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
UK Only
Episodes to download
-
![]()
Schumann's Fantasie in C, Op. 17
Sat 28 May 2016
Kenneth Hamilton recommends a recording of Schumann's Fantasie in C, Op. 17
-
![]()
Handel's Alcina
Sat 21 May 2016
Berta Joncus recommends a recording of Handel's Alcina from among available versions.
-
![]()
Haydn String Quartet in G Op.77 No.1
Sat 14 May 2016
Caroline Gill recommends a recording of Haydn's String Quartet Op.77 No.1
-
![]()
Bohuslav Martinu's Symphony No. 6
Mon 9 May 2016
Jonathan Swain recommends a recording of Bohuslav Martinu's Symphony No. 6
-
![]()
Schubert: Piano Trio No. 2 in E flat major, D.929
Sat 30 Apr 2016
Iain Burnside compares recordings of Schubert's E flat Piano Trio D.929.
-
![]()
Verdi's Falstaff
Wed 27 Apr 2016
Andrew is joined by Roger Parker live in Stratford-upon-Avon to discuss Verdi's opera.
-
![]()
Hildegard of Bingen survey
Sat 16 Apr 2016
Sara Mohr-Pietsch surveys music by Hildegard of Bingen & makes a personal recommendation
-
![]()
Bach's Concerto for Oboe, Violin and strings in C minor BWV1060R
Thu 14 Apr 2016
David Vickers recommends a version of this ever-popular Bach Concerto.
-
![]()
Brahms's Violin Sonata in G Major, Op. 78
Sat 2 Apr 2016
Katy Hamilton recommends a recording from the available versions.
-
![]()
Schumann's Frauenliebe und -leben
Sat 26 Mar 2016
Erica Jeal recommends a recording from the available versions of this great song cycle.
-
![]()
Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, 'Pathetique'
Sat 19 Mar 2016
Sarah Walker recommends a recording from the available versions.
-
![]()
Rachmaninov Symphony No. 3
Mon 14 Mar 2016
Sarah Devonald recommends a recording of Rachmaninov's Symphony No. 3.
-
![]()
Delius Sea Drift
Sat 5 Mar 2016
Daniel Grimley recommends a version from the available recordings of Delius's Sea Drift
-
![]()
-
![]()
Shostakovich Symphony No 9
Sat 20 Feb 2016
David Nice recommends a recorded version of Shostakovich's 9th Symphony
-
![]()
Guillaume de Machaut
Sat 13 Feb 2016
Simon Heighes recommends recordings which represent the music of Guillaume de Machaut.
-
![]()
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�.
-
![]()
Jerome Kern: Show Boat
Mon 1 Feb 2016
Edward Seckerson joins Andrew live to recommend a recording of Jerome Kern's Show Boat.
-
![]()
-
![]()
Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana
Sat 16 Jan 2016
Anna Picard compares recordings of Mascagni's perennially popular 'Cavalleria Rusticana'
-
![]()
-
![]()
Beethoven: Symphony No 5
Sat 2 Jan 2016
Nicholas Baragwanath recommends a version of Beethoven's 5th Symphony
-
![]()
Poulenc Organ Concerto
Boxing Day 2015
Oliver Condy recommends a version of Poulenc's Organ Concerto
-
![]()
Nielsen Symphony No. 6
Sat 19 Dec 2015
Stephen Johnson surveys recordings of Nielsen's Symphony No.6, his "Sinfonia semplice"
-
![]()
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
-
![]()
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.
-
![]()
-
![]()
Bartok Piano Concerto No.2
Sat 21 Nov 2015
Harriet Smith compares recordings of Bartok's Second Piano Concerto
-
![]()
Poulenc Flute Sonata
Sat 14 Nov 2015
David Owen Norris recommends a version of Poulenc's Flute Sonata
-
![]()
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.
Browse previous episodes of the Record Review Podcast
All episodes since 2010, listed alphabetically by composer surname.
