Proms Composer: Franz Schmidt

This week's Proms Composer is Austrian composer and cellist Franz Schmidt (1874-1939)

• 23 mins

CD Review Interview: Marin Alsop

Andrew McGregor talks to Marin Alsop about her recordings and career

• 32 mins

Proms Composer: Arvo Part

Estonian-born Arvo Part is the final Proms Composer for 2015 Summer CD Review

• 28 mins

Beethoven Symphony No 4

Rob Cowan recommends a recorded version of Beethoven's 4th Symphony.

• 54 mins

Verdi Requiem

Flora Willson recommends a recorded version of Verdi's Requiem

• 50 mins

Haydn Trumpet Concerto

Hannah French compares versions of Haydn's Trumpet Concerto & makes a recommendation

• 41 mins

Rebecca Clarke Viola Sonata

Helen Wallace recommends a recorded version of Rebecca Clarke's Viola Sonata

• 43 mins

Building a Library: Mozart Symphony No.36 'Linz'

Building a Library: Richard Wigmore compares recordings of Mozart's Symphony No. 36, K425

• 51 mins

Berg Violin Concerto

Kate Molleson recommends a version of Berg's Violin Concerto

• 43 mins

Poulenc Flute Sonata

David Owen Norris recommends a version of Poulenc's Flute Sonata

• 48 mins

Bartok Piano Concerto No.2

Harriet Smith compares recordings of Bartok's Second Piano Concerto

• 50 mins

Bellini Norma

Roger Parker recommends a recording of Bellini's opera Norma

• 57 mins

Poulenc Organ Concerto

Oliver Condy recommends a version of Poulenc's Organ Concerto

• 49 mins

Beethoven: Symphony No 5

Nicholas Baragwanath recommends a version of Beethoven's 5th Symphony

• 49 mins

Dutilleux survey

Ivan Hewett surveys recordings of music by Henri Dutilleux

• 56 mins

Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana

Anna Picard compares recordings of Mascagni's perennially popular 'Cavalleria Rusticana'

• 48 mins

Debussy's Nocturnes

Julian Johnson recommends a recording of Debussy's Nocturnes.

• 48 mins

Jerome Kern: Show Boat

Edward Seckerson joins Andrew live to recommend a recording of Jerome Kern's Show Boat.

• 55 mins

Mendelssohn’s Symphony No.5 ‘Reformation’

Andrew Mellor compares recordings of Mendelssohn’s Symphony No.5 ‘Reformation’.

• 46 mins

Guillaume de Machaut

Simon Heighes recommends recordings which represent the music of Guillaume de Machaut.

• 47 mins

Shostakovich Symphony No 9

David Nice recommends a recorded version of Shostakovich's 9th Symphony

• 41 mins

Mozart's Requiem

Nicholas Kenyon recommends a recording of Mozart's Requiem.

• 53 mins

Delius Sea Drift

Daniel Grimley recommends a version from the available recordings of Delius's Sea Drift

• 46 mins

Rachmaninov Symphony No. 3

Sarah Devonald recommends a recording of Rachmaninov's Symphony No. 3.

• 50 mins

Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, 'Pathetique'

Sarah Walker recommends a recording from the available versions.

• 50 mins

Schumann's Frauenliebe und -leben

Erica Jeal recommends a recording from the available versions of this great song cycle.

• 45 mins

Brahms's Violin Sonata in G Major, Op. 78

Katy Hamilton recommends a recording from the available versions.

• 41 mins

Bach's Concerto for Oboe, Violin and strings in C minor BWV1060R

David Vickers recommends a version of this ever-popular Bach Concerto.

• 43 mins

Hildegard of Bingen survey

Sara Mohr-Pietsch surveys music by Hildegard of Bingen & makes a personal recommendation

• 46 mins

Verdi's Falstaff

Andrew is joined by Roger Parker live in Stratford-upon-Avon to discuss Verdi's opera.

• 51 mins