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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Faure Nocturnes
Sat 12 Nov 2011
Stephen Plaistow considers the available recordings of Faure's Nocturnes
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Beethoven Symphony no.6 'Pastoral'
Sat 5 Nov 2011
John Deathridge with a personal recommendation from the available recordings of sixth...
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Dvorak 8th Symphony
Sat 29 Oct 2011
Rob Cowan considers the available recordings of Dvorak's 8th Symphony
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Liszt Sonata
Sat 22 Oct 2011
Kenneth Hamilton with a personal recommendation from recent releases pf Liszt's Piano...
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Berlioz Symphonie fantastique
Sat 15 Oct 2011
Stephen Johnson considers the available recordings of Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique
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Tchaikovsky Queen of Spades
Sat 8 Oct 2011
David Nice with a personal recommendation from available recordings of Tchaikovsky's...
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Bruckner 8th Symphony
Sat 1 Oct 2011
Richard Osborne considers the available recordings of Bruckner's 8th Symphony
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Purcell The Fairy Queen 24-Sep-11
Sat 24 Sep 2011
Simon Heighes compares the available versions of Purcell's semi-opera, on CD and DVD,...
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Haydn Symphony No.100 in G 17-Sep-11
Sat 17 Sep 2011
Robert Philip compares the available recordings of Haydn's Symphony No.
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Bizet L'Arlesienne 09-Jul-11
Sat 9 Jul 2011
David Nice compares the available recordings of both Georges Bizet's incidental music...
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Monteverdi Selva morale e spirituale 02-Jul-11
Sat 2 Jul 2011
David Vickers compares the available recordings of Monteverdi's ‘forest of moral and...
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Wagner Tristan & Isolde
Sat 18 Jun 2011
Roger Vignoles with a personal recommendation from the available CDs and DVDs of opera...
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Mahler Des Knaben Wunderhorn
Sat 11 Jun 2011
BAL: Mahler Des Knaben Wunderhorn. Richard Wigmore recommends a recording of Mahler's...
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Beethoven 'Harp' Quartet
Sat 4 Jun 2011
Harriet Smith with a personal recommendation from the available recordings of 'Harp'...
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Britten Serenade
Sat 28 May 2011
Hilary Finch with a personal recommendation from the available recordings of Britten's...
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Schubert Trio no.1
Sat 21 May 2011
Stephen Johnson with a personal recommendation from the available recordings of Piano...
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Mozart Piano Concerto K453 14-May-11
Sat 14 May 2011
Robert Philip considers the available recordings of Mozart's G major Piano Concerto K453
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Victoria 400th anniversary round-up
Sat 7 May 2011
BAL Special: Victoria 400th anniversary round-up. Simon Heighes surveys a range of of...
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Dvorak Quartet Op.106
Sat 30 Apr 2011
Jan Smaczny with a personal recommendation from the available recordings of Dvorak's...
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Rossini Stabat Mater
Sat 23 Apr 2011
BaL: Rossini Stabat Mater Richard Osborne recommends a recording
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Beethoven violin concerto
Sat 9 Apr 2011
Roy Goodman, in conversation with Andrew McGregor, with a personal recommendation from...
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Bach St John Passion
Sat 2 Apr 2011
BAL: Bach St John Passion - Simon Heighes recommends a recording
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MOZART Symphony no 25 in g minor
Sat 26 Mar 2011
BaL: Mozart Symphony no 25 in g minor -Chris de Souza recommends a recording of this...
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Mahler Symphony No.10 19-Feb-11
Sat 19 Mar 2011
In this Building a Library on Mahler's 10th Symphony the discussion of a recommended a...
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Liszt Annees Bk.1
Sat 5 Mar 2011
Stephen Plaistow with a personal recommendation from the available recordings of de...
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Ravel Alborada del gracioso 19-Feb-11
Sat 19 Feb 2011
Ravel's Alborada del gracioso: a 7-minute piano solo-turned-spectacular orchestral...
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Brahms Four Serious Songs
Sat 12 Feb 2011
BaL: Brahms Four Serious Songs. Richard Wigmore recommends a recording of the great...
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Berlioz Romeo et Juliette with David Nice
Sat 5 Feb 2011
BAL: Berlioz Romeo et Juliette; a Dramatic Symphony - David Nice recommends a of one...
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Liszt Annees Bk.2
Sat 29 Jan 2011
David Owen Norris with a personal recommendation from the available recordings of de...
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