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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Episodes to download
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Elgar's Violin Concerto
Sun 31 Oct 2021
David Owen Norris chooses his favourite recording of Elgar's Violin Concerto.
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Haydn's Missa in tempore belli
Sat 16 Oct 2021
Musicologist Richard Wigmore on Haydn's Missa in tempore belli
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Lehar's Merry Widow
Sun 10 Oct 2021
Nigel Simeone chooses his favourite recording of Lehar's The Merry Widow.
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Bach's Coffee Cantata
Sat 2 Oct 2021
Simon Heighes compares recordings of Bach's Coffee Cantata and chooses his favourite.
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Saint-Saëns - Carnival of the Animals
Mon 27 Sep 2021
Sarah Devonald chooses her favourite recording of Saint-Saëns's Carnival of the Animals
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Schumann's Liederkreis
Fri 24 Sep 2021
Allyson Devenish chooses her favourite recording of Schumann's Liederkreis, Op 39
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Rachmaninov's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Sun 25 Jul 2021
Marina Frolova-Walker reviews recordings of Rachmaninov's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
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Liszt Piano Sonata in B Minor
Sat 17 Jul 2021
Katy Hamilton chooses her favourite recording of Liszt's Sonata in B minor.
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Bernstein's Chichester Psalms
Mon 12 Jul 2021
Edward Seckerson reveals his must-have recording of Bernstein's Chichester Psalms.
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Beethoven Kreutzer Sonata
Sun 4 Jul 2021
Musicologist Natasha Loges chooses her favourite recording of Beethoven's Kreutzer Sonata
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Mozart Quintet for Piano and Wind K.452
Sun 27 Jun 2021
Pianist Iain Burnside reviews recordings of Mozart's Quintet for Piano and Wind K.452.
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Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde
Sun 20 Jun 2021
Dr Flora Willson chooses her favourite recording of Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde.
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Building a Library: Carmina Burana
Sun 13 Jun 2021
Conductor Jeremy Summerly chooses his favourite recordings of Carl Orff's Carmina Burana.
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Sibelius Violin Concerto
Sun 6 Jun 2021
Dr Leah Broad chooses her favourite recordings of Sibelius' Violin Concerto.
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Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 2
Mon 24 May 2021
Pianist Yshani Perinpanayagam reviews recordings of Shostakovich's Piano Concerto No. 2.
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CPE Bach Cello Concerto in A
Mon 17 May 2021
Broadcaster Hannah French examines recordings of CPE Bach's Cello Concerto in A Major.
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Smetana - Má Vlast
Tue 11 May 2021
Writer Anna Picard chooses from her favourite recordings of Bedřich Smetana's Má Vlast.
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Haydn: Symphony No. 92 (Oxford)
Mon 3 May 2021
Writer Richard Wigmore chooses his favourite recording of Haydn's Oxford Symphony.
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Stravinsky: Violin Concerto in D
Mon 26 Apr 2021
Nigel Simeone picks his favourite recording of Stravinsky's Violin Concerto in D
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Schumann: Piano Quintet in E flat major, Op 44
Sun 18 Apr 2021
Katy Hamilton picks her favourite recording of R Schumann's Piano Quintet in E flat major
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Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 5 in E minor, Op 64
Mon 5 Apr 2021
William Mival picks his favourite recording of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No 5 in E minor
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Mozart: Piano Concerto No 24 in C minor, K 491
Mon 29 Mar 2021
Lucy Parham picks her favourite recording of Mozart's Piano Concerto No 24 in C minor
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Monteverdi: Madrigals
Sat 20 Mar 2021
Kirsten Gibson selects her favourite recordings of Monteverdi's Madrigals
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Ravel: Introduction and Allegro
Mon 15 Mar 2021
Jeremy Sams selects his favourite recordings of Ravel's Introduction and Allegro
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Josquin des Prez: 500th Anniversary
Mon 1 Mar 2021
Elin Manahan Thomas selects her favourite recordings of the music of Josquin des Prez
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Bruckner: Symphony No 6
Wed 24 Feb 2021
Tom Service selects his favourite recordings of Bruckner's Sixth Symphony
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Stravinsky: Pulcinella
Mon 15 Feb 2021
Jonathan Cross chooses his favourite recording of Stravinsky's Pulcinella.