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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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Mendelssohn Piano Trio Op.49 30.05.2015 47:21

Harriet Smith compares recordings of Mendelssohn's Piano Trio in D minor, Op.49, and makes a personal recommendation

Offenbach: Tales of Hoffmann 26.05.2015 55:43

Sarah Lenton recommends a recording from the available versions of Offenbach's opera, The Tales of Hoffmann

Mozart - Horn Concertos 18.05.2015 47:25

Jonathan Freeman-Attwood compares recordings of Mozart’s Horn Concertos and makes a personal recommendation.

Walton's Cello Concerto 09.05.2015 50:54

Helen Wallace compares recordings of Walton's Cello Concerto and makes a personal recommendation

Scriabin's Prometheus 02.05.2015 54:13

William Mival recommends a version from the available recordings of Scriabin's Prometheus

Verdi Macbeth 25.04.2015 52:33

Roger Parker compares recordings of Verdi's first Shakespearean opera Macbeth and makes a personal recommendation

Purcell Funeral Music 18.04.2015 45:33

Kirsten Gibson recommends a recording from the available versions of Purcell’s Music for Queen Mary’s Funeral and Funeral Sentences

Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake 11.04.2015 39:57

Marina Frolova-Walker makes a recommendation from the available recordings of Tchaikovsky's ballet, Swan Lake.

Sibelius's 4th Symphony 06.04.2015 46:56

David Nice recommends a version from the available recordings of Sibelius's 4th Symphony.

Elgar's 2nd Symphony 28.03.2015 43:40

Richard Morrison recommends a recording from the available versions of Elgar's 2nd Symphony.

Haydn's Nelson Mass 21.03.2015 50:01

Jeremy Summerly discusses Haydn's Nelson Mass, his Missa in angustiis, live in the studio with Andrew McGregor

Bizet's Carmen 14.03.2015 51:05

Flora Willson recommends a recording from the available versions of Bizet's opera Carmen

Clara Schumann Piano Trio 07.03.2015 47:48

David Owen Norris recommends a recording from the available versions of Clara Schumann’s Piano Trio.

Schubert Piano Sonata in A major D959 28.02.2015 48:25

Sarah Walker recommends a recording from the available versions of Schubert's Piano Sonata in A major D. 959

Bach Magnificat 21.02.2015 45:49

Simon Heighes recommends a version from the available recordings of Bach's Magnificat

Ravel Piano Concerto in G 14.02.2015 48:04

Jonathan Swain recommends a version from the available recordings of Ravel's Piano Concerto in G

Saint-Saens Symphony No. 3 ‘Organ’ 07.02.2015 47:19

Geoffrey Norris recommends a recording from the available versions of Saint-Saens Symphony No. 3 ‘Organ’

Beethoven Eroica Symphony 31.01.2015 55:21

Nicholas Kenyon recommends a version of Beethoven's Eroica Symphony from the available recordings.

Bartok Music for Strings Percussion & Celesta 24.01.2015 1:06:09

Rob Cowan's live discussion of recordings of Bartok's Music for Strings Percussion & Celesta

Berg's Wozzeck 17.01.2015 49:23

Gillian Moore makes a recommendation from the available recordings of Berg's opera, Wozzeck

Dvorak's American Quartet 10.01.2015 43:34

Robert Philip makes a recommendation from the available recordings of Dvorak's American Quartet

RCM Session Report 03.01.2015 14:43

Simon Heighes visits an unusual recording session at the Royal College of Music where students and early recording experts have teamed up to recreate Arthur Nikisch and the Berlin Philharmonic'€™s 1913 recording of Beethoven'€™s 5th Symphony. The original recording, one of the earliest one and most successful attempts to record an entire symphony using (close to) a full orchestra, used an acoustic...

Palestrina Missa Papae Marcelli 03.01.2015 47:35

Caroline Gill compares the available recordings of Palestrina's Missa Papae Marcelli and makes a personal recommendation.

Schubert Symphony no.8 27.12.2014 45:35

Chris De Souza with a personal recommnedation from recordings of Schubert's 'Unfinished' Eighth Symphony

27 12 14: Alfred Brendel interview 27.12.2014 55:00

In a CD Review exclusive, Andrew McGregor talks to legendary pianist Alfred Brendel. Now retired from the concert platform, Brendel’s career stretched over six decades and saw collaborations with the leading conductors, singers and instrumentalists of the day. He shares with Andrew his memories of a fascinating career in an interview rich in insight and his characteristic dry humour