BBC Radio 3

Record Review Podcast

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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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Latest episode

Jul 6, 2026

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Episodes

Brahms: Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34 14.10.2020

Lucy Parham recommends recordings of Brahms's Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34

Schumann: Symphony No. 3 “Rhenish” 09.10.2020

Marina Frolova-Walker recommends recordings of Schumann's 3rd symphony "Rhenish"

Mozart: 'Great' Mass in C minor, K427 29.09.2020

Simon Heighes recommends recordings of Mozart's 'Great' Mass in C minor, K427

Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin 22.09.2020

Nicholas Baragwanath recommends recordings of Tchaikovsky's best-loved opera, Eugene Onegin

Ravel: String Quartet in F major 19.03.2020

Jeremy Sams recommends recordings of Ravel's String Quartet in F major

Vivaldi: L'estro armonico, Op. 3 12.03.2020

Hannah French recommends recordings of Vivaldi's set of twelve concerti 'L'estro armonico' Op. 3

Bartók: Piano Concerto No. 3 04.03.2020

Kate Molleson recommends recordings of Bartók's Piano Concerto No. 3, Sz. 119, BB 127

Grieg: Holberg Suite, Op. 40 24.02.2020

Oliver Condy recommends recordings of Grieg's Holberg Suite, Op. 40

Poulenc: Gloria 17.02.2020

Elin Manahan Thomas recommends recordings of Poulenc's Gloria

Mozart: Symphony No.39 in E-Flat Major, K.543 10.02.2020

Nicholas Kenyon recommends recordings of Mozart's Symphony no.39 in E-Flat Major, K.543

Chopin: The Four Scherzi 28.01.2020

Iain Burnside recommends recordings of Chopin's four scherzi

Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21 21.01.2020

Richard Wigmore recommends recordings of Beethoven's Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21

Elgar: 'Enigma' Variations 07.01.2020

Kate Kennedy recommends recordings of Elgar's 'Enigma' Variations

Schumann: Dichterliebe Op.48 06.01.2020

Laura Tunbridge recommends recordings of Schumann's poignant song cycle "Dichterliebe"

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker 06.01.2020

Edward Seckerson recommends recordings of Tchaikovsky's ballet music, The Nutcracker

Schubert: Quintet in A major, D.667 "Trout" 16.12.2019

David Owen Norris recommends recordings of Schubert’s Trout Quintet D.667

Delibes: Lakmé 09.12.2019

Flora Willson recommends recordings of Delibes's opera, Lakmé

Purcell: Dido and Aeneas 03.12.2019

Kirsten Gibson recommends recordings of Purcell's Dido and Aeneas Z.626

Haydn: Symphony No.102 in B flat major 26.11.2019

Sarah Walker recommends recordings of Haydn's Symphony No.102 in B flat major, H.1:102

Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms 19.11.2019

Jeremy Summerly recommends recordings of Stravinsky's Symphony of Psalms

Mahler: Symphony No. 3 12.11.2019

William Mival recommends recordings of Mahler's Symphony no. 3

Bach: Violin Concerto in E major, BWV 1042 05.11.2019

Mark Lowther recommends recordings of J. S. Bach's Violin Concerto in E major, BWV 1042

Dvořák: Piano Trio No. 4 "Dumky" 29.10.2019

Katy Hamilton recommends recordings of Dvořák's Piano Trio no.4 in E minor "Dumky" Op.90

Verdi: La Traviata 21.10.2019

Mahan Esfahani recommends recordings of Verdi's La Traviata

Mozart: Serenade No.10 in B-flat, 'Gran Partita', K.361/370a 14.10.2019

Sarah Devonald recommends recordings of Wolfang Amadeus Mozart's Serenade No.10 in B-flat, 'Gran Partita', K.361/370a

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