Record Review Podcast

Christopher Cook recommends a recording from the available versions of Berlioz's song cycle, Les Nuits d'ete

Erica Jeal with a personal recommendation from recordings of Schumann's first symphony, the 'Spring' Symphony

Iain Burnside with a personal recommendation from recordings of Haydn's oratorio The Creation

Jan Smaczny with a personal recommendation from recordings of Dvorak's sixth symphony

David Nice makes a recommendation from the available recordings of Wagner's final opera Parsifal.

Nicholas Anderson with a personal recommendation from recordings of Bach's Cantata No 21, Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis

Jessica Duchen compares recordings of Chopin's four Ballades and makes a recommendation

Simon Heighes with a personal recommendation from CD and DVD recordings of Britten's opera The Turn of the Screw

Stephen Johnson surveys recordings of Shostakovich's 8th Symphony and makes a personal recommendation

Harriet Smith suggests a version from the available recordings of Brahms' 1st Piano Concerto in D minor.

Martin Cotton compares recordings of Beethoven's String Quartet Op.131 in C# minor and makes a personal recommendation

Stephen Plaistow recommends a recording from the available versions of Mozart's Piano Sonata in A Minor K310 (repeat of a programme originally broadcast in November 2012)

Piers Burton-Page with a personal recommendation from recordings of Walton's Violin Concerto

Roger Parker recommends a version from the available recordings of Verdi's opera, Un ballo in maschera.

Richard Wigmore compares recordings of Handel's penultimate oratorio Theodora and makes a personal recommendation

Richard Osborne with a recommendation from the recordings of Sibelius' 3rd Symphony

Rob Cowan with a personal recommendation from recordings of Bartok's Dance Suite

David Owen Norris compares recordings of Beethoven's last piano sonata and makes a recommendation

Geoffrey Norris with a personal recommendation from recordings of Shostakovich's Symphony no.5

Jan Smaczny surveys recordings of Dvorak's Stabat Mater and makes a personal recommendation