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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Stravinsky's The Firebird
Mon 13 May 2024
Kate Molleson chooses her favourite recording of Stravinsky's The Firebird
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Ravel's Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
Tue 7 May 2024
Jeremy Sams chooses his favourite recording of Ravel's Piano Concerto for the Left Hand.
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Monteverdi's Vespers
Mon 29 Apr 2024
Jeremy Summerly chooses his favourite version of Monteverdi's Vespers.
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Mahler's Kindertotenlieder
Fri 26 Apr 2024
Iain Burnside chooses his favourite recording of Mahler's Kindertotenlieder.
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Brahms' 3rd Symphony
Mon 15 Apr 2024
Nigel Simeone chooses his favourite version of Brahms' 3rd Symphony.
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Vaughan Williams's Symphony no.1 'A Sea Symphony'.
Mon 8 Apr 2024
David Owen Norris chooses his favourite version of Vaughan Williams's Sea Symphony.
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Britten's War Requiem
Tue 2 Apr 2024
Elin Manahan Thomas's recommendation for the ultimate recording of Britten's War Requiem.
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Puccini's Madame Butterfly
Tue 26 Mar 2024
Nigel Simeone's ultimate recommendation for Puccini's opera Madame Butterfly.
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Handel's Concerti Grossi, Op. 6
Mon 18 Mar 2024
Joseph McHardy chooses his favourite recording of Handel's Concerti Grossi, Op. 6.
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Schubert's Symphony no.9
Tue 12 Mar 2024
Katy Hamilton's ultimate recommendation for Schubert's Symphony no.9.
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Haydn's Symphony No 100
Mon 4 Mar 2024
Simon Heighes chooses his favourite recording of Haydn's Military Symphony
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Ravel's Mother Goose
Mon 26 Feb 2024
Ben Gernon chooses his favourite recording of the complete ballet of Ravel's Mother Goose
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Saint-Sa毛ns's Symphony No 3 in C minor, Op 78 'Organ Symphony'
Mon 19 Feb 2024
Anna Lapwood chooses her favourite recording of Saint-Sa毛ns's Organ Symphony
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Stravinsky's Soldier's Tale
Mon 12 Feb 2024
Gillian Moore chooses her favourite version of Stravinsky's Soldier's Tale
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Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 26 "Les Adieux"
Mon 5 Feb 2024
Lucy Parham chooses her favourite version of Beethoven's Piano Sonata, 'Les Adieux'
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Mozart's String Quintet No.3
Mon 29 Jan 2024
Roger Parker chooses his favourite recording of Mozart's String Quintet No.3 in C
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Schumann's Cello Concerto
Mon 22 Jan 2024
Laura Tunbridge chooses her favourite recording of Schumann's Cello Concerto
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Bach's Orchestral Suites
Wed 17 Jan 2024
Nicholas Kenyon chooses his favourite recording of Bach's four Orchestral Suites
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Haydn's The Creation
Mon 8 Jan 2024
Jeremy Summerly chooses his favourite recording of Haydn's The Creation.
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Schubert鈥檚 Winterreise
Tue 2 Jan 2024
Pianist Allyson Devenish picks the ultimate version of Schubert鈥檚 song cycle Winterreise.
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Tchaikovsky's Sleeping Beauty
Tue 2 Jan 2024
Sarah Lenton chooses her favourite version of Tchaikovsky's ballet The Sleeping Beauty.
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Stravinsky's The Fairy's Kiss with Jeremy Sams
Mon 18 Dec 2023
Jeremy Sams chooses his favourite recording of Stravinsky's ballet The Fairy's Kiss
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Bruckner's Symphony No 8 in C minor
Mon 11 Dec 2023
Tom Service chooses his favourite recording of Anton Bruckner's Symphony No. 8 in C minor
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Bart贸k's The Miraculous Mandarin
Mon 4 Dec 2023
Kate Molleson chooses her favourite recording of B茅la Bart贸k's The Miraculous Mandarin
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Ravel鈥檚 Le tombeau de Couperin
Mon 27 Nov 2023
Flora Willson chooses her favourite recording of Ravel鈥檚 Le tombeau de Couperin
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Tchaikovsky鈥檚 Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35
Mon 20 Nov 2023
William Mival chooses his favourite recording of Tchaikovsky鈥檚 Violin Concerto
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Dvo艡谩k's Symphony No 9 in E minor
Mon 13 Nov 2023
Katy Hamilton chooses her favourite recording of Dvo艡谩k's 'New World' Symphony
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JS Bach's Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041
Mon 6 Nov 2023
Simon Heighes chooses his favourite recording of JS Bach's Violin Concerto in A minor.
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Schubert鈥檚 Four Impromptus, D935
Mon 6 Nov 2023
Pianist Iain Burnside chooses the ultimate recording of Schubert鈥檚 Impromptus, D935
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Brahms's Clarinet Trio in A minor
Mon 23 Oct 2023
Natasha Loges chooses her favourite version of Brahms's Clarinet Trio
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