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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Haydn String Quartet in G Op.77 No.1
Fri 13 May 2016
Caroline Gill recommends a recording of Haydn's String Quartet Op.77 No.1
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Bohuslav Martinu's Symphony No. 6
Mon 9 May 2016
Jonathan Swain recommends a recording of Bohuslav Martinu's Symphony No. 6
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Schubert: Piano Trio No. 2 in E flat major, D.929
Fri 29 Apr 2016
Iain Burnside compares recordings of Schubert's E flat Piano Trio D.929.
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Verdi's Falstaff
Wed 27 Apr 2016
Andrew is joined by Roger Parker live in Stratford-upon-Avon to discuss Verdi's opera.
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Hildegard of Bingen survey
Fri 15 Apr 2016
Sara Mohr-Pietsch surveys music by Hildegard of Bingen & makes a personal recommendation
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Bach's Concerto for Oboe, Violin and strings in C minor BWV1060R
Thu 14 Apr 2016
David Vickers recommends a version of this ever-popular Bach Concerto.
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Brahms's Violin Sonata in G Major, Op. 78
Fri 1 Apr 2016
Katy Hamilton recommends a recording from the available versions.
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Schumann's Frauenliebe und -leben
Wed 23 Mar 2016
Erica Jeal recommends a recording from the available versions of this great song cycle.
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Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, 'Pathetique'
Sat 19 Mar 2016
Sarah Walker recommends a recording from the available versions.
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Rachmaninov Symphony No. 3
Mon 14 Mar 2016
Sarah Devonald recommends a recording of Rachmaninov's Symphony No. 3.
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Delius Sea Drift
Fri 4 Mar 2016
Daniel Grimley recommends a version from the available recordings of Delius's Sea Drift
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Shostakovich Symphony No 9
Fri 19 Feb 2016
David Nice recommends a recorded version of Shostakovich's 9th Symphony
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Guillaume de Machaut
Fri 12 Feb 2016
Simon Heighes recommends recordings which represent the music of Guillaume de Machaut.
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Mendelssohn鈥檚 Symphony No.5 鈥楻eformation鈥�
Fri 5 Feb 2016
Andrew Mellor compares recordings of Mendelssohn鈥檚 Symphony No.5 鈥楻eformation鈥�.
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Jerome Kern: Show Boat
Mon 1 Feb 2016
Edward Seckerson joins Andrew live to recommend a recording of Jerome Kern's Show Boat.
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Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana
Fri 15 Jan 2016
Anna Picard compares recordings of Mascagni's perennially popular 'Cavalleria Rusticana'
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Beethoven: Symphony No 5
Wed 30 Dec 2015
Nicholas Baragwanath recommends a version of Beethoven's 5th Symphony
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Poulenc Organ Concerto
Christmas Eve 2015
Oliver Condy recommends a version of Poulenc's Organ Concerto
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Nielsen Symphony No. 6
Thu 17 Dec 2015
Stephen Johnson surveys recordings of Nielsen's Symphony No.6, his "Sinfonia semplice"
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Sibelius Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39
Fri 11 Dec 2015
Gillian Moore recommends a recorded version of Sibelius's 1st Symphony in E minor
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Schubert Mass No. 6 in E flat, D950
Wed 9 Dec 2015
Jeremy Summerly compares recordings of Schubert's Mass No. 6 in E flat, D950.
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Bartok Piano Concerto No.2
Fri 20 Nov 2015
Harriet Smith compares recordings of Bartok's Second Piano Concerto
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Poulenc Flute Sonata
Fri 13 Nov 2015
David Owen Norris recommends a version of Poulenc's Flute Sonata
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Building a Library on Handel's Music for the Royal Fireworks
Wed 11 Nov 2015
With Andrew McGregor, an edited version of the regular CD Review slot.
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Building a Library: Mozart Symphony No.36 'Linz'
Tue 20 Oct 2015
Building a Library: Richard Wigmore compares recordings of Mozart's Symphony No. 36, K425
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