Fine Music March magazine by 2MBS Fine Music Sydney

MARCH 2018

MAGAZINE

A VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY ARCO’s 2018 Season

A REVOLUTIONARY COMPOSER Debussy after 100 Years

THE ENCHANTED KNIGHT Francesca Caccini’s 1625 Opera

BERLIN, ASTAIRE AND TOP HAT A Successful Partnership

THREE WORLD-CLASS SOLOISTS! Unmissable Concerts

Lisa Batiashvili plays Prokofiev 2 EMIRATES METRO SERIES

28 FEB, 1 & 2 MAR

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Acclaimed Georgian violinist Lisa Batiashvili plays Prokofiev’s great Violin Concerto No.2. Plus musical story-telling at its finest with two much-loved tone poems by Richard Strauss.

Nelson Freire plays Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto APT MASTER SERIES

14, 16 & 17 MAR

Pianist Nelson Freire returns to Sydney with Beethoven’s mighty Emperor Concerto. Then enjoy some of the best moments from Wagner’s epic Ring cycle – without the singers!

Anne Sofie von Otter sings Schubert PRESENTING PARTNER ONE CIRCULAR QUAY BY WANDA

22, 23^ & 24 MAR ^EMIRATES METRO SERIES

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Star mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter makes her long-awaited return to perform the Schubert song repertoire for which she is famous. Then Donald Runnicles conducts Mahler’s moving 10th symphony.

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FROM THE CHAIR

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A Voyage of Discovery

A Revolutionary Composer

Good Friday 1768

Live music from our studios returns to Fine Music 102.5 this month. On Saturday, 24 March (one week earlier than the usual fifth Saturday of the month due to the Easter holiday weekend), from 12 noon we will be broadcasting four hours of live music from our Founders’ Studio here in St Leonards. Four ensembles will be playing: chosen to showcase the breadth of contemporary classical and jazz music performance.

Colin Brumby (1933-2018)

The Passing Parade

Program Guide and Composer List

The Enchanted Knight

One Night: Three Operas

Musical Families

What’s On

Jazz CD Reviews

Berlin, Astaire and Top Hat

A Passion for Music: Mary Lenart

At Fine Music we have a very serious commitment to supporting, encouraging and providing a wider audience for musicians and ensembles in Sydney. Our volunteer recording engineers go out to concert venues around Sydney to record local orchestras, chamber ensembles, jazz groups, choirs and individual performers. These recordings are broadcast in programs such as Showcasing Australian Artists and various jazz programs as soon as practical. Nothing, however, can beat the excitement of live performance. A live outside broadcast is a major undertaking for us with our limited resources and so can be accomplished only very occasionally. However, live broadcast from our own studios is somewhat less demanding. Currently we are presenting Live from the Founders’ Studio once a quarter, but are working on a new initiative which we hope to announce shortly and which will add at least three more live performances to our annual schedule.

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Meanwhile, we have our usual line-up of great recorded music this month. I would particularly like to draw your attention to the early 1974afternoon - 2014 programs, which are created by our programmers on their own selected themes, sometimes serious, sometimes whimsical. We would love to have your feedback on these programs. Do you enjoy the themes? Or are they irrelevant or a distraction to your listening? You can leave your comments on our website or any of our social media Registered Offices & Studios: 72-76 Chandos Street, St Leonards 2065 platforms or there’s always the old-fashioned way: call 9439 4777 and Tel: 02 9439 4777 Fax: 02 9439 4064 Email: admin@finemusicfm.com talk to a volunteer receptionist. Web: finemusicfm.com Facebook, Twitter and YouTube: finemusicfm As always, great listening! Frequency: 102.5 Transmitter: Governor Phillip Tower, Circular Quay. David Brett ABN 64 379 540 010 Chair Advertising Enquiries: sponsorship@finemusicfm.com Editor: Elaine Siversen Assistant Editor: Elizabeth Hill Sub-editors and Proof readers: Chris Blower, Di Cox, Elizabeth Hill, MUSIC BROADCASTING SOCIETY OF NEW SOUTH WALES Sue Jowell, Maureen Meers, Helen Milthorpe, Catherine Peake Contributors: David Brett, Lloyd Capps, Angela Cockburn, Paul Cooke, CO-OPERATIVE LTD Nicky Gluch, Elizabeth Hill, Sue Jowell, Krystal Li, Maureen Meers, James Nightingale, Barry O’Sullivan, Frank Presley, Elaine Siversen, Christopher Waterhouse, Stephen Wilson The views expressed by contributors to this magazine do not necessarily reflect or represent the views of the publisher, Fine Music 102.5 Images: Allen Ford Program Logos: Simon Moore Distribution Coordinator: Sissy Stewart Art Direction: Liza-Jane Smith liza@designcampaign.com.au Printing: Megacolour, Unit 6, 1 Hordern Place, Camperdown, NSW, 2050 Subscribe to Fine Music Magazine: visit www.finemusicfm.com or email friends@finemusicfm.com Cover image: Australian Romantic and Classical Orchestra. Credit: Nick Gilbert

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A VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY NICKY GLUCH OUTLINES ARCO’S JOURNEY

Nicole van Bruggen, Richard Gill, Rachael Beesley. Photo credit Nick Gilbert “The world is full of poetry. The air is living with its spirit and the waves dance to the music of its melodies, and sparkle in its brightness.” When American poet, James G. Percival, wished to describe his art form, he chose musical language to capture its wonder. Poetry, he wrote, ‘proclaims the unseen glories of immensity in harmonies too perfect’. When journalist James Shand wished to describe the playing of the jazz ensemble, The World According to James, he made it visual. “They render sound as colour,” he wrote, “shimmering in vivid blocks or dancing through shifting lines.” This year, the Australian Romantic and Classical Orchestra (ARCO) has set itself the challenge of defining Music. Its mode of exploration is not poetry, or art, but rather music itself. Through music it will show that Music is at once unified and unbounded. From its inception in 2013, ARCO has lived up to every letter which is the clever acronym of their name (arco means bowed in Italian). The orchestra has found a niche playing Classical and Romantic repertoire in an historically informed style and it has dedicated itself to Australian music makers, present and future. 2

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Until now, this has meant running extensive education programs including, most recently, a summer workshop for students to learn the art of historic performance in a symphonic setting. In 2018, the Australian aspect is being further strengthened. Australian composers are about to appear in the ARCO concert program. In considering the period between the Renaissance and today, we find that the Classical and Romantic eras fall somewhere in the middle. Musically speaking, before the classical style came Renaissance and Baroque and after the Romantic period came modernism and contemporary. An ensemble, then, which triumphs music from the Classical and Romantic periods can set this in a clever context by placing it alongside music from these other eras. Combining his goal to educate with an inspiring ingenuity, the Artistic Director of ARCO, Richard Gill, decided to collaborate with other Australian ensembles. In each of ARCO’s three concert programs, a night is set aside where ARCO will perform one or two works to be followed by a set from a very different ensemble. Nothing, however, is random. In each of these concerts, forming the series Richard Gill Presents – A Voyage

of Musical Discovery, a theme or idea links ARCO’s performance with that of the guest ensemble. In March, that theme is ‘motif’. Motifs exist in all art forms, from Percival’s poetry to Picasso’s painting and James Greening’s jazz. They are equally prevalent in classical music. Thus, when Gill was putting his series together he approached his friend Greening and suggested the collaboration. Gill’s aim is to show audiences that classical music and jazz, often thought so disparate, are indeed linked by many common principles. It is the essence of the ‘voyage’ of the series’ title. As Artistic Officer Nicole van Bruggen told Fine Music, ARCO’s aim is for the audience ‘to be taken on a voyage that allows them to discover music from the past, the further past, and the contemporary period, to become aware that music is one’. The voyage is through sound and time and the discovery is that ‘all is music, and music is all’. The work which ARCO has chosen to be set off by jazz is Beethoven’s Pastoral Sixth Symphony. Motifs aside, Beethoven’s composition and jazz have something else in common. Both were far from accepted when they were conceived and yet both are

undoubtedly adored today. Although it might be remembered that jazz was called ‘the Devil’s music’ it may be harder for contemporary audiences to believe that The Harmonicon of London suggested that the Pastoral’s slow movement be abridged ‘without any violation of justice’. As Nicolas Slonimsky captured so well, we oft fear the unfamiliar and yet, as history so often proves, it should be our duty to embrace it. In 2018, let ARCO be your guide. In its concert season it has paired familiar with lesser-known works to show off the depth of their genre. The theme which links the three programs, in March, May and August, is melody. Gill quotes the Oxford English Dictionary in the season brochure to portray melodies as being ‘sweet music, whether vocal or instrumental’, a ‘beautiful arrangement of musical sounds’ or the ‘beauty of musical sounds, tunefulness’. It is both music and that which is created by it. Melody, as a word, has apparently been in our lexicon since 1290 and thus it is fascinating, over 700 years later, to realise how pertinent it still is to our culture. The March program is titled Pastoral Melodies and, as per the definition, invokes both instrumental and choral works. After Mendelssohn’s Overture: The Hebrides, which paints a landscape in sound, comes Brahms’ Five songs, op 104. In these stirring works Brahms makes Man’s life a landscape. The loss of youth is depicted as summer turning into autumn; Letztes Glück (Last happiness) is when winter approaches and dead leaves swirl and fall from the trees. The work is an opportunity for the Sydney Chamber Choir (also conducted by Gill) to demonstrate the melodies which voices, alone, can make. The choir will then combine with ARCO to enter the sacred melodic world. Mozart’s Piccolomini Mass is a fast-paced exploration of the Latin Ordinary. If either the Brahms or Mozart are unfamiliar to audiences, then the one should help to enlighten the other. Both, in their own right, are solemn works, both clever settings of the words they represent; yet the secular nature of the Brahms will help illuminate the sacred character of the Mozart, and the Classical tropes of the Mass will make the Brahms seem all that more Romantic. The program will close with Beethoven’s Symphony from which the title is derived. This familiar work, the one which is pastoral in subject and in style, will be the justification for why the other melodies are equally so. In May, ARCO will deliver a more intimate program. The Chamber Soloists, under the

Photo credit Nick Gilbert direction of Rachael Beesley, will perform four pieces from the Classical period, the program’s title Classical Melodies. The fame of Mozart’s serenade for strings, Eine kleine Nachtmusik will open audiences’ ears to Peter von Winter’s Octet in E flat for winds and strings. Winter followed Mozart in the writing of German operas. His Octet will then set the stage for Vincenzo Gambaro’s Wind quartet no 2. Then the unfamiliar will give a new light to the familiar when Beethoven’s Storm String Quintet is performed. Although there is discovery enough in this program, ARCO takes this one step further in Gill’s series. Winter’s German classicism will be met with the Australian contemporary in the guise of Ensemble Offspring and four Australian compositions. The program, titled Texture and Timbre, will play with the way instruments have been grouped over time. When Winter wrote his Octet, there was a rather expected configuration, while for composers such as Holly Harrison and Thomas Meadowcroft such limitation does not exist. That is the voyage; the discovery is for the audience. Finally, in August, ARCO will enter James G. Percival’s world. In Poetic Melodies it will explore music which tells a story: the purpose is to tug a heartstring. In a concert for strings, ARCO will demonstrate the immensity of that which can be achieved by four instruments. Grieg will be ‘Elegiac’ and Dvorák will ‘Serenade’. Puccini will be made an honest instrumentalist and Johannes van Bree’s Allegro for four string quartets will be a song which only 16 instruments could sing. When it combines with Camerata Antica, ARCO will once again return to that melodious definition. Its music without words will be complemented by the Camerata’s wonderful facility to make poetry come alive. Achieving that goal of the ‘allness’ of music, the Renaissance’s Monteverdi will share the stage with young Australian composer, Alice Chance.

ARCO and Richard Gill have never been afraid to dream. They have brought historic performance to a wide audience; they have challenged and they have triumphed. Now, their dream is to show that the music scene can be an inclusive whole. If ‘all is music, and music is all’ then all musicians should work together to make such a vision reality. Nicole van Bruggen expresses how Richard Gill’s series is a way ‘to connect with colleagues, to come together with a core passion’. She believes that this year is just the start of something new and exciting. In 2019 the plan will be to take the series interstate. Just as ARCO is collaborating with local ensembles this year in New South Wales, so in Victoria, it will have a regional pool of artists. Percival saw all the world glittering in poetry. The metres and rhythms were in the mountains and the air. For ARCO, all is alive in music. The orchestra members are on as much a voyage of discovery as their audience and, if history is any testimony, they will make the unfamiliar something to remember. We’re broadcasting a 2017 ARCO concert, recorded by Fine Music, on Thursday 1 March at 8pm in Showcasing Australian Artists. EVENTS AND DATES Pastoral Melodies Sunday 25 March 3pm Sydney Chamber Choir; ARCO/Richard Gill Classical Melodies Friday 18 May 7.30pm ARCO Chamber Soloists/Rachael Beesley Texture and Timbre Contact ARCO for details Poetical Melodies Sunday 19 7.30pm Strings of ARCO/Rachael Beesley VENUE City Recital Hall BOOKINGS AND INFORMATION arco.org.au or City Recital Hall 8256 2222 March 2018

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ALINA IBRAGIMOVA DEATH AND THE MAIDEN

15 – 26 March

Canberra, Melbourne, Newcastle, Sydney

One of the world’s most electrifying violinists directs the ACO in an intensely moving program, featuring Schubert’s Death and the Maiden and Barber’s Adagio for Strings.

The immediacy and honesty of Ibragimova’s playing collapses any sense of distance between performer and listener” – THE GUARDIAN

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A REVOLUTIONARY COMPOSER

PAUL COOKE ON THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF DEBUSSY’S DEATH more subtly and he was also influenced by Mussorgsky’s opera Boris Godunov, with its dark sonorities, spare harmonic writing, simple but strong musical gestures and, especially, the natural rhythms and inflections of the vocal writing.

Debussy remarked in 1913: “The century of aeroplanes deserves its own music. As there are no precedents, I must create anew”. According to his contemporary and compatriot, Charles Koechlin, however, “Debussyism was not the work of Debussy alone but a traditionally logical stage of modern evolution”. Who is Claude Debussy, what were his musical inspirations, and how did he come to be regarded as one of the most revolutionary of 20th century composers? Debussy was born outside Paris on 22 August 1862. He was the son of a shopkeeper and a seamstress and his early interest in music was supported by an aunt who paid for piano lessons. While at the Paris Conservatoire he met Nadezhda von Meck, who employed him as a music teacher to her children and brought to his attention the evocative music of Russian composers such as Borodin and Mussorgsky. Trips to Bayreuth in 1888 and 1889 seem to have made him determined to move away from the example of Richard Wagner’s monolithic operas. At the same time, his visit to the Paris World Exhibition awakened an interest in the music of the East, in particular the indeterminate harmonies of Javanese gamelan music. This led him to avoid conventional thematic development in his own music and instead

he emphasised constantly shifting harmonies and orchestrations. He was possibly the most important composer of the early 20th century, with Stravinsky, Bartók, Ravel, Webern, Messiaen and Boulez all acknowledging a significant debt to him. While the first performance of Schoenberg’s Verklärte Nacht in 1903 ended ‘in a riot and in actual fights’ and that of Stravinsky’s The rite of Spring in 1913 ended in similar fashion, premieres of works of Debussy tended to be more positive if at times with a bemused audience, and his music has continued to appeal to a wide general audience. His first great success, and one of his first orchestral works, was Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune (1894) which, in Debussy’s words, was a ‘succession of scenes through which pass the desires and dreams of the faun in the heat of the afternoon’. The orchestra has no trumpets, trombones, tuba or timpani, but does feature three flutes, english horn, four french horns and two antique cymbals. It is free-flowing and its pulse is flexible. With Pelléas et Mélisande (1902) Debussy set out to write an opera based not on action but on feelings, and one which he felt served the subtleties of the text far better than those operas he had attended at Bayreuth. He employs Wagnerian techniques but far

Debussy is regarded as the first and foremost composer of musical impressionism. He resisted the label. His professors at the Paris Conservatoire had warned him off ‘this vague impressionism which is one of the most dangerous enemies of artistic truth’, and at times it may have been accurate to describe his music as influenced more by symbolism or pointillism (each individual trumpet note, every cluster of flute notes in La mer). The label stuck. It had been in use for a couple of decades to describe the paintings of Monet and his circle, and the favoured images of impressionist painting, of light on water, of clouds, of gardens in the rain, could also be found in the works of Debussy. As well, Impressionism in both art and music saw its practitioners trying to reconnect with the natural world from an urban perspective, whereas Wagner and the Late Romantics were far more concerned with complex psychological matters. Possibly one of the reasons for Debussy’s popularity and influence is that he did not reject all which had gone before him. A feature of his mature works is his recognition of the importance of his predecessors. His Préludes and Études, therefore, are directly inspired by Chopin and are technically rigorous and sophisticated while at the same time being imaginatively pictorial. His three sonatas, written between 1915 and 1917 when he was ill with cancer and suffering depression brought on by the privations of World War I, were a conscious attempt to return to traditional structures and be the heir to Rameau and Couperin. Nor did he turn his back on Romanticism, but rather developed a sophisticated French style which still valued mood and atmosphere, program music and poetic titles. As the Australian composer Anne Boyd commented: “Debussy of all the Western composers repositioned the Western musical tradition ‘on the other side’, so to speak. It was acceptable for music to work by intuition and feeling; it didn’t have to be linked to analysis and intellectual processes and reason.” Look for the Debussy logo thoughout the month to find the programs celebrating Debussy’s music. March 2018

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GOOD FRIDAY 1768 LAMENTATIONS BY ELAINE SIVERSEN The furious opening of Haydn’s Symphony no 26 in D minor is one of the earliest examples of Sturm und Drang (storm and stress), an epithet which seems at odds with the symphony’s nickname Lamentatione. However its alternative nickname is La Passione (referring to the Passion of Christ). Sturm und Drang was a movement in German literature and music from the late 1760s to the early 1780s, in which extremes of emotion were given free expression in reaction to the rationalism of the Enlightenment. This Sturm und Drang style was evident in many of Jesus carrying his Cross – Titian Haydn’s symphonies from the 1760s of Christ which Haydn used as a contrast to up to the mid-1770s. He wrote this symphony 250 years ago for Easter week in the agitated opening theme. This melody 1768. In this new style, he graphically portrays would have been familiar to audiences of the the brutality of Christ’s trial and execution and time and the link to the Passion is maintained when the lament appears again in the second the sorrow and despair of his followers. The symphony became known as movement. The discovery of a version of Lamentatione because of the Christus motif this Passion manuscript at the Augustinian of the opening movement’s second theme. Monastery of Herzogenburg means that As with all the nicknamed symphonies, the it is possible to identify whose voice each title is not Haydn’s own. The name is derived section of the liturgical chant represents. from an old plainsong chant of the Passion After a stormy introduction, we hear the

voices of the Evangelist, Christ and the crowd of Jews in sequence, cleverly characterised instrumentally. Symphony no 26 was composed while Haydn was in the service of the Esterházy family in present-day Hungary. Because the Passiontide plainsong is present, the work may well have been heard in church, perhaps in a concert rather than in the course of a service. Scored for a small orchestra, it was certainly not music for the concert hall in the manner of the London symphonies of the 1790s. This Easter marks the 250th anniversary of Haydn’s Lamentatione Symphony. We’ll be broadcasting it along with some well-loved arias and choruses by Johann Sebastian Bach, John Stainer, Camille Saint-Saëns, Hans Leo Hassler and Wolfgang Mozart with some instrumental works composed for Easter by Heinrich Biber, Marcel Dupré and Kenneth Leighton. Lamentations for Easter can be heard on Good Friday 30 March at 2pm. This Haydn symphony can also be heard in Sunday Special: Master Key at 3pm on 4 March.

COLIN BRUMBY (1933-2018) ELIZABETH HILL PAYS TRIBUTE

For someone who was never interested in composing for posterity, Colin Brumby has left us a rich legacy of works representing nearly every genre in the musical repertoire. Brumby’s interest in music began at an early age when he would listen to his Aunt Yvonne playing wartime favourites on the piano, but it was when, as a ten-year-old Argonaut, his 6

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composition Gypsy campfire was played on ABC radio that he decided he wanted to be a composer, in spite of his father pointing out the practicalities: “CB, you can’t make a living as a composer. What do you really want to be?” Taking his father’s advice to become a teacher, he enrolled in a music course at the Melbourne Conservatorium. Composition was not part of the course so he sought help from conductor, Verdon Williams who tasked him with composing a piece for oboe and strings which, if good enough, would be performed by Jirí Tancibudek and the Melbourne Symphony. An hour or so later he had finished his Romance for oboe and strings. It was performed when Brumby was just 21. Brumby admits that speed was always a characteristic of his work, but never at the expense of technique. Outside commissions would ‘set his musical thinking going’. He often fulfilled these commissions with no resources except his aural imagination, composing his cantata, The vine, while on a camping holiday. Brumby spent most of his career in Queensland, as an academic and, as Musical Director of the Queensland Opera Company he helped lay the foundations of permanent

opera in Queensland. He was commissioned to write a series of children’s operettas which toured some 400 Queensland schools reaching an audience of 75,000. Like his contemporaries, Brumby familiarised himself thoroughly with avant-garde music. In Rome he spent nine months writing a nineminute long, avant-garde piece commissioned by the NSW Organ Society. After a lukewarm reception in Sydney, Brumby thanked the performers, only to be told by the cellist that his part had finished about a minute from the end so he just made it up. It was then that Brumby was quoted as saying “I became convinced that the atonal style of composition attempted to elevate gibberish to an artform, and that I wanted no further part in it.” As always, his chief concern remained the melody and expressiveness of his music. With his return to tonality came the brilliant, melodic and engaging style which would serve him so well throughout the remainder of his career providing the listener with a satisfying aesthetic experience. A tribute program for Colin Brumby will be broadcast on Friday 16 March at 1pm.

THE PASSING PARADE

STEPHEN WILSON MARKS TWO CENTENARIES much-reduced resistance to illness and for all of her life she suffered from Crohn’s disease and a variety of infectious diseases. Nevertheless, she achieved a great deal in her short life. In 1913, she became the first female winner of the Prix de Rome composition prize, which had eluded Nadia five years previously. With Lili’s illness came an indomitable will to work and a determination to develop her own creative personality. Her campaign to win the Prix de Rome was the first stage in a calculated strategy. Having prepared herself at the Conservatoire to excel in the academic techniques which the competition jury required, she set about adapting them to her own style. While not abandoning conventional harmonies and tonalities, she significantly modified their sound and their expressive implications.

March 2018 marks the 100th anniversary of the deaths of two composers, one of whom had a long life, and one who died tragically at a very young age. César Cui, the 83-year-old Russian composer, died on 13 March and the French composer, Lili Boulanger, two days later, aged 24. César Cui is the least known of the group of Russian composers dubbed ‘The Five’ or ‘The Mighty Handful’, comprising Balakirev, Mussorgsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, Borodin and Cui. He was born in Lithuania, then part of the Russian Empire. His father was a French officer who was taken prisoner during Napoleon’s campaign of 1812 and remained in Russia, and his mother was Lithuanian. Cui began to compose while he was still a boy, imitating the style of Chopin, and he received lessons in composition. In 1851, he was sent to St Petersburg where he entered the school of engineering and, in 1855, the Academy of Military Engineering where he became a lecturer two years later. In 1878 he became a Professor of Fortification. He retired with the rank of lieutenant general and his portraits, even in old age, show him in military uniform. While still serving as a military engineer, he became involved in the musical life of St Petersburg and formed a friendship with Balakirev. Balakirev’s views on the need to develop a distinctive form of Russian nationalistic music came to dominate Cui’s writings as a music critic. He also became a successful propagandist of Russian music in Belgium and France. Indeed, although a prolific composer, it was his writing which initially attracted the attention of musicians outside Russia, although one of his 15 operas, Le flibustier, which premiered at the Opéra Comique in Paris in 1894, had a French rather than Russian text. The opera was unsuccessful but shortly after its staging Cui was elected as a correspondent member of the Académie Française and awarded the cross of the Légion d’Honneur. Cui composed in almost all genres, with the exception of the symphony, symphonic poem and concerto. He wrote mainly art songs as well as a few vocal duets and many songs for children. His works are not as nationalistic as

those of the other members of ‘The Five’ and his style is more often compared with that of Schumann and French composers such as Gounod, rather than with that of Glinka or his Russian contemporaries. Lili Boulanger had no connection to Cui but there is interest in both composers having their respective Russian and French ancestry. Boulanger grew up in a sophisticated musical family with a fiercely protective Russian princess for a mother. Her father, who won the Prix de Rome in 1835 and who was 77 at the time of her birth, was a teacher at the Paris Conservatoire. Lili was greatly affected by his death in 1900 and many of her works touch on themes of grief and loss. Her first teacher was her sister Nadia, whose support and encouragement continued to the very end. Other teachers included Paul Vidal and Georges Caussade, as well as Gabriel Fauré, who was greatly impressed by the young woman’s talents and frequently brought songs for her to read. At the age of two, Lili had narrowly survived a severe bout of bronchial pneumonia. This left her with a

Illness forced an early return from her prize-winning stay at the Villa Medici in Rome, but in the last years of her life she concentrated her energy on the composition of most of her major works, including her three fervent Psalm settings for chorus and orchestra. Lili Boulanger’s last work, an economical setting of the Pie Jesu dictated to her sister from her deathbed, was a requiem for herself. The music of these two composers can be heard at 2pm on Tuesday 13 March.

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Thursday 1 MARCH 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 Great string players Prepared by Paul Cooke Pasculli, A. Omaggio a Bellini, after Bellini’s Il pirata, La sonnambula. Heinz Holliger, cora. Philips 426 288-2 8 Ravel, M. Introduction and allegro (1906). Peter-Lukas Graf, fl; Hans Rudolf Stalder, cl; Die Kammermusiker Zürich. Claves 50-280 11 Spohr, L. Concertante no 1 in G (1806). Hansheinz Schneeberger, vn; English CO/ Peter-Lukas Graf. Claves 50-208 23 Ursula Holliger, hp (3 above) Edwards, R. Laughing rock (2003). Tall Poppies TP096 2

13:00 PRELUDES PLUS Prepared by Gael Golla Mozart, W. Prelude and fugue in E flat, K404a.5 (1782). Grumiaux Trio. Philips 422 513-2 9 Edwards, R. Prelude and dragonfly dance (1991). Synergy. Tall Poppies TP030 8 Castelnuovo-Tedesco, M. Prelude and fugue no 24 in C minor, from The well-tempered guitars, op 199 (1962). Duo Tedesco. Schwann 3-1224-2 5

Mendelssohn, F. Symphony no 4 in A, op 90, Italian (1833). 29

Glazunov, A. Prelude and two mazurkas, op 25 (1888). Stephen Coombs, pf. Hyperion CDA66866 15 14:00 A REVOLUTIONARY COMPOSER Prepared by Rex Burgess

12 Contredanses (1800-01). 16

Dance of the clowns. 2 Benjamin Bayle, cond (3 above) Part 2: Mendelssohn encore Mendelssohn, F. Sonata in B flat, op 106 (1827). Martin Jones, pf. Nimbus NI 5070 17 21:30 WIND INTERLUDE Prepared by Gerald Holder

Grainger, P. La Scandanavie (1902). Timothy Young, pf. Tall Poppies TP222 16

Printemps (1882). Delphine Collot, sop; Audite Nova Vocal Ensemble. 4

Piano trio in G minor (1880). Florestan Trio. Hyperion CDA67114 20

Invocation (1883). Jean-Louis Bouillat, ten; Jean Sourisse Vocal Ensemble. 6

10:30 CONCERT HALL Prepared by Paul Hopwood

Emmanuel Strosser, Claire Désert, pf; Jean Sourisse, cond (2 above) FNAC 592224

Respighi, O. Roman festivals (1924). Leslie Pearson, org; Philharmonia O/Yan Pascal Tortelier. Chandos CHAN 8989 24

Petite suite (1886/88). Michel Béroff, Philippe Collard, pf. EMI CDS 7 67416 2 12

12:00 JAZZ, PURE AND SIMPLE with Maureen Meers

Beethoven, L. Overture to Coriolan in C minor, op 62 (1807). Benjamin Bayle, cond. 8

Bernstein, L. Prelude, fugue and riffs (1949). Harmen de Boer, cl; Netherlands Wind Ensemble/Richard Dufallo. Chandos CHAN 9210 8

Debussy, C. Symphony in B minor (1880/1933; orch. Finno). Lyon NO/Jun Märkl. Naxos 8.572583 11

Holter, I. Symphony in F, op 3 (1880). Royal PO/Per Dreier. NKFCD 50020-2 41

20:00 SHOWCASING AUSTRALIAN ARTISTS Part 1: Australian Romantic and Classical Orchestra Recorded for FINE MUSIC by Jayson McBride

Romance no 2 in F, op 50 (1798). Rachael Beesley, vn & dir. 10

Dallapiccola, L. Divertimento in quattro esercizi (1934). Jane Manning, sop; Geoffrey Collins, picc, fl; Anne Gilby, ob; Murray Khouri, cl; Irena Morozova, va; Graham Hair, cond. Entr’acte ESCD 6504 11

Haydn, J. Trumpet concerto in E flat, Hob.VIIe:1 (1796). John Wallace, tpt; Philharmonia O/Christopher Warren-Green. Nimbus NI 7016 16

19:00 THE NEW JAZZ STANDARD with Frank Presley

Kreisler, F. Prelude and allegro in the style of Pugnani. Mischa Elman, vn; Joseph Seiger, pf. Vanguard OVC 8028 6

France, S. Duo (2000). Virginia Taylor, fl. Tall Poppies TP177 6

David Pereira, vc (4 above)

16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE including Arts Calendar at 5.00pm with Debbie Scholem

La demoiselle elué (1887/88). Ileana Cotrubas, sop; Glenda Maurice, cont; South German Choir & RSO/Gary Bertini. Orfeo C 012821 19

Orff, C. Carmina Burana (1936; arr. Krance). Peabody Conservatory Wind Ensemble/ Harlan D. Parker. Naxos 8.570242 27 22:00 MUSICAL PORTRAITS Romeo and Juliet Prepared by Rex Burgess Tchaikovsky, P. Fantasie overture: Romeo and Juliet (1869/80). Philharmonia O/ Riccardo Muti. EMI CDM 1 66420 2 19 Berlioz, H. Love scene, from Romeo and Juliet, op 17 (1839). Polish State PO/Kenneth Jean. Naxos 8.550231 16 Liszt, F. Les adieux - reverie on Gounod’s Romeo and Juliet (1870). Leslie Howard, pf. Hyperion CDS44542 11 Svendsen, J. Romeo and Juliet, op 18. Trondheim SO/Ole Kristian Ruud. Virgin 5 45128 2 14

Ariettes oubliées (1886/7). Gillian Keith, sop; Simon Lepper, pf. Deux-Elles DXL1154 16

Prokofiev, S. Suite from Romeo and Juliet (1938; arr. Lindberg). Christian Lindberg, tb; Roland Pöntinen, pf. BIS CD-478 23

Symphonic suite: Spring (1887). Paris O/ Daniel Barenboim. DG 435 069-2 18

Delius, F. Orchestral suite, from A village Romeo and Juliet (1907). London PO/Carl Davis. Virgin VC 7 90716-2 26 March 2018

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Johann Vanhal 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 Something borrowed Prepared by Elaine Siversen Liszt, F. Pilgrims’ chorus; O du, mein holder Abendstern, from Wagner’s Tannhäuser (1849). Leslie Howard, pf. Hyperion CDS44540 14 Raff, J. Duo on themes from Wagner’s Lohengrin, op 63 no 3 (1853). Livia Sohn, vn; Benjamin Loeb, pf. Naxos 8.570202 9 Tausig, C. Brangänena-Gesang Matrosenlied, paraphrase no 2 on Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde. Dennis Hennig, pf. Etcetera KTC 1076 9 Hindemith, P. Symphonic metamorphoses on themes of Carl Maria von Weber (1943). BBC PO/Yan Pascal Tortelier. Chandos CHAN 9903 20

20:00 EVENINGS WITH THE ORCHESTRA On original instruments Prepared by Robert Small

12:00 A JAZZ HOUR with Barry O’Sullivan

Haydn, J. Cello concerto in C, Hob: VIIb:1 (c1761). Daniel Yeadon, vc. 25

13:00 CHAMBER ORCHESTRA OF EUROPE Prepared by Di Cox

Symphony no 6 in D, Hob: I:6, Le matin (1761). 24

Schubert, F. Overture to The magic harp, from Incidental music to Rosamunde, D797 (1823). Claudio Abbado, cond. DG 431 655-2 10 Bach, J.S. Keyboard concerto in D minor, BWV1052 (1735-40). Jean Louis Steuerman, pf; James Judd, cond. Philips 420 200-2 22 Mendelssohn, F. Symphony no 4 in A, op 90, Italian (1833). Apex 2564 67391-0 29 Mozart, W. Mia speranza adorata! … Ah non sai qual pena sia, K416 (1783). Edita Gruberova, sop. Teldec 9031-72302-2 10 Nikolaus Harnoncourt, cond (2 above) Paganini, N. Bravura variations on Dal tuo stellato soglio, from Rossini’s Moses, op 24 (1818-19). Salvatore Accardo, vn; Franco Tamponi, cond. EMI 5 72854 2 10 CO of Europe (all above) 14:30 DVORÁK AND THE SYMPHONY Prepared by Frank Morrison

Taffanel, P. Fantasy on Weber’s Der Freischütz. Sharon Bezaly, fl; Ervin Nagy, pf. BIS CD-1039 11

Glazunov, A. Stenka Razin, op 13 (1885). Suisse Romande O/Ernest Ansermet. Decca 480 0038 15

Saint-Saëns, C. Fantasy after Weber’s Oberon (1850). Philippe Graffin, vn; Pascal Devoyon, pf. Helios CDH55353 16

Borodin, A. String quartet no 2 in D (1885). Borodin Quartet. Le Chant du Monde LDC 278 793 29

10:30 CONCERT HALL Prepared by Gerald Holder

Dvorák, A. Symphony no 7 in D minor, op 70 (1884-85). London SO/Antal Dorati. Mercury 478 5092 37

Vaughan Williams, R. Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis (1910). Royal PO/Pinchas Zukerman. Decca 478 9386 16 Vanhal, J. Concerto in F for two bassoons. Umea Sinfonietta/Jukka-Pekka Saraste. BIS CD-288 23 10

Brahms, J. Symphony no 2 in D, op 73 (1877). Vienna PO/István Kertész. Decca 448 197-2 45

16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE including Arts Calendar at 5.00pm with Peter Kurti 19:00 FRIDAY JAZZ SESSION with Christopher Waterhouse

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Australian Haydn Ensemble/Skye McIntosh (2 above) ABC 481 2806 Mendelssohn, F. Overture: The Hebrides, op 26, Fingal’s Cave (1830). Champs-Élysées O/Philippe Herreweghe. Harmonia Mundi HMX 2908336 10 Berlioz, H. Romeo and Juliet, op 17 (1839). Catherine Robbin, mezz; Jean-Paul Fouchécourt, ten; Gilles Cachemaille, bassbar; Monteverdi Choir; O Révolutionnaire et Romantique/John Eliot Gardiner. Philips 454 454-2 49 22:00 BAROQUE AND BEFORE Charpentier 375 years on Prepared by Susan Bell Charpentier, M-A. Antienne, H526; Litanies de la Vièrge, H83 (1683-85). Ensemble Correspondances/Sébastien Daucé. Harmonia Mundi HMC 902169 19 Sonata à 8. Ricercar Consort. Ricercar RIC 037011 18 Te Deum (H146). Harmonia Mundi HMG 501298 23 Four part concerto for viols. Erato 3984-25485-2 11 Couperin, F. Tenèbre third lesson for Holy Wednesday. Patricia Petitbon, sop; Sophie Daneman, sop. MBF 1108 12 Les Arts Florissants/William Christie (3 above) Corelli, A. Concerto grosso in D, op 6 no 4. Le Concert des Nations/Jordi Savall. Alia Vox AVSA 9877 10 Bach, J. Christian Ach, dass ich Wassers g’nug hätte. Magdalena Kozená, mezz; Musica Antiqua Cologne/Reinhard Goebel. DG 479 2557 7 Charpentier, M-A. Ouverture, H536. Ensemble Correspondances/Sébastien Daucé. Harmonia Mundi HMC 902169 5

Saturday 3 MARCH 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 PERIODS AND THEIR PEOPLE Late classical (1801-1830) Prepared by Paul Cooke Chopin, F. Nocturne in G minor, op 15 no 3 (1831-33). Maria João Pires, pf. DG 477 8445 4 Cherubini, L. Overture to The crescendo (1810). Tuscan O/Donato Renzetti. Europa 350-221 12 Spohr, L. Fantasia in C minor, op 35 (1816). Naoko Yoshino, hp. Philips 446 064-2 9 Schubert, F. Rondo in A, D438 (1816). Elizabeth Wallfisch, vn; Brandenburg O/Roy Goodman. Hyperion CDA66840 14 Beethoven, L. Sonata no 14 in C sharp minor, op 27 no 2, Moonlight (1801). Gerard Willems, pf. ABC 465 077-2 16

Price, D. Dirty duck. Cory Band/Robert Childs. Doyen DOY 290 4 Sullivan, A. Excerpts from Iolanthe. Black Dyke Mills Band/Roy Newsome. Astor GGS 892 8 Davis, T. Shepherd song. Morgan Griffiths, euphonium; Yorkshire Building Society Band/ David King. Polyphonic QPRL 213D 4 12:00 URBAN JAZZ LOUNGE with Leita Hutchings 13:00 A STRAUSS CONCERT Prepared by Rex Burgess Strauss, R. Thus spake Zarathustra, op 30 (1895-96). Los Angeles PO/Zubin Mehta. Decca 475 7470 33 Burleske in D minor (1885-86). Marc-André Hamelin, pf; Berlin RSO/Ilan Volkov. Hyperion CDA67635 19 Introduction and moonlight music, from Capriccio (1942/45). Vienna PO/André Previn. DG 437 790-2 14 Horn concerto no 2 in E flat (1942). Barry Tuckwell, hn; London SO/István Kertész. Decca 478 6420 20

Weber, C.M. Symphony no 2 in C (1807). Queensland PO/John Georgiadis. Naxos 8.550928 19

Death and transfiguration, op 24 (1888-89). London SO/Claudio Abbado. DG 429 492-2 26

10:30 SMALL FORCES Prepared by Brian Drummond

15:00 OPERETTA IN THE AFTERNOON Prepared by Elaine Siversen

Mozart, W. Quartet no 2 in D, K155 (1772). Australian String Quartet. ABC 426 805-2 9

Zeller, C. Der Vogelhändler. Operetta in three acts. Libretto by Moritz West and Ludwig Held. First performed Vienna, 1891.

Beethoven, L. Quartet no 3 in C, WoO36 (1785). Renaud Capuçon, vn; Lida Chen, va; Gautier Capuçon, vc; Martha Argerich, pf. EMI 3 58472 2 18 Schumann, R. String quartet in A minor, op 41 no 1 (1842). Fine Arts Quartet. Naxos 8.570151 26 11:30 ON PARADE Music that’s band Prepared by Owen Fisher Sousa, J.P. March: USAAC. Allentown Band/ Ronald Demkee. AMP 24024 3 Warr, J. Little Lisa. GUS (Footwear) Band/ Harry Mortimer. Columbia SCX 3455 3

ADAM: Sebastian Reinthaller, ten CHRISTEL: Birgid Steinberger, sop STANISLAUS: Jörg Schneider, ten BARON WEPS: Eduard Lehmann, ten PRINCESS MARIE: Ingrid Habermann, sop ADELAIDE: Marika Lichter, sop Mörbisch Festival Ch & O/Rudolf Bibl. Oehms Classics OC 220 1:20 Synopsis at finemusicfm.com/Opera Suppé, F. Overture to The Queen of Spades (1864). Vienna PO/Zubin Mehta. CBS MK 44932 8 The beautiful Galatea. Operetta in one act. Libretto by L Kohl von Kohlenegg. First performed Berlin, 1865. GALATEA: Anna Moffo, sop PYGMALION: René Kollo, ten GANYMEDE: Rose Wagemann, mezz MIDAS: Ferry Gruber, ten Bavarian Radio Ch; Munich RO/Kurt Eichorn. LP Eurodisc 87 503 1E 39 Synopsis at finemusicfm.com/Opera 17:30 STAGING MUSIC Prepared by Angela Cockburn Othello 18:00 SOCIETY SPOT Folk Federation of NSW 19:00 THE MAGIC OF STAGE AND SCREEN Prepared by Annabelle Drumm Featuring music by Bruce Smeaton 20:00 INFLUENCES AND CONNECTIONS Peter Sculthorpe Prepared by Paul Cooke Mahler, G. The farewell, from The song of the earth (1908-09). Elizabeth Campbell, mezz; Sydney SO/Stuart Challender. ABC 476 595-7 31

VERSATILE COMPOSER CELEBRATES HIS 80TH BIRTHDAY One of Australia’s most prolific composers has written more than 2500 works, from radio jingles to film scores including those for Steve Martin’s Roxanne and Peter Weir’s Picnic at Hanging Rock. With five awards from the Australian Film Institute, Bruce Smeaton has done it all. Smeaton became fascinated by how music was ‘put together’ after hearing a jazz band when passing by a pub. He learned music by ear, played the saxophone but found composing was more his strength. Early compositions were 132 woodwind quintets and many works for piano or strings. The ambitious young Smeaton arranged Stravinsky’s The rite of Spring. He said, “It was played once and the director of music said to me, ‘you’re an animal’, and that was the last it was ever used!” Keen to learn more about composing, he found a mentor in Robert Hughes who helped him with advice and feedback. In early days of writing for radio and television Smeaton learned all aspects of production and conducting. After he wrote the television score for Seven Little Australians, its American producer introduced Smeaton to producers and composers in California. Smeaton soaked up as much knowledge as he could which resulted in many commissions for film and television scores. He continued to compose until the late 1990s. – Annabelle Drumm We celebrate Bruce Smeaton’s music in The Magic of Stage and Screen today at 7pm. March 2018

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Sunday 4 MARCH 0:00 CLASSIC-ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT 6:00 SUNDAY MORNING MUSIC with Terry McMullen 9:00 MUSICA SACRA Prepared by Elaine Siversen Bach, J.S. Lutheran Mass in G, BWV236 (173839). Bach Collegium Japan/Masaaki Suzuki. BIS 2081 25 Gounod, C. Mass no 2 in G (1846). Chorale du Brassus; François Margot, org; André Charlet, cond. Claves 50-9326 30

Dene Olding Glanville-Hicks, P. Sonata (1952). Susanne Powell, pf; CSM Percussion Ensemble/ Michael Askill. Canberra School of Music CSM 24 11 Sculthorpe, P. Sun music I (1965). Sydney SO/Edo de Waart. ABC 481 1293 10 Boyd, A. As I crossed a bridge of dreams (1975). Sydney Chamber Choir/Nicholas Routley. Tall Poppies TP127 10 Sculthorpe, P. String quartet no 8 (1969). Kronos Quartet. Nonesuch 979 111-2 14 Edwards, R. Maninyas, Violin concerto (1988). Dene Olding, vn; Sydney SO/Stuart Challender. ABC 438 610-2 25 Sculthorpe, P. Harbour dreaming: Between five bells (2000). Tamara-Anna Cislowska, pf. ABC 481 1181 7 22:00 SATURDAY NIGHT AT HOME Prepared by Chris Blower Saint-Saëns, C. Ballet music from Étienne Marcel (1879). O Victoria/Guillaume Tournaire. Melba MR301130 17 Haydn, J. Quartet in D, Hob.III:63, Lark (1790). Emerson String Quartet. DG 471 327-2 18 Falla, M. de Nights in the gardens of Spain (1909-15). Alicia de Larrocha, pf; Suisse Romande O/Sergiu Comissiona. Decca 417 771-2 24 Finzi, G. Lo, the full, final sacrifice, op 26 (1946-47). Finzi Singers; Harry Bicket, org; Paul Spicer, cond. Chandos CHAN 8936 17 Strauss, R. Le bourgeois gentilhomme (1912). Australian CO/Christopher Lyndon-Gee. Omega OCD 1011 35 12

10:00 THE CLASSICAL ERA Prepared by Sheila Catzel Arriaga, J. Overture to Nonetto, op 1 (c1817). La Capella Reial de Catalunya; Le Concert des Nations/Jordi Savall. Astrée E 8532 8

Richard Egarr Symphony for four hands. Pietro Spada, Giorgio Cozzolino, pf. LP RCA RL 31441 7

Gluck, C. Symphony in G, Weimar. Orfeo Baroque O/Michi Gaigg. Orfeo 777 411-2 14

Oboe d’amore concerto (c1820). Günther Zorn, ob; Günther Passin, ob; RIAS Sinfonietta/Jirí Stárek. Musica Mundi 316 023 F1 10

Wagenseil, G. Cello concerto in C. Györgyi Körösi, vc; Salieri CO/Tamás Pál. Arkadia CDAK 130.1 24

15:00 SUNDAY SPECIAL Master key: F minor Prepared by James Nightingale

Gossec, F-J. Symphonie concertante in D. Lily Laskine, hp; Odette Le Dentu, hp; JeanFrançois Paillard CO/Jean-François Paillard. Erato 0630-13705-2 12

Dukas, P. The sorcerer’s apprentice (1897). Ulster O/Yan Pascal Tortelier. Chandos CHAN 9225 12

Schobert, J. Sonata no 3 in B flat, op 6 no 3 (1766). Four Nations Ensemble. ASV GAU 172 16

Bach, J.S. Prelude and fugue in F minor, BWV881 (1738-42). Angela Hewitt, pf. Hyperion CDA67741/4 7

Haydn, M. Symphony in B flat (1766). London Mozart Players/Matthias Bamert. Chandos CHAN 9352 14

Dvorák, A. Romance in F minor, op 11 (1873-79). Ann-Sophie Mutter, vn; Berlin PO/ Manfred Honeck. DG 479 1060 13

Boccherini, L. Piano quintet in C, op 57 no 6 (1799). Les Adieux. Harmonia Mundi GD77053 20 12:00 SPEAK EASY, SWING HARD with Richard Hughes 13:00 WORLD MUSIC: Whirled Wide with Carole Garland 14:00 DONIZETTI’S OTHER MUSIC Prepared by James Hunter Donizetti, G. Oboe sonata in F (c1820). Jeremy Polmear, ob; Diana Ambache, pf. Meridian CDE 84147 10 String quartet no 10 in G minor (1821). Revolutionary Drawing Room. cpo 999 279-2 13 Cor anglais concertino in G. Jeremy Polmear, cora; Diana Ambache, pf. Meridian CDE 84147 9 Sonata. Alberto Ambrosini, vn; Claudia Antonelli, hp. Naxos 8.554252 4

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Liszt, F. Study no 10 in F minor, from Transcendental studies (1851). Georges Cziffra, pf. EMI 5 62799 2 5 Telemann, G. Trio sonata in F minor (172829). Genevieve Lacy, rec; Jane Gower, bn; Lars Mortensen, hpd. ABC 481 4568 10 Haydn, J. Symphony in F minor, Hob.I:49, La Passione (1768). Academy of Ancient Music/ Richard Egarr. ABC 481 0615 25 Vaughan Williams, R. Tuba concerto in F minor (1954). Patrick Harrild, tuba; London SO/Bryden Thomson. Chandos CHAN 9262 13 Beethoven, L. Sonata no 23 in F minor, op 57, Appassionata (1804-05). Sviatoslav Richter, pf. Melodiya MEL 10 00732 24

Sunday 4 MARCH 17:00 HOSANNA Prepared by Stephen Matthews

19:00 SUNDAY NIGHT CONCERT Prepared by Stephen Matthews

Hymns: Lord Jesus think on me; Ride on, ride on in majesty. Canyus Choro; Norman Kaye, org; Peter Chapman, cond. Move MD3062 5

Bach, W.F. Harpsichord concerto in E minor. Harmonices Mundi/Claudio Astronio. Brilliant Classics 9407 25

Palestrina, G. da Kyrie; Agnus Dei, from Missa emendemus. Choir of Westminster Cathedral; Peter Stevens, org; Martin Baker, cond. Hyperion CDA67938 8 Bach, J.S. Excerpts from Cantata, BWV1. Holland Boys Choir; Netherlands Bach Collegium/Jan Leusink. Brilliant Classics 94365/1 14 Parsons, R. Ave Maria. Choir of Westminster Cathedral; Peter Stevens, org; Martin Baker, cond. Hyperion CDA67938 6 Bach, C.P.E. Excerpts from St Matthew Passion. Sing-Akademie zu Berlin/Joshard Daus. Capriccio 60113 10 Hymns: How great Thou art; The Lord’s prayer; Jesu lover of my soul. Candolir Male Choir. Castle PLS 173 10 18:00 HAYDN CHAMBER Prepared by Chris Blower Haydn, J. Trio in E flat, Hob.XV:29 (1818). Vienna Piano Trio. Nimbus NI 5535 17 Divertimento in F, Hob.II:15 (1760). Péter Pongrácz, ob; Bertalan Hock, ob; Tibor Fülemile, bn; András Nagy, bn; András Medveczky, hn; Deszö Mesterházy, hn. Hungaroton HRC 155 8 String quartet in D, Hob.III:49, Frog (1787). Salomon Quartet. Hyperion CDA66822 30

Monday 5 MARCH

Telemann, G. Overture in G. Freiburg Baroque O/Gottfried von der Goltz. DHM 88985433232-16 20 Mozart, W. Serenade in D, K185. Mozart Ensemble, Amsterdam/Jaap Schröder. Seon-Sony 88725463962 (2) 11 Danzi, F. Sinfonia concertante in B flat, op 41. Academy of St Martin in the Fields/Iona Brown. EMI 747 98 10 20 20:30 NEW HORIZONS Prepared by Calogero Panvino Turnage, M-A. Violin concerto, Mambo, blues and tarantella (2007). Christian Tetzlaff, vn; London PO/Marin Alsop. LPO Live LPO - 0066 19 Smalley, R. Diptych (1990-2002). Melbourne SO/Gunther Schuller. Vox Australis VAST 015-2 20 Turnage, M-A. Lullaby for Hans (2005). 6 Texan tenebrae (2009). 8 London PO/Marin Alsop (2 above) LPO Live LPO - 0066 Formosa, R. Dedica (1982). Jeffrey Crellin, ob; Melbourne SO/Patrick Thomas. 9 Kos, B. Violin concerto (1986). Dene Olding, vn; Queensland SO/John Hopkins. 23 Vox Australis VAST015-2 (2 above) 22:00 AFTER HOURS JAZZ with Kevin Jones

CONTINUING PROGRAM SERIES Rossini 150: At the Opera, Moses in Egypt prepared by Colleen Chesterman: Wednesday 14 at 8pm Dvorák and the Symphony prepared by Frank Morrison: Friday 2, 16 at 2.30pm Sunday Special, Master Key prepared by Anne Irish and James Nightingale: Sunday 4 at 3pm Musical Families prepared by Jennifer Foong: Tuesday 6, 20 at 2pm Sunday Special, Simply Shostakovich prepared by Paolo Hooke: Sunday 11 at 3pm Died for Love: At the Opera, Pelléas et Mélisande (Debussy) prepared by James Nightingale: Wednesday 28 at 8pm

Karl Goldmark 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: 1904 Prepared by Di Cox Goldmark, K. Overture: In Italy, op 49 (1904). Philharmonia O/Yondani Butt. ASV DCA 934 12 Stanford, C. Villiers Clarinet concerto in A minor, op 80 (1904). Emma Johnson, cl; Royal PO/Charles Groves. ASV DCA 787 21 Debussy, C. Danse sacrée et danse profane (1904). Vanessa McKeand, hp; English CO/ Edmon Colomer. Virgin VC 7 90721-2 10 Puccini, G. Un bel di vedremo, from Madama Butterfly (1904). Cheryl Barker, sop; Australian Opera & Ballet O/Patrick Summers. Decca 460 805-2 4 Puccini, G. Humming chorus, from Madama Butterfly. Vienna State Opera Ch; Vienna PO/ Herbert von Karajan. Decca 460 805-2 3 Hindemith, P. Symphonic metamorphoses on themes of Weber (1904). London SO/ Claudio Abbado. Decca 478 5365 21 Rachmaninov, S. Preludes, op 23: no 1 in F sharp minor; no 2 in B flat (1904). Vladimir Ashkenazy, pf. Decca 414417-2 8 10:30 CONCERT HALL Prepared by Anne Irish Berwald, F. Festival of the Bayadères (1842). Royal PO/Ulf Björlin. EMI CDM 5 65073 2 12 March 2018

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Monday 5 MARCH Grieg, E. Cello concerto, op 36 (1883; arr. from Cello sonata in A minor). Raphael Wallfisch, vc; London PO/Vernon Handley. ASV DCA 1176 30 Riisager, K. Ballet: Études, after Czerny (1948). Danish National RSO/Gennady Rozhdestvensky. Chandos CHAN 9432 41 12:00 SWING SESSIONS with John Buchanan 13:00 MUSIC FOR A FEW Prepared by Barrie Brockwell Boccherini, L. String quintet in C, op 18 no 4 (1774). La Magnifica Comunità. Brilliant Classics 94386 16 Albéniz, I. Preludio; Baja la Palmera; Seguidillas, from Songs of Spain, op 232 (1896). Pro Arte Guitar Trio. ASV WHL 2061 15 Schumann, R. Adagio and allegro, op 70 (1849). Jean-Louis Capezzali, ob; Chia Chou, pf. Pierre Verany PV794101 8 Bach, J.S. Ricercar à 6, from A musical offering, BWV1079 (1747; arr. Holliger). Aurèle Nicolet, fl; Heinz Holliger, ob; Eduard Brunner, cl; Elmar Schmid, bass cl; Klaus Thunemann, bn; Radovan Vlatkovic, hn. Denon 33CO 1474 7

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 Master pianists Prepared by Randolph Magri-Overend Hunt, K. A natural sequence. ABC 481 0960 20 Gershwin, G. Rhapsody in blue (1924). Queensland SO/Benjamin Northey. ABC 534 3879 18 Simon Tedeschi, pf (2 above) Mozart, W. Sonata no 9 in D, K311 (1777). Glenn Gould, pf. CBS M2YK 45613 12 Ravel, M. Suite from Mother Goose (1908; arr. Kevin Hunt). Simon Tedeschi, pf; Kevin Hunt, pf. ABC 275 2052 12 Bach, J.S. Toccata in D minor, BWV913 (1707-08). Glenn Gould, pf. Sony SM2K 52612 17 10:30 CONCERT HALL Prepared by Emyr Evans

Alkan, C-V. Concert sonata in E, op 47 (c1856). Christoph Henkel, vc; Huseyin Sermet, pf. Auvidis V 4680 33

Beethoven, L. Overture to King Stephen, op 117 (1811). Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia/Béla Drahos. Naxos 8.553431 7

14:30 WITH ORCHESTRA Prepared by Barrie Brockwell

Sibelius, J. Violin concerto in D minor, op 47 (1903/05). Midori, vn; Israel PO/Zubin Mehta. Sony SK 58967 32

Hummel, J. Overture: Freudenfest in D (1814). London Mozart Players/Howard Shelley. Chandos CHAN 9925 6 Mozart, W. Piano concerto no 22 in E flat, K482 (1785). Northern Sinfonia/Imogen Cooper, pf & dir. Avie AV2200 36 Ibert, J. Hommage à Mozart (1956). Montreal SO/Charles Dutoit. Decca 440 332-2 5 Bizet, G. Roma symphony (1860-68). Melbourne SO/John Lanchbery. ABC 456 669-2 33 16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE including Arts Calendar at 5.00pm with Brendan Walsh 19:00 JAZZ PULSE with Chris Wetherall 20:00 STORMY MONDAY with Austin Harrison and Garth Sundberg 22:00 THE AUSTRALIAN JAZZ SCENE with Susan Gai Dowling and Peter Nelson 14

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Dvorák, A. Symphony no 8 in G, op 88 (1889). London PO/Mstislav Rostropovich. EMI 5 65705 2 41

14:00 MUSICAL FAMILIES Prepared by Jennifer Foong Saint-Saëns, C. Introduction and rondo capriccioso, op 28 (1863). Maxim Vengerov, vn; Israel PO/Zubin Mehta. Teldec 9031-73266-2 9 Moszkowski, M. Suite, op 71. Alexandr Bulov, vn; Irina Ryumina, pf. BIS CD-1016 19 Ernst, H. Erlkönig, after Schubert, op 26 (1854). Hyperion CDA67619 4 Ilya Gringolts, vn (2 above) Mendelssohn, F. Infelice (1843). Cecilia Bartoli, mezz; Maxim Vengerov, vn; O La Scintilla/Ádám Fischer. Decca 475 9077 12 Alard, J-D. Duo no 3, from Duos brillantes, op 27. Ilya Gringolts, vn; Alexandr Bulov, vn. BIS CD-1016 22 Brahms, J. Sonata no 3 in D minor, op 108 (1886-88). Maxim Vengerov, vn; Daniel Barenboim, pf. Teldec 0630-17144-2 22 Arensky, A. Violin concerto in A minor, op 54 (1891). Ilya Gringolts, vn; BBC Scottish SO/ Ilan Volkov. Hyperion CDA67642 19 16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE including Arts Calendar at 5.00pm with Andrew Dziedzic 19:00 THE JAZZ BEAT with Lloyd Capps 20:00 RECENT RELEASES with Michael Field

12:00 JAZZ RHYTHM with Jeannie McInnes

22:00 CHAMBER SOIRÉE Prepared by Paul Cooke

13:00 THE MANY FACETS OF PERCUSSION Prepared by Elaine Siversen

Archduke Rudolph of Austria. Septet in E minor for winds and strings (1830). Consortium Classicum/Dieter Klöcker, cl & dir. Orfeo C 182 891 A 33

Edwards, R. Marimba dances (1982). Michael Askill, mar. Tall Poppies TP051 10 Martinu, B. Quartet in C (1924). Avangard Fedotov, cl; Alexander Raev, hn; Feodor Luzanov, vc; Dmitri Lukianov, drum. LP Melodiya C10 20481 009 14 Hertel, J. Concerto in C for eight kettledrums and strings. Werner Thärichen, drums; Berlin RSO/Vernon Handley. LP Schwann VMS 2066 E 19 Koppel, A. Toccata for vibraphone and marimba. Safri Duo. Chandos CHAN 9330 10

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Chausson, E. Quartet in A, op 30 (1897). Touchwood Piano Quartet. ASV QS 6241 37 Kodály, Z. String quartet no 1 in C minor, op 2 (1908-09). Dante Quartet. Hyperion CDA67999 41

It was a gross over-simplification but it was once said, rather flippantly, that to listen to Zoltán Kodály’s music is to listen to the music of Bartók without the pain.

Wednesday 7 MARCH Overture: Waverley, op 1 (1827-28). Scottish NO/Alexander Gibson. Chandos CHAN 10412X 10 The death of Orpheus (1827). Daniel Galvez Vallejo, ten; Northern Region Choir. Harmonia Mundi HMC 901542 13 The death of Cleopatra (1829). Béatrice UriaMonzon, mezz. Harmonia Mundi HMC 901542 21 Lille NO/Jean-Claude Casadesus (2 above) Stephen Cleobury

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12:00 JAZZ SKETCHES with Robert Vale Jazz of many colours, some old, some new and all designed to inform and stimulate the senses

3:00 CLASSICAL TILL DAWN 6:00 FINE MUSIC BREAKFAST including Arts Calendar at 7.30am with Troy Fil 9:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC Composer focus Prepared by Emyr Evans Bach, J.S. Concerto in F, BWV971, Italian (1735; arr.). Amadeus Guitar Duo. Naxos 8.573440 14 Suite no 1 in G, BWV1007 (c1720). Yo-Yo Ma, vc. CBS M2K 37867 16 Prelude and fugue in A minor, BWV894 (c1715-25; arr. Liszt). Eileen Joyce, pf. Pearl GEMM 9022 9 Violin concerto in D minor, BWV1043 (173031). Itzhak Perlman, vn; Isaac Stern, vn; New York PO/Zubin Mehta. Sony SMK 66 471 16 Magnificat in D, BWV243 (1732-35). Susan Gritton, sop; Lisa Milne, sop; Michael Chance, ct; Ian Bostridge, ten; Michael George, bass; Choir of King’s College, Cambridge/Stephen Cleobury, org & dir. EMI 5 56994 2 25 10:30 CONCERT HALL Prepared by Di Cox Arnold, M. Comedy overture, Beckus the dandipratt, op 5 (1943). BBC Concert O/ Vernon Handley. Sony 88875181702 8 Weber, C.M. Bassoon concerto in F, op 75 (1811/22). Laurence Perkins, bn; Manchester Camerata/Douglas Boyd. Hyperion CDA67288 18 Mahler, G. Symphony no 4 in G (1900). Emma Matthews, sop; Sydney SO/Vladimir Ashkenazy. Sydney Symphony SSO201102 54

13:00 LICORICE ALL-SORTS Prepared by Tom Forrester-Paton Poulenc, F. Sonata (1918/45). Ronald Van Spaendonck, cl; André Moisan, cl. Naxos 8.553613 6 Villa-Lobos, H. Fantasie concertante (1953). Deborah de Graaff, cl; Lorelei Dowling, bn; Peter Sagar, pf. Fine Music concert recording 14 Mendelssohn, F. Concert piece no 2 in D minor, op 114 (1832). Sabine Meyer, cl; Wolfgang Meyer, bshn; Academy of St Martin in the Fields/Kenneth Sillito. EMI 5 57359 2 8 Weber, C.M. Variations, op 33 (1811). Walter Boeykens, cl; Robert Groslot, pf. Harmonia Mundi HMC 901481 14 Britten, B. Movement for clarinet and orchestra (1942-43; arr. Matthews). Thea King, cl; English CO/Barry Wordsworth. Hyperion CDA66634 6 14:00 IN CONVERSATION with Michael Morton-Evans 15:00 BERLIOZ EXPLORED Part 1 Prepared by Michael Morton-Evans Cherubini, L. Dei tuoi figli la madre, from Medea (1797). Grace Bumbry, sop; Stuttgart RSO/Stefan Soltesz. Orfeo C 081 841 A 4 Berlioz, H. Gloria, from Messe solennelle (1825). Donna Brown, sop; Jean-Luc Viala, ten; Gilles Cachemaille, bass-bar; Monteverdi Choir; O Révolutionnaire et Romantique/John Eliot Gardiner. Philips 442 137-2 4

16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE including Arts Calendar at 5.00pm with Tom Forrester-Paton 19:00 JAZZ STARS AND STRIPES with Peter Mitchell 20:00 AT THE OPERA Celebrating International Women’s Day Prepared by Elaine Siversen Caccini, F. La liberazione di Ruggiero. Opera in three acts. Libretto by Ferdinando Saracinelli after Ludovico Ariosto’s Orlando Furioso. First performed Florence, 1625. ALCINA: Elena Biscuola, mezz RUGGIERO: Mauro Borgioni, bar MELISSA: Gabriella Martellacci, cont Allabastrina; La Pifarescha/Elena Sartori. Glossa GCD 932902 1:19 Synopsis at finemusicfm.com/Opera Peri, J. Euridice. Opera in five scenes. Libretto by Ottavio Rinuccini. First performed Florence, 1600. EURIDICE: Nerina Santini, sop ORPHEUS: Rodolfo Farolfi, ten VENUS: Adele Boney, cont PLUTO: Frederico Davia, bass Milan Polyphonic Choir; I Solisti di Milano/ Angelo Ephrikian. LP Harmonia Mundi HM2.478 1:32 Synopsis at finemusicfm.com/Opera Uccidimi dolore. Catacoustic Consort/ Annalisa Pappano. Naxos 8.557538 10 23:30 HONEGGER SONATAS Prepared by Rex Burgess Honegger, A. Sonata no 2 (1919). Dong-Suk Kang, vn; Pascal Devoyon, pf. Timpani IC1008 11 Sonata (1920). Christian Poltéra, vc; Kathryn Stott, pf. BIS CD-1617 15 March 2018

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Thursday 8 MARCH 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 Great string players Prepared by Emyr Evans Tartini, G. Sonata in G minor, Devil’s trill (pub. 1734). Nicola Benedetti, vn; Catherine Rimer, vc; Thomas Dunford, theorbo; Christian Curnyn, hpd. Decca 476 4342 14 Haydn, J. Double concerto in F, Hob.XVIII:6 (bef. 1766). Salvatore Accardo, vn; Bruno Canino, hpd; English CO/Edo de Waart. Philips 438 7972 20

12:00 JAZZ, PURE AND SIMPLE with Maureen Meers

19:00 THE NEW JAZZ STANDARD with Frank Presley

13:00 FROM BRAZIL Prepared by Gael Golla

20:00 SHOWCASING AUSTRALIAN ARTISTS Nigel Westlake Prepared by Elaine Siversen

Medaglia, J. Suite popular brasileira (199193). Nigel Shore, hn; Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet. BIS CD-952 9 Machado, C. Piazza Vittorio, from Musiques populaires brésiliennes (1973). Virginia Taylor, fl; Timothy Kain, gui. ABC 456 691-2 3 Gomez, J. Para tí. Joshua Bell, vn; Tiempo Libre. Sony 88697 527162 4 Nazareth, E. Turbilhão de beijos. Iara Behs, pf. Naxos 8.557687 7

Pärt, A. Spiegel im spiegel (2009). Alexei Grynyuk, pf. Decca 480 6386 10

Bonfà, L. A day in the life of a fool, from Black Orpheus (arr. Richardson). Kiri Te Kanawa, sop; O/Don Richardson. Decca 430 325-2 3

Korngold, E. Tanzlied des Pierrot, from Die tote Stadt (1920; arr. Willms). Bournemouth SO/Kirill Karabits. Decca 478 3529 4

Gnattali, R. Ernesto Nazareth, from Retratos (1956). Slava Grigoryan, gui; Leonard Grigoryan, gui. ABC 472 824-2 6

Nicola Benedetti, vn (2 above) Vivaldi, A. Sonata in D, RV9. Rohan de Saram, vc; Bruno Canino, hpd. Newton 8802034 11

Villa-Lobos, H. Gênesis (1917). CzechoSlovak RSO/Roberto Duarte. Marco Polo 8.223357 19 14:00 A REVOLUTIONARY COMPOSER Prepared by Ron Walledge

Mozart, W. Sonata in B flat, K372 (1781). Bruno Canino, pf. Nuova Era 6784 8 Salvatore Accardo, vn (2 above) Mahler, G. Quartet in A minor, Shutter Island, op 33 (c1876-78). Nicola Benedetti, vn; Tom Dunn, va; Leonard Elschenbroich, vc; Alexei Grynyuk, pf. Decca 478 3529 12 10:30 CONCERT HALL Prepared by James Nightingale Kats-Chernin, E. Torque (2002). James Crabb, accordion; Tamara Anna Cislowska, pf; Australian CO/Richard Tognetti. ABC 476 102-6 15 Chopin, F. Piano concerto no 1 in E minor, op 15 (1830). Roger Woodward, pf; Sydney SO/Werner Andreas Albert. ABC 481 1322 41 Hill, A. Symphony no 3 in B minor, Australia (1951). Queensland SO/Wilfred Lehmann. Marco Polo 8.223537 27 16

Debussy, C. Suite bergamasque (1905). Claudio Arrau, pf. Philips 434 626-2 24 Dances sacred and profane (1904). Alice Chalifoux, hp; Cleveland O/Pierre Boulez. Sony SM2K 68 327 10 Masques (1904). Jean-Philippe Collard, pf. EMI 5 72376 2 5 Nocturnes (1900). Wayne State University Women’s Glee Club; Detroit SO/Paul Paray. Mercury 478 5092 20 L’ îsle joyeuse (1904). Vladimir Ashkenazy, pf. Decca 425 081-2 6 La mer (1903-05). London SO/Valery Gergiev. LSO Live SACD LSO0692 26 Estampes (1903). Roger Woodward, pf. ABC 481 1742 15 16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE including Arts Calendar at 5.00pm with Marilyn Schock

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Khachaturian, A. Trio for clarinet, violin and piano. Dene Olding, vn. Fine Music concert recording 15 Sculthorpe, P. Songs of sea and sky (1987/88). Tall Poppies TP004 16 David Bollard, pf (2 above) Weber, C.M. Quintet in B flat, op 34 (1815). Dene Olding, vn; Dimity Hall, vn; Irina Morozova, va; Julian Smiles, vc. Fine Music concert recording 26 Westlake, N. Onomatopoeia (1984). 7 Mozart, W. Trio in B flat, K498, Kegelstatt (1786). Irina Morozova, va; David Bollard, pf. Fine Music concert recording 18 Nigel Westlake, cl (5 above) 21:30 THE BROTHERS JADIN Prepared by Derek Parker Jadin, H. Sonata in F, op 6 no 3 (pub. 1804). Jean-Claude Pennetier, pf. Harmonia Mundi HMC 901189 15 Jadin, L. Introduction and Rondeau pastorale (1811-12). Marielle Nordmann, hp; Brigitte Haudebourg, pf. Arion ARN 68285 10 22:00 MUSICAL PORTRAITS Water nymphs Prepared by Elaine Siversen Catalani, A. Danza delle Ondine (c1867). London SO/Richard Bonynge. Decca 452 767-2 7 Strong, G. Symphonic poem: Ondine (188283). Moscow SO/Adriano. Naxos 8.559078 25 Dargomyzhsky, A. Overture to Rusalka (1856). Bolshoi TO/Yevgeny Svetlanov. Melodiya MEL 10011824 6 Involuntarily I am drawn, from Rusalka. Sergei Larin, ten; Stephen Orton, vc; Philharmonia O/Gennady Rozhdestvensky. Chandos CHAN 9603 7 Song of the miller, from Rusalka. Fedor Chaliapin, bass; London SO/Max Steinmann. EMI CDH 7 61009 2 4 Dvorák, A. Excerpts from Rusalka, op 114 (1900). Gabriela Benacková, sop; Drahomíra Drobková, sop; Vera Soukupová, cont; Wieslav Ochman, ten; Richard Novák, bass; Czech Philharmonic Ch & O/Václav Neumann. Supraphon 11 0617-2 1:00

Friday 9 MARCH Schubert, F. Symphony no 8 in B minor, D759, Unfinished (1822). Royal Concertgebouw O/Nikolaus Harnoncourt. Teldec 4509-91184-2 26 12:00 A JAZZ HOUR with Barry O’Sullivan 13:00 MUSIC FROM THE SILVER SCREEN Prepared by Kate Meehan Dukas, P. The sorcerer’s apprentice. Melbourne SO/Christopher Seaman. ABC 534 3879 12 Geoffrey Lancaster 0:00 CONTEMPORARY COLLECTIVE 3:00 CLASSICAL TILL DAWN

Ravel, M. Allez vif très rhythme, from String quartet in F (1902-03). Renata Robinson, vn; Grace Kim, vn; Kristy Nguyen, va; Amelia Noble, vc; Aurora Henrich, db. Music Films MFCD001 7

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Elfman, D. Main theme from Edward Scissorhands (1990). Crouch End Festival Ch; City of Prague PO/Nic Raine. Sony 88697290382 6

9:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC Something borrowed Prepared by Chris Blower

Elgar, E. Pomp and circumstance march, op 39 no 1. Sydney SO/Edo de Waart. ABC 534 3879 6

Chopin, F. Variations on a theme of Rossini (1824). Marc Grauwels, fl; Catherine Michel, hp. Marco Polo 8.220441 7

Auric, G. Suite from film, Orphée (1949). Slovak RSO/Adriano. Marco Polo 8.225066 22

Respighi, O. Rossiniana (1925). BBC PO/ Gianandrea Noseda. Chandos CHAN 10388 23

14:00 TANGO VARIATIONS Prepared by Frank Morrison

Müller, I. Trio, after a theme from Rossini’s Armida (c1828). Dieter Klöcker, cl; Martin Ostertag, vc; Edward Witsenburg, hp. Schwann 310 001 H1 11 Paganini, N. Variations on Rossini’s Non più mesta accanto al fuoco, from Cinderella, op 12 (1819). Salvatore Accardo, vn; London PO/Charles Dutoit. DG 423 717-2 12 Giuliani, M. Rossiniana no 1, op 119 (c1820). David Russell, gui. Telarc 80525 16 Liszt, F. Seven brilliant variations on a theme by Rossini, op 2 (c1824). Leslie Howard, pf. Hyperion CDS44501 9

Nazareth, E. Batuque, tango característico. Polly Ferman, pf. Musicmasters MMD6 0244 5 Weill, K. Sailors’ tango, from Happy end (1929). Carole Farley, sop; Roger Vignoles, pf. ASV DCA 790 5 Sousa, J.P. Tango: the gliding girl (1912). Razumovsky SO/Keith Brion. Naxos 8.223874 4 Piazzolla, A. Le grand tango. Alban Gerhard, vc; Rina Dokshinsky, pf. EMI 5 73164 2 12 14:30 IN CONCERT Prepared by Albert Gormley

10:30 CONCERT HALL Prepared by Gerald Holder

Westlake, N. Suite from Antarctica (1992). Slava Grigoryan, gui; Melbourne SO/Nigel Westlake. ABC 476 574-4 24

Mozart, W. Serenade no 13 in G, K525, Eine kleine Nachtmusik (1787). Tasmanian SO/ Geoffrey Lancaster. ABC 434 899-2 20

Vaughan Williams, R. In Windsor Forest (1931). Bournemouth Symphony Ch; Bournemouth Sinfonietta/Norman Del Mar. EMI CDC 7 49738 2 18

Khachaturian, A. Violin concerto in D minor (1940). Mikhail Simonyan, vn; London SO/ Kristjan Järvi. DG 477 9827 38

Symphony no 7, Sinfonia Antartica (1949-52). Norma Burrowes, sop; London Philharmonic Ch & O/Adrian Boult. EMI CDC 7 63098 2 41

Gidon Kremer 16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE including Arts Calendar at 5.00pm with Lloyd Capps 19:00 FRIDAY JAZZ SESSION with Christopher Waterhouse 20:00 EVENINGS WITH THE ORCHESTRA Prepared by Katy Rogers-Davies Shostakovich, D. Violin concerto no 2 in C sharp minor, op 129 (1967). Gidon Kremer, vn; Boston SO/Seiji Ozawa. DG 439 890-2 32 Stravinsky, I. Ballet: The firebird (1910). Sydney SO/David Robertson. ABC 481 4954 50 Beethoven, L. Symphony no 5 in C minor, op 67 (1807-08). Scottish CO/Charles Mackerras. Hyperion CDS44301/5 31 22:00 BAROQUE AND BEFORE Prepared by Andrew Dziedzic Bach, J.S. Goldberg variations, BWV988 (1741). Ralph Kirkpatrick, hpd. DG 469 673-2 44 Leclair, J-M. Première recréation de musique, op 6 (pub 1736). Rachael Beesley, vn; Julia Fredersdorff, vn; Rosanne Hunt, vc; Jaqueline Ogeil, hpd, org. Tall Poppies TP194 29 Bach, J.S. Sonata no 6 in G, BWV1019 (bef. 1725). Richard Tognetti, vn; Daniel Yeadon, bass viol; Neal Peres da Costa, hpd, org. ABC 476 594-2 18 Corelli, A. Sonata in G minor, op 5 no 8 (1700) Michala Petri, rec; Mahan Esfahani, hpd. Our Recordings 6.220610 14 Marais, M. La sonnerie de Ste Geneviève du Mont de Paris (1723). Rolf Lislevand, theorbo; Fabio Biondi, vn; Jordi Savall, bass viol; Pierre Hantaï, hpd. Auvidis/Valois V 4640 8 March 2018

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Saturday 10 MARCH 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 PERIODS AND THEIR PEOPLE Late classical (1801-1830) Prepared by Robert Small Haydn, J. Gloria for Marie Therese, alternative Gloria for Mass in B flat, Hob. XXII:13, Creation (1801). Collegium Musicum 90/Richard Hickox. Chandos CHAN 0599 11

14:00 MUSIC OF THE DANCE Prepared by Elaine Siversen Tchaikovsky, P. Ballet: Onegin, Act III (1879; arr. Stolze). Sydney SO/John Lanchbery. LP HMV OASD 7600 12 Prokofiev, S. Ten pieces from the ballet Cinderella, op 97 (1943). Alexej Nassedkin, pf. LP Ariola-Eurodisc 87458 KK 17 Stravinsky, I. Divertimento, after the ballet The fairy’s kiss (1934/49). Royal Concertgebouw O/Gennady Rozhdestvensky. Radio Nederland RCO11004 24 15:00 THE MARTYRDOM OF SAINT SEBASTIAN Prepared by Paul Cooke

Dussek, J. Piano concerto in G minor, op 49 (1801). Andreas Staier, fp; Concerto Cologne. Capriccio 5072 31 Wesley, S. Symphony no 6 in B flat (1802). Milton Keynes CO/Hilary Davan Wetton. Unicorn-Kanchana DKP9098 21 Rossini, G. Quartet no 3 in F (1804; arr. Berr). Michael Thompson Wind Quartet. Naxos 8.554098 13 10:30 SMALL FORCES Prepared by Paul Hopwood Gade, N. String octet in F, op 17 (pub. 1848). L’Archibudelli; Smithsonian Chamber Players. Sony SK 48307 29 Brahms, J. Trio in A minor, op 114 (1891). Benny Goodman, cl; Fritz Magg, vc; Leon Pommers, pf. Music Masters 5027-2-C 26 11:30 ON PARADE Prepared by Robert Small Rimsky-Korsakov, N. Concerto for trombone and military band (1877; arr. Zurmühle). 12 Berlioz, H. Oraison funèbre, from Grande symphonie funèbre et triomphale, op 15 (1840; arr. Macdonald). 8 Holst, G. Concertante for trombone and concert band, Allegro (1894; arr. Roberts). 5 Christian Lindberg, tb; Kosei Wind O/Chikara Imamura (3 above) BIS CD-848 12:00 URBAN JAZZ LOUNGE with Leita Hutchings 13:00 IN A SENTIMENTAL MOOD with Maureen Meers 18

Debussy, C. String quartet in G minor, op 10 (1893). Melos Quartet. DG 479 0529 25 Five poems of Baudelaire (1887-89). Stéphanie d’Oustrac, mezz; Pascal Jourdan, pf. Ambronay AMY042 26 Images oubliées (1894). Roger Woodward, pf. ABC 472 170-2 14 The martyrdom of Saint Sebastian. Irène Jaco, narr; Elizabeth Atherton, sop; BBC Welsh National Ch & O/Thierry Fischer. BBC Music Magazine 1:14 17:30 THE VOICES, THE ROLES Prepared by Angela Cockburn Basses: Down and out 18:00 SOCIETY SPOT Organ Music Society of Sydney Prepared by Andrew Grahame 19:00 THE MAGIC OF STAGE AND SCREEN Prepared by Maureen Meers Coleman, C. Excerpts from Sweet Charity (1966). Gwen Verdon, John McMartin, Helen Gallagher, voices. Columbia SK 60960 19 Sondheim, S. Excerpts from Sunday in the park with George (1985). Mandy Patinkin, Bernadette Peters, voices; members of the original Broadway cast. Masterworks Broadway 88697 90259 2 13 Excerpts from Sweeney Todd (1979). Angela Lansbury, Len Cariou, voices; members of the original Broadway cast. Masterworks Broadway 82876 68639-2 19

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20:00 INFLUENCES AND CONNECTIONS Marc-Antoine Charpentier Prepared by Rex Burgess Charpentier, M-A. Te Deum (c1690). Annick Massis, sop; Magdalena Kozená, mezz; Eric Huchet, ten; Patrick Henckens, ten; Russell Smythe, bar; Jean-Louis Bindi, bass; Les Musiciens du Louvre/Marc Minkowski. Decca 478 3640 19 Carissimi, G. Il lamento di Maria di Scozia (c1640). Jill Feldman, sop; Nigel North, theorbo. Linn CKD005 12 Lalande, M-R. de Sixth suite, from Symphonies for the King’s supper. Paul Kuentz CO/Paul Kuentz. Archiv 453 169-2 15 Charpentier, M-A. Sonata à 8. Ricercar Consort. Ricercar RIC 037011 18 Couperin, F. Concert royal no 3 in A (171415). Heinz Holliger, ob; Manfred Sax, bn; Thomas Brandis, vn; Josef Ulsamer, va da gamba; Christiane Jaccottet, hpd. Archiv 427 119-2 17 Charpentier, M-A. Magnificat anima mea Dominum (1695). Les Petits Chanteurs de Saint-François de Versailles/Yves Atthenont. Jade JACD 004 7 Lully, J-B. Excerpts from from Les amants magnifiques (1670). Isabelle Poulenard, sop; Agnès Mellon, sop; Gilles Ragon, high ten; Michel Laplénie, ten; Michel Verschaeve, bar; Les Musiciens du Louvre/Marc Minkowski. Erato 245 286-2 20 22:00 SATURDAY NIGHT AT HOME Prepared by Paul Cooke Franck, C. Symphonic poem: What you hear on the mountain (1846). Belgian RTO/Alfred Walter. Schwann 311 105 H1 22 Meale, R. Scenes from Mer de glace (1991). Adelaide SO/David Porcelijn. ABC 446 477-2 20 d’Indy, V. Poem of the mountains, op 15 (1881). Stephanie McCallum, pf. ABC 461 798-2 20 Strauss, R. An alpine symphony, op 64 (1911-15). David Bell, org; Berlin PO/Herbert von Karajan. DG 474 281-2 51

Sunday 11 MARCH 0:00 CLASSIC-ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT 6:00 SUNDAY MORNING MUSIC with Robert Small 9:00 MUSICA SACRA Prepared by Robert Small Telemann, G. Jesus and the soul; Your bruise is incurable. Dorothee Mields, sop; Klaus Mertens, bass; Accademia Daniel/ Shalev Ad-El. cpo 777 249-2 17 Dufay, G. Missa: Se la face ay pale. His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts; Chiaroscuro Ensemble/Nigel Rogers. Nuova Era 6741 35 Pärt, A. Cantate Domino (2012). Tenebrae/ Nigel Short. Decca 480 6386 2 10:00 THE CLASSICAL ERA Prepared by Di Cox Rossini, G. Overture to Semiramide (1823). New York PO/Leonard Bernstein. CBS MYK 44719 12 Carulli, F. Double concerto in G. Jean-Pierre Rampal, fl; Alexandre Lagoya, gui; Franz Liszt CO/János Rolla. CBS MK 42130 22 Salieri, A. 26 Variations on La folia di Spagna (1815). London Mozart Players/Matthias Bamert. Chandos CHAN 9877 18 Hummel, J. Piano trio no 1 in E flat, op 12. Australian Trio. ABC 476 123-1 21 Beethoven, L. Adelaïde, op 46 (1794-95). Peter Schreier, ten; András Schiff, pf. Decca 444 817-2 6 Weber, C.M. Clarinet concertino in E flat, op 26 (1811). Charles Neidich, cl; Orpheus CO. DG 435 875-2 9 Haydn, J. Symphony in D, Hob.I:6, Morning (1761). Philharmonia Hungarica/Antal Dorati. Decca 425 900-2 23 12:00 CLASSIC JAZZ AND RAGTIME with John Buchanan 13:00 WORLD MUSIC: Whirled Wide

Byrd, W. English dances (arr. James). Stockholm Philharmonic Brass Ensemble. BIS CD-223 6

Bach, J.S. Nun danket alle Gott, BWV657. Ullrich Böhme, org. VKJK 0120 5

Farina, C. Suite of dances (pub. 1626). La Fontegara Amsterdam. Globe GLO 5065 12

18:00 HAYDN CHAMBER Prepared by Chris Blower

Schubert, F. Six German dances, D820 (1824). Mitsuko Uchida, pf. Philips 475 6282 8 Beethoven, L. Mödlinger dances, WoO17 (1819). Vienna Mozart Ensemble/Willi Boskovsky. Decca 436 782-2 17 15:00 SUNDAY SPECIAL Simply Shostakovich, part 3 Prepared by Paolo Hooke Shostakovich, D. Piano concerto no 1 in C, op 35 (1933). Dmitri Alexeev, pf; English CO/ Jerzy Maksymiuk. Classics for Pleasure CFP4547 21 Ballet: The age of gold, Act III, op 22 (1930). Royal Stockholm PO/Gennady Rozhdestvensky. Chandos CHAN 9251/2 25 Symphony no 4 in C minor, op 43 (1935-36). Moscow PO/Kirill Kondrashin. Melodiya 743211 98402 1:00 17:00 HOSANNA Prepared by Meg Matthews Hymns: Lift high the cross; There’s a wideness in God’s mercy; The King of love. Choir of Grace Cathedral, San Francisco/ John Fenstermaker. Hymns of Grace 7 Blow, J. O Saviour of the world. Choir of Christ Church St Laurence/Neil McEwan. CCSL 06 4 Handel, G. Behold the Lamb of God; All we like sheep, from Messiah (1742). English Baroque Soloists; Monteverdi Choir/John Eliot Gardiner. Philips 434 297-21 7 Tallis, T. O sacred banquet. Choir of Wellington Cathedral/Philip Walsh. Herald HAVP 191 4 Schütz, H. Excerpts from The seven last words of Jesus Christ from the Cross. Dresden Kreuzchor/Rudolf Mauersberger. Berlin Classics 0020372BC 8

14:00 MUSIC OF THE DANCE Prepared by Elaine Siversen

MacMillan, J. Excerpts from Seven last words from the Cross. Polyphony; Britten Sinfonia/Stephen Layton. Hyperion CDA 67460 11

Widmann, E. Dances and galliards, from Musikalischer Tugendspiegel (pub. 1613). Collegium Terpsichore/Fritz Neumeyer. DG 469 244-2 9

Hymn: Now the day is over. Choir of Grace Cathedral, San Francisco/John Fenstermaker. Hymns of Grace 2

Haydn, J. Trio in G minor, Hob.XV:19 (1794). Erich Höbarth, vn; Christophe Coin, vc; Patrick Cohen, fp. Harmonia Mundi HMC 901314 17 Quintet in D for baryton, horns, viola, cello and double bass, Hob.X:10(1767). Members of Haydn Sinfonietta/Manfred Huss. BIS CD-1796/98 14 String quartet in G, Hob.III:81 (1799). Alban Berg Quartet. EMI 5 57474 2 24 19:00 SUNDAY NIGHT CONCERT Prepared by Simone Vitiello Mendelssohn, F. Overture: The Hebrides, op 26, Fingal’s Cave (1830). Tasmanian SO/ Sebastian Lang-Lessing. ABC 476 773-6 10 Elgar, E. Cello concerto in E minor, op 85 (1918-19). Julius Berger, vc; Polish National RSO/Andrzej Straszynski. EBS 6059 28 Vaughan Williams, R. Symphony no 2, A London symphony (1913/20/33). London PO/ Adrian Boult. EMI CDC 7 63098 2 43 20:30 NEW HORIZONS Prepared by James Nightingale Lang, D. Light moving (2012). Hilary Hahn, vn; Cory Smythe, pf. DG 479 1725 3 Hsieh, A. Icy disintegration (2009). Arcko Symphonic Ensemble/Timothy Phillips. Crackbellrecords.com 10 Bryars, G. The last days (1992). Alexander Balanescu, vn; Clare Connors, vn. Argo 448175-2 27 Górecki, H. Harpsichord concerto, op 40 (1980). Mahan Esfahani, hpd; Concerto Köln. Archiv 479 4481 9 Rehnqvist, K. Tilt (1985). Allmänna Sången/ Maria Goundorina. BIS BIS-2224 9 Dean, B. Viola concerto (2005). Brett Dean, va; Sydney SO/Simone Young. SSO 200702 26 22:00 AFTER HOURS JAZZ with Kevin Jones March 2018

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Monday 12 MARCH

Aldo Ciccolini

Giovanni Battista Pergolesi

Ernest Ansermet

0:00 CLASSIC-ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT

13:00 GIOVANNI PERGOLESI Imaginary and authentic Prepared by James Nightingale

Poissons d’or; Et la lune descend sur le temple qui fût, from Images, bk II (1907). Roger Woodward, pf. ABC 472 170-2 9

6:00 FINE MUSIC BREAKFAST including Arts Calendar at 7.30am with Robert Small 9:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC A year in retrospect: 1927 Prepared by Raj Gopalakrishnan Martinu, B. La revue de cuisine (1927). Karel Dlouhy, cl; Jirí Formácek, bn; Václav Junek, tpt; Bruno Belcík, vn; Milos Sádlo, vc; Frantisek Rauch, pf. Supraphon SU 3058-2 011 13 Agnew, R. Sonata fantasie (pub. 1927). Larry Sitsky, pf. Canberra School of Music CSM:19 10 Glière, R. Suite from The Red poppy, op 70 (1927). BBC PO/Edward Downes. Chandos CHAN 9160 26 Hart, F. Five songs to text by William Sharp, op 64 (1927). Merlyn Quaife, sop; Michael Kieran Harvey, pf. Tall Poppies TP155 7 Huppertz, G. Excerpts from Metropolis (1927). RSO/Berlin/Frank Strobel. Capriccio C5066 23 10:30 CONCERT HALL Prepared by Derek Parker Sullivan, A. Overture to Cox and Box (1866). New SO of London/Isidore Godfrey. Decca 480 1285 3 Albéniz, I. Piano concerto no 1, op 78 (1887). Aldo Ciccolini, pf; Royal PO/Enrique Batiz. IMG IMGCD1607 25 Dohnányi, E. Symphony no 1 in D, op 9 (1900). London PO/Leon Botstein. Telarc 80511 54 12:00 SWING SESSIONS with John Buchanan 20

Pergolesi, G. Sinfonia to Li prodigi della divina grazia nella conversione e morte di San Guglielmo duca d’Aquitania. Saint Cecilia National Academy O/Antonio Pappano. DG 477 9337 5 Attrib. Pergolesi, G. Se tu m’ami, se tu sospiri. Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, sop; Gerald Moore, pf. EMI 5 66084 2 2 Pergolesi, G. Violin concerto in B flat. Elizabeth Wallfisch, vn; Raglan Baroque Players/Nicholas Kraemer. Hyperion CDA67230 12 Wassenaer, U. Concerto no 6 in E flat, from Sei concerti armonici. Amsterdam Baroque O/ Ton Koopman. Erato ECD 75395 8 Stravinsky, I. Suite from Pulcinella after themes, fragments and pieces of Giambatista Pergolesi (1925). Anthony Marwood vn; Thomas Adès, pf. Hyperion CDA67723 16 Pergolesi, G. Salve Regina in A minor (1736). Barbara Bonney, sop; Les Talens Lyriques/Christophe Rousset. Decca 466 134-2 10 14:00 A REVOLUTIONARY COMPOSER Prepared by Gael Golla

Trois chansons de Charles d’Orléans (18981908). Elizabeth Lane, sop; Susanna Watson, sop; Nicola-Jane Kemp, cont; Edward Helegeson, ct; Simon Perkins, ten; Choir of Clare College, Cambridge/Timothy Brown. Meridian CDE 84153 6 Ravel, M. Gaspard de la nuit (1908). Martha Argerich, pf. EMI 5 57101 2 18 Debussy, C. Première rhapsodie (1909-10). Michael Collins, cl; Michael McHale, pf. Chandos CHAN 10804 9 Homage to Haydn (1909). Gianluca Cascioli, pf. DG 453 422-2 3 Gigues; Iberia; Rondes de printemps, from Images (1905-12). Suisse Romande O/Ernest Ansermet. Decca 478 2826 34 16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE including Arts Calendar at 5.00pm with Michael Field 19:00 JAZZ PULSE with Chris Wetherall 20:00 STORMY MONDAY with Austin Harrison and Garth Sundberg 22:00 THE AUSTRALIAN JAZZ SCENE with Susan Gai Dowling and Peter Nelson

Debussy, C. Children’s corner suite (190608). François-Joël Thiollier, pf. Naxos 8.553291 18 Rhapsody (1901-08). John Harle, sax; Academy of St Martin in the Fields/Neville Marriner. EMI 5 72110 2 10

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Giovanni Pergolesi’s melodies have influenced 20th century composers but in the centuries following his death in 1736, many of his unpublished works were attributed to others. Scholars have ensured that much of that has been rectified.

Tuesday 13 MARCH

Vladimir Ashkenazy

Barry Tuckwell

Bedrich Smetana

0:00 CONTEMPORARY COLLECTIVE

Bantock, G. A Hebridean symphony (1915). Royal PO/Vernon Handley. Hyperion CDA66450 35

Boulanger, L. D’un soir triste (1918). Women’s PO/JoAnn Falletta. Koch 3 7169 2H1 12

12:00 JAZZ RHYTHM with Jeannie McInnes

D’un matin de printemps (1918). Yehudi Menuhin, vn; Clifford Curzon, pf. EMI CDM 7 64281 2 5

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 Master pianists Prepared by Frank Morrison Beethoven, L. Sonata in A, op 12 no 2 (1797-98). Itzhak Perlman, vn. Decca 421 453-2 17 Schubert, F. 12 Waltzes, D145 (1815-21). Decca 443 579-2 11 Prokofiev, S. Piano concerto no 1 in D flat, op 10 (1911-12). London SO/André Previn. Decca 425 570-2 16 Vladimir Ashkenazy, pf (3 above) Bartók, B. Suite, op 14 (1916). Sony SX4K 63380 9

13:00 BARRY TUCKWELL’S FRENCH HORN Prepared by Gael Golla Mozart, W. Horn quintet in E flat, K407 (1782). Barry Tuckwell, hn; Kenneth Sillito, vn; Kenneth Essex, va; Ian Jewel, va; Kenneth Harvey, vc. Decca 421 393-2 19 Förster, C. Horn concerto in E flat. Barry Tuckwell, hn; Academy of St Martin in the Fields/Neville Marriner. EMI 5 69395 2 12 Bozza, E. En forêt, op 40 (1941). Barry Tuckwell, hn; Daniel Blumenthal, pf. Etcetera KTC 1135 7

Schumann, R. Der Spielmann, op 40 no 4 (1840). Peter Pears, ten. Sony SX4K 63380 3

Strauss, R. Horn concerto no 1 in E flat, op 11 (1883). Barry Tuckwell, hn; London SO/ István Kertész. Decca 478 6420 16

Scarlatti, D. Sonata in B minor. Sony SK 62785 4

14:00 THE PASSING PARADE Prepared by Stephen Wilson

Schubert, F. Fantasie in F minor, D940 (1828). Radu Lupu, pf. Sony MK 39511 19

Cui, C. Petite suite no 3, op 43, In modo populari (1890). Hong Kong PO/Kenneth Schermerhorn. Marco Polo 6.220308 18

Murray Perahia, pf (4 above) 10:30 CONCERT HALL Prepared by Denis Patterson

Fair spring, op 66 no 4. Ludmila Kuznetsova, mezz; Russian State SO/Valery Polyansky. Chandos CHAN 10201 9

Delibes, L. Suite from Coppélia (1870). New Philharmonia O/Charles Mackerras. EMI CDZ 7 62515 2 12

Theme and variations, op 61. Ksenia Rodionova, pf. Melodiya MELCD 1002439 14

Shostakovich, D. Cello concerto no 2 in G, op 126 (1966). Mstislav Rostropovich, vc; Boston SO/Seiji Ozawa. DG 479 2561 33

Concert suite, op 25 (1884). Takako Nishizaki, vn; Hong Kong PO/Kenneth Schermerhorn. Marco Polo 6.220308 21

Psalm 130, Out of the depths (1917). Sally Bruce-Payne, mezz; Julian Podger, ten; Monteverdi Choir; London SO/John Eliot Gardiner. DG 479 1044 27 16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE including Arts Calendar at 5.00pm with Derek Parker 18:00 SYDNEY SYMPHONY 2018 Produced by Andrew Bukenya

What’s on in concerts during the next month 19:00 THE JAZZ BEAT with Lloyd Capps 20:00 RECENT RELEASES with James Nightingale 22:00 CHAMBER SOIRÉE Prepared by Rex Burgess Smetana, B. Piano trio in G minor, op 15 (1855/57). Benaud Trio. Melba MR301142 29 Dussek, J. Duet in F, op 26 (1794). Masumi Nagasawa, hp; Richard Egarr, pf. Etcetera KTC1436 17 Janácek, L. Quartet no 2, Intimate letters (1928). Sydney String Quartet. Fine Music concert recording 25 Dvorák, A. Quintet no 2 in A, op 81 (1887). Piers Lane, pf; Goldner String Quartet. Hyperion CDA67805 39 March 2018

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Wednesday 14 MARCH 13:00 LET IT SNOW Prepared by Gael Golla Poulenc, F. An evening of snow (1944). Accentus Chamber Choir/Laurence Equilbey. Pierre Verany PV794042 7 Liszt, F. Snow drifts, from 12 Transcendental studies (1851). Stephanie McCallum, pf. ABC 476 3443 6

Stephen Prutsman 3:00 CLASSICAL TILL DAWN

Styne-Cahn Let it snow (arr. Muck). Vienna Boys Choir; Schubert Akademie. DG 481 1974 3

6:00 FINE MUSIC BREAKFAST including Arts Calendar at 7.30am with Troy Fil

Debussy, C. Prelude, Footprints in the snow (1910; arr.). Pro Arte Guitar Trio. ASV WHL 2063 3

9:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC Composer focus Prepared by Stephen Matthews

Barber, S. Stopping by woods on a snowy evening. Kyle Bielfield, ten; Michael Samis, vc; Lachlan Glen, pf. Decca 481 1163 2

0:00 CONTEMPORARY COLLECTIVE

Haydn, M. Symphony no 6 in C. Slovak CO/ Bohdan Warchal. cpo 999 591-2 17 Holiest night. Hassler-Consort/Franz Rami. DG MDG 614 1048-2 5 Concertino for horn, from Serenade, MH134. Salzburger Hofmusik/Wolfgang Brunner. cpo 777 781-2 15 Kyrie; Gloria, from St Ursula Mass (1793). Choir of King’s Consort/Robert King. Hyperion CDA 67510 13 Horn quartet in C, P115. Piccolo Concerto Wien/Roberto Sensi. Accent ACC 24292 16 Excerpt from Der Traum (1767). Salzburger Hofmusik/Wolfgang Brunner. cpo 999 823-2 9 10:30 CONCERT HALL Prepared by Di Cox Arnold, M. Overture: Tam O’Shanter, op 51 (1955). Derek James, tb; Royal PO/Vernon Handley. Sony 88875181702 8

Currie, N. Stopping by woods on a snowy evening (1985). Genevieve Lacey, rec. Move MD 3165 6

Dmitriev, S. The snow of my childhood has melted away (2001). Daniel Berg, mar. Phono Suecia PSCD 177 9 Rimsky-Korsakov, N. Suite from The Snow Maiden (1898). Czecho-Slovak RSO/Donald Johanos. Naxos 8.553247 13 14:00 IN CONVERSATION with Michael Morton-Evans 15:00 BERLIOZ EXPLORED Part 2 Prepared by Michael Morton-Evans Berlioz, H. La mort de Sardanapale (1830). Daniel Galvez Vallejo, ten; Northern Region Choir; Lille NO/Jean-Claude Casadesus. Harmonia Mundi HMC 901542 6 Waltz, from Symphonie fantastique, op 14 (1830). Chicago SO/Claudio Abbado. DG 410 895-2 6 Chanson de brigands, from Lélio, op 14a (1831-32). Jean-Philippe Courtis, bar; Lyon NO Choir; Noël Lee, pf; Bernard Tetu, cond. Harmonia Mundi HMC 901293 4

Barber, S. Piano concerto, op 38 (1962). Stephen Prutsman, pf; Royal Scottish NO/ Marin Alsop. Naxos 8.559133 27

Scène héroïque: La révolution grècque (1825-26). Ruud van der Meer, ten; Lieuwe Visser, bass; Dutch Radio Ch & SO/Jean Fournet. Denon CO-72886 21

Tchaikovsky, P. Symphony no 4 in F minor, op 36 (1877). London PO/Mstislav Rostropovich. EMI 5 65709 2 45

La belle voyageuse, op 2 no 4 (1829). Diane Montague, mezz; Lyon Opera O/John Eliot Gardiner. Apex 0927 49583 2 2

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Harold in Italy, op 16, mvt 4 (1834). Rivka Golani, va; San Diego SO/Yoav Talmi. Naxos 8.553034 12 16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE including Arts Calendar at 5.00pm with James Hunter 19:00 JAZZ STARS AND STRIPES with Peter Mitchell 20:00 AT THE OPERA Prepared by Colleen Chesterman 1792-1868

12:00 JAZZ SKETCHES with Robert Vale

GIOACHINO ROSSINI

Rossini, G. Moses in Egypt. Opera in four acts. Libretto by A. L. Tottola. First performed Naples, 1818. Philips 420 109-2 2:25 Synopsis at finemusicfm.com/Opera MOSES: Ruggero Raimondi, bass PHARAOH: Siegmund Nimsgern, bar ELCIA: June Anderson, sop OSIRIDE: Ernesto Palacio, ten Ambrosian Opera Ch; Philharmonia O/ Claudio Scimone. Philips 420 109-2 2:25 Ballet music from Othello (1816). MonteCarlo Opera NO/Antonio de Almeida. Philips 422 843-2 19 23:00 THE MANY FACETS OF PERCUSSION Prepared by Elaine Siversen Anon. Folk songs (arr. Norman). Anne Norman, shakuhachi, perc. Move MD 3163 8 Bach, J.S. Well-tempered percussionists, BWV870, 882, 875, from The well-tempered clavier (arr. Norgård). Safri Duo. Chandos CHAN 9482 7 Hatzis, C. Eagle dance, from Telluric dances. Suzanne Lemieux, ob; Rivka Golani, va; Beverley Johnston, perc; Symphony Nova Scotia/Bernhard Gueller. CBC SMCD 5243 11 Wesley-Smith, M. White Knight and Beaver (1984). Michael Askill, mar, xylophone; tape realised by the composer. Southern Cross SCCD 1021 9 Jolivet, A. Suite en concert (1965). Anna Noakes, fl; Graham Cole, perc; Kate Eyre, perc; Rachel Gledhill, perc; Gary Kettel, perc; Martin Yates, cond. ASV DCA 948 16

Thursday 15 MARCH 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 Great string players Prepared by Robin Mitchell Haydn, J. Cello concerto no 2 in D, Hob. VIIb:2 (1783). English CO. CBS M2K 44562 25 Williams, J. Main theme, from Seven years in Tibet (1997). Studio O/John Williams. Sony 88697290382 7 Piazzolla, A. Tango remembrances (1987). Sony SK 63122 6 Yo-Yo Ma, vc (3 above) Beethoven, L. Sonata no 5 in D, op 102 no 2 (1815). Jacqueline du Pré, vc; Stephen Kovacevich, pf. EMI CZS 5 68132 2 21 Saint-Saëns, C. Havanaise, op 83 (1887; transcr. Ma). Yo-Yo Ma, vc; Kathryn Stott, pf. Sony SK 87287 9 Bruch, M. Kol nidrei, op 47 (1881). Jacqueline du Pré, vc; Gerald Moore, pf. EMI CZS 5 68132 2 10 10:30 CONCERT HALL Prepared by Paul Hopwood Elgar, E. Overture: Cockaigne, op 40, In London town (1901). Sydney SO/Bernard Heinze. ABC 446 282-2 15 Krommer, F. Clarinet concerto in E flat, op 36 (1803). Emma Johnson, cl; Royal PO/ Günther Herbig. ASV DCA 763 22 Raff, J. Symphony no 3 in F, op 153, Im Walde (1869). Philharmonia O/Francesco d’Avalos. ASV DCA 793 45

Bellini, V. Ah! Forever I have lost you, from The Puritans. Teddy Tahu Rhodes, bar; Sinfonia Australis/Antony Walker. ABC 476 227-2 4 Donizetti, G. O mio Fernando, from La favorita (1843). Lauris Elms, mezz; West Australian SO/Geoffrey Arnold. ABC 442 369-2 7 Wagner, R. Prelude to Act I of Tristan and Isolde (1857-59). Los Angeles PO/Erich Leinsdorf. Sheffield 10052-2-G 11 Puccini, G. Tanto amore segreto e inconfessato ... Tu, che di gel sei cinta, from Turandot (1920-24; compl. Alfano 1926). Renée Fleming, sop; Barbara Vignudelli, sop; Arturo Chacón-Cruz, ten; Marco Cabrese, bar; Milan Symphony Ch & O/Marco Armiliato. Decca 478 1533 7 Verdi, G. La vita è inferno, from La forza del destino (1862). Philharmonia O; José Cura, ten & cond. Erato 8573802322 9 Giordano, U. Come un bel dì di maggio, from Andrea Chénier (1896). Franco Corelli, ten; Rome Opera TO/Gabriele Santini. EMI CDC 7 54016 2 3 14:00 A REVOLUTIONARY COMPOSER Prepared by Rebecca Zhong

Debussy, C. Petite pièce (1910). Deborah de Graaff, cl; Len Vorster, pf. Walsingham WAL 8017-2 1 Jeux (1912). New Philharmonia O/Pierre Boulez. Sony SM2K 68 327 17 Syrinx (1913). Robert Aitken, fl. BIS CD-184 3 Preludes, bk II (1913). Robert Casadesus, pf. CBS MPK 45688 31 Trois poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé (1913). Elly Ameling, sop; Dalton Baldwin, pf. EMI CDM 7 64095 2 7

19:00 THE NEW JAZZ STANDARD with Frank Presley 20:00 SHOWCASING AUSTRALIAN ARTISTS Mozart Piano Quartet Recorded for FINE MUSIC by George Hilgevoord Haydn, J. Trio in D (c1705). Natalie Chee, vn; Peter Hörr, vc; Tamara Anna Cislowska, pf. 6 Mozart, W. Quartet no 2 in E flat, K493 (1786). 26 Brahms, J. Quartet in A, op 26 (1861). 43 Mozart Piano Quartet (2 above) 21:30 LATE SAINT-SAËNS SONATAS Prepared by Rex Burgess Saint-Saëns, C. Sonata, op 166 (1921). Colin Maier, ob; Alison Wiebe, pf. Ontario Arts Council CMCD 001 11 Sonata, op 167 (1921). Gervase de Peyer, cl; Gwenneth Pryor, pf. Chandos CHAN 8526 15 22:00 MUSICAL PORTRAITS Julius Caesar and contemporaries Prepared by Paul Cooke Tobias, R. Overture to Julius Caesar (1896). Scottish NO/Neeme Järvi. Chandos CHAN 8656 10 Handel, G. Excerpts from Julius Caesar in Egypt, HWV17 (1724). David Daniels, ct; O of the Age of Enlightenment/Roger Norrington. Virgin 5 45326 2 17 Ireland, J. Scherzo and cortège on themes from Julius Caesar (1942; arr. Bush). London SO/Richard Hickox. Chandos CHAN 8994 7 Scarlatti, A. Mark Anthony and Cleopatra. Sandrine Piau, sop; Gérard Lesne, ct; Il Seminario Musicale. Virgin 5 45126 2 14

Ballet: The toybox (1913). Ulster O/Yan Pascal Tortelier. Chandos CHAN 8711 30

Castelnuovo-Tedesco, M. Overture: Antony and Cleopatra, op 134 (1947). West Australian SO/Andrew Penny. Naxos 8.572500 18

13:00 OPERA IN CONCERT Prepared by Giovanna Grech

Six épigraphes antiques (1914). Duo Crommelynck, pf. Claves 50-8508 16

Berlioz, H. Death of Cleopatra (1829). Janet Baker, mezz; London SO/Alexander Gibson. EMI 5 62788 2 21

Berlioz, H. Royal hunt and storm, from The Trojans (1856-58). Detroit SO/Paul Paray. Mercury 432 014-2 9

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Schmitt, F. Antony and Cleopatra: Suite no 1, op 69a (1920). Buffalo PO/JoAnn Falletta. Naxos 8.573521 22

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Friday 16 MARCH 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 Something borrowed Prepared by Paul Cooke Britten, B. Movement for clarinet and orchestra (1942-43; arr. Matthews). Thea King, cl; English CO/Barry Wordsworth. Hyperion CDA66634 6 McLennan-Forster Cattle and cane (arr. Sheldon). Jane Sheldon, sop; Genevieve Lang, hp; Acacia Quartet. Phosphor PR0001 4 Casella, A. Divertimento: Paganiniana, op 65 (1942). Swiss-Italian RO/Christian Benda. Naxos 8.553706 18 Corelli, A. Fantasia on La folia. Piers Adams, rec; Julia Bishop, vn; Angela East, vc; Howard Beach, hpd. Red Priest Recordings RP002 13 Simpson, R. Introduction and allegro (1986). Desford Colliery Caterpillar Band/James Watson. Hyperion CDA66449 16 Schubert, F. Introduction and variations on Trockne Blumen, D802 (1824). Peter-Lukas Graf, fl; Bernd Glemser, pf. Claves 50-9306 22

Rachmaninov, S. Symphony no 2 in E minor, op 27 (1906-07). Sydney SO. ABC 462 012-2 56

Masques (1977). Queensland SO/Colin Brumby. Jade JADCD 1043 27

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The English songs (1975). Elizabeth Campbell, mezz; Anthony Fogg, pf. Canberra School of Music CSM 15 17 Clarinet concerto (1988). Paul Dean, cl; Queensland SO/Wilfred Lehmann. Jade JADCD 1062 17 14:30 DVORÁK AND THE SYMPHONY Prepared by Frank Morrison Goldmark, K. Overture: Prometheus bound, op 38 (1889). Philharmonia O/Yondani Butt. ASV DCA 934 17 Parry, H. 12 Short pieces, nos 1 to 6 (1895). Erich Gruenberg, vn; Roger Vignoles, pf. Helios CDH55266 14 Suk, J. Piano trio in C minor, op 2 (1889/9091). Smetana Trio. Supraphon SU 3810-2 15 Dvorák, A. Symphony no 8 in G, op 88 (1889). Scottish NO/Neeme Järvi. Chandos CHAN 8666 36 16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE including Arts Calendar at 5.00pm with Michael Morton-Evans

10:30 CONCERT HALL Prepared by Elaine Siversen

19:00 FRIDAY JAZZ SESSION with Christopher Waterhouse

Grieg, E. Symphonic dances, op 64 (1898). Academy of St Martin in the Fields/Neville Marriner. Hänssler 98.128 31

20:00 EVENINGS WITH THE ORCHESTRA Chief conductors of the Sydney Symphony Prepared by David Brett

Benoit, P. Flute concerto, op 43a, Symphonic tale (1865). Gaby van Riet, fl; Royal Flanders PO/Frédéric Devreese. Marco Polo 8.223827 20

Berlioz, H. Overture to Béatrice et Bénédicte (1860-62). Sydney SO. ABC 481 0616 8

Shostakovich, D. Symphony no 6 in B minor, op 54 (1939). Concertgebouw O/Bernard Haitink. Decca 425 067-2 32

Tchaikovsky, P. Fantasy overture: Romeo and Juliet (1869/80). Royal Concertgebouw O. Philips 434 220-2 21

12:00 A JAZZ HOUR with Barry O’Sullivan

Sculthorpe, P. Memento mori (1993). Sydney SO. ABC 481 1293 14

13:00 A TRIBUTE TO COLIN BRUMBY Prepared by Elaine Siversen Brumby, C. Festival overture on Australian themes. West Australian SO/Richard Mills. ABC 442 374-2 9 24

Borromeo suite (1990). Gerhard Mallon, fl; Julian Byzantine, gui. Grevillea GRV CD 5100 7

Wagner, R. Brünnhildes Opfertat, from Götterdämmerung (1869-74; arr. Vlieger). Netherlands RPO. Fidelio FIDELIO 9201 9

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22:00 BAROQUE AND BEFORE Handel in London: friends and rivals Prepared by Elaine Siversen Handel, G. Overture to Rinaldo, HWV7 (1711). English CO/Richard Bonynge. Decca 466 434-2 6 Excerpts from Rinaldo. Yvonne Kenny, sop; Graham Pushee, ct; Australian Brandenburg O/Paul Dyer. ABC 465 428-2 10 Ariosti, A. Cantata no 4: Libertà acquistata in amore (1723-24). Musica Solare. Naxos 8.557573 9 Viola d’amore sonata in D (1724). Members of Sydney Consort. Sydney Consort SC002 8 Porpora, N. Cantata no 7: Veggo la selva e il monte (pub. 1735). Iestyn Davies, ct; Arcangelo/Jonathan Cohen. Hyperion CDA 67894 10 Greene, M. Suite of trumpet voluntaries in D. Gabriele Cassone, natural tpt; Antonio Frigé, org. Nuova Era 7053 9 Arise, shine, O Zion. St Alban’s Abbey Choir; Peter Hurford, org & dir. LP Argo ZRG832 11 Bononcini, G. Divertimento da camera no 6 in C minor (pub. 1722). Michala Petri, rec; George Malcolm, hpd. Philips 476 7072 7 Per la gloria d’adorarvi, from Griselda (1722; ed. Bonynge). Joan Sutherland, sop; Philomusica of London/Granville Jones. Decca 475 6302 5 Stanley, J. Voluntaries, op 5 (pub. 1748): no 1 in C; no 5 in D. David Kinsela, org. Walsingham WAL 8030-2 12 Pepusch, J. Excerpts from The beggar’s opera (1728). Patrizia Kwella, sop; Paul Elliott, ten; Rosemary Thornycroft, bass viol; Jeremy Barlow, hpd. Harmonia Mundi HMC 901071 17

Saturday 17 MARCH 0:00 CLASSIC-ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT 6:00 SATURDAY MORNING MUSIC with James Nightingale 9:00 WHAT’S ON IN MUSIC Our weekly guide to musical events in and around Sydney 9:05 PERIODS AND THEIR PEOPLE Late Classical (1801-1830) Prepared by Frank Morrison Beethoven, L. Overture to Leonore, no 3, op 72a (1806). Berlin PO/Claudio Abbado. DG 435617-2 15

Ketèlbey, A. Bells across the meadow. CWS (Manchester) Band/Alex Mortimer. Fontana 886164 3 Ball, E. The kingdom triumphant. Australian Brass/Eric Banks. Australian Brass AB 195 9 12:00 URBAN JAZZ LOUNGE with Leita Hutchings 13:00 SATURDAY POT-POURRI Prepared by Randolph Magri-Overend 15:00 OPERETTA IN THE AFTERNOON Prepared by Elaine Siversen

Spohr, L. Violin concerto no 8 in A minor, op 47 (1816). Ulf Hoelscher, vn; Berlin RSO/ Christian Fröhlich. cpo 999 187-2 18

Romberg, S. The student prince. Operetta in four acts. Libretto by Dorothy Donnelly after Wilhelm Meyer-Förster’s play Old Heidelberg. First performed New York, 1924; MGM film, 1954.

Rossini, G. Ah! che invan su questo ciglio, from Maometto II (1820). Cecilia Bartoli, mezz; Teatro la Fenice Ch & O/Ion Martin. Decca 436 075-2 7

KATHIE: Norma Giusti, sop PRINCE KARL: Mario Lanza, ten Cinecitta Studio Ch & O/Paul Barron. Sepia Records Sepia 1200 40

Crusell, B. Quartet no 2 in C minor, op 4 (1804). Thea King, cl; members of Allegri String Quartet. Hyperion CDA66077 18

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Hummel, J. Trumpet concerto in E (1803). Håkan Hardenberger, tpt; Academy of St Martin in the Fields/Neville Marriner. Philips 420 203-2 18 10:30 SMALL FORCES Prepared by Frank Morrison Boccherini, L. Quintet no 2 in F (1797). Patrick Cohen, pf; Quatuor Mosaïques. Astrée E 8518 19 Rossini, G. Quartet no 1 in F (1804; arr. Berr). Michael Thompson Wind Quartet. Naxos 8.554098 11 Bartók, B. String quartet no 4 (1928). Vermeer Quartet. Naxos 8.557543-44 23 11:30 ON PARADE Music that’s band Prepared by Owen Fisher Rosenkrans, G. My lady Lindy. Allentown Band/Ronald Demkee. AMP 2B 229 3 Handy, W. St Louis blues. Mirrlees Works Band/Jack Atherton. Marble Arch MALS 1317 4 Arlen, H. Over the rainbow. Alan Morrison, cornet; Brighouse and Rastrick Band/David Hirst. Didgeridoo HOT 1100 6

Excerpts from Viennese nights (1930). Jean Carlton, sop; Shirlee Emmons, sop; William Diehl, bar; O/Sigmund Romberg. Naxos 8.110886 13 Excerpts from The new moon (1928). Lucille Norman, sop; Gordon MacRae, bar; O/Paul Weston. Vintage Music 17 Excerpts from Up Central Park (1945). Jean Carlton, sop; Lois Hunt, sop; Larry Douglas, bar; William Diehl, bar; Robert Shaw Chorale; O/Sigmund Romberg. Naxos 8.110886 14 The desert song (orch. Engel). Operetta in two acts. Libretto by Oscar Hammerstein II, Otto Harbach and Frank Mandel. First performed New York, 1926. GENERAL BIRABEAU: Eugene Morgan, voice PIERRE BIRABEAU/RED SHADOW: M Giogio Tozzi, bass MARGOT BONVALET: Kathy Barr, sop CAPTAIN PAUL FONTAINE: Warren Galjour, bar Ch & O/Lehman Engel. Masterworks Broadway 88725 427712 47

19:00 THE MAGIC OF STAGE AND SCREEN Prepared by Sue Jowell 20:00 INFLUENCES AND CONNECTIONS Charles Koechlin Prepared by Calogero Panvino Bach, J.S. Invention no 1, BWV772-86 (1723). Angela Hewitt, pf. Hyperion CDA66746 1 Koechlin, C. Sonatine, op 194b no 2 (1943). David Brutti, sax; O Città Aperta/Filippo Farinelli. Brilliant Classics 9266 11 Massenet, J. Air des lettres, from Werther (1892). Denyce Graves, mezz; Monte Carlo PO/Marc Soustrot. Fnac 592056 8 Enescu, G. Sonata no 2, op 6 (1899). Adelina Oprean, vn; Justin Oprean, pf. Hyperion CDA66484 22 Fauré, G. Suite from Pelléas et Mélisande, op 80 (1898). Ulster O/Yan Pascal Tortelier. Chandos CHAN 8952 17 Ravel, M. Pavane pour une infante défunte (1899). Pascal Rogé, pf. Decca 440 836 2 6 Schoenberg, A. Suite, op 25 (1921-23). Florent Boffard, pf. Mirare MIR 191 15 Koechlin, C. Les bandar-log, op 176 (1939). Berlin RSO/David Zinman. BMG Records 09026 61955 2 17 The seven stars symphony, op 132, mvts 1, 3 and 5 (1933). German SO/James Judd. Sony 88875192992 15 22:00 SATURDAY NIGHT AT HOME Prepared by Elaine Siversen Shostakovich, D. Suite from The Gadfly, op 97a (1934). Philadelphia O/Riccardo Chailly. London 452 597-2 31 Strouse, C. Suite from Annie (1977). O/ Richard Hayman. Naxos 8.578039-40 8

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Weill, K. Suite from The threepenny opera (1928; arr. Ledger). David Elton, tpt; Seraphim Trio with percussion. Fine Music concert recording 22

17:30 STAGING MUSIC Prepared by Angela Cockburn Adaptations: Falstaff

Sousa, J.P. Suite from El Capitan (1895). Razumovsky SO/Keith Brion. Naxos 8.559008 23

18:00 SOCIETY SPOT Classical Guitar Society Prepared by Darryl Rule

Strauss, J. II Suite from Die Fledermaus (1874; arr. Davis). London PO/Carl Davis. Virgin VC 7 90716-2 27 March 2018

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Sunday 18 MARCH Chopin, F. Polonaise brillante in C, op 3 (182930). Maria Kliegel, vc; Bernd Glemser, pf. Naxos 8.553159 9 Beethoven, L. 14 Variations in E flat, op 44 (1803). Isaac Stern, vn; Leonard Rose, vc; Eugene Istomin, pf. Sony SM2K 64510 14 Danzi, F. Sinfonia concertante in B flat, op 41 (1814). Paul Meyer, cl; Franz Liszt CO/JeanPierre Rampal. Denon CO-78911 20

Ton Koopman 0:00 CLASSIC-ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT 6:00 SUNDAY MORNING MUSIC 9:00 MUSICA SACRA Prepared by Rex Burgess

13:00 WORLD MUSIC: Whirled Wide with Orli Zahava 14:00 IN PLAYFUL MOOD Prepared by Ron Walledge

Geoffroy, J-N. Psalm 131: Memento Domine David. Le Concert Spirituel/Hervé Niquet. Naxos 8.553637 8

Handel, G. Arrival of the Queen of Sheba, from Solomon, HWV67 (1749). Australian Brandenburg O/Paul Dyer. ABC 476 4056 3

Bruckner, A. Psalm 114 (1852). Corydon Singers; Roger Brenner, tb, Phillip Brown,tb; Colin Sheen, tb; Matthew Best, cond. Hyperion CDA 66245 9

Respighi, O. La boutique fantasque, op 40, after Rossini (1919). Vienna FO/Antonio Janigro. Vanguard 08 9001 71 34

Ropartz, J. Psalm 136 (1897). Ile de France Vittoria Regional Choir; Eric Lebrun, org; Nancy Lyric and Symphonic O/Michel Piquemal. Naxos 8.555656 15

Benjamin, A. Jamaican rumba (1938; arr. Trimble). Darryl Coote, pf; Max Cooke, pf. Move MD 3158 2

Charpentier, M-A. Psalm 83: Quam dilecta (1675). Soloists; Amsterdam Baroque O/Ton Koopman. Musifrance 2292-45822-2 20 10:00 THE CLASSICAL ERA Prepared by Frank Morrison Cherubini, L. Overture to The crescendo (1810). Tuscan O/Donato Renzetti. Europa 350-221 12 Schroeter, J. Piano concerto in C, op 3 no 3 (c 1774). English CO/Murray Perahia, pf & dir. CBS 39222 13 Donizetti, G. String quartet no 11 in C (1821). Revolutionary Drawing Room. cpo 999 279-2 17 Schobert, J. Sonata in D minor, op 14 no 4 (pub. 1761-67). Chiara Banchini, vn; Luciano Sgrizzi, fp. Harmonia Mundi HMC 1901294 12 Bach, C.P.E. Symphony no 9 in F, Wq183 no 3 (1775-76). Tasmanian SO/Geoffrey Lancaster. ABC 434 899-2 10 26

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Strauss, R. Till Eulenspiegel’s merry pranks, op 28 (1895). Cleveland O/George Szell. Sony SBK 48 272 14 15:00 SUNDAY SPECIAL Aspects of Bohuslav Martinu Prepared by Elaine Siversen Martinu, B. Promenades (1939). Bonita Boyd, fl; Charles Castleman, vn; Barbara Harbach, hpd. Albany TROY 041 8 Idyll; His kind sweetheart, from A bouquet of flowers (1938). Nada Sormová, sop; Libuse Márová, cont; Miroslav Svejda, ten; Richard Novák, bass; Josef Ruzicka, pf; Jaroslav Saroun, pf; Jaroslav Tvrzský, harmonium; Kühn Children’s Ch; Prague Philharmonic Choir; Czech PO/Libor Pesek. LP Panton 8112 0021 16 Piano trio: Bergerettes (1940). Foerster Trio. LP Supraphon 50698 19 Toccata e due canzoni (1946). Bournemouth Sinfonietta/Tamás Vásáry. Chandos CHAN 8859 26 Madrigal sonata for flute, violin and piano (1942). Members of Feinstein Ensemble. Naxos 8.553459 10

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Václav Neumann Piano concerto no 3 (1947-48). Josef Pálenícek, pf; Czech PO/Václav Neumann. Supraphon 11 0374-2 031 30 17:00 HOSANNA Prepared by Richard Munge Hymns: Guide me, O thou great Jehova; How great Thou art; When I survey the wondrous Cross. Aled Jones, bar; Bryn Terfel, bass-bar; Choir of King’s College, Cambridge. BBC 982 797-3 11 Psalms: No 121, I will lift up mine eyes; no 125, They put their trust in the Lord. Choir of Salisbury Cathedral; John Challenger, org; David Halls, cond. Priory PRCD 1150 5 Brewer, H. Magnificat; Nunc dimittis in D. Choir of St Paul’s Cathedral; Christopher Dearnley, org; John Scott, cond. Hyperion CDA 66249 7 Walker, E. Anthem: I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills. 4 Vaughan Williams, R. Anthem: Lord thou hast been our refuge. 7 Bullock, E. Give us the wings of faith. 3 Choir of Eton College Chapel; Clive DriskillSmith, org; Ralph Allwood, cond (3 above) Sound Alive Music SAMLS 501 Hymns: Cross of Jesus, Cross of sorrow; Love divine, all loves excelling; The day thou gavest, Lord, is ended. Choir of St Paul’s Cathedral; John Scott, org; Barry Rose, cond. Guild GMCD 7106 9 Stainer, J. Prelude and fughetta. Siegfried Franke, org. St Paul’s Cathedral SPC 0699 6 18:00 HAYDN CHAMBER Prepared by Chris Blower Haydn, J. Piano trio in C, Hob XV:27 (1797). Streeton Trio. Streeton STRONT001 18

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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: 1926 Prepared by Frank Morrison Enescu, G. Sonata no 3, dans le caractère populaire roumain, op 25 (1926). Adelina Oprean, vn; Justin Oprean, pf. Hyperion CDA66484 25 Jeffrey Tate Divertimento in D for baryton, horns and strings, Hob.X:1 (1775). Members of Haydn Sinfonietta/Manfred Huss. BIS CD-1796/98 16 String quartet in C, Hob.III:65 (1790). Salomon Quartet. Hyperion CDA67011 20 19:00 SUNDAY NIGHT CONCERT Prepared by Gerald Holder Porpora, N. Overture to Carlo il calvo (1738). Concerto Köln/Pablo Heras-Casado. Archiv 479 2050 4 Bach, J.S. Cantata, BWV162: Ach, ich sehe, itzt, da ich zur Hochzeit gehe (1715-16). Tobias Eiwanger, treb; Paul Esswood, ct; Kurt Equiluz, ten; Max van Egmond, bass; Tölz Boys Choir; Concentus Musicus Vienna/ Nikolaus Harnoncourt. Teldec 2564 69943-7 17 Tchaikovsky, P. Suite from The Sleeping Beauty, op 66 (1890). Royal PO/Charles Mackerras. Telarc 80151 25

Turina, J. Piano trio no 1 in D, op 35 (1926). Trío Arbós. Naxos 8.555870 22 Copland, A. Piano concerto (1926). Gillian Lin, pf; Melbourne SO/John Hopkins. Chandos CHAN 6580 17 Lambert, C. Lines, from Eight poems by LiPo (1926-29). Yvonne Kenny, sop; Malcolm Martineau, pf. Etcetera FTC 1140 3 Poulenc, F. Trio (1926). François Leleux, ob; Jean-François Duquesnoy, bn; Emmanuel Strosser, pf. Harmonia Mundi HMN 911556 13 10:30 CONCERT HALL Prepared by Sheila Catzel Beethoven, L. Overture to Leonore, no 3 (1805-06). Tasmanian SO/Sebastian LangLessing. ABC 476 773-6 14 Dvorák, A. Violin concerto in A minor, op 53 (1880/82). Pamela Frank, vn; Czech PO/ Charles Mackerras. Decca 460 316-2 32

Mozart, W. Symphony no 41 in C, K551, Jupiter (1788). English CO/Jeffrey Tate. EMI 5 74185 2 35

Glazunov, A. Symphony no 7 in F, op 77 (1902). USSR Ministry of Culture O/Gennady Rozhdestvensky. Olympia OCD 100 35

20:30 NEW HORIZONS Prepared by Nev Dorrington

12:00 SWING SESSIONS with John Buchanan

Sakamoto, R. Rage sountrack (2016). Ryuichi Sakamoto, pf. Milan M2-36900 39

13:00 MUSIC FOR A FEW Prepared by Barrie Brockwell

Kenniff, K. Sometimes (2015). Keith Kenniff, pf. Western B015EYVYEZ 36 Umebayashi, S. In the mood for love (2006). Shigeru Umebayashi, pf. Phantom Sound B00005A9OQ 12 22:00 AFTER HOURS JAZZ with Kevin Jones

Mozart, W. Adagio and fugue in C minor, K546 (1788). Talich Quartet. Calliope CAL 3244.5 7 Bruch, M. Pieces (1910). Paul Dean, cl; Brett Dean, va; Stephen Emmerson, pf. ABC 442 363-2 21 Myslivecek, J. Wind octet no 2 in E flat. Harmoniemusik of London. Virgin 5 61368 2 10

Mats Lidström Françaix, J. Octet for wind and strings (1972). Gaudier Ensemble. Hyperion CDA67036 20 Saint-Saëns, C. Sonata in C minor, op 32 (1872). Mats Lidström, vc; Bengt Forsberg, pf. Hyperion CDA67095 22 14:30 WITH ORCHESTRA Prepared by Barrie Brockwell Glazunov, A. Overture: Carnaval, op 45 (1892). Moscow SO/Igor Golovschin. Naxos 8.553838 10 Lyapunov, S. Piano concerto no 1 in E flat minor, op 4 (1890). Hamish Milne, pf; BBC Scottish SO/Martyn Brabbins. Hyperion CDA67326 22 Mussorgsky, M. Dawn on the Moscow River, from Khovanshchina (1872). Bolshoi TO/ Yevgeny Svetlanov. Melodiya MEL 10011824 6 Kalinnikov, Vasily. Symphony no 1 in G minor (1895). Ukraine NSO/Theodore Kuchar. Naxos 8.553417 39 16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE including Arts Calendar at 5.00pm with Brendan Walsh 19:00 JAZZ PULSE with Chris Wetherall 20:00 STORMY MONDAY with Austin Harrison and Garth Sundberg 22:00 THE AUSTRALIAN JAZZ SCENE with Susan Gai Dowling and Peter Nelson

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Tuesday 20 MARCH Berwald, F. Reminiscence of the Norwegian mountains (1842). Gävle SO/Petri Sakari. Naxos 8.555370 9 Grieg, E. Double bass concerto in A minor (1883; transcr. Karr, orch. Horovitz). Gary Karr, db; Adelaide SO/Patrick Thomas. ABC 438 612-2 23 Shostakovich, D. Symphony no 5 in D minor, op 47 (1937). Oslo PO/Mariss Jansons. EMI 7 49181 2 41 Maurizio Pollini 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 Master pianists Prepared by Madilina Tresca Mozart, W. Piano concerto no 20 in D minor, K466 (1785). Padova and Veneto O/ Alexandre Rabinovitch. Apex 2564 67429-6 30 Brahms, J. Nicht wandle, mein Licht, from Liebeslieder-Walzer, op 52 (1869). Swiss RTV Choir/Diego Fasolis. DG 477 9884 2 Rondo alla zingarese, from Piano quartet no 1 in G minor, op 25 (1861). Gidon Kremer, vn; Yuri Bashmet, va; Mischa Maisky, vc. DG 477 9523 8 Martha Argerich, pf (3 above) Stravinsky, I. Three movements from Petrushka (1921). Philips 456 937-2 15 Beethoven, L. Fantasia in C minor, op 80, Choral (1808). Gabriel Lechner, sop; Gretchen Eder, sop; Elisabeth Mach, cont; Jorge Pita, ten; Andreas Esders, ten; Gerhard Eder, bass; Vienna State Opera Ch; Vienna PO/Claudio Abbado. DG 4790913 18 Maurizio Pollini, pf (2 above) Chopin, F. Nocturne in E flat, op 55 no 2 (1843). Martha Argerich, pf. DG 477 7557 4 10:30 CONCERT HALL Prepared by Emyr Evans Nielsen, C. Overture to Masquerade (1906). Swedish RSO/Esa-Pekka Salonen. CBS MK 44547 5 28

12:00 JAZZ RHYTHM with Jeannie McInnes 13:00 UNFAMILIAR WINNERS OF THE PRIX DE ROME Prepared by James Nightingale

Clara Schumann Dvorák, A. Lied an den Mond, from Rusalka, op 114 (1900). Lucia Popp, sop; Geoffrey Parsons, pf. Orfeo C 363 941 B 5

Sancan, P. Sonatine (1946). Sharon Bezaly, fl; Love Derwinger, pf. BIS SACD-1639 9

Suk, J. Piano trio in C minor, op 2 (1889/9091). Smetana Trio. Supraphon SU 3810-2 15

Delvincourt, C. Croquembouches nos 4, 10 and 12 (1926). Sophia Gülbadamova, pf. Danacord DACO 729 7

Fantastické scherzo, op 25 (1903). Czech PO/Jirí Belohlávek. Chandos CHAN 8897 14

Bitsch, M. Concertino (1948). Karen Geoghegan, bn; Philip Fisher, pf. Chandos CHAN 10521 7

16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE including Arts Calendar at 5.00pm with Andrew Dziedzic

Petit, P. Suite: Rome, l’unique objet (c1946). Arabella Teniswood-Harvey, pf. Move MD 3410 13 Schmitt, F. Le palais hanté, op 49 (1905). São Paulo SO/Yan Pascal Tortelier. Chandos CHSA 5090 14 14:00 MUSICAL FAMILIES Prepared by Jennifer Foong Dvorák, A. Overture: My home, op 62 (1882). London SO/István Kertész. Decca 452 946-2 10 Suk, J. String quartet no 1 in B flat, op 11 (1896). Suk Quartet. CRD 3472 27 Vanhal, J. Violin concerto in G. Josef Suk, vn; Suk CO/Josef Vlach. Supraphon 32C37 7571 18 Dvorák, A. Rondo in G minor, op 94 (1891). Steven Isserlis, vc; Stephen Hough, pf. Hyperion CDA67529 7 Suk, J. Summer impressions, op 22b (1902). Radoslav Kvapil, pf. Unicorn-Kanchana DKP(CD)9159 10

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19:00 THE JAZZ BEAT with Lloyd Capps 20:00 RECENT RELEASES with Charles Barton 22:00 CHAMBER SOIRÉE Prepared by Sheila Catzel Spohr, L. Double quartet in D minor, op 65 no 1 (1823). Kreuzberger String Quartet; Eder Quartet. Teldec 8.44049 20 Vaughan Williams, R. Phantasy quintet (1912). Garfield Jackson, va; Maggini Quartet. Naxos 8.555300 15 Schumann, C. Trio in G minor, op 17 (1846). Joseph Silverstein, vn; Colin Carr, vc; Veronica Jochum, pf. Pro Arte CDD 395 28 Medtner, N. Sonata no 1 in B minor, op 21 (1910). Lydia Mordkovitch, vn; Geoffrey Tozer, pf. Chandos CHAN 9293 21 Raff, J. String octet in C, op 176 (1872). Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble. Chandos CHAN 8790 24

Wednesday 21 MARCH 0:00 CONTEMPORARY COLLECTIVE

16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE including Arts Calendar at 5.00pm with Tom Forrester-Paton

3:00 CLASSICAL TILL DAWN 6:00 FINE MUSIC BREAKFAST including Arts Calendar at 7.30am with Troy Fil

19:00 JAZZ STARS AND STRIPES with Peter Mitchell 20:00 AT THE OPERA Il trittico Prepared by Angela Cockburn

9:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC Composer focus Prepared by Jennifer Foong Danzi, F. Sonata in E minor, op 44 (pub. 1814). Michael Thompson, hn; Philip Fowke, pf. Naxos 8.554694 22

Puccini, G. Il tabarro. Opera in one act. Libretto by Giuseppe Adami. First performed New York, 1918. Hector Berlioz

Quintet in G, op 67 no 1 (1824). Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet. BIS CD-532 17

Granados, E. Two military marches. Douglas Riva, pf; Jordi Masó, pf. Naxos 8.570325 7

Concertino in B flat, op 47 (pub.1818). Andreas Ottensamer, cl; Albrecht Mayer, cora; Potsdam Kammerakademie. Decca 481 4711 16

Haydn, J. Symphony in G, Hob.I:100, Military (1794). Les Musiciens du Louvre/Marc Minkowski. naïve V 5176 23

Variations on a theme from Mozart’s Don Giovanni (ed. Klug). Maria Kliegel, vc; Nina Tichman, pf. Naxos 8.557613 7

14:00 IN CONVERSATION with Michael Morton-Evans

Quartet in B flat, op 40 no 3 (pub. c1814). Robert Thompson, bn; Roger Coull, vn; David Curtis, va; John Todd, vc. CRD 3503 19 10:30 CONCERT HALL Prepared by Michael Field Parry, H. An English suite (1921). English String O/William Boughton. Nimbus NI 5366 19 Hahn, R. Piano concerto in E (1931). Stephen Coombs, pf; BBC Scottish SO/JeanYves Ossonce. Hyperion CDA66897 28 Mozart, W. Symphony no 38 in D, K504, Prague (1786). English Sinfonia/Charles Groves. IMP PCD 892 36 12:00 JAZZ SKETCHES with Robert Vale 13:00 MUSIC AND WAR Prepared by Gerald Holder Holst, G. First suite in E flat for military band (1920). Peabody Conservatory Wind Ensemble/Harian Parker. Naxos 8.572242 11 Howells, H. Elegy (1917). City of London Sinfonia/Richard Hickox. Chandos CHAN 9161 11

15:00 BERLIOZ EXPLORED Part 3 Prepared by Michael Morton-Evans Berlioz, H. Rex tremendae, from Requiem, op 5 (1837). Frank Lopardo, ten; Atlanta Symphony Ch & O/Robert Spano. Telarc 80627 5 Overture to Benvenuto Cellini, op 23 (183638). Montreal SO. Decca 452 480-2 10 Excerpt from Grande symphonie funèbre et triomphale, op 15 (1840). Montreal Symphony Ch & O. Decca 425 001-2 7 Charles Dutoit, cond (2 above) Villlanelle, from Les nuits d’été, op 7 (184041). Renée Fleming, sop; Philharmonia O/ Sebastian Lang-Lessing. Decca 478 5107 2

MICHEL: Robert Merrill, bar GEORGETTE: Renata Tebaldi, sop LOUIS: Mario del Monaco, ten Florence Maggio Musicale Ch & O/Lamberto Gardelli. Decca 411 665-2 54 Synopsis at finemusicfm.com/Opera SISTER ANGELICA: Renata Tebaldi, sop THE PRINCESS: Giulietta Simionato, mezz THE ABBESS: Lucia Daniel, mezz THE MONITRESS: Miti Trucato Pace, mezz SISTER GENOVIEFFA: Dora Carral, sop Florence Maggio Musicale Ch & O/Lamberto Gardelli. Decca 411 665-2 51 Synopsis at finemusicfm.com/Opera Gianni Schicchi. Opera in one act. Libretto by Giovacchino Forzano. First performed New York, 1918. GIANNI SCHICCHI: Fernando Corena, bar LAURETTA: Renata Tebaldi, sop ZITA: Lucia Danieli, mezz RINUCCIO: Agostino Lazzari, ten Florence Maggio Musicale Ch & O/Lamberto Gardelli. Decca 411 665-2 52 Synopsis at finemusicfm.com/Opera 23:00 IN NORDIC CHAMBERS Prepared by Rex Burgess Sibelius, J. Sonata in F (1889). Jaakko Kuusisto, vn; Folke Gräsbeck, pf. BIS CD-1023 25

Excerpts from The damnation of Faust, op 24 (1845). Rotterdam PO/Valery Gergiev. Radio Netherlands RPHO2008-1 12

Nielsen, C. Serenata in vano (1914). David Rowden, cl; Ben Hoadley, bn; Michael Dixon, hn; Paul Stender,vc; Alex Henery, db. Fine Music concert recording 7

Overture to The flight into Egypt, from The childhood of Christ, op 25 (1850-54). Sydney SO/Robert Pikler. Chandos CHAN 6587 7

Grieg, E. String quartet in F (1891). Kontra Quartet. BIS CD-543 20

Inutiles regrets, from Les Troyens (1858). Bryan Hymel, ten; PKF Prague Philharmonia/ Emmanuel Villaume. Warner Classics 0825646179503 6

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Thursday 22 MARCH 12:00 JAZZ, PURE AND SIMPLE with Maureen Meers 13:00 CLASSICAL CONTRASTS Prepared by Angela Bell Rossini, G. Ballet music from Moses in Egypt (1827). Monte-Carlo Opera NO/Antonio de Almeida. Philips 422 843-2 21

Itzhak Perlman 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 Great string players Prepared by Frank Morrison Chopin, F. Sonata in G minor, op 65 (184546). György Sebök, pf. Mercury 478 5092 24 Saint-Saëns, C. Cello concerto no 1 in A minor, op 33 (1872). London SO/Antal Dorati. Mercury 432 010-2 19

Beethoven, L. Sonata in F, op 24, Spring (1805). Alina Ibragimova, vn; Cédric Tiberghien, pf. Wigmore Hall WHLive0041 24 14:00 A REVOLUTIONARY COMPOSER Prepared by Rex Burgess

Debussy, C. Études, bk 2 (1915). Roger Woodward, pf. ABC 481 1742 25

János Starker, vc (2 above) Brahms, J. Piano trio no 3 in C minor, op 101 (1886). Lynn Harrell, vc; Vladimir Ashkenazy, pf. EMI 7 54725 2 21

Khamma, dance legend (1916). Lyon NO/Jun Märkl. Naxos 8.572297 22

Paganini, N. Caprice in A minor, op 1 no 24 (1801-07). EMI CDB 7 62988 2 4

En blanc et noir (1915). Alfons Kontarsky, pf; Aloys Kontarsky, pf. DG 469 684-2 16

Itzhak Perlman, vn (3 above) 10:30 CONCERT HALL Prepared by Emyr Evans Carter, E. Holiday overture (1944/61). Mark Wait, pf; Nashville SO/Kenneth Schermerhorn. Naxos 8.559151 10 Vaughan Williams, R. Concerto grosso (1950). London SO/Bryden Thomson. Chandos CHAN 8629 17 Rachmaninov, S. Piano concerto no 1 in F sharp minor, op 1 (1891). Earl Wild, pf; Royal PO/Jascha Horenstein. Chandos CHAN 6605 24 Sibelius, J. Symphony no 7 in C, op 105 (1926). Vienna PO/Leonard Bernstein. DG 427 647-2 25

Henryk Wieniaski Wieniawski, H. Variations on an original theme in A, op 15 (1854). Noreen Polera, pf. 12 Sony 88697808122 (2 above) Ravel, M. Tzigane (1924). Zurich Tonhalle O/ Lionel Bringuier. DG 479 5524 10 Tartini, G. Sonata in G minor, The devil’s trill. 15

Sonata (1915). Jean-Pierre Rampal, fl; Pierre Pasquier, va; Lily Laskine, hp. Erato 0630-13705-2 17

Mozart, W. Violin sonata no 20 in C, K303 (1778). Daniel Barenboim, pf. DG 410 896-2 10

Sor, F. Introduction and variations on Malbroug, op 28 (1827). Jeffrey McFadden, gui. Naxos 8.553451 9

Sonata (1917). Frank Peter Zimmermann, vn; Alexander Lonquich, pf. EMI CDC 7 54305 2 14 Ravel, M. Valses nobles et sentimentales (1912). Detroit SO/Paul Paray. Mercury 478 5092 14 16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE including Arts Calendar at 5.00pm with Marilyn Schock 19:00 THE NEW JAZZ STANDARD with Frank Presley 20:00 SHOWCASING AUSTRALIAN ARTISTS Ray Chen Prepared by Jennifer Foong Bach, J.S. Chaconne, from Partita in D minor, BWV1004. 15

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Franck, C. Sonata in A (1886). 29 Noreen Polera, pf (2 above) Sony 88697808122 Ray Chen, vn (all above) 21:30 FOR THE CLARINET Prepared by Paul Hopwood Finzi, G. Clarinet concerto, op 31 (1948-49). Michael Collins, cl; City of London Sinfonia/ Richard Hickox. Virgin VC 7 90718-2 28 22:00 MUSICAL PORTRAITS Neptune and his mermaids Prepared by Robert Small Trad. Neptune’s raging fury. City Waites. Naxos 8.557672 3 Holst, G. Neptune, from The planets, op 32 (1916). Boston Pops O/John Williams. Decca 478 9244 8 Lord Berners. Ballet: The triumph of Neptune (1926). English Northern Philharmonia/David Lloyd-Jones. Marco Polo 8.223711 43 Zemlinsky, A. Symphonic fantasy: The mermaid (1903). New Zealand SO/James Judd. Naxos 8.570240 41 Ford, A. The laughter of mermaids. Song Company/Roland Peelman. Vox Australis VAST016-2 13

Friday 23 MARCH 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 Something borrowed Prepared by Di Cox Debussy, C. Children’s corner suite (190608; orch. Caplet). French National RTO/Jean Martinon. EMI CDM 1 66432 2 18 Boccherini, L. Introduction and fandango (arr. Bream). Martin Maria Krüger, gui; Klaus Schilde, pf. Calig CAL 50912 6 Ravel, M. Trio in A minor (1914; orch. Tortelier). Ulster O/Yan Pascal Tortelier. Chandos CHAN 9114 27 Schubert, F. Ave Maria, D839 (1825; arr. Hazell). Frederica von Stade, sop; Mormon Tabernacle Choir; Utah SO/Joseph Silverstein. Decca 436 284-2 7 Tchaikovsky, P. Souvenir of a beloved place, op 42 (1878; arr. Parhamovsky). Maxim Vengerov, vn; Vag Papian, pf; Virtuosi. EMI 5 57164 2 18 Albéniz, I. Sevilla, op 47 no 3, from Suite española (1886; arr. Mule). Chicago Saxophone Quartet. Centaur CRC 2086 5

Copland, A. Fanfare for the common man (1942). West Australian SO/Benjamin Northey. ABC 476 4110 3 Prokofiev, S. The Montagues and the Capulets; Dance; The death of Tybalt, from Romeo and Juliet, op 64 (1935-36; arr. Kreines). Chicago SO Brass/Dale Clevenger. CSO-Resound CSOR 901 1101 11 Mendelssohn, F. Overture: The Hebrides, op 26, Fingal’s Cave (1830). Sydney SO/Stuart Challender. ABC 446 279-2 10

Bach, J.S. Aria variata in A minor, BWV989 (1710-13). Alison Balsom, tpt; Alastair Ross, hpd. Warner 0 19162 2 9

Victoria, T. de Seniores populi consilium fecerunt à 4 (1585). La Columbina/Josep Cabré, bar & dir. Glossa GCD 922002 4

14:00 THE SEASONS Prepared by Stephen Wilson

Tinctoris, J. Aleph: Quomodo sedet sola civitas (c1506). Orlando Consort. Metronome MET 1016 10

Glazunov, A. Ballet: The seasons, op 67 (1899). Moscow SO/Alexander Anissimov. Naxos 8.553915 40 Spohr, L. Symphony no 9 in B minor, op 143, The seasons (1850). Slovak State PO/Alfred Walter. Marco Polo 8.223454 27 Oswald, J. The sneez-wort, from The seasons. Alison Melville, fl, rec; Michael Jarvis, hpd. early-music.com EMCCD-7761 3

Ravel, M. Ballet: Mother Goose (1908-11). Berlin PO/Pierre Boulez. DG 439 858-2 28

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Godard, B. Violin concerto no 2 in G minor, op 131. Chloë Hanslip, vn; Slovak State PO/ Kirk Trevor. Naxos 8.570554 25

19:00 FRIDAY JAZZ SESSION with Christopher Waterhouse

13:00 LET THE TRUMPET SOUND Prepared by Jay Mendham Holst, G. Mars the bringer of war, from The planets (1914-16; arr. Reed, McAlister). United States Air Force Band/Larry H. Lang. Naxos 8.573405 8

Gesualdo, C. Tenebræ factæ sunt dum crucifixissent Jesum Judæ (1611). Nordic Voices. Chandos CHAN 0763 5

Shostakovich, D. Jazz suite no 1 (1934). Melbourne SO/Oleg Caetani. ABC 476 836-4 9

German, E. The seasons (1899). RTE Concert O/Andrew Penny. Marco Polo 8.223695 39

12:00 A JAZZ HOUR with Barry O’Sullivan

22:00 BAROQUE AND BEFORE The Office of Darkness

Couperin, F. Incipit Lamentatio Jeremiæ Prophetæ: Quomodo sedet sola civitas (1713-17). Daniel Taylor, ct; Jonathan Manson, bass viol; Laurence Cummings, org. BIS CD-1346 18

10:30 CONCERT HALL Prepared by Sheila Catzel

Pleyel, I. Symphony in C minor (1778). Capella Istropolitana/Uwe Grodd. Naxos 8.554696 28

Schoenberg, A. Transfigured night, op 4 (1899/1943). German Chamber PO/Mario Venzago. Virgin VC 7 91173-2 28

20:00 EVENINGS WITH THE ORCHESTRA The symphonies of Franz Schmidt Prepared by Paul Cooke Strauss, R. Tone poem: Don Juan, op 20 (1888). Malcolm Stewart, vn; Royal Liverpool PO/Libor Pesek. Virgin VC 7 91171-2 17 Schmidt, F. Symphony no 1 in E (1912). Detroit SO/Neeme Järvi. Chandos CHAN 9357 45 Elgar, E. Sea pictures, op 37 (1899). Della Jones, mezz; Royal PO/Charles Mackerras. Decca 452 324-2 20

Biber, H. Sonata in F, The scourging at the pillar (c1674). John Holloway, vn; Erin Headley, bass viol; Davitt Moroney, org. Virgin VCD 7 908-38-2 10 Tallis, T. de Lamentatione Ieremiæ prophetæ; Cogitavit Dominus dissipare murum filiæ Sion. David James, ct; John Potter, ten; Rogers Covey-Crump, ten; Paul Hillier, bar; Michael George, bass. ECM 833 308-2 13 Zelenka, J. Tradiderunt me in manus impiorum, ZWV55:7 (1723). Boni Pueri; Musica Florea/Marek Strynci. Supraphon SU 3806-2 4 Fux, J. Sinfonia to La deposizione dalla Croce di Gesù Cristo Salvator nostro (1728). Capella Agostino Steffani; Lajos Rovatkay, org & dir. EMI CDC 7 54250-2 4 Charpentier, M-A. Incipit Oratio Jeremiæ Prophetæ: Aleph; Quomodo obscuratum est aurum (c1678). Christopher Purves, bass; Il Seminario Musicale/Gérard Lesne. Virgin VC 5 45107-2 11 Lassus, O. de O vos omnes, qui transitis per viam, attendite et videte (1585). Pro Cantione Antiqua/Bruno Turner. Hyperion CDA 66321/22 7 Gesualdo, C. Psalm 50 (51): Miserere mei, Deus (1611). Vocal Consort Berlin/James Wood. Harmonium Mundi HMC 902123 8 March 2018

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Saturday 24 MARCH 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 PEOPLE AND THEIR PERIODS Late Classical (1801-1830) Prepared by James Nightingale Moscheles, I. Grand fantasy: Anticipations of Scotland, op 75 (1828). Tasmanian SO/ Howard Shelley. Hyperion CDA67276 15 Beethoven, L. Sonata no 4 in C, op 102 no 1 (1815). Xavier Phillips, vc; François-Frédéric Guy, pf. Evidence Classics EVCD015 13 Schubert, F. Der Taucher, D77 (1815). Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, bar; Gerald Moore, pf. DG 477 5765 24 Gossec, F-J. Symphonie à 17 parties in F (1809). Concerto Köln/Werner Ehrhardt. Capriccio C8019 24 10:30 SMALL FORCES Prepared by James Nightingale Glanville-Hicks, P. Concertino da camera (1946). Australia Ensemble. Fine Music concert recording 8 Decruck, F. Sonata in C sharp (1942). Claude Delangle, sax; Odile Delange, pf. BIS BIX-CD-1130 13 Dvorák, A. Quintet in E flat, op 97 (1893). Simon Rowland-Jones, va; Chilingirian Quartet. Chandos CHAN 9046 31 11:30 ON PARADE Prepared by Paul Hopwood Zimmerman, C. Anchors aweigh. 4 Addison, J. Reach for the sky. 3 Lucas, L. The amethyst march. 3 Goodwin, R. 633 Squadron (1964). 3 Trad. Lilliburlero; Heart of oak medley; Rule Britannia (arr. Lewis). 7 Coates, E. The Dambusters march. 4 Trad. Men o’ Wales ... Men of Harlech (arr. Lewis). 4 Regency Noble Footwear Band (all above) Soho SOHOCD051 12:00 FINE MUSIC LIVE Jazz and classical music brought to you live from the Founders’ Studio 32

16:00 ADAGIO Prepared by Randolph Magri-Overend Copland, A. The promise of living, from The tender land (1954). Turtle Creek Chorale; Dallas Wind Symphony/Timothy Seelig. Reference Recordings RR-49CD 5 Albinoni, T. Adagio in G minor. Håkan Hardenberger, tpt; Simon Preston, org. Philips 434 074-2 8 Schumann, R. Adagio and allegro in A flat, op 70 (1849). Mischa Maisky, vc; Martha Argerich, pf. DG 469 524-2 9 Bruckner, A. Adagio, from Symphony no 3 in D minor (1876). Royal Scottish NO/Georg Tintner. Naxos 8.554430 21 Mahler, G. Adagietto, from Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor (1901-02). Berlin PO/Herbert von Karajan. DG 479 0540 12 Respighi, O. Adagio con variazioni (1920). Luca Signorini, vc; Francesco Nicolosi, pf. Nuova Era 7191 11 Khachaturian, A. Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia, from Spartacus (1954). London SO/ Stanley Black. Decca 478 4746 10 17:30 THE VOICES, THE ROLES Prepared by Angela Cockburn Sopranos: From the Mystic East 18:00 SOCIETY SPOT Sydney Schubert Society Prepared by Ross Hayes 19:00 THE MAGIC OF STAGE AND SCREEN Prepared by Maureen Meers Styne, J. Excerpts from The bells are ringing (1956). Judy Holliday, Sydney Chaplin, Jean Stapleton, voices; members of the original Broadway cast. Columbia SK 89545 19 Bart, L. Excerpts from Blitz. Amelia Bayntun, Bob Grant, Grazina Frame, voices; members of the original London cast. AMI 00946 311282 2 12 Coleman, C. Excerpts from Barnum (1980). Jim Dale, Glenn Close, voices; members of the original Broadway cast. Columbia Masterworks SK 89999 19

Viardot, P. Havanaise. Cecilia Bartoli, mezz; Jean-Yves Thibaudet, pf. Decca 455 981-2 5 Spohr, L. Duet in G, op 3 no 3 (pub. 1833). Henning Kraggerud, vn; Øyvind Bjorå, vn. Naxos 8.570840 10 Schumann, R. Variations on the name Abegg, op 1 (1833). Imogen Cooper, pf. Ottavo OTR C39027 8 Paganini, N. Sonata per la gran viola (1834; cadenzas by Arad). Roger Chase, va; Michiko Otaki, pf. Naxos 8.572293 15 Berlioz, H. Premiers transports que nul n’oublie, from Romeo and Juliet, op 17 (1839). Joyce DiDonato, sop; Lyon National Opera Ch & O/Kazushi Ono. Virgin 64198606 7 Reicha, A. Quintet in F, op 107 (1821-26). Sarah Francis, ob; Allegri String Quartet. Hyperion CDA66143 24 Thalberg, S. Canzonette italienne, op 36 no 5 (c1837). Francesco Nicolosi, pf. Naxos 8.553701 5 Ysaÿe, E. Sonata no 3 in D minor, op 27 no 3, Ballade (1924). David Oistrakh, vn. Brilliant Classics 8402 6 Vieuxtemps, H. Elegy, op 30 (c1855). Laurent Verney, va; Claire Marie le Guay, pf. Pierre Verany PV793121 8 Scherzo, from Violin concerto no 4 in D minor, op 31 (c1850). Itzhak Perlman, vn; Paris O/Daniel Barenboim. EMI CDC 7 47165 2 5 22:00 SATURDAY NIGHT AT HOME Prepared by Rex Burgess Bach, J.S. Double concerto in C minor, BWV1060 (1723). Harold Gomberg, ob; Isaac Stern, vn; New York PO/Leonard Bernstein. Sony SMK 66 471 17 Haydn, J. Symphony in C minor, Hob.I:78 (c1782). Northern CO/Nicholas Ward. Naxos 8.553363 21 Dohnányi, E. Serenade, op 10 (1902). Donald Weilerstein, vn; Atar Arad, va; Paul Katz, vc. Pro Arte D 238 19

20:00 INFLUENCES AND CONNECTIONS Henri Vieuxtemps Prepared by Elaine Siversen

Wagner, R. Siegfried idyll. Omega Ensemble/ Paul Meyer. Fine Music Tape Archive 18

Bériot, C-A. de Violin concerto no 1 in D, op 16, Military (1829). Takako Nishizaki, vn; Belgian RTV SO/Alfred Walter. Naxos 8.555104 12

Moszkowski, M. Piano concerto in E, op 59 (1898). Piers Lane, pf; BBC Scottish SO/ Jerzy Maksymiuk. Hyperion CDA66452 37

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Sunday 25 MARCH 0:00 CLASSIC-ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT 6:00 SUNDAY MORNING MUSIC with David Garrett 9:00 MUSICA SACRA Prepared by Paul Cooke Lloyd Webber, W. Missa Sanctae Mariae Magdalenae. Richard Hickox Singers; Ian Watson, org; Richard Hickox, cond. ASV DCA 961 15 Josquin Desprez. Missa Pange lingua (1515). Métamorphoses de Paris Ensemble/ Maurice Bourbon. Arion ARN 68043 40 10:00 THE CLASSICAL ERA Prepared by Denis Patterson Garcia, J. Pastoral Mass for Christmas Eve. Ex Cathedra/Jeffrey Skidmore. Hyperion CDA68114 28 Saint-Georges, J. Sonata in E flat. Amélie Michel, fl; Sandrine Chatron, hp. Ambroisie AM 179 9 Boccherini, L. Guitar quintet no 9 in C, La ritirata di Madrid. Pepe Romero, gui; Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble. Decca 478 5669 28 Rossini, G. String sonata in B flat (c1804). Ensemble Explorations/Roel Dieltiens. Harmonia Mundi HMX 2908250.79 15 Mozart, W. Serenade no 12 in C minor, K388 (1782-83). Wind Soloists of CO of Europe. Teldec 2292-46472-2 27

Melbourne SO/Jorge Mester. ABC 476 4991 10

Gesualdo, C. O vos omnes. Tallis Scholars/ Peter Phillips. 4

Trois chansons de Charles d’Orléans (1898). Pomone Tortelier, mezz; Groupe Vocal de France/John Alldis. EMI CDC 7 54452 2 6

Leighton, K. Drop, drop, slow tears. Brisbane Chamber Choir/Graeme Morton. 3

Suite bergamasque (1905). Roy Howat, pf. Tall Poppies TP165 16 Images, no 2, Iberia (1905-12). London SO/ Claudio Abbado. DG 423 103-2 19 Suite: Children’s corner (1906-08). Pascal Rogé, pf. Decca 478 5616 17 Rhapsody no 1 (1908). Gervase de Peyer, cl; New Philharmonia O/Pierre Boulez. Sony SM2K 68 327 9 Six pieces from Préludes, bk 1 (1910). Roy Howat, pf. Tall Poppies TP164 19 Poème danse: Jeux (1913). Royal Concertgebouw O/Pierre Boulez. Radio Netherlands RCO 05001 16 Sonata (1915). Paul Tortelier, vc; Jean Hubeau, pf. Erato 2292-45738-2 11 Falla, M. de Le tombeau de Claude Debussy (1920). Gareth Koch, gui. Canberra School of Music CSM 712181 4 17:00 HOSANNA Prepared by Jeremy Hall

12:00 CLASSIC JAZZ AND RAGTIME with John Buchanan

Stopford, P. God so loved the world. Ecclesium Choir/Philip Stopford. 2

13:00 WORLD MUSIC: Whirled Wide with Linda Marr

Hymn: All glory, laud and honour. Choir of All Saints, Margaret Street, London; Andrew Arthur, org; Harry Bramma, cond. 5

14:00 SUNDAY SPECIAL Prepared by Chris Blower

Debussy, C. Little suite (1886-89). Duo Crommelynck, pf four hands. Claves 50-8508 13 Symphonic suite: Spring (1887). Paris O/ Daniel Barenboim. DG 435 069-2 18 Fêtes galantes, set 1 (1891). Frederica von Stade, mezz; Martin Katz, pf. BMG Classics 09026 62711 2 8 Prelude to The afternoon of a faun (1892-94).

Weelkes, T. Hosanna to the Son of David. Choir of Winchester Cathedral/David Hill. 2 Bairstow, E. The lamentations of Jeremiah. Choir of St John’s, Elora; Michael Bloss, org; Noel Edison, cond. 8 Hymn: It is a thing most wonderful. Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge; Andrew Lamb, org; Richard Marlow, cond. 3

Hymn: My song is love unknown. Choir of St James, King Street; Peter Ellis, org; David Drury, cond. 5 Bach, J.S. Fantasia super Valet will ich dir geben, BWV735. Marie-Claire Alain, org. 4 18:00 HAYDN CHAMBER Prepared by Chris Blower Haydn, J. Piano trio in E minor, Hob.XV:12 (1789). Bartolozzi Trio. Naxos 8.573128 20 Divertimento in C, Hob.II:7 (bef. 1765). Péter Pongrácz, ob; Bertalan Hock, ob; Tibor Fülemile, bn; András Nagy, bn; András Medveczky, hn; Deszö Mesterházy, hn. Hungaroton HRC 155 11 Quartet in E flat, Hob.III:31 (1772). Salomon String Quartet. Hyperion CDA66621 23 19:00 SUNDAY NIGHT CONCERT Prepared by Rex Burgess Barber, S. Piano concerto, op 38 (1962). Stephen Prutsman, pf; Royal Scottish NO/ Marin Alsop. Naxos 8.559133 27 Kats-Chernin, E. Prelude and cube (2015). Jane Sheldon, sop; Australian Brandenburg O/Paul Dyer. ABC 481 1929 13 Koechlin, C. The seven stars symphony, op 132 (1933). German SO/James Judd. Sony 88875192992 43 20:30 NEW HORIZONS Prepared by Paul Cooke Weir, J. The bagpiper’s string trio (1988). Domus. NMC D090 7 Cooman, C. Lyric trio (2007). Chris Gekker, tpt; Emmanuel Feldman, vc; Jeffrey Grossman, pf. Naxos 8559655 19

Gjeilo, O. Ubi caritas. Voces8. 4

Lord, J. Durham concerto (2007). Matthew Barley, vc; Jon Lord, org; Ruth Palmer, vn; Kathryn Tickell, Northumbrian pipes; Royal Liverpool PO/Mischa Damev. Avie AV2145 56

Lotti, A. Crucifixus. Cantillation/Antony Walker. 4

22:00 AFTER HOURS JAZZ with Kevin Jones

Bruckner, A. Christus factus est pro nobis. Corydon Singers/Matthew Best. 5

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Monday 26 MARCH 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: 1915 Prepared by Derek Parker Bartók, B. Rumanian folk dances (1915). Royal Stockholm PO/Martin Fröst. Sony 88875065292 7 Prokofiev, S. Visions fugitives, op 22 nos 1,3,5,10,11 and 17 (1915-17). Emil Gilels, pf. DG 479 6288 13 Holst, G. Japanese suite, op 33 (1915). London SO/Adrian Boult. Lyrita SRCD.222 11 Stravinsky, I. Renard (1915-16). George Shirley, ten; Loren Driscoll, ten; William Murphy, bar; Donald Gramm, bass bar; Columbia Chamber Ensemble/Igor Stravinsky. Sony SM3K 46 291-302 15 Bridge, F. Two poems (1915). BBC NO of Wales/Richard Hickox. Chandos CHAN 10729(6) X 13

Dvorák, A. Slavonic dance in E minor, op 72 no 2 (1886). Scottish NO/Neeme Järvi. Chandos CHAN 8406 5 Grieg, E. Peer Gynt suite no 1, op 46. Tasmanian SO/Sebastian Lang-Lessing. ABC 476 4523 15 Mozart, W. Serenade no 13 in G, K525, Eine kleine nachtmusik (1787). Academy of St Martin in the Fields/Neville Marriner. EMI CDM 1 66423 2 17

12:00 SWING SESSIONS with John Buchanan

9:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC Master pianists Prepared by Jennifer Foong Chopin, F. Scherzo no 3 in C sharp minor, op 39 (1839). Maurizio Pollini, pf. DG 477 8445 7

Schumann, R. Fantasiestücke, op 73 (1837). Douglas Boyd, ob d’amore; Maria João Pires, pf. DHM 479 5964 12

14:00 A PIRESFEST Prepared by Rex Burgess Schubert, F. Four impromptus, D899 (1827). DG 457 550-2 29 Mozart, W. Ch’io mi scordi di te? K505 (1786). Christine Schäfer, sop; Berlin PO/ Claudio Abbado. DG 457 582-2 10

Chopin, F. Piano concerto no 1 in E minor, op 11 (1830). CO of Europe/Emmanuel Krivine. DG 457 585-2 42

Rachmaninov, S. Symphonic dances, op 45 (1940). Berlin PO/Lorin Maazel. DG 410 894-2 34

6:00 FINE MUSIC BREAKFAST including Arts Calendar at 7.30am with Julie Simonds

Sibelius, J. Finlandia, op 26 no 7 (1899/1900). Helsinki PO/Leif Segerstam. Ondine ODE 1037-2 9

Rachmaninov, S. Vocalise, op 34 no 14 (1915). Natalie Dessay, sop; Berlin SO/ Michael Schönwandt. EMI 5 56565 2 5

Dvorák, A. Violin concerto in A minor, op 53 (1879). Anne-Sophie Mutter, vn; Berlin PO/ Manfred Honeck. DG 479 1060 34

3:00 CLASSICAL TILL DAWN

Schubert, F. Rondo in A, D951, Grand rondeau (1828). Nelson Freire, pf; Martha Argerich, pf. DG 477 8570 11

Schumann, R. Quintet in E flat, op 44 (1842). Augustin Dumay, vn; Renaud Capuçon, vn; Gérard Caussé, va; Jian Wang, vc. DHM 479 5964 30

Gershwin, G. Cuban overture (1932). Rochester PO/Jeff Tyzik. Harmonia Mundi HMX2908541.42 11

0:00 CONTEMPORARY COLLECTIVE

Massenet, J. Meditation, from Thaïs (1894). Marie Bérard, vn; Canadian Opera Company O/Richard Bradshaw. CBC SMCD 5158 5

Debussy, C. En blanc et noir (1915). Robert Casadesus, pf; Gaby Casadesus, pf. Philips 456 739-2 14

10:30 CONCERT HALL Prepared by Derek Parker

13:00 MARVELLOUS MELODIES Prepared by Brian Drummond

Tuesday 27 MARCH

Maria João Pires, pf (all above) 16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE including Arts Calendar at 5.00pm with David Brett 19:00 JAZZ PULSE with Chris Wetherall 20:00 STORMY MONDAY with Austin Harrison and Garth Sundberg 22:00 THE AUSTRALIAN JAZZ SCENE with Susan Gai Dowling and Peter Nelson

“Jazz is a lot like life ... It’s best when you improvise.” – George Gershwin

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Shostakovich, D. Sonata no 2 in B minor, op 61 (1942). Elisabeth Leonskaya, pf. apex 8573 89092 2 28 Villa-Lobos, H. Childrens’ carnival (1920). Nelson Freire, pf. Decca 478 3533 11 Mozart, W. Ch’io mi scordi di te?, K505 (1786). Christine Schäfer, sop; Maria João Pires, pf; Berlin PO/Claudio Abbado. DG 457 582-2 10 10:30 CONCERT HALL Prepared by Michael Field Martinu, B. Jazz suite (1928). Zdenek Jílek, pf; Prague SO/Zbynek Vostrák. Supraphon SU 3058-2 011 12 Dietrich, A. Violin concerto in D minor, op 30 (1874). Hans Maile, vn; Berlin RSO/Jésus López-Cobos. Schwann 11622 31 Brahms, J. Symphony no 3 in F, op 90 (1883). Vienna PO/Leonard Bernstein. DG 410 083-2 42 12:00 JAZZ RHYTHM with Jeannie McInnes 13:00 OPERA IN CONCERT Prepared by Giovanna Grech Leoncavallo, R. Prologue to I Pagliacci (1892). Robert Merrill, bar; St Cecilia Academy O/Lamberto Gardelli. Decca 440 844-2

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Verdi, G. Le voilà, c’est l’Infant! from Don Carlos (1867). Jerry Hadley, ten; Thomas Hampson, bar; Welsh National Opera O/ Carlo Rizzi. Teldec 9031-73283-2 10

Dvorák, A. Romance in F minor, op 11 (1873-79). Anne-Sophie Mutter, vn; Manfred Honeck, cond. DG 479 1060 13

Thomas, A. Je suis Titania, from Mignon (1866). Jennifer McGregor, sop; West Australian SO/Gerald Krug. CBS 462 793-2 6 Gounod, C. Ballet music from Faust (1859). New Philharmonia O/Charles Mackerras. EMI CDZ 7 62515 2 17

Mozart, W. Symphony no 14 in A, K114 (1771). Karl Böhm, cond. DG 469 552-2 18 Prokofiev, S. Piano concerto no 3 in C, op 26 (1917-21). Martha Argerich, pf; Claudio Abbado, cond. DG 476 114-7 27 Berlin PO (all above)

Gluck, C. Quel est l’audacieux, from Orphée et Eurydice (1774). David Hobson, ten; Opera Australia Ch; Australian Opera and Ballet O/Marco Guidarini. ABC 462 006-2 8

16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE including Arts Calendar at 5.00pm with Derek Parker

14:00 MILHAUD SONATAS Prepared by Rex Burgess

20:00 RECENT RELEASES with David Garrett

Milhaud, D. Sonata (1945). Charles Castleman, vn; Barbara Harbach, hpd. Albany TROY 041 11

22:00 CHAMBER SOIRÉE Prepared by Paul Hopwood

Viola sonata no 1, op 240 (1943-44). Gran Duo Italiano. Brilliant Classics 95232 14 14:30 FOCUS ON THE BERLIN PHILHARMONIC Prepared by Gael Golla Ravel, M. Rhapsodie espagnole (1907). Herbert von Karajan, cond. DG 413 588-2 15 Wagner, R. Wahn! Wahn! Überall Wahn, from Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (1867). Bryn Terfel, bass-bar; Claudio Abbado, cond. Decca 476 2457 7

19:00 THE JAZZ BEAT with Lloyd Capps

Arriaga, J. String quartet no 1 in D minor (1821-22). Chilingirian Quartet. CRD 33123 30 Beethoven, L. Trio in G, op 1 no 2 (c1792). Pinchas Zukerman, vn; Jacqueline du Pré, vc; Daniel Barenboim, pf. EMI CMS 7 63124 2 33 Bach, J.S. Sonata in E, BWV1035 (c1741). Maxence Larrieu, fl; Wieland Kuijken, va. Philips 438 809-2 11 Brahms, J. Sextet no 2 in G, op 36 (186465). Norbert Brainin, vn; Siegmund Nissel, vn; Peter Schidlof, va; Cecil Aronowitz, va; Martin Lovett, vc; William Pleeth, vc. DG 419 875-2 39

Wednesday 28 MARCH

Jan Dismas Zelenka 0:00 CONTEMPORARY COLLECTIVE 3:00 CLASSICAL TILL DAWN 6:00 FINE MUSIC BREAKFAST including Arts Calendar at 7.30am with Troy Fil 9:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC Composer focus Prepared by Robin Mitchell Zelenka, J. Magnificat in D (1725). 11 Psalm 110: Dixit Dominus (c1725). 16 Schola Cantorum of Melbourne; John O’Donnell, org; Baroque Players (2 above) Move MCD 156 Capriccio no 4 in A (1729). Camerata Bern. Archiv 469 842-2 27 Sepulto Domino (1723). Cantilena Singers/ Peter Roennfeldt. Cantilena Singers CS12189 3 Simphonie à 8 in A (1723). Collegium 1704. Supraphon SU 3858-2 6 Sonata III in B flat (c1721-22). Monica Huggett, vn; Ensemble Marsyas. Linn CKD 415 15 10:30 CONCERT HALL Prepared by Denis Patterson Bach, C.P.E. Cello concerto in A minor, Wq170 (1750). Daniel Yeadon, vc; Australian Haydn Ensemble/Erin Helyard. Fine Music concert recording 27 Elgar, E. Symphony no 1 in A flat, op 55 (1908). Sydney SO/Vladimir Ashkenazy. Exton EXCL-00027 52 12:00 JAZZ SKETCHES with Robert Vale March 2018

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Wednesday 28 MARCH Ensemble & SO/Sylvain Cambreling. Hänssler 93.210

Joplin, S. The entertainer (1902). Royal Doulton Band. Music Digital 6249 4

Zaïde, bolero, op 19 no 1 (1845). Véronique Gens, sop; Lyon Opera O/Louis Langrée. Virgin 5 45422 2 8

6:00 FINE MUSIC BREAKFAST including Arts Calendar at 7.30am with Simon Moore

Maple Leaf rag (1899). Roger Woodward, pf. Warner 9031774722 3

16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE including Arts Calendar at 5.00pm with Trisha McDonald

9:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC Great string players Prepared by Jennifer Foong

Somethin’ doin’ (pub. 1916). Scott Joplin, player piano rolls. Foné 90 F 16 3 Concert waltz: Bethena (1905); Mexican serenade: Solace (1909). Martin Souter, pf. CCL G1138 14 The easy winners (1901). Quartetto di Sassofoni Accademia. Nuova Era 7139 4 The cascades (1904; arr. Frankenpohl). Chicago Saxophone Quartet. Centaur CRC 2086 3 Elite syncopations (1902). Ensemble Liaison. Ensemble Liaison Records EL001 3 Excerpts from Treemonisha. Richard Zimmerman, pf. LaserLite 17049 17 The entertainer (1902). Lang Lang, pf. Sony 88697829332 4 14:00 IN CONVERSATION with Michael Morton-Evans 15:00 BERLIOZ EXPLORED Part 4 Prepared by Michael Morton-Evans Berlioz, H. Overture to Beatrice and Benedict (1862). Sydney SO/Edo de Waart. ABC 476 4991 8 Nocturne, from Beatrice and Benedict. April Cantelo, sop; Helen Watts, mezz; London SO/Colin Davis. Decca 421 314-2 12

20:00 AT THE OPERA Prepared by James Nightingale

Debussy, C. Pelléas et Mélisande. Opera in five acts. Libretto by Maurice Maeterlinck; First performed Paris, 1902.

Chopin, F. Grand duo concertant in E (1831). Anner Bijlsma, vc; Lambert Orkis, pf. DG 477 8445 13

PELLÉAS: George Shirley, ten MÉLISANDE: Elisabeth Söderström, sop GOLAUD: Donald McIntyre, bar ARKEL: David Ward, bass Royal Opera Ch; Royal Opera House O/ Pierre Boulez. Sony SM3K 47265 2:34 Synopsis at finemusicfm.com/Opera Fauré, G. Sicilienne, from Pelléas et Mélisande, op 80 (1898). Adelaide SO/David Stanhope. ABC 481 0408 4 23:00 IN A 20TH CENTURY CHAMBER Prepared by Andrew Dziedzic Bridge, F. Phantasie trio in C minor (1907). Dartington Piano Trio. Hyperion CDA66279 17 Koechlin, C. Sonata, op 52 (1911-12). Fenwick Smith, fl; Martin Amlin, pf. Hyperion CDA66414 13 Britten, B. Lachrymae, reflections on a song of John Dowland, op 48a (1950). Rivka Golani, va; I Musici de Montréal/Yuli Turovsky. Chandos CHAN 8817 16

Le ballet des ombres, op 2 (1828). SouthWest German Radio Vocal Ensemble; Florian Hölscher, pf. Hänssler 93.210 3

Warlock, P. Capriol suite (1926). Saffire. ABC 476 5695 9

Meditation réligieuse, from Tristia, op 18 (1831/48). South-West German Radio Vocal

3:00 CLASSICAL TILL DAWN

Bach, J.S. Triple concerto in A minor, BWV1044 c1729). Lisa Besnosiuk, fl; Simon Standage, vn; English Concert/Trevor Pinnock, hpd & dir. Archiv 427 112-2 22

19:00 JAZZ STARS AND STRIPES with Peter Mitchell

Hungarian march, from The damnation of Faust, op 24 (1845-46). Chicago SO/Georg Solti. Decca 478 4228 5

Overture: Roman carnival, op 9 (1844). Scottish NO/Alexander Gibson. Chandos CHAN 8316 9

0:00 CONTEMPORARY COLLECTIVE

13:00 SCOTT JOPLIN: THE ENTERTAINER Prepared by Derek Parker

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Guillemain, L-G. Sonata in A, op 1 no 4 (pub. 1734). Simon Standage, vn; Lars Ulrik Mortensen, hpd. Chandos CHAN 0531 13

Rebel, J-F. Sonata no 3 in A minor (1713). Andrew Manze, vn; Jaap ter Linden, va da gamba; Richard Egarr, hpd. Harmonia Mundi HMU 907221 7 Hummel, J. Trio in F, op 22 (1799). Simon Standage, vn; Pal Banda, vc; Susan Alexander-Max, fp. Naxos 8.557694 13 Telemann, G. Viola concerto in G. Collegium Musicum 90/Simon Standage, va & dir. Chandos CHAN 0593 12 10:30 CONCERT HALL Prepared by Di Cox Halvorsen, J. Three Norwegian dances (1910/30). Marianne Thorsen, vn; Bergen PO/Neeme Järvi. Chandos CHAN 10614 11 Järvlepp, J. Garbage concerto (1996). Kroumata Percussion Ensemble; Singapore SO/Lan Shui. BIS CD-1052 27 Balakirev, M. Symphony no 1 in C (1864-97). BBC PO/Vassily Sinaisky. Chandos CHAN 9667 42 12:00 JAZZ, PURE AND SIMPLE with Maureen Meers 13:00 VERDI OFF STAGE Prepared by Stephen Wilson Verdi, G. Capriccio (1838). Patrick De Ritis, bn; Würzburg PO/Enrico Calesso. Naxos 8.573382 13 Sinfonia in C (c1837). 5 Variations for oboe and orchestra (c1837). Alessandro Potenza, ob. 12

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Friday 30 MARCH

Milan Giuseppe Verdi SO/Riccardo Chailly (2 above) Decca 473 767-2

Myers, S. Cavatina (arr. Williams). Craig Ogden, gui. Chandos CHAN 9743 3

0:00 CONTEMPORARY COLLECTIVE

String quartet in E minor (1873). Amadeus Quartet. DG 479 1924 23

Massenet, J. Méditation, from Thaïs (1894). Leonard Dommett, vn; Melbourne SO/Willem van Otterloo. ABC 476 4991 5

6:00 FINE MUSIC BREAKFAST including Arts Calendar at 7.30am with Janine Burrus

Adagio for trumpet and orchestra. Gianluigi Petrarulo, tpt. 5 Variations for piano and orchestra (c1837). Jean-Yves Thibaudet, pf. 20 Milan Giuseppe Verdi SO/Riccardo Chailly (2 above) Decca 473 767-2 14:30 FROM BOHEMIA Prepared by Frank Morrison Kozeluch, L. Piano concerto no 6 in C (1786). London Mozart Players/Howard Shelley, pf & dir. Hyperion CDA68154 24

Richter, M. Dream 3, In the midst of my life, from Sleep (2013-15). Max Richter, pf, org, synthesisers and electronics; American Contemporary Music Ensemble. DG 479 5258 10 22:00 MUSICAL PORTRAITS Prepared by Melissa Evans Berlioz, H. Overture: Rob Roy (1831). Sydney Green, cora; Sheila Sterling, hp; San Diego SO/Yoav Talmi. Naxos 8.550999 13

Field, J. Piano concerto no 6 in C, mvt 2 (c1833). John O’Conor, pf; New Irish CO/ János Fürst. Vanguard 08 9178 72 8

Bizet, G. Serenade, from The fair maid of Perth (1866). Thomas Edmonds, ten; Adelaide SO/Henry Krips. LP ABC/RCA SP 177 4

Knechtl, J. Horn concerto in D. Barry Tuckwell, hn; Academy of St Martin in the Fields/Iona Brown. Decca 417 406-2 7

Bizet, G. Scènes bohémiennes, from La jolie fille de Perth (1866). Montreal SO/Charles Dutoit. Decca 452 102-2 13

Vorísek, J. Variations in B flat, op 19. Artur Pizarro, pf. Collins 14582 9

Donizetti, G. Mad scene, from Lucia di Lammermoor (1839). Joan Sutherland, sop; Royal Opera House Ch & O/Richard Bonynge. LP EMI DTS 571/72 13

Mozart, W. Quartet in F, K285 (1777). Alison Mitchell, fl; John Harding, vn; Esther van Stralen, va; Nathan Waks, vc. 14

9:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC Something borrrowed Prepared by Chris Blower Mahler, G. Symphony no 4 in G, mvt 4 (1900). Barbara Bonney, sop; Vienna PO/ Riccardo Muti. Radio Nederland transcription 10

Fibich, Z. Comenius festival overture (1892). Czech National SO/Marek Stilec. Naxos 8.573310 12

Suk, J. String quartet no 2, op 31 (1911). Suk Quartet. CRD 3472 28 16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE including Arts Calendar at 5.00pm with Sue Jowell 19:00 THE NEW JAZZ STANDARD with Frank Presley 20:00 SHOWCASING AUSTRALIAN ARTISTS Sydney Soloists in concert Recorded for FINE MUSIC by Kerry Joyner

3:00 CLASSICAL TILL DAWN

Liszt, F. Reminiscences of Lucia di Lammermoor (1835-36). Diana Ambach, pf. Meridian CDE 84147 8 Carafa, M. L’amica ancor non torna ... oh di sorte crudel, from Le nozze di Lammermoor (1829). Joyce DiDonato, mezz; Lyon National Opera Ch & O/Riccardo Minasi. Erato 463656 2 9 Rossini, G. Tanti affetti, from La donna del lago (1819). Marilyn Horne, mezz; Ambrosian Opera Ch; Royal PO/Henry Lewis. Decca 476 1223 9

Bruch, M. Pieces, op 83 nos 1, 2, 5 and 4 (1910). Francesco Celata, cl; Esther van Stralen, va; Michael Brimer, pf. 16

Schubert, F. Jäger, ruhe von der Jagd; Ave Maria, from The Lady of the Lake, D838 (1825). Lauris Elms, cont; Len Vorster, pf. Screenthemes ST5003 10

Schubert, F. Introduction and variations on Trockne Blumen, D802 (1824). Alison Mitchell, fl; Michael Brimer, pf. 21

Saint-Saëns, C. Prelude to Ivanhoe (1864). Brussels PO of Flanders/Hervé Niquet. Glossa GCD 922210 5

Brahms, J. Trio in A minor, op 144 (1891). Francesco Celata, cl; Nathan Waks, vc; Michael Brimer, pf. 24 21:30 MEDITATION Prepared by Mariko Yata

Sullivan, A. Excerpts from Act III of Ivanhoe (1891). Geraldine McGreevy, sop; Toby Spence, ten; BBC Welsh NO/David Lloyd Jones. Chandos CHAN 10587(3) 18

Ravel, M. Pavane for a dead princess (1910). Detroit SO/Paul Paray. Mercury 475 6268 6

Rózsa, M. Soundtrack: Ivanhoe (1952) National PO/Charles Gerhardt. RCA GD80911 5

Bach, J.S. Sinfonia, from Cantata, BWV29: Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir (1731). Concentus Musicus Vienna/Nikolaus Harnoncourt. Teldec 2564 69943-7 4 Schubert, F. Piano quintet in A, D667, Trout, mvt 4 (1819). Members of Nash Ensemble. IMP PCD 868 8 Holst, G. I vow to thee, my country (1921). Choir of Trinity College, Melbourne; Jonathan Bradley, org; Michael Leighton Jones, cond. ABC 476 5095 3 Tchaikovsky, P. Andante cantabile, op 11 (1871). Mischa Maisky, vc; Orpheus CO. DG 453 460-2 8 Handel, G. Three choruses from Deborah, HWV51 (1733). Choir of New College, Oxford; Choir of Salisbury Cathedral; King’s Consort/Robert King. 12 Beethoven, L. 15 Variations and a fugue in E flat on an original theme, op 35, Eroica (1802). Jenö Jandó, pf. Naxos 8.550676 25 10:30 CONCERT HALL Prepared by Frank Morrison Bernstein, L. Suite: A quiet place (1983). London SO/Michael Tilson Thomas. DG 439 926-2 22 Haydn, M. Flute concerto in D (1765-1768). István-Zsolt Nagy, fl; Austro-Hungarian Haydn O/Ádám Fischer. Nimbus NI 5392 19 Schumann, R. Symphony no 2 in C, op 61 (1845-46). Philharmonia O/Christian Thielemann. DG 453 482-2 42 March 2018

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Friday 30 MARCH Bach, J.S. Es ist vollbracht, from St John Passion, BWV245 (1724). Maureen Forrester, cont; Herbert Tachezi, org; Zagreb Soloists/ Antonio Janigro. Vanguard 08 9094 72 7 Hassler, H. O sacred head, sore wounded (arr. J.S. Bach for St Matthew Passion). Choir of Trinity College, Melbourne; Jonathan Bradley, org; Michael Leighton Jones, cond. ABC 476 5095 3

Heinrich Biber 12:00 A JAZZ HOUR with Barry O’Sullivan 13:00 CHOPIN AND CONTEMPORARIES Prepared by Emyr Evans Chopin, F. Andante spianato (1830-31); Grand polonaise in E flat, op 22 (1834). Shura Cherkassky, pf. Nimbus NI 7701 15 Brahms, J. Four piano pieces, op 119 (1892). Emanuel Ax, pf. Sony SK 69284 16 Schumann, R. Six intermezzi, op 4 (1832). Christoph Eschenbach, pf. Philips 456 763-2 20 Arensky, A. Caprice no 1 in A minor, op 43. Stephen Coombs, pf. Hyperion CDA67066 2 14:00 LAMENTATIONS FOR GOOD FRIDAY Prepared by Elaine Siversen Bach, J.S. Erbarme dich mein Gott, from St Matthew Passion, BWV244 (c1727). Marylin Horne, mezz; Alfred Starr, vn; Vienna Cantata O/Henry Lewis. Decca 4489022 7 Chorale prelude on Erbarm dich mein, O Herre Gott, BWV721 (c1717). Douglas Lawrence, org. Move MD 3340 4 Stainer, J. God so loved the world, from The Crucifixion (1887). Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Newcastle; St Nicholas Choir/ Peter Guy. Chartreuse 3184201110 4 Biber, H. The five sorrowful sonatas, from The mystery sonatas (c1676). Musica Antiqua Cologne/Reinhard Goebel. Archiv 479 1957 22 38

Dupré, M. Stations XI to XIV, from The way of the Cross, op 29. Robin Batterham, org. Move MD 3332 16 Saint-Saëns, C. Ave verum corpus (1865/68). Sydney University Graduate Chamber Choir; Amy Johansen, org; Christopher Bowen, cond. SUGC concert recording 4 Leighton, K. Alleluia Pascha nostrum, op 85 (1981). Raphael Wallfisch, vc; Peter Wallfisch, pf. Chandos CHAN 9132 13 Mozart, W. Ave verum corpus in D, K618 (1791). Sydney Philharmonia Choir; Sydney SO/Stuart Challender. ABC 476 595-7 4 Haydn, J. Symphony in F minor, Hob.I:49, Lamentatione or La Passione (1768). Academy of Ancient Music/Richard Egarr. ABC 481 0615 25 16:00 FINE MUSIC HOLIDAY including Arts Calendar at 5.00pm with Michael Morton-Evans

J S Bach 22:00 BAROQUE AND BEFORE Focus on brass Prepared by Brian Drummond Torelli, G. Sonata. Paul Plunkett, tpt; Julie Hewison, vn; Lucinda Moon, vn; Jenny Ingram, va; Miriam Morris, vc; Linda Kent, org. Move MD 3127 7 Lassus, O. de Credo, from Missa Bell’ Amfitrit’ altera. Choir of Westminster Cathedral; Timothy Roberts, org; Iain Simcock, org; His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts/James O’Donnell. Hyperion CDA66688 7 Holborne, A. Five dances. London Gabrieli Brass Ensemble. ASV QS 6013 6 Telemann, G. Trumpet concerto no 2 in D. Niklas Eklund, tpt; Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble. Naxos 8.554375 14

20:00 EVENINGS WITH THE ORCHESTRA Prepared by Denis Patterson

Bach, J.S. Cantata, BWV1: Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern (1725). Kurt Equiluz, ten; Max van Egmond, bass; Vienna Boys’ Choir; Chorus Viennensis; Concentus Musicus Vienna/Nikolaus Harnoncourt. Teldec 2564 69943-7 25

Chausson, E. Symphony in B flat, op 20 (1890). Loire PO/Marc Soustrot. Pierre Verany PV 792051 33

Scheidt, S. Suite (pub. 1621). London Gabrieli Brass Ensemble. ASV QS 6013 8

Hummel, J. Double concerto in G, op 17 (c1805). Hagai Shaham, vn; London Mozart Players/Howard Shelley, pf & dir. Chandos CHAN 9687 32

Bennett, J. Trumpet voluntary. Christa Rumsey, org. Move MD 3030 6

19:00 FRIDAY JAZZ SESSION with Christopher Waterhouse

Benjamin, A. Symphony no 1 (1944-45). Queensland SO/Christopher Lyndon-Gee. Marco Polo 8.223764 38 An ideal husband (1947). National PO/ Bernard Herrmann. Decca 448 954-2 6

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Stanley, J. Suite of trumpet voluntaries no 1 in D. Gabriele Cassone, natural tpt; Antonio Frigé, org. Nuova Era 7053 8 Bach, J.S. Orchestral suite no 3 in D, BWV1068 (c1729-31). Bach Collegium Japan O/Masaaki Suzuki. BIS SACD-1431 23

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14:00 CONTRASTS Prepared by Ron Walledge Brahms, J. Tragic overture, op 81 (1880/81). Berlin PO/Claudio Abbado. DG 429 765-2 13

9:05 PERIODS AND THEIR PEOPLE Late Classical (1800-1830) Prepared by Derek Parker

Saint-Saëns, C. Cello concerto no 1 in A minor, op 33 (1872). János Starker, vc; London SO/Antal Dorati. Mercury 432 010-2 19

Schubert, F. Fantasy in F minor, D940 (1828). David Fray, pf; Jacques Rouvier pf. Erato 08256 461669 92 19

Villa-Lobos, H. Bachianas brasileiras no 1 (1930). French NRO/Heitor Villa-Lobos. EMI CDH 7 61015 2 20

Hummel, J. Piano concerto no 4 in E, op 110 (1825). London Mozart Players/Howard Shelley, pf & dir. Chandos CHAN 9687 31

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Mendelssohn, F. Symphony no 5 in D minor, op 107, Reformation (1832). Philharmonia O/ Walter Weller. Chandos CHAN 9099 33 10:30 SMALL FORCES Prepared by Derek Parker Bach, J.S. Chaconne, from Partita no 2 in D minor, BWV1004 (1720; arr. Busoni). Mikhail Pletnev, pf. DG 471 157-2 14 Barber, S. String quartet, op 11 (1936/38). Brodsky Quartet. Chandos CHAN 10801 20 Brahms, J. Trio no 3 in C minor, op 101 (1886). Isaac Stern, vn; Leonard Rose, vc; Eugene Istomin, pf. Sony SM3K 64520 21 11:30 ON PARADE Prepared by Robert Small Dvorák, A. Carnival overture, op 92 (1891; arr. Staiger). David Worrall, cond. 10 Reed, A. El camino real (1985). 9 Grainger, P. Ye banks and braes; I’m seventeen come Sunday. 5 Howard Ward, cond (2 above) Sydney Defence Wind O (all above) Fine Music concert recording 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

Korngold, E. Film score: The Sea Hawk (1940). Moscow Symphony Ch & O/William Stromberg. Naxos 8.570110/11 1:54 Sullivan, A. Suite from The tempest, op 1 (1861). BBC PO/Richard Hickox. Chandos CHAN 9859 28 17:30 PROGRAM MUSIC Prepared by Gael Golla Vaughan Williams, R. The lark ascending (1914/20). Richard Tognetti, vn; Australian CO/Roland Peelman. ABC 476 1026 16 Liszt, F. Mazeppa in D minor (1851). Michele Campanella, pf. Nuova Era 6736 8 Dvorák, A. Symphonic poem: The noon witch, op 108 (1896). London SO/István Kertész. Decca 478 6420 14 Ravel, M. Pavane pour une Infante défunte (1899). Jean-Philippe Collard, pf. EMI 5 72376 2 6 Respighi, O. Fountains of Rome (1917). Philharmonia O/Yan Pascal Tortelier. Chandos CHAN 8989 17

Louis Spohr Godard, B. Scènes poétiques, op 46 (1879). Slovak State PO/Kirk Trevor. Naxos 8.570554 17 Bizet, G. Suite from L’arlésienne no 1 (1872). London SO/Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos. IMP PCD 905 17 Chaminade, C. Ronde d’amour; Attente; Nice-la-belle. Anne Sofie von Otter, mezz; Bengt Forsberg, pf. DG 471 331-2 6 Moszkowski, M. From foreign lands, op 23 (1884). Polish National RSO/Antoni Wit. Naxos 8.553989 22 Thomas, A. Mais quelle est cette belle ... A vos jeux, mes amis, from Hamlet, op 7 (1869). Beverly Sills, sop; Ambrosian Opera Ch; Royal PO/Charles Mackerras. Decca 467 906-2 15 Chaminade, C. Rigaudon, op 55 no 6 (1890); Sérénade espagnole, op 150 (1895); Valseballet, op 112 (c1905); Cortège, Fragment op 143 (c1920). Peter Jacobs, pf. Hyperion CDA66846 13 22:00 SATURDAY NIGHT AT HOME The Romantic spirits: 1801-1850 Prepared by Albert Gormley

Gershwin, G. An American in Paris (1928). New York PO/Leonard Bernstein. CBS MYK 42611 18

Hummel, J. Piano concerto in A minor, op 85 (c1816). Stephen Hough, pf; English CO/ Bryden Thomson. Chandos CHAN 8507 30

19:00 THE MAGIC OF STAGE AND SCREEN Prepared by Sue Jowell

Spohr, L. Nonet for strings and winds, op 31 (1813). Consortium Classicum/Dieter Klöcker. Orfeo C 155 871 A 28

20:00 INFLUENCES AND CONNECTIONS Cécile Chaminade Prepared by Chris Blower

Arriaga, J. String quartet no 1 in D minor (1824). Camerata Boccherini. Naxos 8.557628 23

Chaminade, C. Concertstück in C sharp minor, op 40 (1888). Danny Driver, pf; BBC Scottish SO/Rebecca Miller. Hyperion CDA68130 15

Paganini, N. Violin concerto no 1 in D, op 6 (1815). Michael Rabin, vn; Philharmonia O/ Eugene Goossens. EMI 5 72854 2 29 March 2018

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The following composers have works of at least five minutes on the MARCH dates listed Agnew, R. 1891-1944 12 Alard, J-D. 1815-1888 6 Albéniz, I. 1860-1909 5,12 Albinoni, T. 1671-1751 24 Alkan, C-V. 1813-1888 5 Archduke Rudolph of Austria. 1788-1831 6 Arensky, A. 1861-1906 6 Ariosti, A. 1666-c1729 16 Arlen, H. 1905-1986 17 Arnold, M. 1921-2006 7,14 Arriaga, J. 1806-1826 4,27,31 Auric, G. 1899-1983 9 Bach, C.P.E. 1714-1788 4,18,28 Bach, J. Christian 1735-1782 2 Bach, J.S. 1685-1750 2,4, 5,6,7,9,14,16,18,22,23,24,27 ,29,30,31 Bach, W.F. 1710-1784 4 Bairstow, E. 1874-1946 25 Balakirev, M. 1837-1910 16,29 Ball, E. 1903-1989 17 Bantock, G. 1868-1946 13 Barber, S. 1910-1981 14,25,31 Bart, L. 1930-1999 24 Bartók, B. 1881-1945 13,17,26 Beethoven, L. 1770-1827 1, 3,4,6,9,11,13,15,17,18,19,20, 22,24,27,30 Benjamin, A. 1893-1960 30 Bennett, J. 1735-1784 30 Benoit, P. 1834-1901 16 Bériot, C-A. de 1802-1870 24 Berlioz, H. 1803-1869 1,2,10,14,15,16,21,24,28,29 Bernstein, L. 1918-1990 1,30 Berwald, F. 1796-1868 5,20 Biber, H. 1644-1704 23,30 Bitsch, M. 1921-2011 20 Bizet, G. 1838-1875 5,29,31 Boccherini, L. 1743-1805 4,5,17,23,25 Bononcini, G. 1670-1747 16 Borodin, A. 1833-1887 2 Boyd, A. b1946 3 Brahms, J. 1833-1897 2,6,10,15,22,27,29,30,31 Brewer, H. 1865-1928 18 Bridge, F. 1879-1941 26,28 Britten, B. 1913-1976 7,16,28 Broadstock, B. b1952 16 Bruch, M. 1838-1920 15,19,29 Bruckner, A. 1824-1896 18,24,25 Bryars, G. b1943 11 Byrd, W. 1543-1623 11 Caccini, F. 1587-1640 7 Carafa, M. 1787-1872 29 Carissimi, G. 1605-1674 10 Carter, E. 1908-2012 22 Carulli, F. 1770-1841 11

Casella, A. 1883-1959 16 Castelnuovo-Tedesco, M. 1895-1968 1,15 Catalani, A. 1854-1893 8 Chaminade, C. 1857-1944 31 Charpentier, M-A. 1635-1704 2,10,18,23 Chausson, E. 1855-1899 6,30 Cherubini, L. 1760-1842 3,18 Chopin, F. 1810-1849 8,9,18,22,26,27,29,30 Coleman, C. 1605-c1664 10,24 Cooman, C. b1982 25 Copland, A. 1900-1990 19,24 Corelli, A. 1653-1713 2,9,16 Couperin, F. 1668-1733 2,10,23 Crusell, B. 1775-1838 17 Currie, N. b1955 14 d’Indy, V. 1851-1931 10 Dallapiccola, L. 1904-1975 1 Danzi, F. 1763-1826 4,18,21 Dargomyzhsky, A. 1813-1869 8 Dean, B. b1961 11 Debussy, C. 1862-1918 1,5,8,10,12,22,23,25,26,28 Decruck, F. 1896-1954 24 Delibes, L. 1836-1891 13 Delius, F. 1862-1934 1 Delvincourt, C. 1888-1954 20 Dietrich, A. 1829-1908 27 Dmitriev, S. 20th c 14 Dohnányi, E. 1877-1960 12,24 Donizetti, G. 1797-1848 4,15,18,29 Dufay, G. c1400-1474 11 Dukas, P. 1865-1935 4,9 Dupré, M. 1886-1971 30 Dussek, J. 1760-1812 10,13 Dvorák, A. 1841-1904 2,4, 6,8,13,16,19,20,24,26,27,31 Edwards, R. b1943 1,3,6 Elfman, D. b1953 9 Elgar, E. 1857-1934 9,11,15,23,28 Enescu, G. 1881-1955 17,19 Falla, M. de 1876-1946 3 Farina, C. c1600-c1640 11 Fauré, G. 1845-1924 17 Fibich, Z. 1850-1900 29 Field, J. 1782-1837 30 Finzi, G. 1901-1956 3,22 Ford, A. b1957 22 Formosa, R. b1954 4 Françaix, J. 1912-1997 19 France, S. b1968 1 Franck, C. 1822-1890 10,22 Gade, N. 1817-1890 10

Garcia, J. 1767-1830 25 Geoffroy, J-N. d 1694 18 German, E. 1862-1936 23 Gershwin, G. 1898-1937 6,26,31 Gesualdo, C. c1561-1613 23 Giuliani, M. 1781-1829 9 Glanville-Hicks, P. 1912-1990 3,24 Glazunov, A. 1865-1936 1,2,19,23 Glière, R. 1875-1976 12 Gluck, C. 1714-1787 4,27 Gnattali, R. 1906-1988 8 Godard, B. 1849-1895 23,31 Goldmark, K. 1830-1915 5,16 Górecki, H. 1933-2010 11 Gossec, F-J. 1734-1829 4,24 Gounod, C. 1818-1893 4,27 Grainger, P. 1882-1961 1,31 Granados, E. 1867-1916 9,21 Greene, M. 1696-1755 16 Grieg, E. 1843-1907 5,16,20,21,26 Guillemain, L-G. 1705-1770 29 Hahn, R. 1875-1947 21 Halvorsen, J. 1864-1935 29 Handel, G. 1685-1759 9,11,15,16,30 Hart, F. 1874-1949 12 Hatzis, C. b1953 14 Haydn, J. 1732-1809 1,2,3,4,8,9,10,11,15,18,21, 24,25,30 Haydn, M. 1737-1806 4,14,30 Hertel, J. 1727-1789 6 Hill, A. 1870-1960 8 Hindemith, P. 1895-1963 2,5 Holborne, A. fl c1584-1602 30 Holbrooke, J. 1876-1958 9 Holst, G. 1874-1934 10,21,22,23,26 Holter, I. 1850-1941 1 Honegger, A. 1892-1955 7 Howells, H. 1892-1983 21 Hsieh, A. b1984 11 Hummel, J. 1778-1837 5,11,17,29,30,31 Hunt, K. 20th c 6 Huppertz, G. 1884-1939 12 Ireland, J. 1879-1962 15 Jadin, H. 1769-1802 8 Jadin, L. 1768-1853 8 Janácek, L. 1854-1928 13 Järvlepp, J. b1953 29 Jolivet, A. 1905-1974 14 Josquin Desprez. c1440-1521 25 Kalinnikov, Vasily. 1866-1901 19 Kantor, D. 20th c 16

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Kats-Chernin, E. b1957 8,16,25 Kenniff, K. b1981 18 Khachaturian, A. 1903-1978 8,9,24 Knechtl, J. 18th c 29 Kodály, Z. 1882-1967 6 Koechlin, C. 1867-1950 17,25,28 Koppel, A. b1947 6 Korngold, E. 1897-1957 31 Kos, B. 1934-2015 4 Kozeluch, L. 1747-1818 29 Kreisler, F. 1875-1962 1 Krommer, F. 1759-1831 15 Lalande, M-R. de 1657-1726 10 Lassus, O. de c1530-1594 23,30 Leclair, J-M. 1697-1764 9 Leighton, K. 1929-1988 30 Leoncavallo, R. 1858-1919 27 Liszt, F. 1811-1886 1,2,4,9,14,29,31 Lloyd Webber, W. 1914-1982 25 Lord Berners. 1883-1950 22 Lord, J. 1941-2012 25 Lully, J-B. 1632-1687 10 Lyapunov, S. 1859-1924 19 MacMillan, J. b1959 11 Mahler, G. 1860-1911 3,7,8,24,30 Marais, M. 1656-1728 9 Martinu, B. 1890-1959 6,12,18,27 Massenet, J. 1842-1912 17,26,29 Meale, R. 1932-2009 10 Medaglia, J. b1938 8 Medtner, N. 1880-1951 20 Mendelssohn, F. 1809-1847 1,2,6,7,11,23,31 Milhaud, D. 1892-1974 27 Moscheles, I. 1794-1870 24 Moszkowski, M. 1854-1925 6,24,31 Mozart, W. 1756-1791 1,2,3, 4,5,6,8,9,15,18,19,20,21,22,2 5,26,27,29 Müller, I. 1786-1854 9 Mussorgsky, M. 1839-1881 19 Myslivecek, J. 1737-1781 19 Nazareth, E. 1863-1934 8 Nielsen, C. 1865-1931 21 Orff, C. 1895-1982 1 Paganini, N. 1782-1840 2,9,24,31 Palestrina, G. da c1525-1594 4 Parry, H. 1848-1918 16,21 Parsons, R. c1530-1570 4 Pärt, A. b1935 8 Pasculli, A. 1842-1924 1 Pepusch, J. 1667-1752 16 Peri, J. 1561-1633 7 Pergolesi, G. 1710-1736 12 Petit, P. 1922-2000 20 Piazzolla, A. 1922-1992 15

Pleyel, I. 1757-1831 23 Porpora, N. 1686-1768 16 Poulenc, F. 1899-1963 7,14,19 Prokofiev, S. 1891-1953 1,10,13,23,26,27 Puccini, G. 1858-1924 15,21 Rachmaninov, S. 1873-1943 5,16,22,26 Raff, J. 1822-1882 2,15,20 Rautavaara, E. 1928-2016 9 Ravel, M. 1875-1937 1,6,9,12,17,22,23,27,29,31 Rebel, J-F. 1666-1747 29 Reed, A. 1921-2005 31 Reger, M. 1873-1916 16 Rehnqvist, K. b1957 11 Reicha, A. 1770-1836 24 Respighi, O. 1879-1936 1,9,18,24,31 Richter, M. b1966 29 Riisager, K. 1897-1974 5 Rimsky-Korsakov, N. 1844-1908 10,14 Romburg, S. 1887-1951 17 Ropartz, J. 1864-1955 18 Rossini, G. 1792-1868 10,11,14,17,22,25,29 Rózsa, M. 1907-1995 29 Saint-Georges, J. 1739-1799 25 Saint-Saëns, C. 1835-1921 2,3,6,15,19,22,31 Sakamoto, R. b1952 18 Salieri, A. 1750-1825 11 Sancan, P. 1916-2008 20 Scarlatti, A. 1659-1725 15 Scheidt, S. 1587-1654 30 Schmidt, F. 1874-1939 23 Schmitt, F. 1870-1958 15,20 Schobert, J. 1740-1767 4,18 Schoenberg, A. 1874-1951 17,23 Schroeter, J. c1752-1788 18 Schubert, F. 1797-1828 2, 3,9,11,13,16,23,24,26,27,2 9,30,31 Schumann, C. 1819-1896 20 Schumann, R. 1810-1856 3,5,13,24,26,27,30 Schütz, H. 1585-1672 11 Sculthorpe, P. 1929-2014 3,8,16 Shostakovich, D. 1906-1975 9,11,13,16,17,20,23,27 Sibelius, J. 1865-1957 6,21,22,26 Simpson, R. 1921-1997 16 Smalley, R. 1943-2015 4 Smetana, B. 1824-1884 13 Sondheim, S. b1930 10 Sor, F. 1778-1839 22 Sousa, J.P. 1854-1932 17 Spohr, L. 1784-1859 1,3,17,20,23,24,31 Stainer, J. 1840-1901 18 Stanford, C. Villiers 18521924 5 Stanley, J. 1712-1786 16,30 Strauss, J. II 1825-1899 17

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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

Strauss, R. 1864-1949 3,10,18,23 Stravinsky, I. 1882-1971 9,10,12,20,26 Strong, G. 1856-1948 8 Strouse, C. b 1928 17 Styne, J. 1905-1994 24 Suk, J. 1874-1935 16,20,29 Sullivan, A. 1842-1900 3,29,31 Suppé, F. 1819-1895 3 Svendsen, J. 1840-1911 1 Taffanel, P. 1844-1908 2 Tallis, T. c1505-1585 23 Tartini, G. 1692-1770 8,22 Tausig, C. 1841-1871 2 Tchaikovsky, P. 1840-1893 1,10,14,16,18,23,30 Telemann, G. 1681-1767 4,11,29,30 Thomas, A. 1811-1896 27,31 Tinctoris, J. c1435-1511 23 Tobias, R. 1873-1918 15 Torelli, G. 1658-1709 30 Turina, J. 1882-1949 19 Turnage, M-A. b1960 4 Umebayashi, S. b1951 18 Vanhal, J. 1739-1813 2,20 Vaughan Williams, R. 18721958 2,4,9,11,13,18,20,22,31 Verdi, G. 1813-1901 15,27,29 Vieuxtemps, H. 1820-1881 24 Villa-Lobos, H. 1887-1959 7,8,27,31 Vivaldi, A. 1678-1741 8 Vorísek, J. 1791-1825 29 Wagenseil, G. 1715-1777 4 Wagner, R. 1813-1883 15,16,24,27 Warlock, P. 1894-1930 28 Wassenaer, U. 1692-1766 12 Weber, C.M. 1786-1826 3,7,8,11 Weill, K. 1900-1950 17 Weir, J. b1954 25 Wesley-Smith, M. b1945 14 Wesley, S. 1766-1837 10 Westlake, N. b1958 8,13 Widmann, E. 1572-1634 11 Wieniawski, H. 1835-1880 22 Williams, J. b1932 15 Ysaÿe, E. 1858-1931 24 Zelenka, J. 1679-1745 28 Zeller, C. 1842-1898 3 Zemlinsky, A. 1871-1942 22

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THE ENCHANTED KNIGHT

ELAINE SIVERSEN EXPLORES A MAGICAL OPERA

An epic poem filled with passion, violence, mystery and magic was an immediate ‘hit’ when Ludovico Ariosto published his Orlando Furioso in 1516. It made the poet famous and the action-packed poem inspired several composers to create operas based on its story, such as Vivaldi’s Orlando Furioso of 1727 and three of Handel’s operas. Later it was the basis of operas by Haydn and Rossini.

One of the characters is the heroic knight Ruggiero who duels with both Orlando and Rinaldo, the latter also being the subject of an opera by Handel and a cantata by Brahms. In Handel’s Alcina the heroic knight is Ruggiero who, in Ariosto’s poem, is constantly being whisked away from his fiancée, Bradamante, a female warrior. She spends a great deal of time chasing after him in full armour, rescuing him from various enchantments including those of the sorceress Alcina. The earliest opera based on Ariosto’s poem is La liberazione di Ruggiero dall’isola d’Alcina (The liberation of Ruggiero from the island of Alcina) by Francesca Caccini, the daughter of the famous composer Giulio Caccini, one of the founders of the opera genre. The opera was first performed in Florence in February 1625. In this opera Alcina is an evil sorceress but on the island there is also a good sorceress, Melissa, who fights along with Bradamante to free Ruggiero from Alcina’s spells. Modern critics have interpreted the opera as a statement about gender: either that, like Bradamante, women must give up their

femininity in order to be successful, or that, like Alcina (despite her lack of success in this instance), women can still be dominant because of their lasting allure or, perhaps, enchantment. This is the first known opera by a woman and we’ll be honouring the 2018 International Women’s Day by broadcasting this opera the following day. It is also thought to be the first Italian opera to have been performed outside Italy when it was staged in Warsaw in 1628. The score was printed in 1625 only five years after printing began in Italy, making it one of the first operas to be printed. La liberazione di Ruggiero is written in the stile moderno; that is, the style of Claudio Monteverdi, although it owes more perhaps to the work of Jacopo Peri. For this reason we are also broadcasting Peri’s 1600 opera Euridice on the same night. At the Opera will feature Francesca Caccini’s La liberazione di Ruggiero and Jacopo Peri’s Euridice on Wednesday 7 March at 8pm.

ONE NIGHT: THREE OPERAS

ANGELA COCKBURN FINDS MURDER, SUICIDE, COMEDY Three one-act operas premiered together in 1918 for a great evening out: the gritty murder drama Il tabarro (The cloak), Suor Angelica with its suicide and promise of forgiveness, and the smash-hit comedy Gianni Schicchi. Known as Il trittico (The tryptych), Puccini’s triple bill was first staged at the New York Metropolitan Opera. It was performed again in Rome early in 1919 and then, to Puccini’s annoyance, the Scene from Il tabarro three short operas were almost Puccini might have had more to be upset immediately separated and presented individually, or in pairs, or matched about if he’d stayed with his original ideas for the evening and also, perhaps, if he’d retained with works by other composers. just one librettist instead of two. Adami’s dark Puccini obviously thought they were tightly and realistic adaptation of an even darker related. However, other producers saw it differently, including the London Royal Opera play (with two murders instead of one) is a which originally asked for just Tabarro and big contrast to the more mannered writing of Schicchi to include in a Ballet Russes program Giovacchino Forzano in the other two operas. and then dropped Tabarro. Puccini complained The dramatic link between the three operas to his publisher, Ricordi, expecting sympathy is tenuous. There’s a concealed death in since its publicist, Giuseppe Adami, was also each one, but in Suor Angelica people don’t so much conceal her son’s death, as just the librettist for the rejected Il Tabarro.

not bother to tell her about it for a couple of years. It’s a bit thin as a linking thread. The one-act opera genre was popular thanks to Mascagni’s Cavalleria rusticana: Puccini was taken with the idea of an evening made up of three short operas. He toyed with three works by French novelist Daudet, then three works by Russian novelist Gorky, but the publisher Ricordi wasn’t keen; three works in one night would cost too much to stage. Instead Puccini wrote The girl of the Golden West but the concept wouldn’t die. How about three short operas based on Dante’s The Divine Comedy? Great idea! By now Puccini had completed Il Tabarro, and Forzano, more or less ‘on spec’, sent him the libretto of Suor Angelica and an outline for Gianni Schicchi (the only one actually taken from Dante), and Puccini settled for that. We’re broadcasting Il trittico in classic performances with wonderful casts on Wednesday 21 March at 8pm. March 2018

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MUSICAL FAMILIES member of a family who draws a male musician into the family group through marriage. The friendship between violinist Ilya Gringolts and violinist/conductor Maxim Vengerov led to the marriage of Ilya’s sister, Olga, to Maxim. As information is readily available about the brothers-in-law, both currently being active in performance and recording, we’ll turn to this month’s historical in-laws.

Josef Suk The impetus for a young couple’s decision to marry is sometimes the result of two musicians forming a friendship as they work closely together. Often other members of their families are drawn into that companionship. This month in Musical Families we look at inlaw relationships where it has been a female

The more famous of the historical family duo is Antonin Dvorák. His daughter Otilie married the viola player and composer Josef Suk in 1898. Otilie, known as ‘Otilka’, was Dvorák’s eldest surviving child, and she inherited her father’s musical talent. Several of her short piano pieces have survived but she had little opportunity to compose as she died at the age of 27. Her death followed closely on that of her father in the previous year. Josef Suk was so devastated by their deaths that he could not compose for some time. When he did begin again, his loss became the inspiration for the Asrael symphony. Suk’s affection and admiration for Dvorák began when he became Dvorák’s pupil at the Prague Conservatory. There was an immediate rapport between the two, with Dvorák having

great respect for the young man’s abilities. Because of this, Suk was a frequent visitor in the Dvorák home which led to his marriage to Otilie. Suk said that their few years together were the happiest time of his life. Otilie and Josef had one son named Josef (1901-1950) and, from the younger Josef’s marriage came the third Josef Suk (1929-2011), a renowned violinist and conductor. Suk’s early style showed the strong influence of his mentor, but around 1897 to 1905 there was a stylistic shift in his work. Perhaps he realised that he could not move out of his father-in-law’s shadow unless he changed his style. In fact, he surpassed Dvorák in complicated polyphony and developed a harmonically modern way of his own which sometimes was close to atonality. While he never attained as great a reputation as that of Dvorák, he is deemed to be a genuinely inventive composer and was held in high regard by Johannes Brahms, Gustav Mahler and Alban Berg. - ES You can hear the music of these composers and musicians at 2pm on Tuesdays 6 and 20 March.

Music in the tropics...

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Festival of Chamber Music Australian

TOWNSVILLE 27 JULY — 5 AUGUST 2018

Experience world-leading chamber music in the tropical winter warmth of North Queensland. Over 30 of the world’s finest musicians will travel to Townsville for ten days of superb music making. Enjoy concerts, conversations and new connections in a wonderfully friendly atmosphere.

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What’s On BACH B MINOR MASS Sydney Philharmonia Choirs & O Brett Weymark, conductor Soloists: Janet Todd, Sally-Anne Russell, Andrew Goodwin, David Greco Saturday 31 March at 1pm Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House Bookings and information: sydneyphilharmonia.com.au or 8274 6200 Pre-concert talk by Fine Music FM presenter Annabelle Drumm in the Northern Foyer 45 minutes prior to the concert At the pinnacle of Bach’s artistry is one of his greatest choral works, the B Minor Mass. Composed over the course of 16 years, it is a compendium of every

aspect of Bach’s genius and a profound testament of his faith. From the choir’s first call for God’s mercy to its final prayer for peace, the Mass is a trove of musical riches. Weaving together moments of overwhelming majesty with intimate solo arias and outbreaks of dancing joy, Bach’s music has timeless power. Its performance is always an event. Bach calls for large forces for the vibrant and celebratory colours of the orchestra, including the rare oboe d’amore, and horns, trumpets and drums. The vocalists must also be virtuosos: some of Australia’s most accomplished early music specialists join the Philharmonia Symphony Chorus and Chamber Singers to make an overwhelming sound.

FLIGHT Willoughby Symphony Choir & O Dr Nicholas Milton AM, Chief Conductor and Artistic Director Andrew Blanch, guitar; Peter Ellis, Chorus Master Saturday 24 March, 7pm Sunday 25 March, 2pm Concert Hall, The Concourse Bookings and information: theconcourse.com.au or 8075 8111

work Antarctica for solo guitar and orchestra will receive a compelling interpretation by the brilliant young Australian guitarist Andrew Blanch.

Pre-concert talk by Fine Music FM presenter Marilyn Schock 50 minutes prior to concert in Level 2 foyer The Willoughby Symphony’s 2018 Composerin-Residence Nigel Westlake features as composer and conductor in our second subscription concert, FLIGHT. Inarguably one of the great Australian composers of

any generation, Nigel’s music has won countless awards and is performed all over the world. This concert opens with uplifting music from his evocative and beautiful score for the film Paper planes. His extraordinary

Willoughby Symphony Chorus Master Peter Ellis has selected two gorgeous choral works by Ralph Vaughan Williams. Featuring the brilliant Willoughby Symphony Choir and the full glory of the Willoughby Symphony Orchestra, both compositions will not fail to stir intense emotion. With music for every taste, FLIGHT. will surely be a fascinating and beguiling concert experience for all.

MUSICA VIVA COFFEE CONCERTS PRESENT: Karin Schaupp and Umberto Clerici Wednesday 28 March 11am Complimentary morning tea 10am The Independent Theatre, North Sydney Bookings and information: musicaviva.com.au or 1800 688 482 A musical feast of songs from all over the world and across five centuries, reimagined for guitar and cello, is the promise when guitarist Karin Schaupp joins with Umberto Clerici, Principal Cello of the Sydney Symphony, to take you on a journey through life. During this journey from childhood to a reflection on death, they will explore love, jealousy, family, illness, battles and joys. From gentle lullabies to fiery contemporary works, from Schubert to Falla and Ravel, Clerici and Schaupp reinvent beautiful melodies with lush accompaniments for the unique and intoxicating combination of cello and guitar. Anecdotes about the inspiration behind these timeless melodies will be interwoven with the music.

Before the concert, enjoy some socialising with complimentary coffee and cake from 10am. Dixon Advisory has been a proud sponsor of the Musica Viva Coffee Concerts series since 2013. March 2018

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COMPASSION The Music of John Coltrane Dave Liebman and Joe Lovano Resonance Records HCD-2030

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Like our own Sandy Evans, the saxophonist and leader of this Brooklyn-based quartet, Seth Trachy, is a student of Indian classical music. His musical explorations don’t end there though. He has a fascination with the Pygmy music of Cameroon along with AfroPeruvian music. While those influences are abiding, their imprint on this music is only subtle, for this recording is steeped in the tradition of hard-bop. Common by name but hardly by nature, CQ’s music is far from common. Each of the members (with origins from Chile, Israel, Colorado and North Carolina) contribute seven of the nine original offerings.

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Resonance as a tribute to John Coltrane on the 50th anniversary of his passing. Coltrane’s extraordinary output lasted only 12 years, from joining with Miles Davis in 1955 to his premature death in June 1967. To this day jazz musicians everywhere regard John Coltrane as an inspiration, a visionary and a tidal force in the boundless opportunities of improvised music. Delivering the reflections on Coltrane’s music are Joe Lovano (tenor sax, alto clarinet, scottish flute), Dave Liebman (tenor/soprano sax, C flute and wooden recorder), Phil Markowitz (piano), Ron McClure (bass) and Billy Hart (drums). The bookends of Coltrane’s brief but eventful front-man output open the album with a delightful rendition of Locomotion (from Coltrane’s first and only Blue Note recording,

Blue train) and conclude with Compassion (from Coltrane’s Meditations suite). Sensitivity and an overwhelming respect for Coltrane are particularly shown by Lovano’s beautiful alto work in Central Park West/Dear Lord from Coltrane’s middle period. Exciting combinations of flute, piano and wooden recorder, interwoven with saxes makes Olé a stand-out track. Reverend King and Equinox complete the track list in this most exciting tribute album. The disc was recorded for BBC Radio 3’s Jazz on 3 in 2007 and ten years later picked up for commercial release by Resonance which has been successfully discovering gems of unreleased and forgotten material in cupboards and drawers. Lloyd Capps

The standards, Coltrane’s Lazy Bird and Parker’s Big Foot are ideal showcases for the saxophone-led Quartet. The Quartet is augmented twice by former Paul Motian guitarist Steve Cardenas. It’s a class outing. The band plays as an ensemble, within themselves, never over-cooking but with elegant restraint and the arrangements complement this feel. Command and authority are saved for the up-tempo pieces but one gets the feeling there is always fuel left in the tank. One of the highlights is a piece from the Israeli pianist Nitzan Gavrieli entitled Traffic. The head is full of punctuation from the band before they lay off and allow Gavrieli the solo space to bring the traffic scene to life with darting, shifting, impatient horn sounds. The

band re-enters with forward momentum again and Trachy’s tenor provides further musical onomatopoeia on the traffic theme. The piece peaks with Wyatt’s drum solo and equal doses of punctuation. Frank Presley

Keeping ‘in stride’ on his journey from Eden Valley, South Australia, guitarist/composer Quentin Angus hasn’t batted an eyelid since arriving in the world’s ‘Mecca’ for jazz in 2010. Angus is an Associate Professor of Music for the City University of New York, teaches several courses at the Borough of Manhattan Community College and holds a PhD (Phrasing and Polyrhythm in Contemporary Jazz Guitar) plus a Master of Music Degree in Jazz Performance. He has also received national and international recognition for both his guitar playing and composing. On this latest outing, Angus leads a stellar trio featuring fellow New Yorker Ari Hoenig on drums and the Australian bassist Sam Anning. With tunes from Charlie Parker, Wes Montgomery, Oasis and the New York rock

band Goo Goo Dolls, plus four of his original compositions, Angus excels technically and creatively with a fine sense of groove, forming a unit which is tight and funky with members extremely comfortable in each other’s company. Stand-out tracks include Wonderwall and One for Bernie but, no matter how technical his lines might get, Angus executes them on these and the rest with smooth, authoritative precision. Skillful recording, mixing and mastering have all contributed immensely to the effect of this fine collection of original compositions and covers played by artists who possess great integrity and understanding of the music and their instruments. Barry O’Sullivan

BERLIN, ASTAIRE AND TOP HAT

CHRISTOPHER WATERHOUSE CELEBRATES A PARTNERSHIP compositions occasionally broke all the rules. For example, the splendid Cheek to cheek is 64 bars long, the longest song he ever composed and twice the ‘standard’ length for a song at the time. It is a most splendid composition; the words are charming and the tune is packed full of wonderful rhythmic patterns followed by sweeping chords. For me it’s one of the greatest songs ever written. What I find remarkable is that Irving Berlin wrote it in a single sitting.

When Fred Astaire joined the studios of RKO pictures in 1933, all was not well with the company. Indeed, the firm was bankrupt. There were still some ambitious risk-takers left at the company who weren’t ready to turn out the lights and lock the doors. There was still a hope that with the right star, the right songs and the right script, perhaps they could produce a hit film and turn their fortunes around. Happily for RKO, 1933 was to be the turning point. Fred Astaire’s screen test for the studios was not a success. One executive supposedly said of Astaire: ‘Can’t act. Slightly bald. Can dance, a little’. Astaire by this time was trying to re-establish himself after his sister and dancing partner Adele had retired from dancing to marry an English aristocrat. Although Astaire was famous on the stages of New York and London, his career was in decline. Biographer Laurence Bergreen writing in 1990 noted that Hollywood considered him to be the ‘once great Fred Astaire’. It was the pairing with the magnificent Ginger Rogers which proved to be the winning formula for Astaire. In the nine films they did together for RKO, there is a definite structure, and it was deliberate. Six of them became huge money spinners for the studios. Top Hat would be the biggest Astaire/ Rogers hit and remains their best-known and best-loved film. The winning formula of the earlier hit film The Gay Divorcee was copied: same stars, same director, indeed a very similar plot. The major difference was the music. Top Hat featured a score by Irving Berlin. By the 1930s, Berlin was a megastar. He demanded a high fee, far more than RKO could afford, so he negotiated a lower fee plus ten percent of the profits of the film. This was unprecedented at the time but RKO was often unconventional, and had to be to secure Berlin’s services.

There were other great songs in Top Hat: notably the title song, which also bent the rules. I also love The piccolino, the big production number of the film, with its vast sets and an enormous chorus and orchestra.

Perhaps his smartest move was also to retain the rights to all the songs he wrote for Top Hat. Again, this seems to be an RKO special. Film studios could make a lot of money on the success of a film by selling the records, the sheet music and the performance rights for their hit songs once the film had been released. It is eye-watering to think how valuable the rights to those songs have become. Berlin could neither read nor write music but worked with a number of collaborators who could transcribe his tunes and write the orchestrations. For Top Hat the lavish orchestrations were penned by Max Steiner. What Berlin lacked in musical literacy he made up for in creativity, a fine ear and a sense of what the public wanted. He was a composer who devised both the tunes and the words. He used a cleverly designed ‘transposing piano’ to play out the songs. Not bound by conventions of written musical theory, his

Top Hat is a magnificent work. It brought together some of the most talented artists of the age, and the film (and indeed the later stage show) is a delight to behold. The lasting legacy however is the score. The songs which Irving Berlin wrote have stood the test of time and, like so many of his compositions, appear on countless albums by jazz artists around the world. This year marks the 130th anniversary of his birth, providing us with a perfect excuse to leaf through his catalogue and carefully examine his splendid songs. Irving Berlin’s contribution to ‘popular song’ was immense and his instinct for popular taste resulted in an astonishing 25 #1 hits and a combined catalogue of some 1500 songs. Berlin and Astaire were both perfectionists, both workaholics and both invested in making their work the very best that it could be. They remained close friends until Astaire’s death in 1987. Irving Berlin lived until he was 101, dying peacefully in his sleep at home on 22 September 1989. A special edition of Friday Jazz Session featuring the music of Irving Berlin will be broadcast on Friday 23 March at 7pm. March 2018

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A PASSION FOR MUSIC SUE JOWELL TALKS TO MARY LENART was to hear at the Budapest Concert Hall that evening. This was the beginning of Mary’s lifelong passion for music. “The best gift I ever received from my mother,” she comments. Before leaving Hungary for Australia in 1956, Mary’s circle of friends included musicians who became world famous: conductors István Kertész and János Kulka, violinist György Pauk and pianist Peter Frankl, to name a few.

Mary Lenart’s earliest musical memory goes back to the age of six, when her mother unexpectedly told her to take an afternoon nap. Following her rest, she recalls that she was dressed in a beautiful pink dress with matching ribbons in her hair. Then she sat down at the piano next to her mother who played excerpts from Beethoven’s Appassionata sonata, familiarising the little girl with the piece she

It was when Kertész as chief conductor visited Sydney with the London Symphony Orchestra, that Mary’s daughter, like her mother before her, was introduced to the captivating feeling of classical music. Like her mother, she was also six years old. This time the work was Kodály’s Psalmus hungaricus, performed to test the acoustics of the still uncompleted Opera House. Mary’s connections with Europe have remained. With a background in economics and marketing, she runs a consultancy which provides logistic, financial and marketing advice to overseas companies looking to enter the Australian market.

As a lover of classical music, Mary decided to ‘connect the dots’ as she says ‘between my professional life and my passion for music’. To this end she joined 2MBS (now Fine Music) in 2000 as a volunteer. It goes without saying that in no time she was serving on the Marketing Committee. Since then she has served two separate terms on the Board and most recently has focused her contribution on the successful Enjoy, Learn, Discuss series. She also finds time to telephone and follow up ‘lapsed’ subscribers! However, some of her best moments at the station are when she is sitting down with fellow volunteers over a cup of coffee, sharing musical anecdotes and memories. With her seemingly limitless energy she regularly attends theatre, opera and concerts, usually accompanied by one of her two daughters. For many years the group consisted of three generations, as her aging mother went along, too. What a joy it must have been for them all to share the exhilaration and passion which began so many years ago with the Appassionata!

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