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
Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante K.364
1/5/2026
Tasmin Little makes a top recommendation of Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante in E flat K.364
Duration:00:45:42
Schumann's Kreisleriana
12/29/2025
Pianist Lucy Parham with a personal recommendation for Schumann's Kreisleriana.
Duration:00:53:13
Tchaikovsky's Symphony No.1 'Winter Daydreams'
12/21/2025
Jonathan Cross picks his top recording of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No.1 'Winter Daydreams'
Duration:00:50:06
Monteverdi's L'Orfeo
12/15/2025
Joseph McHardy chooses his favourite recording of Monteverdi's L'Orfeo.
Duration:00:47:42
Debussy's Pelleas et Melisande
12/8/2025
Jeremy Sams' personal recommendation from recordings of Debussy's Pelleas et Melisande.
Duration:00:53:29
Berlioz's Harold in Italy
12/1/2025
Flora Willson picks her top recording of Berlioz's Harold in Italy.
Duration:00:48:21
Beethoven's String Quartet Op.132
11/24/2025
Katy Hamilton's personal recommendation of Beethoven's String Quartet no.15 in A minor.
Duration:00:45:38
Bartok's Piano Concerto no. 2
11/17/2025
Joanna MacGregor's top recommendation of Bartok's Piano Concerto no.2.
Duration:00:49:11
Gershwin's An American in Paris
11/10/2025
Ben Gernon picks his favourite recording of Gershwin's An American in Paris.
Duration:00:47:36
Rachmaninov's Etudes Tableaux
11/3/2025
Keelan Carew makes his top pick of recordings of Rachmaninov's Etudes Tableaux.
Duration:00:46:04
Brahms' Symphony no.4
10/27/2025
William Mival with his personal choice of the best recording of Brahms' Symphony no.4.
Duration:00:45:08
Ravel's Piano Concerto in G major
10/20/2025
Yshani Perinpanayagam picks her favourite recording of Ravel's Piano Concerto in G major.
Duration:00:49:35
Purcell's Anthems
10/13/2025
Nicholas Kenyon with his personal recommendation from Purcell's numerous anthems.
Duration:00:48:29
Mozart's Cosi fan tutte
10/6/2025
Sarah Lenton chooses her favourite recording of Mozart's opera Cosi fan tutte.
Duration:00:48:01
Strauss's Le bourgeois gentilhomme
9/22/2025
Nigel Simeone chooses his favourite recording of Strauss's Le bourgeois gentilhomme.
Duration:00:38:55
Corelli's Concerti grossi
7/14/2025
Kirsten Gibson's personal recommendation of the Concerti grossi by Arcangelo Corelli.
Duration:00:49:26
Vaughan Williams's Symphony No.5
7/7/2025
Kate Kennedy picks her favourite recording of Vaughan Williams's Symphony No.5.
Duration:00:51:09
Satie's Sports et divertissements
6/30/2025
Kathryn Stott's personal recommendation of Satie's Sports et divertissements.
Duration:00:52:30
Haydn's The Seasons
6/23/2025
Jeremy Summerly chooses his favourite recording of Haydn's The Seasons.
Duration:00:49:01
Mozart's Piano Concerto no.21 K.467
6/16/2025
Joanna MacGregor picks her favourite recording of Mozart's Piano Concerto no.21 K.467
Duration:00:50:01