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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![Giacomo Puccini - Il Tabarro]()
Giacomo Puccini - Il Tabarro
21/10/2017 Duration: 49minAnna Picard recommends a recorded version of Puccini's Il Tabarro
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![Henry Purcell - My heart is inditing Z.30]()
Henry Purcell - My heart is inditing Z.30
17/10/2017 Duration: 28minJeremy Summerly recommends a recorded version of Henry Purcell's My heart is inditing Z.30 in a live edition of Building a Library
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![Handel - Concerti Grossi Op.3]()
Handel - Concerti Grossi Op.3
07/10/2017 Duration: 51minThese 6 lively concertos were compiled into a set and published by John Walsh in 1734. Richard Wigmore surveys recordings and makes a recommendation.
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![Richard Wagner - Wesendonck-Lieder]()
Richard Wagner - Wesendonck-Lieder
30/09/2017 Duration: 47minNatasha Loges recommends a recorded version of Richard Wagner's Wesendonck-Lieder
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![César Franck - Symphony in D minor]()
César Franck - Symphony in D minor
23/09/2017 Duration: 46minMahan Esfahani recommends a recorded version of César Franck's Symphony in D minor
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![Mozart Horn Quintet]()
Mozart Horn Quintet
16/09/2017 Duration: 48minSarah Walker recommends a recorded version of Mozart's Horn Quintet
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![Building a Library: Vaughan Williams Dona Nobis Pacem]()
Building a Library: Vaughan Williams' Dona Nobis Pacem
10/07/2017 Duration: 48minAlexandra Coghlan recommends the best recording of Vaughan Williams' Dona Nobis Pacem
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![Building a Library:Janáčeks Sinfonietta]()
Building a Library:Janáček's Sinfonietta
01/07/2017 Duration: 45minRichard Morrison recommends the best recording of Janáček's Sinfonietta.
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![Building a Library: Telemanns Water Music]()
Building a Library: Telemann's 'Water Music'
24/06/2017 Duration: 47minSimon Heighes recommends the best recording of Telemann's 'Water Music'
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![Building a Library: Beethovens Diabelli Variations]()
Building a Library: Beethoven's Diabelli Variations
19/06/2017 Duration: 47minIain Burnside recommends the best recording of Beethoven's Diabelli Variations.
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![Building a Library: Survey of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor recordings]()
Building a Library: Survey of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor recordings
10/06/2017 Duration: 46minIvan Hewett and Andrew survey recordings of the composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor.
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![Building a Library:Sinfonia da Requiem by Benjamin Britten]()
Building a Library:Sinfonia da Requiem by Benjamin Britten
03/06/2017 Duration: 43minBuilding a Library:Sinfonia da Requiem by Benjamin Britten
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![Building a Library: The Mikado by Sir Arthur Sullivan]()
Building a Library: The Mikado by Sir Arthur Sullivan
27/05/2017 Duration: 43minSarah Lenton recommends the best recording of The Mikado by Sir Arthur Sullivan.
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![Building a Library: Sofia Gubaidulina]()
Building a Library: Sofia Gubaidulina
20/05/2017 Duration: 49minGillian Moore surveys recordings of music by Russia's greatest living composer.
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![Building a Library: Monteverdis LOrfeo]()
Building a Library: Monteverdi's L'Orfeo
15/05/2017 Duration: 01h06minJeremy Summerly joins Andrew for a live review of recordings of Monteverdi's opera.
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![Building a Library: Prokofievs Third Piano Concerto]()
Building a Library: Prokofiev's Third Piano Concerto
06/05/2017 Duration: 48minProkofiev was soloist at the concerto's 1921 premiere, which has become his most popular.
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![Building a Library: Schumanns Liederkreis, Op. 24]()
Building a Library: Schumann's Liederkreis, Op. 24
29/04/2017 Duration: 43minLiederkreis was written in the year he devoted to song composition after marrying Clara.
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![Building a Library: Mahlers Second Symphony]()
Building a Library: Mahler's Second Symphony
25/04/2017 Duration: 01h10minWilliam 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.
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![Building a Library: Rachmaninovs Cello Sonata]()
Building a Library: Rachmaninov's Cello Sonata
15/04/2017 Duration: 50minRachmaninov's Cello Sonata was overshadowed by the success of his Piano Concerto No. 2.
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![Building a Library: Kodalys Dances of Galanta]()
Building a Library: Kodaly's Dances of Galanta
08/04/2017 Duration: 49minKodaly's joyful work is based on the Hungarian dances of Galanta where he lived as a boy.
