Fine Music Magazine - April 2020

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Werner Andreas Albert

A tribute to the German-Australian composer

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Frances Madden

In conversation with this month's cover star

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Beethoven's New Path Explore the Eroica

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Musical Families

Jean-FĂŠry Rebel's classical lineage


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M A G A Z I N E

06. In Conversation with Frances Madden

42. Musical Families

The rising jazz vocalist talks about her new album 'Beautiful World'

08. The Silver Age of Viennese Operetta

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Franz Lehár in profile

Jean-Féry Rebel's famous in-laws

46. Focus on Folk

The history of folk on Fine Music

46. Lachy Hamilton Artist feature

Werner Andreas Albert

A tribute to the German Australian conductor

40. Beethoven's New Path

47. Vexations and Devotions

11. Program Guide

45. Letters to The Editor

49. What's On

38. Composer List

45. Volunteer Spotlight

50. Fine Music Patrons

44. Live Review

48. CD Reviews

50. In Next Month's Issue

Reflections on the Eroica

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Brett Dean, Michael Leunig and Choral dreaming

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I would like to begin the editorial this month with a note of gratitude to our outgoing editor, Elaine Siversen, who has delivered to us, over the last three years, a comprehensive magazine highlighting our classical music program. We shall be forever grateful for Elaine’s dedication to Fine Music. Whatever your beliefs, it is safe to say this time of year offers the promise of a fresh start while pointing to new life and the power and energy to reshape our own. While a new year typically sparks resolutions for life changes large and small, Easter offers its own chance for a reset. With those thoughts in mind, this month we welcome you to the new magazine design. As we prepare for the launch of our digital magazine over the next three months, we hope this new design will provide you a fresh perspective that focuses on our mission to be Sydney’s preferred broadcaster of classical music, jazz and other specialist music genres, while promoting Australian musicians and composers, with particular focus on the young. We encourage you to explore our new Fine Music Sydney website and all of the extra benefits that it has to offer. Finally, I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the dedicated volunteers who were involved in this month's program. Rebecca Beare Fine Music Sydney General Manager

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PROGRAMMERS AND PRESENTERS FOR APRIL Rodrigo Azaola, Charles Barton, David Bearne, Peter Bell, Nena Beretin, Dan Bickel, Chris Blower, Adam Bowen, David Brett, John Buchanan, Andrew Bukenya, Rex Burgess, Lloyd Capps, Vince Carnovale, Lyn Chong, Adam Cockburn, Angela Cockburn, Liam Collins, Paul Cooke, Di Cox, George Cruickshank, Nick Dan, Jackson Day, Nev Dorrington, Susan Gai Dowling, Annabelle Drumm, Brian Drummond, Andrew Dziedzic, Rita Felton, Michael Field, Troy Fil, Owen Fisher, Jennifer Foong, Tom Forrester-Paton, Susan Foulcher, Carole Garland, David Garrett, Robert Gilchrist, Nicky Gluch, Joe Goddard, Raj Gopalakrishnan, Albert Gormley, Giovanna Grech, Jeremy Hall, Austin Harrison, Celeste Haworth, Ross Hayes, Gerald Holder, Paulo Hooke, Paul Hopwood, Alexandra Horner, James Hunter, Leita Hutchings, Anne Irish, Sue Jowell, Peter Kurti, Ray Lemond, Ray Levis, Krystal Li, Lachlan Mahoney, Linda Marr, Meg Matthews, Stephen Matthews, Sue McCreadie, Neil McEwan, Jeannie McInnes, Terry McMullen, Maureen Meers, Camille Mercep, Peter Mitchell, Saufian Mokhtar, Simon Moore, Frank Morrison, Michael Morton-Evans, Richard Munge, Gerry Myerson, Peter Nelson, James Nightingale, David Ogilvie, Barry O’Sullivan, Calogero Panvino, Derek Parker, Keith Pettigrew, Anabela Pina, Peter Poole, Frank Presley, Karoline Ren, Katy Rogers-Davies, Marilyn Schock, Debbie Scholem, Jon Shapiro, Julie Simonds, Elaine Siversen, Robert Small, Garth Sundberg, Jacky Ternisien, Anna Tranter, Robert Vale, Richard Verco, Ron Walledge, Christopher Waterhouse, Chris Wetherall, Stephen Wilson, Glenn Winfield, Chris Winner, Mariko Yata, Orli Zahava, Tom Zelinka PROGRAM SUBEDITORS Jan Akers, Chris Blower, Maureen Chaffey, Di Cox, Amal Fahd, Noelene Guillemot, Elaine Siversen, Jill Wagstaff, Teresa White LIBRARIANS Jan Akers, Rex Burgess, Maureen Chaffey, John Clayton, Di Cox, Helen Dignan, Lynden Dziedzic, Peter Gair, Peter Goldner, Daniela Hartman, David Hilton, Dawn Jackson, Michael Marchbank, Phillip McGarn, Judy Miller, Rachel Miller, Helen Milthorpe, Susan Ping Kee, Mark Renton, Gary Russ, Jacky Ternisien, Andrew Treloar, Ricky Yu

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FINE MUSIC SYDNEY

ORGANISATION DETAILS Fine Music Sydney - We are Sydney’s Fine Music Broadcaster MUSIC BROADCASTING SOCIETY OF NSW CO-OPERATIVE LIMITED Editor Rebecca Beare Assistant Editor Mona Omar Designer Lyndon Pike Digital Content Coordinators Paul Cooke, Maureen Meers Program Compiler Team Coordinator Chris Blower Contributors Barry O’Sullivan, Christopher Waterhouse, Eddie Bernasconi, Elizabeth Hill, John Milce, Neil McEwan, Derek Parker Distribution Coordinator Sissi Stewart Cover Image Frances Madden

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A Tribute to the German - Australian Conductor Written by Neil McEwan Photo by Sabina Langenham

Werner Andreas Albert, a student of Herbert von Karajan, was a prolific German conductor, who played a significant role in the orchestral culture of Australia, but notably as chief conductor of the Queensland Symphony Orchestra for over a decade, an ensemble which developed a strong identity and enhanced culture of sound during his tenure, confirming his expertise as an orchestra builder.

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Werner Andreas Albert

Emerging Artists Patron: Toby Thatcher Young Composer Award 2019: Callum O'Reilly Stefan Kruger Scholar 2020: Harry Sdraulig

Werner Andreas Albert had a

keen interest in the training of young conductors and musicians.

He directed the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s Conducting Workshop

for 8 years, as well as teaching selected Masters’ students at the University of

Queensland, of which institution he was an Adjunct Professor.

Ken Weatherley Scholar 2020: Kate Wadey

PERSONNEL It is important to note that apart from a small staff team, Fine Music Sydney functions through the involvement of dedicated volunteers who generously contribute their time and talents across all aspects of the radio station. BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Chair: David James Deputy Chair: Christopher Waterhouse Secretary: Katy Rogers-Davies Directors: Roger Doyle, Robert Gilchrist, Jayson McBride, Sue Ping Kee, Peter Poole Appointed Directors: David Jacobs, Peter Stavrianos STAFF: General Manager: Rebecca Beare Community Engagement Manager: Mona Omar Studio & Production Manager: Joe Goddard Office Manager: Sharon Sullivan Digital Content Producer: Lyndon Pike Executive Assistants: Eddie Bernasconi, Tessa Miles TECHNICAL ADVISORS: Honorary Technical Advisor: Max Benyon OAM Broadcast Engineer: John Shenstone Broadcast Systems Engineer: Roger Doyle Information Technology Consultant Peter Bell Recording Engineer: Jayson McBride COMMITTEE CHAIRS: General Manager: Rebecca Beare Jazz: Lloyd Capps (acting) Library: Rex Burgess Presenters: Michael Field Programming: James Nightingale Technical: Peter Bell Volunteers: Cynthia Kaye Finance: Peter Poole WHS: Angela Cockburn (acting) Contents and concept of Fine Music Sydney Copyright © 1975-2020

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In the international sphere, Albert produced a significant discography of recordings of neglected symphonic works, mostly by German composers. Many of these are premiere recordings and have played a significant role in the revival of such composers as Alexander von Zemlinsky, Siegfried Wagner, Hans Pfitzner and Paul Hindemith. Albert included a number of Australian works of which he conducted premieres.

Werner Andreas Albert had a keen interest in the training of young conductors and musicians. He directed the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s Conducting Workshop for eight years, as well as teaching selected Masters’ students at the University of Queensland, of which institution he was an Adjunct Professor. He was Chief Conductor of the Bavarian State Youth Orchestra for more than 25 years and was also senior lecturer at the Meistersinger Conservatorium in Nuremberg.

Image courtesy of Sabina Langenhan (wife of Albert)

The program is dedicated to Werner Andreas Albert and includes works by Korngold, Hindemith, Siegfried Wagner, Volkmann, Goetz and Busoni recorded by Australian and German orchestras and including Australian soloists.

Sunday 26 April at 3pm

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In Conversation with Frances Madden Our former Kruger Scholarship recipient and rising jazz vocalist and pianist talks about her new album 'Beautiful World', about finding inspiration in Nashville, recording original songs, and more.

Written by Christopher Waterhouse Photos by Monica Pronk

Congratulations on your new album “Beautiful World”! How did the album come about? Thank you! The new album has been in the making for quite a while - I started writing material for it about two years ago and over time we’ve ‘road-tested’ the tunes and arrangements in our live shows. I also found and approached an incredible Australian producer, Chong Lim AM, who works regularly with John Farnham and Olivia Newton-John. Once we had the songs, we raised the money to start. Part of that came from the Kruger Scholarship and part from private investment. We were then able to put together a wonderful team of musicians and we recorded on and off over a year, working around peoples’ schedules. And then it took probably six months or more for my manager to pitch the album and do the commercial negotiations. And now, here we are and I’m really excited to be releasing the album here in Australia with ABC Music this month.

What was the significance of your visit to Nashville for this project? I’ve been lucky to make a few trips to Nashville, the songwriting capital of the world, it also happens to be where my manager is based. The first time I went there, I tried my first co-writing sessions

Frances Madden photo by Monica Pronk

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with a few talented writers and it was a wonderful experience. Being a city full of music creatives and also having such a rich music history, it’s a truly inspiring place for a young writer to be. It really helped me to develop my confidence with songwriting and to begin the journey of writing new material for my album. When I arrived there, I had begun an idea entitled ‘The One Who Walks Me Home’. I remember sitting at the piano one afternoon watching the sunset on the Tennessee hills and, after what had been months of struggle, I was able to come up with a bridge section and finally finish the tune. That is the last track on the album, but probably the first one that I wrote.

I know it’s a bit

unusual for a vocal jazz artist to do so much

original material, but

Frances Madden photo by Monica Pronk

I probably consider

myself foremost as a loves jazz.

There are also some tunes which crossover into the pop world, including my own version of the Peter Allen classic ‘I Go to Rio’ - something a little different which I hope people will enjoy!

Are these all original compositions?

You were the Fine Music Kruger Scholar in 2017. What would you say to any musicians or composers considering applying for this or the new Weatherley Jazz Scholarship?

singer-songwriter who

There are ten tracks in total and eight of those are my original tunes. I know it’s a bit unusual for a vocal jazz artist to do so much original material, but I probably consider myself foremost as a singersongwriter who loves jazz. I’d describe my new album as jazz-influenced, but actually there’s quite a lot of variety on there. Among my original tunes there is some swing, a few ballads and also a couple of latin-inspired songs.

I’m so grateful for the opportunity that the scholarship gave me to travel to Nashville for songwriting and also to begin my new studio album. I would highly recommend any young, aspiring musician or composer to put together a project that they’re passionate about and apply for these scholarships. This kind of support and opportunity is invaluable, and yet too rare for young aspiring artists in our community, so it should be snapped up whenever possible!

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What other projects do you have coming up in 2020? I hope to do a bit of travel this year in relation to the album. I’m excited that Universal Music Japan has licensed the Beautiful World album and will be releasing it there in June. I’d love to travel there for some promotion and performing associated with the launch. I haven’t been back to Nashville for a while either so I think another creative trip to the US might be on the cards. Other than that, I am always looking out for creative inspiration, writing and working on new songs for the next recording.

Wednesday 8 April at 1pm


The Silver Age of Viennese Operetta

Lehár was twenty-five years old, and not Viennese (another black mark, in Léon’s eyes). His father was from Czechoslovakia, and had been a military bandmaster in Hungary, where Lehár had grown up. Advised by Dvorák, Lehár had studied composition in Prague under one of the patriarchs of Czech music, Zdeňek Fibich. At 18, he took his first job, as a theatre violinist in Barmen-Elberfeld, in Germany. When he had to do his compulsory military service, Lehár took advantage of the seemingly lax rules, for he was in and out of both the army and navy with

Franz Lehár In Profile

The Merry

Widow ran for 483

performances before

going on to tour Austria, and eventually being Written by Derek Parker

produced in almost

every country in the There was some excitement in 1905 among regular patrons of the Vienna Theater an der Wien as Christmas approached. A new operetta had been promised, with music by Richard Heuberger, the composer of the resoundingly successful The Opera Ball. However, the management of the theatre was less excited than concerned: the promised score kept failing to appear. It got later and later. What to do? The librettist, Victor Léon, kept resisting the obvious solution: hand the libretto over to the theatre’s conductor, Franz Lehár, who had already had four operettas produced in the city. But the last two had been pretty unsuccessful, and Léon did not want any chances of success spoiled by an incompetent or simply dull score. At last, however, he was persuaded that there was no other way out of the deadlock, and he sent for the conductor.

Franz Lehár Photo Public Domain

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world.

Franz Lehár Photo by Charles Scolik/Public Domain

considerable ease, first, as bandmaster of his father’s band, then quitting when the Leipzig Municipal Theatre accepted his first full-length opera, Kukuška. The opera was a failure, so Lehár enlisted again, taking over his father’s band in Budapest. (He also wed the young Sophie Paschkis, with whom he enjoyed a long and happy marriage.) When the band was transferred to Vienna, Lehár managed to arrange an assistant conductorship at the Theater an der Wien, and, once more, promptly resigned from the military when the theatre staged his first operetta, The Viennese Women, which had a moderate success. A month later, the Carl Theater produced The Tinker, followed swiftly by The Divine Husband and The Phony Marriage, neither of which did at all well. It was these failures which deterred Victor Léon from immediately calling on Lehár to set the libretto of the operetta promised for Christmas, 1905, but when he was forced to comply, Lehár happily set to work. The new operetta was based on a French farce, and there was a fortunate gaffe that led to its title. Lehár heard someone refer to a woman as a lästige Witwe – an annoying widow – but thought he had said lustige Witwe – a merry widow – and immediately took that as his title. Apart from that, everything that could go wrong, went wrong. Léon and the theatre staff lost confidence and asked Lehár to withdraw the piece, but he refused. He was supported by the two stars, the enormously popular Mizzi Günther and Louis Treumann, who showed their confidence in the composer by paying for their own, extremely expensive, costumes. Right up to the unfortunate date the jealous Léon set for the premiere – 30 December – indeed right up to the raising of the curtain, success seemed unlikely; but when the curtain eventually came down, it was to tumultuous applause. The Merry Widow ran for 483 performances before going on to tour Austria, and eventually being produced in almost every country in the world.

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Lehár became the new lion of Viennese operetta. But the lion declined to roar for some time; the composer’s next several offerings, including The Key to Paradise and Peter and Paul Sleep in Cockaigne, flopped, and it was not until The Count of Luxembourg that he had another success, followed a year later with Gypsy Love. Then for almost 20 years nothing really ‘took the town’, until 1925, when a wonderful operatic tenor reluctantly assumed the lead role in Paganini. Lehár knew instinctively how to write for Richard Tauber’s voice, and Tauber knew exactly how to voice Lehár’s melodies, and there followed six operettas written specifically for that voice. These included The Tsarevich, Friederike and, above all, The Land of Smiles (1929), from which “You Are My Heart’s Delight” became one of the smash hits not merely of the year, or the decade, but the century. There was one more success for Lehár with Giuditta, elaborately produced at the Vienna State Opera in 1934. Apart from the operettas, he put his enormous technical acumen and sophistication to good use in some fine waltzes (Gold and Silver, for instance), and early film scores. He lived in Austria through the war – at Bad Ischl, near the home of his contemporary, Oscar Straus – and died in 1948, not long after supervising a grand revival of The Land of Smiles on Broadway. Lehár’s best operettas still stage well, because he was fortunate in his librettists and set their work with enormous care and enthusiasm; but whether or not they continue to be produced, it will be a very long time before audiences tire of Gold and Silver, or of the latest fashionable tenor’s recording of “You Are My Heart’s Delight”.

Saturday 11 April at 2.30pm


Wednesday 1 April WEDNESDAY 1 0:00 CONTEMPORARY COLLECTIVE 3:00 CLASSICAL TILL DAWN 6:00 FINE MUSIC BREAKFAST including Arts Calendar at 7.30am with Janine Burrus 9:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC Inspired by literature Prepared by Chris Blower Dukas, P. Overture to Polyeucte (1891). BBC PO/Yan Pascal Tortelier. Chandos CHAN 241-32 15 Martinu, B A fairy-tale of Goldilocks (1910). Giorgio Koukl, pf. Naxos 8.572025 14 Koehne, G. Three poems of Byron (1993). Valda Wilson, sop; Bourbaki Ensemble/David Angell. Fine Music concert recording 11 Bennett, Richard. Theme and waltz, from Murder on the Orient Express (1974). Philip Fowke, pf; RTE Concert O/Proinnsias O’Duinn. Naxos 8.570575/76 6 Falla, M. de Suite from The three-cornered hat (1919). Daniel Ligorio, pf. Naxos 8.555066 18 Schumann, R. Märchenbilder, op 113 (1851). Paul Coletti, va; Leslie Howard, pf. Hyperion CDA66946 16 10:30 CONCERT HALL Prepared by Paul Hopwood Rachmaninov, S. Introduction and three dances, from Aleko (1893). Sydney SO/ Vladimir Ashkenazy. Exton EXCL-00018 14 Haydn, J. Oboe concerto in C, Hob.VIIg:C1 (1780-90). Derek Wickens, ob; Royal PO/Elgar Howarth. ASV ACA 1003 22 Tchaikovsky, P. Symphony no 1 in G minor, op 13 (1866). London PO/Mstislav Rostropovich. EMI 5 65709 2 45 12:00 JAZZ SKETCHES with Robert Vale World-wide contemporary jazz including contributions from Australian artists and those from culturally emerging nations 13:00 IN CONVERSATION with Christopher Waterhouse Each week we meet one of the world’s great musicians, singers, composers or conductors, along with up-and-comers and some of the men and women who influence the arts landscape. The program goes live to air so you never quite know what’s going to happen. 14:00 SPRING Prepared by Rex Burgess

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Vivaldi, A. Violin concerto in E, RV269, Spring (pub. 1725). John Harding, vn; Winsome Evans, hpd; Australian CO/Peter Seymour. Fine Music concert recording 10 Nielsen, C. Springtime in Funen, op 42 (1921). Inga Nielsen, sop; Peter Grønlund, ten; Sten Byriel, bass-bar; St Anne’s High School Children’s Ch; Danish National Radio Ch & SO/Leif Segerstam. Chandos CHAN 8853 18 Suk, J. Spring, op 22a (1902). Margaret Fingerhut, pf. Chandos CHAN 9026/7 16 Mozart, W. Schon lacht der holde Frühling, K580 (1789). Sumi Jo, sop; English CO/ Kenneth Montgomery. Erato 0630-14637-2 7 Beethoven, L. Violin sonata in F, op 24, Spring (1800-01). Dene Olding, vn; Max Olding, pf. Fine Music tape archive 24 Koechlin, C. Symphonic poem: Spring’s running, op 95 (1908-27). South West German RSO/Heinz Holliger. SWR Music 19046 33 16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE including Arts Calendar at 5.00pm 19:00 A TWIST OF JAZZ with Andrew Piper 20:00 AT THE OPERA Prepared by Angela Cockburn Meyerbeer, G. Le Prophète. Opera in five acts. Libretto by Eugène Scribe. First performed Paris, 1849. FIDES: Marilyn Horne, mezz JOHN OF LEYDEN: James McCracken, ten BERTHE: Renata Scotto, sop COUNT OBERTHAL: Jules Bastin, bass ZACHARIE: Jerome Hines, bass JONAS: Jean Dupouy, ten MATHISEN: Christian du Plessis, bar Royal PO/Henry Lewis. CBS M3K 79400 3:22 In the 16th century the great Anabaptist rising took place in Holland and Germany. Fides and Bertha seek the Count’s necessary permission for Bertha’s marriage to John, son of Fides. This permission is withheld once the Count sees Bertha; he wants her for himself so he detains them in his castle. Bertha escapes but is soon given as hostage to the Count to spare the life of Fides whom he will kill if Bertha is not returned to him. John then gives in to the Anabaptists, who want him for their leader, and leads a revolt disguised as the Prophet. Fides, now a beggar, tells Bertha that John is dead. Bertha assumes that the Prophet has killed him. Fides is imprisoned as a mad woman when she recognises her son

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as the Prophet. Afraid of advancing forces, the Anabaptists give up John, as Bertha enters to avenge the ‘death’ of John by killing the Prophet. When she sees that the Prophet is John, she stabs herself. John torches the city and he, his mother and their enemies all die in the flames. Purcell, H. Suite from The prophetess (1690). Le Concert des Nations/Jordi Savall. Alia Vox AVSA 9866 14


Thursday 2 April THURSDAY 2 0:00 CONTEMPORARY COLLECTIVE 3:00 CLASSICAL TILL DAWN 6:00 FINE MUSIC BREAKFAST including Arts Calendar at 7.30am with Simon Moore 9:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC The instruments: Strings Prepared by Paul Cooke Holst, G. Four songs, op 35 (1916). Susan Gritton, sop; Louisa Fuller, vn. Collins 15322 7 O’Connor, M. Suite: Strings and threads (arr. O’Connor, Meyer). Mark O’Connor, vn; Metamorphosen CO/Scott Yoo. Sony SK 89660 15 Lloyd Webber, W. Fantasy trio (1936). Leo Phillips, vn; Christopher van Kampen, vc; Ian Brown, pf. Hyperion CDA67008 11 Paisiello, G. Harp concerto in A. Jasna Corrado Merlak, hp; European Union CO/ Dmitri Demetriades. Helios CDH55035 12 O’Carolan, T. Carolan’s devotion. Harp Consort/Andrew Lawrence-King. DHM 05472 77375 2 11 Glière, R. Ten duets for two cellos, op 53 (1911). Martin Rummel, vc; Alexander Hülshoff, vc. Naxos 8.572713 22 10:30 CONCERT HALL Prepared by Denis Patterson Dohnányi, E. American rhapsody, op 47 (1953). BBC PO/Matthias Bamert. Chandos CHAN 9647 14 Honegger, A. Cello concerto (1929). Alban Gerhardt, vc; BBC Welsh NO/Thierry Fischer. Hyperion CDA67688 17 Dvorák, A. Symphony no 1 in C minor (1865). Slovak PO/Stephen Gunzenhauser. Naxos 8.550266 51 12:00 JAZZ, PURE AND SIMPLE with Maureen Meers Covering the many aspects of jazz from Swing to Mainstream, with the Great American Songbook making regular appearances 13:00 FROM ALBA Prepared by Jacky Ternisien Debussy, C. Scottish march (1894-96). Royal Concertgebouw O/Bernard Haitink. Philips 438 742-2 7 Anon. A Scottish dance; A Scottish tune; Scottish hunts up. Jakob Lindberg, lute. BIS BIS-2055 4 MacKenzie, A. Scottish rhapsody no 2, op 24, Burns (1881). BBC Scottish SO/Martyn Brabbins. Hyperion CDA66764 16

Beethoven, L. Faithful Johnie, op 108 no 20 (1818); Bonnie laddie, highland laddie, op 108 no 7 (1815). Janet Baker, mezz; Yehudi Menuhin, vn; Ross Pople, vc; George Malcolm, pf. Testament SBT 1241 6 Dauprat, L. Variations on a Scottish air, op 22. Sören Hermansson, hn; Erica Goodman, hp. BIS CD-648 10 Sarasate, P. de Scottish airs, op 34 (1892). Adele Anthony, vn; Akira Eguchi, pf. Canary CC07 9 Fernie, A. Scottish rhapsody. Sellers Engineering Band/Douglas Blackledge. Chandos CHAN 4511 6 Coles, C. From the Scottish Highlands (1905-07). BBC Scottish SO/Martyn Brabbins. Hyperion CDA67293 13 Lemmoné, J. Fantasia on Scottish melodies. Paul Curtis, fl; David Miller, pf. Tall Poppies TP068 8 14:30 TREBLE SEVEN Prepared by Derek Parker Hummel, J. Septet in D minor for winds, strings and piano, op 74 (1816). Melos Ensemble. Decca 430 297-2 30 Saint-Saëns, C. Septet in E flat, op 65 (1881). Paul Archibald, tpt; Marcia Crayford, vn; Jeremy Williams, vn; Roger Chase, va; Christopher van Kampen, vc; Rodney Slatford, db; Ian Brown, pf. Virgin VC 7 90751-2 18 Spohr, L. Septet in A minor for winds, strings and piano, op 147 (1853). Ensemble 360. ASV GLD 4026 33 16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE including Arts Calendar at 5.00pm 19:00 A NEW JAZZ STANDARD with Frank Presley 20:00 THE WORLD OF A SYMPHONY Prepared by Nicky Gluch Wagner, R. Prelude to Act I and Liebestod, from Tristan and Isolde (1857-59). Berlin PO/ Claudio Abbado. DG 474 377-2 17 Debussy, C. Sonata for flute, alto viol and harp (1915). Jean-Pierre Rampal, fl; Pierre Pasquier, alto viol; Lily Laskine, hp. Erato 0630-13705-2 17 Szymanowski, K. String quartet no 1 in C, op 37 (1917). Goldner String Quartet. Naxos 8.554315 19 Skryabin, A. Prometheus: the poem of fire, op 60 (1908-10). Sydney Philharmonia Choirs; Roger Woodward, pf; Sydney SO/ Diego Masson.

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Friday 3 April ABC 481 1322 24 Chopin, F. Nocturnes, op 27 (1835): no 1 in C sharp minor; no 2 in D flat. Maurizio Pollini, pf. Philips 456 940-2 10 Szymanowski, K. Symphony no 3, op 27, The song of the night (1914-16). Rafal Bartminski, ten; Andreas Röhn, vn; Bavarian Radio Choir & SO/Mariss Jansons. BR Klassik 900107 23 22:00 ITALIAN SOIRÉE Prepared by Jacky Ternisien Rossini, G. Overture to Demetrio e Polibio (1812). Academy of St Martin in the Fields/ Neville Marriner. Philips 473 967-2 7 Vivaldi, A. Forse, o caro, in questi accenti, from Farnace, RV711 (1727). Magdalena Kozená, mezz; Venice Baroque O/Andrea Marcon. Archiv 477 8096 7 Bottesini, G. Duet for clarinet, double bass and orchestra (1865). Emma Johnson, cl; Thomas Martin, db; English CO/Andrew Litton. Naxos 8.570397 8 22:30 ULTIMA THULE with Jon Shapiro Ambient and atmospheric music

FRIDAY 3 0:00 CONTEMPORARY COLLECTIVE 3:00 CLASSICAL TILL DAWN 6:00 FINE MUSIC BREAKFAST including Arts Calendar at 7.30am with Annabelle Drumm 9:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC Al fresco Prepared by Chris Blower Borodin, A. In the steppes of Central Asia (1880). Lamoureux O/Igor Markevitch. DG 479 0530 8 Moleiro, M. Pictures of the plains. Clara Rodriguez, pf. ASV DCA 890 9 Abbott, C. Blue Mountains air, suite no 5: Mountain lullaby. Janet Webb, fl; Ulpia Erdos, hp. Fine Music concert recording 8 Smetana, B. From Bohemia’s fields and groves, from My country (1875). Vienna PO/ Nikolaus Harnoncourt. Teldec 0927-44890-2 14 Moeran, E.J. The lake island; Autumn woods; At the horse fair (1919). Iris Loveridge, pf. Lyrita REAM 1103 10 Westlake, N. Excerpts from Mosstrooper Peak (2006). Slava Grigoryan, gui, Leonard Grigoryan, gui. ABC 481 7031 14 Debussy, C. Reflets dans l’eau; Poissons d’or; Jardins sous la pluie. Jean-Philippe Collard, pf. EMI 5 72376 2 13 10:30 CONCERT HALL Prepared by Jacky Ternisien Glazunov, A. Ouverture solennelle, op 73 (1900). Moscow SO/Igor Golovschin. Naxos 8.553839 11 Field, J. Piano concerto no 2 in A flat (1811). John O’Conor, pf; Scottish CO/Charles Mackerras. Telarc 80370 32 Tournemire, C. Symphony no 5 in F minor, op 47. Moscow SO/Antonio de Almeida. Marco Polo 8.223476 37 12:00 A JAZZ HOUR with Barry O’Sullivan 13:00 AN AUSTRALIAN HOUR Prepared by James Nightingale Sculthorpe, P. Memento mori (1993). Adelaide SO/David Porcelijn. ABC 481 1293 14 Rigney, S. Ten coastal sketches (1995). Slava Grigoryan, gui. ABC 476 2271 14 Sutherland, M. Violin concerto (1954/60). Leonard Dommett, vn; Melbourne SO/Patrick

Thomas. ABC 481 7995 25 14:00 NIKOLAUS HARNONCOURT A great musician Prepared by Denis Patterson Scarlatti, A. Sonata in A minor for recorder, two violins and continuo. Frans Brüggen, rec; Nikolaus Harnoncourt, vn; Anner Bijlsma, baroque vc; Gustav Leonhardt, org. LP Telefunken SMA 25073 12 Bach, J.S. Wann kommst du, mein Heil, from Cantata, BWV140. Allan Bergius, treb; Thomas Hampson, bass; Concentus Musicus Vienna. Teldec 9031-74798-2 7 Mozart, W. Voi avete un cor fedele, K217 (1775). Edita Gruberova, sop; CO of Europe. Teldec 9031-72302-2 8 Bach, J.S. Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, from Cantata, BWV140 (1731). Tölz Boys’ Choir; Concentus Musicus Vienna. Teldec 4509 93705-2 7 Strauss, J. II Ein Mädchen hat es gar nicht gut, from The gypsy baron. Christiane Oelze, sop; Elisabeth von Magnus, mezz; Vienna SO. Teldec 4509-98821-2 4 Smetana, B. Sárka, from My country (1875). Vienna PO. Teldec 0927-44890-2 11 Schubert, F. Ballet music from Rosamunde, D797 (1823). Vienna SO. Apex 0927 498132 16 Schubert, F. Symphony no 8 in B minor, D759, Unfinished (1822). Royal Concertgebouw O. Teldec 4509-91184-2 26 Mozart, W. Ach Belmonte! Ach mein Leben!; Martern aller Arten, from The abduction from the seraglio, K384 (1782). Yvonne Kenny, sop; Lillian Watson, sop; Peter Schreier, ten; Wilfrid Gamlich, ten; Zurich Opera House Mozart O. Teldec 0630-13811-9 21 Nikolaus Harnoncourt, cond (9 above)16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE including Arts Calendar at 5.00pm 19:00 FRIDAY JAZZ SESSION with Christopher Waterhouse An hour of the best in jazz with a weekly ‘album of the week’ feature and a guide to upcoming live jazz gigs in Sydney 20:00 EVENINGS WITH THE ORCHESTRA Four planets Prepared by Robert Small Haydn, J. Symphony in E flat, Hob.I:43, Mercury (c1772). Hanover Band/Roy Goodman. Hyperion CDA66530 26 Respighi, O. Three Botticelli pictures

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(1927). Accademia Bizantina/Carlo Chiarappa. Denon CO-78916 19 Mahler, G. The farewell, from The song of the earth (1908-09). Elizabeth Campbell, mezz; Sydney SO/Stuart Challender. ABC 476 5957 31 Mozart, W. Symphony no 41 in C, Jupiter, K551 (1788). Australian CO/Richard Tognetti. ABC 481 2880 34 22:00 BAROQUE AND BEFORE The late Venetian and Paduan Schools Prepared by Elaine Siversen Vivaldi, A. Salve Regina, RV616. Andreas Scholl, ct; Australian Brandenburg O/Paul Dyer. ABC 466 964-2 16 Albinoni, T. Double concerto in C. Maurice André, tpt; Lionel André, tpt; Jean-François Paillard CO/Jean-François Paillard. Erato 2292-45062-2 11 Lotti, A. Psalm 50 (51): Miserere mei Deus in G minor (c1736). Ensemble Métamorphoses de Paris/Maurice Bourbon. Arion ARN 68154 13 Tartini, G. Sonata in G minor, op 1 no 10, Dido abbandonata (1734). Thomas Jones, vn; Rachel Valler, pf. Fine Music concert recording 14 Nardini, P. Violin concerto in G (c1750). Giulano Carmignola, vn; Venice Baroque O/ Andrea Marcon. Archiv 477 6606 17 Marcello, B. Psalm 44 (45): My heart is inditing a good matter, from Estro poeticoarmonico (pub. 1724). Cantus Cölln/Konrad Junghänel. Harmonia Mundi HMG 901696 16 Marcello, A. Oboe concerto in D minor (pub. c1717). Clare Shanks, baroque ob; Academy of Ancient Music/Christopher Hogwood. L’Oiseau-Lyre 421 655-2 11 Galuppi, B. A questa bianca mano, from Penelope (1741). Max Emanuel Cencic, ct; Armonia Atenea/George Petrou. Decca 478 8094 9


Saturday 4 April SATURDAY 4 0:00 CLASSIC-ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT 6:00 SATURDAY MORNING MUSIC with David Garrett 9:00 WHAT’S ON IN MUSIC Our weekly guide to musical events in and around Sydney 9:05 THE PIANO ALONE Prepared by Jennifer Foong Liszt, F. Hungarian rhapsody no 2 in C sharp minor. Geoffrey Tozer, pf. McPherson Promotions MP001 11 Schubert, F. Hüttenbrenner variations, D576 (1817). Sviatoslav Richter, pf. Notes PGP 11011 14 Beethoven, L. Piano sonata no 16 in G, op 31 no 1 (1802). Emil Gilels, pf. Brilliant Classics 94291 25 10:00 MUSIC OF THE DANCE Prepared by Elaine Siversen Weber, C.M. Invitation to the dance, op 65 (1819; orch. Berlioz). Sydney SO/Tibor Paul. ABC 476 6955 10 Smetana, B. Dance of the comedians, from The bartered bride (1866). BBC PO/ Gianandrea Noseda. Chandos CHAN 10518 6 Carr-Boyd, A. Three fantastic dances after Shostakovich (1993). Sydney Mandolins/ Adrian Hooper. Jade JADCD 1037 12 Strauss, R. Dance suite after François Couperin’s keyboard works, op 107 (1923). Academy of St Martin in the Fields/Neville Marriner. Philips 446 696-2 28 Mills, R. Seaside dances. Queensland SO/ Richard Mills. ABC 432 251-2 24 11:30 ON PARADE Music that’s band Prepared by Owen Fisher Rossini, G. Largo al factotum. Band of Yorkshire Imperial Metals/Trevor Walmsley. LP Astor GGS 1508 4 Strauss, R. Waltzes, from Der Rosenkavalier. Allentown Band/Ronald Demkee. AMP 27183 10 Mozart, W. Allegro preciso. Jim Davies, cornet; George Davis, euphonium; Cory Band/ Arthur Kenny. LP Decca SB 319 4 Wilson, M. 76 Trombones, from The Music Man. Sellers Engineering Band/Norman Law. Chandos CHAN 4527 3 Kennedy, J. South of the border. Living Brass/Ray Martin. LP RCA CAS-989 3

12:00 URBAN JAZZ LOUNGE with Leita Hutchings 13:00 MUSICAL TOUR DE FRANCE Prepared by Jacky Ternisien Ganne, L. Marche lorraine. Grimethorpe Colliery Band/Peter Parkes. Chandos CHAN 4542 4 Henselt, A. Concert variations on Quand je quittai la Normandie, from Meyerbeer’s Robert le Diable, op 11 (1840). Marc-André Hamelin, pf; BBC Scottish SO/Martyn Brabbins. Hyperion CDA66717 18 Weill, K. The girls of Bordeaux, from Marie Galante (1934; arr. Byrnes). Peter ColemanWright, bar; Nexas Quartet. ABC 576 2204 4 Maurice, P. Tableaux de Provence (1960). Guido Bäumer, sax; Aladár Rácz, pf. Odradek ODRCD337 15 Saint-Saëns, C. Rhapsodies on Breton songs, op 7: no 1 in E; no 2 in D (1866). Andrew-John Smith, org. Hyperion CDA 67922 11 Offenbach, J. Je suis Alsacienne, from Lischen et Fritzchen. Anne Sofie von Otter, sop; Lauren Naouri, bar; Les Musiciens du Louvre/Marc Minkowski. DG 471 501-2 4 Anon. Branle de Bourgogne no 1; Branle de Bourgogne no 2; Branle de Champagne. Ulsamer Collegium/Josef Ulsamer. DG 469 244-2 3 Durey, L. Chansons basques, op 23 (1919). François Le Roux, bar; Graham Johnson, pf. Hyperion CDA67257 4 Milhaud, D. Suite provençale, op 152d (1936). Lille NO/Jean-Claude Casadesus. Naxos 8.557287 15 14:30 SATURDAY MATINÉE Resurrection Prepared by Chris Blower Mahler, G. Symphony no 2 in C minor, Resurrection (1884-96). Arleen Augér, sop; Janet Baker, mezz; City of Birmingham Ch & SO/Simon Rattle. EMI CDS 7 47962-8 1:26 Foerster, J. Symphony no 4 in C minor, Easter (1905). Prague SO/Václav Smetácek. LP Supraphon 1 10 0617 41 Leighton, K. An Easter sequence (1969). Benjamin Durrant, treb; Gareth Jones, bar; Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge; Crispian Steele-Perkins, tpt; Christopher Whitton, org; Christopher Robinson, cond. Naxos 8.555795 14 17:00 SOCIETY SPOT Folk Federation of NSW 18:00 MUSIC OF THE SCREEN Prepared by Adam Bowen Music of all kinds featured on the screen,

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Sunday 5 April small and large 19:00 EMERGENT JAZZ with Keith Pettigrew Australian jazz of the 21st century from our rising stars and new releases 20:00 THE LIFE OF A COMPOSER Maurice Ravel Prepared by James Nightingale Ravel, M. Menuet antique (1895). Stephanie McCallum, pf. ABC 456 668-2 6 Sonatine (1903-05). Jean-Yves Thibaudet, pf. Decca 433 515-2 11 Suite no 2 from Daphnis et Chloé (1905). Royal PO/Vladimir Ashkenazy. RPO RPO 8021 16 Introduction and allegro for harp, flute, clarinet and string quartet (1906). Peter-Lukas Graf, fl; Hans Rudolf Stalder, cl; Ursula Holliger, hp; Kammermusiker Zürich. Claves 50-280 11 Ondine, from Gaspard de la nuit (1908). Michael Kieran Harvey, pf. Move MD 3286 7 La valse (1920). Royal Concertgebouw O/ Bernard Haitink. Decca 478 4740 13 Violin sonata no 2 in G (1923-27). Alina Ibragimova, vn; Cédric Tiberghien, pf. Hyperion CDA67820 18 Piano concerto for the left hand (1931). JeanYves Thibaudet, pf; Montreal SO/Charles Dutoit. Decca 452 448-2 19 Don Quichotte à Dulcinée (1932-33). José van Dam, bar; BBC SO/Pierre Boulez. Sony SMK 64107 7 22:00 SATURDAY NIGHT AT HOME Prepared by Di Cox Tchaikovsky, P. Francesca da Rimini, symphonic fantasia after Dante, op 32 (1876). Australian Youth O/Christoph Eschenbach. ABC 426 210-2 26 Borodin, A. String quartet no 2 in D (1881). Takács Quartet. Decca 476 2802 26 Nielsen, C. Chaconne, op 32 (1916). Leif Ove Andsnes, pf. Virgin 5 45129 2 9 Zemlinsky, A. Lyric symphony, op 18. Alessandra Marc, sop; Håkon Hagegård, bar; Royal Concertgebow O/Riccardo Chailly. Decca 443 569-2 47

SUNDAY 5 0:00 CLASSIC-ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT 6:00 SUNDAY MORNING MUSIC with Stephen Wilson 9:00 MUSICA SACRA Prepared by Stephen Matthews Ristori, G. Missa in C. Saxony Vocal Ensemble; Batzdorfer Hofkapelle/Mathias Jung. cpo 555 200-2 24 Homilius, G. Awake ye Christians. Saxony Vocal Ensemble; Saxony Virtuosi/Ludwig Güttler. Carus 83.236 14 Zelenka, J. Confitebor tibi Domine. Ensemble Inegal; Prague Baroque Soloists/ Adam Inegal. Nibiru 01612231 16 10:00 THE CLASSICAL ERA Prepared by Rex Burgess Weber, C.M. Overture to Der Freischütz, op 77 (1817-21). Berlin PO/Herbert von Karajan. DG 419 070-2 11 Mozart, W. Quando avran fine omai ... Padre, germani, addio! from Idomeneo, K366 (1781). Barbara Hendricks, sop; Leslie Pearson, hpd; English CO/Jeffrey Tate. EMI CDC 7 47122 2 9 Bach, C.P.E. Sonata in C minor, Wq65.31 (1757). Miklós Spányi, clvd. BIS CD-1763 13 Kuhlau, F. Piano concerto in C, op 7 (1810). Michael Ponti, pf; Odense SO/Othmar Maga. Unicorn-Kanchana DKPCD 9110 30 Mozart, W. Divertimento no 17 in D, K334, Robinig (1779). Vienna Chamber Ensemble. Denon CO-77882 46 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 Showcases diverse music from cultures around the world, both traditional and modern, featuring musicians from all corners of the globe, including Australia 14:00 SYDNEY QUARTETS Acacia Quartet Prepared by Chris Blower Mozart, W. Flute quartet in D, K285 (1777). Jane Rutter, fl; members of Acacia Quartet. Fine Music concert recording 14 Corea, C. Excerpts from Children’s songs (1984; arr.). Nick Russoniello, sax; Acacia Quartet. Fine Music concert recording 11

Debussy, C. String quartet in G minor, op 10 (1893). Acacia Quartet. Fine Music concert recording 27 15:00 SUNDAY SPECIAL Shostakovich: Music for stage and screen Prepared by Paolo Hooke Shostakovich, D. Suite from Katerina Ismailova, op 114 (1934/62). Royal Scottish NO/Neeme Järvi. Chandos CHAN 7000/1 17 Suite from ballet The bolt, op 27a (1933). Gothenburg SO/Neeme Järvi. DG 469 525-2 29 Ballet The golden age, op 22a, Act III (1930). Chandos CHAN 9251/2 25 Excerpts from ballet The limpid stream, op 39 (1935). Chandos CHAN 9423 38 Royal Stockholm PO/Gennady Rozhdestvensky (2 above) 17:00 HOSANNA Prepared by Stephen Matthews Hymns: O Jesus I have promised; Lead kindly light. Choir of Wells Cathedral; Rupert Gough, org; Malcolm Archer, cond. Hyperion CDP12105 6 Gabrieli, A. O sacrum convivium. Choir of Lincoln Cathedral; James Vivian, org; Colin Walsh, cond. Priory PRCD454 4 Ristori, G. Messa per il Santissimo Natale. Dresden Vocal and Instrumental Ensembles/ Peter Koop. Carus 83.044 9 Psalms of David: no 59. Choir of Peterborough Cathedral; David Humphreys, org; Andrew Reid, cond. Priory PRCD1082 5 Glasser, S. Magnificat; Nunc dimittis. Choir of St George’s Chapel, Windsor; Roger Judd, org; Jonathan Rees-Williams, cond. Priory PRCD634 8 Harris, W. Faire is the Heaven. Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge; Glen Dempsey, org; Andrew Nethsingha, cond. Signum SIGCD567 6 Kuhnau, J. Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan. Opella Musica; Camerata Lipsensis/Gregor Meyer. cpo 555 190-2 11 18:00 SMALL FORCES Prepared by Rita Felton Kats-Chernin, E. Russian rag (1996). Sydney Omega Ensemble/David Rowden. Fine Music concert recording 2 Rachmaninov, S. Sonata in G minor for cello and piano, op 19 (1901). Georg Pedersen, vc; Natalia Sheludiakova, pf. Fine Music concert recording 38

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Haydn, J. Flute quartet in G, op 5 no 2. Australian Haydn Ensemble/Skye McIntosh. Fine Music concert recording 12 19:00 SUNDAY NIGHT CONCERT Prepared by Frank Morrison Atterberg, K. Suite barocco, op 23 (1923). Swedish RSO/Kurt Atterberg. Swedish Society SCD 1021 17 Schumann, R. Piano concerto in A minor, op 54 (1841-45). Martha Argerich, pf; National SO, Washington/Mstislav Rostropovich. DG 476 114-7 30 Mozart, W. Symphony no 38 in D, K504, Prague (1776). English CO/Jeffrey Tate. EMI 5 74185 2 34 20:30 NEW HORIZONS Prepared by Calogero Panvino Conyngham, B. Flute (2001). Derek Jones, fl. Move MD 3406 4 Penderecki, K. Sextet for wind, strings and piano (2000). Michel Lethiec, cl; Markus Maskuniitty, hn; Regis Pasquier, vn; Bruno Pasquier, va; Arto Noras, vc; Juhani Lagerspetz, pf. Naxos 8.557052 32 Jones, D. Stillness (2008). Derek Jones, fl, temple bell, drone. Move MD 3406 6 Penderecki, K. Clarinet quartet (1993). Michel Lethiec, cl; Regis Pasquier, vn; Bruno Pasquier, va; Arto Noras, vc. Naxos 8.557052 16 Pollard, M. Under simple stars (1989). Derek Jones, alto fl. Move MD 3406 14 Piston, W. Clarinet concerto (1967). Paul Dean, cl; Queensland SO/Richard Mills. ABC 476 4465 12 22:00 JAZZ AFTER HOURS


Monday 6 April MONDAY 6 0:00 CLASSIC-ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT 6:00 FINE MUSIC BREAKFAST including Arts Calendar at 7.30am with Robert Small 9:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC A year in retrospect: 1853 Prepared by Paul Cooke Joachim, J. Overture: Hamlet, op 4 (1853). Stuttgart RSO/Meir Minsky. Naxos 8.554733 17 Verdi, G. Teneste la promessa! ... Addio del passato bei sogni rifenti, from La traviata (1853). Emma Matthews, sop; Jeffrey Crellin, ob; Melbourne SO/Andrea Molino. ABC 481 4236 7 Schumann, R. Fantasy in C, op 131 (1853). Ulf Wallin, vn; Robert Schumann PO/ Frank Beermann. BIS SACD-1775 16 Schumann, C. Variations on a theme by Robert Schumann, op 20 (1853). Veronica Jochum, pf. Pro Arte D 396 11 Massé, V. Fantasy for flute on The marriage of Jeannette: Song of the nightingale. Patrick Gallois, fl; Richard Friedman, vn; Fabrice Pierre, hp; London FO/Ross Pople. DG 445 822-2 4 Berwald, F. Quintet no 1 in C minor (1853). Susan Tomes, pf; Gaudier Ensemble. Hyperion CDA66835 23 10:30 CONCERT HALL Prepared by Anne Irish Delibes, L. Suite from Sylvia (1876). New Philharmonia O/Charles Mackerras. EMI CDZ 7 62515 2 16 Sibelius, J. Violin concerto in D minor, op 47 (1903-04). Pekka Kuusisto, vn; Helsinki PO/Leif Segerstam. Ondine ODE 878-2 34 Bizet, G. Symphony in C (1855). Montreal SO/Charles Dutoit. Decca 452 102-2 33 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 RAVI SHANKAR Prepared by Paul Cooke LOGO: A CENTENARY EVENT Shankar, R. The enchanted dawn. Geoffrey Collins, fl; Alice Giles, hp. Tall Poppies TP031 13 Glass - Shankar. Ragas in minor scale (1990). Orchestral group from Madras. Private Music 01934 11582 2 8

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Shankar, R. Variant moods. Joshua Bell, vn; Anoushkar Shankar, sitar; Samir Chatterjee, tabla; Kenji Ota, tanpura. Sony 88697 527162 9 Tahourdin, P. Raga music 4: for two (1991). Carl Rosman, bass cl; Peter Neville, perc. Move MD 3205 12 Shankar, R. Sitar concerto (1976). Ravi Shankar, sitar; Terence Emery, bongos; London SO/André Previn. Warner Classics 5 86555 2 40 14:30 NOTABLE CLARINET PLAYERS Prepared by Albert Gormley Bartók, B. Contrasts (1938). Benny Goodman, cl; Joseph Szigeti, vn; Béla Bartók, pf. Hungaroton HCD 12326-28 17 Debussy, C. Rhapsody no 1 (1908). Gervase de Peyer, cl; New Philharmonia O/ Pierre Boulez. Sony SM2K 68 327 9 Brahms, J. Clarinet trio in A minor, op 114 (1891). Alan Hacker, cl; Jennifer Ward Clarke, vc; Richard Burnett, pf. Amon Ra SAR 37 24 Mozart, W. Clarinet concerto in A, K622 (1791). Jack Brymer, cl; Royal PO/Thomas Beecham. EMI CDC 7 47864 2 31 16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE including Arts Calendar at 5.00pm 19:00 JAZZ PULSE with Chris Wetherall 20:00 STORMY MONDAY with Austin Harrison and Garth Sundberg 22:00 JAZZ AFTER HOURS

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TUESDAY 7 0:00 CONTEMPORARY COLLECTIVE 3:00 CLASSICAL TILL DAWN 6:00 FINE MUSIC BREAKFAST including Arts Calendar at 7.30am with Julie Simonds 9:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC Colours of the keyboard Prepared by Rex Burgess Telemann, G. Overture no 4, from Six overtures or suites for harpsichord, TWV 32:8 (1742). Roberto Loreggian, hpd. Brilliant Classics 95150/34 11 Beethoven, L. Bagatelles, op 126 (1824). Luisa Guembes-Buchanan, pf. Del Aguila DA 55306 18 Brahms, J. Violin sonata no 2 in A, op 100 (1886). Anne-Sophie Mutter, vn; Lambert Orkis, pf. DG 477 8767 19 Debussy, C. Trois ballades de François Villon (1910). Elly Ameling, sop; Dalton Baldwin, pf. EMI CDM 7 64095 2 11 Vine, C. Piano sonata no 3 (2007). Adam Herd, pf. Master Performers MP 004 22 10:30 CONCERT HALL Prepared by Denis Patterson Britten, B. Four sea interludes, op 33a; Passacaglia, op 33b, from Peter Grimes (1945). London PO/Adrian Boult. First Hand Records FHR06 24 Mozart, W. Double concerto in E flat, K365/316a (1779). Imogen Cooper, pf; Alfred Brendel, pf; Academy of St Martin in the Fields/Neville Marriner. Philips 476 2095 25 Gounod, C. Symphony no 2 in E flat (1856). Academy of St Martin in the Fields/ Neville Marriner. Philips 462 125-2 31 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 SONG AND DANCE Prepared by James Nightingale Edwards, R. Dawn mantras (2005). Jane Sheldon, sop; Sydney Children’s Choir; Cantillation; Jim Franklin, shakuhachi; Rixon Thomas, cora; Matthew Doyle, did; Ian Cleworth, perc; Brian Nixon, perc; Lyn Williams, cond. ABC 481 1909 7 Prelude and dragonfly dance (1991). Synergy. Tall Poppies TP051 8 Schumann, C. Six songs, op 23 (1842-43).

Wednesday 8 April Susan Gritton, sop; Eugene Asti, pf. Hyperion CDA67249 14 Soirées musicales, op 6 (1834-36). Yoshiko Iwai, pf. Naxos 8.553501 22 14:00 MUSICAL FAMILIES Brothers-in-law Prepared by Jennifer Foong Rebel - Francœur. Overture to Scanderberg (1735). Les Paladins/Jerome Correas. naïve OP 30532 4 Rebel, J-F. Ballet: Les élémens (1737). Academy of Ancient Music/Christopher Hogwood. L’Oiseau-Lyre 421 656-2 25 Lalande, M-R. de Cantique quatrième (pub. 1687). Les Petits Chanteurs de SaintFrançois de Versailles/Yves Atthenont. Jade JACD 004 12 Rebel, J-F. Sonata no 1 in A (1713). Andrew Manze, vn; Jaap ter Linden, va da gamba; Richard Egarr, hpd. Harmonia Mundi HMU 907221 9 Le tombeau de Monsieur de Lully (1695). Musica Antiqua Cologne/Reinhard Goebel. Archiv 415 298-2 16 Trio sonata in F (1695). Kate Clark, fl; Paul Wright, vn; Suzanne Wijsman, vc; Stewart Smith, hpd. ABC 476 6996 8 Lalande, M-R. de Super flumina Babilonis (1687). Les Arts Florissants. Harmonia Mundi HMC 901351 18 Sixth suite, from Symphonies for the King’s supper. Paul Kuentz CO/Paul Kuentz. Archiv 453 169-2 15 16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE including Arts Calendar at 5.00pm 19:00 THE JAZZ BEAT with Lloyd Capps Smooth small group jazz from the 50s on, and with a visit from Miles Davis each week 20:00 RECENT RELEASES 22:00 CHAMBER SOIRÉE Prepared by Frank Morrison Stamitz, C. Oboe quartet in D, op 8. Paul Goodwin, ob; Terzetto. Harmonia Mundi HMU 907220 15 Dvorák, A. String quintet in E flat, op 97 (1893). Raphael Ensemble. Hyperion CDA66308 33 Kodaly, Z. Cello sonata, op 4 (1910). Pamela Smits, vc; Sabine Simon, pf. Universe Classics HAC rec. 20201 18 Holst, G. Wind quintet in A flat, op 14 (1903). Keith Bragg, fl; Christopher O’Neal, ob; Julian Farrell, cl; Richard Skinner, bn; Christopher Blake, hn. Chandos CHAN 9077 15 Shostakovich, D. Piano trio in E minor, op 67 (1944). Dene Olding, vn; Julian Smiles, vc; David Bollard, pf. Tall Poppies TP052 29

WEDNESDAY 8 0:00 CONTEMPORARY COLLECTIVE 3:00 CLASSICAL TILL DAWN 6:00 FINE MUSIC BREAKFAST including Arts Calendar at 7.30am with Janine Burrus 9:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC Inspired by literature Prepared by Chris Blower Rufinatscha, J. Overture: The bride of Messina (c1850). BBC PO/Gianandrea Noseda. Chandos CHAN 10665 14 Brahms, J. Nänie, op 82 (1880-81). Prague Philharmonic Ch; Czech PO/Giuseppe Sinopoli. DG 419 737-2 14 Liszt, F. Overture to Rossini’s opera, William Tell (1838). Leslie Howard, pf. Hyperion CDS44546 14 Verdi, G. La peregrina, from Don Carlos (1867). Giovanni Adamo, vn; Bologna Comunale TO/Riccardo Chailly. Decca 425 108-2 15 Bennett, W. Sterndale Piano sonata in A flat, op 46, The Maid of Orleans (1873). Ilona Prunyi, pf. Marco Polo 8.223512 21 10:30 CONCERT HALL Prepared by James Nightingale Weber, C.M. Overture to Der Freischütz (1821). Tasmanian SO/Sebastian LangLessing. ABC 476 7736 10 Dyson, G. Violin concerto (1941). Lydia Mordkovitch, vn; City of London Sinfonia/ Richard Hickox. Chandos CHAN 241-5 43 Krommer, F. Symphony no 3 op 62 (1808). Swiss Italian O/Howard Griffiths. cpo CPO555 099-2 29 12:00 JAZZ SKETCHES with Robert Vale 13:00 IN CONVERSATION with Christopher Waterhouse 14:00 HARNESSING THE BREATH Prepared by Albert Gormley Collins, B. Concerto cornet and brass band (2019). Chase Hawkins, cornet; Pacific Brass/ Andrew McWade. Private recording 16 Hanson, R. Trombone concerto (1955). Ian Hanckey, tb; Queensland SO/Patrick Thomas. LP ABC AC 1007 17 Shostakovich, D. Concerto for piano, trumpet and strings, op 35 (1933). William Vacchiano, tpt; André Previn, pf; New York PO/ Leonard Bernstein. CBS MPK 44850 22

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15:00 POLISH JOURNEY Prepared by Andrew Dziedzic Doppler, F. Airs Valaques: Fantaisie for flute and orchestra. Claudi Arimany, fl; Murcia Regional SO/Virginia Martínez. Capriccio C5301 11 Górecki, H. Broad waters, op 39 (1979). Lira Singers/Lucy Ding. Nonesuch 7559 79348-2 15 Tansman, A. Piano concerto no 2 (1927). David Greilsammer, pf; French Radio PO/ Steven Sloane. naïve V 5224 27 16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE including Arts Calendar at 5.00pm 19:00 A TWIST OF JAZZ with Andrew Piper 20:00 AT THE OPERA Prepared by Camille Mercep Saint-Saens, C. Samson and Delilah. Opera in three acts. Libretto by Ferdinand Lemaire. First performed Weimar, 1877. SAMSON: Plácido Domingo, ten DELILAH: Elena Obraztsova, mezz HIGH PRIEST OF DAGON: Renato Bruson, bar OLD HEBREW: Robert Lloyd, bass Paris O/Daniel Barenboim. DG 413 297-2 2:06 Saint-Saëns, C. Danse macabre, op 40 (1874). Detroit SO/Paul Paray. Mercury 478 5092 7 Saint-Saëns, C. Calme des nuits, op 68 no 1 (1882). Sydney University Graduate Chamber Choir/Christopher Bowen. SUGC recording 4 22:30 DOUBLE EIGHT Prepared by Derek Parker Beethoven, L. Octet in E flat for winds and strings, op 103 (c1792-93). Vienna Philharmonic Wind Group. Westminster RC 8808678121735 22 Schubert, F. Octet in F, D803 (1824). Academy of Ancient Music Chamber Ensemble. L’Oiseau-Lyre 425 519-2 1:00


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Thursday 9 April THURSDAY 9 0:00 CONTEMPORARY COLLECTIVE 3:00 CLASSICAL TILL DAWN 6:00 FINE MUSIC BREAKFAST including Arts Calendar at 7.30am with Simon Moore 9:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC The instruments: Strings Prepared by Chris Blower Berkeley, L. Serenade for strings, op 12 (1938-39). English String O/William Boughton. Nimbus NI 5450/3 13 Glière, R. Eight pieces for violin and cello, op 39 (1909). Eleonora Turovsky, vn; Yuli Turovsky, vc. Chandos CHAN 8652 17 Glinka, M. Viola sonata in D minor (182528; compl. Borisovsky). Nobuko Imai, va; Roland Pöntinen, pf. BIS CD-358 16 Vivaldi, A. Sonata no 12 in C, RV754. Fabio Biondi, vn; Maurizio Naddio, vc; Paulo Pandolfo, db; Rolf Lislevand, lute; Rinaldo Alessandrini, hpd. Arcana A 5 10 Rota, N. Sarabande and toccata (1945). Judy Loman, hp. Naxos 8.554561 7 Mozart, W. String quartet no 10 in C, K170 (1773). Festetics Quartet. Hungaroton HCD 31443-45 15 10:30 CONCERT HALL Prepared by Di Cox Schubert, F. Overture to Rosamunde, D797 (1823). Vienna PO/Pierre Monteux. Decca 482 4955 10 Bach, C.P.E. Oboe concerto in E flat, Wq165 (1765). Camerata Bern/Heinz Holliger, ob d’amore & dir. Philips 454 450-2 20 Tchaikovsky, P. Symphony no 6 in B minor, op 74, Pathétique (1893). Concertgebouw O/Bernard Haitink. Decca 478 5867 49 12:00 JAZZ, PURE AND SIMPLE with Maureen Meers 13:00 LOOKING IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR Prepared by James Nightingale Grieg, E. Holberg suite, op 40 (1884). Australian CO/Richard Tognetti. Sony SK 53356 19 Debussy, C. Homage to Rameau (1908). Alexandre Tharaud, pf. Harmonia Mundi HMX 2908379.81 7 Tailleferre, G. Hommage à Rameau (1964). Aldo Orvieto, pf; Renato Maioli, pf; Támmitam Percussion Ensemble/Guido Facchin.

Dynamic CDS 97 10 Stravinsky, I. Italian suite, from Pulcinella (1920). Francesca Dego, vn; Francesca Leonardi, pf. DG 481 7297 18 Arensky, A. Suite no 3 for two pianos, op 33, Variations (1894). Stephen Coombs, pf; Ian Munro, pf. Hyperion CDA66755 26 Milhaud, D. Le carnaval de Londres, op 172 (1937). New London O/Ronald Corp. Hyperion CDA66594 28 15:00 SONG AND DANCE Prepared by James Nightingale Telemann, G. Ich weiss, dass mein Erlöser lebt. Markus Schäfer, ten; Cologne CO/Helmut Müller-Brühl. Naxos 8.557615 10 Suite in G minor. Peter Bree, ob; Dries Munnik, vc; Christian Lambour, hpd. Etcetera KTC 1083 13 Glanville-Hicks, P. Thirteen ways of looking at a blackbird (1948). Lisa HarperBrown, sop; David Wickham, pf. Stone Records 5060192780390 12 Ballet: Tragic celebration, Jephtha’s daughter (1966). Tasmanian SO/Richard Mills. ABC 476 3222 16 16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE including Arts Calendar at 5.00pm 19:00 THE NEW JAZZ STANDARD with Frank Presley 20:00 THE WORLD OF A SYMPHONY Prepared by Mark Renton Brahms, J. Hungarian dances: no 1 in G minor; no 2 in B minor; no 5 in G minor (bef. 1872). Anne-Sophie Mutter, vn; Lambert Orkis, pf. DG 479 2949 9 Dvorák, A. Slavonic dances, op 72 nos 2, 7 and 8 (1886). Julie Adam, Daniel Herscovitch, pf. Fine Music tape archive 11 Schubert, F. The organ-grinder, from Winterreise, D911 no 24 (1827). Wolfgang Holzmair, bar; Imogen Cooper, pf. Philips 476 2002 3 Impromptu in G flat, op 90 no 3 (1828). Radu Lupu, pf. Decca 478 5644 6 Trad. Swing low, sweet chariot (arr. Burleigh). Nellie Melba, sop; Harold Craxton, pf. Decca 482 8093 2 Suk, J. Serenade in E flat, op 6 (1892). Prague Philharmonia/Jakub Hrusa. Supraphon SU 3882-2 29 Williams, J. Main theme, from Star Wars. Grimethorpe Colliery U.K. Coal Band. RCA 74321 88393 2 3

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Dvorák, A. Symphony no 9 in E minor, op 95 (1893). Berlin PO/Rafael Kubelik. DG 479 4110 43 22:00 INTERLUDE Britten, B. String quartet no 2 in C, op 36 (1945). Emerson String Quartet. Decca 4815204 29 22:30 ULTIMA THULE with George Cruickshank

FRIDAY 10 0:00 CLASSIC-ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT 6:00 FINE MUSIC BREAKFAST including Arts Calendar at 7.30am with Annabelle Drumm 9:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC Al fresco Prepared by Paul Cooke Abel, C. Aria: Frena la nelle lagrime. Emma Kirkby, sop; Charles Medlam, va da gamba. EMI CDC 7 49799 2 10 Damaré, E. Les échos des bois, op 220. Jean-Loius Beaumadier, picc; Marc Girardot, ophicleïde; Quintette à vent Circe; Ensemble Instrumental la Follia. Calliope CAL 9869 8 Novák, V. Songs of a winter night, op 30 (1902-03). Margaret Fingerhut, pf. Chandos CHAN 9489 17 Delius, F. On hearing the first cuckoo in spring (1911-12). Adelaide SO/Carl Pini. ABC 476 6955 6 Greenbaum, S. The lake and the hinterland (1999). Ashley Brown, vc; Sarah Watkins, pf. ABC 481 0504 5 Klami, U. Sea pictures, op 23 (1926-1932). Turku PO/Jorma Panula. Naxos 8.553757 21 Barton, W. Birdsong at dusk. William Barton, voice, did; Kurilpa String Quartet. ABC 481 0962 12 10:30 CONCERT HALL Prepared by James Nightingale Higdon, J. All things majestic (2011). Nashville SO/Giancarlo Guerrero. Naxos 8.559823 23 Reinecke, C. Flute concerto in D, op 283 (c1895). James Galway, fl; London PO/ Hiroyuki Iwaki. RCA RD 60450 21 Brahms, J. Symphony no 4 in E minor, op 98 (1884). West Australian SO/Asher Fisch. ABC 481 4413 39 12:00 A JAZZ HOUR with Barry O’Sullivan 13:00 SEVEN LAST WORDS Haydn, J. The seven last words of Christ on the Cross, Hob.XX:1a (1787). Orchestral Ensemble of Paris/Armin Jordan. Fnac Music 592195 53 14:00 BETWEEN TWO WORLDS Tchaikovsky’s orchestral works Prepared by Ron Walledge Tchaikovsky, P. Fatum, op 77 (1868). SO of Russia/Veronika Dudarova. Olympia OCD 512 A&B 18 Overture: The storm, op 76 (1864). Concertgebouw O/Bernard Haitink.

Saturday 11 April

Decca 478 5867 12 Overture in F. Russian NO/Mikhail Pletnev. Newton 8802037 11 Suite from Swan Lake, op 20 (1877). Berlin PO/Mstislav Rostropovich. DG 429 097-2 25 Symphony no 1 in G minor, op 13, Winter daydreams (1866). USSR SO/Yevgeny Svetlanov. Melodiya 74321170922 42

SATURDAY 11 0:00 CLASSIC-ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT 6:00 SATURDAY MORNING MUSIC with Stephen Wilson 9:00 WHAT’S ON IN MUSIC Our weekly guide to musical events in and around Sydney 9:05 THE PIANO ALONE Prepared by Katy Rogers-Davies Ginastera, A. 12 American preludes, op 12 (1944). Fernando Viani, pf. 16:00 FINE MUSIC HOLIDAY Naxos 8.557911 14 including Arts Calendar at 5.00pm Copland, A. El salón México (1933-36; arr 19:00 FRIDAY JAZZ SESSION Bernstein). Ray Lemond, pf. with Christopher Waterhouse Fine Music concert recording 11 20:00 EVENINGS WITH THE Piazzolla, A. Milonga del ángel (1965). ORCHESTRA Kathryn Stott, pf. Prepared by Rex Burgess Chandos CHAN 10493 7 Gottschalk, L. Grand tarantelle, op 67 Ginastera, A. Piano sonata no 1, op 22 (1868; arr. Kay). Reid Nibley, pf; Utah SO/ (1952). Alberto Portugheis, pf. Maurice Abravanel. Vanguard OVC 4051 7 ASV DCA 865 17 10:00 MUSIC OF THE DANCE Hovhaness, A. Fantasy on Japanese woodprints, op 211 (1965). Ron Johnson, mar; Prepared by Katy Rogers-Davies Rameau, J-P. Gavottes pour les heures et Seattle SO/Gerard Schwarz. Naxos 8.559717 14 les zéphirs, from Les Boréades (1763). Les Corigliano, J. Flute concerto, Pied Piper Musiciens du Louvre/Marc Minkowski. Archiv 479 1045 3 fantasy (1982). James Galway, fl; Eastman Dowland, J. Piper’s pavane. Yasunori Philharmonia/David Effron. RCA 6602-2-RC 37 Imamura, lute. Etcetera KTC 1030 5 Barber, S. Knoxville: Summer of 1915 (1947). Dawn Upshaw, sop; St Luke’s O/David Massenet, J. Obéissons quand leur voix appelle, from Manon (1884). Lorina Gore, sop; Zinman. Elecktra/Nonesuch 979 187-2 15 Tasmanian SO/Marko Letonja. ABC 481 6297 3 Ives, C. Symphony no 4 (1910-16). New Fauré, G. Pavane, op 50 (1887). Sydney Philharmonia O/Harold Farberman. Vanguard 08 9098 71 35 SO/Patrick Thomas. 22:00 BAROQUE AND BEFORE ABC 476 4565 6 Prepared by Andrew Dziedzic Mendelssohn, Fanny. Il saltarello Biber, H. The five joyful sonatas (c1676). romano, op 6 no 4 (1847). Irene Barbuceanu, Musica Antiqua Cologne/Reinhard Goebel. pf. Archiv 479 1957 32 Schwann 3-1589-2 3 Marini, B. Le lagrime d’Erminia (1620s). Ravel, M. Pavane pour une infante défunte Emma Kirkby, sop; Nigel Rogers, ten; Consort (1899). Berlin PO/Herbert von Karajan. of Musicke/Anthony Rooley. DG 479 0540 7 L’Oiseau-Lyre 478 0020 23 Duruflé, M. Three dances for orchestra, op Violin sonatas 1 to 4 (1620s). Catherine 6 (1936). Sydney SO/Jean-Pierre Jacquillat. Mackintosh, vn; Monica Huggett, vn; Consort ABC 434 716-2 22 of Musicke/Anthony Rooley. Hindemith, P. Suite of French dances L’Oiseau-Lyre 478 0020 24 (1958). Philharmonia O/José Serebrier. Sainte-Colombe, A. Concert no 27, ASV DCA 945 9 Bourrasque. Wieland Kuijken, bass viol; Respighi, O. Ancient airs and dances, Jordi Savall, bass viol. suite no 2 (1924). Australian CO/Christopher Astrée E 7729 8 Lyndon-Gee. Muffat, G. Indissolubilis amititia (pub. 1698). Omega OCD 1007 20 Armonico Tributo/Lorenz Duftschmid. 11:30 ON PARADE cpo 999 635-2 11 Prepared by Robert Small Bertali, A. Sonata in D à 4. Le Concert Dreyfus, G. Fanfare for a new dome Brisé/William Dongois. (pub. 2003); Lawson’s mates (1979); Great Accent ACC 24260 11 expectations (1986). 8

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Saturday 11 April Excerpts from The sentimental bloke (1985). 15 Theme from Rush (1974; arr.). 3 Kew Band/Tom Paulin (all above) Move MD 3248 12:00 URBAN JAZZ LOUNGE with Leita Hutchings 13:00 IN A SENTIMENTAL MOOD with Maureen Meers Nostalgic music and artists from the 30s, 40s and 50s and occasionally beyond, in a trip down many memory lanes 14:00 STAGING MUSIC Prepared by Angela Cockburn Dragons

Sunday 12 April

cpo 999 423-2 18 Gold and silver waltz, op 75 (1902). Zurich Tonhalle O/Franz Lehár. Naxos 8.110857 8

SUNDAY 12 0:00 CLASSIC-ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT 6:00 SUNDAY MORNING MUSIC with Robert Small 17:00 SOCIETY SPOT 9:00 MUSIC SACRA Organ Music Society of Sydney Prepared by Rex Burgess 18:00 MUSIC OF THE SCREEN Bach, J.S. Cantata, BWV47: Wer sicht Prepared by Maureen Meers selbst erhöhet, der soll erniedriget werden Music of all kinds featured on the screen, (1726). Bach Collegium Japan/Masaaki small and large Suzuki. 19:00 EMERGENT JAZZ BIS BIS-9052 20 with Keith Pettigrew Jolivet, A. Pastorales de Noël (1943). 20:00 THE LIFE OF A COMPOSER Britten-Pears Ensemble. Marc-Antoine Charpentier ASV DCA 918 12 Prepared by Jacky Ternisien Bruckner, A. Te Deum (1881-84). Maria Charpentier, M-A. Te Deum (c1690). Les Stader, sop; Sieglinde Wagner, cont; Ernst A 1870 Sesquicentenary Arts Florissants. Haefliger, ten; Peter Lagger, bass; German 2020 Event Harmonia Mundi HMC 901298 23 Opera Choir, Berlin; Berlin PO/Eugen Jochum. Excerpts from David and Jonathan (1688). O Decca 478 3640 22 14:30 SATURDAY MATINÉE of the Antipodes/Antony Walker. 10:00 THE CLASSICAL ERA Operetta in the afternoon ABC 481 0348 6 Prepared by Paul Cooke Prepared by Elaine Siversen Carissimi, G. Magnificat à 8 voci. Concerto Schubert, F. Overture to The devil’s Lehár, F. The merry widow. Operetta in Italiano/Rinaldo Alessandrini. pleasure castle, D84 (1813-14). Prague three acts. Libretto by Viktor Léon and Leo naïve OP 30505 11 Sinfonia/Christian Benda. Stein. First performed Vienna, 1905. Lully, J-B. Rigaudon. Joseph Bonnet, Naxos 8.570328 9 BARON VON ZETA: Bryn Terfel, bass Britannic organ. Mozart, W. Oboe quartet in F, K370 (1781). HANNA GLAWARI: Cheryl Studer, sop OEHMS Classics OC 843 4 Diana Doherty, ob; Australian Trio. COUNT DANILO DANILOVITSCH: Boje Benedictus. Le Concert Spirituel/Hervé Niquet. Fine Music concert recording 15 Skovhus, ten Naxos 8.554399 18 Kraus, J.M. Symphony in C minor, CAMILLE DE ROSILLON: Rainer Trost, ten Carissimi, G. Bel tempo per me se n’andò. Funèbre (1792). Swedish CO/Petter VALENCIENNE: Barbara Bonney, sop Martyn Hill, ten; Trevor Jones, va da gamba; Sundkvist. Monteverdi Choir; Vienna PO/John Eliot Robert Spencer, lute; Christopher Hogwood, Naxos 8.554777 18 Gardiner. hpd. Bach, C.P.E. Piano sonata in A, Wq48 no 6 DG 479 1044 1:20 LP L’Oiseau-Lyre DSLO 547 5 (1742). Danny Driver, pf. Eager that the vast fortune of the widow, Charpentier, M-A. Incidental music to Hyperion CDA67786 19 Hanna Glawiri, should not be lost to povertyLes fous divertissants (1680). New Chamber Stamitz, C. Viola concerto in D, op 1 (pub. stricken Principality of Pontevedra, Baron von Opera; Band of Instruments/Gary Cooper. 1774). Tabea Zimmermann, va; European Zeta, the Ambassador to Paris, is anxious ASV GAU 167 39 Union CO/Dmitri Demetriades. to marry her to Count Danilo. Hanna and 22:00 SATURDAY NIGHT AT HOME Helios CDH55035 21 Danilo were once in love but were prevented Prepared by Elaine Siversen Sor, F. Grande sonate, op 22. Adam from marrying because she was poor. Danilo Mendelssohn, F. String octet in E flat, op Holzman, gui. objects to the scheme because she is now rich 20 (1825). Members of Australian CO/Richard Naxos 8.553340 25 and also it is rumoured that she is about to Tognetti. 12:00 CLASSIC JAZZ AND marry the French Comte Camille de Rosillon Sony SK 57484 30 RAGTIME (who is in fact involved in a flirtation with the String symphony no 9 in C minor, Swiss with John Buchanan Baron’s wife, Valencienne). All ends happily, (1823). German Chamber Academy of Neuss/ 13:00 WORLD MUSIC: Whirled after enormous complications, with Hanna and Johannes Goritzki. Wide Danilo confessing their love and agreeing to Claves 50-9002 27 14:00 SYDNEY QUARTETS marry. Enescu, G. String octet in C, op 7 (1900). Goldner Quartet Overture to Gypsy love (1910); Overture to Voces String Quartet; Euterpe String Quartet. Prepared by Chris Blower Viennese women. Zurich Tonhalle O/Franz Marco Polo 8.223147 41 Schubert, F. String quartet movement in C Lehár. Rumanian rhapsody in D, op 11 no 2 (1901). minor, D703, Quartettsatz (1820). Naxos 8.110857 9 BBC PO/Gennady Rozhdestvensky. Fine Music concert recording 10 Caressing waves; Someone is coming, from Chandos CHAN 9537 14 Bridge, F. Three idylls (1907). The Tsarevitch (1927). Marilyn Hill Smith, sop; Hyperion CDA67726 14 Chandos Concert O/Stuart Barry. Kats-Chernin, E. Pitter patter (2016). Chandos CHAN 8978 4 Diana Doherty, ob; Elena Kats-Chernin, pf. Preludes and Russian dance, from Tatjana ABC 481 6430 3 (1906). Hanover Radio PO/Klauspeter Seibel. Dvorák, A. String quartet no 12 in F, op 96,

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Sunday 12 April American (1893). Fine Music concert recording 27 Goldner String Quartet (all above) 15:00 SUNDAY SPECIAL Tribute to Barry Tuckwell Prepared by Paul Cooke Reinhardt, K. Horn concerto in E flat. Academy of St Martin in the Fields/Iona Brown. Decca 417 406-2 9 Poulenc, F. Elegy in memory of Dennis Brain (1957). Daniel Blumenthal, pf. Etcetera KTC 1135 9 Porter, C. Do I love you? (arr. Shearing). George Shearing, pf. Concord CCD-42010 5 Britten, B. Serenade for tenor, horn and strings, op 31 (1943). Peter Pears, ten; London SO/Benjamin Britten. ABC 480 7301 24 Banks, D. Horn trio (1962). Brenton Langbein, vn; Maureen Jones, pf. Ex Libris 6059 15 Noble, R. The very thought of you (arr. Lyall). Imogen Manins, vc; Ben Robertson, db; David Jones, perc; Tony Gould, pf; strings of the Tasmanian SO/Graeme Lyall. ABC 270 765-2 5 Barry Tuckwell, hn (all above) Damase, J-M. Rhapsody for horn and orchestra (1987). Ben Jacks, hn; O Victoria/ Barry Tuckwell. Melba MR 301117 15 Mozart, W. Quintet in E flat, K452 (1784). Derek Wickens, ob; Robert Hill, cl; Martin Gatt, bn; Barry Tuckwell, hn; John Ogdon, pf. Decca 421 393-2 23 17:00 HOSANNA Prepared by Meg Matthews Hymns: The day of Resurrection. Choir of King’s College, Cambridge; Richard Farnes, org; Stephen Cleobury, cond. Decca B000 6647-02 2 It is finished; O come and stand beneath the Cross. Choir of King’s School, Canterbury; Matthew Morgan, org; Howard Ionascu, cond. Priory PRCD 716 9 Scheidt, S. Surrexit Christus hodie. 1 Plainchant: Haec dies. Laurence Harris, bar. 3 Byrd, W. This is the day. 2 Lassus, O. de The dawn glows with rosy light. 3 Taverner, J. When the Sabbath was over. 8 Bassano, G. Tell us Mary. 3 Rachmaninov, S. Today hath salvation come to earth. 2 Wesley, S.S. Blessed be the God and father. Alice Halstead, sop; Matthew Jorysz,

Monday 13 April

org. 7 Stanford, C. Villiers Ye choirs of New Jerusalem. Matthew Jorysz, org. Harmonia Mundi HMV 907655 5 Vaughan Williams, R. Easter, from Five mystical songs. Hugh Popplewell, bar; Matthew Jorysz, org. 5 Choir of Claire College, Cambridge/Graham Ross (10 above). Harmonia Mundi HMV 907655 18:00 SMALL FORCES Prepared by Krystal Li Lalo, E. Chants russes (1879). Maria Kliegel, vc; Bernd Glemser, pf. Naxos 8.554469 6 Glazunov, A. Saxophone quartet, op 109 (1932). Rollin’ Phones. BIS CD-466 27 Prokofiev, S. String quartet no 2 in F, op 92 (1941). Aurora String Quartet. Naxos 8.553136 21 19:00 SUNDAY NIGHT CONCERT Prepared by Krystal Li d’Indy, V. Mediterranean dyptich (1921). Buffalo PO/JoAnn Falletta. Beau Fleuve CHAN 10585 14 Bach, J.S. Double keyboard concerto in C minor, BWV1060 (1735-40). Andrew Davis, hpd; English CO/Raymond Leppard, hpd & dir. Philips 422 497-2 13 Bruckner, A. Symphony no 6 in A (187981). Staatskapelle Dresden/Eugen Jochum. Brilliant Classics 92084 56 20:30 NEW HORIZONS Prepared by Paul Cooke Chin, U. Piano études (1995-2003). Clare Hammond, pf. BIS BIS-2004 19 Adès, T. The four quarters (2011). Calder Quartet. Signum SIGCD413 18 Dench, C. Light-strung sigils (2001-02). Libra Ensemble/Roland Peelman. Tzadik TZ 8044 16 Simpson, R. Cello concerto (1991). Raphael Wallfisch, vc; BBC Welsh NO/William Boughton. Lyrita SRCD 344 29 22:00 JAZZ AFTER HOURS

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MONDAY 13 0:00 CLASSIC-ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT 6:00 FINE MUSIC BREAKFAST including Arts Calendar at 7.30am with James Hunter 9:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC A year in retrospect: 1930 Prepared by Frank Morrison Revueltas, S. Cuauhnáhuac (1930). Royal PO/Enrique Bátiz. ASV DCA 871 10 Kabalevsky, D. Sonatina in G minor, op 13 no 2 (1930). Murray McLachlan, pf. Olympia OCD 267 10 Gershwin, G. Embraceable you, from Girl crazy (1930). Kiri Te Kanawa, sop; New Princess TO/John McGlinn. EMI CDC 7 47454-2 5 Copland, A. Dance symphony (1930). Detroit SO/Antal Dorati. Decca 414 273-2 17 Respighi, O. Snuffbox suite (1930). Antonio Plotino, fl; Alberto Boschi, picc, fl; Paolo Bottini, ob; Sergio Dagnino, ob, cora; Gabriele Screpis, bn; Luigi Tedone, bn; Hector Moreno, Norberto Capelli, pf. Dynamic CDS 96 10 Myaskovsky, N. String quartet no 3 in D minor, op 33 no 3 (1910/30). Leningrad Taneyev Quartet. Melodiya MA 3006 27 10:30 CONCERT HALL Prepared by Derek Parker Goldmark, K. Overture to Sappho, op 44 (1893). Bamberg SO/Fabrice Bollon. cpo CPO 555 160-2 19 Franck, C. Symphonic variations (1885). Clifford Curzon, pf; London PO/Adrian Boult. Decca 473 116-2 15 Bax, A. Symphonic variations (1916-18). Bournemouth SO/James Judd. Naxos 8.570774 46 12:00 SWING SESSIONS with John Buchanan 13:00 HARMONY AND ORNAMENT Prepared by Albert Gormley Corelli, A. Concerto da camera in F, op 6 no 12 (pub. 1714). New Dutch Academy CO/ Simon Murphy. PentaTone PTC 5186 031 15 Purcell, H. Suite from Dioclesian (1690). Academy of St Martin in the Fields/Neville Marriner. Capriccio C8001 13 Vivaldi, A. Violin concerto in C, RV180, Il piacere (1740). Academy of Ancient Music/ Andrew Manze. Harmonia Mundi HMU 907230 10 Bach, J.S. Double concerto in D minor,


Monday 13 April BWV1043 (bef. 1730). Arthur Grumiaux, vn; Herman Krebbers, vn; Les Solistes Romands/ Arpad Gerecz. Philips 420 700-2 15 14:00 JESUITS, MONKS, PRIESTS AND THEIR PROFANE MUSIC Prepared by Anabela Pina Sanz, G. El pajarillo. Montserrat Figueras, sop; Tembembe Ensamble Continuo; Capella Reial de Catalunya; Hesperion XXI/Jordi Savall. Alia Vox AVSA 9876 7 Zipoli, D. Suite in F. Maurice André, tpt; Jean-François Paillard CO/Jean-François Paillard. Erato 2292-45062-2 12 Hita, A. de Aria no 4: Amor, sólo tu encanto, from La Briseida (1768). Maria Bayo, sop; Les Talents Lyriques/Christophe Rousset. Naïve E 8885 7 Soler, A. Fandango. L’Arpeggiata/Christina Pluhar. Virgin Classics 5099967851621 9 Steffani, A. Orlando generoso. I Barocchisti/Diego Fasolis. Decca 478 5741 7 Kircher, A. Tarantellas: La Carpinese; Napoletana, Tono hypodorico; Antidotum tarantulae. Lucilla Galeazzi, voice; L’Arpeggiata/Christina Pluhar. Alpha SA 503 8 15:00 SONG AND DANCE Prepared by James Nightingale Brahms, J. Seven songs for mixed choir, op 62 (1860). RIAS Chamber Choir/Marcus Creed. Harmonia Mundi HMG 501592/93 21 Waltzes, op 39 (1867). Martha Argerich, pf; Alexandre Rabinovitch, pf. Teldec 4509-92257-2 7 Stanhope, P. Sea chronicles (1998). Jane Sheldon, sop; Ironwood. ABC 476 3870 20 Dancing on clouds (2018). ACO Collective. ABC 481 7374 5 16:00 FINE MUSIC HOLIDAY including Arts Calendar at 5.00pm 19:00 JAZZ PULSE with Chris Wetherall 20:00 STORMY MONDAY with Austin Harrison and Garth Sundberg 22:00 JAZZ AFTER HOURS

Tuesday 14 April TUESDAY 14 0:00 CONTEMPORARY COLLECTIVE 3:00 CLASSICAL TILL DAWN 6:00 FINE MUSIC BREAKFAST including Arts Calendar at 7.30am with Julie Simonds 9:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC Colours of the keyboard Prepared by James Nightingale Bach, J.S. Prelude and fugue no 24 in B minor, BWV869. Albert Landa, pf. ABC 476 4556 12 Buxtehude, D. Nun lob, mein Seel, den Herren. Bine Bryndorf, org. Dacapo 6.220520 6 Creston, P. Saxophone sonata, op 19 (1936). Jean-Marie Londeix, sax; Pierre Pontier, pf. EMI 5 72360 2 12 Debussy, C. En blanc et noir (1915). Robert Casadesus, pf; Gaby Casadesus, pf. Philips 456 739-2 14 Hill, M. Waltz. Larry Sitsky, pf. Tall Poppies TP049 2 Beach, A. Hermit thrush at eve, op 92 no 1; Hermit thrush at morn, op 92 no 2 (1922). Virginia Eskin, pf. Koch 3-7254-2 8 Dohnányi, E. Piano quintet in E flat minor, op 26 (1914). Martin Roscoe, pf; Vanbrugh Quartet. ASV DCA 915 23 10:30 CONCERT HALL Prepared by Jacky Ternisien Charpentier, M-A. Ouverture. Ensemble Correspondances/Sébastien Daucé. Harmonia Mundi HMC 902169 5 Adam, A. Excerpts from Giselle (1841). London SO/Richard Bonynge. Decca 452 769-2 19 Tortelier, P. Double concerto (1950). Arto Noras, vc; Maud Martin Tortelier, vc; BBC PO/ Yan Pascal Tortelier. Chandos CHAN 9898 26 Godard, B. Oriental symphony, op 84 (1884). Royal Scottish NO/Martin Yates. Dutton CDLX 7274 28 12:00 JAZZ RHYTHM with Jeannie McInnes 13:00 SYDNEY SYMPHONY 2020 Produced by Andrew Bukenya What’s on in concerts during the next month 14:00 LOOKING IN THE REAR MIRROR Prepared by James Nightingale Bennett, Richard. Partita (1995). Philharmonia O/Richard Hickox. Chandos CHAN 10389 18 Ravel, M. Le tombeau de Couperin (1913-

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17). Jean-Yves Thibaudet, pf. Decca 433 515-2 24 Respighi, O. Ancient airs and dances, suite no 2 (1924). Australian CO/Christopher Lyndon-Gee. Omega OCD 1007 20 Poulenc, F. Suite française d’après Claude Gervaise (1939). Pascal Rogé, pf. Decca 460 329-2 12 Milhaud, D. Le carnaval d’Aix, op 83b (1926). Jack Gibbons, pf; New London O/ Ronald Corp. Hyperion CDA66594 19 Debussy, C. Hommage à Haydn (1909). Roger Woodward, pf. ABC 472 170-2 2 Prokofiev, S. Symphony no 1 in D, op 25, Classical (1917). Sydney SO/Vladimir Ashkenazy. Exton EXCL-00042 14 16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE including Arts Calendar at 5.00pm 19:00 THE JAZZ BEAT with Lloyd Capps 20:00 RECENT RELEASES 22:00 CHAMBER SOIRÉE Prepared by Gerald Holder Borodin, A. String quartet no 1 in A (187578). Moscow String Quartet. Brilliant Classics 94410 39 Prokofiev, S. Overture on Hebrew themes, op 34 (1919/34). Angela Malsbury, cl; David Pettit, pf; Coull String Quartet. Hyperion CDA66573 9 Rimsky-Korsakov, N. Quintet in B flat for flute, clarinet, bassoon, horn and piano (1876). Les Vents Français. Warner Classics 0825646231850 28 Shostakovich, D. String quartet no 2 in A, op 68 (1944). Shostakovich Quartet. Olympia OCD 532 36

Wednesday 15 April WEDNESDAY 15 0:00 CONTEMPORARY COLLECTIVE 3:00 CLASSICAL TILL DAWN 6:00 FINE MUSIC BREAKFAST including Arts Calendar at 7.30am with Janine Burrus 9:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC Inspired by literature Prepared by Paul Cooke Holst, G. Walt Whitman overture, op 7 (1899). Munich SO/Douglas Bostock. Classico CLASS 284 7 Janácek, L. String quartet no 1, Kreutzer sonata (1923). Goldner String Quartet. Fine Music concert recording 18 Haydn, J. Five Scottish songs. Judith Nelson, sop; Paul Elliott, ten; members of Academy of Ancient Music/Christopher Hogwood. Decca 480 0388 8 Stevenson, S. String quartet. Savourna Stevenson, hp; Mairi Campbell, vn, va; Wendy Weatherby, vc. Cooking Vinyl 192 16 Revueltas, S. Hommage a Federico García Lorca (1937). Arturo Reyes, tpt; Mexico PO/Fernando Lozano. LP Forlane UM 3558 13 Newman, M. The pied piper (2008). Hal Ott, fl; Malibu Chamber Players. Arts House MAHMR 1205201 16 10:30 CONCERT HALL Prepared by Michael Field Respighi, O. Ancient airs and dances, suite no 2 (1924). Australian CO/Christopher Lyndon-Gee. Omega OCD 1007 20 Dyson, G. Concerto leggiero (1951). Eric Parkin, pf; City of London Sinfonia/Richard Hickox. Chandos CHAN 9076 25 Pavlova, A. Symphony no 2, For the new millennium (1997/2002). Yaroslav Krasnikov, vn; Tchaikovsky RSO of Moscow/Vladimir Fedoseyev. VH1985 8.557566 38 12:00 JAZZ SKETCHES with Robert Vale 13:00 IN CONVERSATION with Christopher Waterhouse 14:00 PIERRE BOULEZ, CONDUCTOR Prepared by Jacky Ternisien Stravinsky, I. Song of the nightingale (1917). Royal Concertgebouw O. Radio Netherlands RCO 05001 21 Debussy, C. Dances sacred and profane (1904). Alice Chalifoux, hp; Cleveland O. Sony SM2K 68 327 10

Mahler, G. Verlorne Müh’, from Youth’s magic horn (1893). Magdalena Kozená, mezz; Christian Gerhaher, bar; Cleveland O. DG 477 9060 3 Ligeti, G. Piano concerto (1985-86). Pierre-Laurent Aimard, pf; Ensemble InterContemporain. DG 439 808-2 23 Mahler, G. Symphony no 4 in G (1900). Juliane Banse, sop; William Preucil, vn; Cleveland O. DG 477 9528 54 Pierre Boulez, cond (all above) 16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE including Arts Calendar at 5.00pm 19:00 A TWIST OF JAZZ with Andrew Piper A Sesquicentenary Event

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20:00 AT THE OPERA The excursions of Mr Broucek Prepared by Peter Poole Janácek, L. The excursions of Mr Broucek. Opera in two parts. Libretto by F.S. Procházka and others after Svaopluk Cech. First performed Prague, 23 April 1920. MATEJ BROUCEK: Jan Vacík, ten MAZAL/AZURIAN: Peter Straka, ten MÁLINKA/ETHEREA: Maria Haan, sop DOMSÍK: Roman Janál, bass-bar BBC Singers & SO/Jirí Belohlávek. DG 477 7387 2:03 On his way home from a night at the inn, Mr Broucek finds himself transported to the moon. Here he meets a strange collection of mathematicians, painters, musicians and poets, most of whom have counterparts in his terrestrial existence. These include the poet Azurean, who resembles his non-paying poet tenant Mazal, and his betrothed, Etherea, who resembles Mazal’s earthly sweetheart Malinka, with whom he had been quarrelling. Etherea falls in love with Broucek. When he discovers that they live on dew, he is glad to find himself back in Prague, where Mazal and Malinka make up their quarrel. After another night at the inn, Broucek falls into an underground passage and is transported back to the 15th century, where he is arrested as a spy, but is taken under the protection of a citizen, Domsik. After a battle defending the Hussites, in which Domsik is killed, Broucek is accused of cowardice and is about to be burned. He wakes up back in the Prague of his own time, ready to boast about his exploits in saving the city.

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Rikadla (1925-26). New London Chamber Choir; Clive Williamson, pf; Critical Band/ James Wood. Hyperion CDA66893 15 22:30 AN EVENING POT-POURRI Prepared by Jacky Ternisien Offenbach, J. Overture to Boule de neige (1871). Rouen Opera O/Jean-Pierre Haeck. Alpha 553 5 Haydn, J. Piano concerto in D, Hob.XVIII:11 (bef. 1784). Sebastian Knauer, pf; Cologne CO/Helmut Müller-Brühl. Naxos 8.570485 20 Lhoyer, A. de Duo concertant in C, op 31 no 2. Josiane Rabemananjara, gui; Philippe Spinosi, gui. naïve OP 30396 14 Lumbye, H. The sandman galop fantastique (1851). Odense SO/Peter Guth. Unicorn-Kanchana DKP(CD)9089 11 Anderson, L. The waltzing cat; Blue tango; The typewriter. Eastman-Rochester Pops O/ Frederick Fennell. Mercury 478 5092 8 Czerny, C. Tenth rondino on a theme of Mozart, op 98. Christian Lambour, pf. Schwann 310 120 11 Couperin, F. Concert royal no 1 in G (1714-15). Heinz Holliger, ob; Manfred Sax, bn; Josef Ulsamer, va da gamba; Christiane Jaccottet, hpd. Archiv 427 119-2 12


Thursday 16 April THURSDAY 16 0:00 CONTEMPORARY COLLECTIVE 3:00 CLASSICAL TILL DAWN 6:00 FINE MUSIC BREAKFAST including Arts Calendar at 7.30am with Simon Moore 9:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC The instruments: Strings Prepared by Jennifer Foong Vivaldi, A. Viola d’amore concerto in D minor, RV393. Garth Knox, va d’amore; Agnès Vesterman, vc. ECM New Series 2157 4764501 9 Trad. Yo m’enamorí d’un aire (arr. Savall). Arianna Savall, voice, gothic hp, Italian triple hp; Petter Udland Johansen, voice, hardingfele, mand; Sveinung Lilleheier, voice, gui, dobro; Miguel Àngel Cordero, voice, db; David Mayoral, voice, perc. ECM New Series 2227 278 4395 6 Gade, N. String quartet in F minor (1851). Ensemble MidtVest. cpo 555 198-2 21 Marenzio, L. Villanella: Con la fronte fiorita. Giuseppe Zambon, ct; Ezequiel Maria Recondo, fl; Alberto Rasi, va da gamba; Bruno Re, va da gamba; Chiara Veneri, va da gamba; Massimo Lonardi, lute. Nuova Era 7012/13 3 Jacquet de la Guerre, E-C. Sonata I in D minor (1707). Lina Tur Bonet, baroque vn; Patxi Montero, bass viol; Kenneth Weiss, hpd. Panclassics PC 10380 16 Beethoven, L. Violin sonata no 6 in A, op 30 no 1 (1801-02). David Oistrakh, vn; Sviatoslav Richter, pf. Brilliant Classics 8402 24 10:30 CONCERT HALL Prepared by Peter Poole Grainger, P. Youthful suite (1899/1940-45). Sydney SO/John Hopkins. ABC 476 5957 26 Westlake, N. Suite from Antarctica (1992). Tim Kain, gui; Tasmanian SO/David Porcelijn. Tall Poppies TP169 22 Grieg, E. Symphony in C minor (1863-64). Bergen PO/Ole Kristian Ruud. BIS CD-1740/42 34 12:00 JAZZ, PURE AND SIMPLE with Maureen Meers 13:00 THE MIGHTY FIVE Prepared by Jacky Ternisien Rimsky-Korsakov, N. Capriccio espagnol, op 34 (1887). Cleveland O/Lorin Maazel. Decca 480 6627 16 Mussorgsky, M. Pictures at an exhibition (1924). Simon Tedeschi, pf. ABC 481 1963 45

Cui, C. Song of the most holy Theotokos, op 93. Holst Singers/Stephen Layton. Hyperion CDA67756 8 Balakirev, M. Overture to Incidental music for King Lear (1859). BBC PO/Vassily Sinaisky. Chandos CHAN 9667 11 Rimsky-Korsakov, N. Overture to The Tsar’s bride (1898-99). Philharmonia O/ Yondani Butt. ASV DCA 1024 6 Borodin, A. Polovtsian dances, from Prince Igor (1887). Sydney Philharmonia Motet and Symphonic Choirs; Sydney Philharmonia O/ Antony Walker. ABC 476 3521 14 Rimsky-Korsakov, N. Fantasia on Serbian themes, op 6 (1867). Philharmonia O/ Yondani Butt. ASV DCA 1024 7 15:00 WITH PASSION Carulli, F. Guitar sonata, op 21 no 3. Richard Savino, gui. Naxos 8.553301 15 Bortnyansky, D. Sacred concerto no 23 (c1792). Russian State Symphonic Cappella/ Valery Polyansky. Chandos CHAN 9840 10 Clementi, M. Sonatina in C, op 36 no 1 (1797). Howard Shelley, pf. Hyperion CDA67814 5 Haydn, J. Symphony in F minor, Hob.I:49, Passion (1768). Amsterdam Baroque O/Ton Koopman. Erato ECD 88173 23 16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE including Arts Calendar at 5.00pm 19:00 THE NEW JAZZ STANDARD with Frank Presley 20:00 THE WORLD OF A SYMPHONY Prepared by James Nightingale Rossini, G. Overture to The barber of Seville (1816). Tasmanian SO/Ola Rudner. ABC 481 0616 7 Schubert, F. Die Nonne, D208 (1815). Sarah Walker, mezz; Graham Johnson, pf. Hyperion CDJ33008 8 Rondo in A, D951 (1816). Martha Argerich, pf; Lang Lang, pf. DG 479 5096 14 Weber, C.M. Grand duo concertante, op 48 (1816). Michael Collins, cl; Piers Lane, pf. Chandos CHAN 10615 19 Schubert, F. Abschied, D475 (1816). Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, bar; Gerald Moore, pf. DG 477 5765 5 Beethoven, L. String quartet in C minor, op 18 no 4 (1800). Goldner String Quartet.

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Friday 17 April ABC 476 3541 24 Schubert, F. Symphony no 4 in C minor, D417, Tragic (1816). Royal Concertgebouw O/Nikolaus Harnoncourt. Teldec 4509-91184-2 31 22:00 GIGUES Prepared by Jacky Ternisien Bach, J.S. Gigue, from English suite no 2 in A minor, BWV807 (c1725; transcr. Neumann). Renaud Capuçon, vn; Gautier Capuçon, vc. Virgin 332626 2 1 3 Hässler, J.W. Grande gigue in D minor, op 31. Olga Tverskaya, fp. Opus111 OPS 30-178 6 Murcia, S. de A gigue of Corelli. Paul O’Dette, gui; Pat O’Brien, gui; Steve Player, gui; Andrew Lawrence-King, hp, psaltery; Pedro Estevan, perc. Harmonia Mundi HMX 2907212 3 Loeillet of London, J.B. Gigue (transcr. Godowsky). Konstantin Scherbakov, pf. Marco Polo 8.223795 4 Ponce, M. Gigue. Andrés Segovia, gui. DG 474 961-2 5 Charpentier, M-A. Gigue française, from Concerts in four parts for viols, H545. Les Arts Florissants/William Christie. Erato 3984-25485-2 1 22:30 ULTIMA THULE with Jackson Day

FRIDAY 17 0:00 CONTEMPORARY COLLECTIVE 3:00 CLASSICAL TILL DAWN 6:00 FINE MUSIC BREAKFAST including Arts Calendar at 7.30am with Annabelle Drumm 9:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC Al fresco Prepared by Dan Bickel Bliss, A. River music (1959). Finzi Singers/ Paul Spicer. Chandos CHAN 8980 7 Carr-Boyd, A. Murray River (1995). Sydney Guitar O/Christopher Keane. Jade JAD 1059 5 Delius, F. Summer night on the river (1911). Bournemouth Sinfonietta/Norman Del Mar. Chandos CHAN 6502 7 Thomson, V. Suite from The River (1934). Symphony of the Air; Leopold Stokowski, conductor. Vanguard OVC 8013 24 Mussorgsky, M. Dawn over the Moscow River, from Khovanshchina (1872; arr. RimskyKorsakov). USSR SO/Yevgeny Svetlanov. Melodiya SUCD 10-00178 6 Koehne, G. Time is a river. Paul Dean, cl; Tasmanian SO/Richard Mills. ABC 481 1480 17 Sibelius, J. The breaking of the ice on the Oulu River (1899). Lasse Pöysti, narr; YL Male Voice Choir; Lahti SO/Osmo Vänskä. BIS CD-1906/08 10 10:30 CONCERT HALL Prepared by Elaine Siversen Vaughan Williams, R. Aristophanic suite: The wasps (1909). Royal Liverpool PO/ James Judd. Naxos 8.572304 26 Saint-Saëns, C. Cello concerto no 1 in A minor, op 33 (1872). Maria Kliegel, vc; Bournemouth Sinfonietta/Jean-François Monnard. Naxos 8.553039 19 Marshall-Hall, G. Symphony in E flat (1903). Queensland TO/Warren Bebbington. Move MD 3081 36 12:00 A JAZZ HOUR with Barry O’Sullivan 13:00 AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER MUSIC Prepared by James Nightingale Sutherland, M. Clarinet sonata (1949). Nigel Westlake, cl; David Bollard, pf. Tall Poppies TP004 8 Westlake, N. Mosstrooper Park (2006). Slava Grigoryan, gui; Leonard Grigoryan, gui. ABC 481 7031 25 Boyd, A. Cloudy mountain (1981). Geoffrey

Collins, fl; David Miller, pf. Tall Poppies TP127 8 Greenbaum, S. Book of departures (2008). NZTrio. ABC 481 0504 11 14:00 NIKOLAUS HARNONCOURT Great musician Prepared by Denis Patterson Marais, M. La sonnerie de Sainte Geneviève du Mont de Paris (pub. 1723). Alice Harnoncourt, vn; Nikolaus Harnoncourt, va da gamba; Herbert Tachezi, hpd. Harmonia Mundi HMC 90414 9 Rameau, J-P. Premier concert, from Pièces de clavecin en concert (pub. 1741). Lars Fryden, vn; Nikolaus Harnoncourt, va da gamba; Gustav Leonhardt, hpd. Vanguard 08 2023 71 8 Biber, H. Battalia (pub. 1673). Concentus Musicus Vienna. Archiv 437 081-2 8 Mozart, W. Ei parte ... Senti!, from Così fan tutte, K588 (1790). Charlotte Margiono, sop; Royal Concertgebouw O. Teldec 0630-10031- 2 9 Mozart, W. Six German dances, K571 (1789). Concentus Musicus Vienna. Sony 88697914112 11 Schumann, R. Fantasy in C, op 131 (1853). Thomas Zehetmair, vn; Royal Concertgebouw O. Radio Nederland RCO11004 16 Strauss, J. II Overture to The gypsy baron. Vienna SO. Teldec 4509-98821-2 8 Bach, J.S. Cantata, BWV112: Der Herr ist mein getreuer Hirt (1731). Markus Huber, treb; Paul Esswood, alto; Kurt Equiluz, ten; Ruud van der Meer, bass; Tölz Boys Choir; Concentus Musicus Vienna. Teldec 2564 69943-7 14 Haydn, J. Symphony in C, Hob.I:97 (1792). Royal Concertgebouw O. Radio Nederland RCO12004 26 Nikolaus Harnoncourt, cond (7 above) 16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE including Arts Calendar at 5.00pm 19:00 FRIDAY JAZZ SESSION with Christopher Waterhouse 20:00 EVENINGS WITH THE ORCHESTRA Great conductors of the Golden Age Prepared by David Brett Strauss, J. II Overture to Die Fledermaus (1874). Vienna PO. CBS M2XK 45564 8 Brahms, J. Symphony no 2 in D, op 73 (1877). Vienna PO. Artists FED 013/14 37

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Wagner, R. Tod und Hölle! from Tristan und Isolde (1857-59). Brigitte Fassbaender, mezz; Werner Götz, ten; Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, bar; Wolfgang Hellmich, bar; Kurt Moll, bass; Staatskapelle Dresden. DG 477 5324 8 Schubert, F. Symphony no 3 in D, D200 (1815). Chicago SO. Artists FED 013/14 20 Verdi, G. Lunge da lei ... De’ miei bollenti spiriti, from La traviata (1853). Plácido Domingo, ten; Bavarian State O. DG 477 6292 4 Beethoven, L. Symphony no 5 in C minor, op 67 (1807). Vienna PO. DG 479 4110 34 Carlos Kleiber, cond (all above) 22:00 BAROQUE AND BEFORE Christ lay in death’s bonds Prepared by Elaine Siversen Zelenka, J. Lamentations for Good Friday, from Lamentations of the prophet Jeremiah (1732). Guy de Mey, ten; Kurt Widmer, bass; Instrumentalists of Schola Cantorum Basiliensis; René Jacobs, alto & dir. Harmonia Mundi GD77112 25 Bach, J.S. O Lamm Gottes, unschuldig, BWV656 (c1713-17). André Isoir, org. Caliope CAL 3716/7 8 Agnus Dei, from Mass in B minor, BWV232 (1733/48/49). Andreas Scholl, ct; Collegium Vocale/Philippe Herreweghe. Harmonia Mundi HMX 2901726 6 Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV695 (bef. 1708). Hans Fagius, org. BIS CD-343/44 4 Pachelbel, J. Christ lag in Todesbanden. Renate Brosch, sop; Herbert Klein, alto; Paul Mühlschlegel, ten; Bernhard Jäger, bass; Pforzheim Motet Choir; Pforzheim Childrens Choir; Pforzheim Bach O/Rolf Schweizer. Da Camera Magna CD 5011 13 Bach, J.S. Orchestral suite no 3 in D, BWV1068 (c1731). English Concert/Trevor Pinnock. Archiv 427 112-2 18 La Rue, P. de Missa Pascale à 5. Ars Antiqua de Paris/Michel Sanvoisin. Naxos 8.554656 32


Saturday 18 April SATURDAY 18 0:00 CLASSIC-ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT 6:00 SATURDAY MORNING MUSIC with David Garrett 9:00 WHAT’S ON IN MUSIC Our weekly guide to musical events in and around Sydney 9:05 THE PIANO ALONE Prepared by Frank Morrison Mozart, W. Rondo in D, K485 (1786). Claudio Arrau, pf. Philips 422 056-2 8 Brahms, J. Scherzo in E flat minor, op 4 (1851). Claudio Arrau, pf. Philips 432 302-2 9 Prokofiev, S. Piano sonata no 8 in B flat, op 84 (1939-44). Emil Gilels, pf. Philips 456 796-2 32 10:00 MUSIC OF THE DANCE Prepared by Paul Cooke Koch, G. Dances from Spain: Lavender and gossip; Bargaining with the goat herd; The ferry’s wake. Gareth Koch, gui. Artworks AW006 10 Strauss, R. Dance of the seven veils, from Salome, op 54 (1905). Vienna PO/Gustavo Dudamel. DG 476 471-7 10 Chabrier, E. Souvenir de Brunehaut, valse (1862). Georges Rabol, pf. Naxos 8.553010 13 Kodály, Z. Dances of Marosszék (1930). Philharmonia Hungarica/Antal Dorati. Decca 443 006-2 12 Molique, B. Introduction, andante and polonaise, op 43. Mario Ancillotti, fl; Piernarciso Masi, pf. Dynamic CDS 104 14 Bax, A. Ballet: From dusk till dawn (1917). London PO/Bryden Thomson. Chandos CHAN 8863 20 11:30 MUSIC THAT’S BAND Prepared by Owen Fisher Lloyd Webber, A. Medley from Jesus Christ Superstar. Band of Yorkshire Metals/ Trevor Walmsley. LP Astor GGS 1508 7 Porter, C. Blow, Gabriel blow. Allentown Band/Ronald Demkee. AMP 27183 3 Hammer, R. Waltz with a beat. Cory Band/ Arthur Kenny. LP Decca SB 319 3 Monk, W. Abide with me (arr. Rimmer). Besses o’ th’ Barn Band/Roy Newsome. Chandos CHAN 4529 7 Karas, A. Theme from The third man. Living Brass/Ray Martin. LP RCA CAS-989 3

12:00 URBAN JAZZ LOUNGE with Leita Hutchings 13:00 COME TO THE OPERA Prepared by Derek Parker Are you an opera fan? If not, why not? Together the story and the song make for great entertainment as well as great art. Derek Parker tells the story of Purcell’s The Fairy Queen, and plays some of the music that makes it a great opera. 14:30 SATURDAY MATINEE Bruckner’s eighth Bruckner, A. Symphony no 8 in C minor (1884-90). Royal Concertgebouw O/Zubin Mehta. Radio Nederland RCO12004 1:23 Wolf, H. Scherzo and finale (1877). Paris O/ Daniel Barenboim. Apex 0927-49582-2 15 Strauss, J. II Gypsy quadrille, op 24. Vienna PO/Riccardo Muti. DG 474 900-2 5 Schumann, R. Piano sonata in F sharp minor, op 11 (1832-35). Nikolai Demidenko, pf. Hyperion CDA66864 34 17:00 SOCIETY SPOT Classical Guitar Society Prepared by Darryl Rule 18:00 MUSIC OF THE SCREEN Prepared by Sue Jowell Music of all kinds featured on the screen, small and large 19:00 EMERGENT JAZZ with Keith Pettigrew 20:00 THE LIFE OF A COMPOSER Richard Wagner Prepared by Rex Burgess Wagner, R. Overture to Rienzi (1838-40). Los Angeles PO/Zubin Mehta. Decca 475 7470 12 Sonata for Mathilde Wesendonck (1853). Werner Genuit, pf. LP Bellaphon EB 23049 11 Wesendonk Lieder (1857-58). Kirsten Flagstad, sop; Gerald Moore, pf. LP EMI EX 29 1227 3 19 Siegfried’s Rhine journey, from Götterdämmerung (1869-74). Birgit Nilsson, sop; Wolfgang Windgassen, ten; Vienna PO/ Georg Solti. Decca 476 2457 21 Siegfried idyll (1870). Australian CO/Richard Tognetti. ABC 481 4571 18 Prize song, from The mastersingers of Nuremberg, Act III (1867). Plácido Domingo, ten; Berlin German Opera O/Eugen Jochum. Decca 476 2457 8 Prelude and Liebestod, from Tristan and Isolde (1857-59). Marilyn Richardson, sop;

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Sunday 19 April Queensland SO/Werner Andreas Albert. ABC 426 999-2 17 22:00 SATURDAY NIGHT AT HOME Prepared by Chris Blower Respighi, O. Ballet: The magic toyshop, after Rossini (1919). BBC PO/Gianandrea Noseda. Chandos CHAN 10081 45 Chopin, F. Variations in B flat on Mozart’s Là ci darem la mano (1827). Ian Munro, pf; Tasmanian SO/David Porcelijn. ABC 465 424-2 17 Saint-Saëns, C. String quartet no 2 in G, op 153 (1918). Fine Arts Quartet. Naxos 8.572454 29 Martinu, B. Suite no 1 from Spalícek, (1931-32/37/40). Liidia Ilves, pf; Estonian National SO/Neeme Järvi. Chandos CHAN 10885 22

SUNDAY 19 0:00 CLASSIC-ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT 6:00 SUNDAY MORNING MUSIC 9:00 MUSICA SACRA Prepared by Jacky Ternisien Cavalli, F. Dixit Dominus, from Vespero dell domeniche (pub. 1675). Claudio Monteverdi Choir; La Pifarescha/Bruno Gini. Dynamic CDS 7714 6 Cherubini, L. Requiem in memory of Louis XVI (1816). Ambrosian Singers; Philharmonia O/Riccardo Muti. EMI 5 72786 2 49 10:00 THE CLASSICAL ERA Prepared by Di Cox Kraus, J.M. Overture to Proserpin (1778). Drottningholm Court TO/Thomas Schuback. Musica Sveciae MSCD 424 7 Berwald, F. Concert piece in F, op 2 (1820). Klaus Thunemann, bn; Academy of St Martin in the Fields/Neville Marriner. Philips 446 096-2 11 Wikmanson, J. String quartet no 2 in E minor, op 1 (pub. 1801). Chilingirian Quartet. CRD 33123 21 Mozart, W. Piano concerto no 9 in E flat, K271, Jeunehomme (1777). Maria-João Pires, pf; Gulbenkian Foundation of Lisbon CO/Theodor Guschlbauer. Erato 2292-45050-2 33 Boccherini, L. Guitar quintet no 4 in D, Fandango (1798). Pepe Romero, gui; Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble. Philips 438 769-2 17 Beethoven, L. Prisoners’ chorus, from Fidelio, op 72 (1804-14). Opera Queensland Ch; Queensland SO/Johannes Fritzsch. ABC 476 3489 7 Haydn, J. Symphony in D, Hob.I:1 (c1759). Hanover Band/Roy Goodman. Hyperion CDA66524 13 12:00 CLASSIC JAZZ AND RAGTIME with Jeannie McInnes 13:00 WORLD MUSIC: Whirled Wide 14:00 SYDNEY QUARTETS Hazelwood Quartet Prepared by Chris Blower Weber, C.M. Clarinet quintet in B flat, op 34 (1811-15). Anne Menzies, cl. 24 Mozart, W. Piano concerto no 13 in C, K415 (1782; arr. Mozart 1783). Rachel Valler, pf. 31 Hazelwood Quartet (2 above) Fine Music concert recordings 15:00 SUNDAY SPECIAL Vexations and Devotions

Prepared by James Nightingale Korngold, E. Devotion (1946). Brandenburg PO/Richard Kaufman. Naxos 8.578005-06 6 Hildegard of Bingen. O ignis spiritus. Andrew Parrot, ten; Kevin Breen, ten; Howard Milner, ten; Christopher Page, cond. Hyperion CDS44251 5 Boulanger, L. Old Buddhist prayer (1917). Julian Podger, ten; Monteverdi Choir; London SO/John Eliot Gardiner. DG 463 789-2 8 Sibelius, J. Serious melodies, op 77 (191415). Torleif Thedéen, vc; Folke Gräsbeck, pf. BIS CD-817 9 Menotti, G. The telephone (1946). Anne Victoria Banks, sop; Gian Luca Ricci, bar; Milan CO/Paolo Vaglieri. Nuova Era 7122 25 Byrd, W. Vigilate (pub. 1589). Tallis Scholars/Peter Phillips. Gimell GIM 992 5 Dean, B. Vexations and devotions (2005). Gondwana Voices; BBC Ch & SO/David Robertson. BIS CD-2016 37 Grenfell, M. Four Leunig pieces (2001). David Malone, gui. Tall Poppies TP178 12 17:00 HOSANNA Prepared by Richard Munge Hymns: There is a green hill far away; Immortal, invisible, God only wise. Geoffrey Shaw, bass. Helios CDH 55036 6 Harwood, B. Evening Service in A flat, op 6. Helios CDH 55402 8 Choir of St Paul’s Cathedral; Christopher Dearnley, org; John Scott, cond (2 above) Wesley, S.S. Anthem: Thou wilt keep Him. Choir of Winchester Cathedral; Philip Scriven, org; David Hill, cond. Herald HAVP 275 4 Stanford, C. Villiers Anthem: Arise, shine, for Thy light is come. Choir of St Alban’s Cathedral; Andrew Lucas, org. Priory FCM 1 5 Duruflé, M. Excerpts from Requiem. Combined choirs of Gloucester, Hereford, Worcester Cathedrals; David Briggs, org; Adrian Lucas, cond. Griffin GCCD 4023 14 Hymns: Glorious things of Thee are spoken; God be in my head; The day Thou gavest, Lord, is ended. Choir of Worcester Cathedral; Worcester Festival Choral Society; Paul Trepte, org; Donald Hunt, cond. Griffin GC 4024 8 Fjellestad, J. Toccata. Richard Lea, org.

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Priory PR 1042 6 18:00 SMALL FORCES Prepared by Anne Irish Giuliani, M. Grand quintet in C, op 65. Richard Savino, gui; Artaria Quartet. Harmonia Mundi HMU 907069 17 Rachmaninov, S. Romance and Hungarian dance, from Salon pieces, op 6 (1893). Dene Olding, vn; Vladimir Ashkenazy, pf. Sydney Symphony SSO200901 11 Berwald, F. Piano quintet no 1 in C minor (1853). Uppsala Chamber Soloists; Bengt-Åke Lundin, pf. Naxos 8.553970 26 19:00 SUNDAY NIGHT CONCERT Prepared by Chris Blower German, E. Suite: The seasons (1899). RTE Concert O/Andrew Penny. Marco Polo 8.223695 39 Mozart, W. Violin concerto no 3 in G, K216 (1775). Frank Peter Zimmermann, vn; Berlin PO/Wolfgang Sawallisch. EMI 5 55426 2 22 Strauss, R. Symphonic fantasy from Die Frau ohne Schatten. Rainer Honeck, vn; Vienna PO/Christian Thielemann. DG 479 1426 22 20:30 NEW HORIZONS Prepared by Nev Dorrington Marchal, J. Insight IV (2018). Julien Marchal, pf. Whales Records WR18 JM 004 34 Observations (2018). Julien Marchal, pf; String quartet. Dim Mak Records DM 1061 52 22:00 JAZZ AFTER HOURS


Monday 20 April MONDAY 20 0:00 CLASSIC-ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT 6:00 FINE MUSIC BREAKFAST including Arts Calendar at 7.30am with Robert Small 9:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC A year in retrospect: 1799 Prepared by Jacky Ternisien Salieri, A. Overture to Falstaff (1799). London Mozart Players/Matthias Bamert. Chandos CHAN 9877 4 Devienne, F. Oboe sonata in C, op 71 no 3 (1799). Burkhard Glaetzner, ob; Christine Schornsheim, pf. Berlin 0012852BC 18 Vogler, G. Sinfonia: La Scala (1799). National Museum CO/Claude Génetay. Musica Sveciae MSCD 407 21 Beethoven, L. Eight variations on Tändeln und Scherzen from Süssmayr’s Soliman II, WoO76 (1799). Ronald Brautigam, fp. BIS SACD-1673 8 Hummel, J. Te Deum (1799). Patricia Wright, sop; Zan McKendree-Wright, cont; Patrick Power, ten; David Griffiths, bass; Tower Voices New Zealand; New Zealand SO/ Uwe Grodd. Naxos 8.557193 12 André, J. Clarinet quartet in E flat, op 54 (1799). Anne Menzies, cl; Donald Hazelwood, vn; Peter Pfuhl, va; Patricia Mendelow, vc. Fine Music concert recording 16 10:30 CONCERT HALL Prepared by Paul Hopwood Rossini, G. Overture to Torvaldo e Dorliska (1815). New Philharmonia O/Richard Bonynge. Decca 466 431-2 8 Bach, J.S. Violin concerto in E, BWV1042 (bef. 1730). Itzhak Perlman, vn; English CO/ Daniel Barenboim. EMI CDB 7 62988 2 20 Schubert, F. Symphony no 9 in C, D944, Great C major (1825-28). Scottish CO/ Charles Mackerras. Telarc CD-80502 55 12:00 SWING SESSIONS with John Buchanan 13:00 RUSSIAN ROULETTE Prepared by Yola Center Titov, V. Bless the Lord, O my soul. Parsons Affayre/Warren Trevelyan-Jones. Vox Foris MMPA003 4 Khandoshkin, I. Violin sonata in D, op 3 no 3 (c1800). Anastasia Khitruk, vn. Naxos 8.570028 13 Tchaikovsky, P. Fantasy overture: Romeo and Juliet (1869/70/80). Willoughby SO/ Nicholas Milton.

Tuesday 21 April

Fine Music concert recording 18 Prokofiev, S. Piano sonata no 7 in B flat, op 83 (1939-42). Martha Argerich, pf. DG 479 5978 16 14:00 KEYBOARD OPERA Prepared by Chris Blower Deutscher, A. Up in the sky; When the day falls into darkness, from Cinderella (2012-15; arr. Deutscher 2019). Alma Deutscher, pf. Sony 19075990192 7 Glinka, M. Variations on a theme in E flat, from Mozart’s The magic flute (1822). Tatiana Loguinova, pf. Phaedra 292026 9 Liszt, F. Paraphrase on the Miserere, from Verdi’s Il trovatore (1859). Daniel Barenboim, pf. Erato ECD 75477 9 14:30 TREBLE SIX Prepared by Derek Parker Dvorák, A. String sextet in A, op 48 (1878). Boston Symphony Chamber Players. apex 7559 79679 2 32 Mendelssohn, F. Sextet in D for strings and piano, op 110 (1824). Andra Darzins, va; Wolfgang Wagner, db; Bartholdy Piano Quartet, Naxos 8.550966 31 Boccherini, L. String sextet in E, op 23 no 3 (1776). Mayumi Seiler vn; Iris Juda, vn; Diemut Poppen, va; Werner Dickel, va; Richard Lester vc; Howard Penny, vc. Brilliant Classics 94386 17 16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE including Arts Calendar at 5.00pm 19:00 JAZZ PULSE with Chris Wetherall 20:00 STORMY MONDAY with Austin Harrison and Garth Sundberg 22:00 JAZZ AFTER HOURS

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TUESDAY 21 0:00 CONTEMPORARY COLLECTIVE 3:00 CLASSICAL TILL DAWN 6:00 FINE MUSIC BREAKFAST including Arts Calendar at 7.30am with Julie Simonds 9:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC Colours of the keyboard Prepared by Frank Morrison Galuppi, B. Sonata for two organs. Luigi Celeghin, org; Bianka Pezic, org. Naxos 8.557131 6 Kodàly, Z. Cello sonata, op 4 (1910/21). Miklós Perényi, vc; Jenö Jandó, pf. Hungaroton HCD 31046 18 Chopin, F. Piano sonata no 3 in B minor, op 58 (1844). Martha Argerich, pf. DG 477 7557 27 Martinu, B. Two harpsichord pieces (1935). Monika Knoblochová, hpd. Supraphon SU 3805-2 7 Mendelssohn, F. Piano quartet no 2 in F minor, op 2 (1823). Menuhin Festival Piano Quartet. Ars FCD 368 312 22 10:30 CONCERT HALL Prepared by Dan Bickel Vaughan Williams, R. Aristophanic suite: The wasps (1909). Bournemouth Sinfonietta/ Norman Del Mar. EMI CDM 5 65130 2 25 Strauss, R. Violin concerto in D minor, op 8 (1880-82). James Ehnes, vn; Melbourne SO/ Andrew Davis. ABC 481 7471 31 Khachaturian, A. Symphony no 3 (1947). BBC PO/Fedor Gluschenko. Chandos CHAN 9321 25 12:00 JAZZ RHYTHM with Jeannie McInnes 13:00 OPERA IN CONCERT Prepared by Giovanna Grech Mascagni, P. Gli aranci olezzano, from Cavalleria rusticana (1890). Slovak Philharmonic Ch; Slovak RSO/Alexander Rahbari. Naxos 8.553963 8 Bizet, G. Elle est là ... La voix d’un amant fidèle, from La jolie femme de Perth (1866). Juan Diego Flórez, ten; Bologna Comunale Theatre Ch & O/Roberto Abbado. Decca 478 5948 6 Gounod, C. Jewel song, from Faust (1859). Amelia Farrugia, sop; BBC SO/Alexander Briger. Decca 987 5237 5 Ponchielli, A. Dance of the hours, from La Gioconda (1876). Berlin PO/Herbert von Karajan.

Tuesday 21 April DG 474 617-2 11 Meyerbeer, G. Overture to Dinorah (1859). New Zealand SO/Darrell Ang. Naxos 8.573195 13 Verdi, G. Return victorious, from Aïda (1871). Rita Hunter, sop; Tasmanian SO/ Dobbs Franks. ABC 438 196-2 8 14:00 MUSICAL FAMILIES In-laws Prepared by Jennifer Foong Bizet, G. Overture: Patrie, op 19 (1873). Montreal SO/Charles Dutoit. Decca 452 102-2 13 Halévy, F. Rachel, quand du Seigneur, from La juive (1835). Ben Heppner, ten; London Voices; London SO/Myung-Whun Chung. DG 471 372-2 11 Bizet, G. Habanera: L’amour est un oiseau rebelle, from Carmen (1873-74). Maria Callas, sop; French National RO/Georges Prêtre. EMI CDM 1 66424 2 4 Nour-Eddin, roi de Lahore, from Djamileh (1871). Huguette Tourangeau, mezz; Suisse Romande O/Richard Bonynge. ABC 475 070-2 5 Adagietto, from L’Arlésienne suite no 1 (1872). Berlin PO/Herbert von Karajan. DG 479 0540 3 Come dolce a me favelli, from Clari (1828). Cecilia Bartoli, mezz; Ada Pesch, vn; O La Scintilla/Adám Fischer. Decca 475 9077 5 Horowitz, V. Variations on a theme from Bizet’s Carmen. Vladimir Horowitz, pf. Sony 88697419402 4 Halévy, F. Rachel’s aria: Il va venir, from La Juive. Françoise Pollet, sop; Montpellier PO/ Cyril Diederich. Erato 2292-45025-2 4 Bizet, G. C’est toi ... Au fond du temple saint, from The pearl fishers (1863). Plácido Domingo, ten; Thomas Hampson, bar; Philharmonia O/Eugene Kohn. EMI 5 55554 2 8 Tarantelle (1872). Ann Murray, mezz; Graham Johnson, pf. Hyperion CDA66976 4 Roma symphony (1860-68). Lille NO/JeanClaude Casadesus. Erato 2292-45016-2 30 Suite from Carmen (1875). Detroit SO/Paul Paray. Mercury 475 6268 12 16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE including Arts Calendar at 5.00pm 19:00 THE JAZZ BEAT with Lloyd Capps 20:00 RECENT RELEASES 22:00 CHAMBER SOIRÉE

Wednesday 22 April

Prepared by Rex Burgess Fasch, J. Chalumeau concerto in B flat. Ofer Frenkel, ob; Riekie Menninga, ob; Gili Rinot, chalumeau; Kati Debretzeni, vn; Daphna Ravid, vn; Amos Boasson, va; Shalev Ad-El, cond. cpo 999 674-2 11 Koechlin, C. Cello sonata, op 66 (1917). Mats Lidström, vc; Bengt Forsberg, pf. Hyperion CDA66979 17 Beethoven, L. Violin sonata in F, op 24, Spring (1800-01). Susie Park, vn; Kathryn Selby, pf. Fine Music concert recording 25 Campagnoli, B. Flute quartet no 4 in E minor (c1790). Gabriele Formenti, fl; Ensemble Il Demetrio. Brilliant Classics 95399 13 Davies, P. Maxwell Naxos quartet no 2 (2003). Maggini Quartet. Naxos 8.557396 43

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WEDNESDAY 22 0:00 CONTEMPORARY COLLECTIVE 3:00 CLASSICAL TILL DAWN 6:00 FINE MUSIC BREAKFAST including Arts Calendar at 7.30am with Janine Burrus 9:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC Inspired by literature Prepared by Jacky Ternisien Bernstein, L. Overture to Candide (1956). West Australian SO/Benjamin Northey. ABC 481 7378 5 Rameau, J-P. Excerpts from Incidental music to Voltaire’s The Princess of Navarre (1745). Marilyn Hill-Smith, sop; Eiddwen Harrhy, sop; Frances Chambers, sop; Judith Rees, sop; Michael Goldthorpe, ct; Peter Savidge, bar; Ian Caddy, bass; Richard Wigmore, bass; English Bach Festival Singers & Baroque O/Nicholas McGegan. LP Erato STU 71283 16 Haydn, M. Excerpts from Incidental music to Voltaire’s Zaire (1777). German Chamber Academy Neuss/Johannes Goritzki. cpo 999 512-2 17 Gluck, C. Ballet: Semiramis (1765). Tafelmusik/Bruno Weill. Sony SK 53119 21 Rossini, G. Oh! patria! ... Di tanti palpiti, from Tancredi (1813). Cecilia Bartoli, mezz; Vienna Volksoper O/Giuseppe Patanè. Decca 425 430-2 8 I palpiti, from Tancredi (1813; arr. Paganini; rev. Kreisler). Gil Shaham, vn; Akira Eguchi, pf. DG 447 640-2 10 10:30 CONCERT HALL Prepared by Jennifer Foong Arriaga, J. Overture to The happy slaves (1824). Scottish CO/Charles Mackerras. Hyperion CDA66800 8 Saint-Saens, C. Symphonic poem no 4: La jeunesse d’Hercule, op 50 (1877). Lille NO/ Jun Märkl. Naxos 8.573745 16 Weber, C.M. Piano concerto no 2 in E flat, op 32 (1812). Nikolai Demidenko, pf; Scottish CO/Charles Mackerras. Hyperion CDA66729 21 Balakirev, M. Symphony no 2 in D minor (1900-08). Philharmonia O/Yevgeny Svetlanov. Hyperion CDA66586 37 12:00 JAZZ SKETCHES with Robert Vale 13:00 IN CONVERSATION with Christopher Waterhouse 14:00 THE SONG OF THE EARTH International Mother Earth Day Prepared by Elaine Siversen Mahler, G. Das Lied von der Erde (1908-


Thursday 23 April

Wednesday 22 April 09). Jonas Kaufmann, ten, bar; Vienna PO/ Jonathan Nott. Sony 88985389832 1:01 Adagio, from Symphony no 10, Unfinished (1910). Cleveland O/Pierre Boulez. DG 477 9060 24 Suite from orchestral works by J.S. Bach (1910). Berlin RSO/Jésus López-Cobos. Schwann 11637 24 16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE including Arts Calendar at 5.00pm 19:00 A TWIST OF JAZZ with Andrew Piper 20:00 AT THE OPERA Prepared by Elaine Siversen Auber, D-F-E. Le domino noir. Comic Opera in three acts. Libretto by Eugène Scribe. First performed Paris, 1837. ANGÈLE d’OLIVARÈS: Sumi Jo, sop BRIGITTE de SAN LUCAR: Isabelle Vernet, sop HORACE de MASSARENA: Bruce Ford, ten COUNT JULIANO: Patrick Power, ten JACINTHE: Martine Olmeda, mezz GIL PEREZ: Jules Bastin, bass London Voices; English CO/Richard Bonynge. Decca 476 2173 1:49 The setting is Madrid where a young novice nun, Angèle de Olivarès, is about to take final vows. With her companion Brigitte, Angèle slips out of the convent to enjoy a last night of freedom and attend a ball in honour of the Queen of Spain’s birthday. She wears a black half-mask (the ‘domino’ of the title). Horace de Massarena had fallen in love with her at the ball held the year before and returns in the hope of meeting her again. He dances with the woman in the black mask and, realisng that she is Angèle, his friend Count Juliano sets the clock back an hour causing Angèle to miss leaving at midnight before the gates of the convent are locked. Angèle runs off seeking shelter for the night in a house, not knowing that it belongs to Count Juliano who is holding a late-night party for his friends, including Horace. Angèle persuades the housekeeper to disguise her as her niece from the country. She manages to fool everyone except Horace who locks her in a room where he hopes to keep her until she gives him an explanation for running away. The drunken Gil Perez opens the door and runs off believing her to be a demon in her mask and cloak. Angèle escapes and next morning manages to slip undiscovered into the convent. Shortly before the ceremony, a letter from the Queen freeing her from her vows, allows her to marry Horace.

22:00 PARDON MY FRENCH Prepared by Jacky Ternisien Marais, M. Three old French dances. James Kortum, fl; Rosemarie Barnes, hp; Taverner Consort. Fine Music tape archive 5 d’Indy, V. Symphony on a French mountain song, op 25, Symphonie cévenole (1886). Duncan Gifford, pf; Tasmanian SO/Sebastian Lang-Lessing. ABC 476 1928 27 Hurst, M. Three traditional French songs. Adelaide Singers/Patrick Thomas. LP ABC AC 1014 5 Strauss, J. II If you please! French polka, op 372. 5 Strauss, Josef. Moulinet, French polka, op 57 (1858). 4 Vienna PO/Willi Boskovsky (2 above) Decca 478 2826 Bach, J.S. Suite no 2 in C minor, BWV813, French (c1722-23). Gustav Leonhardt, clvd. Philips 422 349-2 11 Suite no 5 in G, BWV816, French (1725; arr. Groningen Guitar Duo). Groningen Guitar Duo. Ottavo OTR C118818 16 Wranitzky, P. Grand characteristic symphony for the peace with the French Republic, op 31 (1797). London Mozart Players/Matthias Bamert. Chandos CHAN 9916 31

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THURSDAY 23 0:00 CONTEMPORARY COLLECTIVE 3:00 CLASSICAL TILL DAWN 6:00 FINE MUSIC BREAKFAST including Arts Calendar at 7.30am with Simon Moore 9:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC The instruments: Strings Prepared by Mark Renton Djawadi, R. Medley from Game of thrones. Luka Sulic, vc; Stjepan Hauser, vc; London SO/Robin Smith. Sony 88985349122 5 Glass, P. Étude no 1, from Études (19942012; arr. Meijer). Lavinia Meijer, hp. Sony G0100035642352 6 Piazzolla, A. Histoire du tango (1986; arr. E. Grigoryan). Edward Grigoryan, vn; Slava Grigoryan, gui. Sony SK63011 19 Sibelius, J. String quartet in E flat (1885). Tempera Quartet. BIS CD-1376 18 Graziani, C. Cello sonata in F, op 3 no 4. Antonio Meneses, vc; Gustavo Tavares, vc; Rosana Lanzelotte, hpd. Sanctus SCS 002/3 14 Vitali, T. Chaconne (orch. Charlier 1911). Sarah Chang, vn; English CO/Jun Markl. EMI 5 56791 2 10 Byrd, W. Pavana Bray (c1596). Christopher Wilson, lute. Virgin 7 90795-2 5 10:30 CONCERT HALL Prepared by Mark Renton Zádor, E. Dance overture (1965). MÁV SO/ Mariusz Smolij. Naxos 8.573800 8 Mozart, W. Double concerto in C, K299 (1778). Karlheinz Zoeller, fl; Nicanor Zabaleta, hp; Berlin PO/Ernst Märzendorfer. DG 463 648-2 29 Bruckner, A. Symphony no 1 in C minor (1866). Vienna PO/Claudio Abbado. Decca 478 5365 46 12:00 JAZZ, PURE AND SIMPLE with Maureen Meers 13:00 MUSICAL TOUR DE FRANCE Prepared by Jacky Ternisien Ibert, J. Paris, symphonic suite (1930). Montreal SO/Charles Dutoit. Decca 440 332-2 13 Moscheles, I. Divertimento à la savoyarde in A, op 78 (1829). Kazunori Seo, fl; Makoto Ueno, pf. Naxos 8.573175 9 Berlioz, H. Le jeune pâtre breton (1834). Joan Sutherland, sop; Barry Tuckwell, hn; Richard Bonynge, pf.

Thursday 23 April Decca 421 552-2 4 Coste, N. Souvenirs de Flandres, op 5 (c1835). Frédéric Zigante, gui. Naxos 8.554194 19 Wood, Haydn. Roses of Picardy (1916; arr. Rotar). Teddy Tahu Rhodes, bass-bar; Southern Cross Soloists. ABC 481 6826 4 Weissenberg, A. En Avril à Paris, from Six arrangements of Charles Trenet songs. MarcAndré Hamelin, pf. Hyperion CDA67656 3 Meyerbeer, G. Ô beau pays de la Touraine ... Sombre chimère ... À ce mot seul s’anime, from The Huguenots (1836). Joan Sutherland, sop; Kiri Te Kanawa, sop; Josephte Clément, sop; Hugette Tourangeau, mezz; Ambrosian Opera Ch; New Philharmonia O/Richard Bonynge. Decca 475 6302 13 Guilmant, A. Noël languedocien, Communion no 2 in F minor, op 60. Robert Delcamp, org. Naxos 8.557614 5 Mondonville, J-J. de Daphnis et Alcimadure, pastorale languedocienne (1754). Symphonie du Marais/Hugo Reyne. Astrée E8650 8 14:30 SONG AND DANCE Prepared by James Nightingale Schubert, F. Uraniens flucht, D554 (1817). Thomas Hampson, bar; Graham Johnson, pf. Hyperion CDJ 33014 18 Five minuets and six trios, D89 (1813). Kodály Quartet. Naxos 8.557126 14 Ravel, M. Histoires naturelles (1906). Bernard Kruysen, bar; Noël Lee, pf. Auvidis V 4700 15 Menuet, from Le tombeau de Couperin (1917; orch. Ravel 1919). Adelaide SO/David Stanhope. ABC 481 0408 5 15:30 EMPEROR Haydn, J. String quartet in C, op 76 no 3, Emperor (c1799). Vienna Konzerthaus Quartet. Westminster RC 8808678121735 27 16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE including Arts Calendar at 5.00pm 19:00 THE NEW JAZZ STANDARD with Frank Presley 20:00 THE WORLD OF A SYMPHONY Prepared by Chris Blower Chopin, F. Mazurkas, op posth. 67 (182729). Vladimir Ashkenazy, pf. DG 477 8445 7 Brahms, J. Academic Festival overture, op 80 (1880). Berlin PO/Claudio Abbado.

Friday 24 April

DG 477 5424 10 Stanford, C. Villiers Magnificat anima mea Dominum; Nunc dimittis in B flat, op 10. Choir of Winchester Cathedral; Stephen Farr, org; David Hill, cond. Hyperion CDA66964 7 Holst, G. Symphonic poem: Indra, op 13 (1903). London PO/David Atherton. Lyrita SRCD 209 13 Vaughan Williams, R. In the fen country (1907). London PO/Bryden Thomson. Chandos CHAN 8502 18 Handel, G. Sweet bird, from L’allegro, il penseroso, ed il moderato, HWV55 (1740). Sandrine Piau, sop; Accademia Bizantina/ Stefano Montanari. naïve OP 30484 13 Stanford, C. Villiers Symphony no 5 in D, op 56, L’allegro ed il penseroso (1894). Bournemouth SO/David Lloyd-Jones. Naxos 8.570289 40 22:00 SCOTTISH MELODIES Prepared by Jacky Ternisien Wallace, V. Brilliant fantasy on Scottish themes (1858). Rosemary Tuck, pf; Richard Bonynge pf. Naxos 8.572775 4 Debussy, C. Scottish march on a popular theme (1890). Royal Scottish NO/Stéphane Denève. Chandos CHSA 5102(2) 7 Ravel, M. Scottish song. David Hobson, ten; David McSkimming, pf. ABC 476 5282 3 Spike, K. Écossaise (2001). Leah Lock, fl; Deborah de Graaff, cl; Kristofer Spike, pf. spikekarpf@aol.com April 2005 6 Tchaikovsky, P. Écossaise, from Eugene Onegin (1879). Royal Opera House O/Colin Davis. Philips 442 893-3 2 Beethoven, L. Six écossaises, WoO83. Jenö Jandó, pf. Naxos 8.553798 2 22:30 ULTIMA THULE with George Cruickshank

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FRIDAY 24 0:00 CONTEMPORARY COLLECTIVE 3:00 CLASSICAL TILL DAWN 6:00 FINE MUSIC BREAKFAST including Arts Calendar at 7.30am with Annabelle Drumm 9:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC Al fresco Prepared by Elaine Siversen Antheil, G. Over the plains (1945). BBC PO/John Storgårds. Chandos CHAN 10941 8 Schickele, P. A year in the Catskills (2009). Jane Kirchner, fl; Jared Hauser, ob; Cassandra Lee, cl; Cynthia Estill, bn; Leslie Norton, hn. Naxos 8.559687 22 Borodin, A. In the Steppes of Central Asia (1880). Suisse Romande O/Ernest Ansermet. Decca 455 632-2 7 Abbott, C. Suites from Blue Mountains air: no 3, Twilight and dawn; no 9, Snow at Katoomba; no 10, Mountain winds. Janet Webb, fl; Ulpia Erdos, hp. Fine Music concert recording 14 Jenkins, K. Song of the plains (19952013). London Philharmonic Choir; Adiemus SO of Europe. Decca 579 3828 10 d’Indy, V. Poem of the mountains, op 15 (1881). Stephanie McCallum, pf. ABC 461 798-2 20 10:30 CONCERT HALL Prepared by Michael Field Catalani, A. Contemplazione (1878). Rome SO/Francesco La Vecchia. Naxos 8.573072 12 Thomson, V. Suite from The River (1934). Symphony of the Air/Leopold Stokowski. Vanguard OVC 8013 24 Tchaikovsky, P. Symphony no 3 in D, op 29, Polish (1875). Russian Federation State SO/Yevgeny Svetlanov. Emergo Classics EC 3627-2 48 12:00 A JAZZ HOUR with Barry O’Sullivan 13:00 TWO FOR NINE Prepared by Derek Parker Spohr, L. Nonet in F for winds and strings, op 31 (1813). Nash Ensemble. CRD 3354 29 Francaix, J. Nonet after Mozart’s quintet in E flat for piano and winds, K452 (1995). Sebastian Bohren, vn; CHAARTS Chamber Artists. Sony 88985317172 24


Friday 24 April 14:00 BETWEEN TWO WORLDS Tchaikovsky’s orchestral works Prepared by Ron Walledge Tchaikovsky, P. Symphonic fantasy: The tempest, op 18 (1873). SO of Russia/Veronika Dudarova. Olympia OCD 512 A&B 24 Serenade in C for strings, op 48 (1880). Moscow Virtuosi/Vladimir Spivakov. RCA 09026 61964 2 29 Fantasy overture: Romeo and Juliet (1869/80). Vienna PO/Herbert von Karajan. Decca 478 5630 21 Symphony no 2 in C minor, op 17, Little Russian (1872/79). Seattle SO/Gerard Schwarz. Naxos 8.571225 33 16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE including Arts Calendar at 5.00pm 19:00 FRIDAY JAZZ SESSION with Christopher Waterhouse 20:00 EVENINGS WITH THE ORCHESTRA From Hungary Prepared by Di Cox Liszt, F. Hungarian rhapsody no 4 in D minor (1846-85). London SO/Antal Dorati. Mercury 432 015-2 11 Kodály, Z. Variations on a Hungarian folk song, The peacock (1938-39). Philharmonia Hungarica/Antal Dorati. Decca 443 006-2 25 Dohnányi, E. Concert piece in D, op 12 (1905). János Starker, vc; Seattle SO/Gerard Schwarz. Delos DE 3095 24 Lehár, F. Love unspoken, from The merry widow (1905). Joan Sutherland, sop; Ronald Stevens, bar; Elizabethan Sydney O/Richard Bonynge. ABC 465 687-2 4 Goldmark, K. Rustic wedding symphony, op 26 (1877). Royal PO/Yondani Butt. ASV DCA 791 47 22:00 BAROQUE AND BEFORE Trio sonatas Prepared by Rodrigo Azaola Telemann, G. Trio sonata in D minor, TWV42:d10. Chandos Baroque Players. Hyperion CDA66195 9 Buxtehude, D. Trio sonata in B flat, BuxWV273. Musica Antiqua Cologne. Archiv 437 089-2 14 Handel, G. Trio sonata in G, HWV399 (1797). Tafelmusik Baroque Soloists. CBC MVCD 1031 13 Krieger, J. Trio sonata in G. Members of Akademie für Alte Musik. Harmonia Mundi HMG 501835 6 Zelenka, J. Trio sonata no 4 in G minor.

Saturday 25 April

Heinz Holliger, ob; Maurice Bourgue, ob; Klaus Thunemann, bn; Lucio Buccarella, db; Christiane Jaccottet, hpd. Archiv 479 1045 19 Telemann, G. Trio in E minor. Members of Quartetto Telemann. Syrinx SY 0001-2 131 13 Couperin, F. La superbe, sonade en trio (c1692-95). Sigiswald Kuijken, vn; Lucy van Dael, vn; Wieland Kuijken, bass viol; Robert Kohnen, hpd. RCA RD 71054 8 Boyce, W. Trio sonata no 8 in E flat (1747). Parley of Instruments Baroque O/Peter Holman. Hyperion CDA67151/2 9 Hotteterre, J-M. Trio sonata in D minor. Frans Brüggen, rec; Walter van Hauwe, rec; Wieland Kuijken, bass viol; Gustav Leonhardt, hpd. LP RCA RL 30425 7 Locatelli, P. Trio sonata in E minor Darja Grossheide, fl; Gabriele Nussberger, vn; Robert Nikolayczik, vc; Willi Kronenberg, hpd. Naxos 8.557573 9 Geminiani, F. Trio sonata in D, Bush aboon Traquair, from Treatise of Good Taste in the Art of Musick, op 1 (1716/29). Bell’arte Antiqua. ASV GAU 199 4

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SATURDAY 25 0:00 CLASSIC-ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT 6:00 SATURDAY MORNING MUSIC with Peter Bell 9:00 WHAT’S ON IN MUSIC Our weekly guide to musical events in and around Sydney 9:05 THE PIANO ALONE Prepared by Jacky Ternisien Grainger, P. Children’s march: Over the hills and far away (1918). Penelope Thwaites, John Lavender, pf. Pearl SHE CD 9623 7 Clementi, M. Piano sonata in C, op 14 no 1 (1786/15). Genevieve Chinn, Allen Brings, pf. Centaur CRC 2046 18 Schmitt, F. Une semaine du petit elfe Ferme-l’oeil, op 58 (1912). Invencia Piano Duo. Grand Piano GP730X 24 10:00 MUSIC OF THE DANCE Prepared by Stephen Wilson Glinka, M. Dances in Naina’s castle, from Ruslan and Ludmila (1842). USSR SO/ Yevgeny Svetlanov. Melodiya SUCD 10-00166 15 Sweelinck, J. Ballet of the Grand Duke. Kurt Ison, org. KJI CDKJ001 5 Sarasate, P. de Navarra, Spanish dance in A, op 33 (1889). David Oistrakh, vn; Igor Oistrakh, vn; Gewandhaus O/Franz Konwitschny. DG 463 616-2 6 Giuliani, M. Introduction, theme with variations and polonaise. Pepe Romero, gui; Academy of St Martin in the Fields/Neville Marriner. Philips 454 262-2 20 Shostakovich, D. Four waltzes, op 97c (1955). Andras Adorján, fl; Eduard Brunner, cl; Wassilij Lobanow, pf. Tudor 727 10 Stravinsky, I. Divertimento after the ballet Le baiser de la fée (1934/49) Royal Concertgebouw O/Gennady Rozhdestvensky. Radio Nederland RCO11004 24 11:30 ON PARADE Prepared by Chris Blower Chabrier, E. Cossack patrol (arr. Langford). John Foster Black Dyke Mills Band/Geoffrey Brand. Chandos CHAN 6539 3 Massenet, J. Neapolitan scenes. WilliamsFairey Engineering Band. Delta 60357 5 Berlioz, H. Overture: Les Francs-juges (arr. Wright). John Foster Black Dyke Mills Band/ David Loukes.

Saturday 25 April Chandos CHAN 4520 11 Wettge, G. March past of the Guard (188193). Garde Républicaine Military Band. naïve V 5386 5 12:00 URBAN JAZZ LOUNGE with Leita Hutchings 13:00 IN A SENTIMENTAL MOOD with Maureen Meers Nostalgic music and artists from the 30s, 40s and 50s and occasionally beyond, in a trip down many memory lanes 14:00 THE VOICES, THE ROLES Prepared by Angela Cockburn Kids: growing up A Sesquicentenary Event

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14:30 SATURDAY MATINÉE Operetta in the afternoon Prepared by Elaine Siversen Lehár, F. Eva. Operetta in three acts. Libretto by Alfred Maria Willner and Robert Bodanzky. First performed 1911. EVA: Morenike Fadayomi, sop OCTAVE FLAUBERT: Reinhard Alessandri, ten Lehár Festivals Bad Ischl Choir; Franz Lehár O/Wolfgang Bozic. cpo 777 148-2 2:06 Eva works in a glass factory in Brussels. Octave Flaubert, a Parisian bon vivant, takes over the management of the factory from his father, the owner. He is captivated by Eva’s beauty and attempts to seduce her by announcing to everyone that she is his fiancée. When she discovers that he doesn’t mean it, she flees to Paris. Courted by a Duke, she is drawn into the life of a demi-mondaine and even begins smoking cigarettes. Octave, lured to Paris by Eva’s concerned companions, is dazzled by her new appearance and realises that he loves her. Eva is tired of the artificial life she has been leading and now finds that Octave is her ‘prince in the fairytale’ coming to her rescue. Excerpts from The Tsarevitch (1927). Lina Dachary, sop; Remi Corazza, ten; ORTF Lyric Ch & O/Adolphe Sibert. Naxos 8.111010 9 17:00 SOCIETY SPOT Sydney Schubert Society Prepared by Ross Hayes 18:00 MUSIC OF THE SCREEN Music of all kinds featured on the screen, small and large 19:00 EMERGENT JAZZ with Keith Pettigrew 20:00 THE LIFE OF A COMPOSER

Sunday 26 April

Marin Marais Prepared by Rodrigo Azaola Marais, M. Pièces en trio in C (1692). Purcell Quartet. Hyperion CDA66310 19 Couplets de folies, from Pièces de violes, bk 2 (1701). Spectre de la Rose. Naxos 8.553081 17 Les folies d’Espagne (1701). Manuela Wiesler, fl. BIS CD-459 24 La gamme en forme d’un petit opera (pub. 1723). Boston Museum Trio. Centaur CRC 2129 35 Séméle, Act II (1709; arr. Harvey). Belinda Montgomery, sop; Alexander Knight, bar; Mikaela Oberg, baroque fl; Fiona Ziegler, vn; Jennifer Eriksson, va da gamba; Catherine Upex, va da gamba; Raymond Harvey, hpd. Fine Music concert recording 18 22:00 SATURDAY NIGHT AT HOME Prepared by Rex Burgess Handel, G. Organ concerto no 13 in F, HWV295, The cuckoo and the nightingale (1739). Warwick Dunham, org; Cove O/Alexander Briger. Fine Music concert recording 13 Mompou, F. Impresiones íntimas (191114). Alicia de Larrocha, pf. Decca 433 929-2 18 Respighi, O. Aretusa (1910-11). Linda Finnie, mezz; BBC PO/Richard Hickox. Chandos CHAN 9453 12 Beethoven, L. Ballet: The creatures of Prometheus, op 43 (1800-01). Melbourne SO/ Michael Halász. Naxos 8.553404 1:07

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SUNDAY 26 0:00 CLASSIC-ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT 6:00 SUNDAY MORNING MUSIC with Terry McMullen 9:00 MUSICA SACRA Prepared by Nicky Gluch Bach, J.S. Cantata, BWV112: Der Herr ist mein getreuer Hirt (1731). Bach Collegium Japan/Masaaki Suzuki. BIS BIS-9052 13 Langlais, J. The Annunciation, op 2 no 1, from Poèmes évangéliques (1932). Robert Smith, org. Fine Music concert recording 7 Saint-Saëns, C. Messe de Requiem, op 54 (1878). Elke Hooke, sop; Barbara Jin, cont; Andrew Goodwin, ten; Simon Lobelson, bass; Sydney University Graduate Choir & O/ Christopher Bowen. SUGC recording 35 10:00 THE CLASSICAL ERA Prepared by Stephen Wilson Méhul, É-N. Overture to Mélidore et Phrosine (1794). Brittany O/Stefan Sanderling. ASV DCA 1140 11 Reicha, A. Piano trio in E flat, op 101 no 1 (pub. 1824). Guarneri Trio. Supraphon SU 3024-2 131 25 Boïeldieu, A. Harp concerto in C (1801). Marielle Nordmann, hp; Franz Liszt CO/JeanPierre Rampal. Sony SK 58919 23 Pleyel, I. Double concerto in D (c1788). Wolfgang Brunner, fp; Leonore von Stauss, fp. Profil Medien PH18087 19 Cherubini, L. Symphony in D. San Remo SO/Piero Bellugi. Naxos 8.557908 30 12:00 CLASSIC JAZZ AND RAGTIME with John Buchanan 13:00 WORLD MUSIC: Whirled Wide 14:00 SYDNEY QUARTETS Sydney String Quartet Prepared by Chris Blower Wolf, H. Italian serenade in G (1887). Fine Music concert recording 7 Schubert, F. String quintet in C, D956 (1828). János Starker, vc. LP 7 Records MLF 351 48 Sydney String Quartet (2 above) 15:00 SUNDAY SPECIAL A tribute to Werner Andreas Albert Prepared by Neil McEwan Korngold, E. Straussiana (1953). North West German PO. cpo 999 150-2 5 Volkmann, R. Overture to Richard III, op


Sunday 26 April 68 (c1870). North West German PO. cpo 999 151-2 15 Stravinsky, I. Feu d’artifice, fantasy for large orchestra, op 4 (1908). Bavarian Youth O. Bljo G.5819 4 Wagner, S. Overture to The blacksmith from Marienberg (1923). Rheinland State PO. cpo 999 003-2 14 Hindemith, P. Kammermusik no 5, viola concerto, op 36 no 4 (1927). Brett Dean, va; Queensland SO. cpo 999 492-2 19 Goetz, H. Piano concert no 2 in B flat, op 18 (1867). Volker Banfield, pf; Hannover Radio PO. cpo 999 098-2 37 Busoni, F. Tanzwalzer, op 53 (1920). North West German RSO. cpo 999 161-2 11 Werner Andreas Albert, cond (all above) 17:00 HOSANNA Prepared by Jeremy Hall Leighton, K. Gloria, from Sarum Mass. Choir of Wellington Cathedral; Andrew Macmillan, org; Philip Walsh, cond. Herald HAVP191 4 Bertalot, J. Lord of the dance. Choir of St Thomas Church, New York/John Scott. Pro Organo 7200 3 Britten, B. Festival Te Deum in E. Choir of Jesus College, Cambridge; Benjamin Morris, org; Mark Williams, cond. Hyperion SIGCD409 6 Bairstow, E. Sing ye to the Lord. Choir of St Thomas Church, New York/John Scott. Pro Organo 7200 5 Gibbons, O. If ye be risen again with Christ. Choir of Winchester Cathedral; Stephen Farr, org; David Hill, cond. Hyperion CDH55228 5 Fauré, G. Cantique de Jean Racine. Choir of Westminster Cathedral; Iain Simcock, org; James O’Donnell, cond. Hyperion CDA66669 6 Chausson, E. Tota pulchra es; Pater noster. Paul Trepte, treb; George Bartle, treb. Herald HAVPCD159 7 Pärt, A. The deer’s cry. Polyphony/Stephen Layton. Hyperion CDA68056 4 Hymn: He is risen, He is risen. Choir of St Thomas Church, New York/John Scott Pro Organo 7200 4 Gigout, E. Grand choeur dialogué (arr. McIntosh). St Thomas Brass; Jeremy Bruns, org. Pro Organo 7200 5 18:00 SMALL FORCES Prepared by Frank Morrison

Monday 27 April

Mozart, W. Keyboard trio no 1 in B flat, K254, Divertimento (1776). Arion Trio. BIS CD-513/514 17 Grieg, E. String quartet in F (1891). Kontra Quartet. BIS CD-543 20 Janácek, L. Mládi (1924). Aurèle Nicolet, fl; Heinz Holliger, ob; Eduard Brunner, cl; Elmar Schmid, bass cl; Klaus Thunemann, bn; Radovan Vlatkovic, hn. Denon 33CO-1474 17 19:00 SUNDAY NIGHT CONCERT Prepared by Rex Burgess Liszt, F. Hungarian fantasia (1853). Cyprien Katsaris, pf; Philadelphia O/Eugene Ormandy. EMI CDM 1 66431 2 15 Strauss, R. Allein! Weh, ganz allein, from Elektra (1908). Amy Shuard, sop; Royal Opera House O/Edward Downes. Decca 480 0952 11 Koechlin, C. Les heures persanes, op 65 (1913-19, orch. 1921). South West German RSO/Heinz Holliger. SWR Music 19046 58 20:30 NEW HORIZONS Prepared by James Nightingale Hindson, M. The stars above us all (c2013). Tasmanian SO/Benjamin Northey. hush.org.au HUSH013 6 Repetepertition (2010). Michael Duke, sax; David Howie, pf. Cala CACD77013 4 Nintendo Music. Jason Noble, cl; Scott Davie, pf. Private recording 8 Rush (2015). Benaud Trio. ABC 481 7164 9 Lim, L. Speak, be silent. Riot Ensemble. HCR 20 22 Fox, E. Malinconia militaire (2003). Goldfield Ensemble. NMC D254 14 Weir, J. The welcome arrival of rain (200102). BBC SO/Martyn Brabbins. NMC D137 17 22:00 JAZZ AFTER HOURS

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MONDAY 27 0:00 CLASSIC-ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT 6:00 FINE MUSIC BREAKFAST including Arts Calendar at 7.30am with James Hunter 9:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC A year in retrospect: 1869 Prepared by Derek Parker Strauss, J. II Wine, women and song, op 333 (1869). Vienna PO/Zubin Mehta. Sony 88875035492 10 Volkmann, R. Serenade no 1 in C, op 62 (1869). German Chamber Academy Neuss/ Johannes Goritzki. cpo 999 159-2 8 Fauré, G. Eight short pieces, op 84 (18691902). Kathryn Stott, pf. Hyperion CDA66911/4 17 David, Félicien. String quartet no 4 in E minor, Unfinished (c1869). Quatuor Cambini-Paris. Ambroisie AM206 7 Liszt, F. Tanzmomente, by Johann Herbeck (transcr. 1869). Leslie Howard, pf. Hyperion CDS44557 19 Brahms, J. Liebeslieder-Walzer, op 52 (1869). BBC Singers; Catherine Edwards, pf; John Alley, pf; Jane Glover, cond. BBC 120 23 10:30 CONCERT HALL Prepared by Derek Parker Joachim, J. Overture: Hamlet, op 4 (1853). Stuttgart RSO/Meir Minsky. Naxos 8.554733 17 Walton, W. Viola concerto (1929). Nobuko Imai, va; BBC Welsh NO/Tadaaki Otaka. BBC Music BBC MM295 25 Tchaikovsky, P. Symphony no 2 in C minor, op 17, Little Russian (1872). Concertgebouw O/Bernard Haitink. Decca 478 5867 35 12:00 SWING SESSIONS with John Buchanan 13:00 SATIE RE-VISITED Prepared by Jacky Ternisien Satie, E. Gnossiennes: nos 1 to 4 (1889-91; arr. Miolin). Anders Miolin, gui. BIS CD-586 11 La belle excentrique (1920). Jean-Pierre Armengaud, pf; Toulouse Capitole O/Michel Plasson. EMI CDC 7 49471 2 8 Tendrement; L’omnibus automobile; Ludions, chanson du chat. Régine Crespin, sop; Philippe Entremont, pf. LP CBS 76967 10 Satie, E. Gnossienne no 5 (1891). Ensemble Saraband. Dou-Tak NT098 4

Monday 27 April Gymnopédies: nos 1 and 3 (1888; orch. Debussy). Orpheus CO. DG 449 186-2 6 Ballet réaliste: Parade (1917; arr.). Pascal Rogé, Jean-Philippe Collard, pf. Decca 455 401-2 11 14:00 MADE IN AMERICA Prepared by Frank Morrison Gershwin, G. Piano concerto in F (1925). Roberto Szidon, pf; London PO/Edward Downes. DG 477 5439 32 Copland, A. El Salón México (1934-36). New Philharmonia O/Aaron Copland. CBS MK 42429 11 Barber, S. Summer music, op 31 (1956). Reykjavik Wind Quintet. Chandos CHAN 9174 11 Foster, S. Jeannie with the light brown hair (1854; arr. Rorem); Old folks at home (1851; arr. Swenson). Taryn Fiebig, sop; Juan Jackson, ten; Andrew Greene, pf. ABC 476 6169 8 Beach, A. Piano quintet in F sharp, op 67 (1907). Martin Roscoe, pf; Endellion Quartet. ASV DCA 932 27 Gottschalk, L. Symphony no 1, A night in the tropics (1859). Utah SO/Maurice Abravanel. Vanguard OVC 4051 19 16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE including Arts Calendar at 5.00pm 19:00 JAZZ PULSE with Chris Wetherall 20:00 STORMY MONDAY with Austin Harrison and Garth Sundberg 22:00 JAZZ AFTER HOURS

Tuesday 28 April TUESDAY 28 0:00 CONTEMPORARY COLLECTIVE 3:00 CLASSICAL TILL DAWN 6:00 FINE MUSIC BREAKFAST including Arts Calendar at 7.30am with Julie Simonds 9:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC Colours of the keyboard Prepared by Elaine Siversen Handel, G. Violin sonata in F (pub. 1732). Heather Stewart, vn; Helen Scott, vc; Günther Holler, virginals. Fine Music concert recording 10 Bach, J.S. Triple concerto in D minor, BWV1063. Kenneth Gilbert, hpd; Lars Ulrik Mortensen, hpd; English Concert/Trevor Pinnock, hpd & dir. Archiv 471 754-2 14 Soler, A. Concerto no 1 in C. Bernard Brauchli, clvd; Esteban Elizondo, clvd. Titanic Ti-152 8 Cherubini, L. Sonata for two organs. Luigi Celeghin, org; Bianka Pezic, org. Naxos 8.557131 8 Grainger, P. English dance (1921). Geoffrey Parsons, pf; Leslie Howard, pf; David Stanhope, pf. ABC 481 1601 10 Ibert, J. Two interludes (1946). Eleanore Pameijer, fl; Kees Hülsmann, vn; Menno van Delft, hpd. Olympia OCD 469 7 Rachmaninov, S. Suite no 2, op 17 (1900-01). Martha Argerich, pf; Nelson Freire, pf. Philips 464 732-2 21 10:30 CONCERT HALL Prepared by Jacky Ternisien Tchaikovsky, P. Romeo and Juliet, fantasy overture after Shakespeare (1869/80). Czech PO/Semyon Bychkov. Decca 483 0636 19 Mercadante, S. Flute concerto in E (1813). Jean-Pierre Rampal, fl; English CO/Claudio Scimone. LP Erato STU 71320 21 Ives, C. Variations on America (c1891; orch. Schuman). Bournemouth SO/José Serebrier. Naxos 8.559083 7 Spohr, L. Symphony no 2 in D minor, op 49 (1820). Slovak State PO/Alfred Walter. Marco Polo 8.223454 31 12:00 JAZZ RHYTHM with Jeannie McInnes 13:00 NEAPOLITAN GREATS Prepared by Anabela Pina Scarlatti, A. Il giardino d’Amore. Serge Tizac, tpt; Les Passions/Jean-Marc Andrieu. Ligia Digital Lidi 0202167-06 5 Pergolesi, G. Cantata: Questo è il piano.

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Marianne Pizzolato, cont; St Cecilia National Academy O/Antonio Pappano. DG 477 9337 13 Fiorenza, N. Concerto in D. La Ritirata/ Josetxu Obregón. Glossa GCD 923106 10 Cimarosa, D. Double concerto in G. Aurèle Nicolet, fl; Christiane Nicolet, fl; Stuttgart CO/ Karl Münchinger. Decca 460 302-2 18 Di Majo, G. Sonata for Neapolitan mandolin and guitar. Caterina Lichtenberg, mand; Mirko Schrader, gui. Schwann 3-6435-2 7 14:00 DRAMATIC RUSSIANS Prepared by Ron Walledge Borodin, A. In the steppes of Central Asia (1880). Suisse Romande O/Ernest Ansermet. Decca 455 632-2 7 Shostakovich, D. Suite from The Gadfly, op 97a (1934). Philadelphia O/Riccardo Chailly. London 452 597-2 31 Rachmaninov, S. Symphonic dances, op 45 (1942). Peter Donohoe pf; Martin Roscoe, pf. Naxos 8.557062 32 Prokofiev, S. Suite from The love for three oranges, op 33a (1919). Philadelphia O/ Eugene Ormandy. Sony SBK 53 261 16 Stravinsky, I. Suite no 1 from The firebird (1911). New York PO/Leonard Bernstein. CBS MYK 42540 21 16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE including Arts Calendar at 5.00pm 19:00 THE JAZZ BEAT with Lloyd Capps 20:00 RECENT RELEASES 22:00 CHAMBER SOIRÉE Prepared by Paul Cooke Fauré, G. Trio in D minor, op 120 (1923). Augustin Dumay, vn; Frédéric Lodéon, vc; Jean-Philippe Collard, pf. EMI CMS 7 62545 2 20 Haydn, J. Symphony in G, Hob.I:94, Surprise (1791; arr. Salomon for piano trio). Ensemble of the Classic Era. ABC 472 561-2 22 Rainier, P. Suite for clarinet and piano (1943). Olivier de Groote, cl; Albie van Schalkwyk, pf. Claremont GSE 1504 14 Onslow, G. Grand septet in B flat, op 79. Rudolf Frei, db; Werner Bärtschi, pf; Stalder Quintet. Jecklin 554-2 31 Volans, K. String quartet no 2, Hunting: gathering (1987). Duke Quartet. Black box BBM1069 24


Wednesday 29 April WEDNESDAY 29 0:00 CONTEMPORARY COLLECTIVE 3:00 CLASSICAL TILL DAWN 6:00 FINE MUSIC BREAKFAST including Arts Calendar at 7.30am with Janine Burrus 9:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC Inspired by literature Prepared by Chris Blower Glinka, M. Serenade on themes from Donizetti’s opera, Anna Bolena (1832). Alexander Petrov, bn; Igor Makarov, hn; Andrei Kevorkov, va; Erik Pozdeev, vc; Rustem Gabdulin, db; Natalia Tsekhovskaya, hp; Leonid Ogrinchuk, pf. Olympia MKM 76 20 Finzi, G. Farewell to arms (1926-45). James Gilchrist, ten; Bournemouth SO/David Hill. Naxos 8.570417 9 Tchaikovsky, P. Suite from The Queen of Spades (1890; arr. Lindberg). Christian Lindberg, tb; Roland Pöntinen, pf. BIS CD-478 17 Parry, H. Blest pair of sirens. Roderick Elms, org; London Symphony Ch & O/Richard Hickox. Chandos CHAN 8641/2 12 Reinecke, C. Flute sonata, op 167, Undine (c1885). Mario Ancillotti, fl; Piernarciso Masi, pf. Dynamic CDS 104 22 10:30 CONCERT HALL Prepared by Denis Patterson Williams, J. Main title, from Star wars. Los Angeles PO/Zubin Mehta. ABC 534 3879 5 Mendelssohn, F. Concerto in D minor (1823). Polina Leschenko, pf; Australian CO/ Richard Tognetti. BIS SACD-1984 35 Rachmaninov, S. Symphony no 1 in D minor, op 13 (1895). Sydney SO/Vladimir Ashkenazy. Exton EXCL-00018 43 12:00 JAZZ SKETCHES with Robert Vale 13:00 IN CONVERSATION with Christopher Waterhouse 14:00 TWO ERAS CONTRASTED Classical and Romantic Prepared by James Nightingale Liszt, F. Fantasy on motifs from Bellini’s La sonnambula (1841). Leslie Howard, pf. Hyperion CDS44547 15 Hummel, J. Piano trio no 1 in E flat, op 12. Australian Trio. ABC 476 1231 21 Bach, C.P.E. Sinfonia no 2 in E flat, Wq183 no 2 (1775-76). English CO/Raymond

Leppard. Philips 426 081-2 12 Clementi, M. Piano sonata in E flat, op 9 no 3 (1783). Susan Alexander-Max, fp. Naxos 8.557695 17 Reinecke, C. Trio in B flat for clarinet, horn and piano, op 274 (c1905). Trio Slaskie. DUX 1219 26 Dvorák, A. Symphonic poem: The wild dove, op 110 (1897). Czech PO/Charles Mackerras. Supraphon SU 4012-2 20 16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE including Arts Calendar at 5.00pm 19:00 A TWIST OF JAZZ with Andrew Piper 20:00 AT THE OPERA Opera oscura Nebra, J. de Iphigenia en Tracia. Opera in two acts. First performed Madrid, 1747. IPHIGENIA: Marta Almajano, sop ORESTES: Maria Espada, sop DIRCEA, MOCHILA: Raquel Andueza, sop POLYDORUS: Soledad Cardoso, sop COFIETA: Marta Infante, mezz El Concierto Español/Emilio Moreno. Glossa GCD 920311 1:37 Iphigenia is chief priest at the temple of Artemis (or Diana) in Tauris, on the Black Sea coast in present-day Crimea (mistakenly identified as Thrace, or Tracia, by the librettist). The Taurians offer shipwrecked sailors to Artemis in sacrifice. As punishment for having killed his mother and her lover, Iphigenia’s brother Orestes has been ordered by Apollo to travel to Tauris to recover a statue of Artemis and return it to Athens. On arrival, he and his friend Pylades (a spoken role, not heard in this recording) are imprisoned and threatened with sacrificial death. Iphigenia is to preside over this ritual and fails to recognise Orestes as her brother, although they find each other attractive. Also shipwrecked in Tauris are Electra (their sister, and the wife of Pylades) and her servant Cofieta, both disguised as shepherdesses. Polydorus, son of King Priam of Troy, has travelled there as well, with a view to marrying the Taurian woman Dircea. However, he finds himself attracted to Iphigenia. For her part, Dircea becomes interested in Orestes. A further comic character, Mochila, completes the singing roles. Still without realising they are siblings, Iphigenia offers to give Orestes his freedom if he conveys a letter to Greece. Orestes volunteers Pylades to do this, wishing to stay and be sacrificed. The sacrifice is about to happen when the contents of the letter are revealed, enabling Iphigenia, Orestes and

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Thursday 30 April Electra to become aware of each other’s true identity. With the assistance of a flotilla of Greek ships, they flee Tauris carrying the statue of Artemis and leaving Polydorus and Dircea to continue their courtship. Soler, A. Sonata no 41 in E flat. Maggie Cole, fp. Virgin VC 7 91172-2 6 Martín y Soler, V. Più bianca di giglio, from Una costa rara (1786). Ernesto Palachio, ten; Le Concert des Nations/Jordi Savall. Astrée E 8760 2 22:00 ORCHESTRAL MUSIC OF THE 1980s Prepared by Chris Blower Brumby, C. Bassoon concerto (1982). Paul Blackman, bn; Adelaide SO/Patrick Thomas. Jade JADCD 1062 20 Fuchs, K. Out of the dark (1986). Timothy Jones, hn; London SO/JoAnn Falletta. Naxos 8.559224 15 Previn, A. Piano concerto (1985) Vladimir Ashkenazy, pf; Royal PO/André Previn. Decca 425 107-2 31 Pickard, J. Sea-change (1988-89). Norrkoping SO/Martyn Brabbins. BIS BIS-1873 17 Brusa, E. Nittemero symphony (1985-88). Ukraine NSO/Fabio Mastrangelo. Naxos 8.555266 29

THURSDAY 30 0:00 CONTEMPORARY COLLECTIVE 3:00 CLASSICAL TILL DAWN 6:00 FINE MUSIC BREAKFAST including Arts Calendar at 7.30am with Simon Moore 9:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC The instruments: Strings Prepared by Melissa Evans Rossini, G. String sonata no 1 in G (1804). Elizabeth Wallfisch, vn; Marshall Marcus, vn; Richard Tunnicliffe, vc; Chi-chi Nwanoku, db. Hyperion CDA66595 11 Offenbach, J. Duet in A minor, op 53 no 2 (1847). Alain Meunier, vc; Philippe Muller, vc. Arion ARN 68234 8 Bach, J.S. Chaconne, from Partita in D minor, BWV1004 (1720). Ray Chen, vn. Sony 88697808122 15 Paganini, N. String quartet no 1 (c1815). Paganini String Quartet. Dynamic CDS 134 19 Massenet, J. Meditation from Thaïs (1894). Leila Josefowicz, vn; Academy of St Martin in the Fields/Neville Marriner. Philips 454 440-2 5 Tárrega, F. Recuerdos de la Alhambra. Craig Ogden, gui. Chandos CHAN 9743 6 Mozart, W. Violin sonata no 21 in E minor, K304 (1778). Oleg Kagan, vn; Sviatoslav Richter, pf. Live Classics LCL 122 14 10:30 CONCERT HALL Prepared by Dan Bickel Strauss, R. Tone poem: Macbeth, op 23 (1888/91). Aarhus SO/Norman Del Mar. ASV DCA 750 19 Ravel, M. Piano concerto in D for the left hand (1931). Krystian Zimerman, pf; London SO/Pierre Boulez. DG 449 213-2 18 Glière, R. Symphony no 2 in C minor, op 25 (1907). Czecho-Slovak RSO/Keith Clark. Naxos 8.550899 47 12:00 JAZZ, PURE AND SIMPLE with Maureen Meers 13:00 SONG AND DANCE Prepared by James Nightingale Mozart, W. Cantata: You who honour the Creator of the infinite universe, K619 (1791). Wolfgang Holzmair, bar; Imogen Cooper, pf. Philips 454 475-2 8 Ballet: Les petits riens. Academy of St Martin in the Fields/Neville Marriner. EMI 4 64317 2 22 Saint-Saens, C. Five poems of Ronsard (1921). Tassie Christoyannis, bar; Jeff Cohen, pf.

Aparté AP132 15 Sarabande, op 93 no 1 (1892). Lille NO/Jun Märkl. Naxos 8.573745 6 14:00 ROMANTIC INITIATIVES Cherubini, L. Overture to Lodoïska (1791). Zurich CO/Howard Griffiths. cpo 999 5212 11 Weber, C.M. Piano concerto no 1 in C, op 11 (1810). Nikolai Demidenko, pf; Scottish CO/ Charles Mackerras. Hyperion CDA66729 20 Franck, C. Symphonic poem: The accursed huntsman (1882). Paris O/Daniel Barenboim. DG 476 280-0 16 Schumann, R. Liederkreis, op 39 (1840). Olaf Bär, bar; Geoffrey Parsons, pf. EMI CDC 7 47397 2 24 Berlioz, H. Three scenes from Romeo et Juliet, op 17 (1839). Montreal Symphony Ch & O/Charles Dutoit. Decca 425 001-2 40 16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE including Arts Calendar at 5.00pm 20:00 THE WORLD OF A SYMPHONY Prepared by Paul Cooke Reicha, A. Adagio in D minor (1819). Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet. BIS CD-1802 7 Beethoven, L. String quartet no 16 in F, op 135 (1826). Alban Berg Quartet. EMI 7 04413 2 1 24 Liszt, F. Symphonic poem no 3: Les préludes (1848/53). Suisse Romande O/ Neeme Järvi. Chandos CHAN 9360 15 Franck, C. Chorale no 3 in A minor, from Three chorales (1890). Marcel Dupré, org. Mercury 478 8388 13 Chausson, E. Chanson perpetuelle, op 37 (1898). Jessye Norman, sop; Ronald Patterson, vn; Salvatore Sansalone, vn; JeanPierre Pigerre, va; Lane Anderson, vc; Michel Dalberto, pf. Erato 2292 45368-2 7 Franck, C. Symphony in D minor (1887-88). ORTF NO/Jean Martinon. Erato 2292-45088-2 41 22:00 ALLEMANDES Prepared by Jacky Ternisien Gervaise, C. Allemandes (pub. 1557; arr. Piffaro). Piffaro Renaissance Band. Archiv 447 107-2 3 Chambonnières, J. de Allemande: L’affligée. Members of Il Seminario Musicale/ Gérard Lesne. MBF 1108 4 Beethoven, L. Danses allemandes, WoO8 nos 1 to 5 (1795). Ensemble Bella Musica of

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Vienna. Harmonia Mundi HMA 1901017 7 Royer, J-N-P. Allemande (1746). Yago Mahugo, hpd. Brilliant Classics 94479 5 Marchand, L. Allemande, from Suite in D minor, Pièces de clavecin, bk 1 (1702). Ketil Haugsand, hpd. Simax PSC 1007 4 22:30 ULTIMA THULE with Marc Cottee


The following composers have works of at least five minutes on the April dates listed

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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

Music duration is shown after the record and citation Orchestra RTO: Radio & Television Orchestra RTV SO: Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra SO: Symphony Orchestra TO: Theatre Orchestra alto: male alto ban: bandoneon

bar: baritone bshn: basset horn bass: bass bn: bassoon bass bar: bass baritone cl: clarinet clvd: clavichord cont: contralto cora: cor anglais ct: counter-tenor

db: double bass dbn: double bassoon did: didjeridu elec: electronic fl: flute fp: fortepiano gui: guitar hn: french horn hp: harp hpd: harpsichord

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mand: mandolin mar: marimba mezz: mezzo-soprano narr: narrator ob: oboe org: organ perc: percussion pf: piano picc: piccolo rec: recorder

sax: saxophone sop: soprano tb: trombone ten: tenor timp: timpani tpt: trumpet treb: treble voice va: viola vc: cello vn: violin

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Beethoven's New Path

While the Eroica owes much of its enduring popularity to Beethoven’s compositional genius, one’s appreciation of it is enhanced with knowledge of the unique historical and political context in which it was composed and the personal motivations that inspired its creation.

Reflections on The Eroica Written by Eddie Bernasconi

In late February, those lucky enough to have acquired an ACO subscription for 2020 were treated to a special program featuring the first three Beethoven symphonies. Of the three symphonies, the 3rd, or The Eroica as it is commonly referred to, has arguably received the most scholarly treatment, heralded for its level of emotional intensity and structural complexity. At the premiere in April 1805, the Viennese audience experienced a new level of symphonic harmony and textures, born from innovative

compositional techniques developed by Beethoven but evolved from the strict, formal Classical structures implemented by Haydn and Mozart. This original symphonic sound would come to be defined as Beethoven’s ‘new path’ or ‘second style’, and, as an American musicologist Michael Broyels notes: “demarcates a break with the past and delineates many of the themes that give the heroic decade its name.”

Notably, the Eroica was conceived at a time when artists, in reaction to the enlightenment movement and the industrial revolution, were becoming discontented with the musical formulas and conventions of the ‘Classical’ 1800s and more concerned with pursuing free-spirited expression. Consequently, music began to embody the composer’s personality, to the extent that the music was seen to be inextricably connected to the subjective feelings of the composer. For Beethoven, the turn of the century marked a difficult period of his life. In 1802, he wrote his infamous Heiligenstadt Testament, a letter to his brothers concerning his personal struggles with deafness and his determination to achieve his artistic destiny. Many suggest a connection between Beethoven’s personal struggles evident in the Testament with his artistic evolution.

His deafness,

which remained his

longest lasting ailment, would have induced

much of his personal

psychological struggles,

forcing him to withdraw

from social contacts and live in isolation.

His deafness, which remained his longest lasting ailment, would have induced much of his personal psychological struggles, forcing him to withdraw from social contacts and live in isolation.

If anything, consideration of the personal and political contexts informing the Eroica’s heroic idea highlights the changing attitude of artists towards creativity, the personal and the subjective. In this sense, Beethoven’s ‘new path’ approach is not only reputable for its musical innovation, but also it exemplifies a transitional work inspired by Romantic ideals. Thursday 30 April at 8am

Consequently, as music theorist Lewis Lockwood writes, "by resigning to the fact that ‘no happiness could come from the outside,’" Beethoven was able to realise his musical destiny and shield his inner creative thoughts from external musical influences.

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Many would be familiar with Napoleon Bonaparte’s influence on the Eroica. In the political realm, the rise of Napoleon and the threat of revolution made for an intense European political climate, giving rise to an arts movement characterised by an interest in the Sublime and artists considering themselves as “unacknowledged legislators of the world”. At the heart of his appeal, Napoleon stood as a model for self-made greatness; a man who came from nothing to become emperor of Europe. To artists including Beethoven, the emergence of the ‘Napoleon myth,’ largely brought about by the likeness between Bonaparte and ancient Greek and Roman archetypes, fostered an enthusiasm for classical imperial art and heroic ideals. Thus, in Napoleon, Beethoven found a model on which he could ground his multi-dimensional heroic theme, thus depicting the ideological climate of the time.

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Musical Families Jean-Féry Rebel's Famous In-Laws Written by Elizabeth Hill

Jean-Féry Rebel was born in 1666 into three generations of musical Rebels. His father and uncle were connected to the French royal household, and his sister was married to the composer Michel-Richard Delalande. With these connections, and with Jean-Baptiste Lully as a musical protector, Rebel’s success was assured from the start. He was involved with the Académie Royale de Musique for 40 years, was a violinist at the Opéra, a member of the elite 24 Violons du Roi, a respected harpsichordist and a musician of the royal chapel. In 1718 he took over Delalande’s post as Master of the King's Chamber Music. Rebel played a leading role in developing the French Baroque, often by infusing the French style with Italian elements. Up until 1708 he wrote mostly small vocal works and then turned to chamber music. During this period, he was one of the first French composers to write sonatas, but became particularly known for his sinfonies, works written to be choreographed and danced. Today, Rebel’s reputation rests almost entirely on his final work, Les Elémens, a ballet based on the four elements of earth, air, fire and water. In the overture, Rebel repeatedly sounds the entire D minor harmonic scale to depict the primordial chaos of creation. “I dared to undertake to link the idea of the confusion of the Elements with that of confusion in harmony. I hazarded to make heard first … all of the notes of the octave united as a single sound.” So was born the first tone cluster in the history of Western music. Unlike Rebel, Michel-Richard Delalande did not come from a musical family, but from a family of gardeners responsible for the gardens of the Châteaux de Saint-Germain. A contemporary of Lully and Couperin, he was one of the few composers who asserted any influence while Lully was alive. What Lully did for opera in France, Delalande did for sacred music. Delalande served as principal court composer for Louis XIV (and Louis XV), becoming maître de musique de la chambre in 1695. By 1714 he had gained total control of music at the chapel royal. Delalande wrote a lot of secular music, including ballets, pastorales and divertissements for the entertainment of the royal court, later reworking these into sinfonies for the court’s entertainment

Jean-Féry Rebel Gallica Digital Library/Public Domain

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during the kings’ suppers. Mainly lively dances and airs, they are distinct from the classical symphonic form that developed with Haydn. Delalande’s fame, however, rests upon his grand motets. Resembling the German cantata in style, with alternating solo arias, ensembles and choruses, these elegant and extravagant works not only became the kings’ favourites, but continued to be sung in the chapel until the fall of the Ancien Régime. This music was highly regarded both in the composer's own day and beyond.

I dared to

undertake to link the

idea of the confusion of the Elements with that of confusion in

harmony. I hazarded

to make heard first all of the notes of the octave united as a single sound.

The celebrated French musician Fromental Halévy was born in Paris some 130 years after Rebel. Despite rampant antisemitism in France at the time, Halévy was one of the most powerful Parisian composers in his day. He rose to prominence in France as an arbiter of public artistic tastes, becoming permanent secretary of the Académie des Beaux Arts in 1854. A protégé of Cherubini, he won the Prix de Rome, was musical adviser to the Dauphin of France and choral director of the Paris Opera. As a prominent professor of music at the Paris Conservatoire, he taught composition, harmony and counterpoint, numbering among his pupils Charles Gounod, Camille Saint-Saëns, and Georges Bizet.

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Halévy wrote 32 operas, though his reputation rests mainly on his comic opera L’Eclair and his tragic opera La Juive. With a libretto by Eugene Scribe, La Juive became one of the most popular operas of the 19th century after its Paris premiere in 1835 and, along with Meyerbeer’s Les Huguenots, is regarded as the prototype of early grand French opera. Halévy died in retirement at Nice aged 62, leaving his last opera Noé unfinished. It was completed by his son-in-law Georges Bizet, but did not receive its first performance until ten years after Bizet's own death. Georges Bizet wrote some notable operas in his time, before his career was tragically cut short by his death at the age of 36. Studying at the Paris Conservatoire from the age of nine, he won many prizes, including the coveted Prix de Rome in 1857. An outstanding pianist, Bizet rarely performed in public, preferring instead to focus on the theatre. At a time when theatres were giving preference to performing classical era works, rather than new ones, he had little success and spent much of his time transcribing and arranging other people’s music for Parisian publishers. The premiere of his final and most successful work, Carmen, was delayed because Bizet worried that the themes of betrayal and murder would be too controversial and would offend audiences. Sadly, he died of a heart attack three months after its premiere, never knowing the success that Carmen would go on to see. Tuesday 21 April at 2pm


Live Music Review

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Digitalis Interruptus It's a joy to sit and read interesting articles in a paper format. Too much already for all news etc comes to us in a digital format. We are all overloaded with computer access!

Potts Point Big Band Potts Point Hotel, Sydney

- Kevin Vaughan Marrickville

4 February, 2020 Written by Barry O'Sullivan Photos by Frank Crews

Family Ties

Forming a big band and sustaining its future appearances is a mammoth task for anyone to attempt, especially in these difficult times for music. That the 2019 Jazz Artist in Residence at Fine Music Sydney, Michael Griffin, has taken on this mammoth task is to be loudly applauded, if only for the fact that it gives numerous musicians the opportunity to work on a night where not much else happens in the current climate of live jazz music.

As a family we enjoy having a hard-copy version of the magazine in our living area so that all of the family can use it, and dip into it for reading whenever we want to.

With Love

A Fine Romance

I love your program, and the magazine and what you are doing for the younger generation. Keep it up, and thank you.

I've recently moved to Australia from Italy and I just wanted to say that finding your station has been one of the best things that's happened to me since my arrival. Always the classical and Opera lover, I've now become a fan of jazz, a music I'd previously ignored somewhat. So thank you all for giving me new joys via everything that you do!

- Judith Mc Keran Pymble

- Paul Wormell Burwood

So it is, that on Tuesdays from around 7.30 pm, Griffin and his selected ensemble for the evening play his arrangements, consisting mostly of his original compositions as well as selected jazz standards, combined with the occasional guest vocalist. Given the venue’s lack of necessary stage lighting facilities, viewing the faces and performances of the big band was almost impossible and detracted from the overall experience. That said, the sound of the band swelled beautifully in the room. Griffin’s compositions/arrangements brim with solo opportunities for the players.

- Maria Nigro Castle Hill Michael Griffin photo by Frank Crews

God Bless The Child which was like a reflective pool of wistful sounds and words. Wadey is rapidly gaining attention for her remarkable chops and imaginative ways of structuring tunes. She delivered some well-controlled renditions of You Go To My Head, How Little We Know and The Song is You with the small combo from the band and then battled valiantly with the big band on the closer Undecided, but again it was the staging of the whole performance that let her down.

On this night, the horn section cranked it up and was a joy in themselves. Tenor saxophonist/clarinetist Craig Walters, trumpeter Eamon Dilworth, trombonist Dave Panichi and baritone saxophonist Lachy Hamilton all made the most of their solos, as did Griffin on his alto. He is an exceptionally gifted performer, composer, and leader. Highlights included Craig Walter’s solos on Dreaming of the Union Jack, and Concerto for George, a stand out reed player if ever there was one!

VO L U N T E E R S P O T L I G H T When asked about his highlights as a presenter at Fine Music, Barry cites “meeting, interviewing and forming valuable professional relationships with musicians and composers of improvised music and exposing their recorded music to a wider audience”, as his key highlights; and although he considers all of his guests “favourites”, it was a special moment interviewing Don Was, the President of Blue Note Records America, that stands out.

With the big bands of the Swing Era, the vocalists were always prominent in their solos, strategically staged and well lit in the spotlight for their performances not sidelined to the shadows. When and if this is all sorted out with the yet to appear vocalists Liam Burrows and George Washingmachine, this big band will really be something to watch and listen to performing.

Another highlight was Eamon Dilworth's solo on the opener Bus Line Blues, as well as some exquisitely fine contributions on the ballad, A Lost Love. Aaron Blakey’s pianism caressed and strutted throughout the night like a welcoming summer breeze. His music was bursting with swing and faultless timing, remaining ultimately focused. He is clearly the backbone of this band. Nic Cicere has the precision of a concert drummer, mixed with the fun and flair of a jazzman.

Friday 3 April at 12pm

Fine Music Sydney’s 2020 Ken Weatherley Scholarship holder, Kate Wadey, rendered some subtle and charming vocals on

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Barry O'Sullivan, Presenter A passion for contemporary Australian and American improvised music serves as the basis of Barry O’Sullivan’s 23-year career as a presenter. He began presenting on Radio Blue Mountains in 1997, before broadcasting his national music program A Jazz Hour on the Community Radio Network in 2004. It was “the high concentration and quality of jazz music played on the station” that eventually led Barry to Fine Music in 2015.

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Barry’s other passion is cooking, he discovered food and began his training at a French Cordon Bleu Cookery School in London, followed by work in the United Kingdom, including a stint with the Royal Family and on English television with Keith Floyd in his French Masterclass Cookery series. Barry eventually operated his own restaurants in Australia, where he achieved hatted-chef status twice. When he’s not presenting, Barry is involved in the selection process for a number of Fine Music’s Emerging Artists programs and also regularly attends and reviews jazz gigs for a variety of publications.


Focus on Folk

Vexations and Devotions

The history of folk music on Fine Music Written by John Milce

Brett Dean, Michael Leunig

Members of The New South Wales Folk Federation have been involved in broadcasting folk music on 102.5 FM from the station’s earliest days at its original location in Crows Nest.

and choral dreaming

The first programs were presented by noted folklorist and performer, Warren Fahey. Warren presented an eclectic mix of folk, blues, bluegrass and what was later to become known as world music.

Written by James Nightingale Photos by Bettina Stoess

Photo courtesy of John Milce

Shortly after, Dermott became the sole presenter and the program gained a new name – “Ryder round Folk” and moved back to a mid week evening time slot. It was during this time that I made a cameo ‘appearance’ as a member of the now defunct ‘Federation of English Ancient Rites’ (FEAR) when we presented the first (and perhaps only) Mummers Play live to air on Australian Radio.

The program has undergone many changes over the years, for instance, in the late 1970’s it was the ‘'Fair Dinkum Folk Show". When the station moved to Chandos St in 1976, the program ran one night a week until midnight. It was presented by Graham McDonald and the late Huffy Greer. When the station broadcast 24 hours a day the folk show moved to the midnight-6am shift and Tony Suttor and the late Dermott Ryder joined the presenting team.

Saturday 4 April at 5pm

Artist Feature Lachy Hamilton Written by Barry O'Sullivan

Photo by Tom Wilkinson

Jazz composer and saxophonist, Lachy Hamilton is fast becoming a well-known performer. Hailing from a small community on Sydney’s Scotland Island, 23-year-old Lachy, began his musical journey at a young age, playing the piano at age four, taking up the clarinet and then the saxophone soon after.

Lachy Hamilton, a prodigy in paisley

Having completed a Bachelor of Music (Honours) at the James Morrison Academy of Music in South Australia, Lachy’s career has taken him around the world performing with the likes of James Morrison in his Generations in Jazz Concerts in America and Australia, Judy Bailey's Jazz Connection Orchestra, The Potts Point Big Band as well as performing alongside Wycliffe Gordon, Kate Ceberano, James Muller, Sarah McKenzie, Patti Austin, The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and many more.

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Over the next two months Lachy, along with Harry Morrison on double bass and Patrick Danao on drums, will be touring Australia’s East Coast and New Zealand as The Lachy Hamilton Trio. For their debut New Zealand tour, the trio will perform new compositions and arrangements of jazz favourites alongside music from Lachy’s debut album ‘Alchemy’. Released in March 2019, the album was inspired by Paolo Coelho’s novel The Alchemist and features the talents of Australia’s brightest up and coming musicians. The album has been a labour of love and dedication, representing a highly significant milestone for Hamilton, in what promises to be a stellar career for this talented saxophonist and composer.

Throughout history, music of all kinds has been used to bring people together in the shared contemplation of ideas. Whether in a ceremony or a concert, a regular event or a special occasion, music is the glue which binds our shared attention. Music for choir is especially important in fulfilling this role. With so many performers and the combination of words and music, the expression of musical art becomes not just a presentation but an affirmation of our own humanity. In the 21st century, this form continues to be important and on Sunday 19 April, Fine Music Sydney will broadcast Vexations and Devotions by the Australian composer Brett Dean. This piece is one that takes much from our contemporary life, including telephone calls, corporate platitudes and the bittersweet humour of one of Australia’s most beloved cartoonists, to create a moving work that is all about today as well as our musical past.

Brett Dean photography by Bettina Stoess

Vexations and Devotions is a piece that extends the listener into sound worlds that are unconventional, if not exactly new. The choirs are asked to mutter and mumble in the opening movement, while the ending sees a stark contrast between two different vocal textures; the clarity and brilliance of the children of the Gondwana Voices is balanced against the almost cynical tone of the weary adult choir. The orchestra, too, uses unusual sounds, sounds developed in the late 20th century, such as multiphonics and flutter-tongue in the winds, alongside extended string techniques and a battery of percussion that create extraordinary novel musical textures. The most striking part of the work is the second movement, in which a pre-recorded voice recites meaningless clichés in the style of an answering machine message. This corporate fauxconcern contrasts boldly with the choir of children singing a lullaby of hope. As the movement unfolds, the recorded voice develops a note of desperation, as if the machine has realised the vacuous meaning of its words.

Vexations and Devotions came out of a project which focused upon the poetry of Michael Leunig and included Brett Dean, the Australian Chamber Orchestra and the Gondwana Voices. This initial project resulted in a work called Bell and Anti-Bell. A short time later, Dean expanded this initial work into a large scale choral-orchestral work with texts by not only Michael Leunig but Dorothy Porter as well. Bell and Anti-Bell was incorporated into the second movement of this new 30 minute cantata for multiple choirs with orchestra and electronic tape.

Along with Brett Dean’s Vexations and Devotions, the Sunday Special will bring you music from throughout the ages that expresses devotion as well as a couple of works, including Gian Carlo Menotti’s one act opera, named after Mr Bell’s ubiquitous invention, that necessary evil of modernity, the telephone. Brett Dean photography by Bettina Stoess

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Friday 10 April at 12pm

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CD REVIEWS

WHAT'S ON How did a single concert that almost didn't take place go on to become the biggest selling piano album in recorded history? Keith Jarrett arrived at Cologne’s Opera house exhausted and in considerable pain due to a bad back after a 5 hour, 600km journey from Zurich. He had been booked by 17-year-old jazz fan Vera Brandes to play the concert and refused to call it off.

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Upon his arrival, he discovered that the concert grand piano he had requested wasn't available, and the only instrument at his disposal was a badly out-of-tune and somewhat damaged practice piano. After some persuasion from Brandes, the use of

a strong back brace and general tenacity, the piano was tuned as best it could be before Jarrett went on to give one of the performances of a lifetime.

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THE CREATION | HAYDN Australian Romantic &

The 1300 strong audience that night witnessed a wholy improvised and joyously beautiful jazz concert (complete with faulty sustain pedals) which took influences from folk, classical, Latin, gospel hymnals and even country music, all presented with an outpouring of emotional oneness between a man and a poorly prepared piano.

Classical Orchestrtra venue: City Recital Hall,

2-12 Angel Place, Sydney

tickets: $25-$120 web: www.arco.org.au phone: 1800 334 388

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SUN The Life of Riley is the seventh album from pianist/composer John Harkins. He's a hard-swinging post-bop pianist, possessing great time and an exciting drive, effortlessly taking the listener on his musical journey that he is creating. The trio is energized by bassist Brendan Clarke and the New York-based drummer Carl Allen.

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standouts and swing heartily with Harkin’s pianism while the whole band contributes fantastic musicianship throughout. Harkins clearly demonstrates why he's worthy of both the accolades he's already achieved and the greater exposure that he most certainly deserves.

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Sydney Chamber Choir Pre-concert talk | 2.15pm Jakob Lehmann, conductor Celeste Lazarenko, soprano Andrew Goodwin, tenor James Ioelu, bass-baritone

­– Barry O'Sullivan

Harkins can rip a standard with the best of them and it’s always an exciting ride transformed into a quartet on three tracks with Andrew Speight on alto saxophone bringing colour and emotion to the album. The two Harkin original compositions Space Available and the title track are

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What’s the Sting in Scott Joplin?

Under Paris Skies

Under Paris Skies is the latest release from British/Australian vocalist Hetty Kate. Her career spans from intimate clubs to over four years as vocalist with jazz luminary James Morrison. Hetty approaches her performance with a refined understatement that translates into a true affinity with melody and the composer's intentions. Her phrasings and embellishments are fluid and effortless. Down With Love, and Get Out of Town with just a bass accompaniment are standouts.

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She's definitely done some homework on the great jazz singers of the past especially Blossom Dearie. She is not only accompanied and portrayed superbly but her unique ability to leverage her vocal skills with the charts and the musicians, James Sherlock on guitar and Ben Hanlon on bass makes her performance and this recording a home run. ­– Barry O'Sullivan

venue: Fine Music Centre

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Presented by Jeanie McIness.

venue: Townsville, North Queensland

Scott Joplin died over 100 years ago, never recorded apart from piano rolls, never saw his major work performed, never saw the fame he deserved and died bankrupt, discouraged and worn out. His passing also “heralded the end of this style in mainstream popular music”. Yet in more recent decades, Ragtime, and Scott Joplin in particular, have been rediscovered and appreciated. In this presentation we will examine the music of Joplin and explore the style of Ragtime and its other performers.

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Celebrating its 30th Anniversary, the 2020 Australian Festival of Chamber Music festival program offers an abundance of music spanning centuries and continents with a number of exciting commissions, world premieres and a tribute to Beethoven.

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