About this 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
Episodes
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- Schumann's 2nd Symphony · 51 minJessica Duchen surveys recordings of Schumann's 2nd Symphony and make a recommendation.
- Handel's Semele · 46 minJeremy Summerly surveys recordings of Handel's Semele and makes a top recommendation.
- Ravel's Miroirs · 47 minYshani Perinpanayagam surveys recordings of Ravel's Miroirs and makes a recommendation.
- Vivaldi's Cello Concertos · 50 minCharlotte Gardner surveys Vivaldi's Cello Concertos and makes a top recommendation.
- Walton's Belshazzar's Feast · 50 minDavid Owen Norris picks his top recording of William Walton's Belshazzar's Feast.
- Haydn's 'Emperor' String Quartet · 46 minLaura Tunbridge makes a recommendation from recordings of Haydn's 'Emperor' Quartet.
- Beethoven's 'Spring' Sonata · 46 minKathryn Stott surveys recordings of Beethoven's 'Spring' Sonata and makes recommendation.
- Nielsen's Symphony no.2 · 40 minMark Lowther surveys recordings of Nielsen's Symphony no.2 and makes a recommendation.
- Mendelssohn's 'Scottish' Symphony · 46 minDr Katy Hamilton picks her top recording of Mendelssohn's 3rd Symphony, the 'Scottish'.
- Falla's The Three-Cornered Hat · 43 minJonathan Cross makes a recommendation from recordings of Falla's The Three-Cornered Hat.
- Brahms' Op.116-119 · 48 minLucy Parham surveys recordings of Brahms' Op.116-119 and makes a top recommendation.
- Bach's Cello Suites · 47 minJoseph McHardy surveys recordings of JS Bach's Cello Suites and makes a recommendation.
- Verdi's Rigoletto · 55 minFlora Willson makes a top recommendation from recordings of Verdi's Rigoletto.
- Mahler's Symphony no.5 · 49 minAlice Farnham surveys recordings of Mahler's Symphony no.5 and makes a top recommendation
- Schubert's String Quartet in G major D.887 · 46 minJeremy Sams picks his favourite recording of Schubert's String Quartet in G major D.887.
- Brahms' Piano Concerto no.2 · 50 minJoanna MacGregor's picks her top recording of Brahms' Piano Concerto no.2.
- Fauré's Requiem · 53 minSamir Savant surveys recordings of Fauré's Requiem and makes a top recommendation.
- Liszt's Transcendental Studies · 51 minPianist Keelan Carew picks his favourite recording of Liszt's Transcendental Studies.
- Vivaldi's The Four Seasons · 51 minCharlotte Gardner's personal recommendation from recordings of Vivaldi's The Four Seasons
- Respighi's La Boutique Fantasque · 44 minConductor Ben Gernon picks his favourite recordings of Respighi's La Boutique Fantasque.
- Shostakovich's Symphony no.9 · 49 minYshani Perinpanayagam chooses her favourite recording of Shostakovich's Symphony no.9.
- Haydn's Matin, Midi and Soir Symphonies · 54 minSir Nicholas Kenyon recommends a top recording of Haydn's 6th, 7th and 8th Symphonies.
- Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana · 46 minIain Burnside's personal recommendation for Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana.
- Beethoven's Waldstein Sonata · 47 minAllyson Devenish picks her favourite recording of Beethoven's Waldstein Sonata Op.53.
- Vaughan Williams' 'A London Symphony' · 48 minKate Kennedy picks her top recording of Vaughan Williams' 'A London Symphony'.
- Janacek's Sinfonietta · 50 minNigel Simeone surveys recordings of Janacek's Sinfonietta and makes a top recommendation.
- Handel's Dixit Dominus HWV.232 · 48 minMark Lowther surveys recordings of Handel's Dixit Dominus, and makes a recommendation.
- Dvorak's String Quintet Op.97 · 47 minProfessor Laura Tunbridge surveys recordings of Dvorak's String Quintet Op.97.
- Weber's Der Freischutz · 52 minMarina Frolova-Walker recommends her favourite recording of Weber's opera Der Freischutz.
- Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No.2 · 51 minPianist Kathryn Stott picks her favourite recording of Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No.2.
- Sibelius's Symphony no.5 · 48 minWilliam Mival recommends his favorite recording of Sibelius's Symphony no.5.
- Brahms's Paganini Variations · 44 minKenneth Hamilton picks his favourite of Brahms's Paganini Variations.
- J. S. Bach's Cantata 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben' BWV.147 · 49 minJeremy Summerly chooses his favourite recording of J. S. Bach's Cantata BWV.147.
- Elgar's Cello Concerto · 50 minDavid Owen Norris picks his favourite recording of Elgar's Cello Concerto.
- Copland's Symphony no.3 · 49 minConductor Alice Farnham's personal recommendation for Copland's Symphony no.3.
- Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante K.364 · 46 minTasmin Little makes a top recommendation of Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante in E flat K.364
- Schumann's Kreisleriana · 53 minPianist Lucy Parham with a personal recommendation for Schumann's Kreisleriana.
- Tchaikovsky's Symphony No.1 'Winter Daydreams' · 50 minJonathan Cross picks his top recording of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No.1 'Winter Daydreams'
- Monteverdi's L'Orfeo · 48 minJoseph McHardy chooses his favourite recording of Monteverdi's L'Orfeo.
- Debussy's Pelleas et Melisande · 53 minJeremy Sams' personal recommendation from recordings of Debussy's Pelleas et Melisande.
- Berlioz's Harold in Italy · 48 minFlora Willson picks her top recording of Berlioz's Harold in Italy.
- Beethoven's String Quartet Op.132 · 46 minKaty Hamilton's personal recommendation of Beethoven's String Quartet no.15 in A minor.
- Bartok's Piano Concerto no. 2 · 49 minJoanna MacGregor's top recommendation of Bartok's Piano Concerto no.2.
- Gershwin's An American in Paris · 48 minBen Gernon picks his favourite recording of Gershwin's An American in Paris.
- Rachmaninov's Etudes Tableaux · 46 minKeelan Carew makes his top pick of recordings of Rachmaninov's Etudes Tableaux.
- Brahms' Symphony no.4 · 45 minWilliam Mival with his personal choice of the best recording of Brahms' Symphony no.4.
- Ravel's Piano Concerto in G major · 50 minYshani Perinpanayagam picks her favourite recording of Ravel's Piano Concerto in G major.
- Purcell's Anthems · 48 minNicholas Kenyon with his personal recommendation from Purcell's numerous anthems.
- Mozart's Cosi fan tutte · 48 minSarah Lenton chooses her favourite recording of Mozart's opera Cosi fan tutte.
- Strauss's Le bourgeois gentilhomme · 39 minNigel Simeone chooses his favourite recording of Strauss's Le bourgeois gentilhomme.
