BBC Radio 3

Record Review Podcast

Music EN ↓ 697 episodes

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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BBC Radio 3

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Music

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www.bbc.co.uk

Latest episode

Jul 6, 2026

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Episodes

Falla's The Three-Cornered Hat 06.07.2026

Jonathan Cross makes a recommendation from recordings of Falla's The Three-Cornered Hat.

Brahms' Op.116-119 29.06.2026

Lucy Parham surveys recordings of Brahms' Op.116-119 and makes a top recommendation.

Bach's Cello Suites 22.06.2026

Joseph McHardy surveys recordings of JS Bach's Cello Suites and makes a recommendation.

Verdi's Rigoletto 18.06.2026

Flora Willson makes a top recommendation from recordings of Verdi's Rigoletto.

Mahler's Symphony no.5 08.06.2026

Alice Farnham surveys recordings of Mahler's Symphony no.5 and makes a top recommendation

Schubert's String Quartet in G major D.887 04.06.2026

Jeremy Sams picks his favourite recording of Schubert's String Quartet in G major D.887.

Brahms' Piano Concerto no.2 26.05.2026

Joanna MacGregor's picks her top recording of Brahms' Piano Concerto no.2.

Fauré's Requiem 18.05.2026

Samir Savant surveys recordings of Fauré's Requiem and makes a top recommendation.

Liszt's Transcendental Studies 18.05.2026

Pianist Keelan Carew picks his favourite recording of Liszt's Transcendental Studies.

Vivaldi's The Four Seasons 05.05.2026

Charlotte Gardner's personal recommendation from recordings of Vivaldi's The Four Seasons

Respighi's La Boutique Fantasque 27.04.2026

Conductor Ben Gernon picks his favourite recordings of Respighi's La Boutique Fantasque.

Shostakovich's Symphony no.9 20.04.2026

Yshani Perinpanayagam chooses her favourite recording of Shostakovich's Symphony no.9.

Haydn's Matin, Midi and Soir Symphonies 13.04.2026

Sir Nicholas Kenyon recommends a top recording of Haydn's 6th, 7th and 8th Symphonies.

Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana 07.04.2026

Iain Burnside's personal recommendation for Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana.

Beethoven's Waldstein Sonata 30.03.2026

Allyson Devenish picks her favourite recording of Beethoven's Waldstein Sonata Op.53.

Vaughan Williams' 'A London Symphony' 23.03.2026

Kate Kennedy picks her top recording of Vaughan Williams' 'A London Symphony'.

Janacek's Sinfonietta 16.03.2026

Nigel Simeone surveys recordings of Janacek's Sinfonietta and makes a top recommendation.

Handel's Dixit Dominus HWV.232 09.03.2026

Mark Lowther surveys recordings of Handel's Dixit Dominus, and makes a recommendation.

Dvorak's String Quintet Op.97 02.03.2026

Professor Laura Tunbridge surveys recordings of Dvorak's String Quintet Op.97.

Weber's Der Freischutz 23.02.2026

Marina Frolova-Walker recommends her favourite recording of Weber's opera Der Freischutz.

Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No.2 16.02.2026

Pianist Kathryn Stott picks her favourite recording of Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No.2.

Sibelius's Symphony no.5 09.02.2026

William Mival recommends his favorite recording of Sibelius's Symphony no.5.

Brahms's Paganini Variations 02.02.2026

Kenneth Hamilton picks his favourite of Brahms's Paganini Variations.

J. S. Bach's Cantata 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben' BWV.147 26.01.2026

Jeremy Summerly chooses his favourite recording of J. S. Bach's Cantata BWV.147.

Elgar's Cello Concerto 19.01.2026

David Owen Norris picks his favourite recording of Elgar's Cello Concerto.

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