Record Review Episodes Episode guide
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Vivaldi's L'estro armonico with Andrew McGregor and Hannah French
Hannah's recommendation for recordings of one of Vivaldi's best-loved sets of concertos.
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Bartok's Third Piano Concerto with Kate Molleson and Andrew McGregor
Kate Molleson recommends a version of Bartok's Third Piano Concerto in Building a Library.
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Grieg's Holberg Suite with Oliver Condy and Andrew McGregor
Oliver Condy recommends a recording of Grieg's Holberg Suite in Building a Library.
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Britten's Turn of the Screw on Building a Library with Simon Heighes and Andrew McGregor
In Building a Library, Simon Heighes compares recordings of Britten's Turn of the Screw.
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Mozart's Symphony No 39 on Building a Library with Nicholas Kenyon and Andrew McGregor
Nicholas Kenyon recommends a recording of Mozart's 39th Symphony in Building a Library
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Chopin's four Scherzi in Building a Library with Iain Burnside and Hannah French
Iain Burnside recommends a recording of Chopin's four Scherzi in Building a Library.
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Beethoven's First Symphony with Richard Wigmore and Andrew McGregor
Richard Wigmore's recommendation from available recordings of Beethoven's Symphony No 1.
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Schumann's Dichterliebe on Building a Library with Laura Tunbridge and Andrew McGregor
Laura Tunbridge recommends a recording of Schumann's Dichterliebe with Andrew McGregor.
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Mozart's Gran Partita with Sarah Devonald and Andrew McGregor
Building a Library on Mozart's Serenade No. 10 in B flat, the 'Gran Partita', K.361/370a.
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Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker with Edward Seckerson and Andrew McGregor
Edward Seckerson's recommendation from available versions of Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker.
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Delibes's opera Lakmé in Building a Library with Flora Willson and Andrew McGregor
Flora Wilson recommends a recording of Delibes's opera Lakmé in Building a Library.
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Purcell's Dido and Aeneas on Building a Library with Kirsten Gibson and Andrew McGregor
Kirsten Gibson recommends a recording of Purcell's Dido and Aeneas.
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Stravinsky's Symphony of Psalms with Jeremy Summerly and Andrew McGregor
Jeremy Summerly discusses the available recordings of Stravinsky’s Symphony of Psalms
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Schubert's 'Trout' Quintet with David Owen Norris and Andrew McGregor
David Owen Norris's 'must-have' recommendation for Schubert's delightful 'Trout' Quintet
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Dvorak's 'Dumky' Piano Trio in Building a Library with Katy Hamilton and Andrew McGregor
The best classical releases and Building a Library on Dvorak's 'Dumky' Piano Trio.
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Bach's Violin Concerto in E in Building a Library with Mark Lowther and Andrew McGregor
Mark Lowther recommends a recording of Bach's Violin Concerto in E, BWV1042.
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Prokofiev's 'Classical' Symphony with Marina Frolova-Walker and Andrew McGregor
Marina Frolova-Walker recommends a recording of Prokofiev's Symphony No 1, 'Classical'.
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Ravel's String Quartet in Building a Library with Jeremy Sams and Andrew McGregor
Jeremy Sams chooses his favourite recording of Ravel's String Quartet
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Andrew McGregor with Hannah French
In Building a Library, Hannah French compares recordings of Vivaldi's L'estro armonico.
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Béla Bartók's Piano Concerto No 3 on Building a Library with Kate Molleson and Andrew McGregor
Kate Molleson chooses her favourite recording of Béla Bartók's Piano Concerto No 3.
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Grieg's Holberg Suite in Building a Library with Oliver Condy and Andrew McGregor
Oliver Condy chooses his favourite recording of Grieg's Holberg Suite.
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Andrew McGregor with Elin Manahan Thomas and Simon Heighes
Building a Library on Poulenc's Gloria as well as concertos by Bach and Italian composers.
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Mozart's Symphony No 39 in E flat on Building a Library with Nicholas Kenyon and Andrew McGregor
Nicholas Kenyon chooses his favourite recording of Mozart's Symphony No 39 in E flat.
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Andrew McGregor with Iain Burnside and Natasha Loges
In Building a Library, Iain Burnside compares recordings of Chopin's four scherzi.
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Beethoven's Symphony No 1 with Andrew McGregor and Richard Wigmore
Richard Wigmore recommends a recording of Beethoven's Symphony No 1 in C.
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Schumann's Piano Concerto with Andrew McGregor and Lucy Parham
The must-have recording of Schumann's Piano Concerto.
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Andrew McGregor with Enigma Variations and New Year, New Music
The must-have Enigma Variations recording and recent contemporary classical releases.
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Andrew McGregor with Schumann's Dichterliebe and Bruckner from Berlin
The must-have recording of Dichterliebe and a star-studded Bruckner symphony cycle
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Andrew McGregor with Edward Seckerson and Alexandra Coghlan
Building a Library on Tchaikovsky's ballet music, The Nutcracker
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Andrew McGregor with Natasha Loges, Katy Hamilton & Kate Molleson
Andrew McGregor and Record Review's critics choose their favourite releases of 2019.