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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
Berlioz's song cycle, Les nuits d'été 18.11.2024 51:28
Flora Willson selects her favourite version of Berlioz's song cycle, Les nuits d'été.
Verdi's Il trovatore 11.11.2024 48:12
Roger Parker picks his favourite version of Verdi's opera Il trovatore.
Prokofiev's Piano Concerto no.2 04.11.2024 49:40
Jonathan Cross selects his favourite version of Prokofiev's Piano Concerto no.2.
Schumann's Piano Trio no.1 in D minor Op.63 29.10.2024 48:14
Schumann's Piano Trio no.1 in D minor Op.63 in Building a Library with Allyson Devenish.
Handel's Theodora 25.10.2024 46:45
Kirsten Gibson chooses her favourite recording of Handel's dramatic oratorio Theodora.
Franz Schubert's Octet in F major D.803 22.10.2024 46:39
Tasmin Little selects her favourite version of Franz Schubert's Octet in F Major D.803.
Beethoven's Symphony no.4 14.10.2024 47:52
Richard Wigmore selects his favourite version of Beethoven's Symphony no.4.
Brahms' Symphony no.1 07.10.2024 48:16
Katy Hamilton selects her favourite recording of Brahms' Symphony no.1 in C minor.
JS Bach's English Suites 30.09.2024 46:08
Lucy Parham selects her favourite piano version of JS Bach's 6 English Suites BWV.806-811
Richard Strauss's Don Quixote 23.09.2024 46:17
Nigel Simeone selects his favourite version of Richard Strauss's Don Quixote.
Shostakovich's Symphony no.5 in D minor 15.07.2024 43:13
Edward Seckerson chooses his favourite recording of Shostakovich's Symphony no.5.
Korngold's Violin Concerto 08.07.2024 46:21
William Mival chooses his favourite recording of Korngold's Violin Concerto.
Chopin's Ballades 01.07.2024 47:19
Kenneth Hamilton chooses his favourite recording of Chopin's four Ballades.
Strauss's Also sprach Zarathustra 15.06.2024 45:56
Jonathan Cross chooses his favourite recording of Strauss's Also sprach Zarathustra
Mozart's Piano Concerto No 23 in A major 10.06.2024 47:51
Lucy Parham chooses her favourite version of Mozart's Piano Concerto No 23 in A major
Elgar's Symphony no.1 04.06.2024 45:34
Mark Lowther's personal choice of recording of Elgar's Symphony no.1.
JS Bach's Keyboard Partitas BWV 825-830 27.05.2024 51:31
Joanna MacGregor's ultimate recording of JS Bach's Keyboard Partitas BWV 825-830
Debussy's Jeux 20.05.2024 46:11
Flora Willson's ultimate recommendation for Debussy's ballet Jeux.
Stravinsky's The Firebird 13.05.2024 46:20
Kate Molleson chooses her favourite recording of Stravinsky's The Firebird
Ravel's Piano Concerto for the Left Hand 07.05.2024 44:30
Jeremy Sams chooses his favourite recording of Ravel's Piano Concerto for the Left Hand.
Monteverdi's Vespers 29.04.2024 45:47
Jeremy Summerly chooses his favourite version of Monteverdi's Vespers.
Mahler's Kindertotenlieder 26.04.2024 42:29
Iain Burnside chooses his favourite recording of Mahler's Kindertotenlieder.
Brahms' 3rd Symphony 15.04.2024 43:11
Nigel Simeone chooses his favourite version of Brahms' 3rd Symphony.
Vaughan Williams's Symphony no.1 'A Sea Symphony'. 08.04.2024 46:14
David Owen Norris chooses his favourite version of Vaughan Williams's Sea Symphony.
Britten's War Requiem 02.04.2024 48:54
Elin Manahan Thomas's recommendation for the ultimate recording of Britten's War Requiem.
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