Record Review Podcast

BBC Radio 3

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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Monday · 39 min
Nielsen's Symphony no.2
Mark Lowther surveys recordings of Nielsen's Symphony no.2 and makes a recommendation.
July 13 · 46 min
Mendelssohn's 'Scottish' Symphony
Dr Katy Hamilton picks her top recording of Mendelssohn's 3rd Symphony, the 'Scottish'.
July 6 · 43 min
Falla's The Three-Cornered Hat
Jonathan Cross makes a recommendation from recordings of Falla's The Three-Cornered Hat.
June 29 · 48 min
Brahms' Op.116-119
Lucy Parham surveys recordings of Brahms' Op.116-119 and makes a top recommendation.
June 22 · 46 min
Bach's Cello Suites
Joseph McHardy surveys recordings of JS Bach's Cello Suites and makes a recommendation.
June 18 · 54 min
Verdi's Rigoletto
Flora Willson makes a top recommendation from recordings of Verdi's Rigoletto.
June 8 · 49 min
Mahler's Symphony no.5
Alice Farnham surveys recordings of Mahler's Symphony no.5 and makes a top recommendation
June 4 · 46 min
Schubert's String Quartet in G major D.887
Jeremy Sams picks his favourite recording of Schubert's String Quartet in G major D.887.
May 26 · 49 min
Brahms' Piano Concerto no.2
Joanna MacGregor's picks her top recording of Brahms' Piano Concerto no.2.
May 18 · 53 min
Fauré's Requiem
Samir Savant surveys recordings of Fauré's Requiem and makes a top recommendation.
May 18 · 51 min
Liszt's Transcendental Studies
Pianist Keelan Carew picks his favourite recording of Liszt's Transcendental Studies.
May 5 · 50 min
Vivaldi's The Four Seasons
Charlotte Gardner's personal recommendation from recordings of Vivaldi's The Four Seasons
April 27 · 43 min
Respighi's La Boutique Fantasque
Conductor Ben Gernon picks his favourite recordings of Respighi's La Boutique Fantasque.
April 20 · 48 min
Shostakovich's Symphony no.9
Yshani Perinpanayagam chooses her favourite recording of Shostakovich's Symphony no.9.
April 13 · 54 min
Haydn's Matin, Midi and Soir Symphonies
Sir Nicholas Kenyon recommends a top recording of Haydn's 6th, 7th and 8th Symphonies.
April 7 · 45 min
Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana
Iain Burnside's personal recommendation for Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana.
March 30 · 47 min
Beethoven's Waldstein Sonata
Allyson Devenish picks her favourite recording of Beethoven's Waldstein Sonata Op.53.
March 23 · 48 min
Vaughan Williams' 'A London Symphony'
Kate Kennedy picks her top recording of Vaughan Williams' 'A London Symphony'.
March 16 · 50 min
Janacek's Sinfonietta
Nigel Simeone surveys recordings of Janacek's Sinfonietta and makes a top recommendation.
March 9 · 48 min
Handel's Dixit Dominus HWV.232
Mark Lowther surveys recordings of Handel's Dixit Dominus, and makes a recommendation.

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