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Building a Library: a guide to the best recordings of the greatest classical music. Each week an expert and enthusiast brings along a wide range of recordings of a well-known piece. They explore the music and the different ways of performing it, ending with a recommendation for your library

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United Kingdom

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BBC

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Building a Library: a guide to the best recordings of the greatest classical music. Each week an expert and enthusiast brings along a wide range of recordings of a well-known piece. They explore the music and the different ways of performing it, ending with a recommendation for your library

Language:

English


Episodes
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Berlioz's song cycle, Les nuits d'été

11/18/2024
Flora Willson selects her favourite version of Berlioz's song cycle, Les nuits d'été.

Duration:00:51:28

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Verdi's Il trovatore

11/11/2024
Roger Parker picks his favourite version of Verdi's opera Il trovatore.

Duration:00:48:12

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Prokofiev's Piano Concerto no.2

11/4/2024
Jonathan Cross selects his favourite version of Prokofiev's Piano Concerto no.2.

Duration:00:49:40

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Schumann's Piano Trio no.1 in D minor Op.63

10/29/2024
Schumann's Piano Trio no.1 in D minor Op.63 in Building a Library with Allyson Devenish.

Duration:00:48:14

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Handel's Theodora

10/25/2024
Kirsten Gibson chooses her favourite recording of Handel's dramatic oratorio Theodora.

Duration:00:46:45

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Franz Schubert's Octet in F major D.803

10/22/2024
Tasmin Little selects her favourite version of Franz Schubert's Octet in F Major D.803.

Duration:00:46:39

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Beethoven's Symphony no.4

10/14/2024
Richard Wigmore selects his favourite version of Beethoven's Symphony no.4.

Duration:00:47:52

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Brahms' Symphony no.1

10/7/2024
Katy Hamilton selects her favourite recording of Brahms' Symphony no.1 in C minor.

Duration:00:48:16

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JS Bach's English Suites

9/30/2024
Lucy Parham selects her favourite piano version of JS Bach's 6 English Suites BWV.806-811

Duration:00:46:08

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Richard Strauss's Don Quixote

9/23/2024
Nigel Simeone selects his favourite version of Richard Strauss's Don Quixote.

Duration:00:46:17

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Shostakovich's Symphony no.5 in D minor

7/15/2024
Edward Seckerson chooses his favourite recording of Shostakovich's Symphony no.5.

Duration:00:43:13

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Korngold's Violin Concerto

7/8/2024
William Mival chooses his favourite recording of Korngold's Violin Concerto.

Duration:00:46:21

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Chopin's Ballades

7/1/2024
Kenneth Hamilton chooses his favourite recording of Chopin's four Ballades.

Duration:00:47:19

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Strauss's Also sprach Zarathustra

6/15/2024
Jonathan Cross chooses his favourite recording of Strauss's Also sprach Zarathustra

Duration:00:45:56

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Mozart's Piano Concerto No 23 in A major

6/10/2024
Lucy Parham chooses her favourite version of Mozart's Piano Concerto No 23 in A major

Duration:00:47:51

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Elgar's Symphony no.1

6/4/2024
Mark Lowther's personal choice of recording of Elgar's Symphony no.1.

Duration:00:45:34

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JS Bach's Keyboard Partitas BWV 825-830

5/27/2024
Joanna MacGregor's ultimate recording of JS Bach's Keyboard Partitas BWV 825-830

Duration:00:51:31

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Debussy's Jeux

5/20/2024
Flora Willson's ultimate recommendation for Debussy's ballet Jeux.

Duration:00:46:11

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Stravinsky's The Firebird

5/13/2024
Kate Molleson chooses her favourite recording of Stravinsky's The Firebird

Duration:00:46:20

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Ravel's Piano Concerto for the Left Hand

5/7/2024
Jeremy Sams chooses his favourite recording of Ravel's Piano Concerto for the Left Hand.

Duration:00:44:30