Record Review Podcast
BBC
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,...
Location:
United Kingdom
Networks:
BBC
Description:
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
Language:
English
Episodes
Brahms' Piano Concerto no.2
5/26/2026
Joanna MacGregor's picks her top recording of Brahms' Piano Concerto no.2.
Duration:00:49:53
Fauré's Requiem
5/18/2026
Samir Savant surveys recordings of Fauré's Requiem and makes a top recommendation.
Duration:00:53:25
Liszt's Transcendental Studies
5/18/2026
Pianist Keelan Carew picks his favourite recording of Liszt's Transcendental Studies.
Duration:00:51:01
Vivaldi's The Four Seasons
5/5/2026
Charlotte Gardner's personal recommendation from recordings of Vivaldi's The Four Seasons
Duration:00:50:31
Respighi's La Boutique Fantasque
4/27/2026
Conductor Ben Gernon picks his favourite recordings of Respighi's La Boutique Fantasque.
Duration:00:43:38
Shostakovich's Symphony no.9
4/20/2026
Yshani Perinpanayagam chooses her favourite recording of Shostakovich's Symphony no.9.
Duration:00:48:53
Haydn's Matin, Midi and Soir Symphonies
4/13/2026
Sir Nicholas Kenyon recommends a top recording of Haydn's 6th, 7th and 8th Symphonies.
Duration:00:54:02
Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana
4/7/2026
Iain Burnside's personal recommendation for Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana.
Duration:00:45:31
Beethoven's Waldstein Sonata
3/30/2026
Allyson Devenish picks her favourite recording of Beethoven's Waldstein Sonata Op.53.
Duration:00:47:09
Vaughan Williams' 'A London Symphony'
3/23/2026
Kate Kennedy picks her top recording of Vaughan Williams' 'A London Symphony'.
Duration:00:48:20
Janacek's Sinfonietta
3/16/2026
Nigel Simeone surveys recordings of Janacek's Sinfonietta and makes a top recommendation.
Duration:00:50:12
Handel's Dixit Dominus HWV.232
3/9/2026
Mark Lowther surveys recordings of Handel's Dixit Dominus, and makes a recommendation.
Duration:00:48:05
Dvorak's String Quintet Op.97
3/2/2026
Professor Laura Tunbridge surveys recordings of Dvorak's String Quintet Op.97.
Duration:00:46:48
Weber's Der Freischutz
2/23/2026
Marina Frolova-Walker recommends her favourite recording of Weber's opera Der Freischutz.
Duration:00:51:31
Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No.2
2/16/2026
Pianist Kathryn Stott picks her favourite recording of Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No.2.
Duration:00:50:51
Sibelius's Symphony no.5
2/9/2026
William Mival recommends his favorite recording of Sibelius's Symphony no.5.
Duration:00:47:31
Brahms's Paganini Variations
2/2/2026
Kenneth Hamilton picks his favourite of Brahms's Paganini Variations.
Duration:00:44:04
J. S. Bach's Cantata 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben' BWV.147
1/26/2026
Jeremy Summerly chooses his favourite recording of J. S. Bach's Cantata BWV.147.
Duration:00:49:17
Elgar's Cello Concerto
1/19/2026
David Owen Norris picks his favourite recording of Elgar's Cello Concerto.
Duration:00:49:50
Copland's Symphony no.3
1/12/2026
Conductor Alice Farnham's personal recommendation for Copland's Symphony no.3.
Duration:00:48:45