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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Mahler's Symphony no. 8 in E-flat Major
Mon 25 Sep 2023
Gillian Moore's personal recommendation for Mahler's epic 'Symphony of a Thousand'
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Mozart's Symphony No 35 in D, 'Haffner'
Mon 18 Sep 2023
Roger Parker chooses his favourite recording of Mozart's Symphony No. 35 in D major
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Stravinsky's Petrushka
Mon 10 Jul 2023
Jonathan Cross with a personal recommendation for Stravinsky's second ballet Petrushka,
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The essential works by English composer William Byrd.
Tue 4 Jul 2023
A survey of William Byrd with Kirsten Gibson and Andrew McGregor.
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Poulenc鈥檚 Piano Concerto in C sharp minor
Mon 26 Jun 2023
Jeremy Sams chooses his favourite recording of Poulenc's Piano Concerto.
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Puccini's Tosca
Tue 20 Jun 2023
Roger Parker's recommendation for the ultimate recording of Puccini's opera Tosca.
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Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf
Mon 12 Jun 2023
Kate Molleson chooses her favourite recording of Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf.
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Brahms's A German Requiem
Mon 5 Jun 2023
Composer John Rutter's recommendation of a recording of Brahms's A German Requiem
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Smetana's The Bartered Bride
Tue 30 May 2023
Nigel Simeone chooses his favourite recording of Smetana's The Bartered Bride
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Mahler's R眉ckert-Lieder
Mon 22 May 2023
Flora Willson chooses her favourite recording of Mahler's R眉ckert-Lieder
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Sibelius's Symphony No. 6
Mon 15 May 2023
Mark Lowther nominates the best recording of Sibelius's sixth symphony
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Handel's Coronation Anthems
Tue 2 May 2023
Simon Heighes chooses his favourite recording of Handel's Coronation Anthems
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Schubert's Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, D. 485
Mon 24 Apr 2023
Sarah Devonald chooses her favourite recording of Schubert's Symphony No. 5
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Jan谩膷ek's String Quartet No 1, 'Kreutzer Sonata'
Mon 17 Apr 2023
Erik Levi chooses his favourite recording of Jan谩膷ek's String Quartet No 1
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Britten's Peter Grimes
Tue 11 Apr 2023
Kate Kennedy chooses her favourite recording of Britten's Peter Grimes
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Handel's Water Music
Wed 5 Apr 2023
Hannah French finds the definitive recording of Handel's ever-popular Water Music.
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Rachmaninov's Symphonic Dances
Mon 3 Apr 2023
Marina Frolova-Walker chooses her favourite recording of Rachmaninov's Symphonic Dances.
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Chopin's Piano Concerto No 2 in F minor
Mon 20 Mar 2023
Kenneth Hamilton chooses his favourite recording of Chopin's Piano Concerto No 2.
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Walton's Viola Concerto
Mon 6 Mar 2023
David Owen Norris chooses his favourite recording of William Walton's Viola Concerto.
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Messiaen's Turangalila Symphony
Mon 27 Feb 2023
Gillian Moore selects her favourite recording of Messiaen's Turangal卯la Symphony.
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Record Review
Mon 20 Feb 2023
Laura Tunbridge compares recordings of Mozart's String Quartet No 19 ('Dissonance').
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Beethoven's Piano Sonata No 23 ' Appassionata
Tue 14 Feb 2023
Iain Burnside picks his must-have recording of Beethoven's 'Appassionata' piano sonata.
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Purcell's Fairy Queen
Mon 6 Feb 2023
Nicholas Kenyon compares recordings of Purcell's Fairy Queen and makes a recommendation.
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Debussy's Images for orchestra
Mon 30 Jan 2023
Yshani Perinpanayagam chooses her favourite recording of Debussy's Images for Orchestra.
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Shostakovich's String Quartet No 8 in C minor
Mon 23 Jan 2023
Emily MacGregor's must-have recording of the most popular of Shostakovich's 15 quartets.
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Prokofiev's Violin Concerto No 2 in G minor
Mon 16 Jan 2023
Ben Gernon chooses his favourite recording of Prokofiev's Violin Concerto No 2.
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Mahler's Symphony No 6 in A minor
Wed 11 Jan 2023
Edward Seckerson chooses his favourite recording of Mahler's Symphony No. 6 in A minor.
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Rachmaninov's 24 Preludes
Mon 2 Jan 2023
Lucy Parham chooses her favourite recording of Rachmaninov's piano preludes.
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Beethoven's Symphony No 9 in D minor
Mon 2 Jan 2023
Tom Service chooses his favourite recording of Beethoven's ninth symphony.
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Ravel's Piano Trio in A minor
Mon 19 Dec 2022
Jeremy Sams chooses his favourite recording of Maurice Ravel's Piano Trio in A minor.
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