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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Episodes to download
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Berlioz's song cycle, Les nuits d'茅t茅
Last Monday
Flora Willson selects her favourite version of Berlioz's song cycle, Les nuits d'茅t茅.
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Verdi's Il trovatore
Mon 11 Nov 2024
Roger Parker picks his favourite version of Verdi's opera Il trovatore.
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Prokofiev's Piano Concerto no.2
Mon 4 Nov 2024
Jonathan Cross selects his favourite version of Prokofiev's Piano Concerto no.2.
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Schumann's Piano Trio no.1 in D minor Op.63
Tue 29 Oct 2024
Schumann's Piano Trio no.1 in D minor Op.63 in Building a Library with Allyson Devenish.
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Handel's Theodora
Fri 25 Oct 2024
Kirsten Gibson chooses her favourite recording of Handel's dramatic oratorio Theodora.
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Franz Schubert's Octet in F major D.803
Tue 22 Oct 2024
Tasmin Little selects her favourite version of Franz Schubert's Octet in F Major D.803.
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Beethoven's Symphony no.4
Mon 14 Oct 2024
Richard Wigmore selects his favourite version of Beethoven's Symphony no.4.
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Brahms' Symphony no.1
Mon 7 Oct 2024
Katy Hamilton selects her favourite recording of Brahms' Symphony no.1 in C minor.
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JS Bach's English Suites
Mon 30 Sep 2024
Lucy Parham selects her favourite piano version of JS Bach's 6 English Suites BWV.806-811
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Richard Strauss's Don Quixote
Mon 23 Sep 2024
Nigel Simeone selects his favourite version of Richard Strauss's Don Quixote.
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Shostakovich's Symphony no.5 in D minor
Mon 15 Jul 2024
Edward Seckerson chooses his favourite recording of Shostakovich's Symphony no.5.
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Korngold's Violin Concerto
Mon 8 Jul 2024
William Mival chooses his favourite recording of Korngold's Violin Concerto.
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Chopin's Ballades
Mon 1 Jul 2024
Kenneth Hamilton chooses his favourite recording of Chopin's four Ballades.
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Strauss's Also sprach Zarathustra
Sat 15 Jun 2024
Jonathan Cross chooses his favourite recording of Strauss's Also sprach Zarathustra
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Mozart's Piano Concerto No 23 in A major
Mon 10 Jun 2024
Lucy Parham chooses her favourite version of Mozart's Piano Concerto No 23 in A major
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Elgar's Symphony no.1
Tue 4 Jun 2024
Mark Lowther's personal choice of recording of Elgar's Symphony no.1.
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JS Bach's Keyboard Partitas BWV 825-830
Mon 27 May 2024
Joanna MacGregor's ultimate recording of JS Bach's Keyboard Partitas BWV 825-830
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Stravinsky's The Firebird
Mon 13 May 2024
Kate Molleson chooses her favourite recording of Stravinsky's The Firebird
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Ravel's Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
Tue 7 May 2024
Jeremy Sams chooses his favourite recording of Ravel's Piano Concerto for the Left Hand.
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Monteverdi's Vespers
Mon 29 Apr 2024
Jeremy Summerly chooses his favourite version of Monteverdi's Vespers.
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Mahler's Kindertotenlieder
Fri 26 Apr 2024
Iain Burnside chooses his favourite recording of Mahler's Kindertotenlieder.
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Brahms' 3rd Symphony
Mon 15 Apr 2024
Nigel Simeone chooses his favourite version of Brahms' 3rd Symphony.
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Vaughan Williams's Symphony no.1 'A Sea Symphony'.
Mon 8 Apr 2024
David Owen Norris chooses his favourite version of Vaughan Williams's Sea Symphony.
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Britten's War Requiem
Tue 2 Apr 2024
Elin Manahan Thomas's recommendation for the ultimate recording of Britten's War Requiem.
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Puccini's Madame Butterfly
Tue 26 Mar 2024
Nigel Simeone's ultimate recommendation for Puccini's opera Madame Butterfly.
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Handel's Concerti Grossi, Op. 6
Mon 18 Mar 2024
Joseph McHardy chooses his favourite recording of Handel's Concerti Grossi, Op. 6.
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Schubert's Symphony no.9
Tue 12 Mar 2024
Katy Hamilton's ultimate recommendation for Schubert's Symphony no.9.
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Haydn's Symphony No 100
Mon 4 Mar 2024
Simon Heighes chooses his favourite recording of Haydn's Military Symphony
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Ravel's Mother Goose
Mon 26 Feb 2024
Ben Gernon chooses his favourite recording of the complete ballet of Ravel's Mother Goose