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, ending with a recommendation for your library
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
Puccini's La Bohème
2/17/2025
Flora Willson chooses her favourite version of Puccini's La Bohème.
Duration:00:51:08
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
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
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
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
Holst's The Planets
1/13/2025
Nigel Simeone chooses his favourite version of Holst's The Planets.
Duration:00:48:11
Aaron Copland's Rodeo
1/2/2025
Conductor Ben Gernon's personal recommendation for Aaron Copland's Rodeo.
Duration:00:44:38
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
Wagner's Siegfried Idyll
12/17/2024
Gillian Moore chooses her favourite version of Wagner's orchestral piece, Siegfried Idyll.
Duration:00:43:54
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
Poulenc's Stabat Mater
12/2/2024
Jeremy Sams selects his favourite version of Poulenc's Stabat Mater.
Duration:00:45:00
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
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
Verdi's Il trovatore
11/11/2024
Roger Parker picks his favourite version of Verdi's opera Il trovatore.
Duration:00:48:12
Prokofiev's Piano Concerto no.2
11/4/2024
Jonathan Cross selects his favourite version of Prokofiev's Piano Concerto no.2.
Duration:00:49:40
Schumann's Piano Trio no.1 in D minor Op.63
10/29/2024
Schumann's Piano Trio no.1 in D minor Op.63 in Building a Library with Allyson Devenish.
Duration:00:48:14
Handel's Theodora
10/25/2024
Kirsten Gibson chooses her favourite recording of Handel's dramatic oratorio Theodora.
Duration:00:46:45
Franz Schubert's Octet in F major D.803
10/22/2024
Tasmin Little selects her favourite version of Franz Schubert's Octet in F Major D.803.
Duration:00:46:39
Beethoven's Symphony no.4
10/14/2024
Richard Wigmore selects his favourite version of Beethoven's Symphony no.4.
Duration:00:47:52
JS Bach's English Suites
9/30/2024
Lucy Parham selects her favourite piano version of JS Bach's 6 English Suites BWV.806-811
Duration:00:46:08