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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Mendelssohn鈥檚 Symphony No.5 鈥楻eformation鈥�
Sat 6 Feb 2016
Andrew Mellor compares recordings of Mendelssohn鈥檚 Symphony No.5 鈥楻eformation鈥�.
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Jerome Kern: Show Boat
Mon 1 Feb 2016
Edward Seckerson joins Andrew live to recommend a recording of Jerome Kern's Show Boat.
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Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana
Sat 16 Jan 2016
Anna Picard compares recordings of Mascagni's perennially popular 'Cavalleria Rusticana'
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Beethoven: Symphony No 5
Sat 2 Jan 2016
Nicholas Baragwanath recommends a version of Beethoven's 5th Symphony
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Poulenc Organ Concerto
Boxing Day 2015
Oliver Condy recommends a version of Poulenc's Organ Concerto
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Nielsen Symphony No. 6
Sat 19 Dec 2015
Stephen Johnson surveys recordings of Nielsen's Symphony No.6, his "Sinfonia semplice"
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Sibelius Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39
Sat 12 Dec 2015
Gillian Moore recommends a recorded version of Sibelius's 1st Symphony in E minor
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Schubert Mass No. 6 in E flat, D950
Wed 9 Dec 2015
Jeremy Summerly compares recordings of Schubert's Mass No. 6 in E flat, D950.
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Bartok Piano Concerto No.2
Sat 21 Nov 2015
Harriet Smith compares recordings of Bartok's Second Piano Concerto
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Poulenc Flute Sonata
Sat 14 Nov 2015
David Owen Norris recommends a version of Poulenc's Flute Sonata
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Building a Library on Handel's Music for the Royal Fireworks
Wed 11 Nov 2015
With Andrew McGregor, an edited version of the regular CD Review slot.
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Building a Library: Mozart Symphony No.36 'Linz'
Sat 24 Oct 2015
Building a Library: Richard Wigmore compares recordings of Mozart's Symphony No. 36, K425
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Rebecca Clarke Viola Sonata
Sat 17 Oct 2015
Helen Wallace recommends a recorded version of Rebecca Clarke's Viola Sonata
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Haydn Trumpet Concerto
Sat 10 Oct 2015
Hannah French compares versions of Haydn's Trumpet Concerto & makes a recommendation
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Beethoven Symphony No 4
Sat 19 Sep 2015
Rob Cowan recommends a recorded version of Beethoven's 4th Symphony.
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Proms Composer: Arvo Part
Mon 14 Sep 2015
Estonian-born Arvo Part is the final Proms Composer for 2015 Summer CD Review
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CD Review Interview: Marin Alsop
Sat 12 Sep 2015
Andrew McGregor talks to Marin Alsop about her recordings and career
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Proms Composer: Franz Schmidt
Mon 7 Sep 2015
This week's Proms Composer is Austrian composer and cellist Franz Schmidt (1874-1939)
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Proms Composer: Henry Cowell
Tue 1 Sep 2015
American composer Henry Cowell (1897-1965) is this week's Proms Composer.
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Proms Composer - Jon Leifs
Thu 20 Aug 2015
Andrew McGregor explores recordings of music by Icelandic composer Jon Leifs
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Proms Composer: John Foulds
Tue 11 Aug 2015
Andrew McGregor explores recordings of music by John Foulds
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Proms Composer: Boulez
Mon 27 Jul 2015
CD Review explores recordings of music by French composer and conductor Pierre Boulez
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Summer Interview - Carolyn Sampson
Sat 18 Jul 2015
Andrew talks to the celebrated and versatile soprano Carolyn Sampson
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Proms Composer - HK Gruber
Sat 18 Jul 2015
Andrew McGregor explores recordings of music by the many-faceted composer HK Gruber
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All episodes since 2010, listed alphabetically by composer surname.
