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Record Review Podcast Podcast

Building a Library: a guide to the best recordings of the greatest classical music. Each week an expert and enthusiast brings along a wide range of recordings of a well-known piece. They explore the music and the different ways of performing it, ending with a recommendation for your library

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Updated: weekly

Episodes available: indefinitely

Purcell songs

Sat 15 Feb 2014

This week, Anna Picard is our guide through the rich and varied collection of songs by...
Vaughan Williams 9th Symphony

Sat 8 Feb 2014

Jonathan Swain recommends a recording from the available versions of Vaughan William's...
Grieg Piano Concerto

Sat 1 Feb 2014

David Owen Norris compares recordings of this evergreen work and makes a personal...
Debussy Images for Piano

Sat 25 Jan 2014

Stephen Walsh makes a personal recommendation from the available recordings of 2 books...
Bartok Music for Strings Percussion & Celesta

Fri 24 Jan 2014

Rob Cowan's live discussion of recordings of Bartok's Music for Strings Percussion &...
Monteverdi L'incoronazione di Poppea

Sat 18 Jan 2014

Tess Knighton with a personal recommendation from recordings of Monteverdi's opera di...
Berlioz Les Nuits d'ete

Sat 11 Jan 2014

Christopher Cook recommends a recording from the available versions of Berlioz's song...
Schumann Symphony no.1

Sat 4 Jan 2014

Erica Jeal with a personal recommendation from recordings of Schumann's first the...
Dvorak Symphony no.6

Sat 21 Dec 2013

Jan Smaczny with a personal recommendation from recordings of Dvorak's sixth symphony
Wagner Parsifal

Sat 14 Dec 2013

David Nice makes a recommendation from the available recordings of Wagner's final...
Bach Cantata No 21

Sat 7 Dec 2013

Nicholas Anderson with a personal recommendation from recordings of Bach's Cantata No...
Chopin Ballades

Sat 30 Nov 2013

Jessica Duchen compares recordings of Chopin's four Ballades and makes a recommendation
Britten Turn of the Screw

Sat 16 Nov 2013

Simon Heighes with a personal recommendation from CD and DVD recordings of Britten's...
Shostakovich Symphony No.8

Sat 9 Nov 2013

Stephen Johnson surveys recordings of Shostakovich's 8th Symphony and makes a personal...
Brahms 1st Piano Concerto

Sat 2 Nov 2013

Harriet Smith suggests a version from the available recordings of Brahms' 1st Piano in...
Beethoven String Quartet Op.131

Sat 26 Oct 2013

Martin Cotton compares recordings of Beethoven's String Quartet Op. 131 in C# minor and...
Mozart Piano Sonata in A Minor K310

Sat 19 Oct 2013

Stephen Plaistow recommends a recording from the available versions of Mozart's Piano...
Walton Violin Concerto

Sat 12 Oct 2013

Piers Burton-Page with a personal recommendation from recordings of Walton's Violin...
Verdi's Un ballo in maschera

Sat 5 Oct 2013

Roger Parker recommends a version from the available recordings of Verdi's opera, Un...
Handel Theodore

Sat 28 Sep 2013

Richard Wigmore compares recordings of Handel's penultimate oratorio Theodora and a...
Sibelius 3rd Symphony

Sat 21 Sep 2013

Richard Osborne with a recommendation from the recordings of Sibelius' 3rd Symphony
Bartok Dance Suite

Sat 14 Sep 2013

Rob Cowan with a personal recommendation from recordings of Bartok's Dance Suite
Beethoven Piano Sonata Op.111

Sat 6 Jul 2013

David Owen Norris compares recordings of Beethoven's last piano sonata and makes a...
Shostakovich Sym.5

Sat 29 Jun 2013

Geoffrey Norris with a personal recommendation from recordings of Shostakovich's no...
Dvorak Stabat Mater

Sat 22 Jun 2013

Jan Smaczny surveys recordings of Dvorak's Stabat Mater and makes a personal...
Verdi Rigoletto

Sat 15 Jun 2013

Richard Osborne with a personal recommendation from the available recordings of opera...
8 June Byrd 4-Part Mass

Sat 8 Jun 2013

Simon Heighes with a personal recommendation from the available recordings of William...
Brahms Symphony no.2

Sat 1 Jun 2013

Stephen Johnson with a personal recommendation from recordings of Brahms' second symphony
Szymanowski Violin Concerto No.1

Sat 25 May 2013

Rob Cowan compares recordings of Szymanowski's Violin Concerto No. 1 and makes a...
Wagner Tannhauser

Sat 18 May 2013

John Deathridge recommends a version from the available recordings of Wagner's opera...