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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Episodes to download
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Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 5 in E minor, Op 64
Mon 5 Apr 2021
William Mival picks his favourite recording of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No 5 in E minor
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Mozart: Piano Concerto No 24 in C minor, K 491
Mon 29 Mar 2021
Lucy Parham picks her favourite recording of Mozart's Piano Concerto No 24 in C minor
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Monteverdi: Madrigals
Sat 20 Mar 2021
Kirsten Gibson selects her favourite recordings of Monteverdi's Madrigals
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Ravel: Introduction and Allegro
Mon 15 Mar 2021
Jeremy Sams selects his favourite recordings of Ravel's Introduction and Allegro
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Josquin des Prez: 500th Anniversary
Mon 1 Mar 2021
Elin Manahan Thomas selects her favourite recordings of the music of Josquin des Prez
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Bruckner: Symphony No 6
Wed 24 Feb 2021
Tom Service selects his favourite recordings of Bruckner's Sixth Symphony
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Stravinsky: Pulcinella
Mon 15 Feb 2021
Jonathan Cross chooses his favourite recording of Stravinsky's Pulcinella.
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Bartok: String Quartet No 5
Mon 8 Feb 2021
Kate Molleson chooses her favourite recording of Bela Bartok's String Quartet No 5
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Humperdinck: Hansel and Gretel
Mon 1 Feb 2021
Nigel Simeone chooses his favourite recording of Humperdinck's opera Hansel and Gretel.
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Vaughan Williams: Songs of Travel
Sat 23 Jan 2021
Mark Lowther picks his favourite recording of Ralph Vaughan Williams's Songs of Travel
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Handel's Tamerlano
Tue 19 Jan 2021
Roger Parker chooses his favourite version of Handel's Tamerlano.
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Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30
Mon 18 Jan 2021
David Owen Norris chooses his favourite version of Rachmaninov's Third Piano Concerto
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Brahms: Horn Trio in E flat major, Op. 40
Fri 8 Jan 2021
Natasha Loges recommends recordings of Brahms's Horn Trio in E flat major, Op. 40
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Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248
Boxing Day 2020
Nicholas Kenyon recommends recordings of Bach's Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248
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Mahler: Symphony No. 1 in D major
Tue 22 Dec 2020
Gillian Moore recommends recordings of Mahler's First Symphony
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Franck: Three Organ Chorales
Tue 15 Dec 2020
Anna Lapwood recommends recordings of C茅sar Franck's Three Organ Chorales
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Copland: Clarinet Concerto
Fri 11 Dec 2020
Mark Simpson recommends recordings of Aaron Copland's Clarinet Concerto
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Strauss: Horn Concerto No. 2 in E flat major
Wed 9 Dec 2020
Sarah Willis recommends recordings of Richard Strauss's Second Horn Concerto
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Mozart: The Magic Flute K. 620
Wed 25 Nov 2020
Flora Willson recommends recordings of Mozart's opera The Magic Flute K. 620
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Felix Mendelssohn: String Quartet No. 6 in F minor, Op. 80
Fri 20 Nov 2020
Natasha Loges recommends recordings of Felix Mendelssohn's String Quartet in F minor
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Beethoven: Piano Sonata No 29 in B flat, Op 106, 'Hammerklavier'
Thu 12 Nov 2020
Katy Hamilton recommends recordings of Beethoven's 'Hammerklavier' Piano Sonata, Op. 106
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Jan谩膷ek: The Cunning Little Vixen
Wed 4 Nov 2020
Nigel Simeone recommends recordings of Jan谩膷ek's opera The Cunning Little Vixen
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Pergolesi: Stabat Mater
Mon 26 Oct 2020
Jeremy Summerly recommends recordings of Pergolesi's Stabat Mater
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Dvo艡谩k: Symphony no. 7 in D minor, Op.70
Thu 22 Oct 2020
Jan Smaczny recommends recordings of Dvo艡谩k's seventh symphony
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Brahms: Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34
Wed 14 Oct 2020
Lucy Parham recommends recordings of Brahms's Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34
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Schumann: Symphony No. 3 鈥淩henish鈥
Fri 9 Oct 2020
Marina Frolova-Walker recommends recordings of Schumann's 3rd symphony "Rhenish"
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Mozart: 'Great' Mass in C minor, K427
Tue 29 Sep 2020
Simon Heighes recommends recordings of Mozart's 'Great' Mass in C minor, K427
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Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin
Tue 22 Sep 2020
Nicholas Baragwanath recommends recordings of Tchaikovsky's opera, Eugene Onegin
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Ravel: String Quartet in F major
Thu 19 Mar 2020
Jeremy Sams recommends recordings of Ravel's String Quartet in F major