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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![Handels Theodora]()
Handel's Theodora
25/10/2024 Duration: 46minKirsten Gibson chooses her favourite recording of Handel's dramatic oratorio Theodora.
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![Franz Schuberts Octet in F major D.803]()
Franz Schubert's Octet in F major D.803
22/10/2024 Duration: 46minTasmin Little selects her favourite version of Franz Schubert's Octet in F Major D.803.
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![Beethovens Symphony no.4]()
Beethoven's Symphony no.4
14/10/2024 Duration: 47minRichard Wigmore selects his favourite version of Beethoven's Symphony no.4.
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![Brahms Symphony no.1]()
Brahms' Symphony no.1
07/10/2024 Duration: 48minKaty Hamilton selects her favourite recording of Brahms' Symphony no.1 in C minor.
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![JS Bachs English Suites]()
JS Bach's English Suites
30/09/2024 Duration: 46minLucy Parham selects her favourite piano version of JS Bach's 6 English Suites BWV.806-811
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![Richard Strausss Don Quixote]()
Richard Strauss's Don Quixote
23/09/2024 Duration: 46minNigel Simeone selects his favourite version of Richard Strauss's Don Quixote.
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![Shostakovichs Symphony no.5 in D minor]()
Shostakovich's Symphony no.5 in D minor
15/07/2024 Duration: 43minEdward Seckerson chooses his favourite recording of Shostakovich's Symphony no.5.
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![Korngolds Violin Concerto]()
Korngold's Violin Concerto
08/07/2024 Duration: 46minWilliam Mival chooses his favourite recording of Korngold's Violin Concerto.
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![Chopins Ballades]()
Chopin's Ballades
01/07/2024 Duration: 47minKenneth Hamilton chooses his favourite recording of Chopin's four Ballades.
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![Strausss Also sprach Zarathustra]()
Strauss's Also sprach Zarathustra
15/06/2024 Duration: 45minJonathan Cross chooses his favourite recording of Strauss's Also sprach Zarathustra
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![Mozarts Piano Concerto No 23 in A major]()
Mozart's Piano Concerto No 23 in A major
10/06/2024 Duration: 47minLucy Parham chooses her favourite version of Mozart's Piano Concerto No 23 in A major
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![Elgars Symphony no.1]()
Elgar's Symphony no.1
04/06/2024 Duration: 45minMark Lowther's personal choice of recording of Elgar's Symphony no.1.
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![JS Bachs Keyboard Partitas BWV 825-830]()
JS Bach's Keyboard Partitas BWV 825-830
27/05/2024 Duration: 51minJoanna MacGregor's ultimate recording of JS Bach's Keyboard Partitas BWV 825-830
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![Debussys Jeux]()
Debussy's Jeux
20/05/2024 Duration: 46minFlora Willson's ultimate recommendation for Debussy's ballet Jeux.
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![Stravinskys The Firebird]()
Stravinsky's The Firebird
13/05/2024 Duration: 46minKate Molleson chooses her favourite recording of Stravinsky's The Firebird
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![Ravels Piano Concerto for the Left Hand]()
Ravel's Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
07/05/2024 Duration: 44minJeremy Sams chooses his favourite recording of Ravel's Piano Concerto for the Left Hand.
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![Monteverdis Vespers]()
Monteverdi's Vespers
29/04/2024 Duration: 45minJeremy Summerly chooses his favourite version of Monteverdi's Vespers.
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![Mahlers Kindertotenlieder]()
Mahler's Kindertotenlieder
26/04/2024 Duration: 42minIain Burnside chooses his favourite recording of Mahler's Kindertotenlieder.
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![Brahms 3rd Symphony]()
Brahms' 3rd Symphony
15/04/2024 Duration: 43minNigel Simeone chooses his favourite version of Brahms' 3rd Symphony.
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![Vaughan Williamss Symphony no.1 A Sea Symphony.]()
Vaughan Williams's Symphony no.1 'A Sea Symphony'.
08/04/2024 Duration: 46minDavid Owen Norris chooses his favourite version of Vaughan Williams's Sea Symphony.
