Record Review Podcast

Baroque music specialist Dr Simon Heighes chooses his favourite version of Bach's Motets. These technically challenging works contain some of Bach's very best music and can be thrilling in performance by a top-notch group of singers. They're also the only of Bach's vocal works that stayed in the repertoire without interruption between his death in 1750 and the 19th-century Bach Revival. Recordings...

Pianist and composer Yshani Perinpanayagam chooses her favourite recording of Shostakovich's Piano Concerto No. 2. We hear at the keyboard, amongst others, Alexander Melnikov, Cristina Ortiz and the composer himself. Presented by Andrew McGregor.

Broadcaster and baroque flautist Hannah French selects her favourite recording of CPE Bach's Cello Concerto in A Major. Cellists featured include Alison McGillivray, Steve Isserlis and Truls Mørk. Conductors range from Andrew Manze and Jonathan Cohen to Gustav Leonhardt and Susanne von Gutzeit. Andrew McGregor presents.

Writer Anna Picard chooses from her favourite recordings of Bedřich Smetana's set of six symphonic Czech tone poems, Má Vlast. Performances range from 1939 to 2016, and include no less than six versions by the Czech Philharmonic. Andrew McGregor presents.

Writer and lecturer Richard Wigmore chooses his favourite recording of Haydn's Oxford Symphony, No. 92 in G Major. Performances featured include: the Hanover Band, conducted by Ron Goodman; the London Symphony Orchestra with Colin Davis; and Thomas Fey conducting the Heidelberger Sinfoniker. This is an edited version of the regular Building a Library slot where guest experts review available recor...

Nigel Simeone picks his favourite recording of Stravinsky's Violin Concerto in D

Katy Hamilton picks her favourite recording of R Schumann's Piano Quintet in E flat major

William Mival picks his favourite recording of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No 5 in E minor

Lucy Parham picks her favourite recording of Mozart's Piano Concerto No 24 in C minor

Kirsten Gibson selects her favourite recordings of Monteverdi's Madrigals

Jeremy Sams selects his favourite recordings of Ravel's Introduction and Allegro

Iain Burnside selects his favourite recordings of Debussy's Études

Elin Manahan Thomas selects her favourite recordings of the music of Josquin des Prez

Tom Service selects his favourite recordings of Bruckner's Sixth Symphony

Jonathan Cross chooses his favourite recording of Stravinsky's Pulcinella.

Kate Molleson chooses her favourite recording of Bela Bartok's String Quartet No 5

Nigel Simeone chooses his favourite recording of Humperdinck's opera Hansel and Gretel.

Mark Lowther picks his favourite recording of Ralph Vaughan Williams's Songs of Travel

Roger Parker chooses his favourite version of Handel's Tamerlano.

David Owen Norris chooses his favourite version of Rachmaninov's Third Piano Concerto

Natasha Loges recommends recordings of Brahms's Horn Trio in E flat major, Op. 40

Nicholas Kenyon recommends recordings of Bach's Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248

Gillian Moore recommends recordings of Mahler's First Symphony

Anna Lapwood recommends recordings of César Franck's Three Organ Chorales

Mark Simpson recommends recordings of Aaron Copland's Clarinet Concerto