Synopsis
An edited version of the regular Building a Library slot where guest experts review available recordings of a work from the classical music repertoire and give a recommendation.
Episodes
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![Mozarts Cosi fan tutte]()
Mozart's Cosi fan tutte
06/10/2025 Duration: 48minSarah Lenton chooses her favourite recording of Mozart's opera Cosi fan tutte.
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![Strausss Le bourgeois gentilhomme]()
Strauss's Le bourgeois gentilhomme
22/09/2025 Duration: 38minNigel Simeone chooses his favourite recording of Strauss's Le bourgeois gentilhomme.
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![Corellis Concerti grossi]()
Corelli's Concerti grossi
14/07/2025 Duration: 49minKirsten Gibson's personal recommendation of the Concerti grossi by Arcangelo Corelli.
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![Vaughan Williamss Symphony No.5]()
Vaughan Williams's Symphony No.5
07/07/2025 Duration: 51minKate Kennedy picks her favourite recording of Vaughan Williams's Symphony No.5.
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![Saties Sports et divertissements]()
Satie's Sports et divertissements
30/06/2025 Duration: 52minKathryn Stott's personal recommendation of Satie's Sports et divertissements.
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![Haydns The Seasons]()
Haydn's The Seasons
23/06/2025 Duration: 49minJeremy Summerly chooses his favourite recording of Haydn's The Seasons.
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![Mozarts Piano Concerto no.21 K.467]()
Mozart's Piano Concerto no.21 K.467
16/06/2025 Duration: 50minJoanna MacGregor picks her favourite recording of Mozart's Piano Concerto no.21 K.467
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![Mussorgskys Pictures at an Exhibition]()
Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition
09/06/2025 Duration: 47minMarina Frolova-Walker's recommendation for Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition.
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![Beethovens Piano Trio no.7 Archduke]()
Beethoven's Piano Trio no.7 'Archduke'
02/06/2025 Duration: 47minRichard Wigmore's recommendation for Beethoven's Piano Trio no.7 Op.97 'Archduke'.
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![Stravinskys Les Noces]()
Stravinsky's Les Noces
29/05/2025 Duration: 49minJonathan Cross chooses his favourite recording of Stravinsky's Les Noces.
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![Schuberts Piano Sonata in C minor D.958]()
Schubert's Piano Sonata in C minor D.958
19/05/2025 Duration: 47minAllyson Devenish picks her favourite recording of Schubert's Piano Sonata in C minor.
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![Donizettis Lucia di Lammermoor]()
Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor
12/05/2025 Duration: 50minRoger Parker chooses his favourite recording of Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor.
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![Mozarts Coronation Mass]()
Mozart's Coronation Mass
06/05/2025 Duration: 41minJoseph McHardy picks his favourite recording of Mozart's Coronation Mass.
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![Bartoks Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta]()
Bartok's Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta
28/04/2025 Duration: 47minKate Molleson's recommendation for Bartok's Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta.
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![Handels Acis and Galatea]()
Handel's Acis and Galatea
22/04/2025 Duration: 46minMark Lowther's personal recommendation for Handel's opera Acis and Galatea.
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![Brahmss String Sextet no.1]()
Brahms's String Sextet no.1
14/04/2025 Duration: 48minTasmin Little picks her favourite recording of Brahms's String Sextet no.1.
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![Shostakovichs 10th Symphony]()
Shostakovich's 10th Symphony
07/04/2025 Duration: 45minEdward Seckerson's personal choice of Shostakovich's 10th Symphony.
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![Schumanns Carnaval]()
Schumann's Carnaval
31/03/2025 Duration: 49minLucy Parham chooses her favourite recording of Schumann's Carnaval.
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![Bruckners Symphony no.4]()
Bruckner's Symphony no.4
24/03/2025 Duration: 47minWilliam Mival joins Andrew to discuss Bruckner's Symphony no.4 in Building a Library.
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![Dvořák’s 8th Symphony]()
Dvořák’s 8th Symphony
17/03/2025 Duration: 42minNigel Simeone chooses his favourite recording of Dvořák’s 8th Symphony.
