13 Feb 2017

Weekday Classics - World Radio Day

From Appointment, 11:00 am on 13 February 2017
Former RNZ presenter Chris Whitta

Former RNZ presenter Chris Whitta Photo: RNZ

To mark World Radio Day, former RNZ presenter and music lover Chris Whitta co-presents the 11-12 hour of Weekday Classics with Clarissa Dunn. Chris talks about his love of radio and shares some stories from his long broadcasting career.

Music Details:

KORNGOLD: Glück, das mir verblieb (Die Tote Stadt)
Jonas Kaufmann (tenor), Julia Kleiter (soprano), Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra / Jochen Rieder
SONY 88843 08771

KODALY: Dances of Galánta
Budapest Festival Orch, Iván Fischer
PHILIPS 462 824

BLOCH: Nigun (No. 2 from “Bal Shem” – Three pictures of Chassidic Life)
Itzhak Perlman (vln) and Janet Guggenheim (pno)
EMI CDC 754108

ELGAR: Introduction & Allegro Op 47
English CO, Benjamin Britten
LONDON 425 160