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Record Review Podcast
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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Episodes
Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor 12.05.2025 50:13
Roger Parker chooses his favourite recording of Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor.
Mozart's Coronation Mass 06.05.2025 41:35
Joseph McHardy picks his favourite recording of Mozart's Coronation Mass.
Bartok's Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta 28.04.2025 47:26
Kate Molleson's recommendation for Bartok's Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta.
Handel's Acis and Galatea 22.04.2025 46:00
Mark Lowther's personal recommendation for Handel's opera Acis and Galatea.
Brahms's String Sextet no.1 14.04.2025 48:37
Tasmin Little picks her favourite recording of Brahms's String Sextet no.1.
Shostakovich's 10th Symphony 07.04.2025 45:44
Edward Seckerson's personal choice of Shostakovich's 10th Symphony.
Schumann's Carnaval 31.03.2025 49:21
Lucy Parham chooses her favourite recording of Schumann's Carnaval.
Bruckner's Symphony no.4 24.03.2025 47:35
William Mival joins Andrew to discuss Bruckner's Symphony no.4 in Building a Library.
Dvořák’s 8th Symphony 17.03.2025 42:36
Nigel Simeone chooses his favourite recording of Dvořák’s 8th Symphony.
Clara Schumann's lieder 10.03.2025 51:45
Laura Tunbridge joins Andrew to discuss lieder by Clara Schumann in Building a Library.
Liszt'z Totentanz (Dance of Death) 04.03.2025 44:43
Pianist Iain Burnside choses his favourite recording of Liszt's Totentanz.
Bizet's L'Arlesienne Suites 24.02.2025 47:56
Jeremy Sams chooses his favourite version of Bizet's L'Arlesienne Suites.
Puccini's La Bohème 17.02.2025 51:08
Flora Willson chooses her favourite version of Puccini's La Bohème.
Mendelssohn's Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor 10.02.2025 45:38
Mendelssohn's Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor in Building a Library with Katy Hamilton.
Mozart's Piano Sonata no.15 K.533/494 03.02.2025 42:19
Kenneth Hamilton chooses his favourite version of Mozart's Piano Sonata no.15 K.533/494
Brahms' Violin Concerto in D Op.77 27.01.2025 49:22
David Owen Norris chooses his favourite version of Brahms' Violin Concerto in D Op.77.
Tchaikovsky's Romeo & Juliet Fantasy Overture 22.01.2025 47:28
Marina Frolova-Walker's recommendation for Tchaikovsky's Romeo & Juliet Fantasy Overture.
Holst's The Planets 13.01.2025 48:11
Nigel Simeone chooses his favourite version of Holst's The Planets.
Beethoven's 1st Piano Concerto 06.01.2025 47:30
Joanna MacGregor chooses her favourite version of Beethoven's 1st Piano Concerto.
Aaron Copland's Rodeo 02.01.2025 44:38
Conductor Ben Gernon's personal recommendation for Aaron Copland's Rodeo.
Britten's Ceremony of Carols 23.12.2024 49:24
Jeremy Summerly chooses his favourite version of Britten's seasonal Ceremony of Carols.
Wagner's Siegfried Idyll 17.12.2024 43:54
Gillian Moore chooses her favourite version of Wagner's orchestral piece, Siegfried Idyll.
Bach's Concerto for flute, violin & harpsichord in A minor BWV.1044 09.12.2024 47:02
Simon Heighes' recommendation of Bach's Concerto for flute, violin & harpsichord BWV.1044
Poulenc's Stabat Mater 02.12.2024 45:00
Jeremy Sams selects his favourite version of Poulenc's Stabat Mater.
Mozart's Symphony no.40 in G minor 28.11.2024 46:34
Nicholas Kenyon selects his favourite version of Mozart's Symphony no.40 in G minor K.550.
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