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Building a Library:Sinfonia da Requiem by Benjamin Britten
Building a Library:Sinfonia da Requiem by Benjamin Britten
Building a Library: The Mikado by Sir Arthur Sullivan
Sarah Lenton recommends the best recording of The Mikado by Sir Arthur Sullivan.
Building a Library: Sofia Gubaidulina
Gillian Moore surveys recordings of music by Russia's greatest living composer.
Building a Library: Monteverdi's L'Orfeo
Jeremy Summerly joins Andrew for a live review of recordings of Monteverdi's opera.
Building a Library: Prokofiev's Third Piano Concerto
Prokofiev was soloist at the concerto's 1921 premiere, which has become his most popular.
Building a Library: Schumann's Liederkreis, Op. 24
Liederkreis was written in the year he devoted to song composition after marrying Clara.
Building a Library: Mahler's Second Symphony
Bill Mival assesses recordings of the epic 'Resurrection' symphony, live from Spiritland.
Building a Library: Rachmaninov's Cello Sonata
Rachmaninov's Cello Sonata was overshadowed by the success of his Piano Concerto No. 2.
Building a Library: Kodaly's Dances of Galanta
Kodaly's joyful work is based on the Hungarian dances of Galanta where he lived as a boy.
Building a Library: Verdi's Aida
Set in the Egypt of the Pharaohs, Verdi's Aida premiered at the Cairo opera house in 1871
