Record Review Podcast

Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 20.11.2023 45:26 ↓

William Mival chooses his favourite recording of Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto

Dvořák's Symphony No 9 in E minor 13.11.2023 48:18 ↓

Katy Hamilton chooses her favourite recording of Dvořák's 'New World' Symphony

JS Bach's Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041 06.11.2023 47:26 ↓

Simon Heighes chooses his favourite recording of JS Bach's Violin Concerto in A minor.

Schubert’s Four Impromptus, D935 06.11.2023 45:17 ↓

Pianist Iain Burnside chooses the ultimate recording of Schubert’s Impromptus, D935

Brahms's Clarinet Trio in A minor 23.10.2023 46:26 ↓

Natasha Loges chooses her favourite version of Brahms's Clarinet Trio

Beethoven's Symphony No. 8 in F major 16.10.2023 50:49 ↓

Richard Wigmore chooses his favourite recording of Beethoven's Symphony No 8 in F.

Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade 09.10.2023 42:36 ↓

Nigel Simeone discusses his favourite recordings of Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade

Schumann's Piano Quartet in E flat, Op.47 02.10.2023 43:29 ↓

Marina Frolova-Walker chooses her favourite version of Schumann's Piano Quartet, Op.47

Mahler's Symphony no. 8 in E-flat Major 25.09.2023 50:21 ↓

Gillian Moore's personal recommendation for Mahler's epic 'Symphony of a Thousand'

Mozart's Symphony No 35 in D, 'Haffner' 18.09.2023 41:46 ↓

Roger Parker chooses his favourite recording of Mozart's Symphony No. 35 in D major

Stravinsky's Petrushka 10.07.2023 48:36 ↓

Jonathan Cross with a personal recommendation for Stravinsky's second ballet Petrushka,

The essential works by English composer William Byrd. 04.07.2023 47:56 ↓

A survey of William Byrd with Kirsten Gibson and Andrew McGregor.

Poulenc’s Piano Concerto in C sharp minor 26.06.2023 46:11 ↓

Jeremy Sams chooses his favourite recording of Poulenc's Piano Concerto.

Puccini's Tosca 20.06.2023 45:36 ↓

Roger Parker's recommendation for the ultimate recording of Puccini's opera Tosca.

Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf 12.06.2023 51:00 ↓

Kate Molleson chooses her favourite recording of Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf.

Brahms's A German Requiem 05.06.2023 50:45 ↓

Composer John Rutter's recommendation of a recording of Brahms's A German Requiem

Smetana's The Bartered Bride 30.05.2023 41:03 ↓

Nigel Simeone chooses his favourite recording of Smetana's The Bartered Bride

Mahler's Rückert-Lieder 22.05.2023 46:29 ↓

Flora Willson chooses her favourite recording of Mahler's Rückert-Lieder

Sibelius's Symphony No. 6 15.05.2023 46:24 ↓

Mark Lowther nominates the best recording of Sibelius's sixth symphony

Handel's Coronation Anthems 02.05.2023 47:03 ↓

Simon Heighes chooses his favourite recording of Handel's Coronation Anthems

Schubert's Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, D. 485 24.04.2023 48:19 ↓

Sarah Devonald chooses her favourite recording of Schubert Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, D. 485. When he wrote his fifth symphony at the age of 19, Schubert was working unhappily as an assistant teacher in his father's school. But he was nevertheless on a compositional roll with songs, chamber music and four other symphonies to his name, all of which were performed by amateur and professional mu...

Janáček's String Quartet No 1, 'Kreutzer Sonata' 17.04.2023 42:52 ↓

Erik Levi chooses his favourite recording of Leoš Janáček's String Quartet No 1 'Kreutzer Sonata' Composed in only nine days in 1923, Janáček's compact, emotionally supercharged String Quartet No 1 takes its title from Leo Tolstoy’s 1889 novella where a wife and her violinist lover play Beethoven’s 'Kreutzer' Sonata together before the jealous husband murders his adulterous wife. Janáček's music r...

Britten's Peter Grimes 11.04.2023 50:26 ↓

Kate Kennedy chooses her favourite recording of Britten's Peter Grimes The opera Peter Grimes is set in a fictional small town that bears some resemblance to Britten's home of Aldeburgh, Suffolk, on England's east coast. It is a drama about outsiders and oppression. As Britten himself said, it was "a subject very close to my heart – the struggle of the individual against the masses. The more vicio...

Handel's Water Music 05.04.2023 48:41 ↓

Hannah French has been listening to recordings - old and new - of Handel's Water Music, whittling them down until she can herald the ultimate version to buy, download or stream.

Rachmaninov's Symphonic Dances 03.04.2023 50:05 ↓

Marina Frolova-Walker chooses her favourite recording of Rachmaninov's Symphonic Dances.