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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

Oct 19, 2026

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Episodes

Haydn Op 33 String Quartets 07.01.2012

Richard Wigmore considers the recordings of Haydn's group of six string quartets he published as his Op.33

Tchaikovsky Suite no.3 31.12.2011

Jonathan Swain with a personal recommendation from recordings of Tchaikovsky's third orchestral suite

Britten Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra 24.12.2011

Chris de Souza considers recordings of Britten's Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra

Schumann Piano Trio No.1 17-Dec-11 17.12.2011

Erica Jeal compares the available versions of Schumann's first Piano Trio

Handel Giulio Cesare 10-Dec-11 10.12.2011

Sarah Lenton joins Andrew to discuss the available versions of Handel's 'Egyptian' opera Giulio Cesare

Brahms Clarinet Quintet 03.12.2011

Colin Lawson with a personal recommendation from the available recordings of Brahms' autumnal Clarinet Quintet

Mahler 8th Symphony 26.11.2011

Julian Johnson considers recordings of Mahler's 8th Symphony, "The Symphony of a Thousand"

Walton Belshazzar's Feast 19.11.2011

Jeremy Summerly considers the available recording of William Walton's Belshazzar's Feast

Faure Nocturnes 12.11.2011

Stephen Plaistow considers the available recordings of Faure's Nocturnes

Beethoven Symphony no.6 'Pastoral' 05.11.2011

John Deathridge with a personal recommendation from the available recordings of Beethoven's sixth symphony, the 'Pastoral'

Dvorak 8th Symphony 29.10.2011

Rob Cowan considers the available recordings of Dvorak's 8th Symphony

Liszt Sonata 22.10.2011

Kenneth Hamilton with a personal recommendation from recent releases pf Liszt's Piano Sonata in B minor

Berlioz Symphonie fantastique 15.10.2011

Stephen Johnson considers the available recordings of Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique

Tchaikovsky Queen of Spades 08.10.2011

David Nice with a personal recommendation from available recordings of Tchaikovsky's opera

Bruckner 8th Symphony 01.10.2011

Richard Osborne considers the available recordings of Bruckner's 8th Symphony

Purcell The Fairy Queen 24-Sep-11 24.09.2011

Simon Heighes compares the available versions of Purcell's semi-opera, on CD and DVD, and makes a recommendation.

Haydn Symphony No.100 in G 17-Sep-11 17.09.2011

Robert Philip compares the available recordings of Haydn's Symphony No.100 in G, the "Military".

Bizet L'Arlesienne 09-Jul-11 09.07.2011

David Nice compares the available recordings of both Georges Bizet's incidental music to the play L'Arlesienne, and the perenially popular orchestral suites

Monteverdi Selva morale e spirituale 02-Jul-11 02.07.2011

David Vickers compares the available recordings of Monteverdi's ‘forest of moral and spiritual’ meditations.

Light Music 25.06.2011

Adrian Edwards considers recordings of light music.

Wagner Tristan & Isolde 18.06.2011

Roger Vignoles with a personal recommendation from the available CDs and DVDs of Wagner's opera Tristan und Isolde

Mahler Des Knaben Wunderhorn 11.06.2011

BAL: Mahler Des Knaben Wunderhorn. Richard Wigmore recommends a recording of Mahler's song collection.

Beethoven 'Harp' Quartet 04.06.2011

Harriet Smith with a personal recommendation from the available recordings of Beethoven's so-called 'Harp' Quartet

Britten Serenade 28.05.2011

Hilary Finch with a personal recommendation from the available recordings of Britten's Serenade for tenor, horn and strings

Schubert Trio no.1 21.05.2011

Stephen Johnson with a personal recommendation from the available recordings of Schubert's Piano Trio in B flat, D.898

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