Fine music magazine october 2013

OCTOBER 2013

MAGAZINE

DAVID HANSEN The Guy Who Sings High

UNCOVERING GIASONE Sex, scandal and tragedy

DAVID HELFGOTT Sharing the love far and wide

AUSSIES ABROAD Deborah Humble, singer, writer, photographer

THE AUSTRALIAN WORLD ORCHESTRA How Alexander Briger snared Zubin Mehta - the ‘unobtainable conductor’

Giasone5, 7, 8 & 9 December

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Our cover artist this month is David Hansen - “the guy who sings high”. The Aussie counter-tenor with movie star good looks resides in Norway but returns home to play “Jason” in Pinchgut Opera’s Giasone in December. The Francesco Cavalli opera was the hit of the 17th century and Erin Helyard, who will direct the upcoming performance, questions how Giasone, the singularly most popular opera of its day, could have slipped so far into obscurity.

Ahead of the Australian World Orchestra’s sole Sydney performance, Randolph Magri-Overend meets up with artistic director Alexander Briger - the man who thought up the concept and saw it through to realisation. Briger talks about his coup of the year – attracting one of the world’s leading conductors, Zubin Mehta. Fine Music 102.5’s investment in youth, which is funded by a big hearted group of music loving philanthropists, has made for a busy few weeks.The 30th winner of the annual Fine Music Young Performer Award was named following a four way final at the Sydney Conservatorium where an enthusiastic post-ballot box crowd was treated to music from very fine emerging artists. The event was managed by Judy Deacon who runs the Young Virtuosi program which takes in not only awards, but ongoing youth broadcasts. You can read more about the Young Performer winner on page 11.There are many exceptional young artists performing around town - among them is The NOISE, a vibrant string quartet which is just about to launch a new CD with commissioned works from the likes of Andrew Ford and Rosalind Page. On page three, Meldi Arkinstall explains the unusual creative processes that have fed into the group’s new recording - Composed NOISE.Also with a new CD just out are the far more seasoned singers from The Idea of North. This a cappella group has notched up 20 years of entertaining locally and overseas. While they have nine albums to their name, they say, “…the best stuff actually happens live and can’t be recorded onto plastic, no matter how shiny it is.” So if you haven’t had the thrill of hearing them in concert, mark this one in the diary - Idea of North 20th Anniversary Concert - details next page. Lizzie

CONTENTSVol 40 No 10

4 COVER STORYAnna Svenne writes about Francesco Cavalli’s Giasone - a hit of the 17th century that is soon to be performed by Pinchgut Opera with countertenor David Hansen singing the lead role.

3 The NOISE and top composer collaborators5 David Hansen, the guy who sings high 6 Flashback - The late great Yehudi Menuhin 7 On tour - David Helfgott 9 Alexander Briger & Australia’s world orchestra11 Young Virtuosi13 Aussies Abroad – Deborah Humble 14 What’s On16. CD Reviews 19 Swinging on the Vine20 The Haydn Marathon54 Directors, Committees, Staff55 Fine Music Friends56 Crossword and Trivia Quiz

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GIUSEPPE VERDI (1813-1901) Born on 10 October, Le Roncole, Italy

Reigned this monarch of opera in La Scala, Milan,And in other great Houses from New York to Cannes.

Through his genius rare, his clefs, notes and dots,Countless singers he challenged through music and plots.

To Trovatore, Traviata, Masked Ball and Macbeth,Verdi’s dramas of love, mirth, betrayal and death,Add the trills and the thrills for singers as norm,

And Aida and Falstaff us also transform.

For two hundred years since the date of his birth,Verdi’s works have prevailed, both in whole and excerpt.

The gifts that he left us have music enriched,And opera-phile hearts both charmed and bewitched.

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FINE MUSINGS Filling auditoriums In our August issue, Friend of Fine Music, Dan MacLeod lamented the choice of operas in Opera Australia’s 2013 program labeling them “same old”, and asked, “Where are the operas by Haydn, Respighi, Tippett, Hindemith, Messiaen, Ginastera, B A Zimmermann and Henze - to name but a few.”

Joe Neustatl, an opera lover, shares his opinion..Dear Mr MacLeod, Australian Opera has to finance their productions. To fill its auditorium is their first priority and to please the audience is second. Their repertoire has to cover the four most important composers of opera, which are Puccini, Verdi, Mozart and Wagner. They manage to introduce some new Australian works and every year there appears an unusual composition performed to half full auditorium. This year it is Britten’s Albert Herring, last year The Dead City and a year before Of Mice and Men. All these operas can be staged only if the company can make profit on the rest of the season. I am very proud of our AO for finding a way to keep going and bring in important singers from overseas. - Joe Neustatl

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Johann Strauss, the Waltz King, was a genius true;Many greats viewed his gifts as more than a few.

Johannes Brahms praised both his talents and flair,Aware the Strauss style needed much subtle care.Aside from great names such as Bach and Delibes,There are millions of folk who in Johann believe;

And as Schubert’s Lied rose from a simple folk tune,So became the Strauss Waltz a classic form soon.

It was *Stehgeiger Strauss with his Band who first playedAll those Waltzes and Polkas we love when essayed.

Many still feel today, the best Strauss to hearComes from players who live in Vienna or near.

As most pros know well, with each Strauss melody,There is more than its beat and distinctive esprit.

Thus in terms of rubato and lilt so imbued,Who other than Strauss could such fame have accrued?

* Stehgeiger – A “Standing Violinist” who, as soloist, also leads a band from the front.

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Most new music groups commission a new work or two a year. Amplified string quartet The NOISE has commissioned seven new works by leading Australian composers and will present them at Sydney’s Cell Block Theatre this month.The composers are Andrew Ford, Rosalind Page, Paul Cutlan, Lyle Chan, Andrew Batt-Rawden, Alex Pozniak and Amanda Cole. The violinists in the group are Veronique Serret and Mirabai Peart, James Eccles plays viola and Ollie Miller is on cello.Past collaborations for The NOISE have involved Judy Bailey,TaikOz and Vivid Festival 2013.So how did it all begin? “We began improvising for fun in a little terrace house in Darlinghurst…and out of this we created our first album of semi-composed and improvised material,’’ viola player James Eccles said.All classically trained, each member of the group has a great depth of musical knowledge and has explored many different styles of music. Each player also shares another important quality: a raw and focused passion directed towards creating new and incredible music, towards pushing things to the limit.Violinist Mirabai Peart is currently touring Europe and Japan with one of the world’s most respected exponents of Balkan and Greek music, guitarist Ryan Francesconi. Cellist Ollie Miller studied jazz piano with Judy Baily at the Sydney Conservatorium and plays cello in several jazz bands. Violinist Veronique Serret is one of Sydney’s most sought after session musicians, and James Eccles recently joined

the Australian Haydn Ensemble, a period instrument group. He has also worked with the Sydney Dance Company and did post graduate studies in Berlin.This ambitious and exciting project is so all-encompassing that The NOISE has given it its own name: Composed NOISE.

..not just thinking outside the box, but reinventing the box!

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Each composer was given instructions to compose a work that involved some kind of improvisation or indeterminacy. “We threw down the gauntlet to the composers and asked them not just to think outside the box, but actually to reinvent the box itself!” Eccles said.The composers ran with the challenge, to the point that Lyle Chan created a work whose score is determined by a game of 500. Chan is fascinated by game theory. The quartet literally plays a game of 500. The rhythms, pitches and texture of the piece are played according to how the game plays out, and according to the simple rules devised by Chan. He explained: “That was the extent of my instructions. How the rhythms and pitches and texture actually get put together to form music is entirely up to their sensibility, their taste, their personality.” Andrew Ford’s quartet was commissioned thanks to the generosity of Julian Burnside QC. It is a work about “individual freedoms”. Describing the work as “powerful”, Eccles said a recent performance saw one audience member let out an involuntary “wow!” after a strong climactic moment in the music.

Andrew Batt-Rawden produced a score in the form of an animated video. The musical notes appear in real time, just before the musicians are required to play them. The final score will be projected onto a screen so the audience can follow. He describes his work, called simply, “28”, which is his age, as “delicate and extremely tonal”. A section of Rosalind Page’s work has the group improvising to video footage from legendary Russian film maker Andrei Tarkovsky.Amanda Cole is pushing the boundaries with light and sound, using a stroboscopic light metronome. She has just ordered big LED lights for the concerts: “It’s never been done on this scale before,” she said with excitement.The NOISE recorded a CD of the works while work-shopping and improvising with the composer present. The roles of performer and creator merged in this group, which prides itself on being able to “compose in real time”.

..modern classical musicians don’t have, nor do they develop,

the skill of improvisation.

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The art of improvisation requires a deep understanding of harmony, style and melody, and up until the nineteenth century was considered a necessary skill for the classical musician. But modern classical musicians don’t develop the skill of improvisation. Eccles would like to see this change: “I don’t see my work in this group as mutually exclusive from my work as a classical musician. Each member of The NOISE brings a unique set of additional playing skills that literally opens up a whole other world of playing possibilities.It brings a different kind of virtuosity to our group that goes way beyond the stock-standard ‘I can play Paganini faster than you can’ kind of mentality. We seem to forget that Paganini and Liszt were composers - creating their own new music, not just regurgitating someone else’s music”.Cutlan, who composed Merge/Emerge, best summed up the process: “You know you’ve done your job if you’ve given them enough room to contribute, but it’s based on a template from the composer - to fully understand each work in this project, each must be studied in the context of its final performance.” - Meldi Arkinstall

Ollie Miller, James Eccles, Mirabai Peart, Veronique Serret. Photo - Michael Wholley

Composed NOISE SEVEN NEW WORKS BY LEADING COMPOSERS

THE NOISE IN CONCERT 8, 9 October 7pm, The Cell Block Theatre, National Art School, Darlinghurst Bookings: www.composednoise.eventbrite.com.au or 0411 463 541 Composed NOISE CDs sold at the concerts and online - www.thenoise.com.au


Navigating an opera plot is never a straightforward exercise. Charting the history of opera is, in many ways, an even bigger challenge. Oftentimes, discoveries are made when they’re least expected. Erin Helyard, co-artistic director of Pinchgut Opera recalls: “I was teaching a course on baroque opera at McGill University in Montreal and happened upon this piece by Francesco Cavalli - Giasone.” (Say the name “Jason” with a vaguely Italian accent and you’ve basically mastered the pronunciation.) “It was the most frequently performed opera of the entire 17th century.” From the time it was written in 1648 until the turn of the century, “Jason” was revived a whopping 22 times. “I was intrigued,” says Helyard. How was it that this piece - once the singularly most popular opera of its day - could have slipped so far into obscurity? Yet more confoundingly, on closer examination Erin discovered a sparkling comedy-tragedy, and a very unusual take on the Jason and Medea story.

Cavalli was one of the greatest entertainers of his day…

““Jason was an iconic hero to the Venetians; they couldn’t get enough of his amorous escapades. In Cavalli’s version of the story, Jason sets off with a group of friends - the Argonauts - on a seemingly impossible mission: to steal the Golden Fleece. It soon becomes apparent that Jason is not as brave as he always claims to be, and that he has a great weakness for feminine beauty. “Cavalli was one of the greatest entertainers of his day, and one of the first to realise the powerful dramatic potential of opera,” says Helyard, who will be directing Pinchgut’s December production from the keyboard. “He balanced the Venetian people’s love of spectacle with their passion for everyday drama.” Jason first falls for the charms of the beautiful, tragic Isifile. Later, in the arms of the mysterious Medea, Jason

forgets why he has travelled across the world. He’s not a heroic figure - without Medea’s magic powers, he will not succeed in his mission. Indeed, Jason’s love life is a hopeless mess until the two female rivals sort things out.

From Jason’s beautiful first aria “Delizie, contenti”, the musical tone is set - beautifully nuanced melodies, full of grace, subtlety and charm. Interspersed with these languid moments, Cavalli’s comic flair makes a lasting impression. Criticised for abandoning “linguistic elegance and purity”, Cavalli blew a raspberry at his critics. He knew better the tastes of his Venetian public, understanding their overriding desire for entertainment. The unfortunate character of the stuttering servant Demo, for instance, literally stammers and splutters his way through the aria “Son gobbo, son Demo”, to great comic affect.

..a charming and slightly risqué comedy.

““Director Chas Rader-Shieber, returning to Pinchgut Opera for a second time, is looking

forward to the delicious possibilities of these contrasts. “It’s really a wonderful romantic drama, held in the arms of a charming and slightly risqué comedy; and it’s a very loving embrace!” Rader-Shieber first worked with Pinchgut in 2008, on Charpentier’s David & Jonathan. “For me, Pinchgut represents the very best kind of opera-making: collaboration, community, and a spirit of joyousness. I try never to create an opera alone; it doesn’t produce such good results! Most often I think of having to find a common goal with a lot of other people, and try to guide the ‘ship’ in that direction. But I do believe that the ultimate goal of the theatre is to make the audience feel more human on their way out of the theatre, than they felt on the way in.” And, he adds, the audience will be at the heart of these performances. “The audience is the reason any of us do what we do. Opera without an audience is just a very expensive rehearsal.”

Giasone - 5, 7, 8 & 9 December www.cityrecitalhall.com

Erin Helyard. Photo - Nelson Mail

Uncovering Giasone Sex, scandal and tragedy aplenty

in the biggest selling show of the 17th century

Pinchgut Opera was born over a cup of coffee some twelve years ago. A group of friends collectively wondered whether it might be possible to present opera in such a way that every element - sets, costumes, production - would be in the service of the music. These friends, by their own admission, had no strategic plan, just a rough budget for the first production. They had no government grants, just confidence that they would find enough people who wanted to help them.Scroll forward to the present day and Pinchgut is on the brink of an exciting new development. In 2014, for the first time, this Sydney-born-and-bred opera company will tackle two productions in one year: the Australian premiere of Antonio

Salieri’s comic opera The Chimney Sweep in July, to be directed by Erin Helyard, and then in their usual December “slot”, a masterpiece of the French baroque - Gluck’s Iphigenie - conducted by Antony Walker.When you think about it, it’s a pretty big step to take. Twice as many singers and players to find. Twice as many notes to learn. Twice as many people to entice to hear two operas that have either never, or only rarely, been heard before in Australia. It’s a bold undertaking, and a decision that hasn’t been made lightly. “We’ve done our homework,” says Pinchgut chair, Liz Nielsen. “As a team we had a series of strategy sessions - much more formal than that first coffee!” she laughs. “We looked at all the possibilities for how to

expand Pinchgut. There were lots of options to consider.” The team all agreed that they wanted to maintain a focus on historically informed musical excellence. “Anyone who’s been to a Pinchgut performance will also understand the importance we place on nurturing our relationships with the audience and our artists,” continues Nielsen. “Because we perform at City Recital Hall, there’s always an intimacy in the music making, and we don’t want to lose that.“Right from the beginning we always had faith that people would enjoy what we do, and want to support what we do. It’s double the work, but double the fun! We hope you will all come with us as we take this next step.”- Anna Svenne

Pinchgut & Progress


There are several things that immediately strike you about Australian countertenor David Hansen. First, it’s hard to escape those piercing blue eyes. (Yes, they really are that blue.) Then there’s his depth of knowledge about the craft and repertoire of his specialist voice type. Third, his devoutly down-to-earth attitude. All this combined with his passion for communication, and it’s hard to imagine a more interesting performer.

This year for Pinchgut’s annual production, Hansen is taking the title role in Francesco Cavalli’s Giasone (Jason). With natural enthusiasm, Hansen poses a rhetorical question. “Who wouldn’t want to play Jason of the Argonauts!? I remember the story of Jason and the Golden Fleece vividly from a book of Greek legends that my grandpa bought me when I was a boy.” Jason is most commonly associated with great heroism and recognised as a leader of men. But, says Hansen, the character within Cavalli’s opera is flawed by common human weaknesses. “Jason’s desires and earthly pursuits lead him to skirt responsibility. For me, that makes his character all the more appealing. Of course he becomes a great hero, but every hero has their flaws and it’s those flaws that make Jason both human and, ultimately, believable.”

Speaking from Norway via Skype, Hansen says for the time being, he’s completely absorbed with preparations for György Ligeti’s only opera, Le grand macabre. “I’m singing the sole countertenor role. I have to hop around the stage bouncing on a giant, bouncy ball. Singing, while doing that, is hard. It’s next to impossible to achieve any kind of legato whilst bouncing around.” No kidding. Though Ligeti’s anti-anti-opera is perhaps not to everyone’s taste, Hansen has been enjoying one aspect of the Norwegian Opera production above all others. “My wife Ida is a harpist. This is the first time we’ve worked together since we met in 2007 doing Handel’s Julius Caesar. As a singer, if you’re successful in your freelance career, it can mean you’re away a lot. But just that act of going to work together, and coming home together - I can’t tell you how nice it is.”

They’ll be travelling to Sydney together come November when rehearsals with Pinchgut commence. “I’m fortunate to have two home crowds: Australia, where I grew up, and Norway, where I live. There is a marked difference when performing to a home crowd - they’re usually more vocal in their support (or disapproval), probably because they feel they ‘know’ you. I spend a lot of time away from my two homes,

so nostalgia is a feeling I relish and which undeniably draws something special out of me. Not that I ever purposefully give less anywhere else I perform, but for me, knowing my family and friends are in the audience only heightens the experience of performing. In 2011, Pinchgut’s Griselda was the first opera I had ever sung in Sydney to my home crowd - and that experience was one I will never forget.”

- Anna Svenne

Hansen’s debut solo album “Rivals”, recorded in Italy in June, has just been released. It features the world premiere recordings of many arias originally sung by his castrato “ancestors” back in the 17th century. “It’s some of the hardest music I’ve ever sung,” says Hansen. Many hours of research in libraries in Milan, Melbourne and elsewhere turned up a treasure trove of music not heard for centuries. “I had a little keyboard with me to play through the melody and get a feel for each one - provided the handwriting was good enough. The good arias really jumped out at me.”

David Hansen. Photo - Tilje Thilesen

David Hansen guy who sings high


I have to confess to being slightly disconcerted, on arriving in Yehudi Menuhin’s drawing-room, to find him standing on his head.

I didn’t realise that in the past several years - this was in the early ‘60s - he had been much taken by meditation and yoga, and found that standing on his head for five minutes or so every day was extremely calming and regenerative. Though he took some drawing out - I think he was basically a very shy person - he said that in the late 1940s and early ‘50s he had come close to a personal and artistic breakdown, partly the result of over-work (he had toured incessantly during the war, playing for the troops) and partly the result of a recital he and Benjamin Britten gave in 1945 for the survivors of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp almost immediately after its liberation, the smell of death was still strong, and many of the audience too weak and emaciated to sit upright.

He was almost preternaturally placid, calm…

““He spent many months re-examining his whole attitude to playing in public, and to technique, and found both unsatisfactory; he virtually re-taught himself, holding his bow in a completely different way, and returning to a strict régime of practice which he had given up for many years. Yoga, too - which he learned from the influential B. K. S. Iyengar, one of the greatest living teachers of yoga (still practising at the age of 95) was an enormous and continual help. I don’t know what he was like during the years when he was under strain, but when I knew him he was almost preternaturally placid, calm, and with a kind attentiveness which made him a pleasure to interview.

...the awfully frank and frankly awful Diana.

““He was happy to invite one to his home, rather than to some studio above the Wigmore

Hall (where most musicians seemed to want to meet); but one had to run the gauntlet of placating his extremely protective wife, “the awfully frank and frankly awful Diana” (her words). As Diana Gould, she had been a ballerina, described by Anna Pavlova as the only English dancer with a soul. Her career had been in some ways tragic - both Diaghilev and Pavlova invited her to join their companies, but both died before this could take place. She met Menuhin just after his marriage to his Australian first wife had failed and they were married in 1947; she was no doubt one of the prime elements in what was virtually his re-birth as an artist. They were totally devoted (signing Christmas cards Yehudiana), but she had a tongue like a very well-honed razor, and you had to work pretty hard to get under her guard. In that sense she was just what he needed, for he would agree all too readily to do anything for anyone.

His generosity was clear from his public appearances: the first time I heard him play, at a concert at the Albert Hall, he played the Beethoven concerto, and then both the romances as encores! His reputation meant that he became almost notorious for his charitable work (though Diana did her best to keep it under control), and when he believed in a cause he would support it through any kind of criticism - he was violently attacked for agreeing to play under the baton of Wilhelm Furtwängler, who had continued to conduct throughout the Nazi regime. He did it, he said, in the cause of reconciliation.

As one might expect of a violinist who had introduced the Elgar concerto while still virtually a schoolboy, he was associated with new music all his life, commissioning and introducing several concerti including Priaulx Rainier’s Due canti e finale, Alan Hovhaness’ concerto for violin, sita and orchestra (the result of his long friendship with Ravi Shankar) and Malcolm Williamson’s concerto, which he often played and which is now disgracefully neglected.

His sense of fun was obvious in conversation, but publicly less so until relatively late in his life, when it certainly came out in his association with the French violinist and founder of the quintette du Hot Club de France, Stephane Grapelli. Maybe their appearance in the Eurovision Song Contest was a mistake, but the resulting recordings sold extremely well even if there was never a moment when one thought

of Menuhin as a jazz performer; he was just giving a respectable imitation of one.

…he was the sort of tutor one might dream of.

““Among his achievements, on his way to his O.B.E., K.B.E. and Baronetcy, was the founding in 1962 of his school at Stoke d’Abernon, in a quiet and pleasant corner of Surrey. There, though never with the time to teach regularly, he was the sort of tutor one might dream of, and it was an enormous pleasure to watch him with the young students. Among them, in I think 1966, I heard a ten-year-old play quite wonderfully, and afterwards he was a real pleasure to talk to: polite, charming, with a quiet pleasantly modulated voice, very “English”, very “middle-class” and deferent. His name was Nigel Kennedy. I’ve often wondered what happened to him. - Derek Parker

Menuhin with yogi Vithaldas

FLASHBACK WITH DEREK PARKER

YEHUDI MENUHIN

Menuhin with Nigel Kennedy


For nigh on a year, keyboard wunderkind David Helfgott’s Rach Three CD consistently topped the charts to attain gold status in Australia, the UK as well as the US, a feat arguably attained by no other Downunderclassical performer. Subsequent recordings by Helfgott have been accorded numerous other prestigious awards.

The son of Melbourne-resident Polish parents, at the age of five he won the ABC’s Instrumental & Vocal Competition State finals and went on to claim the award on five more occasions. He can be compared to few other

Australian musicians. One of his early teachers, the renowned English pianist, Cyril Smith described the then-19 year old as his “most brilliant student in 25 years of teaching” and likened him to Horowitz.

The Scholarship which he won to no less than London’s Royal College of Music took him to heights a mere handful of young musicians have scaled, crowned by his Danreuther Prize for Best Concerto Performance of the Rachmaninoff concerto which featured in the film based on his life, the Oscar-winning ‘Shine’. The film drew

record-breaking audiences and exposed, to the soaring experience of classical music, a segment of the populace barely familiar with the Russian composer, while coming in for strong criticism from Helfgott’s sister, Margaret. Her book, “Out of Tune” challenged a range of facts portrayed on screen as alleged inaccuracies, particularly the portrayal of Helfgott senior a tyrannical despot.

While on the topic of highlights, perhaps Helfgott’s most miraculous moment came during an evening in the late 1970s when the then Saturday-night wine bar pianist was introduced to his future wife, Gillian, at Ricardo’s in Perth. She has been his mentor, manager and minder for over three decades, shielding him from the media and the hordes of autograph hunters who besiege him after every concert, wherever it may take place. Indeed, it was her influence and support and that of promoter, Mike Perry which enabled Helfgott to resume his concert career in 1984 after periods of illness. As a result, a sell-out tour of Australia’s eastern States in 1986 was followed by recitals in Germany and Denmark.

I’ve been everywhere, man....

““David Helfgott’s journeying to ply his masterly musical career is legendary. For a man now in his mid 60s, his stamina and enthusiasm for pleasing audiences throughout not only Australia’s capital cities (in 1996 he played four sold-out concerts in the Sydney Opera House - an unprecedented occurrence) but also in many of its musically under-nourished country centres is legendary. A shining (the pun is unintentional) example of this can be seen in the geographic spread of his current year’s concert tour of Australia (see box) taking in Tamworth, Newcastle, Bathurst, Wagga, Orange, Wangaratta, Warrnambool, Adelaide, Bendigo, Melbourne, Launceston, Hobart and Sydney.

Moreover, he must be sitting on a container-load of frequent flyer points, having delighted audiences during many a gruelling tour to Austria, Germany, Denmark, the US, UK, Japan, New Zealand, China, Norway, Turkey and more recently Israel, sponsored by an Australia-Israel Cultural Exchange program. Over the years he has particularly been drawn to South Africa where he has performed to sold-out audiences since 1998. However last month’s four-concert tour may be his last there, given that he admits to the need to cut down on travel.

David Helfgott with wife Gillian

DAVID HELFGOTT: GOLD! GOLD! GOLD!


Hole in the wall

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“Helfgott has been the recipient of numerous awards, including an Honorary Doctorate of Music at the Edith Cowan University Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. His town of Bellingen has recognised his contribution to music and to community by erecting a statue in a park there and in Montecatini Terme, home to both Verdi and Puccini, he and Gillian were given the keys to the town. More recently he has been honoured by Prague’s world famous Petrof Piano company, one of the world’s most respected keyboard manufacturers which presented him one of its top of the range eight foot hand-crafted Monsoon master grand pianos. The Helfgotts have had to knock out a wall of David’s studio to accommodate this superb instrument. Not content to fill the concert halls of the world, Helfgott spends a great deal of his time involved with charities and fund raising events. His residential seclusion in the coastal hinterland of New South Wales sees him encouraging the local Youth Orchestra, mentoring a young violinist there and assisting organisations concerned with refugee problems throughout Australia. In addition, over the past years he has given numerous concerts to raise funds for music education in Australian schools, a project supported by the Petrof people. “David is incredibly generous with his time and talents for worthy causes”, wife Gillian stated, describing life in their Bellingen valley (its appropriate appellation of The Promised Land hints at his career) as fulfilling all the needs for a creative, if restful environment. After a shaky start to life due to a stressful medical history, she proudly points out that David Helfgott today

does not have many more mountains to climb. On the contrary, she contends that today he contentedly deals with day-to-day challenges via his health-oriented diet and his music, washed over by the water of his swimming pool where he regularly spends two to three hours a day.

Welcoming Johann Sebastian....

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“While Helfgott generally prefers to perform Romantic music - mostly Mussorgsky, Rachmaninoff, Chopin, Liszt, Schumann and Rimsky-Korsakov, he is for the first time this year embarking on a relationship with J.S. Bach. In association with his UK agent, Walter Hartz,

the 2013 tour program is headed by Bach’s Italian Concerto (BWV971). Other items listed for this year’s audiences include Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 (Appassionata), the second Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C sharp minor by Liszt and Grandes Études No. 3 in G minor, “La campanella” by Paganini.

A range of critics in some countries have found Helfgott’s unusual platform manner hard to handle. One such, Anthony Tommasini noted that Helfgott “stares into the hall and renders a nonstop commentary of grunts, groans and mutterings”.

Such is the leniency lent to genius. If his sold-out houses are anything to go by, Australian audiences who have experienced his concert idiosyncrasies are obviously content to accept them in return for the drama, the sensitiveness and the magic moments of his keyboard mastery. – Henry Mendelson

Friday 15 November 8pm

DAVID HELFGOTT IN SOLO RECITAL

The Councourse - Concert Hall Chatswood

The pianist who stole our hearts performs the music that captured his soul. The inspiration for the Oscar winning film Shine, Helfgott is one of Australia's most treasured musicians. In his eagerly anticipated debut recital at the Concourse...

Enquiries www.amckinnon.com.au

A young David Helfgott with father, Peter.

DAVID HELFGOTT


I wrote an article on Alexander Briger in late 2004 when he was living in London, was married to a clarinettist, Natascha and had a five-month old daughter called Claudia. These days he’s re-emigrated back to Australia, lives on Sydney’s North Shore, is still married to Natascha and now has two more children - Sofia aged seven and Scarlett aged four “all blondies with blue eyes.” Briger loves playing daddy when he’s at home and dutifully picks up his children from school. Soon he’ll be off conducting Katya Kabanova in Toulon, the Chatelet in Paris, Oslo Philharmonic and The Chamber Orchestra of Paris. He is the nephew of not only the late conductor Sir Charles Mackerras but also Alistair Mackerras, former headmaster of Sydney Grammar School and Malcolm Mackerras the political analyst.

I meet Briger at Xenos in Crows Nest. I’d never met him before (the previous article had been written by means of email Q&As) and I am amazed at his youthfulness, his charm and his creative energy. We spend the first few minutes talking about how Karajan got the best out of Pavarotti in the recording of Puccini’s La Bohème and how Domingo is coping singing in Salzburg so soon after his heart scare.

However, an event that has transpired since I last wrote about Briger is the emergence of The Australian World Orchestra. Now here’s a subject you can really sink your teeth into. I had to know the Who? What? Where? When? Why? and Whoweeee (after it had become a resounding success following its debut concerts in August 2011).

…50 per cent of the players are ex-pat Australians in top

orchestral positions abroad…

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It’s not a new idea, admits Briger, there are other orchestras based on a similar format. There’s Claudio Abbado’s Lucerne Festival Orchestra, which Briger much admires, and there’s Ivan Fischer’s Budapest Festival Orchestra. But unlike the Australian version they’re made up of leading European players who do not have a country as a common denominator. The difference with The Australian World Orchestra is that 50 per cent of the players are ex-pat Australians in top orchestral positions abroad and the rest command leading positions in Australian orchestras. “We recruited people like Matt McDonald, principal double-bass player with the Berlin Philharmonic, Toby Lea, principal violist from the Vienna Philharmonic, Andrew Bain, principal horn from the Los Angeles Philharmonic (who can’t be with us this year), Simon James, concert master from the Seattle Symphony….” The names go on and on.

The germ of the idea came to Briger in 2006 while conducting the AWO’s Japanese equivalent in Tokyo but they comprised only of Japanese players based in Japan. Briger’s brainchild was more ambitious. But, how to do it? He contacted uncle Charles who liked the idea and suggested they perform Beethoven’s 9th in their opening concert. The first player to be sounded out was Nick Deutsch, oboe-player extraordinaire for the Gewandhaus and

other famous orchestras (and who managed to persuade Zubin Mehta to conduct this year’s concerts). He bubbled with enthusiasm; other ex-pats were approached and they all wanted to be part of it. The establishments that ran the local concert halls were less impressed, however. Peter Weiss, the philanthropist, was contacted and he was sufficiently interested that he suggested a “battle plan” for them. Slowly the puzzle began to be less daunting. Simone Young was recruited to conduct the first night. Fund-raisers were organised at places like John Laws’ house, Alan Jones and Fine Music 102.5 supported them on the airwaves, Qantas agreed to transport the players on a contra basis, the Sofitel chain of hotels agreed to put them up and many other organisations came to the party.

Simone Young: I think we have an orchestra.

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“At the first rehearsal, it was obvious the orchestra was something special. “Everyone was looking at each other, at their peers. We started off with the Tchaikovsky on purpose because the double-basses (the best players from Berlin, New York, Vienna and Sydney) start it off and then it filters through to the others. Young noticed the tension in the room and during a break said they looked “like the AYO with wrinkles!” And then it was like watching a musical windscreen wiper. They all started swaying to the rhythm; bows flying everywhere. It was immediate. The sound was European and rich. The strings were so full.” Young summed it all up when she proclaimed: “I think we have an orchestra.”

ALEXANDER BRIGER BIRTH OF AN ORCHESTRA

Photo - James Pozarik

Alexander Briger. Photo – Randolph Magri-Overend


Brett Dean, the Australian violist and composer, had been approached to see whether he would play in the orchestra (he’s the leading violist at the Berlin Philharmonic) as well as conduct one of his compositions. His Vexations and Devotions became one of the pieces played on the second night which began with Briger conducting Brahms’ Festival Overture and concluded with Beethoven’s 9th Symphony (Briger conducting again) with soloists Cheryl Barker, Steve Davislim, Elizabeth Campbell and Teddy Tahu Rhodes. Young conducted the first night with the 96-strong orchestra performing Wagner’s Prelude and Venusberg music from “Tannhauser”, Sculthorpe’s Earth Cry with William Barton on didgeridoo and Tchaikovsky’s 6th Symphony.

“On the opening night,” recalls Briger, “when the orchestra walked on stage they received a three minute ovation. Nick Deutsch was so nervous he had tears streaming down his face and couldn’t even blow the A to tune the orchestra with. Simone walked in to applause the like I’ve never heard before.” Later, in the middle of Tchaikovsky’s first movement and during a slight break in the music, someone in the audience, caught in the excitement of the night, shouted “Bravo!” The clamour for tickets was so great after the first night, people had to be turned away for the second concert.

This year’s series also involves Melbourne. Logistically it is more of a nightmare because the single Sydney concert is sandwiched between two Melbourne ones. Trucks will transport the heavier instruments to and

from both capitals. The repertoire is the same throughout: Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring (celebrating its 100th anniversary) and Mahler’s 1st Symphony (including the much-neglected Blumine movement), both conducted by Zubin Mehta - and therein lies a tale too.

“We needed an ‘unobtainable’ conductor…”

“Take it or leave it,” said Zubin

““

Briger describes it thus: “We needed to go to the next level up and get an ‘unobtainable’ conductor. We thought of Rattle, Abbado, Mehta, Barenboim and even Dudamel, and we came up with Zubin. He’s the man - everybody loves him and we got Nick Deutsch to contact him. Mehta wanted names of players - he was impressed, all tip-top names. Zubin gave us dates and we booked the halls and then

CALAMITY, Zubin e-mailed that the Ring cycle dates he was to conduct had to be re-organised which meant cancelling us. But this is the beauty of the AWO - we have so many players who are tops in the world - I contacted Matt McDonald and Stan Dodds who were playing with Mehta at the Berlin Philharmonic and I instructed them to ‘go into Zubin’s dressing room, tell him to look at his calendar and don’t leave until you’ve found us some new dates’, and they did and they discovered the only five day window in the next five years. ‘Take it or leave it’, said Zubin. We went to the Opera House with the new dates and it’s all worked out.” - Randolph Magri-Overend

The Australian World Orchestra performs at the Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House on Thursday 3 October 8pm

ALEXANDER BRIGER

Lord BernersZubin Mehta. Photo - G. Luca Moggi/New Press Photo

Thursday 21 November Opening Night 6pm-10pm Friday 22 November - Sunday 1 December 9am–6pm

Balmain Town Hall, 370 Darling Street, Balmain

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Fifteen-year-old violinist Grace Clifford was named Fine Music 102.5 Young Performer of the Year following an enchanting performance of Sarasate’s Carmen Fantasy Op 25 and Debussy’s Beau Soir at the finals held in the Sydney Conservatorium’s Verbrugghen Hall on September 7.Her performance was all the more impressive for the fact that she was still recovering from a severe upper respiratory tract infection and had come very close to forfeiting. “Had it been 24 hours earlier, she would not have made it,” said organiser Judy Deacon.The modest, poised and well-named Grace, said that she thought her performance had “..gone quite well really,” and that the chance to test herself in public and through being recorded was one of the most important aspects and benefits of competition, “I really enjoyed it, and it is always great to find a place where you can perform.” With the Kendall Violin and ABC young performer finals next on her agenda, Grace will have plenty more public outings and with those in mind, rejected any coddling and was back rehearsing early the following morning. A Year 9 student at Abbotsleigh, Grace is in the Sydney Conservatorium’s Rising Stars program under Robin Wilson, one of Australia’s leading teachers. Last year she was placed fourth in the junior section of the Yehudi Menuhin competition and this year toured as a development artist with Selby and Friends. As Fine Music Young Performer of the Year, she has won $5,000 from the Family Frank Foundation, and will represent NSW in the national finals in Brisbane on 15 November. She has also achieved another opportunity to appear in public - this time in a major performance with the North Sydney Symphony Orchestra in 2014. She will take the stage as a soloist under conductor Steven Hillinger, who was an adjudicator of the Award. He said of Grace’s winning performance, “She makes everything sound so easy. Her expressiveness and musical phrasing were beautiful and the character of the

pieces really came through. She told us a story through her performance.” Hillinger was delighted with all four of the final contestants and made these comments following the event -Jonathon Ramsay (euphonium) - runner up and winner of $2,000 from Sydney Piano World: “Jonathon is a technical and musical whizz on the euphonium. Not only is his fast playing incredibly accurate, clear and consistent, it is incredibly musical. There was always a sense of direction and line in his playing while also still coming across as light and playful. In the slow passages his sound was warm and round as he sang the long musical lines through his instrument. “Antonia Berg (flute) - “Antonia had the facility to play with a soft, delicate sound or a full, rich sound as required by the repertoire. Her beautiful lyrical playing through phrases created wonderfully musical shapes.”Paul Cheung (piano) - “Paul played with a great clarity of rhythm and finesse and managed to achieve a wonderful balance between his left and right hands, so noticeable when the melody and accompaniment swapped between them. He had wonderful control over his dynamics and played with great energy.”Other final adjudicators were Phillip Chu and Simon Kenway. The Hon Gabrielle Upton MP opened the event and station patron Simon Tedeschi presented the winner’s prize. – Lizzie Herbert

Young VirtuosiYOUNG PERFORMER OF THE YEAR - GRACE CLIFFORD

Young Performer of the year Grace Clifford. Photography - Raymond Horsey

Runner up Jonathon Ramsey

YOUNG VIRTUOSI BROADCASTS1pm Wednesday 2 October Sydney Eisteddfod Accompanist Award Presenter - David Nutting3.30 pm – 5.30 pm Saturday 5 October 2013 Young Performer Award Final Presenter - Oscar Foong1pm Wednesday 9 October YPA reprise 2012 winner pianist Bo An Lu Presenter - Troy Fil1pm Wednesday 16 October Sydney Eisteddfod Aria & Opera and Arts Support Group Vocal Scholarship Finals Presenter - Camille Mercép1pm Wednesday 23 October Sydney Eisteddfod Alf & Pearl Pollard Award Presenter - Joshua McNulty1pm Wednesday 30 October Composers Series Presenter - Troy Fil Audio Engineer, Greg Ghavalas

UPCOMING EVENTS 8pm Tuesday 8 October - Sydney Eisteddfod Alf & Pearl Pollard Memorial Awards for Performance Excellence, Lane Cove- Mowbray Anglican Church, Rosenthal Avenue, Lane Cove 18 October - Entries close Young Performer Award 2014 - see website for application form www.finemusicfm.com31 October – Performance “Music: Count Us In” schools program. Entries open now. www.musiccountusin.org.au Young Virtuosi Co-ordinator: Judy Deacon [email protected]

MET OPERA 2013/2014 SEASONEUGENE ONEGIN OCT 2013 - 26/27/31

THE NOSENOV 2013 - 16/17/21

TOSCADEC 2013 - 14/15/19

FALSTAFF JAN 2014 - 18/19/23

RUSALKAMAR 2014 - 1/2/6

PRINCE IGORMAR 2014 - 22/23/27

WERTHERAPR 2014 - 12/13/17

LA BOHÈMEMAY 2014 - 3/4/8

COSÌ FAN TUTTEMAY 2014 - 31 JUNE 1/5

LA CENERENTOLAJUNE 2014 - 14/15/19

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O T H E L L OThe National Theatre London presents a major new production of William Shakespeare’s celebrated play about the destructive power of jealousy

starring Adrian Lester.

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National Theatre

★★★★★ “A gripping production.” - Daily Telegraph ★★★★★ “Breathtaking... Adrian Lester and Rory Kinnear are

superb” - The Times ★★★★★ “Unmissable.” - Observer

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PLUS! ON SCREEN! MGMS MUSICAL CLASSIC (G)

The film cited by tenors Plácido Domingo and José Carreras as having been their childhood inspiration.

National TheatreM A C B E T H

Kenneth Branagh returns to the stage as Macbeth, for his first Shakespeare performance after more than a decade.

‘An exciting production that shows why Branagh is such a fine Shakespearean actor.’ - The Guardian

‘One of the Scottish Play’s great revivals.’ Daily Telegraph

‘Branagh is magnificent’ Daily Mail

‘ Superb.. a truly immersive

experience.’ - Financial Times

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THE HABIT OF ARTNov 9/10/11

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Nov 30/Dec 1/2.

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AUSSIES ABROADDEBORAH HUMBLE: HAVE VOICE, WILL TRAVEL

Australian mezzo-soprano Deborah Humble is a singer who doesn’t mind travelling to further her career. Having spent eight years in Hamburg where another ex-pat, Simone Young (Artistic Director of the Hamburg State Opera and Music Director of the Hamburg Philharmonic Orchestra), is also about to look for “greener pastures”, Humble is currently on a sabbatical tour of Italy based in Como. Some people have all the luck!

Right now, she says, she is merely happy to sit back and revisit the role of Amneris from Aida which she performed in Melbourne earlier this year. “I know exactly what worked and what didn’t work technically and dramatically in performance and it’s a perfect time to revisit things, while everything is still fresh.” She is also currently working on some of the bigger Wagnerian roles: Fricka and Kundry “the things one can do with vocal maturity.” She’s also casting an eye over the Italian repertoire. “Eboli (from Verdi’s Don Carlo) is a good choice for my voice. Another one of my favourite roles is Suzuki (Puccini’s Madama Butterfly). I love the music.” She is also attracted to the music of Strauss, Brahms and Mahler. “I love song repertoire in general, particularly anything French or Russian. I adore Vaughan Williams and Elgar.”

It’s a far cry from her early days when following various musical stints (including singing in the Victoria State Opera Chorus) and armed with a Diploma of Education from Melbourne University and a Master of Music Research from the Australian Catholic University she set out to conquer Europe. “I just packed up and went,” she recalls. “Luckily, some other singing friends went around the same time so I felt there was a bit of a community waiting in London at the end of the journey. If I ever came close to giving up, that was the time. I taught in some very difficult schools and never had time or energy to practise. I used to wonder what on earth I had done, that I must be completely crazy! It was the same for all of us. Friends were filing in offices, working in shops, waiting at tables. We looked after each other, and in any case I was too proud and too stubborn to change my course.”

In 1998 she decided to accept a singing role with Les Musiciens du Louvre in Paris and stayed till 2002. While there she also sang for Théâtre du Châtelet where she recorded many CDs such as La Belle Helene, sang the lead role in Offenbach’s Barbe Bleue and performed in

the Festival International d’Art Lyrique d’Aix-en-Provence.

They called the group of us the kangaroo club!

“““I returned to London,” she continues, “to audition for Simone Young who was about to take over at Opera Australia. I sang Erda’s ‘Warnung’ from Das Rheingold much to her distress. She pointed out that I was much too young for the Wagner repertoire and that I should put that music in a drawer for at least a decade. After a second audition with more appropriate repertoire I received a contract with Opera Australia where I stayed for three years. When Simone relocated to the State Opera of Hamburg I was invited to audition for the available, full time position of ‘Tiefer Alt’ or contralto. I started there at the end of 2005. Simone told me that I had to be extra conscientious because I had come from Australia. They called the group of us the kangaroo club!”

Dreams sometimes come true!

““But Humble’s German was minimal and she spent many stressful days when she couldn’t understand what people were telling her to do. Since then “I have sung night after night with some of the best in the singing world - a daily on-stage lesson in singing and acting. Being from Adelaide I only ever imagined I would

see those names on the back of my CD covers. Dreams sometimes come true!”

Humble’s next appearance in Australia is at Melbourne’s Opera Australia production of the Ring Cycle in November where she’ll be singing the role of Erda the earth goddess whose aria in Das Rheingold is all of five minutes long - she comes out of the ground “sings and then disappears back where she came from.” She pops up again in Siegfried. She’s also singing Waltraute in both Die Walküre and Götterdämmerung. Also on the cards for 2014 are appearances with both the Sydney and Queensland Symphony Orchestras.

But it is as a travel-writer/photographer that Deborah would also like to be remembered. If her efforts on her website www.divadiary.it are anything to go by, she could be on to a winner. Besides the photographs on display, she shows a ready wit when writing on the subject of Italian beaches.

Here’s a sample:

The smaller and rockier the beach the more money it will cost to spend the day there. Foreigners will be charged more on principle. The man who rents the sun beds will randomly decide a price based on the size of your bikini.

Alas, we are not privy to what she paid! - Randolph Magri-Overend

Deborah Humble as Amneris in Opera Australia’s Aida. Photo - Jeff Busby


What’s On

ORCHESTRALTHE METROPOLITAN ORCHESTRAMET SERIES 4 – FIFTH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

Saturday 2 November 8pmEugene Goossens Hall, ABC Centre, Ultimo

Tickets: $20-$40Bookings: 8007 7131www.metorchestra.com.au

Launching as Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra in April 2009 and rebranding to The Metropolitan Orchestra (TMO) early 2012, TMO is recognised for delivering first-

class, intimate concert experiences across the Sydney region. Comprising some of Sydney’s most dynamic musicians and with Guy Noble as its patron, TMO has staged more than 60 acclaimed concerts as part of their highly regarded annual season under the direction of Artistic Director and Chief Conductor Sarah-Grace Williams (left). This concert celebrates TMO’s Fifth Anniversary with two of the Great Fives - the symphonies of Beethoven and Tchaikovsky. This exhilarating and powerful program features the largest orchestra size in a Met Series for the year and is a fitting end to the 2013 season.

CHAMBER AUSTRALIA ENSEMBLE Saturday 12 October 8pm University of New South Wales, Sir John Clancy Auditorium

Tickets: $17-$47 Bookings: 9385 4874 www.ae.unsw.edu.au

The two composing Bs whose music helps to enliven the first half of this program are not the usual ones cited in some central European tallies of musical excellence but possess in abundance their own mastery and distinction. Bartók’s Contrasts is a viscerally exciting personification of instrumental characters in active combat and occasional reconciliation. Britten was very young when he showed in his Sinfonietta for ten instruments his complete control of animated, fresh-sounding musical dialogue. Owing to the deferred arrival of a commissioned score by Nigel Butterley, its place will be taken by a new work, Double Entendre, by another Australian composer, John Peterson, in which the Australia Ensemble’s brilliant instrumentalists will be partnered by two dancers. Mendelssohn seems to have been born with or developed almost all the talents, distinctions or blessings accessible to human beings. His D minor Piano Trio is one of a list of surviving works of an entirely dazzling beauty.

CHAMBERAUSTRALIAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRABRAHMS 4 WITH ISSERLIS

Sunday 27 October 2pmTuesday 29 October 8pmSydney Opera House

Tickets: $45-$125Bookings: 1800 444 444www.aco.com.au

The Fourth is Brahms’ final and greatest symphony. Here, Brahms takes flight, as he melds the soaring sounds of Romanticism to classical structure in a constantly evolving drama. Brahms premiered the symphony with a small orchestra of 48 musicians, which he declined to augment. The Australian Chamber Orchestra follows his lead and performs with wind instruments from Brahms’ time. Steven Isserlis (above, right) is one of the ACO’s

favourite collaborators - the epitome of the intelligent and passionate cellist. There could be no better soloist for Dvorák’s ardent and much-loved concerto. Isserlis first played it as a child. “I used to think it was so joyous,” he says. “As I’ve got older, the more tragic it seems.” Artists - Richard Tognetti, director and violin, Steven Isserlis, cello.

CHAMBERSYDNEY OMEGA ENSEMBLERESONATE SERIES

Sunday 13 October 7pmArt Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney

Tickets: $70-$80Bookings: 9225 1878www.sydneyomegaensemble.com

Emma Matthews (right) is a highly acclaimed and awarded coloratura soprano equally at home with opera, recital and concert repertoire.She performs regularly with Australia’s leading opera companies, orchestras and festivals. This performance sees the Sydney Omega Ensemble return for their eighth appearance on the Resonate stage. The concert is a rare opportunity to hear Matthews perform in a chamber music recital with members of the Ensemble. The concert will be preceded by a champagne reception and private viewing of A Silk Road Saga: Yu Hong’s Sarcophagus

exhibition. Performers - Huy-Nguyen Bui (violin), Lisa Osmialowski (flute), David Rowden (clarinet), Michael Dixon (horn) and Maria Raspopova (piano). The program includes Spohr, Songs (6), Op. 103 Schubert, Auf dem Strom, D 943/Op. 119 Ibert, Deux Interludes, Schubert, Der Hirt auf dem Felsen, D 965/Op. 129 (The Shepherd on the Rock).Image Emma Matthews. Photo Bridget Elliot.


SYMPHONY SYDNEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA LATIN FEVER - WITH THE LABÈQUE SISTERS

Friday 25, Saturday 26 and Monday 28 October Sydney Opera House

Tickets: $35-$125 Bookings: 8215 4600 www.sydneysymphony.com

Enjoy the hot-blooded orchestral sounds from Mexico, Brazil, Argentina and Peru. Peruvian conductor Miguel Harth-Bedoya (pictured) returns to Sydney and his theme is dance. But not just the tangos of Latin American tradition - Jimmy López makes an irresistible mashup of trance, techno and Latin rhythms in his wild and explosive Fiesta! With Golijov’s Nazareno, French sisters Katia and Marielle Labèque make a welcome and long-awaited return to Sydney. Their elegant partnership is placed in the spotlight with hypnotic dance beats, fierce passions and haunting melodies. Program - Márquez Danzón No.2, Golijov (Arr. Grau - Nazareno), Villa-Lobos Bachianas Brasileiras No.4: Preludio And Danza, Piazzolla Tangazo, López Fiesta! - 4 Pop Dances. Artists -Miguel Harth-Bedoya conductor, Katia & Marielle Labèque piano duo, Gonzalo Grau percussion, Raphael Seguiniër drums.

CHORALSYDNEY PHILHARMONIA CHOIRS ODE TO JOY – 4 HANDS, 100 VOICES

Friday 25 October 8pmSydney Conservatorium of Music

Tickets: $60-$70Bookings: 9251 3115www.sydneyphilharmonia.com.au

An evening of amazing salon versions of popular choral works and irresistible choral arrangements of beautiful orchestral and chamber works. The Sydney Philharmonia Chamber Singers present an intimate program of some of the greatest orchestral works arranged for the voice, from Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Mahler to Cole Porter and the Swingle Singers.Program of arrangements include - Ludwig van Beethoven Finale from the Ninth Symphony, Felix Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Gustav Mahler Ich bin die Welt Abhanden gekommen, Samuel Barber Agnus Dei, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Flight of the Bumble Bee as well as songs from the Swingle Singers. Post-performance Q&A with conductor and Music Director, Brett Weymark with a complimentary glass of wine from Dindima Wines. Sydney Philharmonia celebrates and shares the joy of communal singing. It presents the 500-year-old art form of choral music for audiences at the highest standards of artistic excellence, with key artistic partners and through its own programs.

SYDNEY YOUTH ORCHESTRAS 40TH ANNIVERSARY GALA CONCERT

Sunday 3 November 3pm Verbrugghen Hall, Sydney Conservatorium of Music

Tickets: $17-$53 Bookings: 1300 795 012 www.ticketek.com

The Sydney Youth Orchestra marks its 40th anniversary with a very special Gala Anniversary Concert. Experience the power of Mahler’s Sixth Symphony, with many SYO alumni and well known Sydney musicians joining the ranks of the orchestra to celebrate the achievements of this wonderful organisation which has provided inspiration for countless young musicians. Conducted by Max McBride, the concert opens with Stravinsky’s Greeting Prelude, a playful birthday tune, followed by Haydn’s Sinfonia Concertante, featuring soloists from the current Sydney Youth Orchestra - musical rising stars. Join this concert and celebrate SYO’s contribution to Australia’s cultural heritage, now and into the future.

JAZZMANLY JAZZ FESTIVAL

Saturday 5 October - Monday 7 October Manly Corso and various indoor venues www.manly.nsw.gov.au/whatson/manlyjazz

Over the October long weekend see some of jazz’s finest including USA’s Lionel Cole (above), John Morrison and Jackie Cooper with special

guest guitar legend George Golla, Australia’s Got Talent Grand Finalist Liam Burrows and the Andy Firth Big Band, as well as Australia’s greatest gift to jazz vocals, Emma Pask. Now in its 36th year, Manly Jazz has a rich history of dishing up some of the best live jazz performances from across Australia and around the world. Taking place over the October long weekend, this is an iconic event on the Australian music scene and is firmly positioned as Sydney’s biggest celebration of all things jazz. It takes place in the heart of Manly along the Manly Corso and the picturesque Manly Beachfront. Up to 45,000 jazz enthusiasts experience this landmark music festival which features over 70 free performances on several outdoor stages. When the sun goes down the vibe continues in the many bars and music venues across town to keep the music going well into the night.

JAZZ THE NEW EMPIRE BALLROOM RAGTIME DANCE ORCHESTRA ANDTHE NEW YOUNG NORTHSIDE BIG BAND

Sunday 27 October 2pmNorth Sydney Leagues Club

Tickets $25 ($160 for a table of 8)Bookings: 0438 654 267

The New Empire Ballroom Ragtime Dance Orchestra re-creates ragtime era music and the hot dance orchestras of Paul Whiteman, Jean Goldkette, Duke Ellington and other great bands of the “Jazz Age”. Under the direction of Barney Waters they present a genuine re-creation of the music provided by the famous jazz orchestras of the 1920s. The New Young Northside Big Band features the music of Benny Goodman, Count Basie, Artie Shaw, Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Woody Herman and other top bandleaders of the Swing Era of the 1930s and the Big Band Era of the 1940s. Under the direction of Geoff Power they have a marvellous understanding of the music and playing mainly from original band arrangements - they transport us back to those exciting times.


ELGAR & CARTER: CELLO CONCERTOS Alisa Weilerstein, Daniel Barenboim, Staatskapelle Berlin Decca: 4782735

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There always seems to be a danger when recording a famous and enduringly popular work that the performance will be measured against past favourites to the extent that the new recording becomes simply a collection of ratings and opinions.Managing to avoid that by pairing the Elgar with the Carter cello concertos draws all the more attention to Weilerstein’s skill and interpretation as a cellist. Having confessed a desire to avoid mimicry of du Pre’s powerful rendition of the Elgar; Weilerstein seems to channel less of the grating post-war trauma and draw the emotion of the work from our own modern context. It is a striking and very effective way of drawing the listener into every aspect of her finest performance of the work.The orchestra, under Barenboim, is an asset to

Weilerstein throughout, complementary and competitive by turns as the music demands. The crisp articulation and ordered dynamics do not detract from the raw emotion in any way, displaying the orchestra rather as Barenboim’s singular instrument in a duet with the cello.Weilerstein’s performance of Carter’s 2001 concerto evokes the words of the composer himself: “I tried to find personal ways of revealing the cello’s…possibilities”. Her enthusiasm and energy in Carter’s musically explorative work casts a charm over even the most searing sections. And the final resonant chord of Bruch’s Kol Nidrei proves that this collection will be one against which future interpretations are worthily measured. - Joshua McNulty

RICHARD WAGNER - DER RING DES NIBELUNGEN DG 00289 479 1560 – 14 CDs and 2 DVDs Chorus and Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera/Christian Thielemann

✶ ✶ ✶ ✶You don’t have to be a nuclear scientist to conclude that Wagner’s operas, and in particular his Ring Cycle, are an acquired taste. I am slowly starting to appreciate them. I’ve realised that Wagner is a genius at composing orchestral works. But, alas, there are but a handful of examples in this 14 CD version of a 2011 Vienna State Opera live performance of The Ring. His musical interludes are awesome;

they are majestic, towering and totally awe-inspiring. It’s the bits in between that I have difficulty with. I am not saying that those bits are not superbly sung and artistically staged but unless you have witnessed a live performance - and only a select few have had the privilege - one can only use the powers of imagination to appreciate what’s on offer. The orchestra is exceptional and the singers - no Bryn Terfel or Jonas Kaufmann here - are all wonderful. But is that enough? The visuals on the DVDs are a great help, and here we have snatches from four different productions to compare including one production from La Fura dels Baus (producers of this year’s Verdi’s Masked Ball at the Sydney Opera House). I fear all I can do is echo Mark

Twain’s sentiments when he labelled Wagner’s music as “not as bad as it sounds”. - Randolph Magri-Overend

SMILE The Idea of North

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Sally Cameron, soprano – Naomi Crellin, alto – Nick Begbie, tenor – Andrew Piper, bass ABC 481-0503

The Idea of North (TION) has done it again. They’ve produced another superb album of jazz a cappella singing. From the high treble of Sally Cameron to the bass notes of Andrew Piper this is another CD they can all be proud of. In between, of course, we also have the lyricism of Nick Begbie and Naomi Crellin’s tuneful altissimo. Crellin also dabbles in composition (When I was a Girl) and has taken time to arrange a majority of the songs on offer. Andrew Piper also has a composition (Keep my Supper Warm) and, to a lesser extent, does some arranging. There are also a capella arrangements of songs by Sting, Stevie Wonder, Joni Mitchell, Antonio Carlos Jobim

and Trish Delaney-Brown (Rachel) who was one of the founders of TION. Some of the songs have percussive backing but it is the unaccompanied songs that impress the most. Charlie Chaplin’s Smile and Sting’s Fragile are good examples - there is a wistfulness in the unaccompanied songs that appeals greatly plus the vocal pizzicato adds immeasurably to the depth of the pieces. The faster numbers which include Mas Que Nada and St Thomas just go to prove that TION can handle all styles. But we knew that already. What next for this fabulous group of harmonic singers? They have the Midas touch and anything they put their minds and voices to will always sound magical. - Fulton Myers

Sally Cameron is a presenter of jazz on Fine Music 102.5

CD Reviews


BRUCKNER SYMPHONY NO.4, 7 & 8 Kent Nagano Bavarian State Orchestra FARAO Classics B108074

✶ ✶ ✶ ✶This box set released by Farao Classics marks the end of Kent Nagano’s reign as the Bavarian State Orchestra’s Music Director after his seven year long stint. It features the first versions of

the Bruckner symphonies which more often than not remain neglected and naturally overshadowed by the revised versions. In this recording Nagano successfully engages the orchestra from start to finish, and convinces his listeners that the peculiarities written in this original version have their perks and charm under the right direction.

The composer’s intent and patriotism towards a Wagnerian sound is masterfully captured by the orchestra with Nagano single-handedly shaping the musical phrases and bringing to light the thicker textural complexity required in Bruckner’s music. This full-bodied sounding orchestra was just as sensitive in quiet introverted passages, where just enough nuance was used, keeping the overall balance of the music.

The 4th Symphony opens with a beautiful haunting single horn call, married with an underlying unsettled bass tremolo, before elevating the opening passage into a vast array of sound. Nagano’s command of the silences between contrasting passages is absolutely stunning, seizing and exposing the beauty written even in passages which may otherwise seem disjunct. The orchestra masterfully executed the textural dynamics written, shaping the overall structural layers of sound, thus showcasing the essence of Bruckner’s horizontal writing style. Overall, Nagano’s ability to carry through the anticipation within the phrasing yet never seeming overly indulgent truly brings out the exquisiteness of the Bruckner symphonies. - Andrea Nicole Lim

THE TRIO SONATA IN 18TH CENTURY GERMANY With the London Baroque BIS Records 1995

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The Trio Sonata In 18th Century Germany is the last of an eight-disc series which opened with three Fantasias composed before 1620 by Orlando Gibbons. Through the collection London Baroque has covered staples of the repertoire by renowned composers and presented lesser known works. This final of the series, which has traced the rise and fall of the trio sonata, takes us to 18th century Germany. It consists of six substantial trio sonatas written by Johann Gottlieb Goldberg, Johann Friedrich Fasch, Johann Christoph

Friedrich Bach, Johann Gottlieb Graun, G.P. Telemann, and C.P.E. Bach. Partly because all these composers come from the same period of time and compose the same kind of music, it is really hard to differentiate the pieces and to be fully aware of when one piece ends and a different composition written by a different composer begins. However, they are all upbeat pieces, sparky and energising which makes this CD superb for early mornings and breakfast time, when you are rushing about getting ready to go to work, or school, or what have you. In fact, I was listening to this CD at that time and I noticed that the music affected my mood even though I was not focussing on it. This further enhanced my belief in music as a powerful stimulant to uplift hungry minds. Authentic instrumentalists will appreciate the

clarity and the quality of the ensemble playing. - Richard Wong

TURNER – A LIFE IN MUSICMusic by Mozart, Haydn, Schubert, Berlioz, Giuliani, Beethoven, Mendelssohn and others

Various Orchestras and SoloistsABC 481 0377

✶ ✶ ✶This album was inspired by the exhibition of J M W Turner’s paintings which were recently displayed in Canberra’s National Gallery of Australia. In drawing parallels between Turner’s works and music, ABC Classics has, through this recording, tracked the music that Turner probably encountered in his lifetime. Initially we are regaled with the andante from J C Bach Sinfonia Concertante in E-Flat major, then Mozart and Haydn and eventually finish off with Stephanie McCallum’s piano interpretation of Liszt’s Transcendental Studies. It’s an interesting concept, and helped in no small measure by the amusing and perceptive notes

from Emma Ayres, the ABC presenter of Classic Breakfast. No topic or artist is so sacred that it can’t provide fodder for her own twist on the subject. For example, writing about Franz Schubert she mentions that he never made much money but “he did express his soul and the yearnings of his generation. Let’s call them Gen S - better fashions than Gen Y, but unfortunately no antibiotics.” Regarding Liszt and his flamboyant life-style she describes him as “long-haired, unfettered and free. He makes Lady Gaga look like Dame Edna.” The music itself, isn’t half-bad either with a rendition of Rossini’s forgotten overture to Eduardo e Cristina (a bit too loud, alas) opening the portals to the 30 or so final years of Turner’s life and the Romantic period in music. - Randolph Magri-Overend

CD Reviews


JAZZ CD REVIEWS

REMBERING BILLIEScott HamiltonBlue Duchess BDCD003

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One year into a 15-year association with Rosemary Clooney on Concord Records a 24-year-old Scott Hamilton backed the singer on one of her finest albums, the 1978 tribute to the great Billie Holiday called Here’s To My Lady. Showing the strong influence of his idols including Ben Webster and Don Byas, Hamilton would help make this album and others, some devoted to such songwriters as Cole Porter, Harold Arlen, Irving Berlin and Johnny Mercer, the most popular in the label’s catalogue. As Hamilton’s recorded repertoire since has usually been made up of standards, ballads blues and the occasional original, it’s surprising that his debut disc for the Dutch label should be a tribute to one of jazz’s most tragic icons. Not that I am complaining. I find Hamilton’s one

BOB BROOKMEYER - LEADER AND CO-LEADER: Four Classic Albums (Stan Getz, Bob Brookmeyer Recorded Fall 1961; The Blues Hot And Cold; Tonite’s Music Today; Brookmeyer). AvidAMSC1054

✶ ✶ ✶ ✶ ✶ The best value going around must be this English label which continues to package three or four albums in a release, most of them often long unavailable and neglected by the major labels for which they were first recorded. This set not only showcases a most distinguished musician, composer and arranger, one of jazz’s most creative thinkers, but highlights the high standard of musicianship on

many of the recordings by valve trombonist Bob Brookmeyer from the mid-1950s to early 1960s in what has fondly been recalled as a golden era for jazz albums when so many were released. Not surprising when considering the elite names on these recordings - Stan Getz, Zoot Sims, Al Cohn, Jimmy Rowles, Hank Jones, Milt Hinton, Mel Lewis and Gus Johnson. Pride of place must go to Brookmeyer’s reunion with Getz who had just returned to the United States from Sweden where he lived since 1958 - the Lester Young influence had receded and his sound now had a luxurious breathlessness that would mark his best work. This, allied with his masterful technique and effortless swing, made sure there would be many memorable moments on this little known session. Brookmeyer’s valve trombone blends easily with Getz’s cool-toned tenor, making light of intricacies of the

American Songbook. This album, his third and last for the Atlantic label in the early 1960s after being cast adrift when MGM acquired Norman Granz’s Verve records, is a superb tribute to the world’s greatest metropolis, capturing its many varying moods in words and music, sophisticated and swinging. As a singer, he is flawless; there was no better example of male jazz vocalising at this time. And the fine arrangements to name but a few by Dick Hazard (Harlem Nocturne and Manhattan), Shorty Rogers (Lullaby Of Birdland) and Johnny T Williams (Broadway and the title track) perfectly complement his artistry. It’s interesting to compare the George Shearing-like backing to Lullaby of Birdland here with his classic 1956 version with the Marty Paich Dektette where after singing the lyrics

accompanied by Red Mitchell’s bass, he scats fluently before trading four-bar breaks with trumpeters Pete Candoli and Don Faguerquist and trombonist Bob Enevoldsen. Both are superb. I wouldn’t be without either.

SUNDAY IN NEW YORKMel TormeRhino (Atlantic Masters series) 8122733362

✶ ✶ ✶ ✶In a perfect world, music of this calibre would be heard regularly on commercial radio but sadly the never ending pandering to amateur wannabes shows no signs of ending. I first heard Mel Torme on commercial radio 57 years ago singing Mountain Greenery and he’s been my favourite male vocalist since. Labelled by some as a hip Frank Sinatra, Torme is more than that. He is one of the finest interpreters of the music of Porter, Ellington, Kern and the other great popular composers who contributed to The Great

of the two most satisfying sounds on tenor saxophone in jazz today; the other is Harry Allen - pardon my bias! Produced by his long-time friend Duke Robillard who plays acoustic guitar on two tracks, Fooling Myself and I’ll Never Be The Same, the now Florence-based Hamilton concentrates on Holiday’s pre-World War Two more swinging output, a happier period for her, which is probably why the disc begins with a jaunty When You’re Smiling. His rich full-bodied sound is a joy to the ear on Good Morning Heartache and God Bless The Child. Other highlights include a wistful Fooling Myself and a sprightly If Dreams Come True but for me the gem is the moody and atmospheric You’re My Thrill.

uptempo Minuet Circa ’61. Mention must also be made of the 1956 set with Sims (Tonite’s Music Today) where the hard-swinging cool-toned solos owe as much to that era as the innovations of bebop.

Discourse with Kevin Jones


SWINGING ON THE VINETHAT TODDLIN’ TOWN

The mist is slowly lifting across the meadows as I stand at the entrance to my Hunter Valley hideaway oblivious to the sun slowly rising in the east. Empty glass in hand I begin to hum “Into each life some rain must fall…” Yes, The Ink Spots never sang truer words. I ponder on the coming visit of my sister-in-law, The Mouth, who seems to have regressed to her earlier years after another sojourn in Europe where no doubt her companions found her hideously embarrassing as she emphasised her Australian heritage.

Not only is she a stalwart of her Neighbourhood Watch but she has also joined the local fire brigade! The mind boggles even more as I am told with her faux grandiloquence she has joined the “internet circus” of adjectival junkies populating unreadable blogs. I shudder but smile at the thought of the insufferable Clifford being battered into submission by her acquiescence. Not that I escaped unscathed during her last visit. Her scream of “manners” as I picked up a bowl and began slurping my soup still haunts me and her remarks on my refuge and one true friend are unprintable. I may be a Neanderthal - but I am one with class. There is a war of words in the offing and it may be time to call Rocco to stock up my hideaway with fine food for the coming siege on my sanity.

Banishing from my mind any further thoughts allied to our superficial society hooked on bogan slogans I wander over to an unopened bottle of red wine. I waken (Bigger Now) Little J who raises his head and wags his tail at the thought of all his piggy dreams of drinking bowls of shiraz becoming a reality. Ruby Braff And His Buddies are in the groove doing justice to Jimmy Van Heusen’s Swinging On A Star; eat your heart out Bing Crosby.

Braff, that most melodic of cornet players, once claimed he was a “graduate of the University of Louis Armstrong”! Chicago pianist Art Hodes went one better - his musical education was completed by hanging out with Louis Armstrong in the late 1920s! He’d been introduced to Armstrong by his friend, the one-armed New Orleans trumpet player Wingy Manone with whom he roomed for a couple of years. Hodes recalled in a Jazz Journal interview with Ray Horricks: “Not only was I knocked out musically but Louis took to me as a person. Started taking me around with him into joints where there

business. No wonder Hodes found it hard to concentrate - they were only four feet away. He never felt comfortable as he explained “in a place like that you never knew what might happen next”! But after Prohibition the music scene declined. By 1938 only accordion players were working as the need for pianists and jazz dried up.

His good friends Pee Wee Russell, Muggsy Spanier and George Wetling had all left so reluctantly he headed for New York leaving the city he always loved. But the next decade would become the most feverish, varied and certainly the most influential of his working life. Things were slow early. Clarinettist Joe Marsala hired him for his band at the Hickory House but the musicians union stopped it. Bunny Berigan wanted him for his orchestra. However, once he got his union card things picked up. He spent some time in New Jersey accompanying singer Frankie Laine. In fact he showed him how to sing That’s My Desire which became Laine’s first big hit.

Hodes had a trio at Jimmy Ryan’s club where he was told: “Don’t have any pictures taken with the band. And above all don’t rehearse. Otherwise you get your notice!”

The Village Vanguard was next and more satisfactory. His musical companions included Wild Bill Davison, later replaced by trumpeter Max Kaminsky, and drummer Freddie Moore. “We had great singers there. Pearl Bailey sang off the floor. And there was lot of good blues, in particular by Big Bill Broonzy who always had a fifth of Scotch with him. He used to gargle with the stuff! Moreover it was due to Big Bill that I got to meet Leadbelly. He stopped by the club one night and Bill sang and I played Happy Birthday to him…”

However, more importantly he became the virtual house pianist for Alfred Lion’s newly-formed Blue Note records and was also the only white player on Don Qualey’s Solo Arts label. But more about that next month and the long forgotten “jazz wars”; and talking of wars there is car stopping in front of the homestead. The Mouth has arrived. It’s time to contact Rocco on his answering machine with a few bars of The Good Earth by Woody Herman’s First Herd. It’s our distress signal. - Patrick D Maguire

was all this black music I’d never known existed before. Jazz - and wow - those great blues singers, guitarists and pianists.”

But Hodes never had a chance to play a date with his mentor. The reason was simple - in Chicago black was black especially in music and entertainment. In New York the attitude was more liberal but in Chicago there was an unwritten law - no mixing black and white on the bandstand. This is why the white musicians when forming their own bands became known as the Chicagoans. Hodes had nine years hanging out with the black musicians during which he evolved a personal jazz style and learnt the true meaning of the blues and their musical cousin boogie woogie. He flexed his fingers with his leading contemporaries with the white Chicagoan school of jazz playing with Gene Krupa, Frank Teschmacher, Bud Freeman and Muggsy Spanier.

Hodes, who was raised in Chicago’s “bloody twentieth ward”, used to play piano behind the bar in a hotel on 22nd Street where Al Capone and his gang lived. Some of Capone’s heaviest guys, those responsible for the St Valentine’s Day massacre, would hang out at the bar talking

Kaiser Marshall, Art Hodes, Sandy Williams, and Cecil (Xavier) Scott, Times Square, New York, N.Y., ca. July 1947


Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday12:00 The Symphony Chamber At the Keyboard With the Orchestra From the 20th Century

14:00 From Current CataloguesStephen Wilson

21 October ACO

In Conversation with Michael Morton-Evans (repeats)

1 Oct - John Lill (31 July 2013)

8 Oct - Piroozi Desai-Keane (7 Aug 2013)

15 Oct - Goknur Shanal (14 Aug 2013)

22 Oct - Teddy Tahu Rhodes (21 Aug 2013)

29 Oct – Lyndon Terracini (28 Aug 2013)

2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Oct The Voices – the Roles with Angela Cockburn

23 October Countdown to The Ring. Episode 10

Treasures of Recorded Music with Randolph Magri-Overend

4, 11, 18, 25 OctoberFeature artistor Sydney Symphony with Peter Kurti (2nd Fri of month)

15:00 Jazz Off the Shelf – a whole album

Jazz Standards - featuring important compositions

Jazz Australia - showcasing a wealth of local talent

Jazz Biography - highlighting a musician and their work

Jazz in Concert - live recordings

*See www.finemusicfm.com for program details

October Digital Schedule

THE HAYDN SYMPHONIES ON AIR - THE FIRST COMPLETE RECORDING

This month Fine Music 102.5 begins an epic weekly series of broadcasts covering the first complete recording of the Haydn symphonies – all 107 of them.The series, prepared by Fine Music’s Chris Blower, begins on Wednesday 2 October at 3pm and will be regularly broadcast in that time slot through to February 2015. The one hour program includes other chamber works from the same era. Michael Morton-Evans presents the Haydn Symphonies straight after his In Conversation program. “The broadcasts are of significant historical interest because they present the first complete recording of the Haydn symphonies,” said Blower. “They weren’t widely known when the original recordings were first made and published on LP by the Music Heritage Society.” The CDs which are to be played were recordings from the LPs arranged by Haydn enthusiast, Tony Crane. The Musical Heritage Society of America recorded the symphonies between 1967 and 1971 with the Vienna Chamber Orchestra under the baton of Ernst Märzendorfer. At the time it was the largest single recording project in history, and the LPs were finally published in April 1972. That month, in the, now defunct, High Fidelity magazine Jack Hiemenz wrote - “The Musical

Heritage Society is an American record company, but their Haydn Symphony project is Viennese from the roots up. Dr Michael Naida, the Society’s president, wanted it that way, wanted these performances to shimmer with a characteristically Viennese string sound, wanted the musicians to be natives of the land that was Haydn’s source of inspiration. Accordingly, he picked the Vienna Chamber Orchestra, a composite of musicians from the Vienna Philharmonic and the Vienna Symphony. The recording sessions took place in that city, under the baton of Ernst Märzendorfer of the Vienna State Opera.“Paradoxically, Märzendorfer is not particularly

noted as a conductor of the symphonic repertory. Since his school days (he was a pupil of Clemens Krauss) his principal associations have been with opera companies. From 1945 to 1951 he headed the Graz Opera. Then came a two-year stint at the Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires, followed by his permanent appointment at the Vienna State Opera. In this country [USA] he has appeared with the New York City Opera, the Philadelphia Lyric Opera, and the Opera Society of Washington.”

Ernst Märzendorfer

Joseph Haydn


October Program HighlightsDEATH AND THE MAIDENHistoric Recordings - Saturday 12 October 1pmSydney Schubert Society - Sunday 13 October 6pmAustralian String Quartet - Wednesday 30 October 11.30pm

So strong is the association of death within Schubert’s String Quartet No 14 in D minor, D.810 that many analysts consider it to be programmatic, rather than absolute music. “The first movement of Schubert’s Death and the Maiden String Quartet can be interpreted in a quasi-programmatic fashion, even though it is usually viewed as an abstract work,” writes Deborah Kessler. Each movement chronicles a different episode in the mythic process of death and resurrection.

At a time when the composer’s mind was fraught with thoughts of illness and death, it is no surprise that such a work should have been brought to life. The first movement opens with a call to our attention, to be contrasted with a more yielding lyrical second subject. This is followed by the slow movement, which gives the quartet its title. It is in the form of a theme and five variations taken from Schubert’s setting of the poem by Matthias Claudius, “Der Tod und das Mädchen” (The Death and the Maiden), in which the second section provides apt music and characteristic rhythm for the words of Death himself.

The scherzo moves into wistful happiness, and leads to a final movement in which some have detected a Dance of Death; the four movements, unified in mood and intention, form a work of a very different kind from, for example, the Trout Quintet, in which the world is one of greater peace and serenity. In the D minor Quartet tragedy is near. One of the most recorded pieces of chamber music of all time. Catch different recordings of Schubert’s ‘Death and the Maiden’ Quartet throughout the month.

BLAST FROM THE WIZARDING PASTAt the Movies: Soundtrack from “Oz: The Great and Powerful”Saturday 26 October 3.30pmIn 1905 Kansas, Oscar “Oz” Diggs works as a small-time magician in a traveling circus. As a storm approaches, the circus strongman learns Oscar has flirted with his wife and goes after him. However Oscar dramatically escapes in a hot air balloon, but alas, is sucked into a tornado that takes him into a strange land, a land where the roads are paved with yellow bricks, and monkeys have the rather disturbing ability to fly. Yes that’s right - there is now a prequel to the Classic 1939 movie-musical “The Wizard of Oz” - Disney’s new “Oz: The Great and Powerful”. The film was realised early this year and aims to flesh out the “great and powerful Oz’s” rise to fame in that land “Over the Rainbow” that a young Miss Garland sang to us about all those years ago. The way Disney explains how Oz came to be the “Great and Powerful” is fascinating - and they manage to tie in the events of the original movie quite well, even if things are a little exaggerated at times, (it seems that poppy field gets travellers every time). What is brought to the table that is brand new is the interaction between Oscar and the three witches. Oz: The Great and Powerful chronicles the relationship between the three witches. With Oscar caught in the centre of their feuding - the whole of Oz inevitably descends into out-and-out warfare as the wicked witches’ minions face off against all that is good in the world (munchkins, quadlings and tinkers). Finally, the good prevail as the Wicked Witch and her army are frightened off by Oscar’s seemingly invincible “true form”, which is the old projector and fire trickery from the original movie (if you want to know how he manages to build all that machinery I suggest you watch the movie as you really must see it to believe it!)

Danny Elfman has written the score for “‘Oz: The Great and Powerful” and his style really captures the essence of the story - where he heightens the drama, there is also an underlying sense of nostalgia, and, where appropriate, irony. It took Elfman only six weeks to provide music for the entire film, which says something for efficiency! In his own words: “We’re going to take an approach that’s old school but not self-consciously old-fashioned. Let the melodrama be melodrama, let everything be what it is. I also think there’s the advantage that I’m able to write narratively, and when I’m able to write narratively I can also move quicker because that’s my natural instinct, I can tell a story in the music.” Catch the music behind Disney’s “Oz: The Great and Powerful” in our “At the Movies” program. – Troy Fil

NOT TO BE MISSED!Every Wednesday 3pm - The Symphonies of Haydn Friday 11 October 10pm - Baroque and Before: From Northern Climes Monday 14 October - 9am DIFM - Artist of Choice: Marshall McGuire, Saturday 19 October 8pm - Live and Local: Flinders Quartet with Dmitry Onishchenko

CONTINUING SERIES’ Every Wednesday 3pm - The Symphonies of Haydn Every Sunday 4pm - Tchaikovsky’s QuartetsWednesday 9 October 8pm - At the Opera: Legendary Met Performances Nabucco (10 April 2004)Thursday 10 October 8pm - Evenings with the Orchestra –The Symphonies of Martinu Wednesday 16 October 8pm - At the Opera: Legendary Met Performances - Le Nozze di Figaro (1 March 1952)

ANNIVERSARY PROGRAMS

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Wednesday 2 October 8pm - At the Opera: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Act III Wednesday 23 October 8pm - At the Opera: Parsifal Act I Wednesday 30 October 8pm - At the Opera: Parsifal Acts II & III

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Friday 4 October 1pm - The Other Verdi Wednesday 9 October 8pm - At the Opera: Nabucco,Saturday 12 October 9am - Music of the Dance - Verdi Ballet

Franz Schubert


Tuesday 1 October

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 Artist of choice: Gidon Kremer Prepared by Di Cox

Beethoven, L. Romance in G, op 40 (1802). CO of Europe/Nikolaus Harnoncourt. Teldec 9031-74881-2 6

Mahler, G. Quartet in A minor (1876). Veronika Hagen, va; Clemens Hagen, vc; Oleg Maisenberg, pf. DG 477 8825 11

Schubert, F. Rondo in A, D438 (1816-17). London SO/Emil Tchakarov. DG 431 168-2 15

Mozart, W. Violin concerto no 1 in B flat, K207 (1773). Kremerata Baltica. Nonesuch 512789-2 20

Gidon Kremer, vn (all above)

10:00 MORNING CONCERT Prepared by Giovanna Grech

Paganini, N. Variations on The carnival of Venice, op 10 (1829). Salvatore Accardo, vn; CO of Europe/Franco Tamponi. EMI 5 72854 2 12

Mahler, G. Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor (1901-02). Sydney Symphony/Vladimir Ashkenazy. Sydney Symphony SSO201003 1:12

11:30 A DANISH INTERLUDE Prepared by Elaine Siversen

Nielsen, C. Fantasy pieces, op 2 (1889). Steinar Hannevold, ob; Leif Ove Andsnes, pf. BIS CD-428 6

Gade, N. String quartet in F minor (1851). Kontra Quartet. BIS CD-516 19

12:00 JAZZ RHYTHM with Jeannie McInnes An eclectic blending of agreeable rhythm and melody from the New Orleans jazz roots through to recent decades, including many Australian bands

13:00 ROMANTIC GERMANY Prepared by Frank Morrison

Bruch, M. Double concerto in E minor, op 88 (c1912). Paul Meyer, cl; Gérard Caussé, va; Lyon Opera O/Kent Nagano. Erato 2292-45483-2 19

Wagner, R. Elsa! Wer ruft? from Lohengrin (1848). Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, sop; Christa Ludwig, mezz; Philharmonia O/Heinz Wallberg. EMI 5 67634 2 6

Schumann, R. Quartet in E flat, op 47 (1842). Jonathan Sparey, vn; Alan George, va; Richard Tunnicliffe, vc; Richard Burnett, pf. Amon Ra CD-SAR 54 27

14:00 SERENADES... AND SERENADES Prepared by Denis Patterson

Rodrigo, J. Concerto-serenade (1952). Nicanor Zabaleta, hp; Berlin RSO/Ernst Märzendorfer. DG 463 648-2 23

Hanson, H. Serenade, op 35 (1945). Judith Mendenhall, fl; Susan Jolles, hp; New York Chamber SO/Gerard Schwarz. Delos DE3705 6

Britten, B. Serenade, op 31 (1943). Ian Bostridge, ten; Radek Baborák, hn; Strings of Berlin PO/Simon Rattle. EMI 5 58049 2 24

Françaix, J. Sérénade (1934). Ulster O/Thierry Fischer. Hyperion CDA67323 9

Roussel, A. Sérénade, op 30 (1925). Czech Nonet. Praga Da Camera PRD 350 018 16

Bernstein, L. Serenade for violin, strings, harp and percussion (1954). Philippe Quint, vn; members of Bournemouth SO/Marin Alsop. Naxos 8.559245 31

16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE including Arts Calendar at 5.00pm with Brendan Walsh

19:00 THE JAZZ BEAT with Lloyd Capps Smooth small group jazz from the 50s on, and with a visit from Miles Davis each week

20:00 RECENT RELEASES with Derek Parker

22:00 BEYOND THE ROMANTIC ERA Prepared by Phil Vendy

Riisager, K. Darduse, op 32 (1936). Ars Nova; Helsingborg SO/Thomas Dausgaard. Dacapo 6.220584 19

Ornstein, L. Sonata no 4 (1924). Janice Weber, pf. Naxos 8.559104 20

Reger, M. Serenade in C, op 95 (1906). Royal Concertgebouw O/Eugen Jochum. Radio Nederland RCO 06004 38

Tahourdin, P. Symphony no 1 (1960). Sydney SO/Henry Krips. LP ABC RRCS 132 35

Leonard BernsteinGidon Kremer. Photo - Dan Porges


Tuesday 1 October Wednesday 2 October



6:00 FINE MUSIC BREAKFAST including Arts Calendar at 7.30am with Peter Kurti

9:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC Aspects of Baroque Prepared by Angela Bell

Sainte-Colombe, A. Concert no 41, Le Retour. Wieland Kuijken, bass viol; Jordi Savall, bass viol. Astrée E 7729 8

Marais, M. La gamme (1723). London Baroque/Charles Medlam. Harmonia Mundi HMA 1901105 35

Montéclair, M. de Cantata: Le triomfe de la constance (c1709). Judith Nelson, sop; Academy of Ancient Music/Christopher Hogwood. L’Oiseau-Lyre 436 185-2 11

10:00 MORNING CONCERT Prepared by Sheila Catzel

Nielsen, C. Little suite, op 1 (1888/89). Danish NRSO/Ulf Schirmer. Decca 452 486-2 16

Kuhlau, F. Piano concerto in C, op 7 (1810). Michael Ponti, pf; Odense SO/Othmar Maga. Unicorn-Kanchana DKP 9110 30

Sibelius, J. Symphony no 1 in E minor, op 39 (1899). Adelaide SO/Arvo Volmer. ABC 476 3944 36

11:30 CHAMBER ENCORE Prepared by Sheila Catzel

Sibelius, J. Four pieces, op 115 (1929). Nils-Erik Sparf, vn; Bengt Forsberg, pf. BIS CD-625 10

Kuhlau, F. Trio in G, op 119 (1831). Jean-Pierre Rampal, fl; Claudi Arimany, fl; John Steele Ritter, pf. Delos DE 3212 16

12:00 THE SOUND OF JAZZ with Kevin Jones Jazz from the 1930s to the present day, with tracks from the DownBeat archives and recent releases

13:00 YOUNG VIRTUOSI Sydney Eisteddfod Accompanist Award with David Nutting; recorded by Greg Ghavalas

14:00 IN CONVERSATION with Michael Morton-Evans What exactly does it take to make music? Leading musicians, composers and performers, both local and visiting from overseas, will be talking live on air telling us why they do it and how they do it.

15:00 THE SYMPHONIES OF HAYDN Prepared by Chris Blower

Haydn, J. Symphony no 1 in D (c1759). Vienna CO/Ernst Märzendorfer. Musical Heritage Society OR H-201-249 10

Clementi, M. Piano trio, op 22 no 1 (pub. 1788). Trio Fauré. Dynamic S 93 9

Haydn, J. Symphony A in B flat (c1759). Vienna CO/Ernst Märzendorfer. Musical Heritage Society OR H-201-249 15

Hoffmeister, F. Quintet in E flat. Nury Guarnaschelli, hn; Signum Quartet. Capriccio C 5059 10

Haydn, J. Symphony no 2 in C (c1759). Vienna CO/Ernst Märzendorfer. Musical Heritage Society OR H-201-249 9

16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE including Arts Calendar at 5.00pm with David Ogilvie

19:00 JAZZ STARS AND STRIPES with Peter Mitchell The stars of American jazz from bebop on, mainly small group low temperature jazz

20:00 AT THE OPERA Prepared by Colleen Chesterman

Wagner, R. Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Act 3. Libretto by composer. First performed Munich, 1868.

SACHS: Bernd Weikl, bar WALTER: Ben Heppner, ten EVA: Cheryl Studer, sop POGNER: Kurt Moll, bass BECKMESSER: Siegfried Lorenz, bar Bavarian State Ch & O/Wolfgang Sawallisch. EMI 555 422 1:56

Hans Sachs had prevented Eva and Walther from eloping during the riot. He now shows Walter how to compose a mastersong, though Walter resists. Eva expresses her gratitude to Sachs. Beckmesser, limping from the night’s riot, sees Sachs’ notes for the song; he steals them. On the festive St John’s Day, all the guilds parade, the Song Contest takes place, Beckmesser sings badly, Walther wins the contest and the hand of Eva. The crowd praises Sachs.

22:30 GOLDNER QUARTET Recorded by Kerry Joyner for FINE MUSIC

Mozart, W. String quartet in B flat, K589, Prussian (1790). 23

Schubert, F. String quartet in C minor, D703, Quartettsatz (1820). 10

Mozart, W. String quartet in C, K465, Dissonance (1785). 32

Goldner Quartet (all above)

Ernst Märzendorfer Cheryl Studer




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

9:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC Composer focus Prepared by Michael Morton-Evans

Meyerbeer, G. Sceglier fra mille un core. Ning Liang, mezz; Ilmo Ranta, pf. cpo 999 269-2 2

Popolo dell’Egitto, from Il crociato in Egitto. Alfredo Kraus, ten; Welsh National Opera Ch & O/Carlo Rizzi. Philips 442 785-2 9

En vain j’espère, from Robert le Diable (1831). Joan Sutherland, sop; Suisse Romande O/Richard Bonynge. Decca 475 6302 9

Roi du ciel, from Le prophète (1849). Ben Heppner, ten; London Voices; London SO/Myung-Whun Chung. DG 471 372-2 4

Torch dance no 3 in C minor, from Dances for Prussian royal weddings (1856). Hanover RPO/Michail Jurowski. cpo 999 168-2 13

Prelude to Act 4 of L’Africaine. North German RPO/Michail Jurowski. cpo 999 336-2 5

Festival march for centenary of Schiller’s birth (1859). Hanover RPO/Michail Jurowski. cpo 999 168-2 9

10:00 MORNING CONCERT Prepared by Michael Morton-Evans

d’Indy, V. Symphonic variations: Istar (1896). Loire PO/Pierre Dervaux. LP Pathé Marconi 2C069-14043 13

Martucci, G. Minuetto, op 57 no 2 (1880). Philharmonia O/Francesco d’Avalos. ASV DCA 691 6

Elgar, E. The sanguine fan, op 81 (1917). London PO/Bryden Thomson. Chandos CHAN 8610 19

Chopin, F. Concerto no 1 in E minor, op 11 (1830). Kun-Woo Paik, pf; Warsaw PO/Antoni Wit. Decca 475 169-2 43

11:30 ART SONG Prepared by Jan Brown

Spohr, L. Lullaby, op 25 no 1; Gretchen, op 25 no 3 (1809). Marjorie Patterson, sop; Daniel Sarge, pf. Marco Polo 8.223869 7

Schubert, F. Romanze aus Rosamunde, D797 (1823); Der Einsame, D808 (1825). Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, sop. EMI 5 66084 2 8

Beethoven, L. Der Wachtelschlag, WoO129 (1816); Adelaïde, op 46 (1794). Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, bar. Orfeo C 140501 A 10

Gerald Moore, pf (2 above)

12:00 JAZZ, PURE AND SIMPLE with Maureen Meers Covering the many aspects of jazz from Swing to Mainstream, with the Great American Songbook making regular appearances

13:00 A FIELD GUIDE TO MUSIC Prepared by Michael Field Michael Field takes a close look at some of his favourite music. In today’s program he will be discussing and playing two works by J.S. Bach: Magnificat in D, BWV243 and Cantata, BWV190, Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied.

14:00 RHAPSODIC REGRETS Prepared by Phil Vendy

Nystroem, G. Regrets (1923-24). Bengt Forsberg, pf. Acoustica ACCD-1016 14

Enescu, G. Rumanian rhapsody, op 11 no 1 (1901). London SO/Antal Dorati. Mercury 432 015-2 12

14:30 BAROQUE FOR A WHILE Prepared by Phili Lidbury

Vivaldi, A. Oboe concerto in C, RV447. Theodore Baskin, ob; I Musici de Montréal/Yuli Turovsky. Chandos CHAN 8651 15

Buxtehude, D. Suite in D minor. Jacqueline Ogeil, hpd. Move MD 3191 8

Torelli, G. Concerto grosso in E minor, op 8 no 9 (pub. 1709). Mariana Sirbu, vn; I Musici. Philips 432 118-2 14

Handel, G. The king shall rejoice, from Four coronation anthems, HWV260 (1727). Choir of Winchester Cathedral; Brandenburg Consort/David Hill. Argo 440 946-2 11

Weiss, S. Sonata in F. Lutz Kirchhof, lute. Sony S2K 48391 10

Bach, J.S. Orchestral suite no 3 in D, BWV1068 (c1731). Australian CO/Richard Tognetti. Sony SK 53356 21

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

19:00 JAZZ VIBES with Matt Bailey Contemporary and modern sounds of now in jazz from all corners of the globe

20:00 EVENINGS WITH THE ORCHESTRA At the ballet Prepared by Madilina Tresca

Shostakovich, D. Ballet suite no 1 (1950; ed. Atovmyan). Russian PO/Dmitry Yablonsky. Naxos 8.557208 13

Philidor, A.D. Les ballets et mascarades. Simphonie du Marais/Hugo Reyne. FNAC 592332 13

Verdi, G. Ballet music from Don Carlos (1867). Monte Carlo National Opera O/Antonio de Almeida. Philips 422 846-2 16

Salieri, A. Ballet: Les Danaïdes (1784). Mannheim Mozart O/Thomas Fey. Hänssler 98.506 23

Shchedrin, R. Ballet: Carmen suite after Bizet (1967). Ukrainian State SO/Theodore Kuchar. Naxos 8.553038 45

22:00 CHAMBER SOIRÉE Prepared by Sheila Catzel

Cherubini, L. String quartet no 3 in D minor (1834). Quartetto David. BIS CD-1004 29

Mozart, W. Grand sextet in concertante style (1779; arr. from Sinfonia concertante in E flat, K364). Hartmut Lindemann, va; David Pereira, vc; Australia Ensemble. ABC 438 199-2 31

Brahms, J. Sonata no 1 in E minor, op 38 (1862-65). Steven Isserlis, vc; Stephen Hough, pf. Hyperion A67529 26

Beach, A. Quintet in F sharp, op 67 (1907). Martin Roscoe, pf; Endellion Quartet. ASV DCA 932 27

Thursday 3 October




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

9:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC Small forces Prepared by Frank Morrison

Brahms, J. Trio in C minor no 3, op 101 (1886). Itzhak Perlman, vn; Lynn Harrell, vc; Vladimir Ashkenazy, pf. EMI 7 54725-2 21

Pezel, J. Ceremonial brass music (pub. 1685). London Gabrieli Brass Ensemble. ASV QS 6013 9

Schubert, F. String quartet no 9 in G minor, D173 (1815). Melos Quartet. DG 419 879-2 23

10:00 MORNING CONCERT

Liszt, F. Symphonic poem no 1: What is heard on the mountain (1848-49/50/54). New Zealand/Michael Halász. Naxos 8.557846 29

Danzi, F. Flute concerto no 3 in D minor, op 42 (1814). András Adorján, fl; Munich CO/Hans Stadlmair. Brilliant Classics 99745/1 17

Svendsen, J. Symphony no 1 in D, op 4 (1865-66). Oslo PO/Mariss Jansons. EMI 5 85068-2 35

11:30 KIRI TE KANAWA SINGS FRENCH Prepared by Randolph Magri-Overend

Berlioz, H. D’amour l’ardente flamme, from The damnation of Faust, op 24 (1845-46). Royal Opera House O/Jeffrey Tate. EMI C 7 49863 2 8

Duparc, H. L’invitation au voyage (1870). Richard Amner, pf. CBS MK 76868 4

Charpentier, G. Depuis le jour, from Louise (1889-96). Royal Opera House O/Jeffrey Tate. EMI C 7 49863 2 5

Gounod, C. Alerte, alerte! Sauvée! from Faust (1859). Francisco Araiza, ten; Yevgeny Nesterenko, bass; Bavarian Radio Ch & O/Colin Davis. Philips 442 601-2 5

Kiri Te Kanawa, sop (all above)

12:00 NOONTIME JAZZ with Peter Mitchell Accessible in-the-hammock jazz to ease you into the weekend

13:00 THE OTHER VERDI Preludes and overtures Prepared by Randolph Magri-Overend

Verdi, G. Overture to La traviata (1853). La Scala PO/Riccardo Muti. Sony SBK 89738 4

Overture to The Sicilian vespers (1855). San Francisco Opera O/Gaetano Merola. Naxos 8.110144 9

Overture to The force of destiny (1862). La Scala PO/Riccardo Muti. Sony SBK 89738 8

Overture to Rigoletto (1851). St Cecilia Academy O/Giuseppe Sinopoli. Philips 468 183-2 3

Overture to A masked ball (1859). La Scala PO/Riccardo Muti. Sony SBK 89738 4

Overture to Joan of Arc (1845). National PO/Riccardo Chailly. Decca 410 141-2 7

Overture to Aida (1872). BBC PO/Edward Downes. Chandos CHAN 9788 12

14:00 TIME AND MOTION Prepared by Randolph Magri-Overend

Poulenc, F. Four motets for a time of penitence (1938-39). Eamonn O’Dwyer, treb; Westminster Cathedral Choir; Iain Simcock, org; James O’Donnell, cond. Hyperion CDA66664 16

Mozart, W. Now is the time, Vitellia, to examine your constancy, from La clemenza di Tito (1791). Cecilia Bartoli, mezz; Vienna O/György Fischer. Decca 430 513-2 9

Rossini, G. Specimen of my time, from Album de chateau (1850). Frederic Chiu, pf. Harmonia Mundi HMU 907102 10

Broadstock, B. Timeless (2002). Tasmanian SO/Ola Rudner. ABC 476 804-1 11

Vaughan Williams, R. Motion and stillness, from Four poems by Fredegond Shove (1925). Roderick Williams, bar; Iain Burnside, pf. Naxos 8.557643 3

Carr-Boyd, A. Mars; Perpetual motion (1978/92). Ann Carr-Boyd, pf. Jade JADCD 1029 7

Aikman, J. Violin concerto, Lines in motion (2009). Charles Wetherbee, vn; St Petersburg State SO/Vladimir Lande. Naxos 8.559720 23

Grieg, E. Once upon a time, op 71 no 1 (1901). Emil Gilels, pf. DG 449 721-2 5

From Holberg’s time, op 40 (1884). Gothenburg SO/Neeme Järvi. DG 437 520-2 19

16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE including Arts Calendar at 5.00pm with James Hunter

19:00 FRIDAY JAZZ SESSION with Sally Cameron Focus on the current Sydney jazz scene mixed with a range of international jazz stars and a weekly a cappella item

20:00 THE AGE OF EMOTION Prepared by Robert Small

Elgar, E. Sea pictures, op 37 (1899). Margreta Elkins, mezz; Queensland SO/Werner Andreas Albert. ABC 461 992-2 22

Strauss, R. A hero’s life, op 40 (1897-98). Sydney SO/Edo de Waart. ABC 476 595-7 45

Schubert, F. Three heroic marches, D602: no 1 in B flat; no 2 in C; no 3 in D (1824). Duo Crommelynck, pf. LP Claves 50-8802 21

Schumann, R. Concert piece, op 86 (1849). Canberra School of Music SO/Michael Mulcahy. Fine Music Tape Archive 17

22:00 BAROQUE AND BEFORE Prepared by Robert Small

Purcell, H. Dido and Aeneas (1689). St James’ Singers; St James’ Baroque Players/Ivor Bolton. Teldec 4509-91191-2 58

Zelenka, J. Capriccio no 4 in A (1729). Camerata Bern. Archiv 469 842-2 27

Ockeghem, J. Missa au travail suis. Tallis Scholars/Peter Phillips. Gimell 454 935-2 21

Friday 4 October


Saturday 5 October

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

9:30 SPOTLIGHT ON JOAQUIN RODRIGO Prepared by Maureen Meers

Rodrigo, J. The triptych of Mosén Cinto (1936). Victoria de los Angeles, sop; Lamoureux Concerts O/Rafael Frübeck de Burgos. EMI CMS 5 65061 2 11

Summer concerto (1943). Michael Guttman, vn; Royal PO/José Serebrier. ASV DCA 855 21

Canticle of St Francis of Assisi (1982). Madrid Comunidad Ch & O/José Ramón Encinar. Naxos 8.557223 18

Two Andalusian miniatures (1929). Joanna G’froerer, fl; Asturias SO/Maximiano Valdés. Naxos 8.557801 5

Hymns of the neophytes of Qumran (1965-74). María Jésus Prieto, sop; Victoria Marchante, sop; Ada Allende, sop. 19

Music for a Salamancan codex (1953). David Rubiera, bar. 11

Madrid Comunidad Ch & O/José Ramón Encinar (2 above) Naxos 8.557223

Concierto de Aranjuez (1939). Narciso Yepes, gui; Philharmonia O/Garcia Navarro. Decca 480 3913 23

11:30 ON PARADE Music that’s band Prepared by Owen Fisher

Brahms, J. Overture: Academic festival. Grimethorpe Colliery Band; GUS Footwear Band; Morris Concert Band; Yorkshire Imperial Metals Band/Harry Mortimer. LP HMV CSD3697 9

Bellstedt, H. Venetian love song, from A day in Venice. Allentown Band/Ronald Demkee. AMP 28229 3

Clarke, H. Carnival of Venice. John Clough, euphonium; Black Dyke Mills Band/Roy Newsome. LP Astor GGS 1444 6

Hartman, J. Facilita. David Hickman, cornet; American Serenade Band/Henry Charles Smith. Summit D 114 7

12:00 JAZZ THEN AND NOW with Michael Cooper A diverse range of jazz from days gone by up to the present, often featuring Australian musicians

13:00 CHINESE MOSAIC + POSTCARDS FROM SHANGHAI Prepared by Paolo Hooke A monthly exploration of the best of Chinese classical, traditional and film music, incorporating material specially provided by Shanghai Radio

14:00 MUSICAL EXPLORATIONS Pole to Pole Prepared by Stephen Schafer

Handel, G. Overture; Vain, fluctuating state; Thou, God most high, from Belshazzar, HWV61 (1745). Felicity Palmer, mezz; Concentus Musicus, Wien/Niklolaus Harnoncourt. Teldec 8.35326 14

Rameau, J-P. Zoroastre suite (1749/56). O of the Eighteenth Century/Frans Brüggen. Glossa G 921106 34

Trad. Dastgâh mâhûr. Simâ Binâ, voice; Hossein Omoumi, ney; Shahmirza Morâdi, sorna; Rezà Khaladdj, dohol; Nadjid Khaladj, tombak; Madjid Derakhshâni, tar. Coro COR 16065 20

Rossini, G. Bel raggio lusinghier, from Semiramide (1823). Julia Lezhneva, sop; Sinfonia Varsovia/Marc Minkowski. Naïve V5221 10

Sibelius, J. Oriental procession, from Belshazzar’s feast, op 51 (1906). London SO/Robert Kajanus. Naxos 8.111394 3

15:30 YOUNG VIRTUOSI Young Performers Award finals

17:30 WALDSTEIN

Beethoven, L. Sonata in C, op 53, Waldstein (1804). Amir Farid, pf. Move MD 3331 27

18:00 FOCUS ON FOLK Folk Federation of NSW with John Milce

19:00 MAGIC OF STAGE AND SCREEN Prepared by Derek Parker

Offenbach, J. Excerpts from Orphée aux Enfers (1858). Mady Mesplé, sop; Michèlle Command, sop; Jane Berbié, mezz; Michel Senéchal, ten; Bruce Brewer, ten; Jean-Phillipe Lafonte, bar; Michel Trempont, bar; Toulouse Opera Ch & O/Michel Plasson. EMI S 7496472 56

20:00 LIVE AND LOCAL Sydney Mozart Society presents the Diemen Quartet Recorded by Greg Ghavalas for FINE MUSIC

Haydn, J. String quartet in B minor, op 33 no 1 (1781). 17

Mozart, W. String quartet in B flat, K458, Hunt (1784). 25

Beethoven, L. String quartet no 9 in C, op 59 no 3, Rasumovsky (1805-06). 33

Diemen Quartet (all above)

21:30 ROMAN FESTIVALS

Respighi, O. Roman festivals (1928). Royal PO/Enrique Bátiz. Naxos 8.550539 25

22:00 AFTER HOURS with Kevin Jones Laid back late night music to give a wonderfully smooth end to the busy day; lie back, relax and enjoy

Joaquin Rodrigo


Sunday 6 October


6:00 SUNDAY MORNING MUSIC with Terry McMullen

9:00 MUSIC OF THE DANCE Prepared by Di Cox

Hindemith, P. Suite of French dances (1958). Philharmonia O/José Serebrier. ASV DCA 945 9

Turina, J. Gypsy dances, op 55 (c1931). Jordi Masó, pf. Naxos 8.557150 13

Britten, B. Mont Juic: Suite of Catalan dances, op 9 (1937). English CO/Steuart Bedford. Naxos 8.557198 12

Alwyn, W. Suite of Scottish dances (1946). Royal Liverpool PO/David Lloyd-Jones. Naxos 8.570704 8

Arnold, M. Four Irish dances, op 126 (1986). Queensland SO/Andrew Penny. Naxos 8.553526 8

10:00 THE DEFINING YEARS Music form the Classical era Prepared by Philip Lidbury

Schubert, F. Viola, D786 (1823). Ann Murray, mezz; Graham Johnson, pf. Hyperion J 33003 15

Vogler, G. Ballet suite no 1 (1772). London Mozart Players/Matthias Bamert. Chandos CHAN 10504 10

Rossini, G. Il dì già cade, from Semiramide (1823). Samuel Ramey, bass; Welsh National Opera Ch & O/Gabriele Ferro. Teldec 9031-73242-2 18

Salieri, A. Ballet: Pafio and Mirra (1778). Mannheim Mozart O/Thomas Fey. Hänssler 98.506 24

Mayr, S. Cantata for the death of Beethoven (1827). Talia Or, sop; Altin Piriù, ten; Nikolay Borchev, bass; Simon Mayr Choir; Ingolstadt Georgian CO/Framz Hauk. Naxos 8.557958 15

Mozart, W. Ballet music from Idomeneo, K367 (1781). Academy of Ancient Music/Christopher Hogwood. L’Oiseau-Lyre 452 604-2 24

12:00 SPEAK EASY, SWING HARD with Richard Hughes The Golden Era of jazz, as seen through the knowledge and experience of one of Australia’s leading exponents

13:00 WORLD MUSIC: Whirled Wide Traditional and contemporary music from around the globe

14:00 SUNDAY SPECIAL The art of Pinchas Zukerman Prepared by Frank Morrison

Beethoven, L. Romance no 2 in F, op 50 (c1798). Pinchas Zukerman, vn; London PO/Daniel Barenboim. DG 429 179-2 10

Vivaldi, A. Violin concerto in B flat, RV362, La caccia (pub. 1725). English CO/Pinchas Zukerman, vn & dir. Sony SBK 53 513 9

Mozart, W. Exsultate, jubilate, K165 (1773). Judith Blegen, sop; Mostly Mozart FO/Pinchas Zukerman. Sony 8869 7529902 16

Berg, A. Violin concerto, In memory of an angel (1935). London SO/Pierre Boulez. Sony SMK 68331 27

Vaughan Williams, R. The lark ascending (1914/20). English CO/Daniel Barenboim. DG 442 8333 14

Vivaldi, A. Triple concerto in F, RV551 (c1730). Itzhak Perlman, vn; Isaac Stern, vn; New York PO/Zubin Mehta. Sony SM2K 66 472 11

Mozart, W. Sonata no 25 in F, K377 (1781). Marc Neikrug, pf. RCA RD 60447 21

Pinchas Zukerman, vn (4 above)

16:00 TCHAIKOVSKY’S QUARTETS Prepared by Chris Blower

Tchaikovsky, P. Capriccio italien, op 45 (1880; arr. Langer). Aurora Piano Quartet. Naxos 8.557717D 13

Melody, op 42 no 3 (1878). Mischa Elman, vn; Joseph Seiger, pf. Vanguard OVC 8030 4

Pezzo capriccioso, op 62 (1887). Alexander Ivashkin, vc; Ingrid Wahlberg, pf. Manu MANU1426 7

String quartet no 1 in D, op 11 (1871). Franz Schubert Quartet. Nimbus NI 5380 28

17:00 HOSANNA Prepared by Meg Matthews

Hymns: All my hope on God is founded; Who would true valour see; O praise ye the Lord; Angel voices ever singing. Choir of St Peter’s Cathedral, Adelaide/Leonie Hampton. Sounds of St Peters 11

Schütz, H. Magnificat. Hanover Knabenchor; Hilliard Ensemble; London Baroque O/Heinz Hennig. EMI 724355 65736-2 8

Stradella, A. These tears and sighs, from Oratorio, St. John the Baptist. Patricia Petibon, sop; Venicew Baroque O/Andrew Marcon. DG 477 8763 5

Aguiar, E. Psalm 150: Laudate Dominum. 2

Trad. All creatures our God and King (arr. Maddux). Elizabeth Wied, mezz; James Moore, ten; Eric Carr, bar. 7

St. Olaf Choir/Anton Armstrong (2 above) St. Olaf Choir E 2047

Trad. They crucified Him (arr. Mganga). Victoria Fraser, sop; Philip Chu, ten; Kappella/Meg Matthews. Knox 3 3

Howells, H. Nunc dimittis, for double choir (1914). Cambridge Singers/John Rutter. Collegium COLCD 113 3

Bach, J.S. Chorale prelude: Ein fester Burg ist unser Gott, BWV720 (c1708). Kevin Bower, org. Nimbus NI 5289 3

18:00 CLASSICAL GUITAR SOCIETY PROGRAM Four by four Prepared by Sue McCreadie

Tórroba, F. Moreno Estampas. 9

Piazzolla, A. Adiós nonino. 4

Guitars A Quattro (2 above) Intim Musik IM 051

Kleynjans, F. Los cuatro elementos. Melbourne Guitar Quartet. melbourneguitarquartet.com.au 14

Brouwer, L. Toccata; Cuban landscape with rain. Tokyo Guitar Quartet. Fontec FO 20010 10

Turina, J. Danzas fantásticas, op 22 (1920). Guitar Trek. ABC 476 338-9 15


19:00 OPERA HIGHLIGHTS

Puccini, G. Signore, ascolta! … non piangere, Liù, from Turandot (1920-24; compl. Alfano 1926). Renata Scotto, sop; Franco Corelli, ten; Rome Opera Ch & O/Francesco Molinari-Pradelli. EMI Z 7 62520 2 7

Wagner, R. In fernem Land, from Lohengrin (1848). Ben Heppner, ten; Bavarian State Opera Ch & O/Colin Davis. ABC 461 680-2 5

Gluck, C. Le perfide Renaud me fult, from Armide (1777). Janet Baker, mezz; English CO/Raymond Leppard. Philips 476 2617 8

Verdi, G. Soldiers chorus, from Il trovatore (1853). Munich State Opera Ch; Nuremberg SO/Hanspeter Gmür. Eclipse 64472-2 4

19:30 SUNDAY NIGHT CONCERT Prepared by Chris Blower

Kabalevsky, D. Suite: The comedians (1940). SBS Youth O/Matthew Krel. SBS YME-5 16

Mills, R. Trumpet concerto (1982). Geoffrey Payne, tpt; Melbourne SO/John Hopkins. ABC 982 697-6 20

Sibelius, J. Symphony no 2 in D, op 43 (1902). Minnesota O/Osmo Vänskä. BIS SA 1986 46

21:00 NEW HORIZONS Prepared by Phil Vendy

Hedelin, F. Akt (2005). Zilliacus Persson Raitinen Trio. Phono Suecia PSCD 189 17

Aldridge, R. Clarinet concerto (2004). David Singer, cl; A Far Cry O. Naxos 8.559667 27

Österling, F. Voices of silence (2003). Trio Paradox. BIS CD-1425 17

Matsumura, T. Symphony no 2 for piano and orchestra (1998/99/2006). Ikuyo Kamiya, pf; RTÉ NSO/Takuo Yuasa. Naxos 8.570337 22

22:30 ULTIMA THULE Ambient and atmospheric music: www.ultimathule.info for detailed playlist


6:00 FINE MUSIC BREAKFAST including Arts Calendar at 7.30am with James Hunter

9:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC By arrangement Prepared by Madilina Tresca

Piazzolla, A. Romance del diablo (arr. Crabb). James Crabb, accordion; Benjamin Martin, pf. Chandos CHAN 10163 7

Hogberg, F. Dancing with silent purpose, mvts 1 to 4 (arr. Fröst). Martin Fröst, cl. BIS SACD 1863 11

Australian CO/Richard Tognetti (2 above)

Prokofiev, S. Sonata in C, op 56 (1932; arr. Oistrakh). David Oistrakh, vn; Igor Oistrakh, vn. Brilliant Classics 8402 15

Lutoslawski, W. Folk melodies (1945; arr. Bream). Julian Bream, gui. EMI 7 54901 2 16

10:00 MORNING CONCERT Prepared by Anne Irish

Borodin, A. Polovtsian dances, from Prince Igor (1887). Sydney SO/Stuart Challender. ABC 434 717-2 10

Mendelssohn, F. Violin concerto in E minor, op 64 (1844). Gil Shaham, vn; Philharmonia O/Giuseppe Sinopoli. DG 427 656-2 30

Riisager, K. Études. Danish National RSO/Gennady Rozhdestvensky. Chandos CHAN 9432 41

11:30 SPANISH INTERLUDE

Sor, F. Caprice, op 50, Le calme (c1832). Jeffrey McFadden, gui. Naxos 8.553985 7

Lecuona, E. Suite española, Andalucía. Thomas Tirino, pf. BIS CD-754 20

12:00 SWING SESSIONS with John Buchanan Featuring bands of the 1930s swing era and the dance bands of the 1920s taken from radio broadcasts, transcriptions and recording sessions

13:00 A CLASSICAL CONCERT Prepared by Michael Morton-Evans

Hasse, J. Flute concerto in D. Irene Spranger, fl; Concerto Copenhagen/Andrew Manze. Chandos CHAN 0535 12

Gluck, C. J’ai perdu mon Eurydice, from Orpheus and Eurydice (1774 ). David Hobson, ten; Tasmanian SO/Marco Guidarini. ABC 461 677-2 4

Bach, C.P.E. Cello concerto in A, Wq172 (c1753). Alison McGillivray, vc; English Concert/Andrew Manze. Harmonia Mundi HMU 907403 20

Boyce, W. Tell me, lovely shepherd, from Solomon (1743). Deborah Riedel, sop; Arcadia Lane O/Richard Bonynge. Melba MR30118 3

Arne, T. Keyboard concerto no 3 in A (pub. 1793). Parley of Instruments Baroque O/Paul Nicholson, fp & dir. Hyperion CDA66509 17

Haydn, J. Symphony in D, Hob.I:86 (1786). City of Birmingham SO/Simon Rattle. EMI 5 55509 2 26

14:30 SPANISH MASTERS Prepared by Robert Vale

Sor, F. Estudio nos 9, 5 and 12. Julian Bream, gui. MCA M 80113 5

Albéniz, I. Danza (1887); Tango (1889). Ida Presti, gui; Alexandre Lagoya, gui. Belart 450 146-2 9

Granados, E. Danza española nos 1 to 7 (1890). Alicia de Larrocha, pf. RCA Victor 09026 68184 2 30

Tórroba, F. Moreno Sonatina in A (c1920). Slava Grigoryan, gui. Sony SMK 68351 11

Rodrigo, J. Concierto para una fiesta (1982). Alfonso Moreno, gui; State of Mexico SO/Enrique Batiz. Regis RRC 1360 27

16:00 FINE MUSIC HOLIDAY including Arts Calendar at 5.00pm with David Brett

19:00 SPIRIT OF JAZZ with Susan Gai Dowling Mainstream to contemporary jazz, with an emphasis on Australian performers

20:00 STORMY MONDAY with Austin Harrison and Garth Sundberg

22:00 KEYBOARD CONTRASTS

Mozart, W. Sonata in B flat, K281 (1775). Nikita Magaloff, pf. Aura AUR 420-2 16

Chopin, F. Ballade no 1 in G minor, op 23 (1835). Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, pf. Ermitage ERM 211-2 11

Rimsky-Korsakov, N. Quintet in B flat for piano, flute, clarinet, horn and bassoon (1876). Capricorn. Hyperion A 66163 29

Prokofiev, S. Three pieces, op 96 (1941-42). Lincoln Mayorga, pf. Sheffield Lab SLS 505 11

Soler, A. Sonata no 28 in C. Gilbert Rowland, hpd. Naxos 8.553464 9

Schumann, R. Carnaval, op 9 (1833-35). Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, pf. Aura AUR 222-2 34

Monday 7 OctoberSunday 6 October





9:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC Artist of choice: Michael Collins

Burgmüller, N. Duo, op 15 (1834). Michael McHale, pf. Chandos CHAN 10637 11

Schubert, F. Der Hirt auf dem Felsen, D965 (1828). Felicity Lott, sop; Ian Brown, pf. IMP PCD 868 12

Messager, A. Solo de concours (1899). Piers Lane, pf. Chandos CHAN 10615 6

Beethoven, L. Trio in B flat, op 11 (1797). Christopher van Kampen, vc; Ian Brown, pf. Virgin VC 7 91137-2 21

Michael Collins, cl (all above)

10:00 MORNING CONCERT Prepared by Barrie Brockwell

Wallace, W. Introduction and passacaglia. London SO/Boris Brott. Campion RR 1307 7

Strauss, R. Panathenäenzug, op 74 (1926/27). Malcolm Fragel, pf; Staatskapelle Dresden/Rudolf Kempe. EMI 973612-2 28

Vaughan Williams, R. Serenade to music (1939). London PO/Adrian Boult. EMI C 7 47214 2 13

German, E. Symphony no 2 in A minor, Norwich (1893). National SO of Ireland/Andrew Penny. Marco Polo 8.223726 32

11:30 SONATAS FOR TWO Prepared by Paul Hopwood

Busoni, F. Sonata in C (1876). Cristiano Rossi, vn; Marco Vincenzi, pf. Dynamic S 87 12

Devienne, F. Sonata in C, op 70 no 1 (1798-99). Peter Bree, ob; Roderick Shaw, fp. Etcetera KTC 1084 14

12:00 JAZZ RHYTHM with Jeannie McInnes

13:00 ROMANTIC ITALY Prepared by Frank Morrison

Carulli, F. Duo in C, op 11 (c1826), Leopoldo Saracino, gui; Massimo Palumbo, fp. Nuova Era 7167 19

Leoncavallo, R. Prologue to I pagliacci (1892). Robert Merrill, bar; St Cecilia Academy O/Lamberto Gardelli. Decca 440 844-2 7

Puccini, G. Quartet in D (1880). Raphael String Quartet. Etcetera KTC 1050 8

Cilea, F. Sonata in D, op 38 (1894). Luca Signorini, vc; Francesco Nicolosi, pf. Nuova Era 7191 19

14:30 FINZI: PIANO PLUS Prepared by Heather Sykes

Finzi, G. Five bagatelles, op 23 (1942). Michael Collins, cl; Michael McHale, pf. Chandos CHAN 10637 15

Eclogue, op 10 (c1928/40). Martin Jones, pf; English String O/William Boughton. Nimbus NI 5366 10

Summer schemes; When I set out for Lyonnesse; Waiting both; The phantom; So I have fared; Rollicum-Rorum, from Earth and Air and Rain, op 15 (1929-32). Benjamin Luxton, bar; David Willinson, pf. Decca 461 491-2 14

Grand fantasia and toccata in D minor, op 38 (c1928/53). Peter Donohoe, pf; Northern Sinfonia/Howard Griffiths. Naxos 8.555766 14

15:00 DREAMING Prepared by Angela Bell

Waldteufel, E. My dream, op 151 (1877). Slovak State PO/Alfred Walter. Marco Polo 8.223451 10

Arensky, A. Overture to The dream on the Volga (1891). Ukraine NSO/Theodore Kuchar. Naxos 8.554843 7

Elgar, E. Dream children, op 43 (1892). English CO/Paul Goodwin. Harmonia Mundi HMG 507258 7

Mendelssohn, F. Excerpts from Incidental music to A midsummer night’s dream, op 61 (1842). Jennifer Vyvyan, sop; Marion Lowe, sop; female Ch of the Royal Opera House; London SO/Peter Maag. Decca 478 3156-67 29

16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE including Arts Calendar at 5.00pm with Michael Morton-Evans

18:00 SYDNEY SYMPHONY 2013 Produced by Peter Kurti

What’s on in concerts during the next month

19:00 THE JAZZ BEAT with Lloyd Capps

20:00 RECENT RELEASES with David Ogilvie

22:00 BEYOND THE ROMANTIC ERA Prepared by Frank Morrison

Elgar, E. Overture: Cockaigne, op 40, In London town (1901). London SO/Charles Mackerras. Argo 430 835-2 14

Weill, K. The saga of Jenny, from Lady in the dark (1940). Carole Farley, sop; Roger Vignoles, pf. ASV DCA 790 5

Walton, W. Symphony no 2 (1957-60). Cleveland O/George Szell. Sony Master Works MPK 46732 27

Dukas, P. Villanelle (1906). Richard Runnels, hn; Brachi Tilles, pf. Move MD 3172 7

Ibert, J. Symphonie marine (1931). City of Birmingham SO/Louis Frémaux. EMI 5 66010 2 14

Pärt, A. Credo (1968). Boris Berman, pf; Philharmonia Ch & O/Neeme Järvi. Chandos CHAN 9134 13

Shostakovich, D. Trio no 2 in E minor, op 67 (1944). Vienna Piano Trio. Nimbus NI 5572 28

Tuesday 8 October

George Szell





9:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC Aspects of Baroque Prepared by Frank Morrison

Purcell, H. Suite from Abdelazer (1695). Academy of Ancient Music/Christopher Hogwood. L’Oiseau-Lyre 433 191-2 16

Arne, T. Cantata: Delia (1755). Emma Kirkby, sop; London Baroque/Charles Medlam. EMI C 7 49799 2 6

Hebden, J. Concerto no 1 in A for strings (c1745). Cantilena/Adrian Shepherd. Chandos CHAN 8339 9

Stanley, J. Suite of trumpet voluntaries no 1 in D. Gabriele Cassone, natural tpt; Antonio Frigé, org. Nuova Era 7053 8

Lawes, W. Suite no 4 in D, from The royall consort suites (c1620). Nigel North, theorbo; Paul O’Dette, theorbo; Purcell Quartet. Chandos CHAN 0584/5 13

10:00 MORNING CONCERT Prepared by Derek Parker

Corelli, A. Concerto grosso in F, op 6 no 2 (pub. 1714). Chiara Banchini, vn; Jesper Christensen, hpd; Ensemble 415. Harmonia Mundi HMG 501406.07 12

Tippett, M. Fantasia concertante on a theme of Corelli (1953). John Tunnell, vn; Rosemary Ellison, vn; Kevin McCrae, vc; Scottish CO/Michael Tippett. Virgin VC 7 90701-2 19

Stanford, C. Villiers Symphony no 6 in E flat, op 94, In honour of the life-work of a great artist: George Frederick Watts (1905). Bournemouth SO/David Lloyd-Jones. Naxos 8.570355 37

Stravinsky, I. Concerto in E flat, Dumbarton Oaks (1938). Montreal Sinfonietta/Charles Dutoit. Decca 473 810-2 15

11:30 CHOIRS AND PLACES Prepared by Philip Lidbury

Grieg, E. In heav’n above, from Four psalms, op 74 (1905). Håkan Hagegård, bar; Oslo Cathedral Choir/Terje Kvam. Nimbus NI 5171 5

Humfrey, P. By the waters of Babylon. Drew Minter, ct; Rogers Covey-Crump, ten; John Potter, ten; David Thomas, bass; Choir of Clare College, Cambridge; Romanesca/Nicholas McGegan. Harmonia Mundi HMU 907053 11

Beethoven, L. Meeresstille und glückliche Fahrt, op 112 (1814-15). Bodil Arnesen, sop; Berlin Radio Choir & SO/Karl Anton Rickenbacher. Koch Schwann 3-1485-2 9

12:00 THE SOUND OF JAZZ with Kevin Jones

13:00 YOUNG VIRTUOSI Bo An Lu plays Liszt’s Piano concerto no 1 with Troy Fil; recorded by Greg Ghavalas



Schubert, F. Sonata no 1 in D, D384 (1816). Gidon Kremer, vn; Oleg Maisenberg, pf. DG 437 092-2 13

Haydn, J. Symphony no 3 in G (c1760). Vienna CO/Ernst Märzendorfer. Musical Heritage Society OR H-201-249 13

Boccherini, L. Flute quintet in D, op 19 no 4 (pub. 1774). Auser Musici. Hyperion A67646 10

Haydn, J. Symphony B in B flat, Hob:I:108 (c1760). Vienna CO/Ernst Märzendorfer. Musical Heritage Society OR H-201-249 17

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

19:00 JAZZ STARS AND STRIPES with Peter Mitchell

20:00 AT THE OPERA Legendary Met performances: 10 April 2004 Prepared by Michael Tesoriero

Verdi, G. Nabucco. Opera in four acts. Libretto by Temistocle Solera. First performed Milan, 1842.

ABIGAILLE: Andrea Gruber, sop FENENA: Marina Domashenko, mezz ISMAELE: Gwyn Hughes Jones, ten NABUCCO: Leo Nucci, bar ZACCARIA: Samuel Ramey, bass Metropolitan Ch & O/Carlo Rizzi. Metropolitan Opera tape 2:04

The Hebrews are taken prisoner by Assyrian king, Nabucco. His supposed daughter, Abigaille, is in love with the Hebrew Ismaele. He loves her sister Fenena, whom he saves from death ordered by the high priest Zaccaria. Abigaille discovers she is not Nabucco’s daughter, but of slave birth. She plots against Fenena who has converted to the Hebrew faith and been appointed Regent. Nabucco is reported killed and Abigaille demands the crown. But Nabucco, alive, proclaims himself both king and God. He is struck down by a thunderbolt and goes mad. Abigaille seizes the throne, tricks Nabucco into signing the death warrant of Fenena and the Hebrews, then has him imprisoned. Nabucco prays to the God of the Hebrews for forgiveness, is restored to sanity, stops the execution and frees the Hebrews. Abigaille repents and takes poison.

22:30 MENDELSSOHN IN CONCERT Prepared by Angela Bell

Mendelssohn, F. Overture and war march of the priests, from Athalie, op 74 (1845). Vienna PO/Christoph von Dohnányi. Decca 460 239-2 14

Double concerto in D minor (1823). Kristian Bezuidenhout, fp; Freiburg Baroque O/Gottfried von der Goltz, vn & dir. Harmonia Mundi HMC 902082 37

Symphony no 4 in A, op 90, Italian (1833). Israel PO/Leonard Bernstein. DG 439 411-2 30

Wednesday 9 October





9:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC Composer focus Prepared by Chris Blower

Edwards, R. Concerto for guitar and strings (1995). Karin Schaupp, gui; Strings of Tasmanian SO/Richard Mills. ABC 476 227-0 19

Three children’s pieces. Elizabeth Green, pf. Sounds Australian BD01 4

Love duet, from Oboe concerto. Diana Doherty, ob; Alexandre Oguey, cora; Sinfonia Australis/Mark Summerbell. ABC 481 0116 4

Chorale and ecstatic dance. Margery Smith, sax, bass cl; Elektra String Quartet. ABC 476 503-9 11

Ulpirra suite (1993-98). Deborah de Graaff, cl; Len Vorster, perc. Walsingham WAL80442 13

10:00 MORNING CONCERT Prepared by Angela Bell

Wolf-Ferrari, E. Suite from The jewels of the Madonna (1911). BBC PO/Gianandrea Noseda. Chandos CHAN 10511 17

Coleridge-Taylor, S. Violin concerto in G minor, op 80 (1912). Anthony Marwood, vn; BBC Scottish SO/Martyn Brabbins. Hyperion A67420 32

Bizet, G. Symphony in C (1855). Royal PO/Enrique Bátiz. ASV DCA 696 34

11:30 SONATAS FOR TWO Prepared by Paul Hopwood

Bach, C.P.E. Sonata in D, Wq83 (c1747). Alain Marion, fl; Daniele Roi, hpd. Fonè 89 F 02-26 14

Debussy, C. Sonata (1915). Christopher van Kampen, vc; Ian Brown, pf. Virgin VC7911482 12

12:00 JAZZ, PURE AND SIMPLE with Maureen Meers

13:00 LESSER-KNOWN LYAPUNOV Prepared by Sheila Catzel

Lyapunov, S. Rhapsody on Ukrainian themes, op 28 (1907). Hamish Milne, pf; BBC Scottish SO/Martyn Brabbins. Hyperion A67326 17

Symphonic poem: Zelazowa Wola, op 37 (1909). USSR SO/Yevgeny Svetlanov. Melodiya 10-00173 15

Piano concerto no 2 in E, op 38 (1909). Hamish Milne, pf; BBC Scottish SO/Martyn Brabbins. Hyperion A67326 19

Symphony no 2 in B flat minor, op 66 (1917). USSR SO/Yevgeny Svetlanov. Melodiya 10-00173 50

Transcendental étude no 10 in B minor, Lesghinka (1900-05). Stephen Hough, pf. ASV AMM 157R 7

15:00 REED ONLY

Beethoven, L. Duo concerto in C, WoO27 no 1 (1796). Denis Godburn, bn; Mozzafiato/Charles Neidich, cl & dir. Sony SK 53367 13

Mozart, W. 12 pieces, K487 (1786). Michel Portal, cl; Paul Meyer, cl. EMI 5 56732 2 20

Beethoven, L. Trio in C, op 87 (1795). Guy Henderson, ob; Claire Fox, ob; Peter Newberry, cora. LP ABC R. 02424 21

16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE including Arts Calendar at 5.00pm with Marilyn Schock

19:00 JAZZ VIBES with Matt Bailey

20:00 EVENINGS WITH THE ORCHESTRA The symphonies of Martinu Prepared by Elaine Siversen

Martinu, B. Serenade no 4 for oboe, violin, viola, piano and string orchestra (1932). Prague CO/Oldrich Vlcek. Supraphon 11 0098-2 8

Duo concertante (1937). Bohuslav Matousek, vc; Régis Pasquier, vn; Czech PO/Christopher Hogwood. Hyperion A67671 18

Serenade no 5 for chamber orchestra (1930). Prague CO/Oldrich Vlcek. Supraphon 11 0098-2 12

Cello concerto no 2 (1944-45). Sasa Vectomov, vc; Prague SO/Zdenek Kosler. LP Supraphon 50883 38

Symphony no 4 (1945). BBC SO/Ji Onyx 4061 34

22:00 CHAMBER SOIRÉE Prepared by Angela Bell

Ponchielli, A. The get-together: divertimento (1868). Colin Bradbury, cl; Donald Watson, cl; Oliver Davies, pf. ASV DCA 701 10

Saint-Saens, C. Piano trio no 2 in E minor, op 92 (1892). Florestan Trio. Hyperion A67538 34

Boccherini, L. Sextet in A, op 16 no 1. Piccolo Concerto Vienna/Roberto Sensi. Accent ACC 24246 22

Herzogenberg, H. Trio, op 61 (1889). Albrecht Mayer, ob; Marie-Luise Neunecker, hn; Markus Becker, pf. Decca 478 3564 22

Myaskovsky, N. String quartet no 6 in G minor, op 49 (1939-40). Taneyev Quartet. Russian RD 11 031 23

Thursday 10 October

Sergei Lyapunov


Friday 11 October




9:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC Small forces Prepared by Sheila Catzel

Saint-Saens, C. Tarantella in A minor, op 6 (1857; arr Falletta). Debra Wendells Cross, fl; Robert Alemany, cl; JoAnn Falletta, gui. Virginia Arts Festival VA901 6

Scharwenka, X. Sonata in E minor, op 46a (c1878). Colin Carr, vc; Seta Tanyel, pf. Collins 14482 21

Ireland, J. Phantasie trio (1907). Lydia Mordkovitch, vn; Karine Georgian, vc; Ian Brown, pf. Chandos CHAN 9377/8 11

Vaughan Williams, R. Phantasy quintet (1912). Members of Nash Ensemble. Hyperion A67313 14

10:00 MORNING CONCERT Prepared by Elaine Siversen

Smetana, B. Grand overture in D (1848). BBC PO/Gianandrea Noseda. Chandos CHAN 10413 8

Carmichael, J. Trumpet concerto. Kevin Johnston, tpt; West Australian SO/David Measham. ABC 442 374-2 24

Sibelius, J. Lemminkäinen suite, op 22 (1896). Royal Stockholm PO/Paavo Järvi. Virgin 5 45213 2 49

11:30 A CARMICHAEL ENCORE Prepared by Elaine Siversen

Carmichael, J. Latin-American suite (1990). Antony Gray, pf. ABC 476 619-1 9

Fantasy sonata. Roger Armstrong, fl; John Carmichael, pf. ABC 476 156-1 16

12:00 NOONTIME JAZZ with Peter Mitchell

13:00 VIBRANT VIOLINS Prepared by Sheila Catzel

Brahms, J. Sonata no 3 in D minor, op 108 (1886-88). Simon Fischer, vn; Raymond Fischer, pf. Biddulph 80229-2 23

Janácek, L. Sonata (1914/21). Vadim Repin, vn; Nikolai Lugansky, pf. DG 477 8794 17

Respighi, O. Sonata in B minor (1917). Anne-Sophie Mutter, vn; Lambert Orkis, pf. DG 469 503-2 25

Stravinsky, I. Duo concertante (1932). Ray Chen, vn; Timothy Young, pf. Melba MR 301128 17

14:30 BEETHOVEN MAKES HIS MARK: 1795 Prepared by Brian Drummond

Beethoven, L. Piano trio in C minor, op 1 no 3 (1792-95). Beaux Arts Trio. Philips 438 948-2 23

German dances, WoO2, 3 and 8 (1795). Vienna Mozart Ensemble/Willi Boskovsky. Decca 436 782-2 5

Sonata no 3 in C, op 2 no 3 (1794-95). Stephen Kovacevich, pf. EMI 5 62700 2 24

Piano concerto no 2 in B flat, op 19 (1793/94-95). Julius Katchen, pf; London SO/Piero Gamba. Decca 460 822-2 28

16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE including Arts Calendar at 5.00pm with Emyr Evans

19:00 FRIDAY JAZZ SESSION with Sally Cameron

20:00 THE AGE OF EMOTION Prepared by Judy Ekstein

Elgar, E. Serenade for strings in E minor, op 20 (1892). Academy of St Martin in the Fields/Neville Marriner. ASV QS 6087 12

Fauré, G. Piano quartet no 2 in G minor, op 45 (1885-86). Domus. Hyperion A66166 32

Franck, C. Suite from Psyché (1887-88). Paris O/Daniel Barenboim. DG 476 280-0 27

Fauré, G. Pavane, op 50 (1887). 6

Élégie, op 24 (1880; orch. Aubert). Peter Dixon, vc. 8

BBC PO/Yan Pascal Tortelier (2 above) Chandos CHAN 9416

Saint-Saëns, C. Piano concerto no 2 in G minor, op 22 (1868). Artur Rubinstein, pf; Philadelphia O/Eugene Ormandy. RCA 5666-2-RC 23

22:00 BAROQUE AND BEFORE From northern climes Prepared by Philip Lidbury

Agrell, J. Flute concerto in D (c1750). Maria Bania, fl; Concerto Copenhagen/Andrew Manze. Chandos CHAN 0535 15

Buxtehude, D. Cantata: Ich halte es dafür, BuxWV48. Suzie LeBlanc, sop; Peter Harvey, bass; Purcell Quartet. Chandos CHAN 0691 11

Roman, J. Oboe concerto in B flat. Helén Jahren, ob; Musica Vitae/Wojciech Rajski. BIS CD-460 17

Sweelinck, J. Psalm 148. Netherlands Chamber Choir/Ton Koopman. BFO Centre Netherlands Music A3 11

Variations on Allein Gott in der Hoh sei ehr. Kurt Ison, org. KJI KJ001 10

Hellendaal, P. Concerto grosso in F, op 3 no 6 (pub. c1758). Combattimento Consort Amsterdam/Jan Willem de Vriend. NM Classics 92019 13

Obrecht, J. Ave Maris stella. Grupo de Música Alfonso X et Sabio/Luis Lonzano Virumbrales. Decca 436 116-2 8

Roman, J. Suite in D, Little Drottningholm music (1744). National Museum CO/Claude Génetay. Musica Sveciae MS 417 21



6:00 SATURDAY MORNING MUSIC with David Garrett


9:30 SPOTLIGHT ON THE CANBERRA SCHOOL OF MUSIC Prepared by Chris Blower

Ferrabosco, A. jnr So beauty on the waters stood. 1

Monteverdi, C. I am black; O how beautiful. 9

Paul McMahon, ten; Tommie Andersson, lute; Daniel Yeadon, bass viol (2 above) ABC 476 192-9

Edwards, R. Maninya III (1985). Vernon Hill, fl; Alan Vivian, cl; David Nuttall, ob; Richard McIntyre, bn; Hector McDonald, hn. Canberra School of Music CSM:14 11

Haydn, J. Symphony in C, Hob.I:90 (1788). Australian CO/Max McBride. Fine Music Tape Archive 23

France, S. Miss Mugwort (1997). Virginia Taylor, fl; Nicole Canham, cl; Barbara Gilby, vn; Charlotte Winslade, vc; Kate Bowan, pf; Gary France, perc; Wyana Etherington, perc; Sandra France, tin whistle; Tor Fromyhr, cond. Tall Poppies TP177 8

Handel, G. Va tacito e nascosto, from Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV17 (1724). Graeme Pushee, ct; Dominic Harvey, hn; Australian Brandenburg O/Paul Dyer. ABC 480 562-9 7

Coste, N. Le montagnard, op 34. Virginia Taylor, fl; Timothy Kain, gui. Tall Poppies TP003 9

Schumann, R. Suite in folkstyle, op 102 (1849). David Pereira, vc; David Bollard, pf. Tall Poppies TP078 17

Westlake, N. Excerpts from Antarctica (1991). Christine Douglas, sop; Philippe Anquetil, treb; David Pereira, vc; Louise Johnson, hp; Timothy Kain, gui; Dene Olding, vn; Studio O/Carl Vine. Tall Poppies TP012 22

11:30 ON PARADE Prepared by Robert Small

Rossini, G. Overture to Cinderella (arr. Parkes). John Foster Black Dyke Mills Band/Peter Parkes. Chandos CHAN 4505 8

Vaughan Williams, R. Variations. Williams Fairey Band/Bryan Hurdley. Chandos CHAN 4547 11

Rossini, G. Overture to William Tell (arr. Grant). John Clough, euphonium; John Foster Black Dyke Mills Band/Peter Parkes. Chandos CHAN 4505 5

12:00 JAZZ THEN AND NOW with Michael Cooper

13:00 HISTORIC RECORDINGS

Schubert, F. String quartet no 15 in G, D887, mvts 1 and 3 (1826). 19

String quartet in D minor, D810, Death and the Maiden (1824). 33

Busch Quartet (2 above) EMI H 769795 2

14:00 LISTENERS’ CHOICE with Christina MacGuinness Phone 9439 4777 or go to finemusicfm.com and follow the links to choose your music

15:30 AT THE MOVIES Prepared by Pat Hopper

Herrmann, B. Soundtrack: Cape Fear. Studio O. MCA MCAD 10463 41

Rozsa, M. Excerpts from Plymouth adventure. Nuremberg SO. Varèse-Sarabande VSD 5206 12

Elmer Bernstein, cond (2 above)

16:30 ARTS IN FOCUS with Sydney Youth Orchestra Produced by Debbie Scholem

17:00 COLOURS OF THE KING Program of the Organ Music Society of Sydney Prepared by Andrew Grahame

Karg-Elert, S. Praeambulum festivum, op 64 no 4 (1923). Harold Fabrikant, org. Academy Music AMCD 971111 3

Alcock, W. Introduction and passacaglia (1933). June Nixon, org. Master Disk SPC-D 393 14

Wills, A. Variations on a carol. Michael Dudman, org. Chartreuse CRCD 1794 15

Jackson, F. Toccata, chorale and fugue, op 16 (1957). David Drury, org. ABC 454 173-2 15

18:00 AUSTRALIAN COMPOSERS’ HOUR Prepared by Troy Fil

Yates, S. Trietto (2007). Members of Sydney Consort. Sydney Consort SC004 5

Boyd, A. As all waters flow (1976). Sydney Chamber Choir; Sydney University SO Soloists; Sydney Percussion/Nicholas Routley. ABC 462 007-2 20

Wilcher, P. Study in E minor (2001). Jeanell Carrigan, pf. Wirripang WIRR 012 1

Bremner, A. In the shrubbery (1989). Song Company and friends/Roland Peelman. Tall Poppies TP064 16

Ford, A. Five cabaret songs (1986). Gerald English, ten; Tall Poppies Ensemble. Tall Poppies TP 128 10

Wilcher, P. Shimmer (2002). Jeanell Carrigan, pf. Wirripang WIRR 012 2

19:00 THE MAGIC OF STAGE AND SCREEN Prepared by Maureen Meers

Tesori, J. Excerpts from Thoroughly modern Millie (2002). Sutton Foster, Harriet Harris, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Mark Kurdoch, David Creel, voices; members of the original Broadway cast. RCA Victor 09026-63959-2 18

Rodgers, R. Excerpts from The sound of music (1959). June Bronhill, sop; Rosina Raisbeck, sop; Beryl Cheers, Peter Graves, voices; members of the 1961 Princess Theatre Melbourne cast. LP 12

Willson, M. Excerpts from The music man (1957). Timothy Noble, Kathleen Brett, Doc Severinsen, voices; Cincinnati Pops O/Erich Kunzel. Telarc 80276 19

20:00 LIVE AND LOCAL Northern Lights Recorded by Jayson McBride for FINE MUSIC

Pärt, A. Bogoróditse djévo (1990).

Trad. Bogoróditse djévo. Richard Sanchez, ten.

Pärt, A. Seven Magnificat antiphons (1988-91). 16

Skipworth, L. Shinjitsu (2011). Belinda Montgomery, sop; Richard Sanchez, ten; Sébastien Maury, bar; James Nightingale, sax. 11

Tüür, E-S. Lamentatio (1995), Continuum Sax. 11

Esenvalds, E. Evening. Megan Cronin, sop. 3

Trad. The Lord’s prayer. Natalie Shea, cont.

Esenvalds, E. A drop in the ocean (1991). Josie Ryan, sop. 8

Kancheli, G. Amao omi (2005). Belinda Montgomery, sop; Sam Piper, bass; Simon Harris, bass; Continuum Sax. 22

Sisask, U. Benedictio (1991). 6

Sydney Chamber Choir/Paul Stanhope (all above)

21:30 A TOUCH OF RUSSIA Prepared by Heather Sykes

Sokolov, N. Variation on a Russian theme (1901). Oxana Yablonskaya, pf; Moscow SO/Dmitri Yablonsky. Naxos 8.553928 3

Khandoshkin, I. Six old Russian songs (1783). Anastasia Khitruk, vn; Dimitry Yakubovsky, va; Kyrill Yevtushenko, vc. Naxos 8.570028 24

22:00 AFTER HOURS with Kevin Jones

Saturday 12 October



6:00 SUNDAY MORNING MUSIC with Robert Small

9:00 MUSIC OF THE DANCE Verdi ballet Prepared by Oscar Foong

Verdi, G. Triumph march, ballet music and chorus, from Aida (1871). RTE Philharmonic Choir and others; NSO of Ireland/Rico Saccani. Naxos 8.553963 12

Ballet music from Otello (1887). Decca 425 108-2 6

Ballet music from Macbeth (1847). 10

Bologna Comunale TO/Riccardo Chailly (2 above) Decca 425 108-2

Ballet music from Il trovatore (1853). BBC PO/Edward Downes. Chandos CHAN 9594 24

10:00 THE DEFINING YEARS Music from the Classical era Prepared by Frank Morrison

Hummel, J. Piano concerto in A minor, op 85 (c1816). Martin Galling, pf; Stuttgart PO/Alexander Paulmüller. Vanguard 08 9178 72 27

Richter, F. Sonata no 6 in G minor, from Sonatas da camera (1764). Pauliina Fred, fl; Heidi Peltoniemi, vc; Aapo Häkkinen, hpd. Naxos 8.572030 17

Bach, C.P.E. Symphony for strings in B flat, Wq182 no 2. Tasmanian Symphony Chamber Players/Geoffrey Lancaster. ABC 472 424-2 10

Schubert, F. The crow, from Winterreise, D911 (1827). Olaf Bär, bar; Geoffrey Parsons, pf. EMI C 7 49334 2 2

Gluck, C. Ballet: Alessandro (1764). Musica Antiqua Cologne/Reinhard Goebel. Archiv 445 824-2 24

Mendelssohn, F. Symphony no 4 in A, op 90, Italian (1833). London SO/Claudio Abbado. Decca 458 176-2 30

12:00 CLASSIC JAZZ AND RAGTIME with John Buchanan The early days of jazz and ragtime as recorded during the first 30 years of the 20th century

13:00 WORLD MUSIC: Whirled Wide

14:00 SUNDAY SPECIAL French romantics: The middle years Prepared by Rex Burgess

Chabrier, E. Suite pastorale (1880). Vienna PO/John Eliot Gardiner. DG 447 751-2 19

Duparc, H. Romance de Mignon (1869); La fuite (1871). Sarah Walker, mezz; Roger Vignoles, pf. Hyperion A66323 8

Chanson triste (1868); La vie antérierure (1884). Carole Farley, sop. ASV DCA 605 7

Lalo, E. Quartet in E flat, op 45 (1880). Daniel String Quartet. Discover DI 920159 26

Saint-Saëns, C. The lyre and the harp, op 57 (1879). Françoise Pollet, sop; Héléne Perraguin, mezz; Daniel Galvez-Vallejo, ten; Didier Henry, bar; Ile de France Victoria Regional Choir; Ile de France NO/Jacques Mercier. Ades 204222 49


Tchaikovsky, P. Souvenir of a beloved place, op 42 (1878; arr. Parhamovsky). Maxim Vengerov, vn; Vag Papian, pf; Virtuosi. EMI 5 57164 2 18

Quartet no 2 in F, op 22 (1874). Borodin String Quartet. EMI 7 64879 2 37

17:00 HOSANNA Prepared by Heather Sykes

Hymns: Praise my soul, the King of heaven; City of God, how broad and far; Jesu, lover of my soul. Huddersfield Choral Society/Owain Arwel Hughes. EMI MFP 6059 10

Padilla, J. de Kirie; Gloria; Credo, from Missa Mexicana (c1649). Harp Consort/Andrew Lawrence-King. Harmonia Mundi HMX 2907293 12

Psalms: No 61, Hear my crying, O God; no 67, God be merciful unto us; no 69, Save me, O God. Choir of Westminster Abbey; Andrew Lumsden, org; Martin Neary, cond. Virgin VC7 91211-2 12

Poulenc, F. Four little prayers of St Francis of Assisi (1948). Choir of Westminster Cathedral/James O’Donnell. Hyperion A66664 8

Bortnyansky, D. Song of the Cherubim; Choral concerto no 34: Let God arise, let His enemies be scattered. Chamber Choir Lege Artis/Boris Abalyan. Sony SMK 57661 10

18:00 SYDNEY SCHUBERT SOCIETY Prepared by Jan Brown

Schubert, F. Death and the maiden, D531 (1817). Marian Anderson, cont; Kosti Vehanen, pf. Naxos 8.120566 3

String quartet in D minor, no 14, Death and the maiden (1824). Borodin Quartet. Apex 2564 67429-8 44

Death and the maiden, D531 (1817). Dietrich Fischer-Diskau, bar; Gerald Moore, pf. DG 477 5765 2

19:00 OPERA HIGHLIGHTS Prepared by Giovanna Grech

Verdi, G. Il acerato spirito, from Simon Boccanegra (1857). Alexander Kipnis, bass-bar; Ch & O/Erich Orthmann. Nimbus NI 7885/6 5

Donizetti, G. Tranquillo ei posa ... Com’è bello, from Lucrezia Borgia (1833). Maria Callas, sop; Philharmonia O/Antonio Tonini. EMI C 7 54437 2 8

Rachmaninov, S. By the magical power of the singing, from Aleko (1893). Sergei Alekashkin, bass; Philharmonia O/Gennady Rozhdestvensky. Chandos CHAN 9629 6

Delibes, L. Prendre le dessin d’un bijou ... Fantaisie aux devins mensonges, from Lakmé (1883). Alfredo Kraus, ten; Welsh National Opera O/Carlo Rizzi. Philips 442 785-2 5

19:30 SUNDAY NIGHT CONCERT Prepared by Troy Fil

Giuliani, M. Six arias from verse by Metastasio, op 95 (pub. 1818). Members of Meister Consort. Jecklin JD 624-2 16

Schwertsik, K. Tree songs, op 65 (1992). Adelaide SO/David Porcelijn. ABC 476 227-3 21

Beethoven, L. Violin concerto in D, op 61 (1806). Kyung-Wha Chung, vn; Vienna PO/Kyrill Kondrashin. Decca 400 048-2 45

21:00 NEW HORIZONS Prepared by Troy Fil

Gorecki, H. Totus tuus, op 60 (1987). Robert Shaw Chamber Singers. Telarc 80531 11

Blake, H. Sinfonietta for ten brass instruments (1981). English Northern Philharmonia/Paul Daniel. ASV DCA 905 16

Skog, Y. Inspired integration (1997). Mårten Landström, pf. dBCD 126 4

Sato, N. There is your soul (2007). Naomi Sato, sho; Aurelia Saxophone Quartet. Radio Nederland MCCP123 9

Xenakis, I. Serment (1981). New London Chamber Choir/James Wood. Hyperion CDA66980 6

Stockhausen, K. Helicopter string quartet (1992-3). Arditti String Quartet. Montaigne MO 782097 32

22:30 ULTIMA THULE

Sunday 13 October



6:00 FINE MUSIC BREAKFAST including Arts Calendar at 7.30am with Robert Small

9:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC By arrangement Prepared by Francis Frank

Bizet, G. First overture (c1855; arr. d’Almeida). Montreal SO/Charles Dutoit. Decca 452 102-2 13

Haydn, J. Divertimento in B flat, Hob.II:46, St Antoni (bef. 1784; arr. Perry). Sydney Wind Quintet. Fine Music Tape Archive 11

Alyabyev, A. The Russian nightingale (arr. Richardson). Beverly Hoch, sop; Hong Kong PO/Kenneth Schermerhorn. IMP P 827 6

Albinoni, T. Double sinfonia in G (arr. Camden). Anthony Camden, ob; Alison Alty, ob; London Virtuosi/John Georgiadis. Naxos 8.553002 8

Sarti, G. Lungi dal caro bene, from Armida e Rinaldo (arr. Gamley). Renata Tebaldi, sop; New Philharmonia O/Richard Bonynge. Decca 458 185-2 3

Lehár, F. Overture to The merry widow (1905; arr. Gamley). Australian Pops O/Douglas Gamley. WEA 9031-72815-2 8

10:00 MORNING CONCERT Prepared by Jan Brown

Rossini, G. Overture to La gazza ladra (c1817). Prague Sinfonia O/Christian Benda. Naxos 8.570933 10

Respighi, O. Toccata (1928). Geoffrey Tozer, pf; BBC PO/Edward Downes. Chandos CHAN 9311 25

Beethoven, L. Symphony no 6 in F, op 68, Pastoral (1808). Philharmonia O/Vladimir Ashkenazy. Decca 410 003-2 46

11:30 SOME LATE ROMANTICS Prepared by Francis Frank

Tárrega, F. Capriccio arabe. Konrad Ragossnig, gui. Claves 50-806 5

Svendsen, J. Two Swedish folksongs, op 27 (1876). Bournemouth Sinfonietta/Richard Studt. Naxos 8.553106 6

Röntgen, J. Motet: Kommt her zu mir, alle die ihr mein begeeret (1929). Netherlands Chamber Choir/Uwe Gronostay. NM Classics 92039 4

Sarasate, P. de Gipsy airs, op 20 (1878). Leila Josefowicz, vn; Academy of St Martin in the Fields/Neville Marriner. Philips 454 440-2 9

12:00 SWING SESSIONS with John Buchanan

13:00 20TH CENTURY SOUTH AMERICA Prepared by Robert Vale

Villa-Lobos, H. Guitar concerto (1951). John Williams, gui; English CO/Daniel Barenboim. CBS M2YK 45610 19

Nin, J. Suite espagnole (1930). David Pereira, vc; David Bollard, pf. Tall Poppies TP010 9

Lecuona, E. Cuban dances (1918). Thomas Tirino, pf. BIS CD-1104 16

Gershwin, G. Cuban overture (1932). Sydney SO/Edo de Waart. ABC 462 013-2 11

Brouwer, L. Elegy to the dance (1964). Pepe Romero, gui. Philips 432 102-2 6

Copland, A. Clarinet concerto (1947-48). Martin Fröst, ct; Malmö SO/Lan Shui. BIS CD-893 18

14:30 MID 19th CENTURY POLONAISES Prepared by Denis Patterson

Liszt, F. Weber’s Polonaise brillante (c1851). Leslie Howard, pf; Budapest SO/Karl Anton Rickenbacher. Hyperion A67401/2 11

Chopin, F. Polonaise no 1 in C sharp minor, op 26 (1834-35). Ronald Farren-Price, pf. Move MD 3147 8

Polonaise fantasy in A flat, op 61 (1845-46). Nikolai Demidenko, pf. Hyperion A66597 14

Wieniawski, H. Polonaise brillante, op 21 (ed. Francescatti). Michiko Kamiya, vn; Ian Brown, pf. Naxos 8.554401-02 9

Vieuxtemps, H. Ballad and polonaise, op 38 (1860). Misha Keylin, vn; Slovak RSO/Andrew Mogrelia. Naxos 8.570974 15

Liszt, F. Two polonaises (1851). Jean Dubé, pf. Naxos 8.557364 21

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

19:00 SPIRIT OF JAZZ with Susan Gai Dowling


22:00 KEYBOARD CONTRASTS Prepared by Judy Ekstein

Bach, J.S. Concerto in F, BWV971, Italian (1735). Ivo Janssen, pf. Void 9803 14

Bach, C.P.E. Fantasia II (1787). Inger Grundin-Brandt, hpd. BIS CD-142 9

Anglebert, J-H. Suite no 3 in D minor. Brigitte Tramier, hpd. Pierre Verany PV795012 14

Bach, J. Christian Sonata in C minor, op 17 no 2 (1762). Robert Woolley, fp. Chandos CHAN 0543 17

Forqueray, J-B-A. Movements from the 5th Suite. Sophie Yates, hpd. Chandos CHAN 0545 17

Haydn, J. Trio in D, Hob.XV:16 (1790). Canterbury Belles. Move M 063 13

Mozart, W. Sonata no 14 in C minor, K457 (1784). Sviatoslav Richter, pf. Stradivarius STR 33343 24

Monday 14 October





9:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC Artist of choice: Marshall McGuire Prepared by Madilina Tresca

Glanville-Hicks, P. Sonata (1952). Tall Poppies TP071 10

Nagasawa, K. Hoshun: First stirrings of spring (1971; arr. McGuire). Riley Lee, shakuhachi. ABC 476 4870 10

Dowland, J. Lachrymae antiquae pavane (ed. Watkins). Artworks AW013 4

Nagasawa, K. First stirrings of Spring (1971; arr. McGuire). Riley Lee, shakuhachi. ABC 465 757-2 10

Solbiati, A. Vezelay (1994). ABC 456 696-2 9

Frescobaldi, G. Aria detta Balletto (arr. McGuire). Artworks AW013 8

Marshall McGuire, hp (all above)

10:00 MORNING CONCERT Prepared by Keith Glendinning

Chausson, E. Evening festival, op 32 (1897-98). BBC PO/Yan Pascal Tortelier. Chandos CHAN 9650 14

Fauré, G. Ballade in F sharp, op 19 (1881). François-Joël Thiollier, pf; Irish NSO/Antonio de Almeida. Naxos 8.550754 14

d’Indy, V. Chorale and variations, op 55 (1903). Lawrence Power, va; BBC Welsh NO/Thierry Fischer. Hyperion CDA67690 12

Walton, W. The quest (1943/58; ed. Palmer). London PO/Bryden Thomson. Chandos CHAN 8871 42

11:30 CELEBRATE THE FLUTE Prepared by Derek Parker

Mozart, W. Quartet no 2 in G, K285a (1777). Paul Fried, fl; Victor Romanul, vn; Robert Barnes, va; Ronald Feldman, vc. Gold Tone GTCD 003 9

Boismortier, J. de Suite no 4, op 35 (pub. 1731). Anne Savignat, fl; Christine Plubeau, bass viol; Beatrice Martin, hpd. Naxos 8.554457 8

Bach, J.S. Flute sonata in C, BWV1033 (c 1736). Canterbury Belles. Move MCD 063 9


13:00 BALLADA Prepared by Angela Bell

Grieg, E. Ballade in G minor, op 24 (1876). Eva Knardahl, pf. BIS CD-109 20

Dvorák, A. Ballade, op 15 (1885). Graham Wood, vn; David Bollard, pf. Tall Poppies TP056 6

Salzedo, C. Ballade, op 28 (1910). Alice Giles, hp. Tall Poppies TP137 9

Atterberg, K. Ballad without words, op 56 (1957-58). Norrköping SO/Jun’ichi Hirokami. BIS CD-553 18

14:00 FRESH AIRS Prepared by Angela Bell

Pachelbel, J. Air with variations in A. Musica Antiqua Cologne/Reinhard Goebel. Archiv 427 118-2 10

Byrd, W. Air and variations on The carman’s whistle (arr. Grainger). Martin Jones, pf. Nimbus NI 5286 5

Broschi, R. Air de Dario, from Idaspe (1730). Ewa Mallas-Godlewska, sop; Derek Lee Ragin, ct; Les Talens Lyriques/Christophe Rousset. Auvidis K 1005 10

14:30 PIANO PLUS Prepared by Jan Brown

Satie, E. Trois morceaux en forme de poire (1903). Katia Labèque, Marielle Labèque, pf. KML 1120 15

Debussy, C. Prelude to L’après-midi d’un faune (1894). Michel Béroff, pf; Jean-Philippe Collard, pf. EMI 5 74112 2 9

Chausson, E. Andante and allegro (1881). Charles Neidich, cl; Pascal Devoyon, pf. Hyperion A67028 9

Franck, C. Sonata in A (1886). Jennifer Pike, vn; Martin Roscoe, pf. Chandos CHAN 10667 28

Saint-Saëns, C. Piano concerto no 2 in G minor, op 22 (1868). Stephen Hough, pf; City of Birmingham SO/Sakari Oramo. Hyperion A67331/2 22

16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE including Arts Calendar at 5.00pm with David Ogilvie


20:00 RECENT RELEASES with David Garrett

22:00 BEYOND THE ROMANTIC ERA Thus spoke three premieres Prepared by Oscar Foong

Britten, B. Variations and fugue on a theme of Purcell, op 34, The young person’s guide to the orchestra (1946). Royal Liverpool PO/Libor Pesek. Virgin 5 61782 2 19

Debussy, C. La mer (1903-05). Royal Scottish NO/Stéphane Denève. Chandos CHSA 5102(2) 24

Shostakovich, D. Piano concerto no 1 in C minor, op 35 (1933). Gábor Boldoczki, tpt; Lise de la Salle, pf; Gulbenkian O/Lawrence Foster. naive V 5053 23

Strauss, R. Thus spake Zarathustra, op 30 (1895-96). Michel Schwalbé, vn; Berlin PO/Herbert von Karajan. DG 474 281-2 35

Britten, B. Agnus Dei, from War Requiem, op 66 (1961). Galina Vishnevskaya, sop; Peter Pears, ten; Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, bar; Bach Choir; London SO Ch; Highgate School Choir; Melos Ensemble; London SO/Benjamin Britten. Decca 478 3640 4

Tuesday 15 October





9:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC Aspects of Baroque Prepared by Brian Drummond

Gabrieli, G. Canzon IX duodecimi toni à 10, from Sacrae symphoniae … tam vocibus quam instrumentis (pub. 1597). Wallace Collection/Simon Wright. Nimbus NI 5236 4

Carissimi, G. Vittoria, mio core! (pub. 1656; arr. Reynolds). Dmitri Hvorostovsky, bar; Academy of St Martin in the Fields/Neville Marriner. Philips 456 543-2 3

Sweelinck, J. Mein junges Leben hat ein End. Gillian Weir, org. Argo 460 185-2 7

Corelli, A. Concerto grosso in G minor, op 6 no 8 (pub. 1714). Ensemble 415. Harmonia Mundi HMC 901406.07 15

Lully, J-B. Chaconne, from Roland (1685). Les Talens Lyriques/Christophe Rousset. naïve V5197 12

Pachelbel, J. Suite in G. Musica Antiqua Cologne/Reinhard Goebel. Archiv 427 118-2 10

10:00 MORNING CONCERT Prepared by Michael Field

Weber, C.M. Overture to Oberon (1826). Berlin PO/Herbert Von Karajan. DG 419 070-2 9

Field, J. Piano concerto no 3 in E flat (pub. 1816). John O’Conor, pf; Scottish CO/Charles Mackerras. Telarc 80370 32

Stenhammar, W. Serenade, op 31 (1908-13). Gothenburg SO/Neeme Järvi. BIS CD-310 44

11:30 FEATURING DAVID HOBSON Prepared by Elaine Siversen

Massenet, J. Je suis seul, from Manon (1884). 5

Donizetti, G. Una furtiva lagrima, from The elixir of love (1832). 4

David Hobson, ten; Tasmanian SO/Marco Guidarini (2 above) ABC 461 677-2

Sonata in F. Heinz Holliger, ob; Gabriel Bürgin, pf. Philips 426 288-2 7

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


13:00 YOUNG VIRTUOSI Sydney Eisteddfod Operatic Aria and Opera and Arts Vocal Scholarship finals with Camille Mercep; recorded by Greg Ghavalas and Jayson McBride



Bach, C.P.E. Flute quartet no 3 in G, Wq95 (1788). Les Adieux. DHM GD 77052 18

Haydn, J. Symphony no 4 in D (c1761). Vienna CO/Ernst Märzendorfer. Musical Heritage Society OR H-201-249 11

Devienne, F. Sonata in C, op 24 no 1 (c1785). Klaus Thunemann, bn; Klaus Stoll, vle; Jörg Ewald Dähler, fp. Claves 50-9207 10

Haydn, J. Symphony no 5 in A flat (c1760). Vienna CO/Ernst Märzendorfer. Musical Heritage Society OR H-201-249 14

16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE including Arts Calendar at 5.00pm with James Hunter


20:00 AT THE OPERA Legendary Met performances: 1 March 1952 Prepared by Michael Tesoriero

Mozart, W. Le Nozze de Figaro. Opera in four acts. Libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte. First performed Vienna, 1786.

COUNT: Giuseppe Valdengo, bar COUNTESS: Victoria de los Angeles, sop SUSANNA: Nadine Connor, sop FIGARO: Cesare Siepi, bass CHERUBINO: Mildred Miller, mezz Metropolitan Ch & O/Fritz Reiner. AS AS1108 2:36

Figaro and Susanna, servants of the Count, are to be married but Susanna suspects the Count wants to seduce her. Cherubino, a page, tells Susanna he loves women, especially the Countess. The Count arrives to proposition Susanna, Cherubino hides, but is found when the Count hides to avoid another visitor. When the Count punishes Cherubino by sending him to his regiment, the Countess and Susanna disguise him as a girl so he can stay. When they hear the Count arrive, Cherubino hides in a closet. The Count, suspicious of his neglected wife, determines to open the door, but Susanna manages to change places with Cherubino. In the resolution of these confusions, the Count apologises to his Countess for his infidelities and Figaro and Susanna are married at last.

22:00 ROGER WOODWARD AT THE SYDNEY TOWN HALL Recorded by John Logan for FINE MUSIC

Chopin, F. Polonaises, op posth.: in G flat (1829); in A flat (1821); in G sharp minor (1822). 18

Rondos: à la mazur in F, op 5 (1826); in C minor, op 1 (1825); in C, op 73 posth (1828). 26

Waltz in A minor, op 34 no 2 (1831). 5

Roger Woodward, pf (all above)

Wednesday 16 October

David Hobson





9:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC Composer focus Prepared by Francis Frank

Graun, C. Trio for horn, oboe and bassoon. Ricercar Consort. Ricercar RIC 049027 7

Graun, J. Trio in D. Les Amis de Philippe. cpo 999 623-2 17

Graun, C. Voglio strage, e sangue voglio, from Caesar and Cleopatra (1742). Iris Vermillion, mezz; Concerto Cologne/René Jacobs. Harmonia Mundi HMX 2908150.52 5

Graun, J. Trio in G. Ensemble Baroque de Limoges. Auvidis E 8617 11

Oboe concerto in G minor. Heinz Holliger, ob; Christiane Jaccottet, hpd; Camerata Bern/Alexander van Wijnkoop. Archiv 00289 477 5002 11

10:00 MORNING CONCERT Prepared by Michael Morton-Evans

Reger, M. Eine Ballettsuite, op 130 (1913). Karl Suske, vn; Heinz Schunk, vn; Berlin Staatskapelle/Otmar Suitner. LP Ariola-Eurodisc 86 535 XEK 18

Rode, P. Violin concerto no 4 in A, op 6 (1798-1800). Friedemann Eichhorn, vn; Jena PO/Nicolás Pasquet. Naxos 8.570767 23

Taneyev, S. Symphony no 3 in D minor (1884). Novosibirsk Academic SO/Thomas Sanderling. Naxos 8.570336 42

11:30 TCHAIKOVSKY IN OPERA Prepared by Elaine Siversen

Tchaikovsky, P. Where, O where, have you gone? from Eugene Onegin (1879). Sergei Larin, ten; Philharmonia O/Gennady Rozhdestvensky. Chandos CHAN 9063 7

Oui, Dieu le veut ... Adieu, forêts, from The Maid of Orleans (1881). Sally-Anne Russell, mezz; Adelaide SO/Nicholas Milton. ABC 476 596-3 8

I do not understand your silence, from Iolanta (1892). Anna Netrebko, sop; Rolando Villazón, ten; Dresden Staatskapelle/Nicola Luisotti. DG 477 6457 10


13:00 A FIELD GUIDE TO MUSIC Prepared by Michael Field Michael Field takes a close look at some of his favourite music. In today’s program he will be discussing and playing Prologue to Act 1 of Götterdämmerung, the final opera in Wagner’s The ring of the Nibelung.

14:00 CHAMBER MUSIC OF 1890 Prepared by Angela Bell

Debussy, C. Ballade, slave (1890). Noël Lee, pf. Auvidis V 4440 5

Dvorák, A. Piano trio no 4 in E minor, op 90, Dumky (1890-91). Borodin Trio. Chandos CHAN 8445 36

d’Indy, V. String quartet no 1 in D, op 35 (1890). Quatuor Joachim. Calliope CAL 3891.2 39

Widor, C-M. Quintet in D minor, op 7 (1890). Ilona Prunyi, pf; New Budapest Quartet. Naxos 8.555416 29

16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE including Arts Calendar at 5.00pm with Brendan Walsh


20:00 EVENINGS WITH THE ORCHESTRA Musicians from the British Isles Prepared by Judy Ekstein

Bridge, F. Suite: The sea (1911). Ulster O/Vernon Handley. Chandos CHAN 8473 22

Britten, B. Orchestral arrangements of folk songs (1942-56). Philip Langridge, ten; Thomas Allen, bar; Northern Sinfonia/Steuart Bedford. Naxos 8.557222 31

Vaughan Williams, R. Double concerto (1946). Joan Yarbrough, pf; Robert Cowan, pf; Slovenian RSO/Paul Freeman. Centaur CRC 2095 26

Elgar, E. Cello concerto in E minor, op 85 (1919). Steven Isserlis, vc; London SO/Richard Hickox. Virgin 5 61125 2 29

22:00 CHAMBER SOIRÉE Prepared by Francis Frank

Corelli, A. Concerto grosso in B flat, op 6 no 11 (pub. 1714). Ensemble 415. Harmonia Mundi HMC 901406.07 10

Bach, J.S. Sonata in B minor, BWV1014 no 1 (bef. 1725). Elizabeth Wallfisch, vn; Paul Nicholson, hpd. Hyperion D22025 12

Myslivecek, J. Octet no 1 in E flat. Sabine Meyer Wind Ensemble. EMI 5 55512 2 16

Bach, J.S. Sonata in A, BWV1015 no 2 (bef. 1725). Elizabeth Wallfisch, vn; Paul Nicholson, hpd. Hyperion D22025 13

Anon. Sextet in E flat. Consortium Classicum. Schwann 310 002 H1 15

Dieupart, C. Suite no 1 in A, from Six suites (1701). Ruth Wilkinson, flûte à voix; Linda Kent, hpd. Move MD 3161 14

Czerny, C. Variations on Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser, op 73 (1825). Maureen Jones, pf; Zurich Chamber Ensemble. Jecklin 608-2 27

Thursday 17 October

Steven Isserlis. Photo - Tom Miller





9:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC Small forces Prepared by Jan Brown

Müller, I. Fantaisie sur un thème de Mozart. Friederike Roth, cl; Erika le Roux, pf. Naxos 8.572885 11

Mozart, W. Trio no 5 in E, K542 (1788). Anne-Sophie Mutter, vn; Daniel Müller-Schott, vc; André Previn, pf. DG 477 6114 19

Schubert, F. String quartet no 6 in D, D74 (1813). Melos Quartet. DG 419 879-2 23

10:00 MORNING CONCERT Prepared by Elaine Siversen

Dittersdorf, C. Viola concerto in F. Petr Pribyl, va; South Bohemia Chamber PO/Ondrej Kukal. Campion RRCD 1342 25

Tchaikovsky, P. Manfred symphony, op 58 (1885). London PO/Mstislav Rostropovich. EMI 5 65709 2 1:00

11:30 ENCORE Prepared by Elaine Siversen

Tchaikovsky, P. Souvenir of a beloved place, op 42 (1878). James Ehnes, vn; Vladimir Ashkenazy, pf. Sydney Symphony SSO201206 17

Dittersdorf, C. Divertimento in D. Ondrej Kukal, vn; Petr Pribyl, va; David Rejchrt, vc. Campion RR 1342 10


13:00 SILENT KNIGHT Prepared by Randolph Magri-Overend

Dvorák, A. Silent woods, op 68 no 5 (1883-84; arr. 1891). David Pereira, vc; David Bollard, pf. Tall Poppies TP010 7

Rachmaninov, S. Excerpts from The miserly knight, op 24 (1906). Boiko Zvetanov, ten; Niko Isakiv, bar; Plamen Beykov, bass; Sofia National Opera Ch & O/Nayden Todorov. Naxos 8.557817 14

Hogberg, F. Dancing with silent purpose, mvts 1 to 4 (arr. Fröst). Martin Fröst, cl; Australian CO/Richard Tognetti. BIS SACD 1863 11

Perry, W. The silent years: Three rhapsodies for piano and orchestra. Michael Chertock, pf; Irish National RSO/Paul Phillips. Naxos 8.572576 24

Rachmaninov, S. In the silence of mysterious night, op 4 no 3 (1890-3). Renée Fleming, sop; Jean-Yves Thibaudet, pf. Decca 467 697-2 3

Grainger, P. Fantasy on the final love duet, from R. Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier. Geoffrey Saba, pf. IMP PCD 858 7

Tchaikovsky, P. I do not understand your silence, from Iolanta (1892). Anna Netrebko, sop; Rolando Villazón, ten; Dresden Staatskapelle/Nicola Luisotti. DG 477 6457 10

Medtner, N. Knight errant, op 58 no 2 (1940). Dmitri Alexeev, pf; Nikolai Demidenko, pf. Hyperion CDA66654 11

Vaughan Williams, R. Silent noon. Yvonne Kenny, sop; Caroline Almonte, pf. ABC 476 158-1 4

Strauss, R. Waltz, from Der Rosenkavalier (1911). Slovak PO/Zdenek Kosler. Naxos 8.578041-42 12

15:00 CHAMBER STRINGS Prepared by Marilyn Schock

Schubert, F. Moments musicaux, D780 (1823-28). Maria Joao Pires, pf. DG 427 769-2 27

Dvorák, A. String quartet in F, op 96, American (1893). Takács Quartet. Decca 476 280-2 26

16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE including Arts Calendar at 5.00pm with Lloyd Capps


20:00 THE AGE OF EMOTION Prepared by Heather Sykes

Dvorák, A. Romantic pieces, op 75 (1887). Salvatore Accardo, vn; Bruno Canino pf. Dynamic CDS 51 16

Bruckner, A. Symphony no 4 in E flat, Romantic (1874/80). Berlin PO/Herbert von Karajan. DG 439 522-2 1:04

Strauss, R. Romance in F (1883). Raphael Wallfisch, vc; Scottish NO/Neeme Järvi. Chandos CHAN 8631 10

Arensky, A. Suite from ballet Egyptian nights, op 50a (1900-08). USSR RSO/Boris Demchenko. Melodiya MEL 45002-2 20

22:00 BAROQUE AND BEFORE Handel in London: Friends and rivals Prepared by Elaine Siversen

Handel, G. Overture to Rinaldo (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 (bef. 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. Choir of St Alban’s Abbey; 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 Thorndycraft, bass viol; Jeremy Barlow, hpd. Harmonia Mundi HMC 901071 17

Friday 18 October



6:00 SATURDAY MORNING MUSIC with Stephen Wilson


9:30 SPOTLIGHT ON AUSTRALIA ENSEMBLE Prepared by Brian Drummond

Boccherini, L. Flute quartet in D (1773). Fine Music Tape Archive 13

Wesley-Smith, M. White Knight and Beaver (1984). Tall Poppies TP002 9

Wuorinen, C. Bearbeitungen über das Glogauer Liederbuch (1962). 8

Beethoven, L. Piano trio no 1 in E flat, op 1 no 1 (1794-95). 27 Fine Music Tape Archive (2 above)

Isaacs, M. So it does (1985). Tall Poppies TP002 13

Brahms, J. Clarinet quintet in B minor, op 115 (1891). Tall Poppies TP131 38

Australia Ensemble (all above)

11:30 ON PARADE Music that’s band Prepared by Owen Fisher

Strauss, J. II Overture: Die Fledermaus (1874). Fodens Motor Works Band/James Scott. LP Decca SB 333 9

Waldteufel, E. Waltz: Estudiantina (1883). Allentown Band/Ronald Demkee. AMP 99207 7

Kennedy, J. South of the Border. Mexican Brass. LP RCA CAS-949 3

Chambers, W. Chicago Tribune March. Allentown Band/Ronald Demkee. AMP 21188 4


13:00 CLASSIC VOICES Prepared by Maureen Meers

Puccini, G. Un bel dì vedremo, from Madama Butterfly (1904). Montserrat Caballé, sop; London SO/Charles Mackerras. 5

E lucevan le stelle, from Tosca (1900). Paris Opera National TO/Georges Prêtre. 4

Tu, tu amore? Tu? from Manon Lescaut (1893). Montserrat Caballé, sop; New PO/Bruno Bartoletti. 8

Placido Domingo, ten (2 above)

Bizet, G. La fleur que tu m’avais jeté, from Carmen (1875). Jose Carreras, ten; Royal Opera House O/Jacques Delacote. 4

Quand je vous aimerai?... L’amour est un oiseau rebelle, from Carmen. Victoria de los Angeles, sop; French Radio Ch & O/Thomas Beecham. 5 EMI M 7 64359 2 (5 above)

Chapí, R. Cancion de Pastora; Cancion de la gitana. Members of the Spanish NO/Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos. EMI Angel M 7 69078 2 6

Victoria de los Angeles, sop (2 above)

Mussorgsky, M. Die Kinderstube (1870-72). Teresa Berganza, mezz; Ricardo Requejo, pf. Claves 8204 17

14:00 STRINGS AND THINGS Prepared by Stephen Wilson

Barber, S. Adagio for strings, op 11a (1936-38). Australian CO/Richard Tognetti. Sony SK 48252 9

Britten, B. Serenade for tenor, horn and strings, op 31 (1943). Christoph Prégardien, ten; Ib Lanzky-Otto, hn; Tapiola Sinfonietta/Osmo Vänskä. BIS CD-540 25

Williamson, M. Double concerto (1972). Malcolm Williamson, pf; Simon Campion, pf; Tasmanian SO/Barry Tuckwell. ABC 426 483-2 20

Alwyn, W. Sinfonietta for strings (1970). London SO/Richard Hickox. Chandos CHAN 9196 25

15:30 PHILHARMONIA IN CONCERT

Prepared by Peter Bell

Gluck, C. Orphée et Euridice. Lauris Elms, sop; Ronda Bruce, sop; Romola Tyrell, mezz; Sydney Philharmonia Motet Choir; Australian Youth O/Peter Seymour.

17:30 MUSICAL FANTASIES Prepared by Francis Frank

Lehár, F. Hungarian fantasy, op 45. Robert McDuffie, vn; Cincinnati Pops O/Erich Kunzel. Telarc CD-80402 8

Bach, C.P.E. Fantasia in B flat, Wq61 no 3 (1785-86). Geoffrey Lancaster, fp. ABC 432 248-2 6

Liszt, F. Fantasy on Beethoven’s The ruins of Athens (1848-52). Michel Béroff, pf; Gewandhaus O/Kurt Masur. EMI CZS 7 67214 2 11

18:00 FOCUS ON FOLK Folk Federation of NSW with Carole Garland

19:00 THE MAGIC OF STAGE AND SCREEN Prepared by Sue Jowell The master of dance: Jerome Robbins

20:00 LIVE AND LOCAL Flinders Quartet with Dmitry Onishchenko Recorded by Peter Bell for FINE MUSIC

Ravel, M. String quartet in F (1903). 27

Munro, I. Divertissement sur le nom d’Erik Satie (2006). 21

Shostakovich, D. Quintet in G minor, op 57 (1940). Dmitry Onishchenko, pf. 33

Flinders Quartet (all above)

21:30 TRIAL AND ERROR Prepared by Randolph Magri-Overend

Coles, C. Overture: Comedy of errors (1911). BBC Scottish SO/Martyn Brabbins. Hyperion CDA67293 11

Sullivan, A. When first my old, old love I knew, from Trial by jury (1866). Thomas Edmonds, ten; Corinthian Singers & Festival Chorale; Adelaide SO/James Christiansen. ABC 480 4510 2

Glass, P. Trial 2: Prison, prematurely air-conditioned supermarket, from Einstein on the beach (1975). Philip Glass Ensemble/Michael Riesman. Elektra 7559-79323-2 12


Saturday 19 October

Placido Domingo. Photo - Sheila Rock



6:00 SUNDAY MORNING MUSIC with Paul Roper

9:00 MUSIC OF THE DANCE Prepared by Elaine Siversen

Françaix, J. Five exotic dances (1982). Pekka Savijoki, sax; Margit Rahkonen, pf. BIS CD-209 6

Milhaud, D. Saudades do Brasil: dance suite, op 67 (1921; arr Kuisma). Markus Leoson, mar; Niklas Sivelöv, pf. Caprice CAP 21743 12

Debussy, C. Jeux: Poème dansé (1913). Lyon NO/Jun Märkl. Naxos 8.570759 19

Eychenne, M. Cantilena and dance (1966). Peter Clinch, sax; Paul McDermott, vn; Margaret Schofield, pf. Move MS 3041 14

10:00 THE DEFINING YEARS Music from the Classical era Prepared by Chris Blower

Pugnani, G. Overture no 6 in F. Academia Montis Regalis/Luigi Mangiocavallo. Opus 111 OPS 30-151 16

Viotti, G. Sonata no 1 in E, op 4 (pub. 1788). Felix Ayo, vn; Corrado de Bernat, pf. Dynamic DM8026 14

Cherubini, L. Nemici senza cor; Solo un pianto, from Medea (1797). Gwyneth Jones, sop; Fiorenza Cossotto, mezz; Bruno Prevedi, ten; St Cecilia Academy O/Lamberto Gardelli. Decca 440 844-2 10

Viotti, G. Sinfonia concertante no 2 in B flat (1786). Roberto Baraldi, vn; Alberto Martini, vn; Accademia dei Filarmonici/Aldo Sisillo. Naxos 8.553861 19

Cramer, J. Quintet in B flat, op 79 (1832). Nepomuk Fortepiano Quintet. Brilliant Classics 94377 20

Viotti, G. Violin concerto no 17 in D minor (pub. 1788-89). Symphonia Perusina/Franco Mezzena, vn & dir. Dynamic CDS 680 (243) 27

12:00 SPEAK EASY, SWING HARD with Richard Hughes


14:00 SUNDAY SPECIAL An American concert Prepared by Angela Bell

Gershwin, G. Cuban overture (1932). Montreal SO/Charles Dutoit. Decca 425 111-2 10

Gruenberg, L. Violin concerto, op 47 (1944). Jascha Heifetz, vn; Boston SO/Serge Koussevitsky. Naxos 8.110942 38

Bernstein, L. The lonely town, from On the town, three dance episodes (1944). Bournemouth Symphony Ch & O/Marin Alsop. Naxos 8.559177 3

Hadley, H. Symphony no 4 in D minor, op 64 (1911). Ukraine NSO/John McLaughlin Williams. Naxos 8.559064 38

Meyer, Edgar. Double concerto (1995). Yo-Yo Ma, vc; Edgar Meyer, db; Saint Paul C/Hugh Wolff. Sony SK 60956 19


Tchaikovsky, P. Capriccioso, from Six morceaux, op 19 (1873). Duncan Gifford, pf. ABC 438 827-2 11

Valse sentimentale, op 51 no 6 (1882). Kyung Wha Chung, vn; Phillip Moll, pf. Decca 417 289-2 2

Waltz-scherzo. Jane Peters, vn; Rachel Valler, pf. MBS 27 CD 6

String quartet no 3 in E flat minor, op 30 (1876). New Haydn Quartet, Budapest. Naxos 8.550848 35

17:00 HOSANNA Prepared by Keith Glendinning

Hymns: O Jesus, I have promised; Alleluya alleluya; Christ is our cornerstone; Nearer my God to three. Choir of Wells Cathedral; Rupert Gough, org; Malcolm Archer, cond. Hyperion CDP 12102 12

Bruckner, A. Te Deum in C (1884). Frances Yeend, sop; Martha Lipton, mezz; David Lloyd, ten; Mack Harrell, bar; Westminster Choir; New York PO/Bruno Walter. Sony SMK 64 480 20

Greene, M. Lord, let me know mine end. Choir of the Chapel of Newington College; Benjamin Lim String Ensemble; Amy Johansen, org; Elizabeth Swain, cond. Newington College NC 3 6

Wesley, S.S. The wilderness (1832). Choir of Clare College, Cambridge; James McVinnie, org; Christopher Robinson, cond. Naxos 8.570318 12

18:00 A FIELD OF TALL POPPIES with Julie Simonds A monthly program of recordings selected from the Tall Poppies label

19:00 OPERA HIGHLIGHTS Prepared by Jan Brown

Rossini, G. Tanti affetti, from La donna del lago (1819). Montserrat Caballé, sop; Radio France Lyric O/Gian-Franco Masini. Rodolphe RCP 32455 5

Cilea, F. E’ la solita storia del pastore, lamento di Federico, from L’Arlesiana (1902). Jussi Björling, ten; Maggio Musicale Fiorentino O/Alberto Erede. Decca 421 316-2 5

Mozart, W. Deh, per questo, from La clemenza di Tito (1791). Cecilia Bartoli, mezz; Vienna O/György Fischer. Decca 430 513-2 7

Puccini, G. Ah! quegli occhi, from Tosca (1900). Maria Callas, sop; Giuseppe di Stefano, ten; La Scala O/Victor de Sabata. Sarabandas 54009 5

19:30 SUNDAY NIGHT CONCERT Prepared by Rex Burgess

Dohnányi, E. Ruralia hungarica, op 32b (1924). Sonia Wieder-Atherton, vc; Sinfonia Varsovia/Christophe Mangou. naïve V 5178 11

Berg, A. Violin concerto, In memory of an angel (1935). Pinchas Zukerman, vn; London SO/Pierre Boulez. Sony SMK 68331 27

Shostakovich, D. Symphony no 15 in A, op 141 (1971). Montreal SO/Charles Dutoit. Decca 436 838-2 43

21:00 NEW HORIZONS Modern Ireland Prepared by Oscar Foong

Jackson, N. Sonata da chiesa (1989). Maurice Murphy, tpt; Rod Franks, tpt; Nicholas Jackson, org. Naxos 8.554773 9

Martin, P. Concerto (1993). Andreja Malir, hp. Marco Polo 8.223834 30

Martin, P. Beato Angelico (1990). Marco Polo 8.223834 8

Kasper de Roo, cond (2 above)

Buckley, J. Organ concerto (1992). Peter Sweeney, org; Colman Pearce, cond. Marco Polo 8.223876 29

Irish NSO (3 above)

Jackson, N. Toccata in G minor, from Divertissement for organ (1984). Nicholas Jackson, org. Naxos 8.554773 4

22:30 ULTIMA THULE

Sunday 20 October



6:00 FINE MUSIC BREAKFAST including Arts Calendar at 7.30am with James Hunter

9:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC By arrangement Prepared by Chris Blower

Ysaÿe, E. Paganini variations for string quartet (arr. Jacques Ysaÿe). Kryptos Quartet. Klara KTC 4034 10

Corelli, A. Recorder concerto in E minor, op 5 no 8 (arr. Geminiani). Maurice Steger, rec; English Concer/Laurence Cummings. Harmonia Mundi HMU 907523 14

Webbe, S. jr Variations on Adeste fideles. Salomon Quartet. Hyperion A66780 7

Mompou, F. Variations on a theme of Chopin. Jonathan Plowright, pf. Hyperion A67803 21

10:00 MORNING CONCERT Prepared by Heather Sykes

Sibelius, J. Incidental music from King Christian II, op 27 (1898). Iceland SO/Petri Sakari. Chandos CHAN 9158 31

Gershwin, G. Rhapsody in blue (1924). David Greilsammer, pf; French Radio PO/Steven Sloane. naïve V 5224 18

Cherubini, L. Symphony in D (1815). London SO/Charles Mackerras. Carlton Classics 15656 91372 30

11:30 GUITAR PLUS Prepared by Heather Sykes

Diabelli, A. Grande sonate brillante in D minor, op 102. Romulo Lazarde, gui; Hans Kann, pf. LP Harmonia Mundi HM 435 10

Serenade, op 99. Konrad Hünteler, fl; Reinbert Evers, gui. Pantheon D 14 112 16


13:00 CELLO GEMS Prepared by Anne Irish

Dvorák, A. Rondo in G minor, op 94 (1891). Raphael Wallfisch, vc; Linn Hendry, pf. Chandos CHAN 6552 7

Mendelssohn, F. Song without words, op 109 (1845). Mischa Maisky, vc; Sergio Tiempo, pf. DG 471 565-2 5

Sibelius, J. Andante molto in F minor (1887). Torleif Thedéen, vc; Folke Gräsbeck, pf. BIS CD-817 5

Bruch, M. Kol nidrei, op 47 (1881). Truls Mørk, vc; French RPO/Paavo Järvi. Virgin 5 45664 2 11

Fauré, G. Élégie in C minor, op 24 (1880). Jacqueline du Pré, vc; Gerald Moore, pf. EMI CZS 5 68132 2 7

Ries, F. Romance in G, op 86 no 2 (pub. 1819). Guido Larisch, vc; Robert Hill, fp. cpo 999 666-2 2

Schumann, R. Adagio and allegro, op 70 (1849). Steven Isserlis, vc; Dénes Varjon, pf. Hyperion A67661 9

Saint-Saëns, C. The swan, from The carnival of the animals (1886). Christian Poltéra, vc; Kathryn Stott, pf. Chandos CHAN 10552 3

14:00 FANTASIAS

Mudarra, A. Fantasia que contraharpe en la manera de Ludovico. Narciso Yepes, gui. DG 469 649-2 5

Beethoven, L. Fantasia in C minor, op 80, Choral (1807). German State Opera Choir; Berlin PO/Daniel Barenboim, pf & dir. EMI 5 55516 2 20

14:30 BEFORE THE ROMANTICS Prepared by Philip Lidbury

Biscogli, F. Concerto in D. Maurice Bourge, ob; Maurice Allard, bn; Maurice André, tpt; Württemberg CO/Jörg Faerber. EMI CMS 7 69880-2 23

Jadin, H. Sonata in B flat, op 4 no 1 (pub. 1795). Jean-Claude Pennetier, pf. Harmonia Mundi HMC 901189 15

Rigel, H-J. Flight from Egypt. Isabelle Poulenard, sop; Philippe Do, ct; Alain Buet, bar; Versailles Baroque Music Centre Singers; Orchestre des Folies Françoises/Olivier Schneebeli. MBF 1108 19

Dussek, J. Sonata in C minor, op 35 no 3 (pub. 1797). Gabriella dall’Olio, hp. Claves 50 9301 7

Handel, G. Concerto grosso in A, op 6 no 11 (1739). Australian Brandenburg O/Paul Dyer. Fine Music Tape Archive 16

16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE including Arts Calendar at 5.00pm with David Brett



22:00 KEYBOARD CONTRASTS Prepared by Phil Vendy

Rubinstein, A. Fantasie, op 73 (1864). Joan Yarbrough, pf; Robert Cowan, pf. Pantheon D 07183 38

Fischer, J. Suite in D minor, Uranie, from Musicalischer Parnassus (pub. 1738). Luc Beauséjour, hpd. Naxos 8.554446 22

Scarlatti, D. Sonata in E, Kk216. Jacqueline Ogeil, fp. ABC 476 622-1 5

Marchand, L. Organ pieces, bk 2. Joseph Payne, org. Naxos 8.553214 16

Walden, S. Five similes (1989). Robert Levin, pf. Naxos 8.559355 10

Tchaikovsky, P. The nutcracker, op 71a, (1892; transcr. Esipoff). Julia Severus, Alina Luschtschizkaja, pf. Naxos 8.570418 21

Monday 21 October

Kryptos Quartet





9:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC Artist of choice: Yuri Bashmet Prepared by Jennifer Foong

Brahms, J. Rondo alla zingarese, from Piano quartet no 1 in G minor, op 25 (1861). Gidon Kremer, vn; Yuri Bashmet, va; Mischa Maisky, vc; Martha Argerich, pf. DG 477 9523 8

Hindemith, P. Trauermusik, for viola and strings (1935). Moscow Soloists/Yuri Bashmet. RCA RD 60 464 9

Tchaikovsky, P. Sextet in D minor, op 70, Souvenir de Florence (1890/91-92). Yuri Bashmet, va; Natalia Gutman, vc; Borodin String Quartet. EMI 7 64879 2 34

10:00 MORNING CONCERT Prepared by Michael Field

Brahms, J. Tragic overture, op 81 (1880/81). Berlin PO/Claudio Abbado. DG 429 765-2 13

Rautavaara, E. Piano concerto no 3, Gift of dreams (1998). Laura Mikkola, pf; Netherlands RSO/ Eri Klas. Naxos 8.557009 27

Rachmaninov, S. Symphony no 3 in A minor, op 44 (1935-36/38). London SO/Neeme Järvi. Chandos CHAN 8614 43

11:30 ELEGY Prepared by Francis Frank

Granados, E. Eternal elegy (1910). Joyce DiDonato, mezz; Julius Drake, pf. Eloquentia EL 0608 5

Shostakovich, D. Adagio, from Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, op 29 (1934). Emerson String Quartet. DG 463 284-2 5

Berlioz, H. Elegy, from Ireland, 9 melodies after Moore, op 2 no 9 (1829). Thomas Hampson, bar; Geoffrey Parsons, pf. EMI 5 75187 2 5

Bottesini, G. Introduction and gavotte. Joel Quarrington, db; Andrew Burashko, pf. Naxos 8.554002 4

Alfvén, H. Elegy, from Gustav II Adolf (1932). Royal Stockholm PO/Neeme Järvi. BIS CD-585 4


13:00 AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA Produced by Simon Moore Highlights and previews of the month’s concerts including interviews with the key players

14:00 FRENCH AND BELGIAN CONNECTIONS Prepared by David Rossell

Saint-Saëns, C. Printemps qui commence; Mon coeur s’ouvre à ton voix, from Samson and Dalila (1877). Lauris Elms, cont; West Australian SO/Geoffrey Arnold. ABC 476 443-1 12

Franck, C. Les djinns, op 45 (1884). Duncan Gifford, pf; Tasmanian SO/Sebastian Lang-Lessing. ABC 476 192-8 13

14:30 CLASSICALLY UNFAMILIAR Prepared by Angela Bell

Kraus, J.M. Rondo in F (1780). Jacques Després, pf. Naxos 8.555771 9

Vachon, P. String quartet in F minor, op 5 no 3. Quatuor Cambini. MBF 1108 12

Carvalho, J. de Sousa Toccata in G minor. János Sebestyén, hpd. Hungaroton H 12884 7

Wagenseil, G. Trombone concerto in E flat (1751-63). Warwick Tyrrell, tb; Adelaide SO/ Nicholas Braithwaite. ABC 438 825-2 9

Ries, F. Sonata in F sharp minor, op 26, L’infortunée (c1808). Susan Kagan, pf. Naxos 8.572204 26

Dragonetti, D. Double bass concerto in A. Gary Karr, db; Berlin RSO/Uros Lajovic. Schwann VMS 2063 16

16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE including Arts Calendar at 5.00pm with Michael Morton-Evans


20:00 RECENT RELEASES with Stephen Wilson

22:00 BEYOND THE ROMANTIC ERA Prepared by Chris Blower

Alfvén, H. Suite from The mountain king (1917-22). Royal Scottish NO/Niklas Willén. Naxos 8.553962 16

Falla, M. de Siete canciones populares españolas (1914-15). Bernarda Fink, mezz; Anthony Spiri, pf. Harmonia Mundi HMC 902133 12

Prokofiev, S. Scythian suite, op 20 (1915). Czech PO/Zden Supraphon SU 4093-2 23

Kodály, Z. String quartet no 2, op 10 (1916-18). Melos Quartett. DG 479 0529 18

Myaskovsky, N. Symphony no 4 in E minor, op 17 (1918). Russian Federation Academic SO/Yevgeny Svetlanov. Olympia OCD 734 41

Tuesday 22 October

Warwick TyrellYuri Bashmet





9:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC Aspects of Baroque Prepared by Oscar Foong

Handel, G. I rage, I melt, I burn! ... O ruddier than the cherry, from Acis and Galatea, HWV49b (1718); Fra l’ombre e gl’orrori, from Aci, Galatea e Polifemo, HWV72 (1708). Christopher Purves, bass; Arcangelo/Jonathan Cohen. Hyperion CDA67842 12

The trumpet shall sound, from Messiah, HWV56 (1742/50). Neal Davies, bass; Choir of Clare College; Freiburg Baroque O/René Jacobs. Harmonia Mundi HMC 901928.29 9

Excerpts from Semele, HWV 58 (1743). Julla Schmidt, sop; Anette Markert, cont; Klaus Mertens, bass; Junge Kantorei; Frankfurt Baroque O/Joachim Carlos Martini. Naxos 8.570431-33 8

Mie piante correte ... Cara pianta, from Apollo e Dafne, HWV122 (c1708). Christopher Purves, bass; Arcangelo/Jonathan Cohen. Hyperion A67842 10

Voli colla sua tromba, from Ariodante, HWV33 (1735); Ombra mai fu, from Xerxes, HWV40 (1738); Già risonar d’intorno, from Ezio, HWV29 (1732). Ildebrando d’Arcangelo, bass-bar; Modo Antiquo/Federico Maria Sardelli. DG 477 8361 12

10:00 MORNING CONCERT Prepared by Derek Parker

Berlioz, H. Overture to Béatrice et Bénédict (1862). Sydney SO/Edo de Waart. ABC 476 499-1 8

Elgar, E. Sketches for symphony no 3 (1932-33). BBC SO/Andrew Davis. NMC NMC D053 56

Tchaikovsky, P. Fantasy overture: Romeo and Juliet (1880). Swedish CO/Thomas Dausgaard. BIS SACD-1959 19

11:30 PIANO DOUBLES Prepared by Paul Hopwood

Arensky, A. Suite no 1, op 15 (1888). Joan Yarbrough, pf; Robert Cowan, pf. Pantheon D 07183 14

Debussy, C. Little suite (1886-89). Duo Crommelynck. Claves 50-8508 13


13:00 YOUNG VIRTUOSI Sydney Eisteddfod Alf & Pearl Pollard Memorial Awards with Joshua McNulty; recorded by Greg Ghavalas



Haydn, J. String quartet in F, Hob.III:82 (1799). Alban Berg Quartett. EMI 5 57474 2 25

Spontini, G. Divertimento. Sören Hermansson, hn; Erica Goodman, hp. BIS CD-648 5

Haydn, J. Symphony no 6 in D, Le matin (c1761). Vienna CO/Ernst Märzendorfer. Musical Heritage Society OR H-201-249 23

16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE including Arts Calendar at 5.00pm with Stephen Wilson


20:00 AT THE OPERA Prepared by Colleen Chestertman

Wagner, R. Parsifal, Act 1. Libretto by composer. First performed Bayreuth, 1882.

GURNEMANZ: Kurt Moll, bass AMFORTAS: James Morris, bass-bar KUNDRY: Jessye Norman, sop PARSIFAL: Placido Domingo, ten Metropolitan Opera Ch & O/James Levine. DG 437501-2 1:52

In the castle of Monsalvat, home of the Grail, Gurnemanz, the oldest Knight, prays with his young squires when Kundry bursts in with balsam she has brought to heal the pain suffered by Amfortas, King of the Knights. Amfortas appears to bathe the wound inflicted by his own holy spear. A swan is killed by a young man who is shamed when Gurnemanz asks why kill an innocent creature in a holy place. He is taken to observe the communion of the grail. But guilt-ridden Amfortas cannot take part until he is redeemed by a pure fool.

22:15 LEGENDS Prepared by Stephen Wilson

Tchaikovsky, P. A legend, op 54 no 5 (1889). USSR State Academic Russian Ch/Alexander Sveshnikov. LP Melodiya C 01697-8 4

Sibelius, J. Lemminkäinen suite, op 22 (1896). Royal Stockholm PO/Paavo Järvi. Virgin 5 45213 2 49

Liszt, F. Two legends (1876). BBC PO/Gianandrea Noseda. Chandos CHAN 10524 19

Debussy, C. The sunken cathedral, from Preludes bk 2 (1910; orch. Stokowski). New Philharmonia O/Leopold Stokowski. Decca 4783691 7

Alfvén, H. Legend of the Skerries, op 20 (1904). Royal Scottish NO/Niklas Willén. Naxos 8.553729 18


Christopher Purves Jessye Norman





9:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC Name the composer Be the first to identify the mystery composer and win a CD. All other correct answers go in a draw for a second CD: 9439 4777

10:00 MORNING CONCERT Prepared by Randolph Magri-Overend

Britten, B. Four sea interludes, from Peter Grimes, op 33a (1944-45). Philharmonia O/Carlo Maria Giulini. EMI CZS 7 67723 2 17

Sculthorpe, P. Songs of sea and sky (1987; arr. 1988). Members of Australia Ensemble. Fine Music Tape Archive 15

Rimsky-Korsakov, N. Symphonic suite: Scheherazade, op 35 (1888). Kees Hulsmann, vn; London SO/Charles Mackerras. Telarc CD-80208 45

11:30 DAME FELICITY SINGS Prepared by Randolph Magri-Overend

Mozart, W. Per pietà, ben mio, perdona, from Così fan tutte, K588 (1790). Scottish National CO/Charles Mackerras. Telarc 80529 8

Strauss, R. Ich danke, Fräulein, aber der Richtige, wenn’s einen gibt, from Arabella (1933). Natalie Dessay, sop; Royal Opera House O/Antonio Pappano. Virgin 5 45705 2 9

Wolf, H. Mignon IV. Geoffrey Parsons, pf. Chandos CHAN 8726 7

Felicity Lott, sop (3 above)


13:00 MUSIC SACRED AND SECULAR Prepared by Francis Frank

Walton, W. Overture: Johannesburg Festival (1956). English Northern Philharmonia/Paul Daniel. Naxos 8.553402 8

Missa brevis (1965-66). Finzi Singers/Paul Spicer. Chandos CHAN 9222 9

In honour of the City of London (1937). Bach Choir; John Scott, org; Philharmonia O/David Willcocks. Chandos CHAN 8998 17

Magnificat anima mea Dominum; Nunc dimittis (1975). Finzi Singers; Andrew Lumsden, org; Paul Spicer, cond. Chandos CHAN 9222 6

Major Barbara: a Shavian sequence for orchestra (1941; arr. Palmer). Academy of St Martin in the Fields/Neville Marriner. Chandos CHAN 8841 11

Gloria (1961). Ameral Gunson, cont; Neil Mackie, ten; Stephen Roberts, bass; Bach Choir; Philharmonia O/David Willcocks. Chandos CHAN 8760 18

Orb and sceptre (1953). English Northern PO/Paul Daniel. Naxos 8.555869 7

14:30 CLARINET PLUS Prepared by Jan Brown

Weber, C.M. Grand duet, op 48 (1815-16). Walter Boeykens, cl; Robert Groslot, pf. Harmonia Mundi HMC 901481 17

Brahms, J. Quintet in B minor, op 115 (1891). Benny Goodman, cl; Berkshire String Quartet. Music Masters 5027-2-C 33

Mozart, W. Clarinet concerto in A, K622 (1791). Gervase de Peyer; London SO/Peter Maag. Decca 466 247-2 30

16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE including Arts Calendar at 5.00pm with Marilyn Schock


20:00 EVENINGS WITH THE ORCHESTRA Prepared by Denis Patterson

Wieniawski, H. Legend in G minor, op 17. Andrei Korsakov, vn; USSR TV & Radio Large SO/Vladimir Fedoseyev. LP Melodiya C10 15219 001 8

Handel, G. Concerto grosso in G minor, op 6 no 6 (1739). Australian Brandenburg O/Paul Dyer. ABC 476 343-6 14

Kozeluch, L. Symphony in G minor. Prague CO/Libor Hlavácek. LP Supraphon 1102078 23

Spohr, L. Symphony no 6 in G, op 116 (1839). Swiss Italian O/Howard Shelley. Hyperion A67788 26

Galuppi, B. Concerto a quattro no 1 in G minor. Jörg Ewald Dähler, hpd; English CO/Paul Angerer. LP Claves D 8306 11

Haydn, J. Symphony in G, Hob. I:8, Evening (1761). Freiburg Baroque O/Petra Müllejans. Harmonia Mundi HMX 2961767 27

22:00 CHAMBER SOIRÉE

Stamitz, C. Sonata in B flat. Helga Fiedler, va; Dieter Goldmann, pf. Onyx 66582 15

Sor, F. Variations on Das klinget so herrlich. Pierre Laniau, gui. EMI 7 54885 2 7

Krommer, F. Partita in E flat, op 79. Rotterdam Philharmonic Wind Ensemble. Brilliant Classics 93759 22

Coprario, J. Fantazia: Almand-Ayre. Consort of Musicke/Anthony Rooley. Decca 480 2298 8

Arriaga, J. String quartet no 3 in E flat (1824). Camerata Boccherini. Naxos 8.557628 23

Debussy, C. Clair de lune (1905). Philippa Davies, fl; Thelma Owen, hp. IMP P 835 5

Moscheles, I. Septet in D, op 88 (1832). Walter Hermann, cl; Christoph Moinian, hn; Mayumi Shimizu, vn; Jaap Zeijl, va; Christoph Groth, vc; Volker Donandt, db; Caroline Weichert, pf. Koch Schwann 3-1178-2 30

Petra Müllejans

Thursday 24 October





9:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC Small forces Prepared by Di Cox

Haydn, J. Quartet in C, Hob.III:77, Emperor (1797). Emerson String Quartet. DG 445 598-2 24

Dvorák, A. Rondo in G minor, op 94 (1891). Steven Isserlis, vc; Stephen Hough, pf. Hyperion A67529 7

Danzi, F. Quintet in F, op 56 no 3 (pub. 1821). Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet. BIS CD-552 22

10:00 MORNING CONCERT Prepared by Giovanna Grech

Strauss, R. Death and transfiguration, op 24 (1888-89). Detroit SO/Antal Dorati. Decca 400 085-2 22

Khachaturian, A. Suite from Gayaneh (1942/52/57). Armenian PO/Loris Tjeknavorian. ASV DCA 773 14

Offenbach, J. Cello concerto in G (1850). Ofra Harnoy, vc; Cincinnati SO/Erich Kunzel. RCA RD 71003 21

Schubert, F. Symphony no 3 in D, D200 (1815). Northern Sinfonia/Heinrich Schiff. Chandos CHAN 9136 24

11:30 STRAUSS IN SONG Prepared by Elaine Siversen

Strauss, R. Morgen, op 27 no 4 (1894); Ruhe, meine Seele, op 27 no 1 (1894). Gundula Janowitz, sop; Academy of London/Richard Stamp. Virgin 5 61324 2 7

Ständchen, op 17 no 2 (1885-87); Das Rosenband, op 36 no 1 (1897); Des Dichters Abendgang, op 47 no 2 (1900). Siegfried Jerusalem, ten. Philips 432 614-2 11

Cradle song, op 41 no 1 (1899); Dedication, op 10 no 1 (1885). Jessye Norman, sop. Philips 411 052-2 7

Gewandhaus O/Kurt Masur (2 above)


13:00 SELECT YOUR CLASSICS with Stephen Schafer New and recent releases from Select Audio-Visual Distribution

15:00 CONCERT HALL Prepared by Stephen Schafer

Weber, C.M. Clarinet concerto in F minor no 1, op 73 (1811). City of London Sinfonia/Michael Collins, cl & dir. Chandos CHAN 10702 21

Mendelssohn, F. Double concerto in D minor (1823). Richard Tognetti, vn; Polina Leschenko, pf; Australian CO. BIS 1984 35

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


20:00 THE AGE OF EMOTION Prepared by Phil Vendy

Demersseman, J. Flute concerto no 6, op 82. Karl-Bernhard Sebon, fl; Berlin RSO/Uros Lajovic. Schwann 11608 13

Sibelius, J. Quintet in G minor (1889). Anthony Goldstone, pf; Gabrieli String Quartet. Chandos CHAN 8742 40

Grieg, E. Sonata no 1 in F, op 8 (1865). Marina Marsden, vn; Robert Chamberlain, pf. Tall Poppies TP067 20

Stanford, C. Villiers Symphony no 5 in D, op 56, L’allegro ed il penseroso (1894). Bournemouth SO/David Lloyd-Jones. Naxos 8.570289 40

22:00 BAROQUE AND BEFORE Prepared by Rex Burgess

Hasse, J. Sinfonia in D, op 3 no 3. Musica Antiqua Cologne/Reinhard Goebel. Archiv 453 435-2 8

Sonata in B minor, op 2 no 6. Nancy Hadden, fl; Erin Headley, bass viol. 9

Sonata in C minor, op 7 no 6. 15

Malcolm Proud, hpd (2 above) CRD 3488

The pilgrims at the tomb of Our Lord (1742). Rachel Elliott, sop; Valerie Gabail, sop; Michael Chanee, alto; Peter Harvey, bass; Il Seminario Musicale; Gerard Lesne, alto & dir. Virgin 5 45329 2 1:15

Friday 25 October

Erich Kunzel Polina Leschenko. Photo - Marco Borggreve Peter Harvey. Photo - Carole Latimer



6:00 SATURDAY MORNING MUSIC with Peter Bell


9:30 SPOTLIGHT ON ASHKENAZY AND TCHAIKOVSKY Prepared by Paul Hopwood

Tchaikovsky, P. Trio in A minor, op 50 (1881-82). Itzhak Perlman, vn; Lynn Harrell, vc; Vladimir Ashkenazy, pf. EMI 7 64879 2 50

Souvenir of a beloved place, op 42 (1878). James Ehnes, vn; Vladimir Ashkenazy, pf. Sydney Symphony SSO 201206 17

Valse-scherzo, op 34 (1877). Boris Belkin, vn; Berlin RSO. Decca 476 7488 8

Violin concerto in D, op 35 (1878). James Ehnes, vn; Sydney SO. Sydney Symphony SSO201206 35

Vladimir Ashkenazy, cond (2 above)

11:30 ON PARADE Arranged Gordon Langford Prepared by Chris Blower

Sousa, J.P. The thunderer (1889; arr. Langford); The gladiator march (1886; arr. Langford). Band of the Blues and Royals/Major E.W. Jeanes. Chandos CHAN 6517 5

Dvorák, A. Largo, from Symphony no 9 (arr. Langford). Sellers Engineering Band/Phillip McCann. Chandos CHAN 4511 9

Handel, G. Overture in D minor, from Chandos anthem no 2 (arr. Elgar, Langford). John Foster Black Dyke Mills Band/Peter Parkes. Chandos 4507 6

Trad. Believe me, if all those endearing young charms (arr. Langford). William-Fairey Engineering Band/Kenneth Dennison. Chandos CHAN 6530 5


13:00 IN A SENTIMENTAL MOOD with Maureen Meers Nostalgic music and artists from the 30s, 40s and 50s and occasionally beyond, in a trip down many memory lanes

14:00 LISTENERS’ CHOICE with Christina MacGuinness Phone 9439 4777 or go to finemusicfm.com and follow the links to choose your music

15:30 AT THE MOVIES Prepared by Nicholas Chaplin

Elfman, D. Soundtrack from Oz the great and powerful (2013). Studio Choir & O/Pete Anthony. Disney Intrada D001809202 54

16:30 PRESENTING PINCHGUT

18:00 AUSTRALIAN COMPOSERS’ HOUR Prepared by Janie Fitch

Meale, R. Come then, from Voss. Soloists; Opera Australia Ch; Sydney SO/Stuart Challender. ABC 462 006-2 4

Sculthorpe, P. Nourlangie (1989). Karin Schaupp, gui; Tasmanian SO/Richard Mills. ABC 476 762-7 21

Kats-Chernin, E. Piano concerto no 2 (2002). Ian Munro, pf; Tasmanian SO/Ola Rudner. ABC 476 763-9 18

Orlovich, M. Night. St Peters Chorale/Graeme Morton. St Peters Chorale recording 4

Sculthorpe, P. Parting (1993). David Pereira, vc; Ian Munro, pf. Tall Poppies TP136 2

19:00 THE MAGIC OF STAGE AND SCREEN Prepared by Maureen Meers

Porter, C. Excerpts from Anything goes (1934). Patti LuPone, Rex Everhart, Howard McGillin, voices; members of the new Broadway cast. RCA Victor 7769-2-RC 19

Rodgers, R. Excerpts from Me and Juliet (1953). Isabel Bigley, Bill Hayes, Joan McCracken, voices; members of the original Broadway cast. DG 19115 13

Herman, J. Excerpts from Mame (1957). Angela Lansbury, Jerry Lanning, Beatrice Arthur, Charles Braswell, voices; members of the original Broadway cast. Columbia SK 60959 19

20:00 LIVE AND LOCAL Part 1: Musique de foule Recorded by Greg Ghavalas for FINE MUSIC

Lithgow, A. The Invercargill march. 4

Chédeville, N. Winter. 2

Grieg, E. Spring. 2

Hargraves, C. Summer idyll. 2

Kosma, J. Autumn leaves. 2

Handel, G. Grand overture; Allegro, from Concerto no 2 in B flat, op 4 no 2 (c1735). 6

Lefébure-Wély, L-J-A. Spring andante. 3

Wells, J. Kokako fanfare and march. 6

Various. Highland cathedral; March of the Crusaders; The birth of the blues; Hurricane; Mooloo movements. 5

Wagner, R. Ride of the Valkyries. 3

Dussek, J. The death of Marie-Antoinette da capo al fine. 9

Salome, T. Prelude-cantilene. 3

Batiste, T. Postlude. 3

Hainsworth, C. Grand megalomaniacal improvisation on themes by request. 11

Christopher Hainsworth, org (all above)

Part 2: Sonata

Janácek, L. Sonata (1914/21). David Saffir, vn; Albert Landa, pf. Fine Music Tape Archive 18

21:30 SERENADES Prepared by Maureen Meers

Mozart, W. Serenade no 6 in D, K239, Serenata notturna (1776). Soloists of Australia/Ronald Thomas. Chandos CHAN 6526 13

Mendelssohn, F. Serenade and allegro giocoso in B minor, op 43. Stephen Hough, pf; City of Birmingham SO/Lawrence Foster. Hyperion A66969 13


Saturday 26 October



6:00 SUNDAY MORNING MUSIC with David Garrett

9:00 THE MUSIC OF THE DANCE Prepared by Chris Blower

Starzer, J. Ten dances. Eduard Melkus Ensemble. Archiv 427 122-2 19

Bruch, M. Swedish dances, op 63. Martin Berkofsky, pf; David Hagan, pf. Turnabout TV 34732 16

Holst, G. Ballet suite in E flat, op 10. Northern Sinfonia/Richard Hickox. Chandos CHAN 9734 19

10:00 THE DEFINING YEARS Music from the Classical era Prepared by Denis Patterson

Field, J. Divertissement no 2 in A (c1811). Míceál O’Rourke, pf; London Mozart Players/Matthias Bamert. Chandos CHAN 9534 9

Paganini, N. Grand sonata in A, op 39 (1803-04). Marco Tamayo, gui. Naxos 8.557598 22

Haydn, M. Violin concerto in A (c1775). Gert R. Schubert, vn; Vienna Concert-Verein. Schwann 311 050 H1 22

Haydn, J. Sonata no 20 in B flat, Hob.XVI:18 (1788). Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, pf. Chandos CHAN 10668 14

Weber, C.M. Horn concertino in E minor, op 45 (1806/15). Stephen Stirling, hn; City of London Sinfonia/Michael Collins. Chandos CHAN 10702 16

Chopin, F. Scherzo no 1 in B minor, op 20. François-René Duchâble, pf. EMI 5 72356 2 4 9

Rossini, G. String sonata no 6 in D (c1804). I Musici. Newton 8802041 16

12:00 CLASSIC JAZZ AND RAGTIME With John Buchanan


14:00 SUNDAY SPECIAL The final compositions: Schumann 1852-58 Prepared by Ron Walledge

Schumann, R. Overture to Faust (1853). Polish National RSO/Johannes Wildner. Naxos 8.550608 9

Fantasy in C, op 131 (1853). Thomas Zehetmair, vn; Philharmonia O/Christoph Eschenbach. apex 0927-49592-2 15

Introduction and concert allegro in D minor, op 134 (1853). Idil Biret, pf; Polish NSO/Antoni Wit. Naxos 8.554088 15

Violin concerto in D minor (1853). Henryk Szeryng, vn; London SO/Antal Dorati. Mercury 434 339-2 28

Mass in C minor, op 147 (1852). Audrey Michael, sop; Gulbenkian Foundation Choir & O/Michel Corboz. Erato E 75542 41


Tchaikovsky, P. Four movements for string quartet (1865). István Tóth, db; members of New Haydn Quartet, Budapest. 7

String quartet in B flat (1865). New Haydn Quartet, Budapest. 13 Naxos 8.550848 (2 above)

Tchaikovsky, P. Sextet in D minor, op 70, Souvenir de Florence (1890/91-92). Yuri Bashmet, va; Natalia Gutman, vc; Borodin String Quartet. EMI 7 64879 2 34

17:00 HOSANNA Prepared by Warwick Bartle

Hymns: Spirit of mercy, truth and love; Lead us, Heavenly Father, lead us; Immortal, invisible, God only wise; Jesus, lover of my soul. Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge; Brian Runnett, org; George Guest, cond. Belart 450011-2 10

Poulenc, F. Mass in G (1937). Choir of Winchester Cathedral/Martin Neary. EMI 0946 3 75906 2 20

Psalms: no 23; no 32; no 61; no 126. Choir of Hereford Cathedral. Priory PR 5005 11

Mozart, W. Dixit Dominus. Choir of York Minster/Philip Moore. 5

Harris, W. Prelude in E flat (pub. 1931). 3

John Scott Whiteley, org (2 above) York 119

18:00 WHAT’S ON AT THE CON with Julie Simonds A monthly program of music, news and interviews from the Sydney Conservatorium

19:00 OPERA HIGHLIGHTS Prepared by Giovanna Grech

Verdi, G. Morir, tremenda cosa! ... Urna fatale del mio destin, from La forza del destino (1862). Robert Allman, bar; Sydney SO/Eric Clapham. ABC 442 369-2 5

Saint-Saëns, C. Gypsy dance, from Henry VIII (1883). London SO/Richard Bonynge. Decca 466 431-2 3

Massenet, J. Pleurez mes yeux! from Le Cid (1885). Grace Bumbry, sop; Stuttgart RSO/Stefan Soltesz. Orfeo C 081 841 A 5

Giordano, U. Carlo Gérard?; Come sa amare! from Andrea Chénier (1895). Eva Marton, sop; Giorgio Zancanaro, bar; Jósef Gregor, bar; Hungarian State O/Giuseppe Patané. CBS M2K 42369 10

19:30 SUNDAY NIGHT CONCERT

Wallace, V. Overture to Maritana (1845). New Philharmonia O/Richard Bonynge. Decca 466 431-2 10

Dvorák, A. Violin concerto in A minor, op 53 (1880). Thomas Zehetmair, vn; Philharmonia O/Eliahu Inbal. Teldec 4509-91444-2 31

Brahms, J. Piano quartet in G minor, op 25 (1861; arr. Schoenberg). Sydney SO/Edo de Waart. ABC 454 515-2 42

21:00 NEW HORIZONS Prepared by Robert Small

Daugherty, M. Radio City: Symphonic fantasy on Arturo Toscanini and the NBC Symphony Orchestra (2011). Pacific Symphony/Carl St Clair. Naxos 8.559749 26

Duncan, E. Butterfly modernism (2011). Michael Kieran Harvey, pf; Silo String Quartet. Move MD 3362 17

Fairouz, M. Sonata (2011). Rachel Barton Pine, vn. Naxos 8.559744 24

Daugherty, M. Raise the roof (2003). Brian Jones, timp; Detroit SO/Neeme Järvi. Naxos 8.559372 13

22:30 ULTIMA THULE

Sunday 27 October



6:00 FINE MUSIC BREAKFAST including Arts Calendar at 7.30am with Robert Small

9:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC By arrangement Prepared by Francis Frank

Lehár, F. Overture to The merry widow (1905; arr. Gamley). Australian Pops O/Douglas Gamley. WEA 9031-72815-2 8

Mozart, W. Quintet in E flat (1782; arr. from Horn quintet, K407). Hartmut Lindemann, va; David Pereira, vc; Australia Ensemble. ABC 438 199-2 15

Wagner, R. Entrance of the Gods into Valhalla, from Das Rheingold (1853-54; transcr. Stokowski). Bournemouth SO/José Serebrier. Naxos 8.570293 8

Bach, J.S. Chorale prelude, BWV654 (bef. 1732; arr. Schoenberg). Sydney SO/Edo de Waart. ABC 454 515-2 8

Vivaldi, A. Guitar concerto in D (arr. Koch). Gareth Koch, gui; Guillermo Büchler, vn; Willem de Swardt, vn; Herwig Tachezi, vc; Timothy Walker Brown, hpd. Gracia 0010692 12

10:00 MORNING CONCERT Prepared by Francis Frank

Copland, A. Four dance episodes, from Rodeo (1942). Cincinnati Pops O/Erich Kunzel. Telarc 80339 19

Bennett, W. Sterndale Piano concerto no 1 in D minor, op 1 (1832; ed. Byers). Malcolm Binns, pf; London PO/Nicholas Braithwaite. Lyrita SR 204 24

Mozart, W. Symphony no 36 in C, K425, Linz (1783). Prague PO/Jirí Belohlávek. Harmonia Mundi HMC 901891 39

11:30 CLASSICAL SONATAS Prepared by Elaine Siversen

Abel, C. Sonata in G. Bengt Ericson, va da gamba. BIS CD-22 8

Beethoven, L. Sonata no 4 in C, op 102 no 1 (1815). Heinrich Schiff, vc; Till Fellner, pf. Philips 462 601-2 16


13:00 FAMOUS CHILD PRODIGIES Prepared by Sheila Catzel

Hofmann, J. Kaleidescope, op 40 no 4. Shura Cherkassky, pf. Decca 433 654-2 5

Liszt, F. Study no 9 in A flat, from Transcendental studies (1851). Georges Cziffra, pf. EMI 5 62799 2 9

Albéniz, I. Almería, from Iberia, bk II (1905; orch. Breiner). Moscow SO/Igor Golovschin. Naxos 8.553023 10

Saint-Saëns, C. Mon coeur s’ouvre à ta voix, from Samson and Delilah (1877). Marilyn Horne, mezz; Vienna Opera O/Henry Lewis. Decca 476 1223 6

Chopin, F. Mazurka in A minor, op 17 no 4 (1832-34). Evgeny Kissin, pf. Sony 88697301102 5

Prokofiev, S. Piano concerto no 1 in D flat, op 10 (1912). Martha Argerich, pf; Montreal SO/Charles Dutoit. EMI 5 56654 2 16

14:00 SERENADES... AND SERENADES Prepared by Denis Patterson

Tchaikovsky, P. Serenade for strings, op 48 (1880). London PO/Vladimir Jurowski. BBC Music Vol 16 no 2 31

Fauré, G. Serenade, op 98 (1908). Ina-Esther Joost Ben-Sasson, vc; Allan Sternfield, pf. Naxos 8.570545 3

Beethoven, L. Serenade in D, op 41 (1803). Emmanuel Pahud, fl; Eric le Sage, pf. naïve V 4863 24

Mozart, W. Serenade no 10 in B flat, K361, Gran Partita (1781). Orpheus CO. DG 478 5185 51

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



22:00 KEYBOARD CONTRASTS Prepared by Frank Morrison

Pinto, G. Grand sonata in C minor inscribed to his friend John Field (1803). Riko Fukuda, fp. Olympia O 494 20

Khachaturian, A. Suite in three movements. Joan Yarbrough, pf; Robert Cowan, pf. Pantheon D 20910 11

Hummel, J. Piano trio in E no 5, op 83 (1819). Borodin Trio. Chandos CHAN 9529 26

Rameau, J-P. L’Enharmonique; L’Egyptienne; La Dauphine. Sophie Yates, hpd. Chandos CHAN 0545 12

Holst, G. Two dances (1932). Anthony Goldstone, Caroline Clemmow, pf. Chandos CHAN 9382 8

Schumann, R. Sonata no 1 in F sharp minor, op 11 (1832-35). Maurizio Pollini, pf. Philips 456 937-2 32

Monday 28 October

Vladimir Jurowski. Photo - Roman Gontcharov Maurizio Pollini





9:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC Artist of choice: Yehudi Menuhin Prepared by Chris Blower

Saint-Saëns, C. Havanaise (1887). Philharmonia O/Eugene Goossens. EMI 1664482 10

Beethoven, L. Variations on Mozart’s Se vuol ballare, from The marriage of Figaro, WoO40 (1792-93). Wilhelm Kempff, pf. DG 459 433-2 13

Haydn, J. My boy Tammy, from Scottish folksong arrangements, Hob.XXXIa:18 (by 1792). Janet Baker, mezz; George Malcolm, hpd. Testament SBT 1241 4

Yehudi Menuhin, vn (3 above)

Berlioz, H. Serenade, from Harold in Italy, op 16 (1834). Yehudi Menuhin, va; Philharmonia O/Colin Davis. EMI CDM 1 66434-2 6

Bach, J.S. Partita no 3 in E, BWV1006 (1720). Yehudi Menuhin, vn. Naxos 8.110964 18

10:00 MORNING CONCERT Prepared by Heather Sykes

Delius, F. North country sketches: The march of Spring (1913-14). Hallé/Mark Elder. Hallé HLL 7528 10

Reger, M. Piano concerto in F minor, op 114 (1910). Marc-Andreé Hamelin, pf; Berlin RSO/Ilan Volkov. Hyperion A67635 37

Reinecke, C. Symphony no 3 in G minor, op 227 (c1890). Brandenburg State O, Frankfurt/Heribert Beissel. Christophorus CHE 0162-2 35

11:30 DIFFERENT VOICES Prepared by Heather Sykes

Rossini, G. Bel raggio lusinghier, from Semiramide (1823). Margaret Price, sop; Munich RO/Heinz Wallberg. BR-Klassik 900305 6

O muto asil del pianto ... corriam, voilam! from William Tell (1829). Luciano Pavarotti, ten; Vienna Opera Ch & O/Nicola Rescigno. ABC 480 551-2 8

Alle voci della gloria (1813). Samuel Ramey, bass; Welsh National Opera Ch & O/Gabriele Ferro. Teldec 9031-73242-2 11


13:00 OF KINGS AND QUEENS Prepared by Randolph Magri-Overend

Beethoven, L. Seven variations on God save the King, WoO78 (1803). Olli Mustonen, pf. Decca 436 834-2 7

Elgar, E. Suite from King Arthur (1923). Bournemouth Sinfonietta/George Hurst. Chandos CHAN 6582 23

Massenet, J. De moi je veux bannir, from The king of Lahore (1875-76). Joan Sutherland, sop; National PO/Richard Bonynge. Decca 475 6302 7

Rimsky-Korsakov, N. Tsar Dodon at the Queen of Shemakha’s, from Le coq d’or (1909). Moscow RSO/Konstantin Ivanov. Melodiya MA 3027 7

Handel, G. Arrival of the Queen of Sheba, from Solomon (1748). West Australian SO/David Measham. ABC 476 333-5 3

Strauss, J. I Homage to Queen Victoria, op 103 (1838). London SO/John Georgiadis. Chandos CHAN 8739 8

Alfvén, H. Suite from The mountain king (1916-23). Royal Stockholm PO/Neeme Järvi. BIS CD-585 15

Mozart, W. Interlude, from Thamos, King of Egypt, K345 (1774). Radio Berlin Soloists; Staatskapelle Berlin/Bernhard Klee. Philips 464 940-2 6

14:30 AUSTRALIANS PLAY CLASSICAL CHAMBER Prepared by Francis Frank

Beethoven, L. Adagio in E flat, WoO43b (1796). Paul Hooper, mand; Catherine Finnis, vc; John Gray, hpd. Fine Music Tape Archive 8

Krähmer, E. Hungarian rondo, op 28. Genevieve Lacey, rec; Karin Schaupp, gui. ABC 476 524-9 6

Weber, C.M. Seven variations in B flat on a theme from Silvana, op 33 (1811). Murray Khouri, cl; David Bollard, pf. RCA VRL1 0162 10

Haydn, J. Flute trio in D, Hob.XV:16 (1790). Canterbury Belles. Move M 063 13

Schubert, F. Ave Maria, Ellen’s song no 3, D839 (1825). Jascha Heifetz, vn; Emanuel Bay, pf. ABC 476 595-0 6

Beethoven, L. Trio no 7 in B flat, op 97, Archduke (1810-11). Dimity Hall, vn; Julian Smiles, vc; Charlie Albright, pf. ABC 476 696-0 36

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


20:00 RECENT RELEASES with Robert Small

22:00 BEYOND THE ROMANTIC ERA Prepared by Robert Small

Ravel, M. Introduction and allegro (1908). Michel Moragues, fl; Pascal Moragues, cl; Isabelle Moretti, hp; Quatuor Parisii. naive V 5129 11

Nielsen, C. Clarinet concerto, op 57 (1928). Olle Schill, cl; Gothenburg SO/Myung-Whun Chung. BIS CD-614/616 25

Sibelius, J. Symphony no 4 in A minor, op 63 (1911). Berlin PO/Herbert von Karajan. EMI M 7 69224-2 39

Bernstein, L. Serenade (1954). Philippe Quint, vn; members of Bournemouth SO/Marin Alsop. Naxos 8.559245 31

Tuesday 29 October

Yehudi Menuhin





9:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC Aspects of Baroque Prepared by Paul Hopwood

Locke, M. Music for His Majesty’s sackbutts and cornetts. Malmö Brass Ensemble. BIS CD-223 10

Mozart, L. Horn concerto in E flat (1752). Hermann Baumann, hn; Radovan Vlatkovic, hn; Academy of St Martin in the Fields/Iona Brown. Philips 416 815-2 11

Hertel, J. Trumpet concerto no 1 in E flat. Håkan Hardenberger, tpt; London PO/Elgar Howarth. Philips 426 311-2 13

Vivaldi, A. Concerto in F for two horns, RV539. Michael Thompson, hn; Richard Watkins, hn; Philharmonia O/Christopher Warren-Green. Nimbus NIM 5018 8

Bach, J.S. Four chorales. Crispian Steele-Perkins, tpt; Leslie Pearson, org. LDR 1006 10

10:00 MORNING CONCERT Prepared by Rex Burgess

Alkan, C-V. Chamber concerto in A minor, op 10 no 1 (1832). Marc-André Hamelin, pf; BBC Scottish SO/Martyn Brabbins. Hyperion A66717 14

Andriessen, H. Variations and fugue on a theme by Johann Kuhnau (1935). Hague Residency O/Ferdinand Leitner. Olympia O 504 12

Mahler, G. Songs of a wayfarer (1883). Frederica von Stade, mezz; London PO/Andrew Davis. Sony SBK 46 535 17

Mozart, W. Symphony no 40 in G minor, K550 (1788). Australian CO/Richard Tognetti. ABC 465 425-2 35

11:30 ELLY AMELING, SOPRANO Prepared by Philip Lidbury

Brahms, J. Muss es ein Trennung gebe, op 33 no 12; Süssliebchen (1861). Rudolf Jansen, pf. Hyperion CDA66444 10

Bach, J.S. Cantata, BWV82: Ich hab genug (1727). Hans-Martin Linde, bar; Johannes Koch, bass viol; Angelica May, vc; Rudolf Ewerhart, positive org; Gustav Leonhardt, hpd. Harmonia Mundi GD 77150 8

Schubert, F. Bertas Lied in der Nacht, D653; An die Musik, D547 (1819). Dalton Baldwin, pf. Philips 410 037-2 5

Ely Ameling, sop (all above)


13:00 YOUNG VIRTUOSI Göknur Shanal in Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater with Troy Fil; recorded by Greg Ghavalas



Haydn, J. String quartet in E flat, Hob.III:71 (1793). Chilingirian Quartet. Chandos CHAN 9146 21

Bach, C.P.E. Oboe sonata in G minor, Wq135 (c1735). Fiati con Tasto. cpo 999 508-2 10

Haydn, J. Symphony no 7 in D, Le midi (c1761). Vienna CO/Ernst Märzendorfer. Musical Heritage Society OR H-201-249 22

16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE including Arts Calendar at 5.00pm with Oscar Foong


20:00 AT THE OPERA Prepared by Colleen Chesterman

Wagner, R. Parsifal, Acts 2 and 3. Libretto by composer. First performed Bayreuth, 1882.

KLINGSOR: Ekkehard Wlashiha, bar KUNDRY: Jessye Norman, sop GURNEMANZ: Kurt Moll, bass AMFORTAS: James Morris, bass-bar PARSIFAL: Plácido Domingo, ten Metropolitan Opera Ch & O/James Levine. DG 437 501-2 2:29

The evil Klingsor self-castrated to control the lust which banished him from the Grail Knights. When Parsifal defeats Klingsor’s knights, Klingsor urges Kundry, now an alluring woman, to seduce the boy and summons beautiful flower-maidens. Kundry rescues Parsifal and tells him about his past. Rejecting her advances, Parsifal realises his compassion for Amfortas. Klingsor throws the Holy Spear at him but Parsifal catches it. Years later both Kundry and Parsifal appear in Montsalvat on Good Friday. Kundry asks to serve and Parsifal baptizes her. Gurnemanz tells them that Amfortas has not uncovered the Grail and his father has died. Parsifal touches Amfortas’side with the Spear, healing and absolving him as the Grail is unveiled.

22:30 AUSTRALIAN STRING QUARTET Recorded by Kerry Joyner for FINE MUSIC

Mozart, W. Quartet in B flat, K159 (1773). 13

Haydn, J. Quartet in D, Hob.III:79 (1797). 20

Schubert, F. Quartet in D minor, D810, Death and the maiden. (1826). 38

Australian String Quartet (all above)


Frederica von Stade James Levine





9:00 DIVERSIONS IN FINE MUSIC Composer focus Prepared by Chris Blower

Ries, F. Introduction and Russian dance, op 113 no 1. Guido Larisch, vc; Robert Hill, fp. cpo 999 666-2 9

Symphony no 3 in E flat, op 90, mvt 1 (c1820). Zurich CO/Howard Griffiths. cpo 999 547-2 9

Sonata in A, op 114 (c1823). Susan Kagan, pf. Naxos 8.572300 13

Fantasy no 11, op 133 no 2 (c1825). Peter-Lukas Graf, fl; Zsuzsanna Sirokay, pf. Jecklin 577-2 10

Sextet, op 142, mvt 1. Dieter Klöcker, cl; Karl Hartmann, bn; Nury Guarnaschelli, hn; Wolfgang Güttler, db; Edward Witsenburg, hp; Werner Genuit, pf. Schwann 310 001 H1 20

10:00 MORNING CONCERT Prepared by Di Cox

Prokofiev, S. Symphony no 1 in D, op 25, Classical (1917). Sydney SO/Vladimir Ashkenazy. Exton EXCL-00042 14

Dohnányi, E. Variations on a nursery tune, op 25. Julius Katchen, pf; London PO/Adrian Boult. Philips 456 859-2 23

Grieg, E. Incidental music to Peer Gynt, op 23 (1874-75). Elly Ameling, sop; Geraldine Walther, va; San Francisco Symphony Ch & O/Edo de Waart. Philips 432 192-2 44

11:30 CHOIRS AND PLACES Prepared by Philip Lidbury

Verdi, G. Stabat mater, from Four sacred pieces (pub. 1898). Hungarian State Opera Choir & O/Pier Giorgio Morandi. Naxos 8.550944-45 13

Elgar, E. Ave Maria, op 2 no 2 (1887); Fear not, O land (1888). Choir of Worcester Cathedral; Adrian Partington, org; Donald Hunt, cond. Hyperion CDA66313 3

Hill, A. Glora in excelsis, from Symphony no 2, Joy of life (1941). Adelaide Singers; Adelaide Philharmonic Choir; Adelaide SO/Patrick Thomas. ABC 442 377-2 6


13:00 THE ART OF GUSTAV LEONHARDT Prepared by Philip Lidbury

Bach, C.P.E. Cello concerto in A, Wq172 (1753). Anner Bijlsma, vc; O of the Age of Enlightenment/Gustav Leonhardt. Virgin VC 7 90800-2 19

Marais, M. La sonnerie de Sainte Geneviève du Mont de Paris (pub. 1723). Sigiswald Kuijken, vn; Wieland Kuijken, bass viol; Gustav Leonhardt, hpd. Harmonia Mundi GD 77145 8

Various. Three variations on Psalm 23; Christ lag in Todesbanden. Gustav Leonhardt, org. Sony SK 66262 13

Purcell, H. Ode for the birthday of Queen Mary: Love’s goddess sure was blind (1692). Julia Gooding, sop; James Bowman, ct; Christopher Robson, ct; David Wilson-Johnson, bass; O of the Age of Enlightenment/Gustav Leonhardt. Virgin 5 61400 2 21

Corelli, A. La follia in G minor, op 5 no 12 (pub. 1700). Frans Brüggen, rec; Anner Bijlsma vc; Gustav Leonhardt, hpd. Pro Arte CDD 291 9

Bach, C.P.E. Symphony, Wq183 no 2 (1775-76). O of the Age of Enlightenment/Gustav Leonhardt. Virgin 5 61400 2 10

14:30 IN MEMORIAM Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Prepared by Stephen Wilson

Coleridge-Taylor, S. Overture to Hiawatha (1928). RTE Concert O/Adrian Leaper. Naxos 8.570575/76 11

Violin concerto in G minor, op 80 (1912). Anthony Marwood, vn; BBC Scottish SO/Martyn Brabbins. Hyperion CDA67420 32

Little concert suite, op 77 (1911). Philharmonia O/George Weldon. HMV ESD 7161 13

Piano quintet in G minor, op 1 (1893). Members of Nash Ensemble. Hyperion CDA67590 26

16:00 FINE MUSIC DRIVE including Arts Calendar at 5.00pm with Stephen Wilson


20:00 EVENINGS WITH THE ORCHESTRA From virtuoso composers Prepared by Frank Morrison

Joachim, J. Overture: Hamlet, op 4 (1855). Stuttgart RSO/Meir Minsky. Naxos 8.554733 17

Paganini, N. The convent of Mount St Bernard (1832). Genoa CO/Antonio Plotino. Dynamic CDS 27 22

Vieuxtemps, H. Violin concerto no 1 in E, op 10 (1837). Misha Keylin, vn; Janácek PO/Dennis Burkh. Naxos 8.554506 40

Liszt, F. Symphonic poem no 1: Ce qu’on entend sur la montagne (1848-49/50-54). London PO/Bernard Haitink. Philips 438 751-2 30

22:00 CHAMBER SOIRÉE Prepared by Angela Bell

Mozart, W. Quartet no 2 in E flat, K493 (1786). Christian Zacharias, pf; Frank Peter Zimmermann, vn; Tabea Zimmermann, va; Tilmann Wick, vc. EMI CDC 7 49879 2 36

Kreutzer, J. Grand trio, op 16. Alexa Still, fl; Robert Alemany, cl; JoAnn Falletta, gui. Koch 3-7404-2H1 19

Buxtehude, D. Gen Himmel zu dem Vater mein. Emma Kirkby, sop; John Holloway, vn; Manfredo Kraemer, vn; Jaap ter Linden, va; Lars Ulrik Mortensen, hpd, org. Naxos 8.557251 8

Spohr, L. Sonata in B flat, op 16 (c1805). Sophie Langdon, vn; Hugh Webb, hp. Naxos 8.555364 20

Smetana, B. Trio in G minor, op 15 (1855/57). Joseph Silverstein, vn; Jules Erskine, vc; Gilbert Kalish, pf. apex 7559 79679 2 28

Thursday 31 October

Gustav Leonhart


Abel, C. 1723-1787 28 Agrell, J. 1701-1765 11 Aikman, J. b1959 4 Albéniz, I. 1860-1909 7,28 Albinoni, T. 1671-1751 14 Alcock, W. 1861-1947 12 Aldridge, R. b1954 6 Alfvén, H. 1872-1960 22,23,29 Alkan, C-V. 1813-1888 30 Alwyn, W. 1905-1985 6,19 Alyabyev, A. 1787-1851 14 Andriessen, H. 1892-1981 30 Anglebert, J-H. 1635-1691 14 Arensky, A. 1861-1906 8,18,23 Ariosti, A. 1666-c1729 18 Arne, T. 1710-1778 7,9 Arnold, M. 1921-2006 6 Arriaga, J. 1806-1826 24 Atterberg, K. 1887-1974 15

Bach, C.P.E. 1714-1788 7,10,13,14,16,19,30,31 Bach, J. Christian 1735-1782 14 Bach, J.S. 1685-1750 3,14,15,17,28,29,30 Barber, S. 1910-1981 19 Beach, A. 1867-1944 3 Beethoven, L. 1770-1827 1,3,5,6,8,9,10,11,13,14,19,21,28,29 Bennett, W. Sterndale 1816-1875 28 Berg, A. 1885-1935 6,20 Berlioz, H. 1803-1869 4,23,29 Bernstein, L. 1918-1990 1,29 Biscogli, F. fl..c1740 21 Bizet, G. 1838-1875 10,14 Blake, H. b1938 13 Boccherini, L. 1743-1805 9,10,19 Boismortier, J. de 1689-1755 15 Bononcini, G. 1670-1747 18 Borodin, A. 1833-1887 7 Bortnyansky, D. 1751-1825 13 Boyd, A. b1946 12 Brahms, J. 1833-1897 3,4,5,11,19,22,24,27,30 Bremner, A. 20th c 12 Bridge, F. 1879-1941 17 Britten, B. 1913-1976 1,6,15,17,19,24 Broadstock, B. b1952 4 Broschi, R. c1698-1756 15 Brouwer, L. b1939 6,14 Bruch, M. 1838-1920 1,21,27 Bruckner, A. 1824-1896 18,20 Buckley, J. b1951 20 Burgmüller, N. 1810-1836 8 Busoni, F. 1866-1924 8 Buxtehude, D. 1637-1707 3,11,31 Byrd, W. 1543-1623 15

Carmichael, J. b1930 11 Carr-Boyd, A. b1938 4 Carulli, F. 1770-1841 8 Carvalho, J. de Sousa 1745-1798 22

Kuhlau, F. 1786-1832 2

Lalo, E. 1823-1892 13 Lawes, W. 1602-1645 9 Lecuona, E. 1896-1963 7,14 Lehár, F. 1870-1948 14,19,28 Leoncavallo, R. 1858-1919 8 Liszt, F. 1811-1886 4,14,19,23,28,31 Locke, M. c1621-1677 30 Lully, J-B. 1632-1687 16 Lutoslawski, W. 1913-1994 7 Lyapunov, S. 1859-1924 10

Mahler, G. 1860-1911 1,30 Marais, M. 1656-1728 2,31 Marchand, L. 1669-1732 21 Martin, P. b1947 20 Martinu, B. 1890-1959 10 Martucci, G. 1856-1909 3 Massenet, J. 1842-1912 27,29 Matsumura, T. b1929 6 Mayr, S. 1763-1845 6 Medtner, N. 1880-1951 18 Mendelssohn, F. 1809-1847 7,8,9,13,21,25,26 Messager, A. 1853-1929 8 Meyer, Edgar. b1960 20 Milhaud, D. 1892-1974 20 Mills, R. b1949 6 Mompou, F. 1893-1987 21 Montéclair, M. de 1667-1737 2 Monteverdi, C. 1567-1643 12 Moscheles, I. 1794-1870 24 Mozart, L. 1719-1787 30 Mozart, W. 1756-1791 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,10,14,15,18,20,24,26,28,29,30,31 Müller, I. 1786-1854 18 Munro, I. b1963 19 Mussorgsky, M. 1839-1881 19 Myaskovsky, N. 1881-1950 10,22 Myslivecek, J. 1737-1781 17

Nagasawa, K. b1933 15 Nielsen, C. 1865-1931 1,2,29 Nin, J. 1879-1949 14 Nystroem, G. 1890-1966 3

Obrecht, J. c1450-1505 11 Ockeghem, J. 1430-1497 4 Offenbach, J. 1819-1880 5,25 Ornstein, L. c1895-2002 1 Österling, F. b1966 6

Pachelbel, J. 1653-1706 15,16 Padilla, J. de c1590-1664 13 Paganini, N. 1782-1840 1,27,31 Pärt, A. b1935 8,12 Pepusch, J. 1667-1752 18 Perry, W. b1930 18 Pezel, J. 1639-1704 4 Philidor, A.D. c1647-1730 3 Piazzolla, A. 1922-1992 7 Pinto, G. 1785-1806 28 Ponchielli, A. 1834-1886 10

Chabrier, E. 1841-1894 13 Chapí, R. 1851-1909 19 Charpentier, G. 1860-1956 4 Chausson, E. 1855-1899 15 Cherubini, L. 1760-1842 3,20,21 Chopin, F. 1810-1849 3,7,14,16,27 Cilea, F. 1866-1950 8 Clarke, H. 1867-1945 5 Clementi, M. 1752-1832 2 Coleridge-Taylor, S. 1875-1912 10,31 Coles, C. 1888-1918 19 Copland, A. 1900-1990 14,28 Coprario, J. c1575-1626 24 Corelli, A. 1653-1713 9,16,17,21,31 Coste, N. 1806-1883 12 Cramer, J. 1771-1858 20 Czerny, C. 1791-1857 17

d’Indy, V. 1851-1931 3,15,17 Danzi, F. 1763-1826 4,25 Daugherty, M. b1954 27 Debussy, C. 1862-1918 10,15,17,20,23,24 Delibes, L. 1836-1891 13 Delius, F. 1862-1934 29 Demersseman, J. 1833-1866 25 Devienne, F. 1759-1803 8,16 Diabelli, A. 1781-1858 21 Dieupart, C. c1667-c1740 17 Dittersdorf, C. 1739-1799 18 Dohnányi, E. 1877-1960 20,31 Donizetti, G. 1797-1848 13 Dragonetti, D. 1763-1846 22 Dukas, P. 1865-1935 8 Duncan, E. b1956 27 Duparc, H. 1848-1933 13 Dussek, J. 1760-1812 21,26 Dvorák, A. 1841-1904 15,17,18,21,25,26,27

Edwards, R. b1943 10,12 Elfman, D. b1953 26 Elgar, E. 1857-1934 3,4,8,11,17,23,29 Enescu, G. 1881-1955 3 Eychenne, M. b1933 20

Fairouz, M. b1985 27 Falla, M. de 1876-1946 22 Fauré, G. 1845-1924 11,15,21 Field, J. 1782-1837 16,27 Finzi, G. 1901-1956 8 Fischer, J. 1646-1717 21 Ford, A. b1957 12 Forqueray, J-B-A. 1699-1782 14 Françaix, J. 1912-1997 1,20 France, S. b1968 12 Franck, C. 1822-1890 11,15,22 Frescobaldi, G. 1583-1643 15

Gade, N. 1817-1890 1 Galuppi, B. 1706-1785 24 German, E. 1862-1936 8

Porpora, N. 1686-1768 18 Porter, C. 1891-1964 26 Poulenc, F. 1899-1963 4,13,27 Prokofiev, S. 1891-1953 7,22,28,31 Puccini, G. 1858-1924 6,8,19,20 Pugnani, G. 1731-1798 20 Purcell, H. 1659-1695 4,9,31

Rachmaninov, S. 1873-1943 13,18,22 Rameau, J-P. 1683-1764 5,28 Rautavaara, E. b1928 22 Ravel, M. 1875-1937 19,29 Reger, M. 1873-1916 1,17,29 Reinecke, C. 1824-1910 29 Respighi, O. 1879-1936 5,11,14 Richter, F. 1709-1789 13 Ries, F. 1784-1838 22,31 Rigel, H-J. 1741-1799 21 Riisager, K. 1897-1974 1,7 Rimsky-Korsakov, N. 1844-1908 7,24,29 Rode, P. 1774-1830 17 *Rodgers, R. 1902-1979 12,26 Rodrigo, J. 1901-1999 1,5,7 Roman, J. 1694-1758 11 Rossini, G. 1792-1868 4,5,6,12,14,20,27,29 Roussel, A. 1869-1937 1 Rozsa, M. 1907-1995 12 Rubinstein, A. 1829-1894 21

Saint-Saëns, C. 1835-1921 10,11,13,15,22,28,29 Sainte-Colombe, A. c1630-1701 2 Salieri, A. 1750-1825 3,6 Salzedo, C. 1885-1961 15 Sarasate, P. de 1844-1908 14 Satie, E. 1866-1925 15 Sato, N. b1975 13 Scarlatti, D. 1685-1757 21 Scharwenka, X. 1850-1924 11 Schubert, F. 1797-1828 1,2,3,4,6,8,9,12,18,25,29,30 Schumann, R. 1810-1856 1,4,7,12,21,27,28 Schütz, H. 1585-1672 6 Schwertsik, K. b1935 13 Sculthorpe, P. b1929 24,26 Shchedrin, R. b1932 3 Shostakovich, D. 1906-1975 3,8,15,19,20 Sibelius, J. 1865-1957 2,6,11,21,23,25,29 Sisask, U. b1940 12 Skipworth, L. b1982 12 Smetana, B. 1824-1884 11,31 Solbiati, A. b1956 15 Soler, A. 1729-1783 7 Sor, F. 1778-1839 7,24 Sousa, J.P. 1854-1932 26Spohr, L. 1784-1859 3,24,31 Spontini, G. 1774-1851 23

Gershwin, G. 1898-1937 14,20,21 Giordano, U. 1867-1948 27 Giuliani, M. 1781-1829 13 Glanville-Hicks, P. 1912-1990 15 Glass, P. b1937 19 Gluck, C. 1714-1787 6,13,16 Gorecki, H. b1933 13 Gounod, C. 1818-1893 4 Grainger, P. 1882-1961 18 Granados, E. 1867-1916 7,22 Graun, C. 1704-1759 17 Graun, J. 1702-1771 17 Greene, M. 1696-1755 18,20 Grieg, E. 1843-1907 9,15,25,31 Gruenberg, L. 1884-1964 20

Hadley, H. 1871-1937 20 Hainsworth, C. 20th c 26 Handel, G. 1685-1759 3,5,12,18,21,23,24,26 Hanson, H. 1896-1981 1 Hartman, J. b1950 5 Hasse, J. 1699-1783 7,25 Haydn, J. 1732-1809 2,5,7,9,12,14,16,23,24,25,27,29,30 Haydn, M. 1737-1806 27 Hebden, J. 1712-1765 9 Hedelin, F. b1965 6 Hellendaal, P. 1721-1799 11 Herman, J. b1932 26 Herrmann, B. 1911-1975 12 Hertel, J. 1727-1789 30 Herzogenberg, H. 1843-1900 10 Hill, A. 1870-1960 31 Hindemith, P. 1895-1963 6,22 Hoffmeister, F. 1754-1812 2 Hogberg, F. 20th c 7,18 Holst, G. 1874-1934 27,28 Humfrey, P. 1647-1674 9 Hummel, J. 1778-1837 13,28

Ibert, J. 1890-1962 8 Ireland, J. 1879-1962 11 Isaacs, M. b1958 19

Jackson, F. b1917 12 Jackson, N. b1934 20 Jadin, H. 1769-1802 21 Janácek, L. 1854-1928 11,26 Joachim, J. 1831-1907 31

Kabalevsky, D. 1904-1987 6 Kancheli, G. b1935 12 Kats-Chernin, E. b1957 26 Khachaturian, A. 1903-1978 25,28 Khandoshkin, I. 1747-1804 12 Kleynjans, F. b1951 6 Kodály, Z. 1882-1967 22 Kozeluch, L. 1747-1818 24 Krähmer, E. 18th-19th c 29 Kraus, J.M. 1756-1792 22 Kreutzer, J. 1778-1832 31 Krommer, F. 1759-1831 24

Stamitz, C. 1745-1801 24 Stanford, C. Villiers 1852-1924 9,25 Stanley, J. 1712-1786 9,18 Starzer, J. 1726-1787 27 Stenhammar, W. 1871-1927 16 Stockhausen, K. b1928 13 Strauss, J. I 1804-1849 29 Strauss, J. II 1825-1899 19 Strauss, R. 1864-1949 4,8,15,18,24,25 Stravinsky, I. 1882-1971 9,11 Svendsen, J. 1840-1911 4,14 Sweelinck, J. 1562-1621 11,16

Tahourdin, P. b1928 1 Taneyev, S. 1856-1915 17 Tchaikovsky, P. 1840-1893 6,13,17,18,20,21,22,23,26,27,28 Tesori, J. 20th c 12 Tippett, M. 1905-1998 9 Torelli, G. 1658-1709 3 Tórroba, F. Moreno 1891-1982 6,7 Turina, J. 1882-1949 6 Tüür, E-S. b1959 12

Vachon, P. 1731-1803 22 Vaughan Williams, R. 1872-1958 6,8,11,12,17 Verdi, G. 1813-1901 3,13,27,31 Vieuxtemps, H. 1820-1881 14,31 Villa-Lobos, H. 1887-1959 14 Viotti, G. 1755-1824 20 Vivaldi, A. 1678-1741 3,6,28,30 Vogler, G. 1749-1814 6

Wagenseil, G. 1715-1777 22 Wagner, R. 1813-1883 1,28 Walden, S. b1932 21 Waldteufel, E. 1837-1915 8,19 Wallace, V. 1812-1865 27 Wallace, W. 1860-1940 8 Walton, W. 1902-1983 8,15,24 Webbe, S. jr c1770-1843 21 Weber, C.M. 1786-1826 16,24,25,27,29 Weiss, S. 1686-1750 3 Wesley-Smith, M. b1945 19 Wesley, S.S. 1810-1876 20 Westlake, N. b1958 12 Widor, C-M. 1844-1937 17 Wieniawski, H. 1835-1880 14,24 Williamson, M. 1931-2003 19 Wills, A. b1926 12 Willson, M. 1902-1984 12 Wolf-Ferrari, E. 1876-1948 10 Wolf, H. 1860-1903 24

Wuorinen, C. b1938 19

Xenakis, I. 1922-2001 13

Yates, S. b1957 12 Ysaÿe, E. 1858-1931 21

Zelenka, J. 1679-1745 4

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

KeyMusic duration is shown after the record and citationSO: Symphony OrchestraPO: Philharmonic OrchestraNO: National OrchestraRO: Radio OrchestraFO: Festival OrchestraCO: Chamber OrchestraTO: Theatre OrchestraRSO: Radio Symphony OrchestraRTO: Radio & Television

OrchestraProm O: Promenade OrchestraCh & O: Chorus & OrchestraNSO: National Symphony Orchestraalto: male altoban: bandoneonbar: baritone

bshn: basset hornbass: bassbn: bassoonbass-bar: bass-baritonecl: clarinetclvd: clavichordcont: contraltocora: cor anglaisct: counter-tenordb: double bass

dbn: double bassoonelec: electroniceng horn: English hornfl: flutefp: fortepianogui: guitarhn: French hornhp: harphpd: harpsichordmand: mandolin

mar: marimbamezz: mezzo-sopranonarr: narratorob: oboeorg: organperc: percussionpf: pianorec: recordersax: saxophonesop: soprano

tb: tromboneten: tenortimp: timpanitpt: trumpettreb: treble voiceva: violavc: cellovle: violonevn: violin


PERSONNELMUSIC BROADCASTING SOCIETY OF NEW SOUTH WALES CO-OPERATIVE LTDOwner and operator of Australia’s first community operated stereo FM station, 2MBS-FM now known as Fine Music 102.5. The Objects of the Society are primarily to broadcast fine music and operate one or more FM broadcasting stations for the encouragement of music. Another is to be part of Sydney’s cultural landscape networking with musical and arts communities to support and encourage local musicians and music education and to use our technical and broadcast resources to further this aim. Our mission is to be Sydney’s preferred fine music broadcaster.

Member of the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia.

DIRECTORSDavid Brett - Chairman, Lloyd Capps - Vice-Chairman, Peter Kurti - Secretary, Nicholas Chaplin - Treasurer, Jacqui Axford, Maureen Meers, Roger Doyle, David Ogilvie.

STAFFLiz Terracini - General Manager, Peter Bailey - Technical Manager, Sue Ferguson - Financial Administrator, Michael Guilfoyle- Production Coordinator, Lizzie Herbert - Marketing PR Manager, Steve-Marc McCulloch - Program Coordinator, Denise Schoupp - Sponsorship & Sales Manager

COMMITTEE CHAIRS Broadcasting - Robert Small, Programming - Paul Hopwood, Presenters - Ross Hayes, Technical - Max Benyon, Volunteers - Sue Nicholas, Finance - Ron Walledge, Jazz - Kevin Jones, Library- Bob Hallahan, Young Virtuosi - Judy Deacon

FRIENDS OF FINE MUSIC ADMINISTRATOR Allen Ford

MAGAZINE DISTRIBUTION Sissi Stewart

INTERNSHIP COORDINATOR Janine Burrus

PROGRAM SUBEDITORS J Jan Akers, Chris Blower, Colleen Chesterman, Susanne Hurst, Simon Kung, John Nowlan, Jill Wagstaff

VOLUNTEER RECORDING ENGINEERSPeter Bell, Roger Doyle, Greg Ghavalas, Jayson McBride, Tim Saddler, Greg Simmons

VOLUNTEER PROGRAMMERS AND PRESENTERS Matt Bailey, Warwick Bartle, Charles Barton, Angela Bell, Peter Bell, Chris Blower, David Brett, Barrie Brockwell, Jan Brown, Terry Brown, John Buchanan, Rex Burgess, Janine Burrus, Sally Cameron, Lloyd Capps, Vince Carnovale, Sheila Catzel, Nicholas Chaplin, Colleen Chesterman, Andrew Clark, Angela Cockburn, Liam Collins, Michael Cooper, Angus Cornwell, Marc Cottee, George Coumbis, Di Cox, George Cruickshank, Nick Dan, Nev Dorrington, Susan Gai Dowling, Brian Drummond, Ian Dunbar, Andrew Dziedzic, Judy Ekstein, Emyr Evans, Michael Field, Richard Fielding, Troy Fil, Owen Fisher, Janie Fitch, Jennifer Foong, Oscar Foong, Tom Forrester-Paton, Francis Frank, Eleonore Fuchter, Carole Garland, David Garrett, Keith Glendinning, Andrew Grahame, Giovanna Grech, Austin Harrison, Ross Hayes, Andre Hayter, Paolo Hooke, Pat Hopper, Paul Hopwood, Richard Hughes, James Hunter, Tony Immergluck, Anne Irish, Kevin Jones, Sue Jowell, Peter Kurti, Ray Levis, Philip Lidbury, Christina MacGuinness, Linda Marr, Meg Matthews, Sue McCreadie, Jeannie McInnes, Terry McMullen, Joshua McNulty, Randolph Magri-Overend, Maureen Meers, Camille Mercep, John Milce, Peter Mitchell, Simon Moore, Frank Morrison, Michael Morton-Evans, Clarissa Mulas, David Nutting, David Ogilvie, Josh Oshlack, Chris Othen, Derek Parker, Denis Patterson, Johan Rahman, Kate Rockstrom, Paul Roper, David Rossell, Stephen Schafer, Marilyn Schock, Debbie Scholem, George Segal, Jon Shapiro, Julie Simonds, Elaine Siversen, Robert Small, Manfred Stäuber, Garth Sundberg, Heather Sykes, Michael Tesoriero, Anna Tranter, Madilina Tresca, Robert Vale, Phil Vendy, Ron Walledge, Brendan Walsh, Alastair Wilson, Stephen Wilson, Glenn Winfield, Chris Winner, Tom Zelinka

MEMBERSHIP The Music Broadcasting Society of NSW Co-Operative Ltd is registered under the Co-operatives Act 1992 (NSW). Annual membership fee is $22 and members are entitled to vote at Society general meetings. Enquiries - [email protected]

VOLUNTEERS Fine Music’s many volunteers are supported by a small team of staff. To find out how to join our volunteers visit finemusicfm.com or call 9439 4777.

LIBRARIANS Bob Hallahan, Jan Akers, Angela Bell, Barbara Brady, Gaby Brown , Janine Burrus, Eleonore Fuchter, Valerie Haynes, Maria Hinds, Dianne Johnstone, Cynthia Kaye, David Knapp, Bradley Kunda, Yvonne Laki, Michael Marchbank, Helen Milthorpe, John Pearce, Susan Ping Kee, Manfred Staeuber, Peter Webb, Stephen Wilson


FINE MUSIC FRIENDSBENEFACTORMr Michael Ahrens, Mr Robert O Albert, Dr David Block, Mr J D O Burns, Mrs L Alison Carr, Hon Mr Justice D Davies SC, The Berg Family Foundation, The Holden Family Foundation, Frank Family Foundation, Miss J E Hamilton, Mrs Freda Hugenberger, Prof Clive Kessler, Ms AM Mackie, Dr Bill McKee, Mrs Judith McKernan, Ms Nola Nettheim, Hon Mr Justice B S O’Keefe AM, Mrs Renee Pollack, Dr Peter E Power, Prof Jack Richards, Mrs Joyce Sproat, The Garrett Riggleman Trust, Mr R Walledge, Mr P M Weate, Dr Richard Wingate, Anonymous 2

PATRONMr Chris Abbott, Dr H Bashir, Prof Peter Bayliss, Mr John Benecke, Mr David Brett, Mr Maximo Buch, Ms Judith Byrnes-Enoch, Mr Lloyd & Mrs Mary Jo Capps, Mr Robert E S Clark, Mr Noel Craven, Mrs Dorothy Curtis, N S W Doctors Orchestra, Mrs M Evers, Mrs Flora Fisk, Mr Malcolm France, Mr Heinz Gager, Mrs Alison H Hale, Miss Elizabeth Hawker, Mr Geoffrey Hogbin, Mr Allan Hough, Mrs Freda Hugenberger, Mrs Meila Hutchinson, Mrs Ann Kirby, Mr David Levitan, Mr H Lister, Mr Ian K Lloyd, Mr Diccon Loxton, Mr Philip Maxwell, Dr D S Maynard, Mrs Patricia McAlary, Mr Ian & Mrs Pam McGaw, Dr Yugan & Dr Abby Mudalier, Mr John Nowlan, Asst Prof Robert Osborn, Mr Denis Patterson, Mr Michael Peck, Miss Joan Perkins, Fed Magistrate K Raphael, Mid Winter Recital Group, Mr Kenneth Reed, Ms Alice Roberts, Mr Nigel Scott-Miller, Lady (Marie) Shehadie, Mrs Ruth A Staples, Mrs Mary Stening, Mr Peter Titley, Dr J O Ward, Mrs Beatrice L Watts, Ass Prof Gerard Willems AM, Anonymous 13

PLATINUMDr Anthony Adams, Mr Brian Adams, Mr Geoffrey Ainsworth, Evans Webb & Associates Pty Ltd, Mr John Bagnall, Mr Graham Barr, Mr M T Beck, Dr Kathrine Becker, Mr Russell Becker, Mr H J Benyon, Mr Max Benyon OAM, Mr Anthony R Berg, Mrs Joan & Mr Ross Berglund, Mr David E W Blackwell, Mr M & Mrs L Blomfield, Dr Nancy Brennan, Mr Geoffrey Briot, Ms Jill Brown, Mr Mark Bryant, Mr Stephen Buck, Prof Elizabeth Burcher, Mr Rex Burgess, Ms Janine Burrus, Mrs E A Burton, Mr G K Burton SC, Mr Philip Butt, Mr Ian Cameron, Mrs Judith Campbell, Mrs L Alison Carr, Ms Chris Casey, Ms Deanne Castronini, Miss Emily Chang, Mr Roger Chapman, Dr Stephen K Chen, Mr Roger Cherry, Mr Peter Chorley, Dr Peter Chubb, Mr Gordon Clarke, Mr K G Coles, Mr Bernard Coles QC, Mr Phillip Cornwell, Mr Robin Cumming, Miss Sheila Darling, Mrs Susan Davey, Hon Mr Justice David Davies SC, Mr Geoffrey De Groen, Mr Lawrence D Deer, Mr Timothy Denes, Mr D J & Mrs C Dignam, Mr Alan Donaldson, Mrs Jennifer Dowling, Mr Peter Downes, Mr Peter Dunn, Mr Emyr Evans, Ms Elizabeth Evatt, Mr John Fairfax, Mr Ian Fenwicke, Mr Hugo D Ferguson, Prof Michael Field, Mr David Fisher, Dr Geoffrey Ford, Mr Francis Frank, Dr Sid French, Mr Ross Gittins, Mrs Inez Glanger, Mrs Betty Goh, Prof J Goodnow AC, Mr Ray Grannall, Mr Michael J Guilfoyle, Mrs E W Hamilton, Mrs Emesini Hazelden, Mr Paul Hense, Ms Jill L N Hickson, Dr Peter Hook, Mr Roger Howard-Smith, Mr David E Hunt, Mr Robert Hunt, Mr David Hurwood, Mr John Hyde, Dr C P Ingle, Mrs Virginia Jacques, Ms Ruth Jeremy, Mr Ken Johnstone, Mr Christopher Joscelyne, Mr Michael Joseph, Dr Thomas E Karplus, Dr Keith Keen, Mr Paul L Kelly, Mrs Christine Kelly, Ms Patricia Kennedy, Prof Clive Kessler, Mr Roger Kingcott, Mr R J Lamble AO, Mr Stewart Lamond, Ms Sophie Landa, Mrs Sarah Lawrence, Mr Gregory Layman, Ms Judy Lee, Ms Annette Lemercier, Ms Karen Loblay, Dr David C Ludowici, Mrs Ruth G MacLeod, Mr Joseph Malouf, Mrs Anita Masselos, Miss Lynne Matarese, Mr J T McCarthy, Ms Elizabeth McDonald, Mr Phillip McGarn, Mr Alain G Middleton, Mr Nick Minogue, Mrs Greta Moran, Ms Bernice Murphy, Mr Hal Myers, Mr Christopher John Nash, Ms Natasha Ng, Mr Mark Nichols, Mr Ken Nielsen, Ms Christina O’Faillbhe, Hon Mr Justice B S O’Keefe AM, Asst Prof Robt Osborn, Prof Earl R Owen AO, Ms Susan Pearson, Mr Michael Pope, Prof R G H Prince, Dr Neil A Radford, Mr Thomas Douglas Randall, Ms Elsina Rasink, Mrs Angela M Raymond, Mr Brian L Regan, Mr Alex & Mrs Pam Reisner, Mr Grahame Reynolds, Mr Bruce Richardson, Mr R E Rowlatt, Mrs Mitzi L Saunders, Mrs Clara Schock, Ms Marilyn Schock, Mr John Sharpe, Mrs Linda Shoostovian, Dr William Thomas Sidwell, Mr John Simpson, Mr Alan Slade, Dr J M Stern, Mr John Stevenson, Mr I R Stubbin, Miss Jozy Sutton, Mr Mark Swan, Ms Catharine Swart, Mr Edmund Sweeney, Baroness Taube-Zakrzewski, Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust, Mrs H F Thomas, Mr P A Thomas M. B. E., Miss Margaret Thompson, Mr Iain M Thompson, Mr Christopher A Thorndike, Dr Robin Torrence, Mrs Margaret Tuckson, Mrs Helen J Tweeddale, Mr Ronald Walledge, Mrs June Walpole, Dr Duff Watkins, Mr Roy Watterson, Ms Ellen M Waugh, Ms C A Webster, Drs Lourdes & Spencer White, Mr Neville Wilkinson, Mrs Elizabeth Wilkinson, Mr Cameron Williams, Ms Jocelyn Woodhouse, Mrs Robin Yabsley, Mr Nicholas Yates, Anonymous 12

GOLDMr James Allsop, Mr Robert Baume, Dr Frances Booth, Mrs Barbara Brady, Sir Ron Brierley, Prof Colin Chesterman, Ms Elizabeth Collins, Prof Roger Covell, Mr Noel Craven, Dr Mark Cross, Mr Brett Ayron Davies, Mr Peter Deakin, Mrs Rosemary Dunstan, Dr Nita Durham, Mr Richard Farago, Ms Frances Farmer, Mr John Gibson, Mrs Anna E Gillespie, Prof Jacqueline Huie, Mr Rod Hyland, Mr Andrew J Kennedy, Mrs Alison King, Mr Ian Lansdown, Mr Warren Lazer, Mr Goldwyn Lowe, Ms Carmel Maguire, Mr Peter McGrath, Mrs E M McKinnon, Dr Andrew Mitterdorfer, Tom Molomby, Mr Michael Morton-Evans OAM, Mr John Niland, Mr G Palmer, Dr Tri Pham, Mr Pino Re, Dr Janice Russell, Mrs Petrina Slaytor, Mrs J R Strutt, Dr S Morris & Ms M Sullivan, Dr Phillip Taplin, Mrs Judy Timms, Mrs Xenia Voigt, Mr D & Mrs C Wall, Mrs C & Mr L Welyczko, Ms Ann Whyte, Mr Richard Wilkins, Hon F L Wright QC, Ms Denise Yim, Anonymous 4

SILVERMr David W Allen, Ms Meredith Ash, Mrs Patricia Azarias, Ms Fiona Barbouttis, Dr R & Mrs H Barnard, Mrs Norma Barne, Mr William J Barry, Ms Josephine M Bastian, Ms Sandra Batey, Mr & Mrs J & M Beardow, Mr John Boden, Mr Stephen Booth, Mrs Jan Bowen, Mr David Brett, Mrs Halina Brett, Rev Peter G Carman, Rev Jane S Chapman, Ms Joan Childs, Mr John Clayton, Ms Margaret Coventry, Prof & Mrs S J Dain, Mrs Rhonda Dalton, Ms Prudence Davenport, Mrs Amber De Nardi, Ms Julie Dean, Prof C E Deer, Mr Joseph Deschamps, Mrs Elizabeth Donati, Mr Elwyn Dyer, Mr Paul Evans, Ms Helen Eyles, Mr William G Fleming, Ms Helen Fleming, Mr Stephen Fortescue, Ms Eleonore Fuchter, Mr Paulo Gama, Mrs M A Grant, Mr David Green, Mr R N Greenwell, Miss J E Hamilton, Dr A H Hardy, Ms Margaret Hext, Mr Peter Hillery, Dr G & Mrs A Holder, Mrs Diana R Hooper, Mr Paul Hopwood, Dr David Jeremy, Mr Mustafa Kandan, Ms Cynthia Kaye, Dr Elvira Kefford, Mr Gerhard Koller, Mr David Levitan, Ms Valerie Lhuede, Mr R T Lowson, Mrs Meryll Macarthur, Mrs Christina Marks, Dr Jim Masselos, Dr Bernard Maybloom, Mrs Patricia McAlary, Mr T M McDougall, Dr R McGuinness, Mr Kevin McVicker, Mr J S Milford, Ms Judith Miller, Mr Andrew Nelson, Mr John Nowlan, Mr Pieter Oomens, Mr Julius Opit, Mr G C Osborne, Mr Bradley Oyston, Dr Gordon H Packham, Mr Michael Paul, Mr Bert Percy, Ms Barbara Peretz, Ms Anne Pickles, Mrs Mavis Pirola, Mr Roger Porter, Mr James Poulos QC, Mr Kenneth Reed, Dr John G Richards, Mr A & Mrs E Roth, Mr Gabriel Roy, Mr Harvey Sanders, Mr D J Schluter, Dr Gideon Schoombie, Ms Rosalind Searle, Dr Vivian Shanker, Dr Michael Shellshear, Mr R A Stark, Mr Douglas G Thompson, Ms Kathryn Tiffen, Mrs Janine M Tindall, Mrs Ilda Wade, Ass Prof Gerard Willems AM, Mr J Gerald Wilson, Mrs Dorothy Wood, Mrs Helen Xiao, Prof Klaus A Ziegert, Mr Peter Zipkis, Anonymous 4


MUSICAL TRIVIA with Michael Morton-EvansHow well do you know the world of classical music? Test your knowledge with these musical brain teasers from Fine Music 102.5 presenter, Michael Morton-Evans.1. Who wrote the opera Henry VIII?

2. Where and how did Hungarian conductor Istvan Kertsez die?

3. Which Austrian-born violinist was so talented that he was accepted into the Vienna Conservatorium at the age of 7?

4. Which British concert pianist nearly had his career ended when muggers slashed his hands with a machete?

5. By which title was Mikhail Glinka’s opera, A Life of the Tsar, originally known?

6. What is the English equivalent of the Hungarian cimbolom?

7. By what name was Richard and Cosima Wagner’s daughter christened?

8. Whose Opus 70, No 1 is known as The Ghost Trio?

SEPTEMBER TRIVIA ANSWERS: 1. Francois Borne; Ferrucio Busoni;Vladimir Horowitz; Jeno Hubay; Buxton Orr; Pablo de Sarasate; Franz Waxman. 2. Jean-Baptiste; Etienne-Nicolas; Hans Christian. 3. Saturn. 4. A large trumpet dating from the late Nordic Bronze Age. 5. Vaughan Williams. 6. On hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring. 7.Anton. 8. Thomas Alva Edison in 1877. His first recorded words were “Mary had a little lamb.”

OCTOBER TRIVIA ANSWERS:

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crosswordACROSS

1 Colourant without heavy weight of the eye (6)

5 Faultless decapitated fish follows world body (8)

9 Ridiculous Fat Elvis carnival (8)

10 From Marseilles, autograph the diagram (6)

11 Inappropriately , art memento shown before demise (10)

12 Boneless espresso behind time (4)

13 Highly strung shooting stick (ex Congo) (8)

16 First of all, Charles Roland Edglington described it truly - a feather in his cap. (6)

17 Without bother, road metal excellent ornament for upper limb (6)

19 Ridgepole covering large plant (8)

21 Tofu SS “White Star” brouhaha (4)

22 Somehow, one’s expiry morphs into synthetic polymer ? (5,5)

25 Scary fad for possessions prevails. Can we manage ? (6)

26 Laboratory equipment ? Try out the underground ! (4,4)

27 Morning freshness saw sign of emotion (4-4)

28 Perhaps Rodney, seen at a distance. (6)

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2 Respectable Uncle Andrew ! (5)

3 Limber measurement takes precedence over definite article (5)

4 Delicious, savoury meal - provisionally abandons bridge supports (7)

5 Open up disguised clan hut (7)

6 Put a stop to wild mice prevalent locally (7)

7 Somehow it relines being adaptable (9)

8 Near bar, then stretch hours of darkness (5-4)

14 What fuss and commotion ! Just pot mixed up with flounce (9)

15 High drama of improbability (4,5)

18 For a certain seventh of each week, Ms. Weld to stay due it seems (7)

19 Hit the perch when well established around south (7)

20 Even without Karen, donkey’s years went by on this voyage (7)

23 Consumed heathens but be quiet about it. (5)

24 First things first, I must betake unusual efforts to tinge deeply (5)

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