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Building a Library: Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez
Tom McKinney heads to Spain with the ever-popular Rodrigo Guitar Concerto.
Building a Library: Bach's B Minor Mass
Bach completed this piece by refashioning music he'd composed throughout his career
Building a Library: Rossini's The Barber of Seville
Ben Walton compares recordings of Rossini's hugely popular opera on Beaumarchais's play.
Building a Library: Sibelius's Tapiola
Tapiola is Sibelius's final masterpiece for orchestra. Andrew Mellor recommends a version
Building a Library: Beethoven's String Quartet No 12, Op. 127
Stephen Johnson compares recordings of the first of Beethoven's late string quartets.
Building a Library: Tchaikovsky's Fourth Symphony
Rob Cowan sifts through "Tchaik 4," a piece written at a time of emotional turmoil.
Building a Library: Schubert's Fantasy in C, D934, for violin and piano.
Harriet Smith compares recordings of Schubert's piece, which baffled its 1828 audience.
Building a Library: Bruckner's Third Symphony
Dedicated to his hero Wagner, Bruckner revised his Third Symphony several times.
Building a Library: Mozart's Piano Concerto no. 21
David Owen Norris sifts through the available recordings of Mozart's Piano Concerto No 21
Building a Library: Lassus's Lagrime di San Pietro
Caroline Gill compares recordings of Lassus's depiction of the sorrows of St Peter.
