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
Brahms's Paganini Variations
2/2/2026
Kenneth Hamilton picks his favourite of Brahms's Paganini Variations.
Duration:00:44:04
J. S. Bach's Cantata 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben' BWV.147
1/26/2026
Jeremy Summerly chooses his favourite recording of J. S. Bach's Cantata BWV.147.
Duration:00:49:17
Elgar's Cello Concerto
1/19/2026
David Owen Norris picks his favourite recording of Elgar's Cello Concerto.
Duration:00:49:50
Copland's Symphony no.3
1/12/2026
Conductor Alice Farnham's personal recommendation for Copland's Symphony no.3.
Duration:00:48:45
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