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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Schubert Death and the Maiden Quartet
Sat 31 Mar 2012
As Part of The Spirit of Schubert, Misha Donat recommends a version of Schubert's and...
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Schubert Sonata D.958
Sat 24 Mar 2012
As part of The Spiri of Schubert, Harriet Smith with a personal recommendation from of...
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Strauss Ariadne auf Naxos
Sat 17 Mar 2012
Richard Osborne recommends a recording from the available versions of Strauss' Ariadne...
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Vaughan Williams Sym.4
Sat 10 Mar 2012
Piers Burton-Page with a personal recommendation from recordings of Ralph Vaughan...
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Nielsen Sym 4
Sat 3 Mar 2012
David Fanning with a personal recommendation from recordings of Nielsen's fourth symphony
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Gershwin Piano Concerto
Sat 25 Feb 2012
Geoffrey Smith with a personal recommendation from recordings of Gershwin's Piano...
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Bach Goldberg Variations
Sat 18 Feb 2012
Nicholas Kenyon with a personal recommendation from recordings of Bach's Goldberg...
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Verdi Otello
Sat 11 Feb 2012
Christopher Cook considers the available version of Verdi's opera Otello
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Rachmaninov 2nd Symphony
Sat 4 Feb 2012
William Mival considers the available recordings of Rachmaninov's 2nd Symphony
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Mendelssohn Elijah
Sat 28 Jan 2012
Ian Burnside considers recordings of Mendelssohn's oratorio Elijah
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Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition
Sat 21 Jan 2012
Stephen Walsh considers recordings of Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition
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Elgar Violin Concerto
Sat 14 Jan 2012
Martin Cotton with a personal recommendation from the recordings of Elgar's violin...
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Haydn Op 33 String Quartets
Sat 7 Jan 2012
Richard Wigmore considers the recordings of Haydn's group of six string quartets he as...
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Tchaikovsky Suite no.3
Sat 31 Dec 2011
Jonathan Swain with a personal recommendation from recordings of Tchaikovsky's third...
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Britten Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
Christmas Eve 2011
Chris de Souza considers recordings of Britten's Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
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Schumann Piano Trio No.1 17-Dec-11
Sat 17 Dec 2011
Erica Jeal compares the available versions of Schumann's first Piano Trio
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Handel Giulio Cesare 10-Dec-11
Sat 10 Dec 2011
Sarah Lenton joins Andrew to discuss the available versions of Handel's 'Egyptian'...
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Brahms Clarinet Quintet
Sat 3 Dec 2011
Colin Lawson with a personal recommendation from the available recordings of Brahms'...
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Mahler 8th Symphony
Sat 26 Nov 2011
Julian Johnson considers recordings of Mahler's 8th Symphony, "The Symphony of a...
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Walton Belshazzar's Feast
Sat 19 Nov 2011
Jeremy Summerly considers the available recording of William Walton's Belshazzar's Feast
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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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