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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Sibelius 2nd Symphony
Sat 5 Jan 2013
Erica Jeal makes a personal recommendation from the recorded versions of Sibelius' 2nd...
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29 Dec12: Beethoven Missa solemnis
Sat 29 Dec 2012
John Deathridge with a personal recommendation from recordings of Beethoven's Missa...
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Rossini's La Cenerentola
Sat 22 Dec 2012
Richard Osborne recommends a version of Rossini's opera La Cenerentola
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Prokofiev's Piano Sonata No 8
Sat 15 Dec 2012
David Fanning recommends a version of Prokofiev's Piano Sonata No 8
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Bartok Concerto for Orchestra
Sat 8 Dec 2012
Rob Cowan with a personal recommendation from recordings of Bartok's Concerto for...
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Strauss Lieder
Sat 1 Dec 2012
Hilary Finch with a recommendation for the ultimate disc of Lieder by Richard Strauss
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Mozart Sonata K.310
Sat 24 Nov 2012
Stephen Plaistow with a personal recommendation from recordings of Mozart's Piano in A...
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Berlioz The Trojans
Sat 17 Nov 2012
Sarah Lenton recommends a version from the available recordings of Berlioz's opera,...
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Schubert Symphony No 4
Sat 10 Nov 2012
Richard Wigmore recommends a version from the available recordings of Schubert's 4th...
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Bruckner Symphony No 4
Sat 3 Nov 2012
Stephen Johnson with a personal recommendation from recordings of Bruckner's 4th Symphony
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Debussy Images
Sat 27 Oct 2012
Jonathan Swain with a personal recommendation from recordings of Debussy's Images for...
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Schumann Etudes symphoniques
Sat 20 Oct 2012
Harriet Smith with a personal recommendation from performances of Schumann's Etudes...
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Bach Double Concerto
Sat 13 Oct 2012
Nicholas Anderson with a personal recommendation from recordings of Bach's concerto...
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Schubert Arpeggione Sonata
Sat 6 Oct 2012
Robert Philip with a personal recommendation from recordings of Schubert's Sonata...
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Janacek String Quartets
Sat 29 Sep 2012
Ivan Hewett with a personal recommendation from recordings of Janacek's 2 string quartets.
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Brahms German Requiem
Sat 22 Sep 2012
Jeremy Summerly with a personal recommendation from recordings of Brahms' German Requiem
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Haydn Sinfonia Concertante
Sat 15 Sep 2012
Colin Lawson with a personal recommendation from recordings of Haydn's delightful...
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Puccini Turandot
Sat 7 Jul 2012
Roger Parker recommends a version from recordings of Puccini's final opera Turandot
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Tchaikovsky Symphony no.3
Sat 30 Jun 2012
Rob Cowan with a personal recommendation from recordings of Tchaikovsky's 3rd Symphony
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Sibelius Symphony no.5
Sat 16 Jun 2012
Stephen Johnson with a personal recommendation from recordings of Sibelius' 5th symphony.
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Dvorak Cello Concerto
Sat 9 Jun 2012
Jan Smaczny recommends a version from recordings of Dvorak's Cello Concerto
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Wolf Spanish Song Book
Sat 2 Jun 2012
Hilary Finch recommends a version from recordings of Wolf's Spanish Song Book
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Messiaen Turangalila Symphony
Sat 26 May 2012
Jeremy Thurlow recommends a version from recordings of Messiaen's Turangalila Symphony
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Gesualdo round-up
Sat 19 May 2012
Tess Knighton discusses with Andrew her personal recommendations for recordings of...
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Chopin Mazurkas 120512
Sat 12 May 2012
David Owen Norris recommends a version from recordings of Chopin's Mazurkas
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Korngold Violin Concerto
Sat 5 May 2012
Jessica Duchen with a personal recommendation from recordings of Korngold's Violin...
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Vivaldi Opera Survey
Sat 28 Apr 2012
David Vickers recommends a recording from the available recordings of Vivaldi's operas
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Prokofiev 5th Symphony
Sat 21 Apr 2012
Geoffrey Norris recommends a version from the available recordings of Prokofiev's 5th...
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Mozart Jupiter Symphony
Sat 14 Apr 2012
Martin Cotton recommends a version from among the available recordings of Mozart's The...
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Bach St Matthew Passion
Sat 7 Apr 2012
Jeremy Summerly with a personal recommendation from recordings of Bach's St Matthew...
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