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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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United Kingdom

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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
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Schumann's Carnaval

3/31/2025
Lucy Parham chooses her favourite recording of Schumann's Carnaval.

Duration:00:49:21

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Bruckner's Symphony no.4

3/24/2025
William Mival joins Andrew to discuss Bruckner's Symphony no.4 in Building a Library.

Duration:00:47:35

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Dvořák’s 8th Symphony

3/17/2025
Nigel Simeone chooses his favourite recording of Dvořák’s 8th Symphony.

Duration:00:42:36

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Clara Schumann's lieder

3/10/2025
Laura Tunbridge joins Andrew to discuss lieder by Clara Schumann in Building a Library.

Duration:00:51:45

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Liszt'z Totentanz (Dance of Death)

3/4/2025
Pianist Iain Burnside choses his favourite recording of Liszt's Totentanz.

Duration:00:44:43

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Bizet's L'Arlesienne Suites

2/24/2025
Jeremy Sams chooses his favourite version of Bizet's L'Arlesienne Suites.

Duration:00:47:56

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Puccini's La Bohème

2/17/2025
Flora Willson chooses her favourite version of Puccini's La Bohème.

Duration:00:51:08

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Mendelssohn's Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor

2/10/2025
Mendelssohn's Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor in Building a Library with Katy Hamilton.

Duration:00:45:38

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Mozart's Piano Sonata no.15 K.533/494

2/3/2025
Kenneth Hamilton chooses his favourite version of Mozart's Piano Sonata no.15 K.533/494

Duration:00:42:19

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Brahms' Violin Concerto in D Op.77

1/27/2025
David Owen Norris chooses his favourite version of Brahms' Violin Concerto in D Op.77.

Duration:00:49:22

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Tchaikovsky's Romeo & Juliet Fantasy Overture

1/22/2025
Marina Frolova-Walker's recommendation for Tchaikovsky's Romeo & Juliet Fantasy Overture.

Duration:00:47:28

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Holst's The Planets

1/13/2025
Nigel Simeone chooses his favourite version of Holst's The Planets.

Duration:00:48:11

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Beethoven's 1st Piano Concerto

1/6/2025
Joanna MacGregor chooses her favourite version of Beethoven's 1st Piano Concerto.

Duration:00:47:30

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Aaron Copland's Rodeo

1/2/2025
Conductor Ben Gernon's personal recommendation for Aaron Copland's Rodeo.

Duration:00:44:38

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Britten's Ceremony of Carols

12/23/2024
Jeremy Summerly chooses his favourite version of Britten's seasonal Ceremony of Carols.

Duration:00:49:24

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Wagner's Siegfried Idyll

12/17/2024
Gillian Moore chooses her favourite version of Wagner's orchestral piece, Siegfried Idyll.

Duration:00:43:54

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Bach's Concerto for flute, violin & harpsichord in A minor BWV.1044

12/9/2024
Simon Heighes' recommendation of Bach's Concerto for flute, violin & harpsichord BWV.1044

Duration:00:47:02

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Poulenc's Stabat Mater

12/2/2024
Jeremy Sams selects his favourite version of Poulenc's Stabat Mater.

Duration:00:45:00

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Mozart's Symphony no.40 in G minor

11/28/2024
Nicholas Kenyon selects his favourite version of Mozart's Symphony no.40 in G minor K.550.

Duration:00:46:34

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Berlioz's song cycle, Les nuits d'été

11/18/2024
Flora Willson selects her favourite version of Berlioz's song cycle, Les nuits d'été.

Duration:00:51:28