Record Review Podcast 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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Schumann Myrthen
Sat 6 Apr 2013
Richard Wigmore compares recordings of Schumann's wedding gift to his wife Clara, his Op.
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Bach Sonatas for violin
Sat 30 Mar 2013
Caroline Gill with a personal recommendation from recordings of Bach's sonatas for and...
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Handel 8 Great Harpsichord Suites
Sat 23 Mar 2013
Simon Heighes surveys recordings of Handel's Eight Great Suites, played on harpsichord...
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Corelli Concerti grossi Op.6
Sat 16 Mar 2013
David Vickers recommends a version from the recordings of Corelli's set of Concerti Op...
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Mozart Piano Concerto K459
Sat 9 Mar 2013
Nicholas Kenyon surveys recordings of Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 19 K459 and makes a...
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Stravinsky Firebird Suite
Sat 2 Mar 2013
William Mival with a personal recommendation from recordings of Stravinsky's Firebird...
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Mozart String Trio in Eb K563
Sat 23 Feb 2013
Misha Donat recommends a version from the recordings of Mozart's String Trio in Eb K563
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Brahms Piano Trio in B major Op.8
Sat 9 Feb 2013
Iain Burnside with a survey of recordings of Brahms' Piano Trio in B major, Op.8
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Walton 1st Symphony
Sat 2 Feb 2013
Martin Cotton recommends a version from the recordings of Walton's 1st Symphony
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Britten Billy Budd
Sat 26 Jan 2013
Piers Burton-Page with a personal recommendation from recordings of Britten's opera...
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Faure Cello Sonata no.2
Sat 19 Jan 2013
Jessica Duchen with a personal recommendation from recordings of Faure's Cello Sonata no.
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Sibelius 2nd Symphony
Sat 5 Jan 2013
Erica Jeal makes a personal recommendation from the recorded versions of Sibelius' 2nd...
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29 Dec12: Beethoven Missa solemnis
Sat 29 Dec 2012
John Deathridge with a personal recommendation from recordings of Beethoven's Missa...
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Rossini's La Cenerentola
Sat 22 Dec 2012
Richard Osborne recommends a version of Rossini's opera La Cenerentola
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Prokofiev's Piano Sonata No 8
Sat 15 Dec 2012
David Fanning recommends a version of Prokofiev's Piano Sonata No 8
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Bartok Concerto for Orchestra
Sat 8 Dec 2012
Rob Cowan with a personal recommendation from recordings of Bartok's Concerto for...
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Strauss Lieder
Sat 1 Dec 2012
Hilary Finch with a recommendation for the ultimate disc of Lieder by Richard Strauss
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Mozart Sonata K.310
Sat 24 Nov 2012
Stephen Plaistow with a personal recommendation from recordings of Mozart's Piano in A...
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Berlioz The Trojans
Sat 17 Nov 2012
Sarah Lenton recommends a version from the available recordings of Berlioz's opera,...
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Schubert Symphony No 4
Sat 10 Nov 2012
Richard Wigmore recommends a version from the available recordings of Schubert's 4th...
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Bruckner Symphony No 4
Sat 3 Nov 2012
Stephen Johnson with a personal recommendation from recordings of Bruckner's 4th Symphony
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Debussy Images
Sat 27 Oct 2012
Jonathan Swain with a personal recommendation from recordings of Debussy's Images for...
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Schumann Etudes symphoniques
Sat 20 Oct 2012
Harriet Smith with a personal recommendation from performances of Schumann's Etudes...
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Bach Double Concerto
Sat 13 Oct 2012
Nicholas Anderson with a personal recommendation from recordings of Bach's concerto...
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Schubert Arpeggione Sonata
Sat 6 Oct 2012
Robert Philip with a personal recommendation from recordings of Schubert's Sonata...
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Janacek String Quartets
Sat 29 Sep 2012
Ivan Hewett with a personal recommendation from recordings of Janacek's 2 string quartets.
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Brahms German Requiem
Sat 22 Sep 2012
Jeremy Summerly with a personal recommendation from recordings of Brahms' German Requiem
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Haydn Sinfonia Concertante
Sat 15 Sep 2012
Colin Lawson with a personal recommendation from recordings of Haydn's delightful...
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