Symphony in D. San Remo SO/ Piero Bellugi.

Naxos 8.557908 30

Barber, S. Summer music, op 31 (1955).

Canberra Wind Soloists.

ABC 456 357-2 11

Dutilleux, H. Ballet: Le loup (1953). Sinfonia of 10:30 CONCERT HALL London/John Wilson.

Prepared by Jacky Ternisien Chandos CHSA 5263 28 Boïeldieu, A. Overture to Zoraïme et Zulnar (1798). English CO/Richard Bonynge.

20:30 NEW HORIZONS Decca 466 434-2 9 Prepared by Calogero Panvino Glass, P. Opening, from Glassworks (1982).

Valentina Lisitsa, pf.

Decca 478 8079 6 Lachenmann, H. String quartet no 3, Grido (2002). Arditti String Quartet.

Kairos 0012662KAI 24 Moore, K. Fern (2012). Ensemble Offspring/ Claire Edwardes, Damien Ricketson. www.ensembleoffspring.com 12 Panvino, C. Sonata 101. Nicholas Young, pf.

Private recording 20 Adès, T. Asyla, op 17 (1997). City of Birmingham SO/Simon Rattle.

EMI 5 56818 2

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22:00 JAZZ AFTER HOURS With Sue Jowell Late night jazz, to listen and engage and relax

Cimarosa, D. Double concerto in G. Aurèle Nicolet, fl; Christiane Nicolet, fl; Stuttgart CO/ Karl Münchinger.

Decca 460 302-2 18 Kodály, Z. Dances of Marosszék (1930).

Philharmonia Hungarica/Antal Dorati.

Decca 443 006-2 12 Franck, C. Symphony in D minor (188788). National Orchestra of France/Leonard Bernstein.

DG 478 6971 42 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 VALE IGOR OISTRAKH Prepared by Jennifer Foong

Monday 6 December

Svetlanov, Y. Poem in memory of David Oistrakh. Igor Oistrakh, vn; USSR SO/ Yevgeny Svetlanov.

LP Melodiya C 10-10313-14 17

00:00 CLASSIC-ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT 06:00 FINE MUSIC BREAKFAST 09:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC A year in retrospect: 1955 Prepared by Dan Bickel Walton, W. Suite from Richard III (1955; arr.

Mathieson). New Philharmonia O/William Walton.

EMI 5 65003 2 10

Wieniawski, H. Étude-caprice no 2 in E flat, op 18 no 2 (1862). David Oistrakh, vn; Igor Oistrakh, vn.

Brilliant Classics 8402 5 Mozart, W. Violin sonata in F, K547 (1788).

Igor Oistrakh, vn; Natalia Zertsalova, pf.

Melodiya MA 13689 14

Sarasate, P. de Navarra, Spanish dance in A, op 33 (1889). David Oistrakh, vn; Britten, B. Alpine suite (1955). The Flautadors Igor Oistrakh, vn; Gewandhaus O/Franz Decca 478 5364 8 Konwitschny.

Hovhaness, A. Symphony no 2, op 132, DG 463 616-2 6 Mysterious mountain (1955). American Handel, G. Sonata in G minor, op 2 no 7 Composers O/Dennis Russell Davies. (c1718). David Oistrakh, vn; Igor Oistrakh, vn; Musicmasters MMD 60204 16 Vladimir Yampolsky, pf.

Bacewicz, G. Sonatina (1955). Bengt Forsberg, pf. dB Productions dBCD170

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DG 463 616-2

7

Martinu, B. The frescoes of Piero della Francesca (1955). Royal PO/Rafael Kubelik.

EMI CZS 5 68223 2 17 Cooke, A. Arioso and scherzo (1955). Dennis Brain, hn; Marjorie Lempfert, va; Carter String Trio.

BBC BBCL 4066-2 8

14:00 GADE: SYMPHONY NO 8 Prepared by Anne Irish

150th

A NNI V ERSA RY Gade, N. Overture: Echoes from Ossian, op 1 (1840). Danish National RSO/Dmitri Kitaienko.

Chandos CHAN 9422 15

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Andrée, E. Piano trio in C minor (1860). Trio Nordica.

IMCD 113 25 Grieg, E. In autumn, op 11 (1866). Bergen PO/ Ole Kristian Ruud.

BIS CD-1740/42 13 Hartmann, E. Nordic folk dance, op 18 (pub.

1876). Copenhagen PO/Bo Holten.

Dacapo 8.226041 4 Winding, A. Concert allegro in C minor, op 29 (c1875). Oleg Marshev, pf; Danish PO, South Jutland/Matthias Aeschbacher.

Danacord DACOCD 581 15 Grieg, E. Funeral march in memory of Rikard Nordraak (1866/67/99). Bergen PO/Ole Kristian Ruud.

BIS CD-1740/42 8 Gade, N. Symphony no 8 in B minor, op 47 (1871). Stockholm Sinfonietta/Neeme Järvi.

BIS CD-339 26 16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE With Nicky Gluch 19:00 JAZZ PULSE With Chris Wetherall Jazz across the wide spectrum from early Louis to Coltrane, with plenty of Ellington and Basie, through to hard bop 20:00 STORMY MONDAY With Austin Harrison 22:00 JAZZ AFTER HOURS Late night jazz, to listen and engage, and relax

Tuesday 7 December 00:00 CONTEMPORARY COLLECTIVE 03:00 CLASSICAL TILL DAWN 06:00 FINE MUSIC BREAKFAST With Julie Simonds 09:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC Colours of the keyboard Prepared by Rex Burgess Agnew, R. Sonata symphonique. Larry Sitsky, pf.

Canberra School of Music CSM:19 11 Rubinstein, A. Three characteristic pieces, op 9 (1847). Duo Pianistico di Firenze.

Brilliant Classics 95016 12 Benda, G. Harpsichord concerto in G minor (1779). Josef Hála, hpd; Antonin Novák, vn; Vojtech Jouza, vn; Karel Spelina, va; Frantisek Sláma, vc; Frantisek Posta, db.

Supraphon 11 1001-2 19

Lyadov, A. Variations on a theme by Glinka, op 35 (1894). Stephen Coombs, pf.

Hyperion CDA66986 16 Schubert, F. The shepherd on the rock, D965 (1828). Jennifer Bates, sop; Nigel Westlake, cl; David Bollard, pf.

Tall Poppies TP011 12 Beethoven, L. Piano sonata no 24 in F sharp minor, op 78 (1809). Gerard Willems, pf.

ABC 465 077-2 10 10:30 CONCERT HALL Prepared by Jennifer Foong Korngold, E. Symphonic serenade, op 39 (1947-48). Berlin RSO/John Mauceri.

Decca 444 170-2 36 Falla, M. de The three-cornered hat (1919).

Eduardo Fernández, gui; Ulster O/Josep Caballé-Domenech.

BBC Music BBC MM255 9 Kalinnikov, Vasily. Symphony no 1 in G minor (1897). USSR SO/Yevgeny Svetlanov.

Melodiya 10-00171 37 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 COMPOSER FOCUS Part 3 York Bowen Prepared by Michael Morton-Evans Bowen, Y. Horn concerto, op 150 (1955).

David Pyatt, hn; London PO/Nicholas Braithwaite.

Lyrita SRCD 316 16 Fantasia, op 41 no 1 (1907). Philip Dukes, va; James Boyd, va; Scott Dickinson, va.

Hyperion CDA67651-52 10 Allegro de concert in D minor (1906).

Lawrence Power, va; Simon Crawford-Phillips, pf.

Hyperion CDA67651-52 8 Sonata, op 120 (1946). Amanda Hollins, fl; Lawrence Power, va; Richard Mapp, pf. atoll ACD 902 17

Caprice brillant (1859). Philippe Graffin, vn; Pascal Devoyon, pf.

Helios CDH55353 13 Soirée en mer (1862). Alice Coote, mezz; Graham Johnson, pf.

Hyperion CDA67962 5

Wednesday 8 December 00:00 CONTEMPORARY COLLECTIVE

Rhapsody on Breton songs, op 7 no 1 (1866).

Hans Fagius, org.

BIS CD-555 5

03:00 CLASSICAL TILL DAWN

Suite, op 16 (1862). Luigi Piovano, vc; Luisa Prayer, pf.

Eloquentia EL 1024 26

09:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC Rescued from the shadows Prepared by Anabela Pina

Piano concerto no 2 in G minor, op 22 (1868).

Stephen Hough, pf; City of Birmingham SO/ Sakari Oramo.

Hyperion CDA67331/2 22

Schultze, J. Concerto in B flat à 5. Ensemble 1700/Dorothee Oberlinger, rec & dir.

DHM 88875134062 13

Symphony no 2 in A minor, op 55 (1859).

French Radio TO/Jean Martinon.

Brilliant Classics 94360 23 16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE With Andrew Dziedzic 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 JUST IN With Michael Field A selection from the latest recordings to arrive at the Fine Music Library

06:00 FINE MUSIC BREAKFAST

Merula, T. Su la cetra amorosa. Montserrat Figueras, sop; Jean-Pierre Canihac, cornett; Lorenz Duftschmid, vle; Jordi Savall, va da gamba; Rolf Lislevand, vihuela, theorbo, gui; Andrew Lawrence-King, hp; Ton Koopman, hpd.

Alia Vox AVSA 9862 8 Danzi, F. Clarinet potpourri no 3 in B (pub.

1819). Consortium Classicum.

Orfeo C 674 081 A 12 Widmann, E. Dances and galliards, from Musikalischer Tugendspiegel (1613).

Collegium Terpsichore/Fritz Neumeyer.

Archiv 479 1045

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22:00 CHAMBER SOIRÉE Prepared by Albert Gormley

Prince Louis Ferdinand. Andante and variations, op 4. Horst Göbel, pf; Members of Joachim Quartet.

LP Thorofon MTH 222 14

Mendelssohn, F. String octet in E flat, op 20 (1825). Members of Australian CO/Richard Tognetti.

Sony SK 57484 31

Duport, J-L. Cello concerto no 2 in G (1785). Frédéric Lodéon, vc; Paris Orchestral Ensemble/Jean-Pierre Wallez.

LP Erato NUM 75185 19

Beethoven, L. Sextet in E flat, op 71 (1796; arr. for wind quintet). Members of Sydney Omega Ensemble/David Rowden.

Fine Music concert recording 16

Salazar, A. de Villancico negro: Tarará, qui yo soy Antón. Marisu Pavón, sop; Xenia Meijer, mezz; Música Temprana/Adrián Rodriguez Van der Spoel.

Etcetera KTC 1358 3

Moeran, E.J. Quartet in A minor (1921).

Melbourne String Quartet.

Chandos CHAN 8465 22 Mozart, W. Piano trio in G, K564 (1788).

Macquarie Trio.

Fine Music concert recording

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Szymanowski, K. Quartet no 2, op 56 (1927).

Goldner String Quartet.

Naxos 8.554315 19 14:00 SAINT-SAËNS 1859-1868 Prepared by Jennifer Foong Saint-Saëns, C. Overture: Spartacus (1863).

Paris Orchestral Ensemble/Jean-Jacques Kantorow.

EMI 5 55587 2 15

10:30 CONCERT HALL Prepared by Anne Irish Coates, E. Suite: Springtime (1937). BBC Concert O/John Wilson.

ASV WHL 2112 13 Weber, C.M. Clarinet concerto no 2 in E flat, op 74 (1811). City of London Sinfonia/Michael Collins, cl & dir.

Chandos CHAN 10702 22 Berlioz, H. Symphonie fantastique, op 14 (1830). Philadelphia O/Eugene Ormandy.

Sony SBK 46 329 49

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12:00 JAZZ SKETCHES With Robert Vale 13:00 STEPHANIE MCCALLUM AND FRIENDS Prepared by Elaine Siversen d’Indy, V. Poem of the mountains, op 15 (1881). Stephanie McCallum, pf.

ABC 461 798-2 20 Saint-Saëns, C. Romance, op 37 (1871).

Geoffrey Collins, fl; Stephanie McCallum, pf.

Fine Music tape archive 6 Alkan, C-V. Étude in G flat, op 35 no 10, Song of love - song of death (1847). Stephanie McCallum, pf.

Tall Poppies TP055 10 Beethoven, L. Cello sonata no 5 in D, op 102 no 2 (1815). Georg Pedersen, vc; Stephanie McCallum, pf.

Fine Music concert recording 20 Weber, C.M. Sonata no 4 in E minor, op 70 (1819-22). Stephanie McCallum, pf.

ABC 462 763-2 24 14:30 LATIN-AMERICAN SYMPHONISTS Prepared by Dan Bickel Ginastera, A. Panambí, op 1 (1937). London SO/Gisèle Ben-Dor. Naxos 8.557582 39 Revueltas, S. The night of the Mayas (1939).

Simon Bolivar YO/Gustavo Dudamel.

DG 477 8775 30 Chávez, C. Symphony no 2, Sinfonia India (1935-36). Mexico City PO/Enrique Bátiz.

ASV DCA 1058 12 16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE With Ross Hayes 19:00 PLANET JAZZ With Xavier Bichon 20:00 AT THE OPERA Prepared by James Nightingale

One Christmas Eve, the painter Conrad, surrounded by his friend Bénédict, his sweetheart Hélène, and his doctor, Spiridion, complains about his poverty and the labour of having to work for a living. Admiring his own painting of the siren Circé, Conrad accuses Spiridion, of bringing him bad luck and then faints. What follows is a series of dreams, beginning with an encounter with Circé, the enchantress from his painting. Spiridion presents him with a silver bell that will grant him untold wealth if he rings it but, at the same time, someone he loves will die. Greedy to escape his poverty, Conrad rings the bell and Hélène’s father dies at the moment that the painter is showered in gold. Conrad vows not to use the bell but his dream tempts him as he tries to woo the beautiful dancer, Fiametta.

To avoid temptation, he buries the bell in the garden but seeing a dream of Bénédict about to marry Hélène’s sister, Rosa, he retrieves the bell and rings it. Bénédict falls dead, leading Conrad to throw the bell into a lake. Despairing and confused, Conrad thinks of the good Hélène. The ghost of Bénédict arrives with the bell but Conrad destroys it, at the same moment waking from his dream. He promptly proposes marriage to Hélène and accepts that a happy, but modest, future lies ahead for him.

Sonata in E flat, op 167 (1921). Richard Hosford, cl; Ian Brown, pf.

Hyperion CDA67431/2 23:00 MUSIC OF THE NIGHT Prepared by James Nightingale Stravinsky, I. Song of the nightingale (1917).

Royal Concertgebouw O/Pierre Boulez.

Radio Netherlands RCO 05001 21 Dutilleux, H. String quartet, Ainsi la nuit (1976). Rubens Quartet.

Radio Nederland MCCP124

HÉLÈNE: Hélène Guilmette, sop ROSA: Jodie Devos, sop CONRAD: Edgaras Montvidas, ten BÉNÉDICT: Yu Shao, ten SPIRIDION: Tassis Christoyannis, bar PATRICK: Jean-Yves Ravoux, ten Accentus; Les Siècles/Frances Xavier Roth.

Bru Zane BZ1041 2:27

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Le temps horloge (2006-09) Renée Fleming, sop; Radio France PO/Alan Gilbert.

Decca 478 3500 14

Thursday 9 December Saint-Saëns, C. Le timbre d’argent. Opera in four acts. Libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré. First performed Paris, 1877.

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00:00 CONTEMPORARY COLLECTIVE 03:00 CLASSICAL TILL DAWN 06:00 FINE MUSIC BREAKFAST With Simon Moore

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09:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC The instruments: Brass Prepared by James Nightingale Marcello, B. Oboe concerto in C minor (c1717). Alison Balsom, tpt; Scottish Ensemble/Jonathan Morton.

Warner 4 56094 2

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Baadsvik, A. Memory of a rose. Oystein Baadsvik, tuba; Fanfare Band of the Royal Netherlands Army Mounted Regiments/Tijmen Botma.

BIS SACD-1965 13 Sweelinck, J. Psalm 77. Netherlands Chamber Choir; Willem Bremer, cornett, dulcian; Harry Ries, sackbutt; Wim Bécu, sackbutt; René van Laken, shawm, dulcian; Paul van Nevel, cond.

BFO Centre Netherlands Music A 10 5 Schubert, F. Auf dem Strom, D943 (1828).

Peter Pears, ten; Dennis Brain, hn; Noel Mewton-Wood, pf.

BBC BBCL 4066-2 8 Bozza, E. Three pieces. Triton Trombone Quartet.

BIS CD-604 11 Koechlin, C. Four little pieces (1890-1909).

Barry Tuckwell, hn; Brenton Langbein, vn; Maureen Jones, pf. ex libris CD 6059 9 Damase, J-M. Trio (1983). Wim van Hasselt, tpt; Jörgen van Rijen, tb; Alla Libo, pf.

Channel CCS SA 36315 21 10:30 CONCERT HALL Prepared by Rita Felton Debussy, C. Little suite (1889; arr. Busser).

Queensland SO/Wilfred Lehmann.

LP EMI SMP 0041 13 Telemann, G. Concerto in E minor. Melissa Farrow, fl; Shaun Lee-Chen, vn; Australian Brandenburg O/Paul Dyer.

ABC 481 1929 9 Elgar, E. Variations on an original theme, op 36, Enigma (1898-99). London PO/Bryden Thomson.

Chandos CHAN 8610 31 Beethoven, L. Symphony no 8 in F, op 93 (1812). Berlin PO/Herbert von Karajan.

DG 429 040-2 26 12:00 JAZZ, PURE AND SIMPLE With Maureen Meers 13:00 FRENCH CLASSICAL COMPOSERS Prepared by James Nightingale Grétry, A-E-M. Il va venir ... Pardonne, o mon judge, from Silvain (1770). Christiane Karg, sop; Arcangelo/Jonathan Cohen.

Berlin Classics 0300389BC 5

Onslow, G. Piano trio in D, op 14 no 3 (pub.

1818). Trio Cascades. cpo 777 232-2 20 Pleyel, I. Sonata in G (1789-90). Wolfgang Brunner, Leonore von Stauss, fp.

Profil Medien PH18087 10 Gossec, F-J. Symphony in F, op 12 no 6 (pub. 1769). London Mozart Players/Matthias Bamert.

Chandos CHAN 9661 15 14:00 SAINT-SAËNS 1869-1879 Prepared by Chris Blower

Saint-Saëns, C. Introduction and rondo capriccioso, op 28 (1870). Alexandra Mitchell, vn; SBS Youth O/Matthew Krel.

YME YME 1 9

Schumann, C. He has come in storm and rain, op 12 no 2; Why do you ask others? op 12 no 11; If you love beauty, op 12 no 4, from Liebesfrühling (1841). Susan Gritton, sop; Stephan Loges, bar; Eugene Asti, pf.

Hyperion CDA67249 6 Hummel, J. Trumpet concerto in E (1803).

Geoffrey Payne, tpt; Melbourne SO/Michael Halász.

ABC 982 697-6 17 Paganini, N. Trio in D (1833). Jean-Jacques Kantorow, vn; Mari Fujiwara, vc; Anthea Gifford, gui.

Denon CO 77069 21 Schumann, R. Symphony no 1 in B flat, op 38, Spring (1841). Hanover Band/Roy Goodman.

RCA 09026 61931 2 30 22:00 20TH CENTURY CLARINET Prepared by Elaine Siversen

Cello concerto no 1 in A minor, op 33 (1872).

Ofra Harnoy, vc; Victoria SO/Paul Freeman.

RCA RD 71003 20

Jolivet, A. Sonatina (1961). Anna Noakes, fl; Leslie Craven, cl.

ASV DCA 948 10

Variations on a theme from Beethoven, op 35 (1874). Pamela Page, pf; Max Olding, pf.

Fine Music concert recording 19

Hyde, M. Sonata in F minor (1949). Deborah de Graaff, cl; David Miller, pf.

Walsingham WAL80442 17

Printemps qui commence; Amour! viens aider ma faiblesse!; Mon coeur s’ouvre à ton voix, from Samson and Delilah (1877). Lauris Elms, cont; West Australian SO/Geoffrey Arnold.

ABC 476 4431 16

22:30 ULTIMA THULE

Friday 10 December

Danse macabre, op 40 (1874). French NO/ Lorin Maazel.

CBS MYK 42610 7

00:00 CONTEMPORARY COLLECTIVE

Requiem Mass, op 54 (1878). Marie-Paule Dotti, sop; Guillemette Laurens, mezz; Luca Lombardo, ten; Nicolas Testé, bass; SwissItalian Radio Ch & O/Diego Fasolis.

Chandos CHAN 10214 35

06:00 FINE MUSIC BREAKFAST With Andrew Clark

16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE With Marilyn Schock 19:00 THE NEW JAZZ STANDARD With Frank Presley 20:00 THE WORLD OF A SYMPHONY Prepared by Di Cox Weber, C.M. Concert piece in F minor, op 79 (c1821). Nikolai Demidenko, pf; Scottish CO/ Charles Mackerras.

Hyperion CDA66729 16 Danzi, F. Wind quintet in G, op 67 no 1 (1824).

Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet.

BIS CD-532 17

03:00 CLASSICAL TILL DAWN

09:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC Something borrowed Prepared by Chris Blower Rachmaninov, S. La mer er les mouettes, from Études tableaux, op 39 (1917; orch.

Respighi 1930). BBC PO/Gianandrea Noseda.

Chandos CHAN 10388 9 Gounod, C. Waltz, from Faust (1859; transcr.

Liszt). Geoffrey Saba, pf.

IMP PCD 858 11 Sor, F. Variations on a theme from Mozart’s The magic flute, op 9 (c1813; arr. Schaupp).

Karin Schaupp, gui.

ABC 476 524-9 9 Mahler, G. Songs of a wayfarer (1884; arr.

Schoenberg 1920). Clare Gormley, sop; Jeffrey Black, bar; Sydney Soloists/John Harding.

ABC 461 827-2 16

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Chopin, F. Variations on Non più mesta, from Rossini’s Cinderella (arr. Adams, Giacomantonio). Genevieve Lacey, rec; Karin Schaupp, gui.

ABC 476 524-9 7 Schumann, R. Funeral march, from Piano quintet, op 44 (1842; arr. Grützmacher).

Francesco Dillon, vc; Emanuele Torquati, pf.

Brilliant Classics 94328 7 Tchaikovsky, P. Souvenir of a beloved place, op 42 (1878; arr. Parhamovsky). Maxim Vengerov, vn; Vag Papian, pf; Virtuosi.

EMI 5 57164 2 18 10:30 CONCERT HALL Prepared by Gerald Holder Debussy, C. Prélude à L' après-midi d'un faune (1894). Melbourne SO/Jorge Mester.

ABC 438 611-2 10 Brahms, J. Violin concerto in D, op 77 (1878). Arthur Grumiaux, vn; New Philharmonia O/Colin Davis.

Decca 478 5609

40

Shostakovich, D. Symphony no 1 in F minor, op 10 (1924-25). Royal Liverpool PO/Vasily Petrenko.

Naxos 8.572396 33 12:00 A JAZZ HOUR With Barry O'Sullivan 13:00 CRUISING ALONG THE SEINE Prepared by Jacky Ternisien Boïeldieu, A. Overture to Zoraïme et Zulnar (1798). English CO/Richard Bonynge.

Decca 466 434-2 9 Caplet, A. Légende (1903). Guido Bäumer, sax; Aladár Rácz, pf.

Odradek ODRCD337 14 Duphly, J. Légèrement; La boucon; La Forqueray; La victoire, from Pièces de clavecin bk 1 (1744). Mitzi Meyerson, hpd.

ASV CD GAU 108 16 Chaminade, C. Ronde d’amour; La lune paresseuse; Sombrero; Mignonne; L’anneau d’argent; Ma première lettre. Anne Sofie von Otter, mezz; Bengt Forsberg, pf.

DG 471 331-2 12 Farrenc, L. Piano quintet no 1 in A minor, op 30 (1839). Quintetto Bottesini.

Brilliant Classics 94815 28 14:30 VISIT TO SPAIN Prepared by Derek Parker Rodrigo, J. Concierto de Aranjuez (1939).

John Williams, gui; English CO/Daniel Barenboim.

CBS M2YK 45610 22

Turina, J. Sinfonia sevillana, op 23 (1920).

Gran Canaria PO/Adrian Leaper.

ASV DCA 1066 24 Sor, F. Sérénade, op 37 (1828-29). Marc Teicholz, gui.

Naxos 8.553722

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Alford, K. On the quarterdeck (1917). Royal Australian Navy Band/Phillip Anderson.

Royal Australian Navy RAN-006 3

Saturday 11 December

12:00 URBAN JAZZ LOUNGE With Leita Hutchings

00:00 CLASSIC-ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT

06:00 SATURDAY MORNING MUSIC Falla, M. de Nights in the gardens of Spain (1909-15). Artur Rubinstein, pf; Philadelphia O/ With Stephen Wilson Eugene Ormandy.

09:00 THE PIANO ALONE RCA 5666-2 RC 21 Prepared by Anne Irish 16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE Bach, J.S. Concerto in F, BWV971, Italian With Stephen Wilson (1735). András Schiff, pf.

Decca 475 193-2 12 19:00 FRIDAY JAZZ SESSION Sibelius, J. Ten pieces, op 34 (1914-16). Olli 20:00 EVENINGS WITH THE Mustonen, pf.

ORCHESTRA Ondine ODE 1108-2 13 Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Gade, N. Sommerstemming in G (1857).

Prepared by Frank Morrison Anker Blyme, pf.

Beethoven, L. Fantasia in C minor, op 80, Choral (1807). German State Opera Choir; Berlin PO/Daniel Barenboim, pf & dir.

EMI 5 55516 2 20 Rachmaninov, S. Piano concerto no 2 in C minor, op 18 (1900-01). Leif Ove Andsnes, pf; Berlin PO/Antonio Pappano.

EMI 4 74813 2 33 Mahler, G. Wo die schönen Trompeten blasen, from Youth’s magic horn (1899). Anne Sofie von Otter, mezz; Berlin PO/Claudio Abbado.

Radio Nederland transcription 8 Strauss, R. An alpine symphony, op 64 (191115). David Bell, org; Berlin PO/Herbert von Karajan.

DG 474 281-2 51 22:00 BAROQUE AND BEFORE An early music pioneer Prepared by Andrew Dziedzic Bach, J.S. Sonata in B minor, BWV1030 (1736-37). Frans Brüggen, transverse fl; Gustav Leonhardt, hpd.

LP RCA RL 30426 18 Campra, A. Opéra-ballet: L’Europe galante (1697). Rachel Yakar, sop; Marjanne Kweksilber, sop; René Jacobs, ct; La Petite Bande/Gustav Leonhardt.

Harmonia Mundi GD 77059 50 Scheidemann, H. Magnificat sexti toni.

Gustav Leonhardt, org.

Sony SK 66262

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Bach, J.S. Der Friede sei mit dir, BWV158.

Max van Egmond, bass; Tölz Boys Choir; Collegium Vocale; Glenn Wilson, org; Leonhardt Consort/Gustav Leonhardt.

Teldec 2564 69943-7 12 Suite no 3 in G minor, BWV808, English (bef.

1725). Gustav Leonhardt, hpd.

Virgin 5 61400 2 14

Marco Polo DCCD 9116

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Schumann, R. Faschingsschwank aus Wien, op 26 (1838). Vladimir Ashkenazy, pf.

Decca 443 322-2 20 10:00 MUSICAL JOURNEYS Prepared by David Brett Sibelius, J. Night ride and sunrise, op 55 (1908). New Zealand SO/Pietari Inkinen.

Naxos 8.570763 17 Dreyfus, G. Suite, from A steam train passes (1974). Queensland SO/George Dreyfus.

Move MD 3098 10 Ravel, M. Une barque sur l'océan (1904-05).

Gordon Fergus-Thompson, pf.

ASV DCA 809 8 Delius, F. A walk to the Paradise Garden, from A village Romeo and Juliet (1907).

Queensland SO/Wilfred Lehmann.

ABC 476 6955 9 Rossini, G. The gondola ride. Thomas Hampson, bar; Geoffrey Parsons, pf.

EMI CDC 7 54436 2

8

Adams, J. Short ride in a fast machine (1986).

San Francisco SO/Edo de Waart.

Nonesuch 979 144-2 4 Mozart, L. Musical sleigh-ride in F (1755).

Eduard Melkus Ensemble.

Archiv 427 122-2 23 11:30 ON PARADE Prepared by Robert Small Sparke, P. Wind, from Symphony no 1. Royal Australian Navy Band/Phillip Anderson.

Royal Australian Navy RAN-004 9 Badings, H. Concerto for flute and wind symphony orchestra. Svetlana Yaroslavskaya, fl; Royal Australian Navy Band/Phillip Anderson.

Royal Australian Navy RAN-008 13

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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 INTERLUDE Borodin, A. String quintet in F minor (185354). Ottó Kertész Jr, vc; New Budapest String Quartet.

Marco Polo 8.223172 28 14:30 SATURDAY MATINEE Operetta in the afternoon Prepared by Angela Cockburn Sullivan, A. Haddon Hall. Operetta in three acts. Libretto by Sydney Grundy. First performed London, 1892.

SIR GEORGE VERNON: Laurence Reed, bar RUPERT VERNON: Lee Power, bar DOROTHY VERNON: Elsie Broadbent, sop JOHN MANNERS: Roy Foulsham, ten LADY VERNON: Jean Caldwell, cont Soloists and Choir of Cheam Operatic Society; Southern Festival O/David Harding.

LP Pearl SHE 566/7 1:53 In 1660, Sir George Vernon, a Royalist, is in a property dispute with his cousin, Rupert Vernon, a Roundhead. Sir George fears that his family will lose Haddon Hall so he arranges a marriage between Rupert and his only surviving child, Dorothy. Dorothy is in love with John Manners, also a Royalist. On Dorothy's wedding day, she and John elope during a violent storm. Sir George gathers his men to chase after them with Rupert and his group of Puritans following.

Later, Rupert’s lawsuit has been resolved in his favour and he is now Lord of Haddon Hall. King Charles II has been restored to the throne and claims Haddon Hall as crown property. Rupert refuses to yield. John Manners enters with a warrant from the king, re-instating Sir George as Lord of Haddon Hall. John introduces Dorothy as his wife. She explains that she had followed her heart's counsel and her father forgives her.

Cello concerto in D (1866; reconstr.

Mackerras, Mackie). Julian Lloyd Webber, vc; London SO/Charles Mackerras.

EMI CDM 7 64726 2 17

17:00 SOCIETY SPOT Organ Music Society of NSW With John Hanna 18:00 STAGE AND SCREEN Prepared by Maureen Meers Herman, J. Excerpts from Mame. Angela Lansbury, Frankie Michaels, Charles Braswell, voices.

Columbia SK 60958 24 Strouse, C. Excerpts from Annie (1977).

Andrea McArdle, Reid Shelton, Sandy Faison, Robert Fitch, voices Columbia SK 60723 20 Menotti, G. Suite from Amahl and the night visitors (1951). New Zealand SO/Andrew Schenck.

Koch 3-7005-2 6

Françaix, J. Clarinet concerto (1967-68).

Dimitri Ashkenazy, cl; Cincinnati Philharmonia O/Christoph-Mathias Mueller.

Paladino pmr 0074 25 Glazunov, A. Five novelettes, op 15 (1886).

Fine Arts Quartet.

Naxos 8.570256 31

Haydn, J. Cassation in B flat, Hob.III:1 (c175759). Nils-Erik Sparf, vn; Lars Brolin, va; Olof Larsson, vc; Jakob Lindberg, lute.

BIS CD-360 10 Symphony no 8, Le Soir (1761). II Giardino Armonico/Giovanni Antonino.

Alpha Classics ALPHA 686 20 Divertimento in D for baryton, horns and strings, Hob.X:1 (1775). Members of Haydn Sinfonietta/Manfred Huss.

BIS CD-1796/98 16 Sonata no 40 in E flat, Hob.XVI:25 (c1773).

Geoffrey Lancaster, fp.

Tall Poppies TP 216 9 Scena di Berenice (1795). Sandrine Piau, sop; II Giardino Armonico/Giovanni Antonini.

Alpha Classics ALPHA 684 12 Flute trio in G, Hob.IV:3, London (1794). JeanPierre Rampal, fl; Isaac Stern, vn; Mstislav Rostropovich, vc.

CBS CD 37786 11 Spring, from The seasons, Hob.XXI:3 (1801).

Barbara Bonney, sop; Anthony Rolfe Johnson, ten; Andreas Schmidt, bass; Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists/John Eliot Gardiner.

Archiv 431 818-2 29

00:00 CLASSIC-ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT 06:00 SUNDAY MORNING MUSIC Prepared by with Robert Small 09:00 MUSICA SACRA Prepared by Paul Cooke

22:00 SATURDAY NIGHT AT HOME Prepared by James Nightingale Howells, H. Suite, the B’s (1914). London SO/ Richard Hickox.

Chandos CHAN 9557 32 Smyth, E. Sonata, op 7 (1887). Tasmin Little, vn; John Lenehan, pf.

Chandos CHAN 20030 24

Clarke, R. Ave Maria (1937). St Catharine’s Girls’ Choir, Cambridge/Edward Wickham.

Resonus RES 10170 3 Saint-Saëns, C. Oratorio de Noël, op 12 (1858). Elke Hook, sop; Victoria Wallace, mezz; Rebecca Scott, cont; Robert Boyd, ten; Matt Thomas, bass; Amy Johansen, org; Sydney University Graduate Choir & O/ Christopher Bowen.

SUGC recording 34 10:00 THE CLASSICAL ERA Prepared by Di Cox Haydn, M. Divertimento in D for wind sextet (1786). Consortium Classicum.

Schwann CD 310 002 H1 10 Mozart, W. Variations on Ah, vous dirai-je, Maman, K265 (1781-82). Ian Holtham, pf.

Move MD 3246 12

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Weber, C.M. Clarinet concertino in E flat, op 26 (1811). Charles Neidich, cl; Orpheus CO. DG 435 875-2 9 Haydn, J. String quartet in C, Hob.III:77, Emperor (1797). Takács Quartet.

Decca 476 2802

27

Gluck, C. Che farò senza Eurydice? from Orpheus and Eurydice (1762). Frederica von Stade, sop; Utah SO/Joseph Silverstein.

Decca 436 284-2 4

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14:00 QUINTETS Part 2 Prepared by Jennifer Foong Mozart, W. Horn quintet in E flat, K407 (1782).

Gerd Seifert, hn; Amadeus Quartet.

DG 437 137-2 16 Schubert, F. Piano quintet in A, D667, Trout (1819). Clifford Curzon, pf; Amadeus String Quartet.

BBC BBCL 4009-2 39

Wanski, J. Missa solemnissima de nativitate Domini Nostri Jesu Christi. Anna Mikolajczyk, sop; Sine Nomine; Concert Polacco/Marek Toporowski.

BBC Music Magazine BBC MM224 17

Stamitz, J. Symphony in F, op 4 no 1.

Northern CO/Nicholas Ward.

Naxos 8.554447

12:00 CLASSIC JAZZ AND RAGTIME With Dave Mac 13:00 WORLD MUSIC Whirled Wide With Anna Tranter

Sunday 12 December

19:00 EMERGENT JAZZ With Keith Pettigrew 20:00 THE LIFE OF A COMPOSER Joseph Haydn Prepared by James Nightingale

Hummel, J. Piano concerto in A minor, op 85 (c1816). Stephen Hough, pf; English CO/ Bryden Thomson.

Chandos CHAN 8507 30

15:00 SUNDAY SPECIAL Scintillating Tchaikovsky Prepared by Paolo Hooke Tchaikovsky, P. Violin concerto in D, op 35 (1878). David Oistrakh, vn; Moscow PO/ Gennady Rozhdestvensky.

Melodiya/BMG 74321 34178 2 35 Concert fantasia in G, op 56 (1884). Iosif Berman, vc; Igor Zhukov, pf; USSR Academic SO/Dmitri Kitaenko.

Melodiya/BMG 74321 49612 2 30 Symphony no 6 in B minor, op 74, Pathétique (1893). Leningrad PO/Yevgeny Mravinsky.

DG 419 745-2 44 17:00 HOSANNA Prepared by Meg Matthews Pachelbel, J. Chorale prelude: Von Himmel hoch, da komm ich her. Peter Kneeshaw, org.

Knox 2 2 Carol. Gabriel’s message (arr. McDonald).

Choir of Trinity College, Melbourne/ Christopher Watson.

ACIS APL 17427 4 Personent hodie (1360). Young Voices of Melbourne; Julia Piggin, pf; Mark O’Leary, cond.

Carol YVM 13 2 Head, M. The little road to Bethlehem. Young Voices of Melbourne; Julia Piggin, pf; Mark O’Leary, cond.

Carol YVM 13 3 Elsley, O. A lady that was so fair and bright (2015). Choir of Trinity College, Melbourne/ Christopher Watson.

ACIS APL 17427 5

Nixon, J. Behold! A simple, tender babe (2006). Choir of Trinity College, Melbourne/ Christopher Watson.

ACIS APL 17427 2 Kodály, Z. Christmas dance of the shepherds (c1927). Young Voices of Melbourne; Emily Dittman, picc; Julia Piggin, pf; Mark O’Leary, cond.

Carol YVM 13 2 Palmer-Holton, S. Born in a stable. Young Voices of Melbourne; Julia Piggin, pf; Mark O’Leary, cond.

Carol YVM 13 3 Britten, B. This little babe, from A ceremony of carols (1942). Young Voices of Melbourne; Julia Piggin, pf; Mark O’Leary, cond.

Carol YVM 13 2 Trad. De Virgin Mary had a baby boy (arr.

O’Leary). Young Voices of Melbourne; Julia Piggin, pf; Mark O’Leary, cond.

Carol YVM 13 2 Gruber, F. Silent night (2015; arr. Brinsmead).

Choir of Trinity College, Melbourne/ Christopher Watson.

ACIS APL 17427 4 Carol. Ding dong! merrily on high (1963; arr. Williamson). Choir of Trinity College, Melbourne/Christopher Watson.

ACIS APL 17427

2

Richard, A. The magi’s gifts (2014). Choir of Trinity College, Melbourne/Christopher Watson.

ACIS APL 17427 3 Carol. Coventry carol (2015; arr. Riley). Choir of Trinity College, Melbourne/Christopher Watson.

ACIS APL 17427 4 Trad. Maringa Krismas (arr. Fadlu, Deen, O’Leary). Young Voices of Melbourne; Julia Piggin, pf; Percussion Ensemble/Mark O’Leary.

Carol YVM 13 2 Pachelbel, J. Fugue on Von Himmel hoch, da komm ich her (1693). Peter Kneeshaw, org.

Knox 2 3 18:00 SMALL FORCES Prepared by Rex Burgess Elgar, E. Harmony music no 2 (1878). Athena Ensemble.

Chandos CHAN 241-33 10 Britten, B. Phantasy quartet, op 2 (1932).

Janet Craxton, ob; Gabrieli String Quartet.

Decca 478 5364 13 Bax, A. Sonata in B flat (1934). Janet Hilton, cl; Keith Swallow, pf.

Chandos CHAN 8683 14

Vaughan Williams, R. Three preludes on Welsh hymn tunes (1940-41). Nash Ensemble.

Hyperion CDA67381/2 16

Verdi, G. Il mistero (1845). Dennis O'Neill, ten; Ingrid Surgenor, pf.

Naxos 8.557778 4

19:00 SUNDAY NIGHT CONCERT Prepared by Anabela Pina

Chopin, F. Three mazurkas, op 59 (1845).

Martha Argerich, pf.

DG 477 7557 9

Massenet, J. Ballet music from Le Cid (1885).

City of Birmingham SO/Louis Frémaux.

EMI 5 65150 2 20 Elgar, E. Serenade for strings, op 20 (1892).

English CO/Julian Lloyd Webber.

Naxos 8.573250 12 Hindemith, P. Suite of French dances (1958).

Philharmonia O/José Serebrier.

ASV DCA 945 9 Chopin, F. Piano concerto no 1 in E minor, op 11 (1830). Daniel Barenboim, pf; Staatskapelle Berlin/Andris Nelsons.

DG 477 9520 41 20:30 NEW HORIZONS Prepared by Krystal Li Greenbaum, S. Lunar orbit (2011). NZTrio.

ABC 481 0504 5 Einfelde, M. A cycle of Bärda poems (2003).

Choir of Trinity College Cambridge/Stephen Layton.

Hyperion CDA67747 13 Macens, E. The space between the stars (2018). Sydney SO/Jessica Cottis.

ABC 481 9111 13 Stanhope, P. Concerto for piccolo, flute and orchestra. Andrew Macleod, picc; Melbourne SO/Benjamin Northey, fl & dir.

ABC 481 0862 21 Westlake, N. Jovian moons (2001/02). Slava Grigoryan, gui; Michael Kieran Harvey, pf.

ABC 476 574-4 16 Connesson, G. Supernova (1997/2006).

Royal Scottish NO/Stéphane Denève.

Chandos CHSA 5076 15 22:00 JAZZ AFTER HOURS With Deborah Evans

Monday 13 December 00:00 CLASSIC-ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT 06:00 FINE MUSIC BREAKFAST With James Hunter 09:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC A year in retrospect: 1845 Prepared by Frank Morrison Mendelssohn, F. Piano trio no 2 in C minor, op 66 (1845). Macquarie Trio.

ABC 456 191-2 29

38

Barcarolle in F sharp, op 60 (1845-46). MarcAndré Hamelin, pf.

Hyperion CDA67706 9 Spohr, L. String quintet no 6 in E minor, op 129 (1845). Sándor Papp, va; Haydn Quartet, Budapest.

Marco Polo 8.223598 28 10:30 CONCERT HALL Prepared by Rita Felton Purcell, H. Suite from King Arthur (1691).

Collegium Aureum/Reinhard Peters.

LP Harmonia Mundi HM 20322 16 Mozart, W. Oboe concerto in C, K314 (1777).

Anthony Camden, ob; Queensland PO/Chitaru Asahina.

Walsingham WAL 8038-2 23 Rachmaninov, S. Symphony no 3 in A minor, op 44 (1935-36). BBC PO/Gianandrea Noseda.

Chandos CHAN 10677 41 12:00 SWING SESSIONS With John Buchanan 13:00 MID-CENTURY AMERICAN COMPOSERS Prepared by Dan Bickel Menotti, G. Suite from Sebastian (1944). New Zealand SO/Andrew Schenck.

Koch 3-7005-2 24 Barber, S. Violin concerto, op 14 (1940).

Ruggiero Ricci, vn; Pacific SO/Keith Clark.

Reference RR-45 26 Hanson, H. Symphony no 3 in A minor, op 33 (1936-38). Eastman-Rochester O/Howard Hanson.

Mercury 478 5092 33 14:30 MUSIC BY ANTON Prepared by Jacky Ternisien Arensky, A. Overture to Dream on the Volga (1891). USSR SO/Yevgeny Svetlanov.

Melodiya SUCD 10-00149 8 Diabelli, A. Grande sonate brillante in D minor, op 102. Romulo Lazarde, gui; Hans Kann, square pf.

LP Harmonia Mundi HM 435 10 Bruckner, A. String quartet in C minor (1862).

L’Archibudelli.

Sony SK 66 251 22

Rubinstein, A. Sérénade russe in B minor (c1879); Romance and Impromptu, op 26 (1854-58). Joseph Banowetz, pf.

Naxos 8.570942 12 Eberl, A. Piano concerto in E flat, op 40.

Paolo Giacometti, fp; Cologne Academy/ Michael Alexander Willens. cpo 777 354-2 27 16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE With Michael Field 19:00 JAZZ PULSE With Chris Wetherall 20:00 STORMY MONDAY With Austin Harrison 22:00 JAZZ AFTER HOURS With Gail Monjo

Tuesday 14 December

Brahms, J. Symphony no 3 in F, op 90 (1883). 19:00 THE JAZZ BEAT Berlin PO/Claudio Abbado.

With Lloyd Capps DG 429 765-2 38 20:00 JUST IN 12:00 JAZZ RHYTHM With James Nightingale With Jeannie McInnes A selection from the latest recordings to arrive at the Fine Music Library 13:00 BRYN TERFEL BASSBARITONE 22:00 CHAMBER SOIRÉE Prepared by James Nightingale Prepared by Rex Burgess Wagner, R. Madness, madness! from The mastersingers of Nuremberg, 96 (1866-67).

Bryn Terfel, bass-bar; Berlin PO/Claudio Abbado.

DG 471 348-2 7

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

Finzi, G. Let us garlands bring, op 18 (1940).

Bryn Terfel, bass-bar; Malcolm Martineau, pf.

Decca 476 2163 16

d’Albert, E. String quartet no 2 in E flat, op 11 (1893). Sarastro Quartet.

Pan Classics 510 097 35

Delius, F. Sea drift (1903-04). Bryn Terfel, bass-bar; Bournemouth Symphony Ch & O/ Richard Hickox.

Chandos CHAN 9214 26

Chausson, E. Piece in C, op 39 (1897).

Laurent Verney, va; Claire Marie le Guay, pf.

Pierre Verany PV793121 7

14:00 SAINT-SAËNS 1880-1889 Prepared by Dan Bickel

00:00 CONTEMPORARY COLLECTIVE

Wednesday 15 December

03:00 CLASSICAL TILL DAWN 06:00 FINE MUSIC BREAKFAST With Julie Simonds

Saint-Saëns, C. The carnival of the animals 09:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC (1886). Robert Cordier, vc; Jacques Kazavran, db; Aldo Ciccolini, pf; Alexis Weissenberg, pf; Colours of the keyboard Conservatoire Concerts Society O/Georges Prepared by Brian Drummond Beethoven, L. Sonata no 14 in C sharp minor, Prêtre.

EMI 1 66448 2 21 op 27 no 2, Moonlight (1801). Radu Lupu, pf.

Decca 478 2826 17 Romance in E, op 67 (1885). Barry Tuckwell, hn; Daniel Blumenthal, pf.

Debussy, C. Suite bergamasque (1905).

Etcetera KTC 1135 9 Roger Woodward, pf.

ABC 454 512-2

Brahms, J. Piano quintet in F minor, op 34 (1864) Ironwood.

ABC 481 4686 43

18

Vierne, L. Clair de lune, from 24 Pièces de fantaisie (1926-27): no 5 from Suite II, op 53.

Pétur Sakari, org.

BIS CD-1969 9 Rameau, J-P. Concert no 2 in G minor/major (pub. 1741). Ryo Terakado, vn; Kaori Uemura, va da gamba; Christophe Rousset, hpd.

Harmonia Mundi HMC 901418 20 Schumann, R. Papillons, op 2 (1829-31).

Cristina Ortiz, pf.

IMP PCD 899 15 10:30 CONCERT HALL Prepared by Andrew Clark Elgar, E. Overture: Cockaigne, op 40, In London Town (1901). Philharmonia O/Owain Arwel Hughes.

ASV QS 6162 17 Spohr, L. Clarinet concerto no 3 in F minor (1821). Michael Collins, cl; Swedish CO/Robin O’Neill.

Hyperion CDA67561 27

00:00 CONTEMPORARY COLLECTIVE 03:00 CLASSICAL TILL DAWN 06:00 FINE MUSIC BREAKFAST 09:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC Rescued from the shadows Prepared by Jennifer Foong

Molter, J. Trumpet concerto no 2 in D. Niklas Violin concerto no 3 in B minor, op 61 (1880).

Eklund, tpt; Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble.

Itzhak Perlman, vn; Paris O/Daniel Barenboim. Naxos 8.554375 13 DG 479 1928 28 Fiorillo, F. Sinfonia concertante in F. Anthony O cruel souvenir, from Henry VIII (1883).

Camden, ob; City of London Sinfonia/Nicholas Françoise Pollet, sop; Montpellier PO/Cyril Ward.

Diederich.

Naxos 8.553433 19 Erato 2292-45025-2 7 Blavet, M. Pourquoi doux rossignols. Ruth Caprice héroïque, op 106 (1887). Christian Wilkinson, rec, va da gamba; Trio Avium.

Ivaldi, pf; Noël Lee, pf.

Hearing Places HP002 3 Arion ARN 68011 9 Rathgeber, J. Pastorellen für die Symphony no 3 in C minor, op 78, Organ Weihnachtzeit, nos 1 and 7. Gordon Atkinson, (1886). Gillian Weir, org; Ulster O/Yan Pascal org.

Tortelier.

Move MD 3333 3 Chandos CHAN 8822 34 Stanley, J. Cantata: To wisdom’s cold delights, op 3 no 2 (pub. 1746). David Greco, bar; 16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE Australian Haydn Ensemble/Skye McIntosh.

With Michael Morton-Evans Fine Music concert recording 13 Mayr, J. S. Divertimento in E flat for oboe, two clarinets, two bassoons and horn (rev. Ballola).

Camerata Strumentale Italiana.

LP Italia ITL 70010 17

39

Aubert, J. Concerto grosso no 6 in G minor, op 17 (1734). Collegium Musicum 90/Simon Standage.

Chandos CHAN 0577 9 10:30 CONCERT HALL Prepared by Michael Field Elgar, E. Nursery suite (1931). William Bennett, fl; Stephanie Gonley, vn; English CO/ Paul Goodwin.

Harmonia Mundi HMG 507258 22 Pfitzner, H. Cello concerto in A minor, op posth. (1888). Alban Gerhardt, vc; Berlin RSO/ Sebastian Weigle.

Hyperion CDA67906 23 Mendelssohn, F. Symphony no 3 in A minor, op 56, Scottish (1842). London Classical Players/Roger Norrington.

EMI CDC 7 54000 2 38 12:00 JAZZ SKETCHES With Robert Vale 13:00 SUMMER FANTASIES Prepared by Nicky Gluch Leigh, W. Suite: A midsummer night’s dream (1936). London PO/Nicholas Braithwaite.

Lyrita SRCD 289 14 Vaughan, T. Summer song for carillon (1989).

Joan Chia, carillon.

Move MD 3182 4 Liszt, F. Saint Francis of Assisi's canticle of the sun (1881). Leslie Howard, pf.

Hyperion CDS44525 11 Berlioz, H. Le spectre de la rose, from Summer nights, op 7 (1840-41). Véronique Gens, sop; Lyon Opera O/Louis Langrée.

Virgin 5 45422 2 6 Nordgren, E. Smiles of a summer night, from The Bergman suites (1955). Slovak RSO/ Adriano.

Naxos 8.573370 18 14:00 BRITISH MISCELLANY Prepared by Ron Walledge Delius, F. Late swallows, from String quartet (1916-17; arr. Fenby). Bournemouth Sinfonietta/Norman Del Mar. Chandos CHAN 6502 9 Vaughan Williams, R. Fantasia on a theme

by Thomas Tallis (1910). Royal PO/Pinchas Zukerman.

Decca 478 9386 16 Elgar, E. Serenade in E minor for strings, op 20 (1892). Australian CO/Richard Tognetti.

Sony SK 53356 12 Davies, P. Maxwell Suite from Caroline Mathilde (1991). BBC PO/Peter Maxwell Davies.

Collins 14642

Vaughan Williams, R. Symphony no 5 in D (1938-43/51). Adelaide SO/Patrick Thomas.

ABC 476 4565 39 16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE With Tom Forrester-Paton 19:00 PLANET JAZZ With Xavier Bichon 20:00 AT THE OPERA Prepared by Camille Mercep

Saint-Saëns, C. Samson and Delilah. Opera in three acts. Libretto by Ferdinand Lemaire.

First performed Weimar, 1877.

22:30 MUSIC OF THE NIGHT Prepared by Angus McPherson Tawadros, Joseph. Oud concerto (orch.

Wells). Joseph Tawadros, oud; James Tawadros, riqq, bendir; Sydney SO/Benjamin Northey, ABC 481 9241 28 Bartók, B. Music for strings, percussion and celesta (1936). Berlin PO/Herbert von Karajan.

EMI CDM 7 69242 2 28 Vali, R. Flute concerto (1998). Alberto Almarza, fl; Boston Modern O Project/Gil Rose.

Naxos 8.557224 27

Thursday 16 December

ABIMÉLECH: Pierre Thau, bass SAMSON: Plácido Domingo, ten HIGH PRIEST OF DAGON: Renato Bruson, bar DELILAH: Elena Obraztsova, mezz Paris O/Daniel Barenboim.

DG 413 297-2 2:06

00:00 CONTEMPORARY COLLECTIVE

When the Philistine commander, Abimélech, denounces the Hebrews and their God, Samson kills him and leads the Hebrews away. The High Priest of Dagon comes from the Philistine temple and curses Samson's prodigious strength. The Philistine woman Delilah, promises the High Priest to find out the secret of Samson’s strength. She invites him to come that night to her nearby dwelling.

Samson goes, ignoring the prophecies of the Old Hebrew. When Delilah has Samson in her power, she demands that he show his love by confiding in her the secret of his strength.

Finally learning that the secret of his strength is his long hair, she calls to hidden Philistine soldiers, who rush in to capture Samson and cut his hair.

During a bacchanal in the Temple of Dagon, Delilah and the High Priest taunt Samson, now blinded by his captors. When they force him to kneel to Dagon, he asks a boy to lead him to the two main pillars of the temple. Samson prays to Jehovah to restore his strength, and with a mighty effort he pulls down the pillars and the temple, crushing himself and his enemies.

09:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC The instruments: Brass Prepared by Jennifer Foong

Danse macabre, op 40 (1874). Detroit SO/Paul Paray.

Mercury 478 5092 7 Calme des nuits, op 68 no 1 (1882). Sydney University Graduate Chamber Choir/ Christopher Bowen.

SUGC recording 4

32

40

03:00 CLASSICAL TILL DAWN 06:00 FINE MUSIC BREAKFAST With Simon Moore

Sibelius, J. Overture in F minor (1889-90).

London Gabrieli Brass Ensemble/Christopher Larkin.

Hyperion CDA66470 9 Eccles, J. Suite: ‘Made for the queen's coronation’ (1702). Mark Bennett, tpt; Members of Parley of Instruments/Peter Holman.

Hyperion CDA66817

12

Paganini, N. Piece for M. Antoine Nicholas Henry (1831). Franco Traverso, hn; Rino Vernizzi, bn; Genoa CO/Antonio Plotino.

Dynamic CDS 27 11 Byrd, W. Fantasia CCLXI. Gabriele Cassone, natural tpt; Antonio Frigé, org.

Nuova Era 7053 9 Chopin, F. Polonaise brillante in C, op 3 (1829-33; arr.). Kazimierz Machala, hn; Susan Teicher, pf.

Denon CD PAJ 101 10 Wright, D. Trio concerto. Roger Webster, cornet; Norman Law, tb; Robert Childs, euphonium; John Foster Black Dyke Mills Band/Peter Parkes.

Chandos CHAN 8793 12 Beethoven, L. Sextet in E flat for two horns and string quartet, op 81b (1795). Gerd Seifert, hn; Manfred Klier, hn; Drolc Quartet.

DG 439 852-2 17

10:30 CONCERT HALL Prepared by James Nightingale Dvorák, A. Overture: In nature’s realm, op 91 (1891). Ulster O/Vernon Handley.

Chandos CHAN 7123 14

Suite from Javotte (1896). Monte Carlo PO/ David Robertson.

Auvidis V 4688 21

09:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC Something borrowed Prepared by Paul Cooke

Thème variée, op 97 (1894). Piers Lane, pf.

Hyperion CDA67037 7

Purcell, H. The plaint, from The fairy queen (1691; arr Balsom). Lucy Crowe, sop; Alison Balsom, tpt; English Concert/Trevor Pinnock.

EMI 4 40329 2 8

Kuhlau, F. Piano concerto in C, op 7 (c1811).

Amalie Malling, pf; Danish National RSO/ Michael Schønwandt.

Chandos CHAN 9699 33

Piano concerto no 5 in F, op 103, Egyptian (1896). Pascal Rogé, pf; Royal PO/Charles Dutoit.

Decca 478 2826 29

Larsson, L-E. Symphony no 2, op 17 (1937).

Helsingborg SO/Hans-Peter Frank.

BIS CD-426 36

16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE With Sue Jowell 19:00 THE NEW JAZZ STANDARD With Frank Presley

12:00 JAZZ, PURE AND SIMPLE With Maureen Meers

20:00 THE WORLD OF A 13:00 THE COMPOSER CONDUCTS SYMPHONY Prepared by Derek Parker Prepared by James Nightingale Arnold, M. Four Scottish dances, op 59 Bax, A. Tone poem: Tintagel (1917-19). Royal (1957). London PO/Malcolm Arnold.

Scottish NO/David Lloyd-Jones.

Lyrita SRCD 201 11 Naxos 8.578269-70 15 Stravinsky, I. Ebony concerto (1945). Benny Clarke, Rebecca. Trio (1921). Andrew Goodman, cl; Columbia Jazz Ensemble/Igor Watkinson, vn; David Waterman, vc; Martin Stravinsky.

Roscoe, pf.

Sony SM3K 46 291-302 9 ASV DCA 932 23 Copland, A. Ballet: Appalachian Spring Delius, F. Cynara (1907/29). Roderick (1944). Harold Bennett, fl; Charles Russo, cl; Williams, bar; Hallé O/Mark Elder.

Loren Glickman, bn; Broadus Erle, vn; Marilyn Hallé HLL 7535 12 Wright, vn; Herbert Sorkin, vn; Gerald Tarack, Bliss, A. Masks (1924).

Kathron Sturrock, pf. vn; Jeanne Benjamin, vn; Ani Kavafian, vn; Chandos CHAN 8770 10 Harry Zaratzian, va; Harold Coletta, va; Bax, A. Symphony no 3 (1929).

London PO/ George Ricci, vc; Jesse Levy, vc; Julius Bryden Thomson.

Levine, db; Paul Jacobs, pf; Aaron Copland, Chandos CHAN 8906/10 50 cond.

CBS MK 42431 33 22:00 20TH CENTURY CLARINET Prepared by Elaine Siversen 14:00 SAINT-SAËNS 1890-1899 Prepared by Anne Irish Carmichael, J. Country fair, op 131 (1963).

Andrew Boyle, cl; Julia Brimo, pf.

Fine Music concert recording 8 Saint-Saëns, C. Toccata, from Six études, op 111 (1899). Stephanie McCallum, pf.

ABC 461 798-2 5 Africa, op 89 (1891). Stephen Hough, pf; City of Birmingham SO/Sakari Oramo.

Hyperion CDA67331/2 10 Sonata no 2 in E flat, op 102 (1896). Philip Graffin, vn; Pascal Devoyon, pf.

Hyperion CDA67100 22 Valse mignonne in E flat, op 104 (1896).

Camille Saint-Saëns, reproducing pf. fonè 90 F 14

Scott, C. Trio (1955). Robert Plane, cl; Alice Neary, vc; Benjamin Frith, pf.

Chandos CHAN 10575 18 22:30 ULTIMA THULE

Friday 17 December 00:00 CONTEMPORARY COLLECTIVE 03:00 CLASSICAL TILL DAWN

2

Chant saphique, op 91 (1892). Luigi Piovano, vc; Luisa Prayer, pf.

Eloquentia EL 1024 5

06:00 FINE MUSIC BREAKFAST With Andrew Clark

Valse nonchalante, op 110 (1898). Stephen Hough, pf.

Hyperion CDA67686 4

41

Schubert, F. Fantasia in F minor, D940 (1828; arr. Motti). American SO/Leon Botstein.

Koch 3-7307-2 18 Greenbaum, S. Scarborough variations (2008). NZTrio.

ABC 481 0504

6

Beethoven, L. 12 Variations on a Russian dance from Wranitsky’s Das Waldmädchen, WoO71 (1802). Olli Mustonen, pf.

Decca 436 834-2 11 Tchaikovsky, P. Danses charactéristiques (1864-65; orch. Groslot). Il Novecento/Robert Groslot.

Vanguard 99030 19 Falla, M. de Four Spanish pieces (1909; arr.

E. Grigoryan). Slava Grigoryan, gui; Leonard Grigoryan, gui.

ABC 476 6088 16 10:30 CONCERT HALL Prepared by Rex Burgess Haydn, J. Symphony in G, Hob.I:94, Surprise (1791). Les Musiciens du Louvre/Marc Minkowski. naïve V 5176 22 Respighi, O. La sensitiva (1914). Linda Finnie, mezz; BBC PO/Richard Hickox.

Chandos CHAN 9453 32 Busoni, F. Suite from Die Brautwahl, op 45 (1912). BBC PO/Neeme Järvi.

Chandos CHAN 10302 27 12:00 A JAZZ HOUR With Barry O'Sullivan 13:00 A BAROQUE CONCERT Prepared by Derek Parker Bach, J.S. Overture no 2 in B minor, BWV1067 (1738-39). Geoffrey Collins, fl; Australian CO/Nicholas Kraemer.

Fine Music tape archive 18 Pergolesi - Wassenaer. Concerto no 3 in A. Academy of St Martin in the Fields/Neville Marriner.

Argo 410 205-2 10 Handel, G. Overture and ballet music from Alcina, HWV34 (1735). Academy of St Martin in the Fields/Neville Marriner.

Decca 480 1388 22

Telemann, G. Overture-suite in D. Paul Goodwin, ob; Mark Bennett, tpt; Alberto Grazzi, bn; Peer Handon, vn; Walter Reiter, vn; Trevor Jones, va; Jane Coe, vc; English Concert/Trevor Pinnock.

Archiv 439 893-2 31 14:30 REFLECTIONS ON A PIANO CONCERTO Prepared by James Nightingale

Lyadov, A. Eight Russian folk songs.

Tasmanian SO/Shalom Ronly-Riklis.

ABC 434 717-2

14

Prokofiev, S. Sarcasmes, op 17 (1912-14).

Roger Woodward, pf.

ABC 426 806-2 9 Hyde, M. Trio in G (1948). Christine Draeger, fl; Anne Brisk, cl; James Muir, pf.

Walsingham 2WAL8036-2 11 Saint-Saëns, C. Ballet music from Étienne Marcel (1879). O Victoria/Guillaume Tourniaire.

Melba MR301130 17 Prokofiev, S. Piano concerto no 3 in C, op 26 (1917-21). Roger Woodward, pf; Sydney SO/ Edo de Waart.

ABC 481 1322 28 16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE With James Hunter 19:00 FRIDAY JAZZ SESSION With Alex Siegers 20:00 EVENINGS WITH THE ORCHESTRA The Philadelphia Orchestra Prepared by Chris Blower Wagner, R. Overture to Rienzi, 49 (1838-40).

Philadelphia O/Wolfgang Sawallisch.

EMI 5 56165 2 13 Bruch, M. Violin concerto no 1 in G minor, op 26 (1868). Isaac Stern, vn; Philadelphia O/ Eugene Ormandy.

CBS MPK 45555 24 Bach, J.S. Passacaglia and fugue in C minor, BWV582 (transcr. Stokowski). Philadelphia O/ Yannick Nézet-Séguin.

DG 479 1074 13 Brahms, J. Alto rhapsody, op 53 (1869).

Jessye Norman, sop; Choral Arts Society of Philadelphia; Philadelphia O/Riccardo Muti.

Philips 426 253-2 12 Korngold, E. Symphony in F sharp, op 40 (1951). Philadelphia O/Franz Welser-Möst.

EMI 5 56169 2 48

22:00 BAROQUE AND BEFORE The Christmas story Prepared by Elaine Siversen Schütz, H. The Christmas story (c1660). Ian Partridge, ten; Heinrich Schütz Choir; Philip Jones Brass Ensemble; Roger Norrington, cond.

Decca 430 632-2 39 Biber, H. Rosary sonata no 3, The Nativity (c1676). Andrew Manze, vn; Richard Egarr, hpd.

Harmonia Mundi HMX 2908250.79 7 Charpentier, M-A. Un oratorio de Noël: In nativitatem Domini canticum (c1687). Les Arts Florissants/William Christie.

Harmonia Mundi HMC 905130 29 Torelli, G. Concerto grosso in G minor, with a pastoral for the Nativity, op 8 no 6 (pub. 1709).

Mariana Sirbu, vn; Antonio Perez, vn; I Musici.

Philips 432 118-2 8 Tallis, T. Christmas Mass: Puer natus est nobis (c1554). Tallis Scholars/Peter Phillips.

Gimell 454 934-2 24

Saturday 18 December 00:00 CLASSIC-ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT

Rimsky-Korsakov, N. Fantasia on Serbian themes, op 6 (1867/86/87). USSR SO/Yevgeny Svetlanov.

Melodiya MA 23325 009 7 Berlioz, H. Le vin de Syracuse. Jean-Philippe Courtis, bar; Lyon NO Choir; Pierre Dutot, tpt; Michel Haffner, tpt; André Jung, tpt; Jacques Renard, gui; Gérard Reyne, gui; Jean-Luc Rimey-Meille, perc; Noel Lee, pf; Bernard Tétu, cond.

Harmonia Mundi HMC 901293 4 Schubert, F. Hungarian melody in B minor, D817 (1824). András Schiff, fp.

ECM 481 1572 3 Ysaÿe, E. String quartet, London (arr. J. Ysaÿe). Kryptos Quartet.

Etcetera KTC 4034

14

Purcell, H. Blow up the trumpet in Sion (1678).

Tessa Bonner, sop; Patrizia Kwella, sop; Kai Wessel, alto; Paul Agnew, ten; William Kendall, ten; Peter Kooy, bass; Collegium Vocale Ch & O/Phillipe Herreweghe.

Harmonia Mundi HMC 901462 7 Couperin, F. The French, from The nations (1726). Musica Antiqua Cologne/Reinhard Goebel.

LP DG 410 901-1 20

11:30 ON PARADE Music that’s band 06:00 SATURDAY MORNING MUSIC Prepared by Owen Fisher With David Garrett Reed, A. Russian Christmas music. Allentown Band/Ronald Demkee.

09:00 THE PIANO ALONE AMP 22173 15 Prepared by Chris Blower Foster S. Jeanie with the light brown hair (arr.

Bach, J.S. Suite no 3 in G minor, BWV808, Howeth). Cory Band/Robert Childs.

English (bef. 1725). Ivo Janssen, pf.

Doyen DOY CD 215 3 VOID 9806 19 James, H. Carnival of Venice. Roger Webster, Mussorgsky, M. Pictures at an exhibition cornet; Grimethorpe Colliery Band/Robert (1874). Sviatoslav Richter, pf.

Childs.

Philips 454 167-2 31 Concert CD Grim 2015 3 10:00 MUSICAL JOURNEYS Prima, L. Swing, swing, swing. Allentown Prepared by Jennifer Foong Band/Ronald Demkee.

Doyen DOY CD 221 3 Tchaikovsky, P. Festive overture on the Danish national anthem, op 15 (1866). SO of 12:00 URBAN JAZZ LOUNGE Russia/Veronika Dudarova.

With Leita Hutchings Olympia OCD 512 A&B 14 13:00 AFTERNOON SELECTION Ravel, M. Oh! la pitoyable aventure! from L’heure espagnole (1911). Magdalena Kozená, Prepared by James Nightingale mezz; Les Musiciens du Louvre Choir; Mahler Farrenc, L. Overture no 1 in E minor, op 23 CO/Marc Minkowski.

(1834). Solistes Européens/Christoph König.

DG 479 2557 3 Naxos 8.574094 7 Bellstedt, H. Napoli, variations on a Graun, J. Trio in G. Les Amis de Philippe.

Neapolitan song. Wynton Marsalis, cornet; cpo 999 623-2 17 Eastman Wind Ensemble/Donald Hunsberger.

Schubert, F. Sonata in A minor, D784 (1823).

CBS MK 42137 6 Alex Raineri, pf.

Master Performers MP 025 19

42

Sculthorpe, P. Sonata for strings no 3, Jabiru dreaming (1994). Australian CO/Richard Tognetti.

ABC 481 1293 13 Alfvén, H. Dalecarlian rhapsody (Swedish rhapsody no 2), op 47 (1931). Royal Scottish NO/Niklas Willén.

Naxos 8.553729 25 14:30 SATURDAY MATINEE Prepared by Brian Drummond Davis, C. Ballet: The lady of the camellias (c2008). Czech NSO/Carl Davis.

Carl Davis CDC023 1:43 Dukas, P. The sorcerer’s apprentice.

Melbourne SO/Christopher Seaman.

ABC 534 3879

12

Davis, C. Suite from A Christmas carol (c1987). Northern Ballet TO/John PryceJones.

Naxos 8.553495

18

17:00 SOCIETY SPOT Classical Guitar Society With Sue McCreadie 18:00 STAGE AND SCREEN Music for Australian television Prepared by Paul Cooke Libaek, S. Excerpts from Nature walkabout (1966). O/Sven Libaek.

Votary VOT013 19

Summer music, op 31 (1955). Canberra Wind Soloists.

ABC 456 357-2 11

Violin concerto, op 14 (1939-40). Dene Olding, Schubert, F. Overture to The magic harp, vn; Melbourne SO/Hiroyuki Iwaki.

D644 (1820). Tasmanian SO/Sebastian LangABC 476 7182 23 Lessing.

ABC 476 4740 10 Agnus Dei (1938; arr. Barber 1967). Choir of Ormond College; Len Vorster, pf; Douglas Lawrence, cond.

Naxos 8.559053 6

20:00 THE LIFE OF A COMPOSER Samuel Barber Prepared by Di Cox Barber, S. Overture: The school for scandal, op 5 (1932). Detroit SO/Neeme Järvi.

Chandos CHAN 241-44 9 Piano concerto, op 38 (1962). Jon Kimura Parker, pf; Atlanta SO/Yoel Levi.

Telarc 80441 28

Beethoven, L. Trio in B flat, op 11 (1798).

Ensemble Liaison.

Tall Poppies TP217 21

Symphony no 1, op 9 (1936/42). Royal Scottish Wesley, S. Duet. Elizabeth Anderson, Douglas NO/Marin Alsop.

Lawrence, org.

Naxos 8.559024 21 Move MD 3180 18 22:00 SATURDAY NIGHT AT HOME Prepared by Rex Burgess

Vedel, A. By the waters of Babylon. Parsons Affayre/Warren Trevelyan-Jones, Andrei Laptev.

Vox Foris MMPA003 12

Bach, J.S. Keyboard concerto no 2 in E, BWV1053 (1738). Angela Hewitt, pf; Australian Boccherini, L. Piano quintet in C, op 57 no 6, CO/Richard Tognetti.

La ritarata notturno di Madrid (1797). Richard Hyperion CDA67607/8 19 Tognetti, vn; Lorna Cumming, vn; Colin Boccherini, L. Guitar quintet no 5 in D, G449. Cornish, va; Cameron Retchford, vc; Geoffrey Pepe Romero, gui; Academy of St Martin in Lancaster, pf. the Fields Chamber Ensemble.

Fine Music concert recording 22 Decca 478 5669 18 Kalkbrenner, F. Piano concerto no 3 in A Liszt, F. Venice and Naples, set 1 (1840). minor, op 107 (1829). Tasmanian SO/Howard Leslie Howard, pf.

Shelley, pf & dir.

Hyperion CDS44561 24 Hyperion CDA67843 24 Strauss, R. An alpine symphony, op 64 12:00 CLASSIC JAZZ AND (1915). Melbourne SO/Andrew Davis.

ABC 481 6754 51 RAGTIME With Jeannie McInnes

Grabowsky, P. Excerpts from Phoenix (1993).

Sunday 19 December Stephen Grant, tpt, cornet; Ian Chaplin, sax, Simon Kent, tb; Ken Wallers, gui; Chris Bekker, 00:00 CLASSIC-ALL THROUGH electric basses; Niko Schauste, perc, drums; THE NIGHT Paul Grabowsky, pf, synthesisers, hpd.

ABC 51444-2 14 06:00 SUNDAY MORNING MUSIC Anderson, J. Excerpts from The sentimental bloke (1993/2004). Jen Anderson, tin whistle, 09:00 MUSICA SACRA vn, db, mand; Mick Thomas, db, gui; Mark Prepared by Jacky Ternisien Wallace, acc, org, pf; Dave Evans, pf.

Lully, J-B. Psalm no 112, Laudate pueri Hed HEAD048 22 Dominum. Le Concert Spirituel/Hervé Niquet.

19:00 EMERGENT JAZZ With Keith Pettigrew

10:00 THE CLASSICAL ERA Featuring Australian musicians Prepared by Paul Cooke

7

Naxos 8.554399

Balbastre, C-B. Quand Jésus naquit à Noël (1770). René Saorgin, org.

Harmonia Mundi HMX 2978199 4

13:00 WORLD MUSIC Whirled Wide With Ian Carswell 14:00 QUINTETS Part 3 Prepared by Jennifer Foong Caplet, A. Wind quintet (1899). Les Vents Français.

Warner Classics 0825646231850 25 Dvorák, A. String quintet in E flat, op 97, American (1893). Patrick Ireland, va; The Lindsays.

ASV DCS 446 31

15:00 SUNDAY SPECIAL The Paganini of the double bass Gilles, J. Messe des morts (pub. 1764). Anne- Prepared by Paul Cooke Marie Rodde, sop; Jean Nirouët, alto; Martyn Hill, ten; Ulrich Studer, bass; Peter Kooy, bass; Collegium Vocale Gent; Musica Antiqua Cologne/Philippe Herreweghe.

Archiv 437 087-2 44 Bottesini, G. Duet (1865). Emma Johnson, cl;

Thomas Martin, db; English CO/Andrew Litton.

Naxos 8.570397 8

Dover Beach, op 3 (1931). Teddy Tahu Rhodes, bass-bar; Australian String Quartet.

ABC 476 4363 10

Fantasia on Lucia di Lammermoor. Thomas Martin, db; Anthony Halstead, pf.

Naxos 8.570399 11

43

Melodia, Young man in love; Tutto il mondo serra, after Chopin op 25 no 7; Ci divide l’ocean; Romanza. Jacquelyn Fugelle, sop; Thomas Martin, db; Anthony Halstead, pf.

ASV DCA 1052 16

18:00 SMALL FORCES Prepared by Frank Morrison

Concerto no 2 in B minor (arr. Meyer; pub.

1950). Edgar Meyer, db; Saint Paul CO/Hugh Wolff.

Sony SK 60956 17

Hill, A. String quartet no 10 in E (1935). Harry Curby, vn; Wojtech Hlinka, vn; Alexandru Todicescu, va; Georg Pedersen, vc.

ABC 426 992-2 19

Grand quintet, op 99 (1858). Turin Regio Theatre String Quintet.

Chandos CHAN 10867 Verdi, G. Celeste Aïda, from Aïda (1871).

Roberto Alagna, ten; Berlin PO/Claudio Abbado.

DG 481 056-9

28

Hummel, J. Piano quintet in E flat, op 87 (1802). Melos Ensemble.

Decca 430 297-2 20

Myslivecek, J. Wind octet no 1 in E flat.

Harmoniemusik of London.

Virgin 5 61368 2

15

19:00 SUNDAY NIGHT CONCERT Prepared by Nicky Gluch 3

Bottesini, G. Prelude to Eros and Leandros (1879). London SO/Franco Petracchi.

Naxos 8.570398 5 Grand duet no 2 (1880). Ernö Sebestyen, va; Wolfgang Güttler, db.

Schwann 311 042 H1 18 17:00 HOSANNA Prepared by Richard Munge Chant. Creator of the stars at night. Choir of Christ Church St Laurence, Sydney; Peter Jewkes, org; Neil McEwan, cond.

Christ Church St Laurence CCSL CD05 3

Lalo, E. Violin concerto in F, op 20 (1873).

Olivier Charlier, vn; BBC PO/Yan Pascal Tortelier.

Chandos CHAN 9758 25 Vorisek, J. Symphony in D, op 24 (1823).

Scottish CO/Charles Mackerras.

Hyperion CDA66800 27 Prokofiev, S. Piano concerto no 2 in G minor, op 16 (1912-13/23). Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, pf; BBC PO/Gianandrea Noseda.

Chandos CHAN 10802(2) 31 20:30 NEW HORIZONS Prepared by Nev Dorrington

Hymn. A great and mighty wonder. Choir of Christ Church St Laurence, Sydney; Peter Jewkes, org; Neil McEwan, cond.

Christ Church St Laurence CCSL CD05 4

Parsons - Mark. Afghanistan dawn (1990). David Parsons; John Mark, various instruments.

White Cloud 11065-2 15

Sumsion, H. Benedictus in G. Choir of Christ Church St Laurence, Sydney; Peter Jewkes, org; Neil McEwan, cond.

Christ Church St Laurence CCSL CD05 4

7

Wood, C. Ding dong merrily on high. Choir of St Martin in the Fields; Martin Ford, org; Tom Williams, cond.

SMIT CD05 2 Rutter, J. Christmas lullaby. Choir of St Martin in the Fields; Martin Ford, org; Tom Williams, cond.

SMIT CD05 6 Britten, B. Excerpts from A Ceremony of carols. Choir of King’s College, Cambridge; Rachel Masters, hp; Stephen Cleobury, cond.

ABC 484 0848 10 Carols. O little town of Bethlehem; He’ll always be there; Silent night. Ten Tenors.

Tenology S10112212 10 Hymns. Hills of the north rejoice; On Jordan’s bank. Choir of Wells Cathedral; Rupert Gough, org; Malcolm Archer, cond.

Hyperion CDP 12103 6 Bach, J.S. Prelude and fugue in A, BWV536.

James Lancelot, org.

Priory PRCD 1179 7

Parsons, D. Varuna ghat (1990). David Parsons, various instruments.

Fortuna 18072-2

Sakamoto, R. Year book 2005-2014 (2015).

Ryuichi Sakamoto, pf.

Commons RZCM 86035 35 Parsons, D. Abode of Shiva (1990). David Parsons, various instruments.

Fortuna 18072-2 30 22:00 JAZZ AFTER HOURS

Monday 20 December 00:00 CLASSIC-ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT 06:00 FINE MUSIC BREAKFAST With Robert Small 09:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC A year in retrospect: 1852 Prepared by Jacky Ternisien Auber, D-E-F. Overture to Marco Spada (1852). New Philharmonia O/Richard Bonynge.

Decca 466 431-2 9

44

Liszt, F. Soirées de Vienne: Valse caprice no 3 in E after Schubert, S427 (1852). Leslie Howard, pf.

Hyperion CDS44570 10 Rubinstein, A. Cello sonata no 1 in D, op 18 (1852). Steven Isserlis, vc; Stephen Hough, pf.

RCA 09026 68290 2 23 Adam, A. Grand air: De vos nobles aïeux, from Si j’étais roi (1852). Sumi Jo, sop; English CO/Richard Bonynge.

Decca 440 679-2 7 Litolff, H. Scherzo, from Symphonic concerto no 4 in D minor, op 102 (1852). Ian Munro, pf; Tasmanian SO/David Porcelijn.

ABC 465 424-2 7 Farrenc, L. Sextet in C minor, op 40 (1852).

Eric Le Sage, pf; Les Vents Français.

Warner Classics 0825646231850 24 10:30 CONCERT HALL Prepared by Andrew Clark Rameau, J-P. Suite from Dardanus (1739). O of the 18th Century/Frans Brüggen.

Philips 420 240-2 25 Brumby, C. Piano concerto no 1 (1984).

Wendy Pomroy, pf; West Australian SO/Patrick Thomas.

Jade JADCD 1049 31 Reinecke, C. Symphony no 1 in A, op 79 (1858). Berne SO/Johannes Moesus. cpo 777 105-2 26 12:00 SWING SESSIONS With John Buchanan 13:00 FROM VENEZUELA Prepared by Derek Parker Carreño, I. Margariteña (1954). Simón Bolívar Youth O of Venezuela/Gustavo Dudamel.

DG 477 7457 13 Izarra, A. Flute concerto: Pitangus sulphuratus (1987/2007). Sharon Bezaly, fl; Australian CO/Richard Tongnetti.

BIS CD-1789 15 Romero, A. Tocatta bachiana y pajarillo aldemaroso (1998). Venezuelan SO/Theodore Kuchar.

Brilliant Classics 9262 9 Sojo, V. Five pieces. John Williams, gui.

Sony SK 90451

7

Hahn, R. Piano concerto in E (1931). Stephen Coombs, pf; BBC Scottish SO/Jean-Yves Ossonce.

Hyperion CDA66897 28 Lauro, A. Four Venezuelan waltzes (1963).

Craig Ogden, gui.

Chandos CHAN 9780 7

14:30 VISIT TO FRANCE Prepared by Derek Parker

10:30 CONCERT HALL Prepared by Jacky Ternisien

Pierné, G. Paysages franciscains, op 43 (1919). BBC PO/Juanjo Mena.

Chandos CHAN 10871 19

Berlioz, H. Overture: King Lear, op 4 (1831).

Philharmonia O/Jean-Philippe Rouchon.

ASV DCA 895 16

Ibert, J. Divertissement (1930). Suisse Romande O/Neeme Järvi.

Chandos CHSA 5168

Devienne, F. Flute concerto no 2 in D (1783).

Marc Grauwels, fl; Walloon CO/Bernard Labadie.

Naxos 8.555918 20

16

Ravel, M. Daphnis et Chloé, tableau 1 (190912). Zurich Tonhalle O/Lionel Bringuier.

DG 479 5524 25 Milhaud, D. Piano concerto no 5, op 346 (1955). Michael Korstick, pf; Kaiserslautern RSO/Alun Francis. cpo 777 162-2 21 16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE With Peter Poole

Waldteufel, E. Waltz: My dream, op 151 (1877). Slovak State PO/Alfred Walter.

Marco Polo 8.223451 10 d’Indy, V. Symphony no 3, op 73 De bello gallico (1916-18). Strasbourg PO/Theodor Guschlbauer.

Auvidis V4686 34 12:00 JAZZ RHYTHM With Jeannie McInnes

19:00 JAZZ PULSE With Chris Wetherall

13:00 COMPOSER FOCUS Part 4 Ernst von Dohnányi Prepared by Michael Morton-Evans

20:00 STORMY MONDAY With Austin Harrison

Dohnányi, E. Symphonic minutes, op 36 (1933). BBC PO/Matthias Bamert.

Chandos CHAN 9455 15

22:00 JAZZ AFTER HOURS With Eddie Bernasconi

Variations on a Hungarian folk song, The peacock,op 29 (1916). Markus Pawlik, pf.

Naxos 8.553332 10

Tuesday 21 December

Concert piece in D, op 12 (1904). Maria Kliegel, vc; Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia/ Michael Halász.

Naxos 8.554468 29

00:00 CONTEMPORARY COLLECTIVE 03:00 CLASSICAL TILL DAWN

14:00 SAINT-SAËNS 1900-1921 Prepared by Rita Felton

06:00 FINE MUSIC BREAKFAST With Julie Simonds

Brahms, J. Sonata in F minor, op 120 no 1 (1894). Alan Hacker, cl; Richard Burnett, pf.

Amon Ra CD-SAR 37 20

Saint-Saëns, C. Andromaque (1902). Monte Carlo PO/David Robertson.

Auvidis V 4688 13

Buxtehude, D. Praeludium in E minor, BuxWV142. Bine Bryndorf, org.

Dacapo 6.220534

8

L'assassinat du Duc de Guise, op 128 (1908).

Ensemble Musique Oblique.

Harmonia Mundi HMC 901472 20

Mozart, W. Sonata in F, K533/K494 (1788).

Mitsuko Uchida, pf.

Philips 422 115-2 23

String quartet no 2 in G, op 153 (1918). Fine Arts Quartet.

Naxos 8.572454 29

Duphly, J. La boucon, from Harpsichord pieces, vol 1 (1744). Mitzi Meyerson, hpd.

ASV CD GAU 108

Caprice andalou in G, op 122 (1904). Olivier Charlier, vn; Orchestral Ensemble of Paris/ Jean-Jacques Kantorow.

EMI 5 55587 2 10

Clarke, Rebecca. Piano trio (1921). Hartley Trio.

Heritage HTGCD 218 23

16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE With Andrew Dziedzic 19:00 THE JAZZ BEAT With Lloyd Capps 20:00 JUST IN With Charles Barton A selection from the latest recordings to arrive at the Fine Music Library 22:00 CHAMBER SOIRÉE Prepared by Frank Morrison Boccherini, L. Flute quintet in D, op 19 no 4 (pub. 1774). Auser Musici.

Hyperion CDA67646 10 Cilea, F. Sonata, op 38 (1888). Massimo Macrì, vc; Giacomo Fuga, pf.

Naxos 8.573141

17

Giuliani, M. Sonata in C. Dieter Klöcker, cl; Sonja Prunnbauer, gui.

Dabringhaus Grimm MD&G L 3319 15 Martinu, B. String trio no 1 (1923). Lendvai String Trio.

Stone Records 5060192780079 20 Ibert, J. Two movements (1921). Eleonore Pameijer, fl; Pauline Oostenrijk, ob; Hans Colbers, cl; Peter Gaasterland, bn.

Olympia OCD 468 7 Dvorák, A. Piano quintet in A, op 81 (1887).

Peter Frankel, pf; Lindsay String Quartet.

ASV DCA 889 40

Wednesday 22 December

09:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC Colours of the keyboard Prepared by Frank Morrison

5

Cello concerto no 2 in D minor, op 119 (1902).

Jamie Walton, vc; Philharmonia O/Alex Briger.

Quartz QTZ 2039 19

Concert piece in G, op 154 (1919). Marielle Nordmann, hp; Orchestral Ensemble of Paris/ Jean-Jacques Kantorow.

EMI 5 55587 2 13 Improvisation in C, op 150 no 7 (1916-17).

Joachim Dorfmuller, org.

Capriccio 10 118 4

45

00:00 CONTEMPORARY COLLECTIVE 03:00 CLASSICAL TILL DAWN 06:00 FINE MUSIC BREAKFAST 09:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC Rescued from the shadows Prepared by Rex Burgess Campra, A. Cantata: Les femmes (pub. 1708).

Maarten Koningsberger, bar; Academy of the Begynhof, Amsterdam.

Globe GLO 5055 13 Gossec, F-J. Symphony in D, op 13 no 3, La chasse (1774/86). Concerto Köln/Werner Ehrhardt.

Capriccio C8019 15 Schobert, J. Violin sonata no 2 in F, op 5 no 2. Four Nations Ensemble.

ASV GAU 172 17

Paisiello, G. Mandolin concerto in E flat.

Artemandoline.

DHM 19075841512 16 Boyce, W. Trio sonata no 6 in B flat for two violins and cello continuo (pub. 1747). Parley of Instruments/Peter Holman.

Hyperion CDA67151/2 7 Blankenburg, Q. Cantata: L'apologie des femmes (1715). Maarten Koningsberger, bar; Academy of the Begynhof, Amsterdam.

Globe GLO 5055 12 10:30 CONCERT HALL Prepared by Frank Morrison Respighi, O. Rossiniana (1925). Buffalo PO/ Joanne Falletta.

Naxos 8.557711 21 Kozeluch, J. Bassoon concerto in C. Frantisek Herman, bn; Prague CO/Libor Pesek.

LP Aria 1110 3175G

Wagner, R. Mild und leise wie er lächelt, from Tristan und Isolde (1857-59). Waltraud Meier, sop; Berlin PO/Daniel Barenboim.

Teldec 4509-98826-2 7

Tormis, V. St John’s Day songs (1967).

Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir/Paul Hillier.

Harmonia Mundi HMU 807485 17

Beethoven, L. Symphony no 1 in C, op 21 (1800). Berlin PO/Herbert von Karajan.

DG 429037-2 25

Giger, P. Crossing from Chartres (1988). Paul Giger, vn.

ECM 1386 22

16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE With Lloyd Capps

Thursday 23 December

19:00 PLANET JAZZ With Xavier Bichon

00:00 CONTEMPORARY COLLECTIVE

20:00 AT THE OPERA Prepared by Elaine Siversen

03:00 CLASSICAL TILL DAWN 06:00 FINE MUSIC BREAKFAST With Simon Moore

150th

A NNI V ERSA RY 22

Rubinstein, A. Symphony no 5 in G minor, op 107 (1880). George Enescu PO/Horia Andreescu.

Naxos 8.557005 40 12:00 JAZZ SKETCHES With Robert Vale 13:00 MUSIC OF THE SEA Prepared by Rex Burgess Arensky, A. Six outlines, op 52, By the sea.

Adam Neiman, pf.

Naxos 8.572233 18 Sculthorpe, P. Songs of sea and sky (1987; arr. 1988). Members of Australia Ensemble.

Fine Music tape archive 15 Britten, B. Four sea interludes, from Peter Grimes, op 33a (1944-45). Edmonton SO/Uri Mayer.

CBC SMCD 5123 18 14:00 THE GREAT ORCHESTRAS Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Prepared by Jacky Ternisien Wagner, R. Overture to The flying Dutchman, WWV63 (1841). Berlin PO/Claudio Abbado.

DG 471 348-2 11 Reinecke, C. Harp concerto in E minor, op 182 (1884). Nicanor Zabaleta, hp; Berlin PO/ Ernst Märzendorfer.

DG 463 648-2 22 Tchaikovsky, P. Suite from The nutcracker, op 71a (1891-92). Berlin PO/Mstislav Rostropovich.

DG 429 097-2 23 Strauss, R. Burleske in D minor (1885-88).

Daniel Barenboim, pf; Berlin PO/Zubin Mehta.

CBS MK 42322 20

Verdi, G. Aïda. Opera in four acts. Libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni. First performed Cairo, 1871.

AÏDA: Leontyne Price, sop RADAMÈS: Jon Vickers, ten AMONASRO: Robert Merrill, bar AMNERIS: Rita Gorr, mezz Rome Opera Ch & O/Georg Solti.

Decca 478 3705

2:32

In ancient Egypt, Aïda, daughter of the Ethiopian king Amonasro, is a slave in the Pharaoh’s palace. Both Aïda and Amneris, the Pharaoh’s daughter, are in love with Radamès, who is leading the Egyptian army against Ethiopia. He returns triumphant from the war with Amonasro his prisoner and is given Amneris as his bride. Radamès, in love with Aïda, asks for the life of his prisoners. That night, Radamès farewells Aïda but Amonasro has persuaded her to ask Radamès to escape, bringing the Egyptians’ military plans. Amneris overhears them and alerts the guards.

Amonasro and Aïda escape, but Radamès is sentenced to death. Aïda hides in his tomb, revealing herself to Radamès after it is sealed.

They die expressing their love for each other.

09:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC The instruments: Brass Prepared by Paul Cooke Kelly, F. Serenade, op 7 (1911; arr. Latham).

Douglas Mackie, fl; Geoff Lierse, hn; Marshall McGuire, hp; Tasmanian SO/Benjamin Northey.

ABC 481 8890 20 Schumann, R. Adagio and allegro in A flat, op 70 (1849). Lin Jiang, hn; Benjamin Martin, pf.

Melba MR 301116 8 Waxman, F. Carmen fantasy (1947; arr.

Markovich 1990). Rodney Mack, tpt; Barcelona SO/Lawrence Foster.

Koch KIC-CD-7444 12 Bach, J.S. Aria and variations 1-3, from Goldberg variations, BWV988 (1741; arr.

Frackenpohl). Canadian Brass.

BMG 09026-63610-2

8

Godfrey, D. Shindig (2001). William Scharnberg, hn; North Texas Wind Symphony/ Eugene Migliaro Corporon.

Klavier K 11145 12 Czerny, C. Fantasy no 3, from Three brilliant fantasies after Schubert, op 339 (1836). Barry Tuckwell, hn; Daniel Blumenthal, pf.

Etcetera KTC1121 19

Puccini, G. Oh, sarò la più bella! ... Tu, tu, amore?, from Manon Lescaut (1893). Leontyne 10:30 CONCERT HALL Price, sop; Plácido Domingo, ten; London SO/ Prepared by Elaine Siversen Nello Santi.

Telemann, G. Overture suite in C. English Sony 88697298152 10 Concert/Trevor Pinnock.

Archiv 437 558-2 25 23:00 MUSIC OF THE NIGHT Music for Summer Prepared by Paul Cooke

Webern, A. Im Sommerwind (1904). Royal Concertgebouw O/Riccardo Chailly.

Radio Nederland RCO 08005 15

46

Boccherini, L. Cello concerto no 11 in C. Raphael Wallfisch, vc; Northern CO/Nicholas Ward.

Naxos 8.557589 17

Fibich, Z. Symphony no 2 in E flat, op 38 (1893). Czech NSO/Marek Stilec.

Naxos 8.573157 40

Mozart, W. Violin sonata in F, K547 (1788).

Igor Oistrakh, vn; Natalia Zertsalova, pf.

Melodiya MA 13689 14

12:00 JAZZ, PURE AND SIMPLE With Maureen Meers 13:00 RUSSIAN COMPOSERS Prepared by James Nightingale Balakirev, M. Symphonic poem: In Bohemia (1906). BBC PO/Vassily Sinaisky.

Chandos CHAN 9667 12

Beethoven, L. Symphony no 6 in F, op 68, Pastoral (1808). Royal Liverpool PO/Charles Mackerras.

EMI 5 65788 2 39

Glazunov, A. Suite on the name Sascha, op 2 22:00 20TH CENTURY CLARINET Prepared by Elaine Siversen (1883). Stephen Coombs, pf.

Hyperion CDA66833 16 Bernstein, L. Sonata (1941). Alan Vivian, cl; Susanne Powell, pf.

Borodin, A. Piano quintet in C minor (1862).

11 Ilona Prunyi, pf; New Budapest String Quartet. Revolve AJM 1314 Marco Polo 8.223172

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14:00 EVOCATIVE TALES Prepared by Ron Walledge Strauss, R. Suite from Der Rosenkavalier (arr. R. Strauss 1946). Vienna PO/Christian Thielemann.

DG 479 1426 24 Falla, M. de Nights in the gardens of Spain (1909-15). Alicia de Larrocha, pf; London PO/ Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos.

Decca 478 6966 25

Khachaturian, A. Trio (1932). Ludmila Peterková, cl; Gabriela Demeterová, vn; Markéta Cibulková, pf.

Supraphon SU 3481-2 131

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22:30 ULTIMA THULE

Friday 24 December 00:00 CONTEMPORARY COLLECTIVE

10:30 CONCERT HALL Prepared by Michael Field Rimsky-Korsakov, N. Overture and suite from Christmas Eve (1895). Moscow SO/Igor Golovschin.

Naxos 8.553789 26 Dyson, G. Concerto da chiesa (1943). Duncan Riddell, vn; Helen Cox, vn; Stuart Green, va; Timothy Walden, vc; Bournemouth SO/David Lloyd-Jones.

Naxos 8.557720 19 Smetana, B. Triumphal symphony in E, op 6 (1853-54). Prague RSO/Vladimir Válek.

Supraphon SU 3916-2 37 12:00 A JAZZ HOUR With Barry O'Sullivan 13:00 NOEL Prepared by Jacky Ternisien Trad. Christmas carols (arr. Bélanger). I Musici de Montréal/Yuli Turovsky.

Chandos CHAN 9098 11 Poulenc, F. Four motets for Noël (1951-52).

Joyful Company of Singers/Peter Broadbent.

ASV DCA 1067 12

Chausson, E. Poème, op 25 (1896). Philippe Graffin, vn; Pascal Devoyon, pf; Chilingirian Quartet.

Hyperion CDA67028 15

03:00 CLASSICAL TILL DAWN 06:00 FINE MUSIC BREAKFAST With Andrew Clark

Dupré, M. Variations on an old nöel, op 20 (1922). John Scott, org.

Hyperion CDA66205 12

Rimsky-Korsakov, N. Scheherazade, symphonic suite after 1001 Nights, op 35 (1888). Christopher Warren-Green, vn; Philharmonia O/Vladimir Ashkenazy.

Decca 478 5616 46

09:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC Something borrowed Prepared by Stephen Wilson

Corelli, A. Concerto grosso in G minor, op 6 no 8, Christmas concerto (pub. 1712).

Philharmonia Baroque O/Nicholas McGegan.

Harmonia Mundi HMU 907015 12

16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE With Marilyn Schock 19:00 THE NEW JAZZ STANDARD With Frank Presley 20:00 THE WORLD OF A SYMPHONY Prepared by Frank Morrison Pleyel, I. String quartet in C, op 2 no 2 (1784).

Enso Quartet.

Naxos 8.557496 18 Field, J. Sonata in E flat, op 1 no 1 (1801). Ian Hobson, pf.

Arabesque Z 6595 10 Rossini, G. Largo al factotum, from The barber of Seville (1816). Dmitri Hvorostovsky, bar; Philharmonia O/Ion Marin.

Philips 454 395-2 5 Sor, F. Duo no 2, op 55. Robert Kubica, gui; Wilma van Berkel, gui.

Naxos 8.553418 5

Purcell, H. Suite (transcr. Stokowski). Peter Dixon, vc; BBC PO/Matthias Bamert.

Chandos CHAN 9930 12 Pabst, P. Paraphrase, after Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin, op 81. Grigory Ginsburg, pf.

Philips 456 802-2 12 Françaix, J. Nonet, after Mozart’s Quintet in E flat, K452 (1995). Sebastian Bohren, vn; CHAARTS Chamber Artists.

Sony 88985317172 24 Donizetti, G. L’amor funesto (1842; arr.

Barnidge). Rolando Villazón, ten; Florence Maggio Musicale O/Marco Armiliato.

DG 479 4959 6 Hubay, J. Variations on a Hungarian theme, op 72. Hagai Shaham, vn; BBC Scottish SO/ Martyn Brabbins.

Hyperion CDA67367 16 Hummel, J. Fantasy in C, Recollections of Paganini (1831). Madoka Inui, pf.

Naxos 8.557836 10

Schubert, F. Incidental music to Rosamunde, D797 (1823). Vienna PO/Riccardo Muti.

EMI CDC 7 54873 2 16

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Adam, A. Christmas hymn: Christians, it is midnight. Yvonne Kenny, sop; Contemporary Singers; Adelaide SO/David Stanhope.

ABC 476 5700 5 Fry, W. Santa Claus, Christmas symphony (1853). Royal Scottish NO/Tony Rowe.

Naxos 8.559057 26 14:30 GLORIOUS PURCELL Prepared by Derek Parker Purcell, H. Music for a while; One charming night (1692). James Bowman, ct; King's Consort/Robert King.

Hyperion CDA66288 6 Ode for St Cecilia's day: Welcome to all the pleasures (1683). Deller Consort; Walter Bergmann, hpd; Kalmar O of London/Alfred Deller, ct & dir.

Vanguard OVC 8027 19 Sonata no 6 in G minor, Ciaccona, from Ten sonatas in four parts (pub.1697). Rachael Beesley, vn; Julia Fredersdorff, vn; Rosanne Hunt, vc; Jaqueline Ogeil, hpd, org.

Tall Poppies TP194 8

Four songs and airs. Emma Kirkby, sop; Anthony Rooley, lute; Catherine Mackintosh, vn; Richard Campbell, va da gamba; Christopher Hogwood, spinet.

L’Oiseau-Lyre 478 7863 14

Hidalgo, J. Ay amor, ay ausencia! Marta Almajano, sop; Juan Carlos Rivera, archlute, gui; Ventura Riso, bass viol.

Harmonia Mundi 1957028 6

Ortiz, D. Four recercadas (arr. Thorn).

Suite from The fairy queen (1692). Academy of Benjamin Thorn, rec; Wayne Madden, spinet.

St Martin in the Fields/Neville Marriner.

Move MD 3219 8 Capriccio C8001 32 Scarlatti, D. Pur nel sonno almen tel’ora (1730). Cyrille Gerstenhaber, sop; XVIII-21, 16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE Musique des Lumières/Jean-Christophe With Stephen Wilson Frisch.

Astrée E 8673 26 19:00 FRIDAY JAZZ SESSION With Alex Siegers

Saturday 25 December

20:00 EVENINGS WITH THE ORCHESTRA Prepared by Rex Burgess Strauss, R. Dance suite, after François Couperin’s keyboard works (1923). Academy of St Martin in the Fields/Neville Marriner.

Philips 446 696-2 28 Finale, from Salome, op 54 (1907). Jane Eaglen, sop; Israel PO/Zubin Mehta.

Sony SK 60042

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Suite from Der Rosenkavalier. Sydney Youth O/Stuart Challendar.

Fine Music tape archive 23 Tone poem: A hero’s life, op 40 (1897-98).

Sydney SO/Edo de Waart.

ABC 476 595-7 45 22:00 BAROQUE AND BEFORE Spanish composers of early eras Prepared by Robert Gilchrist Victoria, T. de Popule meus. King’s Singers.

Naxos 8.572987 6 Murcia, S. de Suite in D minor (pub. 1732).

Barry Mason, baroque gui.

Amon Ra CD SAR 45 15 Scarlatti, D. Dir vorrei. Kate Eckersley, sop; Peter Fender, vn; Iona Davies, vn.

Unicorn-Kanchana DKP(CD)9119 15 Narváez, L. de Fantasia XIII del primo tono; Ya se asienta el rey Ramiro; Fantasia XIV del primo tono; Diferéncias XXII, from Los seys libros del delphín (pub.1538). Gregory Pikler, gui.

Fine Music concert recording 7 Flecha, M. El Viejo The little negress. Isabel Palacios, mezz; Andrew King, ten; Joseph Cornwell, ten; Michael George, bar; New London Consort/Philip Pickett.

L’Oiseau-Lyre 444 810-2 10 Soler, A. Fandango in D minor. Jacques Ogg, hpd.

Globe GLO 5060 15

Handel, G. For unto us a child is born, from Messiah, HWV56. Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists/John Eliot Gardiner.

Philips 456 502-2 4 Vivaldi, A. Violin concerto in E, RV270, Il riposo per il Santissimo Natale. I Solisti delle Settimane Musicali Internazionali di Napoli/ Salvatore Accardo, vn & dir.

EMI CDC 7 49320 2 8 Bach, J.S. Christmas oratorio, Cantatas 1-6, BWV248 (1734-35). Monika Frimmer, sop; Yoshikazu Mera, ct; Gerd Türk, ten; Peter Kooij, bass; Bach Collegium Musicum Japan/ Masaaki Suzuki.

BIS CD-9022-1/2 2:25

00:00 CLASSIC-ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT 06:00 CHRISTMAS MORNING MUSIC With Paul Roper 09:00 CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION With Heather Middleton 12:00 YULETIDE JAZZ With Leita Hutchings

18:00 CHRISTMAS FOLK With John Penhallow 19:00 CHRISTMAS EVENING With Nicky Gluch 22:00 CHRISTMAS NIGHT AT HOME Prepared by Chris Blower

14:00 CHRISTMAS MATINEE Prepared by Elaine Siversen James, W. Merry Christmas; The three drovers; Carol of the birds; The little town where Christ was born; Christmas bush for his adorning. NSW State Conservatorium Choir; Sydney SO/Bernard Heinze.

LP ABC/WRC S2102 9 Adam, A. O holy night (1847). Yvonne Kenny, sop; Contemporary Singers; Adelaide SO/ David Stanhope.

ABC 465 427-2 5 Hely-Hutchinson, V. Carol symphony (c1928). Pro Arte O/Barry Rose.

EMI 7 64131 2

James, W. The silver stars are in the sky; Country carol: The oxen; Golden day; Sing Gloria. NSW State Conservatorium Choir; Sydney SO/Bernard Heinze.

LP ABC/WRC S2102 10

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Mendelssohn, F. Hark! the herald angels sing (1840; arr. Willcocks). Choir of St Paul’s Cathedral; Simon Johnson, org; Andrew Carwood, cond.

Decca 478 9225 3

Bruch, M. Salute to Christmas, op 62 (1892). Gabriel Schreckenbach, cont; Berlin Philharmonic Choir; Berlin RSO/Uwe Gronostay.

Schwann 313 013 H1 17 Mozart, W. String quartet no 16 in E flat, K428 (1783). The Lindsays.

ASV DCA 992 32 Chopin, F. Variations on Là ci darem la mano, from Don Giovanni, op 2 (1827). Jan Lisiecki, pf; NDR Elb PO/Krzysztof Urbanski.

DG 479 6824 18 Brahms, J. Symphony no 2 in D, op 73 (1877).

Vienna PO/István Kertész.

Decca 448 197-2 45

Sunday 26 December

Gruber, F. Silent night (1818). Choir of St 00:00 CLASSIC-ALL THROUGH Paul’s Cathedral; Simon Johnson, org; Andrew THE NIGHT Carwood, cond.

Decca 478 9225 3 06:00 SUNDAY MORNING MUSIC Trad. O little town of Bethlehem (arr. Vaughan With Stephen Wilson Williams). Choir of St Paul’s Cathedral; Simon Johnson, org; Andrew Carwood, cond.

Decca 478 9225 4 Valentini, Giuseppe. Sinfonia à tre per il Santissimo Natale, op 1 no 12 (pub. 1701).

Northwest CO/Alun Francis.

Helios CDH88028 10

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09:00 MUSICA SACRA Prepared by Nicky Gluch Eyck, J. Our Father, which art in Heaven, from the Flute’s garden of delight (pub. 1654). Eric Bosgraaf, rec.

Brilliant Classics 93391 5

Hassler, H. Vater unser im Himmelreich. Vocal Schumann, R. Quintet in E flat, op 44 (1842).

Ensemble of La Chapelle Royale/Philippe Sviatoslav Richter, pf; Borodin Quartet.

Herreweghe.

Apex 2564 67429-8 32 Harmonia Mundi HMC 901401 21 15:00 SUNDAY SPECIAL Trad. Our Father, our King. Ben Adler, vn; Paul Music for a Boxing Day holiday Khoder, pf.

5 Prepared by Paul Cooke Bach, J.S. Cantata, BWV71: Gott ist mein Suk, J. Meditation on an old Czech hymn, St König (1708). Bach Collegium Japan/Masaaki Wenceslas, op 35a. Prague Philharmonia/ Suzuki.

Jakub Hrusa.

BIS CD-9024/26 19 Supraphon SU 3932-2 7 10:00 THE CLASSICAL ERA Prepared by Jacky Ternisien Méhul, É-N. Overture to Bion (1800). Brittany O/Stefan Sanderling.

ASV DCA 1140 10 Dragonetti, D. Allegro e andante e allegro.

Michele Veronese, db; Luca Ferrini, pf.

Newton 8802133 9 Aguado, D. Introduction and rondo, op 2 no 3.

Anabel Montesinos, gui.

Naxos 8.557294 10 Carafa, M. L’amica ancor non torna ... O di sorte crudel, from Le nozze di Lammermoor (1829). Joyce DiDonato, mezz; Jean-Michel Bertelli, cl; Lyon National Opera Ch & O/ Riccardo Minasi.

Erato 08256 463656 2 3 9 Duport, J-L. Cello concerto no 2 in G (1785). Frédéric Lodéon, vc; Paris Orchestral Ensemble/Jean-Pierre Wallez.

LP Erato NUM 75185 19 Blasco de Nebra, M. Sonata in B flat, op 1 no 2 (c1780). Javier Perianes, pf.

Harmonia Mundi HMC 902046 9 Assmayer, I. Wind octet in E flat. Consortium Classicum.

Schwann 310 002 H1 18 Kraus, J.M. Symphony in C with violin obligato (1778-79). Urban Svensson, vn; Swedish CO/Petter Sundkvist.

Naxos 8.554472

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12:00 CLASSIC JAZZ AND RAGTIME With Dave Mac 13:00 WORLD MUSIC Whirled Wide With Orli Zahava 14:00 QUINTETS Part 4 Prepared by Jennifer Foong Boccherini, L. Quintet no 9 in C, La ritirata di Madrid (1798). Alexander Schneider, vn; Felix Galimir, vn; Michael Tree, va; David Soyer, vc; Alirio Diaz, gui.

Vanguard OVC 8006 23

Young, Miriama. Time and tide (2018). Jenna Smith, tpt; Aidan Gabriels, hn; Amanda Tillett, tb; Sami Butler, perc.

ABC 481 9111 10 Khachaturian, A. Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia, from Spartacus ballet suite no 2 (1943). Queensland SO/Patrick Thomas.

ABC 476 4565 6 Munktell, H. Symphonic picture: Breaking waves, op 19. Gävle SO/Tobias Ringborg.

Sterling CDS-1066-2 11 Elgar, E. Sea pictures, op 37 (1899). Margreta Elkins, mezz; Queensland SO/Werner Andreas Albert.

ABC 461 992-2 22 Kay, D. Hastings triptych (1986). Fiona Perrin, fl; David Bollard, pf.

Move MD 3345 16 Schumann, R. Symphony no 3 in E flat, op 97, Rhenish (1850; transcr. Reinecke, ed.

Schumann). Eckerle Piano Duo. Naxos 8.572879 34 17:00 HOSANNA Hymn. Once in royal David’s city. Choir of St Thomas’ Church, New York; Jeremy Bruns, org; John Scott, cond.

Pro Organo PO7200 5 Lloyd, R. Love came down at Christmas.

Tenebrae/Nigel Short.

Tenebrae Records SIGCD902

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Mendelssohn, F. Frohlocket, ihr Völker auf Erden, op 79 no 1: Weihnachten. Choir of Clare College, Cambridge/Graham Ross.

Harmonia Mundi HMU907615 1 Trad. The truth from above. Choir of Clare College, Cambridge/Graham Ross.

Harmonia Mundi HMU907615 5 Ledger, P. Sussex carol. Tenebrae/Nigel Short.

Tenebrae Records SIGCD902

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Villette, P. Hymne à la Vierge. Holst Singers/ Stephen Layton.

Hyperion CDA67539 4 Trad. Quelle est cette odeur agréable (arr.

Willcocks). Cantillation; David Drury, org; Antony Walker, cond.

ABC 476 2916 5

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Gabrieli, G. Hodie Christus natus est à 10.

Vasari Singers/Jeremy Backhouse.

Naxos 8573030 4 Rutter, J. Nativity carol. Tenebrae; James Sherlock, org; Nigel Short, cond.

Tenebrae Records SIGCD182 5 Chilcott, B. The shepherd’s carol.

Cantillation/Antony Walker.

ABC 476 2916

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Rutter, J. Sans day carol. Choir of St Thomas’ Church, New York; Jeremy Bruns, org; John Scott, cond.

Pro Organo PO7200 3 Lauridsen, M. O magnum mysterium.

Polyphony/Stephen Layton.

Hyperion CDA6449

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Hymn. Hark! The herald angels sing. Choir of St Thomas’ Church, New York; St Thomas Brass; Jeremy Bruns, org; John Scott, cond.

Pro Organo PO 7200 4 18:00 SMALL FORCES Prepared by Angus McPherson Bach, J.S. Arioso, from Cantata, BWV156 (1729; arr.). Slava Grigoryan, gui; Leonard Grigoryan, gui.

ABC 481 5101 5 Schubert, F. Gretchen at the spinning wheel, D118 (1814). Genevieve Lacey, rec; Karin Schaupp, gui.

ABC 476 524-9 4 Piazzolla, A. Histoire du tango (1986; arr.

E. Grigoryan). Edward Grigoryan, vn; Slava Grigoryan, gui.

Sony SK63011 19 Giuliani, M. Serenade in G, op 127. Mikael Helasvuo, fl; Jukka Savijoki, gui.

BIS CD-412 16 Grenfell, M. Di primavera (1998/2001). Karin Schaupp, gui; Claire Edwardes, mar.

ABC 481 4828 8 19:00 SUNDAY NIGHT CONCERT Prepared by Frank Morrison Goldmark, K. Overture: Prometheus bound, op 38 (1889). Philharmonia O/Yondani Butt.

ASV DCA 934 17 Stamitz, C. Viola concerto in D, op 1 (pub.

1774). Tabea Zimmermann, va; European Union CO/Dmitri Demetriades.

Helios CDH55035 21 Skryabin, A. Symphony no 3 in C minor, op 43, The divine poem (1902-04). Royal Concertgebouw O/Kyrill Kondrashin.

Radio Nederland RCO 06004 46

20:30 NEW HORIZONS Prepared by James Nightingale

10:30 CONCERT HALL Prepared by Dan Bickel

16:00 FINE MUSIC HOLIDAY With David Brett

Greenbaum, S. Sonata (2013). Ken Murray, gui.

Lyrebird LB151217 21

Rameau, J-P. Suite from Platée (1745).

European Union Baroque O/Roy Goodman.

Naxos 8.557490 22

19:00 JAZZ PULSE With Chris Wetherall

Harrison, S. The bride’s journey in three songs and a memory (2005). Rusne Mataityte, vn; Edmundas Kulikauskas, vc; Albina Siksniute, pf.

NMC D125 8

Mozart, W. Piano concerto no 8 in C, K246, Lützow (1776). Malcolm Bilson, fp; English Baroque Soloists/John Eliot Gardiner.

Archiv 415 990-2 21

Weir, J. Moon and star (1995). BBC Singers & SO/Martyn Brabbins.

NMC D137 14 Wilcox, F. Vivre sa vie, composers cut (2017).

Ensemble Offspring.

Move MD3456 16 Shore, H. The forest (2018). Milos Karadaglic, gui; National Arts Centre O/Alexander Shelley.

Decca 485 1525 21 22:00 JAZZ AFTER HOURS With Deborah Evans

12:00 SWING SESSIONS With John Buchanan

06:00 FINE MUSIC BREAKFAST With James Hunter 09:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC A year in retrospect: 1809 Prepared by Gerald Holder Carulli, F. Guitar concerto in A, op 8a (1809).

Pepe Romero, gui; Academy of St Martin in the Fields/Iona Brown.

Decca 478 5669 16 Beethoven, L. New love, new life; Flohlied, from Faust, op 75 (1809). Peter Schreier, ten; Walter Olbertz, pf.

Teldec 8.44061 5 Gossec, F-J. Symphonie in F à 17 parties (1809). Concerto Köln/Werner Ehrhardt.

Capriccio C8019 24 Molino, F. Trio no 1 in G, op 4 for flute, viola and guitar (1809). Sérénade à trois. cpo 777 448-2 14 Krommer, F. Italian concertino (1809). Dieter Klöcker, cl; Waldemar Wandel, cl; Stuttgart RSO/Wolf-Dieter Hauschild.

Schwann 3-1077-2 11

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Tuesday 28 December

03:00 CLASSICAL TILL DAWN

Cimarosa, D. Tormented by so many woes, from The sun virgin (1788). Cecilia Bartoli, mezz; Corrado Giuffredi, cl; I Barocchisti/ Diego Fasolis.

Decca 478 6767 8

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Boccherini, L. Aria accademica no 14 (178692). Sandra Pastrana, sop; Guillero Pastrana, vc; O dell’Istituto Superiore di Studi; Musicali Luigi Boccerini di Lucca/GianPaolo Mazzoli.

Brilliant Classics 95280 16

00:00 CLASSIC-ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT

22:00 JAZZ AFTER HOURS With Gail Monjo

00:00 CONTEMPORARY COLLECTIVE

13:00 A CLASSICAL HOUR Prepared by James Nightingale

Clementi, M. Sonatina in C, op 36 no 3 (1797/1820). Balázs Szokolay, pf.

Naxos 8.550452

Monday 27 December

Beethoven, L. Sonata no 25 in G, op 79 (1809). Wilhelm Kempff, pf.

Regis RRC9010

Dvorák, A. Symphony no 4 in D minor, op 13 (1874). London SO/István Kertész.

Decca 417 596-2 40

20:00 STORMY MONDAY With Austin Harrison

Cartellieri, A. Clarinet concerto no 1 in B flat (pub. 1797). Dieter Klöcker, cl; Prague CO/ Karel Stadtherr.

MDG 301 1483-2 25 14:00 MUSIC FOR PELLEAS AND MELISANDE Prepared by Rex Burgess Fauré, G. Suite from Pelléas et Mélisande, op 80 (1898). Ulster O/Yan Pascal Tortelier.

Chandos CHAN 8952 17 Sibelius, J. Suite: Pelleas and Melisande, op 46 (1904-05). Lise Davidsen, sop; Bergen PO/ Edward Gardner.

Chandos CHSA 5217 26

06:00 FINE MUSIC BREAKFAST With Julie Simonds 09:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC Colours of the keyboard Prepared by Elaine Siversen Rózsa, M. Spellbound concerto (1945) Philip Fowke, pf; RTE Concert O/Proinnsias O’Duinn.

Naxos 8.578005-06 12 Zemlinsky, A. Rustic dances, op 1 (1891).

Silke Avenhaus, pf.

Naxos 8.557331 15 Cherubini, L. Sonata. Luigi Celeghin, org; Bianka Pezic, org.

Naxos 8.557131 8 Soler, A. Sonata no 17 in E flat. Gilbert Rowland, hpd.

Naxos 8.553463

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Beethoven, L. Horn sonata in F, op 17 (1800).

Darryl Poulsen, hn; Neal Peres da Costa, pf.

Tubicium Records TR761901 15 Brahms, J. Variations on a theme by Schumann, op 9 (1854). Garrick Ohlsson, pf.

Hyperion CDA67777 22 10:30 CONCERT HALL Prepared by Frank Morrison

Wallace, W. Suite: Pelleas and Melisande (1900). BBC Scottish SO/Martyn Brabbins.

Hyperion CDH55465 16

Copland, A. Four dance episodes, from Rodeo (1942). Detroit SO/Antal Dorati.

Decca 414 273-2

Debussy, C. Vous ne savez pas où je vous ai menée ... C’est au bord d’une fontaine; Interlude, from Pelléas et Mélisande (1902).

Didier Henry, ten; Colette Alliot-Lugaz, sop; Montreal SO/Charles Dutoit.

Decca 460 805-2 10

Punto, G. Horn concerto no 5 in F. Barry Tuckwell, hn; Academy of St Martin in the Fields/Neville Marriner.

EMI 5 69395 2 17

Schoenberg, A. Symphonic poem: Pelleas and Melisande, op 5 (1902-03). Sydney SO/ Edo de Waart.

ABC 454 514-2 42

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Wallace, W. Creation symphony (1899). BBC Scottish SO/Martyn Brabbins.

Hyperion CDH55465 47

12:00 JAZZ RHYTHM With Jeannie McInnes 13:00 A NOBLE COMPOSER Prepared by Andrew Dziedzic 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 String quartet in C, op 1 no 1 (1773). Juilliard Quartet.

LP CBS SBR 235692 9 Scena from Ernestine (1777) Faye Robinson, sop; London SO/Paul Freeman.

LP CBS SBR 235692 6 Symphonie concertante in G, op 13 (1782).

Miriam Fried, vn; Jaime Laredo, vn; London SO/Paul Freeman.

LP CBS SBR 235692 15 Sonata in E flat. Amélie Michel, fl; Sandrine Chatron, hp.

Ambroisie AM 179 9 Symphony no 1 in G, op 11 no 1 (bef. 1780).

London SO/Paul Freeman.

LP CBS SBR 235692 14 14:30 CHARLES MACKERRAS CONDUCTS Prepared by Jacky Ternisien Borodin, A. Overture to Prince Igor (1887; reconstr. Glazunov). Royal Liverpool PO/ Charles Mackerras.

Virgin VC 7 91174-2 11 Rimsky-Korsakov, N. Capriccio espagnol, op 34 (1887). Rudolf Gaehler, vn; London SO/ Charles Mackerras.

Telarc 80208 15 Wagner, R. Tatest du’s wirklich, from Tristan and Isolde (1857-59). Alberto Remedios, ten; Bruce Martin, bass-bar; Melbourne SO/ Charles Mackerras.

ABC 476 3439 11 Delibes, L. Suite from Sylvia (1876). New Philharmonia O/Charles Mackerras.

EMI CDZ 7 62515 2 16 Catalani, A. Ebben? Ne andrò lontana, from La Wally (1891). Renée Fleming, sop; London PO/Charles Mackerras.

Decca 467 049-2 5 Weber, C.M. Piano concerto no 2 in E flat, op 32 (1812). Nikolai Demidenko, pf; Scottish CO/ Charles Mackerras, Hyperion CDA66729 22 16:00 FINE MUSIC HOLIDAY With Michael Morton-Evans

20:00 JUST IN With David Garrett A selection from the latest recordings to arrive at the Fine Music Library 22:00 CHAMBER SOIRÉE Prepared by Gerald Holder Haydn, J. String quartet in D, Hob.III:34 (1772). Quatuor Mosaïques.

Astrée E 8784

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Weber, J. Septet in E minor for winds and strings, From my life (1899). Consortium Classicum/Dieter Klöcker.

Orfeo C 182 891 A 32 Dohnányi, E. Piano quintet in C minor, op 1 (1895). Schubert Ensemble of London.

Hyperion CDA66786 29 Haydn, J. String quartet in C, Hob.III:77, Emperor (1797). Amadeus Quartet.

DG 410 866-2

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Wednesday 29 December

10:30 CONCERT HALL Prepared by Rita Felton Wagner, R. A Faust overture (1840).

Philadelphia O/Wolfgang Sawallisch.

EMI 5 56165 2

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Boccherini, L. Cello concerto in B flat.

Jacqueline du Pré, vc; English CO/Daniel Barenboim.

EMI CMS 7 63283 2 23 Schubert, F. Symphony no 9 in C, D944, Great C Major (1825-28). Royal Concertgebouw O/John Eliot Gardiner.

Radio Nederland RCO11004

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12:00 JAZZ SKETCHES With Robert Vale 13:00 THE ARTISTRY OF JEANPIERRE RAMPAL Prepared by Frank Morrison Bach, J.S. Trio sonata in C minor, BWV1079 (1747). Jean-Pierre Rampal, fl; Isaac Stern, vn; Leslie Parnas, vc; John Steele Ritter, hpd.

Sony SMK 64 509 18 Vivaldi, A. Flute concerto in F, RV434. JeanPierre Rampal, fl; I Solisti Veneti/Claudio Scimone.

CBS M2Yk 45623 8

00:00 CONTEMPORARY COLLECTIVE 03:00 CLASSICAL TILL DAWN 06:00 FINE MUSIC BREAKFAST 09:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC Rescued from the shadows Prepared by Jacky Ternisien

Saint-Saëns, C. Fantasy in A, op 124 (1907).

Jean-Pierre Rampal, fl; Marielle Nordmann, hp.

Sony SK 44552 13

Beer, J. Clarinet concerto in B flat. Dieter Klöcker, cl; Munich CO/Hans Stadlmair.

Schwann 3-6422-2 H1 23

Shankar, R. Morning love (1976). Jean-Pierre Rampal, fl; Ravi Shankar, sitar; Kamala Chakravarti, tanpura; Alla Rakha, tabla.

Warner Classics 5 86555 2 12

Zumaya, M. de Celebren, publiquen.

Chanticleer; Chanticleer Sinfonia/Joseph Jennings.

Teldec 4509-93333-2 10

Bernstein, L. Halil, nocturne (1981).

Jean-Pierre Rampal, fl; Israel PO/Leonard Bernstein.

DG 415 966-2 16

Weckmann, M. Four variations on Die lieblichen Blicke. Gisela Gumz, clvd.

Hungaroton HCD 31185

Debussy, C. Sonata (1915). Jean-Pierre Rampal, fl; Pierre Pasquier, alto viol; Lily Laskine, hp.

Erato 0630-13705-2 17

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Wölfl, J. Septet in D for winds and double bass (1800). Consortium Classicum.

Schwann 310 002 H1 9 Aubert, J. Concerto grosso no 4 in E minor, op 26, Le carillon (1739). Collegium Musicum 90/Simon Standage.

Chandos CHAN 0577 11 André, J. Quartet in E flat, op 54 (1799). Anne Menzies, cl; Donald Hazelwood, vn; Peter Pfuhl, va; Patricia Mendelow, vc.

Fine Music concert recording 16

19:00 THE JAZZ BEAT With Lloyd Capps

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Benda, F. Flute concerto in E minor.

Jean-Pierre Rampal, fl; Prague CO/Milan Munclinger.

Supraphon SU 3648-2 23 15:00 SUMMER SOUNDS Prepared by Brian Drummond Delius, F. In a summer garden (1908). BBC SO/Andrew Davis.

Teldec 4509-90845-2 15 Liszt, F. Summer nights at Pausilippe, from Soirées italiennes (1838). Leslie Howard, pf.

Hyperion CDS44561 12

Suk, J. Blind musicians, from A summer's Tale, op 29. Czech PO/Libor Pesek.

Supraphon SU 4058-2 5 Prokofiev, S. Suite: Summer night, op 123 (1950). Russian NO/Mikhail Pletnev.

DG 445 830-2 20 16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE With Michael Field 19:00 PLANET JAZZ With Xavier Bichon 20:00 AT THE OPERA Traetta, T. Buovo d’Antona. Dramma giocoso in three acts. Libretto by Carlo Goldoni. First performed Venice, 1758.

CECCHINA: Francesca Russo Ermolli, sop MENICCHINA: Daniela del Monaco, cont STRIGLIA: Giuseppi Zambon, ten CAPOCCIO: Gian Paolo Fagotto, ten BUOVO D’ANTONA: Howard Crook, ten MACCABRUNO: Caterina Trogu-Röhrich, sop DRUSIANA: Robert Balconi, ct O of La Fenice, Venice/Alan Curtis.

Opus 111 30-90/91 2:25 Cecchina, confides to Menicchina, that it is two years since her lover, Striglia, abandoned her. Cappocio, Menicchina's father, complains that his horse is being uncooperative. It once belonged to the nobleman Buovo d'Antona before he was banished from the dukedom

by Duke Maccabruno, so that the Duke would have no rival in his love for Drusiana, to whom he is now betrothed.

Buovo, returning to reclaim his estates, and Striglia arrive, disguised as pilgrims. They tell the women that Buovo and Striglia are alive and well, and they will see them soon. As Capoccio rides by, he is thrown from his horse.

The horse recognises his former master and allows Buovo to mount him and ride off.

Realising that the horse thief must be Buovo, Cappocio resolves to alert the Duke that Buovo has returned. Striglia reveals his true identity to the women, who then work out how to save the two men from the Duke's anger.

Menicchina seeks out Buovo, pledging to conceal him if he will agree to love her. Buovo gives only a qualified answer, reflecting that she is a miller’s daughter (plus the fact that his true love is Drusiana). Menicchina and Buovo seek refuge in Cecchina’s house. Cecchina makes Buovo promise that he will love Menicchina if Drusiana is no longer interested in him. Capoccio discovers the two men are hiding there after he breaks into the house and the four flee to safety.

Striglia and Buovo plot to convince the Duke that Buovo has died. Capoccio is confident that Buovo is dead and claims the credit, saying that he frightened Buovo to death during the home invasion. Striglia and Buovo pose as doctors to treat Drusiana who is heartsick for Buovo, 'diagnose' that Drusiana is in love and, only if she is honest with them, can a cure be found. She admits that she loves two men but prefers 'the second one' (the Duke), which shocks Buovo. After they leave, Buovo rages against Drusiana's infidelity. The Duke and Capoccio tell Drusiana that Buovo is dead. Striglia has organised local landowners to form an uprising against the Duke and asks Buovo to lead it. Capoccio, digging the grave for the supposed Buovo, is confronted by Buovo and the women. Terrified, he changes sides to join Buovo.

The rebels storm the palace, the guards surrender, and Buovo orders the (now former) Duke and Drusiana to be detained. Buovo agrees to marry Menicchina and orders that the former Duke and Drusiana marry, and awards Cecchina and Striglia his blessing to marry.

Rameau, J-P. Overture to Hippolyte et Aricie (1733). Les Talens Lyriques/Christophe Rousset.

Decca 476 2596 3 Traetta, T. Ah, se lo vedi piangere, from Antigona (1772). Bejun Mehta, ct; Academy for Early Music, Berlin/René Jacobs.

Harmonia Mundi HMC 902172 3 Gluck, C. Excerpts from Orfeo and Euridice (1762). René Jacobs, ct; Collegium Vocale, Ghent; La Petite Bande/Sigiswald Kuijken.

Accent ACC 48223 / 24 12 23:00 MUSIC OF THE NIGHT Prepared by James Nightingale

Thursday 30 December 00:00 CONTEMPORARY COLLECTIVE 03:00 CLASSICAL TILL DAWN 06:00 FINE MUSIC BREAKFAST With Simon Moore 09:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC The instruments: Percussion Prepared by Brian Drummond Mozart, W. Overture to The abduction from the seraglio, K384 (1782). O of St Johns, Smith Square/John Lubbock.

ASV CD QS 6197 6 Bach, J.S. Prelude; Allemande; Courante, from Lute suite in E minor, BWV996 (1727-31; arr.). Claire Edwardes, mar.

Tall Poppies TP215 7 Grofé, F. Grand Canyon suite, mvt 3 (1931).

Cincinnati Pops O/Erich Kunzel.

Telarc CD 80086 8 Milhaud, D. Saudades do Brasil: dance suite, op 67 (1921; transcr. Kuisma). Markus Leoson, mar; Niklas Sivelöv, pf.

Caprice CAP 21743 12 Grainger, P. Pagodes, after Debussy (1928).

Mark Knoop, pf; Woof/Michael Lichnovsky.

Move MD 3222 7 Ravel, M. Bolero (1928). Ulster O/Yan Pascal Tortelier.

Chandos CHAN 9202 15 Kats-Chernin, E. The three dancers (c2015).

Amy Dickson, sax; Jack Liebeck, vn; Julian Smiles, vc; Rohan Dasika, db; James Crabb, acc; Eugene Ughetti, perc; Tamara-Anna Cislowska, pf.

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Respighi, O. Three preludes on Gregorian themes (1919-21). Arabella Teniswood-Harvey, 10:30 CONCERT HALL pf.

Prepared by David Brett Move MD 3410 17 Webern, A. Passacaglia, op 1 (1908). London Lann, V. Moonshadow sunshadow (2014).

SO/Pierre Boulez.

Liza Ferschtman, vn; Esther Hoppe, vn.

Sony SM3K 45845 10 Attaca ATT 2015146 10 Arnold, M. Little suite no 1, op 53 (1956).

Houghton, P. In amber (1982/2008). Karin Schaupp, gui; Flinders Quartet.

ABC 476 4435 17

Saariaho, K. Nuits, adieux (1991/96) Norwegian Soloists’ Choir/Grete Pedersen.

BIS CD-2139 10

West Australian SO/David Measham.

ABC 446 282-2

Liszt, F. Piano concerto no 1 in E flat, S124 (1849). Martha Argerich, pf; London SO/ Claudio Abbado.

DG 479 4110 18 Sibelius, J. Symphony no 2 in D, op 43 (1901). Minnesota O/Osmo Vänskä.

BIS SACD 1986

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12:00 JAZZ, PURE AND SIMPLE With Maureen Meers 13:00 MORNING AND EVENING Prepared by Jacky Ternisien Jolivet, A. Aubade (1932). Robert Costa, vn; Filippo Farinelli, pf.

Brilliant Classics 95275 6 Berlioz, H. Aubade (1839). Howard Crook, ten; Lyon Opera O/John Eliot Gardiner.

Apex 0927 49583 2 4 McCabe, J. Aubade (1970). John McCabe, pf.

Naxos 8.571367 6 Jolivet, A. Serenade (1945). Emma Scholl, fl; Shefali Pryor, ob; Matthew Ockendon, bn; Euan Harvey, hn; David Rowden, cl & dir.

Fine Music concert recording 18 Sor, F. Sérénade, op 37 (1828-29). Marc Teicholz, gui.

Naxos 8.553722

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Stenhammar, W. Serenade in F, op 31 (191113). Gothenburg SO/Neeme Järvi.

DG 445 857-2 33 14:30 RUSSIAN EXCURSION Prepared by Derek Parker

Grieg, E. Holberg suite, op 40 (1884).

Academy of St Martin in the Fields/Neville Marriner.

Philips 432 192-2 21

Vaughan Williams, R. Suite: Flos campi (1925). Cantillation; Roger Benedict, va; Sydney SO/Mark Wigglesworth.

Melba MR301131 20

Nielsen, C. Symphony no 4, op 29, The inextinguishable (1914-16). Danish National RSO/Ulf Schirmer.

Decca 452 486-2 36

Haydn, J. Symphony in G, Hob.I:92, Oxford (1789). Austro-Hungarian Haydn O/Ádám Fischer.

Nimbus NI 5417/8 27

22:00 20TH CENTURY CLARINET Prepared by Elaine Siversen

12:00 A JAZZ HOUR With Barry O'Sullivan

Vaughan Williams, R. Six studies in English folksong (1926). Emma Johnson, cl; Malcolm Martineau, pf.

ASV DCA 891 9 Webb, P. Sonata (1981). Deborah de Graaff, cl; Bernadette Harvey, pf.

Fine Music concert recording 17 22:30 ULTIMA THULE

Friday 31 December 00:00 CONTEMPORARY COLLECTIVE

Tchaikovsky, P. Variations in A on a rococo theme, op 33 (1876). Paul Tortelier, vc; Royal PO/Charles Groves.

RPO CD RPO 8012 19

03:00 CLASSICAL TILL DAWN

Lyadov, A. Eight Russian folk songs.

Tasmanian SO/Shalom Ronly-Riklis.

ABC 434 717-2

09:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC Something borrowed Prepared by Elaine Siversen

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Rimsky-Korsakov, N. Scheherazade, symphonic suite after 1001 Nights, op 35 (1888). Samuel Magad, vn; Chicago SO/Daniel Barenboim.

Apex 2564 67429-0 48 16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE With Robert Gilchrist 19:00 THE NEW JAZZ STANDARD With Frank Presley 20:00 THE WORLD OF A SYMPHONY Prepared by Di Cox Svendsen, J. Norwegian rhapsody no 2, op 19 (1876). Bergen PO/Neeme Järvi.

Chandos CHAN 10693 9 Brahms, J. Horn trio in E flat, op 40 (1865).

Members of Nash Ensemble. crd 3489 30 Franck, C. Symphonic poem: Le chasseur maudit (1883; arr.). Christian Ivaldi, pf; Noel Lee, pf.

Arion CDS 128 15

06:00 FINE MUSIC BREAKFAST With Andrew Clark

Franck, C. Variations on a favourite rondo after Auber’s Gustav III, op 8 (1834-35). JeanClaude Vanden Eynden, pf; Belgian RT New SO/Edgard Doneux.

Schwann 311 111G1 14 Mozart, W. Trio in E flat, after Quintet, K407 (1782). Jeremy Polmear, ob; Stephen Stirling, hn; Richard Saxel, pf.

Oboe Classics CC2022 16 Bach, J.S. Concerto in F, BWV978, after Vivaldi (1713-16; arr. Barshai). Elena Barshai, org.

Brilliant Classics 92809 8 Godowsky, L. Passacaglia, after Schubert (1927). David Stanhope, pf.

Tall Poppies TP135 18 Françaix, J. Nonet for winds and strings, after Mozart’s Quintet, K452 (1995). Sebastian Bohren, vn; CHAARTS Chamber Artists.

Sony 88985317172 24 10:30 CONCERT HALL Prepared by Michael Field Mussorgsky, M. Pictures at an exhibition (1874; orch. Ashkenazy). Philharmonia O/ Vladimir Ashkenazy.

Decca 478 2826 34

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13:00 WIND IN THE CHAMBER Prepared by Gerald Holder Martinu, B. Sextet (1929). Jan Panenka, pf; Prague Wind Quintet.

Supraphon SU 3058-2 011 15 Reicha, A. Quintet in A, op 91 no 5 (c1817-19).

Academia Wind Quintet of Prague.

Hyperion CDD22006 32 Roussel, A. Divertissement for piano and wind quintet (1906). Eric le Sage, pf; Les Vents Français.

Warner Classics 0825646231850 7 14:00 BASICALLY BRITISH Prepared by Ron Walledge Britten, B. Canadian carnival, op 19 (1939).

Wesley Warren, tpt; City of Birmingham SO/ Simon Rattle.

Decca 478 5364 14 Arnold, M. Guitar concerto (1958-59). Julian Bream, gui; City of Birmingham SO/Simon Rattle.

EMI 7 54661 2 23 Holst, G. Egdon Heath, op 47 (1927). Royal Scottish NO/David Lloyd-Jones.

Naxos 8.553696 13 Butterworth, G. The banks of green willow, idyll (1913). London PO/Adrian Boult.

Belart 461 3542 5 Walton, W. Cello concerto (1956). Li-Wei Qin, vc; London PO/Zhang Yi. ABC 481 1243 31 Delius, F. Paris: the song of a great city (1899). Royal Liverpool PO/Charles Mackerras.

EMI 5 73113 2 16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE With Peter Poole 19:00 FRIDAY JAZZ SESSION With Alex Siegers

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20:00 EVENINGS WITH THE ORCHESTRA New Year's Eve Prepared by Peter Poole

Holst, G. Dances from The morning of the year, op 45 no 2 (1926-27). London SO/David Atherton.

Lyrita SRCD 209 14

Australian CO/Richard Tognetti, vn & dir.

BIS BIS-2103 11

The emperor waltz, op 437 (1889). Vienna PO/ Alia Vox AVSA 9860 Mariss Jansons.

Sony 88875174772 11

22:00 BAROQUE AND BEFORE Celebrations: weddings, treaties, anything

Telemann, G. Suite in D, from Musique de table (1732). Michael Niesemann, ob; Rutter, J. New Year. Cambridge Singers; Shostakovich, D. Suite: A year is like a Friedemann Immer, tpt; Musica Antiqua Royal PO/John Rutter. lifetime, op 120a (1965). Kai Adomeit, pf; Cologne/Reinhard Goebel.

Collegium COLCD 133 4 South West German RO, Kaiserslautern/Frank Archiv 427 619-2 29 Strobell.

Mendelssohn, F. Overture to A midsummer Roman, J. Music for the royal wedding at 45 Drottningholm (1744). Ensemble 1700, Lund/ night’s dream, op 21 (1826). London SO/André Hänssler CD 93.188 Previn.

Strauss, J. II Waltz: On the beautiful blue Göran Karlsson.

EMI CDM 1 66433 2 12 Danube, op 314 (1867). Queensland SO/ cpo 777 589-2 1:02 Vladimir Ponkin.

Vivaldi, A. Concerto in G minor, Summer, Handel, G. Music for the royal fireworks ABC 432 250-2 10 (1749). Le Concert des Nations/Jordi Savali.

RV315, from The four seasons (pub. 1725).

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The following composers have works of at least five minutes on the December dates listed

Adam, A. 1803-1856 20,24,25 Adès, T. b1971 5 Agnew, R. 1891-1944 7 Aguado, D. 1784-1849 26 Albrechtsberger, J. 1736-1809 2 Alfvén, H. 1872-1960 18 Alkan, C-V. 1813-1888 8 Alyabyev, A. 1787-1851 3 Anderson, J. b1967 18 André, J. 1775-1842 29 Andrée, E. 1841-1929 6 Arensky, A. 1861-1906 13,22 Arnold, M. 1921-2006 16,30,31 Assmayer, I. 1790-1862 26 Auber, D-F-E. 1782-1871 20 Aubert, J. 1689-1753 15,29 Baadsvik, A. b1966 9 Bacewicz, G. 1909-1969 6 Bach, J.S. 1685-1750 3,4,5,1 0,11,17,18,19,23,25,26,29,30,31 Badings, H. 1907-1987 11 Balakirev, M. 1837-1910 23 Bantock, G. 1868-1946 2 Barber, S. 1910-1981 1,6,13,18 Bartók, B. 1881-1945 15 Bax, A. 1883-1953 2,12,16 Beer, J. 1655-1700 29 Beethoven, L. 1770-1827 5,7,8,9,10,14,16,17,19,22,23,27,28 Bellstedt, H. 1858-1926 18 Benda, F. 1709-1786 29 Benda, G. 1722-1795 7 Berlioz, H. 1803-1869 3,4,8,15,21 Bernstein, L. 1918-1990 23,29 Biber, H. 1644-1704 4,17 Blankenburg, Q. 1654-1739 22 Blasco de Nebra, M. 1750-1784 26 Bliss, A. 1891-1975 16 Boccherini, L. 1743-1805 18,19,21,23,26,27,29 Boïeldieu, A. 1775-1834 6,10 Borodin, A. 1833-1887 11,23,28 Bottesini, G. 1821-1889 19 Bowen, Y. 1884-1961 7 Boyce, W. 1711-1779 22 Boyd, A. b1946 1 Bozza, E. 1905-1991 9 Brahms, J. 1833-1897 3,4,5,10,14,17,21,25,28,30 Brian, H. 1876-1972 2 Bricusse, L. b1931 4 Bright, C. b1949 1 Britten, B. 1913-1976 2,3,6,12,19,22,31 Bruch, M. 1838-1920 17,25 Bruckner, A. 1824-1896 5,13 Brumby, C. 1933-2018 20 Busoni, F. 1866-1924 17 Butterworth, G 1885-1916 31 Buxtehude, D. 1637-1707 21 Byrd, W. 1543-1623 16 Campra, A. 1660-1744 10,22 Cannabich, C. 1731-1798 5 Caplet, A. 1878-1925 10,19 Carafa, M. 1787-1872 26 Carmichael, J. b1930 16 Carreño, I. 1919-2016 20 Cartellieri, A. 1772-1807 27 Carulli, F. 1770-1841 27 Catalani, A. 1854-1893 28 Chaminade, C. 1857-1944 10 Charpentier, M-A. 1643-1704 5,17 Chausson, E. 1855-1899 14,23 Chávez, C. 1899-1978 8 Cherubini, L. 1760-1842 5,28 Chopin, F. 1810-1849 10,12,13,16,25 Cilea, F. 1866-1950 21 Cimarosa, D. 1749-1801 6,27 Clarke, Rebecca.

16,21 Coates, E. 1886-1957 8 Connesson, G. b1970 12

Cooke, A. 1906-2005 6 Copland, A. 1900-1990 16,28 Corbett, W. c1675-1748 2 Corder, F. 1852-1932 2 Corelli, A. 1653-1713 24 Corrette, M. 1707-1795 5 Couperin, F. 1668-1733 18 Czerny, C. 1791-1857 23 d’Albert, E. 1864-1932 14 d’Indy, V. 1851-1931 4,8,21 Damase, J-M. 1928-2013 9 Danzi, F. 1763-1826 5,8,9 Dauprat, L. 1781-1861 2 Davies, P. Maxwell 1934-2016 15 Davis, C. b1936 18 Debussy, C. 1862-1918 2,3,9,10,14,27,29 Delibes, L. 1836-1891 28 Delius, F. 1862-1934 11,14,15,16,29,31 Devienne, F. 1759-1803 21 Diabelli, A. 1781-1858 13 Dieupart, C. c1667-c1740 1 Dittersdorf, C. 1739-1799 5 Dohnányi, E. 1877-1960 21,28 Donizetti, G. 1797-1848 24 Dragonetti, D. 1763-1846 26 Dreyfus, G. b1928 11 Dukas, P. 1865-1935 18 Duphly, J. 1715-1789 10,21 Duport, J-L. 1749-1819 8,26 Dupré, M. 1886-1971 24 Dutilleux, H. 1916-2013 5,8 Dvorák, A. 1841-1904 1,4,16,19,21,27 Dyson, G. 1883-1964 24 Eberl, A. 1765-1807 13 Eberlin, J. 1702-1762 2 Eccles, J. c1668-1735 16 Einfelde, M. b1939 12 Elgar, E. 1857-1934 2,9,12,14,15,26 Enescu, G. 1881-1955 2 Falla, M. de 1876-1946 7,10,17,23 Farrenc, L. 1804-1875 10,18,20 Fauré, G. 1845-1924 27 Fibich, Z. 1850-1900 23 Field, J. 1782-1837 3,23 Finzi, G. 1901-1956 14 Fiorillo, F. 1755-c1823 15 Flecha, M. El Viejo 1481-1553 24 Françaix, J. 1912-1997 11,24,31 Franck, C. 1822-1890 6,30,31 Fry, W. 1813-1864 24 Gabrieli, G. c1556-1612 3 Gade, N. 1817-1890 6 Gelmetti, G. b1945 3 German, E. 1862-1936 2 Giger, P. b1952 22 Gilles, J. 1668-1705 19 Ginastera, A. 1916-1983 8 Giuliani, M. 1781-1829 21,26 Glass, P. b1937 5 Glazunov, A. 1865-1936 11,23 Glinka, M. 1804-1857 3,14 Gluck, C. 1714-1787 5,29 Godfrey, D. 1831-1903 23 Godowsky, L. 1870-1938 31 Goldmark, K. 1830-1915 26 Gossec, F-J. 1734-1829 9,22,27 Gounod, C. 1818-1893 10 Grabowsky, P. b1958 18 Grainger, P. 1882-1961 3,30 Graun, J. 1702-1771 18 Graupner, C. 1683-1760 1,5 Greenbaum, S. b1966 17,26 Greer, B. b1961 4 Grenfell, M. b1969 26 Grétry, A-E-M. 1741-1813 9

Grieg, E. 1843-1907 6,30 Grofé, F. 1892-1972 30 Gunning, C. b1944 1 Hahn, R. 1875-1947 20 Handel, G. 1685-1759 3,6,17,31 Hanson, H. 1896-1981 13 Harrison, S. b1965 26 Hasse, J. 1699-1783 5 Hassler, H. 1562-1612 26 Haydn, J. 1732-1809 1,11,12,17,28,31 Haydn, M. 1737-1806 12 Hely-Hutchinson, V. 1901-1947 25 Herman, J. 1931-2019 11 Hidalgo, J. 1612-1685 24 Hill, A. 1870-1960 19 Hindemith, P. 1895-1963 12 Holbrooke, J. 1878-1958 2 Holst, G. 1874-1934 31 Houghton, P. 1954-2017 29 Hovhaness, A. 1911-2000 6 Howells, H. 1892-1983 11 Hubay, J. 1858-1937 24 Humfrey, P. 1647-1674 3,5 Hummel, J. 1778-1837 9,12,19,24 Hyde, M. 1913-2005 9,17 Ibert, J. Izarra, A.

James, W. 1892-1977 25 Jolivet, A. 1905-1974 9,30 Josquin Desprez. c1450-1521 3 Kalinnikov, Vasily. 1866-1901 7 Kalkbrenner, F. 1785-1849 19 Kats-Chernin, E. b1957 2,30 Kay, D. b1933 26 Kelly, F. 1881-1916 23 Khachaturian, A. 1903-1978 23,26 Kodály, Z. 1882-1967 6 Koechlin, C. 1867-1950 9 Korngold, E. 1897-1957 7,17 Kozeluch, J. 1747-1818 22 Kraus, J.M. 1756-1792 4,26 Krommer, F. 1759-1831 27 Kuhlau, F. 1786-1832 1,16 Lachenmann, H. b1935 5 Lalliet, T. 1837-1892 3 Lalo, E. 1823-1892 19 Lann, V. b1968 29 Larsson, L-E. 1908-1986 16 Lauridsen, M. b1943 26 Lauro, A. 1917-1986 20 Leigh, W. 1905-1942 15 Leighton, K. 1929-1988 2 Libaek, S. b1938 18 Liszt, F. 1811-1886 3,15,18,20,29,30 Litolff, H. 1818-1891 20 Lully, J-B. 1632-1687 19 Lyadov, A. 1855-1914 7,17,30 Macens, E. b1991 12 Mahler, G. 1860-1911 10 Marcello, B. 1686-1739 9 Martinu, B. 1890-1959 3,6,21,31 Massenet, J. 1842-1912 12 Mayr, J. S. 1763-1845 15 McCabe, J. 1939-2015 30 Medtner, N. 1880-1951 4 Méhul, É-N. 1763-1817 26 Melani, A. 1639-1703 2 Mendelssohn, F.1809-1847 4,7,13,15,31 Mendelssohn, Fanny. 1805-1847 1 Menken, A. b1949 4 Menotti, G. 1911-2007 11,13 Merula, T. c1595-1665 8 Milhaud, D. 1892-1974 20,30 Moeran, E.J. 1894-1950 7 Molino, F. 1775-1847 27

Key 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

1890-1962 20,21 b1959 20

Molter, J. 1696-1765 15 Moore, K. b1979 5 Mouton, J. c1470-1522 3 Mozart, L. 1719-1787 1,11 Mozart, W. 1756-1791 1,3,6,7,12,13,21,23,25,27,30,31 Munktell, H. 1852-1919 26 Murcia, S. de 1673-1739 24 Mussorgsky, M. 1839-1881 18,31 Myslivecek, J. 1737-1781 19 Narváez, L. de fl 1530-1550 24 Nielsen, C. 1865-1931 1,30 Nordgren, E. 1913-1992 15 Novák, V. 1870-1949 4 Onslow, G. 1784-1853 9 Ortiz, D. c1510-c1570 24 Pabst, P. 1854-1897 24 Paganini, N. 1782-1840 9,16 Paisiello, G. 1740-1816 22 Panvino, C. b1972 5 Parsons, D. b1940s 19 Pfitzner, H. 1869-1949 15 Piazzolla, A. 1921-1992 26 Pierné, G. 1863-1937 20 Pleyel, I. 1757-1831 9,23 Poulenc, F. 1899-1963 24 Prince Louis Ferdinand. 1772-1806 8 Prokofiev, S. 1891-1953 17,19,29 Puccini, G. 1858-1924 22 Punto, G. 1746-1803 28 Purcell, H. 1659-1695 13,17,18,24 Rachmaninov, S. 1873-1943 10,13 Rameau, J-P. 1683-1764 14,20,27 Ravel, M. 1875-1937 11,20,30 Reed, A. 1921-2005 18 Reicha, A. 1770-1836 31 Reinecke, C. 1824-1910 20,22 Respighi, O. 1879-1936 3,17,22,29 Revueltas, S. 1899-1940 8 Rimsky-Korsakov, N. 18441908 18,23,24,28,30 Rodrigo, J. 1901-1999 10 Roman, J. 1694-1758 31 Romero, A. 1928-2007 20 Rossini, G. 1792-1868 2,11 Roussel, A. 1869-1937 4,31 Rózsa, M. 1907-1995 28 Rubinstein, A. 1829-1894 3,7,13,20,22 Rutter, J. b1945 19 Saariaho, K. b1952 29 Saint-Georges, J. 1745-1799 28 Saint-Saëns, C. 1835-1921 2,4,5,7,8,9,12,14,15,16,17,21,29 Sakamoto, R. b1952 19 Sarasate, P. de 1844-1908 6 Scarlatti, D. 1685-1757 24 Scheidemann, H. c1595-1663 10 Schobert, J. 1740-1767 22 Schoenberg, A. 1874-1951 27 Schubert, F. 1797-1828 2,3,7,9,12,17,18,19,23,29 Schultze, J. 1733-1813 8 Schumann, C. 1819-1896 9 Schumann, R. 1810-1856 1,9,10,11,14,23,26 Schütz, H. 1585-1672 17 Scott, C. 1879-1970 16 Sculthorpe, P. 1929-2014 18,22 Shankar, R. 1920-2012 29 Shore, H. b1946 26 Shostakovich, D. 1906-1975 3,10,31 Sibelius, J. 1865-1957 4,11,16,27,30 Skryabin, A. 1872-1915 26 Smetana, B. 1824-1884 5,24 Smyth, E. 1858-1944 2,11 Sojo, V. 1887-1974 20 Soler, A. 1729-1783 24,28

Sor, F. 1778-1839 10,30 Sparke, P. b1951 11 Spohr, L. 1784-1859 13,14 Stamitz, C. 1745-1801 26 Stamitz, J. 1717-1757 12 Stanhope, P. b1969 12 Stanley, J. 1712-1786 15 Stenhammar, W. 1871-1927 30 Strauss, J. II 1825-1899 4,31 Strauss, R. 1864-1949 1,10,18,22,23,24 Stravinsky, I. 1882-1971 8,16 Strouse, C. b1928 11 Suk, J. 1874-1935 26 Sullivan, A. 1842-1900 11 Svendsen, J. 1840-1911 30 Svetlanov, Y. 1928-2002 6 Szymanowski, K. 1882-1937 7 Talbot, J. b1971 1 Tallis, T. c1505-1585 17 Tavener, J. 1944-2013 5 Tawadros, Joseph. b1983 15 Tchaikovsky, P. 1840-1893 2,10,12,17,18,22,30 Telemann, G. 1681-1767 3,9,17,23,31 Torelli, G. 1658-1709 3,17 Tormis, V. 1930-2017 22 Traetta, T. 1727-1779 29 Turina, J. 1882-1949 10 Tüür, E-S. b1959 1 Valentini, Giuseppe. 1681-1753 25 Vali, R. b1952 15 Vaughan Williams, R.1872-1958 12,15,30,31 Vedel, A. 1767-1806 19 Verdi, G. 1813-1901 22 Victoria, T. de 1548-1611 24 Vierne, L. 1870-1937 14 Vivaldi, A. 1678-1741 25,29,31 Vogler, G. 1749-1814 1 Vorisek, J. 1791-1825 19 Wagner, R. 18131883 2,14,17,22,28,29 Waldteufel, E. 1837-1915 21 Wallace, W. 1860-1940 27,28 Walton, W. 1902-1983 6,31 Wanski, J. 1762-1821 12 Waxman, F. 1906-1967 23 Webb, P. b1949 30 Weber, C.M. 1786-1826 5,8,9,12,28 Weber, J. 1854-1906 28 Webern, A. 1883-1945 22,30 Weckmann, M. 1619-1674 29 Weir, J. b1954 26 Wesley, S. 1766-1837 19 Westlake, N. b1958 4,12 Widmann, E. 1572-1634 8 Wieniawski, H. 1835-1880 6 Wilcox, F. b20thC 26 Winding, A. 1835-1899 6 Wölfl, J. 1773-1812 29 Wranitzky, A. 1761-1820 1 Wright, D. fl 1709-1735 16 Young, Miriama. b1975 26 Ysaÿe, E. 1858-1931 18 Zemlinsky, A. 1871-1942 28 Ziani, M. c1653-1715 3 Zumaya, M. de 1678-1755 29

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

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