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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Debussy: String Quartet
Sat 5 Jan 2019
Laura Tunbridge recommends recordings of Debussy's String Quartet
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Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor
Wed 2 Jan 2019
Marina Frolova-Walker recommends recordings of Rachmaninov's 2nd Piano Concerto
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Richard Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel
Sat 15 Dec 2018
William Mival compares recordings of Richard Strauss's tone poem, Till Eulenspiegel
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Haydn: Piano Sonata in E-flat major
Mon 10 Dec 2018
Iain Burnside compares recordings of Haydn's Piano Sonata in E-flat major Hob.XVI:52
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Dvo艡谩k: Wind Serenade
Sat 1 Dec 2018
Sarah Devonald recommends recordings of Dvo艡谩k's Serenade for Winds in D minor, Op.44
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Mendelssohn: String Quartet No.2 in A minor, Op.13
Sat 24 Nov 2018
Harriet Smith recommends recordings of Mendelssohn's String Quartet No.2 in A minor
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Rossini: Petite Messe Solennelle
Sat 17 Nov 2018
Ben Walton recommends recordings of Rossini's Petite Messe Solennelle
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Couperin: Trois Le莽ons de T茅n猫bres
Sat 10 Nov 2018
Simon Heighes recommends recordings of Couperin's Trois Le莽ons de T茅n猫bres
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JS Bach: Keyboard Concertos
Sat 20 Oct 2018
Mark Lowther recommends recordings of Bach's Keyboard Concertos
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Franck: Violin Sonata in A major
Sat 13 Oct 2018
Mahan Esfahani recommends recordings of Franck's Violin Sonata in A major
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Ravel: L鈥檈nfant et les sortil猫ges
Sat 29 Sep 2018
Anna Picard recommends recordings of Ravel's L鈥檈nfant et les sortil猫ges
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Vaughan Williams: On Wenlock Edge
Sat 22 Sep 2018
David Owen Norris recommends recordings of Vaughan Williams's On Wenlock Edge
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Mozart: Concerto for two pianos E-flat major
Sat 15 Sep 2018
Sarah Walker recommends recordings of Mozart's Concerto for Two Pianos in E-flat major
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Finzi: Dies Natalis
Sat 30 Jun 2018
Elin Manahan Thomas recommends recordings of Finzi's Dies Natalis
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Debussy: Violin Sonata
Fri 22 Jun 2018
Caroline Rae recommends recordings of Debussy's Violin Sonata
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Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
Sat 16 Jun 2018
Marina Frolova-Walker recommends recordings of Shostakovich's Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
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Schubert: Die Sch枚ne M眉llerin
Sat 9 Jun 2018
Laura Tunbridge recommends recordings of Franz Schubert's Die Sch枚ne M眉llerin
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Schumann: Symphony No. 4 in D minor
Mon 4 Jun 2018
William Mival recommends recordings of Robert Schumann's Symphony No. 4 in D minor.
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Stravinsky: Oedipus Rex
Sat 26 May 2018
Kate Molleson recommends a recorded version of Igor Stravinsky's Oedipus Rex.
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Handel: Concerti a due cori
Sat 19 May 2018
Simon Heighes recommends a recorded version of Handel's Concerti a due cori.
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Britten: Winter Words
Sat 12 May 2018
Kate Kennedy recommends a recorded version of Benjamin Britten's Winter Words.
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Corelli: Violin Sonata Op. 5
Sat 5 May 2018
Hannah French recommends a recorded version of Arcangelo Corelli's Violin Sonata Op. 5.
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Brahms: Symphony No. 1
Sat 28 Apr 2018
Ivan Hewett recommends a recorded version of Brahms' Symphony No. 1.
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Leonard Bernstein: Candide
Thu 26 Apr 2018
Edward Seckerson recommends a recorded version of Leonard Bernstein's musical Candide.
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Dvorak: Piano Quintet No. 2 in A Major, Op 81
Sat 14 Apr 2018
Richard Morrison recommends recordings of Dvorak鈥檚 Piano Quintet No. 2 in A Major, Op 81
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