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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Handel's Acis and Galatea
Tuesday
Mark Lowther's personal recommendation for Handel's opera Acis and Galatea.
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Brahms's String Sextet no.1
Mon 14 Apr 2025
Tasmin Little picks her favourite recording of Brahms's String Sextet no.1.
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Shostakovich's 10th Symphony
Mon 7 Apr 2025
Edward Seckerson's personal choice of Shostakovich's 10th Symphony.
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Schumann's Carnaval
Mon 31 Mar 2025
Lucy Parham chooses her favourite recording of Schumann's Carnaval.
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Bruckner's Symphony no.4
Mon 24 Mar 2025
William Mival joins Andrew to discuss Bruckner's Symphony no.4 in Building a Library.
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Dvo艡谩k鈥檚 8th Symphony
Mon 17 Mar 2025
Nigel Simeone chooses his favourite recording of Dvo艡谩k鈥檚 8th Symphony.
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Clara Schumann's lieder
Mon 10 Mar 2025
Laura Tunbridge joins Andrew to discuss lieder by Clara Schumann in Building a Library.
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Liszt'z Totentanz (Dance of Death)
Tue 4 Mar 2025
Pianist Iain Burnside choses his favourite recording of Liszt's Totentanz.
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Bizet's L'Arlesienne Suites
Mon 24 Feb 2025
Jeremy Sams chooses his favourite version of Bizet's L'Arlesienne Suites.
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Puccini's La Boh猫me
Mon 17 Feb 2025
Flora Willson chooses her favourite version of Puccini's La Boh猫me.
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Mendelssohn's Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor
Mon 10 Feb 2025
Mendelssohn's Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor in Building a Library with Katy Hamilton.
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Mozart's Piano Sonata no.15 K.533/494
Mon 3 Feb 2025
Kenneth Hamilton chooses his favourite version of Mozart's Piano Sonata no.15 K.533/494
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Brahms' Violin Concerto in D Op.77
Mon 27 Jan 2025
David Owen Norris chooses his favourite version of Brahms' Violin Concerto in D Op.77.
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Tchaikovsky's Romeo & Juliet Fantasy Overture
Wed 22 Jan 2025
Marina Frolova-Walker's recommendation for Tchaikovsky's Romeo & Juliet Fantasy Overture.
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Holst's The Planets
Mon 13 Jan 2025
Nigel Simeone chooses his favourite version of Holst's The Planets.
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Beethoven's 1st Piano Concerto
Mon 6 Jan 2025
Joanna MacGregor chooses her favourite version of Beethoven's 1st Piano Concerto.
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Aaron Copland's Rodeo
Thu 2 Jan 2025
Conductor Ben Gernon's personal recommendation for Aaron Copland's Rodeo.
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Britten's Ceremony of Carols
Mon 23 Dec 2024
Jeremy Summerly chooses his favourite version of Britten's seasonal Ceremony of Carols.
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Wagner's Siegfried Idyll
Tue 17 Dec 2024
Gillian Moore chooses her favourite version of Wagner's orchestral piece, Siegfried Idyll.
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Bach's Concerto for flute, violin & harpsichord in A minor BWV.1044
Mon 9 Dec 2024
Simon Heighes' recommendation of Bach's Concerto for flute, violin & harpsichord BWV.1044
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Poulenc's Stabat Mater
Mon 2 Dec 2024
Jeremy Sams selects his favourite version of Poulenc's Stabat Mater.
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Mozart's Symphony no.40 in G minor
Thu 28 Nov 2024
Nicholas Kenyon selects his favourite version of Mozart's Symphony no.40 in G minor K.550.
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Berlioz's song cycle, Les nuits d'茅t茅
Mon 18 Nov 2024
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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