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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Strauss: Horn Concerto No. 2 in E flat major
Wed 9 Dec 2020
Sarah Willis recommends recordings of Richard Strauss's Second Horn Concerto
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Mozart: The Magic Flute K. 620
Wed 25 Nov 2020
Flora Willson recommends recordings of Mozart's opera The Magic Flute K. 620
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Felix Mendelssohn: String Quartet No. 6 in F minor, Op. 80
Fri 20 Nov 2020
Natasha Loges recommends recordings of Felix Mendelssohn's String Quartet in F minor
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Beethoven: Piano Sonata No 29 in B flat, Op 106, 'Hammerklavier'
Thu 12 Nov 2020
Katy Hamilton recommends recordings of Beethoven's 'Hammerklavier' Piano Sonata, Op. 106
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Jan谩膷ek: The Cunning Little Vixen
Wed 4 Nov 2020
Nigel Simeone recommends recordings of Jan谩膷ek's opera The Cunning Little Vixen
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Pergolesi: Stabat Mater
Mon 26 Oct 2020
Jeremy Summerly recommends recordings of Pergolesi's Stabat Mater
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Dvo艡谩k: Symphony no. 7 in D minor, Op.70
Thu 22 Oct 2020
Jan Smaczny recommends recordings of Dvo艡谩k's seventh symphony
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Brahms: Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34
Wed 14 Oct 2020
Lucy Parham recommends recordings of Brahms's Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34
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Schumann: Symphony No. 3 鈥淩henish鈥�
Fri 9 Oct 2020
Marina Frolova-Walker recommends recordings of Schumann's 3rd symphony "Rhenish"
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Mozart: 'Great' Mass in C minor, K427
Tue 29 Sep 2020
Simon Heighes recommends recordings of Mozart's 'Great' Mass in C minor, K427
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Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin
Tue 22 Sep 2020
Nicholas Baragwanath recommends recordings of Tchaikovsky's opera, Eugene Onegin
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Ravel: String Quartet in F major
Thu 19 Mar 2020
Jeremy Sams recommends recordings of Ravel's String Quartet in F major
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Vivaldi: L'estro armonico, Op. 3
Thu 12 Mar 2020
Hannah French recommends recordings of Vivaldi's twelve concerti 'L'estro armonico' Op. 3
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Bart贸k: Piano Concerto No. 3
Wed 4 Mar 2020
Kate Molleson recommends recordings of Bart贸k's Piano Concerto No. 3, Sz. 119, BB 127
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Grieg: Holberg Suite, Op. 40
Mon 24 Feb 2020
Oliver Condy recommends recordings of Grieg's Holberg Suite, Op. 40
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Mozart: Symphony No.39 in E-Flat Major, K.543
Mon 10 Feb 2020
Nicholas Kenyon recommends recordings of Mozart's Symphony no.39 in E-Flat Major, K.543
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Chopin: The Four Scherzi
Tue 28 Jan 2020
Iain Burnside recommends recordings of Chopin's four scherzi
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21
Tue 21 Jan 2020
Richard Wigmore recommends recordings of Beethoven's Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21
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Elgar: 'Enigma' Variations
Tue 7 Jan 2020
Kate Kennedy recommends recordings of Elgar's 'Enigma' Variations
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Schumann: Dichterliebe Op.48
Mon 6 Jan 2020
Laura Tunbridge recommends recordings of Schumann's poignant song cycle "Dichterliebe"
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Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
Mon 6 Jan 2020
Edward Seckerson recommends recordings of Tchaikovsky's ballet music, The Nutcracker
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Schubert: Quintet in A major, D.667 "Trout"
Mon 16 Dec 2019
David Owen Norris recommends recordings of Schubert鈥檚 Trout Quintet D.667
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Purcell: Dido and Aeneas
Tue 3 Dec 2019
Kirsten Gibson recommends recordings of Purcell's Dido and Aeneas Z.626
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Haydn: Symphony No.102 in B flat major
Tue 26 Nov 2019
Sarah Walker recommends recordings of Haydn's Symphony No.102 in B flat major, H.1:102
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Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms
Tue 19 Nov 2019
Jeremy Summerly recommends recordings of Stravinsky's Symphony of Psalms
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Mahler: Symphony No. 3
Tue 12 Nov 2019
William Mival recommends recordings of Mahler's Symphony no. 3
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Bach: Violin Concerto in E major, BWV 1042
Tue 5 Nov 2019
Mark Lowther recommends recordings of J. S. Bach's Violin Concerto in E major, BWV 1042
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Dvo艡谩k: Piano Trio No. 4 "Dumky"
Tue 29 Oct 2019
Katy Hamilton recommends recordings of Dvo艡谩k's Piano Trio no.4 in E minor "Dumky" Op.90
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