Record Review Episodes Episode guide
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CPE Bach with Hannah French and Andrew McGregor
In Building a Library, Hannah French reviews recordings of CPE Bach's Cello Concerto in A.
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Smetana Má Vlast in Building a Library with Harriet Smith and Andrew McGregor
Anna Picard chooses her favourite recording of Smetana's Má Vlast.
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Haydn's Symphony No 92, 'Oxford', in Building a Library with Richard Wigmore and Andrew McGregor
Haydn's Symphony No 92, 'Oxford', in Building a Library with Richard Wigmore.
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Stravinsky 50 - with Nigel Simeone, Gillian Moore and Andrew McGregor
Fifty years after the composer's death, Building a Library on Stravinsky's Violin Concerto
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Schumann's Piano Quintet in E flat in Building a Library with Katy Hamilton and Andrew McGregor
Schumann's Piano Quintet in E flat in Building a Library with Katy Hamilton
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Tchaikovsky's Fifth with William Mival and Andrew McGregor
Featuring Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony, the best recording to buy, download or stream.
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Building a Library on Mozart's Piano Concerto No 24 in C minor with Lucy Parham and Andrew McGregor
Lucy Parham chooses her favourite recording of Mozart's Piano Concerto No 24 in C minor.
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Building a Library on Monteverdi's madrigals with Kirsten Gibson and Hannah French
Kirsten Gibson chooses her favourite recording of Monteverdi's madrigals
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Ravel's Introduction and Allegro in Building a Library with Jeremy Sams and Andrew McGregor
Jeremy Sams chooses his favourite recording of Ravel's Introduction and Allegro.
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Debussy's Etudes with Iain Burnside and Andrew McGregor
Pianist Iain Burnside's library recommendation for Debussy's set of Twelve Etudes.
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Josquin with Elin Manahan Thomas and Andrew McGregor
Singer Elin Manahan Thomas with her recommendation for music by Josquin des Prez.
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Bruckner Symphony No 6 in Building a Library with Tom Service and Andrew McGregor
Tom Service chooses his favourite recording of Bruckner's Sixth Symphony.
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Stravinsky's Pulcinella
Stravinsky's Pulcinella in Building a Library with Jonathan Cross and Andrew McGregor.
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Béla Bartók's String Quartet No 5 in Building a Library with Kate Molleson and Andrew McGregor
Kate Molleson chooses a favourite recording of Béla Bartók's String Quartet No 5.
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Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel in Building a Library with Nigel Simeone and Andrew McGregor
Nigel Simeone chooses his favourite recording of Humperdinck's opera Hansel and Gretel.
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Vaughan Williams's Songs of Travel in Building a Library with Mark Lowther and Andrew McGregor
Mark Lowther picks his favourite recording of Ralph Vaughan Williams's Songs of Travel.
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Handel's Tamerlano in Building a Library with Roger Parker and Andrew McGregor
Roger Parker chooses his favourite version of Handel's Tamerlano in Building a Library.
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Rachmaninov's Third Piano Concerto in Building a Library with David Owen Norris and Andrew McGregor
David Owen Norris chooses his favourite recording of Rachmaninov's Third Piano Concerto.
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Brahms's Horn Trio in Building a Library with Natasha Loges and Hannah French
Natasha Loges picks her favourite recording of Brahms's Horn Trio. Hannah French presents.
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Bach's Christmas Oratorio in Building a Library with Nicholas Kenyon and Andrew McGregor
Nicholas Kenyon chooses his favourite recording of Bach's Christmas Oratorio.
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Mahler's First Symphony in Building a Library with Gillian Moore and Andrew McGregor
Gillian Moore chooses her favourite recording of Mahler's First Symphony.
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Franck's Three Organ Chorales in Building a Library with Anna Lapwood and Andrew McGregor
Anna Lapwood chooses her favourite recordings of Franck's Three Organ Chorales
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Richard Strauss's Second Horn Concerto in Building a Library with Sarah Willis and Andrew McGregor
Sarah Willis chooses her favourite recording of Richard Strauss's Second Horn Concerto.
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Copland's Clarinet Concerto with Mark Simpson and Andrew McGregor
A recommendation for Copland's concise, jazzy concerto, plus the best new releases.
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Mozart's Magic Flute in Building a Library with Flora Willson
Flora Willson chooses her favourite recording of Mozart's opera, The Magic Flute.
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Mendelssohn's String Quartet in F minor with Natasha Loges and Andrew McGregor
Natasha Loges chooses the must-have recording of Felix Mendelssohn's last string quartet.
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Beethoven's Piano Sonata No 29 in B flat, Op 106, 'Hammerklavier' in Building a Library with Katy Hamilton and Andrew McGregor
Katy Hamilton chooses her favourite recording of Beethoven's 'Hammerklavier' Piano Sonata.
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Janáček's The Cunning Little Vixen with Nigel Simeone and Andrew McGregor
Nigel Simeone recommends his favourite version of Janacek's opera The Cunning Little Vixen
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Pergolesi's Stabat Mater with Jeremy Summerly and Andrew McGregor
Jeremy Summerly's choice for one of the most beautiful pieces of baroque vocal music
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Dvorak's Symphony No 7 in Building a Library with Jan Smaczny and Andrew McGregor
Jan Smaczny recommends his favourite recording of Dvorak's Seventh Symphony.