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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Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake
Sat 11 Apr 2015
Marina Frolova-Walker makes a recommendation from the available recordings of ballet,...
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Sibelius's 4th Symphony
Sat 4 Apr 2015
David Nice recommends a version from the available recordings of Sibelius's 4th Symphony.
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Elgar's 2nd Symphony
Sat 28 Mar 2015
Richard Morrison recommends a recording from the available versions of Elgar's 2nd...
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Haydn's Nelson Mass
Sat 21 Mar 2015
Jeremy Summerly discusses Haydn's Nelson Mass, his Missa in angustiis, live in the...
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Bizet's Carmen
Sat 14 Mar 2015
Flora Willson recommends a recording from the available versions of Bizet's opera Carmen
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Clara Schumann Piano Trio
Sat 7 Mar 2015
David Owen Norris recommends a recording from the available versions of Clara Piano...
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Schubert Piano Sonata in A major D959
Sat 28 Feb 2015
Sarah Walker recommends a recording from the available versions of Schubert's Piano in...
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Bach Magnificat
Sat 21 Feb 2015
Simon Heighes recommends a version from the available recordings of Bach's Magnificat
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Ravel Piano Concerto in G
Sat 14 Feb 2015
Jonathan Swain recommends a version from the available recordings of Ravel's Piano in...
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Saint-Saens Symphony No. 3 鈥極rgan鈥�
Sat 7 Feb 2015
Geoffrey Norris recommends a recording from the available versions of Saint-Saens No...
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Beethoven Eroica Symphony
Sat 31 Jan 2015
Nicholas Kenyon recommends a version of Beethoven's Eroica Symphony from the available...
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Berg's Wozzeck
Sat 17 Jan 2015
Gillian Moore makes a recommendation from the available recordings of Berg's opera,...
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Dvorak's American Quartet
Sat 10 Jan 2015
Robert Philip makes a recommendation from the available recordings of Dvorak's Quartet...
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Palestrina Missa Papae Marcelli
Sat 3 Jan 2015
Caroline Gill compares the available recordings of Palestrina's Missa Papae Marcelli a...
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RCM Session Report
Sat 3 Jan 2015
Simon Heighes visits an unusual recording session at the Royal College of Music
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Haydn The Creation
Sun 28 Dec 2014
Iain Burnside with a personal recommendation from recordings of Haydn's oratorio The...
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Schubert Symphony no.8
Sat 27 Dec 2014
Chris De Souza with a personal recommnedation from recordings of Schubert's Eighth...
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27 12 14: Alfred Brendel interview
Sat 27 Dec 2014
In a CD Review exclusive, Andrew McGregor talks to legendary pianist Alfred Brendel.
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Beethoven's Ghost Piano Trio
Sat 20 Dec 2014
Harriet Smith recommends a recording from the available versions of Beethoven's Ghost...
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Bruckner 7th Symphony
Sat 13 Dec 2014
John Deathridge recommends a version from the available recordings of Bruckner's 7th...
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Bach Orchestral Suites
Sat 6 Dec 2014
Mark Lowther surveys the available recordings of Bach's four orchestral suites and his...
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Schumann Symphony no.2
Sat 29 Nov 2014
Richard Wigmore with a personal recommendation from recordings of Schumann's but...
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Purcell Hail! Bright Cecilia
Sat 22 Nov 2014
Simon Heighes compares recordings of Purcell's Ode Hail! Bright Cecilia and makes a...
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Rossini William Tell
Sat 15 Nov 2014
Richard Osborne compares recordings of Rossini's final opera and makes a personal...
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Stravinsky Petrushka
Sat 8 Nov 2014
Martin Cotton compares recordings of Stravinsky鈥檚 ballet Petrushka, and makes a...
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Chopin Preludes
Sat 1 Nov 2014
Recorded live at Sage Gateshead in conversation with Andrew McGregor, Kenneth Hamilton...
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Strauss Oboe Concerto
Sat 25 Oct 2014
Sarah Devonald with a personal recommendation from recordings of Strauss's joyful,...
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Mozart Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail
Sat 18 Oct 2014
Berta Joncus with a personal recommendation from the many recordings of Mozart鈥檚 aus...
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Shostakovich 10th Symphony
Sat 11 Oct 2014
Stephen Johnson recommends a version from the available recordings of Shostakovich's...
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Interview - Vasily Petrenko
Tue 7 Oct 2014
Andrew talks to conductor Vasily Petrenko about completing his cycle of Shostakovich's...
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