Jonathan Cross with a personal recommendation for Stravinsky's second ballet Petrushka,

Stravinsky's Petrushka

William Byrd

A survey of William Byrd with Kirsten Gibson and Andrew McGregor.

The essential works by English composer William Byrd.

Jeremy Sams chooses his favourite recording of Poulenc's Piano Concerto.

Poulenc’s Piano Concerto in C sharp minor

Roger Parker's recommendation for the ultimate recording of Puccini's opera Tosca.

Puccini's Tosca

Kate Molleson chooses her favourite recording of Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf.

Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf

Composer John Rutter's recommendation of a recording of Brahms's A German Requiem

Brahms's A German Requiem

Nigel Simeone chooses his favourite recording of Smetana's The Bartered Bride

Smetana's The Bartered Bride

Flora Willson chooses her favourite recording of Mahler's Rückert-Lieder

Mahler's Rückert-Lieder

Mark Lowther nominates the best recording of Sibelius's sixth symphony

Sibelius's Symphony No. 6

Simon Heighes chooses his favourite recording of Handel's Coronation Anthems

Handel's Coronation Anthems

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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Record Review Podcast

William Mival's live traversal of recordings of Mahler's 5th Symphony

Mahler Symphony 5

Flora Willson pans for gold in available recordings of Puccini's California-based opera

Building a Library: Puccini's La fanciulla del West

Mozart's final instrumental work was written for his friend, clarinettist Anton Stadler.

Building a Library: Mozart's Clarinet Concerto

William Mival assesses recordings of Mahler's epic Symphony No. 2 'Resurrection' and makes a recommendation.A journey from the darkness of a funeral march via the terror of the Last Judgement through to the light of redemption and, finally, resurrection is not to be undertaken lightly.Andrew McGregor celebrates Record Store Day 2017 and 60 years of Record Review with a special programme broadcast live from Spiritland, a listening café just north of King's Cross in London.

William Mival assesses recordings of Mahler's epic Symphony No. 2 'Resurrection' and makes a recommendation.<br>A journey from the darkness of a funeral march via the terror of the Last Judgement through to the light of redemption and, finally, resurrection is not to be undertaken lightly.<br><br>Andrew McGregor celebrates Record Store Day 2017 and 60 years of Record Review with a special programme broadcast live from Spiritland, a listening café just north of King's Cross in London.

Building a Library: Mahler's Second Symphony

Sara Mohr-Pietsch recommends a recorded version of Bach's Brandenburg Concertos

Bach Brandenburg Concertos

Sarah Walker recommends recordings of Mozart's Concerto for Two Pianos in E-flat major

Mozart: Concerto for two pianos E-flat major

Iain Burnside recommends the best recording of Beethoven's Diabelli Variations.

Building a Library: Beethoven's Diabelli Variations

Iain Burnside recommends recordings of Richard Strauss's Four Last Songs

Strauss: Four Last Songs

Richard Wigmore recommends recordings of Mozart's Clarinet Quintet in A major

Mozart: Clarinet Quintet

Sarah Lenton recommends the best recording of The Mikado by Sir Arthur Sullivan.

Building a Library: The Mikado by Sir Arthur Sullivan

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