Record Review Podcast

Building a Library: a guide to the best recordings of the greatest classical music. Experts review a wide range of recordings of a well-known piece, ending with a recommendation.

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Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No.1
Kate Molleson recommends recordings of Prokofiev's Violin Concerto No.1 in D major, Op.19
12 Jan 2019,53 mins
Debussy: String Quartet
Laura Tunbridge recommends recordings of Debussy's String Quartet
05 Jan 2019,43 mins
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor
Marina Frolova-Walker recommends recordings of Rachmaninov's 2nd Piano Concerto
02 Jan 2019,41 mins
Vivaldi: Gloria
Caroline Gill compares recordings of Vivaldi's Gloria
22 Dec 2018,52 mins
Richard Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel
William Mival compares recordings of Richard Strauss's tone poem, Till Eulenspiegel
15 Dec 2018,48 mins
Haydn: Piano Sonata in E-flat major
Iain Burnside compares recordings of Haydn's Piano Sonata in E-flat major Hob.XVI:52
10 Dec 2018,49 mins
Dvořák: Wind Serenade
Sarah Devonald recommends recordings of Dvořák's Serenade for Winds in D minor, Op.44
01 Dec 2018,48 mins
Mendelssohn: String Quartet No.2 in A minor, Op.13
Harriet Smith recommends recordings of Mendelssohn's String Quartet No.2 in A minor
24 Nov 2018,49 mins
Rossini: Petite Messe Solennelle
Ben Walton recommends recordings of Rossini's Petite Messe Solennelle
17 Nov 2018,47 mins
Couperin: Trois Leçons de Ténèbres
Simon Heighes recommends recordings of Couperin's Trois Leçons de Ténèbres
10 Nov 2018,48 mins
Stravinsky: Mass
Jeremy Summerly recommends recordings of Stravinsky's Mass
03 Nov 2018,44 mins
Purcell: King Arthur
Kirsten Gibson recommends recordings of Purcell's King Arthur
27 Oct 2018,40 mins
JS Bach: Keyboard Concertos
Mark Lowther recommends recordings of Bach's Keyboard Concertos
20 Oct 2018,46 mins
Franck: Violin Sonata in A major
Mahan Esfahani recommends recordings of Franck's Violin Sonata in A major
13 Oct 2018,50 mins
Gibbons Survey
Alexandra Coghlan recommends recordings of music by Orlando Gibbons
06 Oct 2018,46 mins
Ravel: L’enfant et les sortilèges
Anna Picard recommends recordings of Ravel's L’enfant et les sortilèges
29 Sep 2018,47 mins
Vaughan Williams: On Wenlock Edge
David Owen Norris recommends recordings of Vaughan Williams's On Wenlock Edge
22 Sep 2018,48 mins
Mozart: Concerto for two pianos E-flat major
Sarah Walker recommends recordings of Mozart's Concerto for Two Pianos in E-flat major
15 Sep 2018,47 mins
Mozart: Don Giovanni
Nicholas Kenyon recommends recordings of Mozart's Don Giovanni
07 Jul 2018,49 mins
Finzi: Dies Natalis
Elin Manahan Thomas recommends recordings of Finzi's Dies Natalis
30 Jun 2018,49 mins
Debussy: Violin Sonata
Caroline Rae recommends recordings of Debussy's Violin Sonata
22 Jun 2018,53 mins
Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
Marina Frolova-Walker recommends recordings of Shostakovich's Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
16 Jun 2018,58 mins
Schubert: Die Schöne Müllerin
Laura Tunbridge recommends recordings of Franz Schubert's Die Schöne Müllerin
09 Jun 2018,45 mins
Schumann: Symphony No. 4 in D minor
William Mival recommends recordings of Robert Schumann's Symphony No. 4 in D minor.
04 Jun 2018,62 mins
Stravinsky: Oedipus Rex
Kate Molleson recommends a recorded version of Igor Stravinsky's Oedipus Rex.
26 May 2018,48 mins
Handel: Concerti a due cori
Simon Heighes recommends a recorded version of Handel's Concerti a due cori.
19 May 2018,49 mins
Britten: Winter Words
Kate Kennedy recommends a recorded version of Benjamin Britten's Winter Words.
12 May 2018,47 mins
Corelli: Violin Sonata Op. 5
Hannah French recommends a recorded version of Arcangelo Corelli's Violin Sonata Op. 5.
05 May 2018,50 mins
Brahms: Symphony No. 1
Ivan Hewett recommends a recorded version of Brahms' Symphony No. 1.
28 Apr 2018,48 mins
Leonard Bernstein: Candide
Edward Seckerson recommends a recorded version of Leonard Bernstein's musical Candide.
26 Apr 2018,63 mins