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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![Brittens War Requiem]()
Britten's War Requiem
02/04/2024 Duration: 48minElin Manahan Thomas's recommendation for the ultimate recording of Britten's War Requiem.
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![Puccinis Madame Butterfly]()
Puccini's Madame Butterfly
26/03/2024 Duration: 45minNigel Simeone's ultimate recommendation for Puccini's opera Madame Butterfly.
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![Handels Concerti Grossi, Op. 6]()
Handel's Concerti Grossi, Op. 6
18/03/2024 Duration: 42minJoseph McHardy chooses his favourite recording of Handel's Concerti Grossi, Op. 6.
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![Schuberts Symphony no.9]()
Schubert's Symphony no.9
12/03/2024 Duration: 48minKaty Hamilton's ultimate recommendation for Schubert's Symphony no.9.
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![Haydns Symphony No 100]()
Haydn's Symphony No 100
04/03/2024 Duration: 45minSimon Heighes chooses his favourite recording of Haydn's Symphony No 100 in G Major ‘Military’
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![Ravels Mother Goose]()
Ravel's Mother Goose
26/02/2024 Duration: 44minBen Gernon chooses his favourite recording of the complete ballet of Ravel's Mother Goose
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![Saint-Saënss Symphony No 3 in C minor, Op 78 Organ Symphony]()
Saint-Saëns's Symphony No 3 in C minor, Op 78 'Organ Symphony'
19/02/2024 Duration: 48minAnna Lapwood chooses her favourite recording of Saint-Saëns's Organ Symphony
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![Stravinskys Soldiers Tale]()
Stravinsky's Soldier's Tale
12/02/2024 Duration: 45minGillian Moore chooses her favourite version of Stravinsky's Soldier's Tale
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![Beethovens Piano Sonata No. 26 Les Adieux]()
Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 26 "Les Adieux"
05/02/2024 Duration: 44minLucy Parham chooses her favourite version of Beethoven's Piano Sonata, 'Les Adieux'
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![Mozarts String Quintet No.3]()
Mozart's String Quintet No.3
29/01/2024 Duration: 44minRoger Parker chooses his favourite recording of Mozart's String Quintet No.3 in C
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![Schumanns Cello Concerto]()
Schumann's Cello Concerto
22/01/2024 Duration: 47minLaura Tunbridge chooses her favourite recording of Schumann's Cello Concerto
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![Bachs Orchestral Suites]()
Bach's Orchestral Suites
17/01/2024 Duration: 47minNicholas Kenyon chooses his favourite recording of Bach's four Orchestral Suites
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![Haydns The Creation]()
Haydn's The Creation
08/01/2024 Duration: 50minJeremy Summerly chooses his favourite recording of Haydn's The Creation.
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![Schubert’s Winterreise]()
Schubert’s Winterreise
02/01/2024 Duration: 46minPianist Allyson Devenish picks the ultimate version of Schubert’s song cycle Winterreise.
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![Tchaikovskys Sleeping Beauty]()
Tchaikovsky's Sleeping Beauty
02/01/2024 Duration: 46minSarah Lenton chooses her favourite version of Tchaikovsky's ballet The Sleeping Beauty.
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![Stravinskys The Fairys Kiss with Jeremy Sams]()
Stravinsky's The Fairy's Kiss with Jeremy Sams
18/12/2023 Duration: 46minJeremy Sams chooses his favourite recording of Stravinsky's ballet The Fairy's Kiss
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![Bruckners Symphony No 8 in C minor]()
Bruckner's Symphony No 8 in C minor
11/12/2023 Duration: 50minTom Service chooses his favourite recording of Anton Bruckner's Symphony No. 8 in C minor
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![Bartóks The Miraculous Mandarin]()
Bartók's The Miraculous Mandarin
04/12/2023 Duration: 47minKate Molleson chooses her favourite recording of Béla Bartók's The Miraculous Mandarin
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![Ravel’s Le tombeau de Couperin]()
Ravel’s Le tombeau de Couperin
27/11/2023 Duration: 49minFlora Willson chooses her favourite recording of the piano version of Ravel’s Le tombeau de Couperin
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![Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35]()
Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35
20/11/2023 Duration: 45minWilliam Mival chooses his favourite recording of Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto
