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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Handel's Coronation Anthems
Tue 2 May 2023
Simon Heighes chooses his favourite recording of Handel's Coronation Anthems
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Schubert's Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, D. 485
Mon 24 Apr 2023
Sarah Devonald chooses her favourite recording of Schubert's Symphony No. 5
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Jan谩膷ek's String Quartet No 1, 'Kreutzer Sonata'
Mon 17 Apr 2023
Erik Levi chooses his favourite recording of Jan谩膷ek's String Quartet No 1
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Britten's Peter Grimes
Tue 11 Apr 2023
Kate Kennedy chooses her favourite recording of Britten's Peter Grimes
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Handel's Water Music
Wed 5 Apr 2023
Hannah French finds the definitive recording of Handel's ever-popular Water Music.
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Rachmaninov's Symphonic Dances
Mon 3 Apr 2023
Marina Frolova-Walker chooses her favourite recording of Rachmaninov's Symphonic Dances.
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Chopin's Piano Concerto No 2 in F minor
Mon 20 Mar 2023
Kenneth Hamilton chooses his favourite recording of Chopin's Piano Concerto No 2.
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Walton's Viola Concerto
Mon 6 Mar 2023
David Owen Norris chooses his favourite recording of William Walton's Viola Concerto.
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Messiaen's Turangalila Symphony
Mon 27 Feb 2023
Gillian Moore selects her favourite recording of Messiaen's Turangal卯la Symphony.
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Record Review
Mon 20 Feb 2023
Laura Tunbridge compares recordings of Mozart's String Quartet No 19 ('Dissonance').
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Beethoven's Piano Sonata No 23 ' Appassionata
Tue 14 Feb 2023
Iain Burnside picks his must-have recording of Beethoven's 'Appassionata' piano sonata.
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Purcell's Fairy Queen
Mon 6 Feb 2023
Nicholas Kenyon compares recordings of Purcell's Fairy Queen and makes a recommendation.
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Debussy's Images for orchestra
Mon 30 Jan 2023
Yshani Perinpanayagam chooses her favourite recording of Debussy's Images for Orchestra.
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Shostakovich's String Quartet No 8 in C minor
Mon 23 Jan 2023
Emily MacGregor's must-have recording of the most popular of Shostakovich's 15 quartets.
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Prokofiev's Violin Concerto No 2 in G minor
Mon 16 Jan 2023
Ben Gernon chooses his favourite recording of Prokofiev's Violin Concerto No 2.
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Mahler's Symphony No 6 in A minor
Wed 11 Jan 2023
Edward Seckerson chooses his favourite recording of Mahler's Symphony No. 6 in A minor.
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Rachmaninov's 24 Preludes
Mon 2 Jan 2023
Lucy Parham chooses her favourite recording of Rachmaninov's piano preludes.
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Beethoven's Symphony No 9 in D minor
Mon 2 Jan 2023
Tom Service chooses his favourite recording of Beethoven's ninth symphony.
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Ravel's Piano Trio in A minor
Mon 19 Dec 2022
Jeremy Sams chooses his favourite recording of Maurice Ravel's Piano Trio in A minor.
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Mozart Piano Concerto No 21 in C
Mon 12 Dec 2022
Natasha Loges chooses her favourite recording of Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 21 in C.
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Richard Strauss's Don Juan
Mon 28 Nov 2022
William Mival chooses a favourite recording of Richard Strauss's symphonic poem Don Juan.
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Grieg's Violin Sonata No 3 in C minor
Mon 21 Nov 2022
Katy Hamilton's chooses her ultimate recording of Grieg's Third Violin Sonata.
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Haydn's Harmoniemesse
Mon 14 Nov 2022
Richard Wigmore chooses his favourite recording of Haydn's Harmoniemesse.
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Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No 1
Tue 8 Nov 2022
Joanna MacGregor picks her ultimate recording of Tchaikovsky's First Piano Concerto.
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Schumann's Myrthen
Mon 31 Oct 2022
Elin Manahan-Thomas's pick of the ultimate recording of Schumann's song cycle Myrthen.
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Mozart's Symphony No 31 in D, 'Paris'
Mon 24 Oct 2022
Simon Heighes's pick of the ultimate recording of Mozart's 'Paris' Symphony.
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Vaughan Williams' The Lark Ascending
Mon 17 Oct 2022
Kate Kennedy chooses her favourite recording of Vaughan Williams' The Lark Ascending.
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JS Bach's St Matthew Passion
Mon 10 Oct 2022
Joseph McHardy recommends a recording of JS Bach's St Matthew Passion.
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Brahms' Double Concerto
Mon 3 Oct 2022
Roger Parker recommends a recording of Brahms Double Concerto in A minor.
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Johann Strauss II's Die Fledermaus
Wed 28 Sep 2022
Nigel Simeone with his pick of recordings of Johann Strauss II's Die Fledermaus.
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