Sinopsis
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.
Episodios
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Gluck Orfeo ed Euridice
05/07/2014 Duración: 48minSimon Heighes compares recordings of Gluck's great reform opera on both CD and DVD and makes a personal recommendation
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Ravel La Valse
28/06/2014 Duración: 51minWilliam Mival compares recordings of Ravel's La Valse and makes a personal recommendation
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Elgar Cello Concerto
21/06/2014 Duración: 44minHelen Wallace with a personal recommendation from recordings of Elgar's autumnal Cello Concerto
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Rameau Pieces de Clavecin
14/06/2014 Duración: 47minNicholas Kenyon compares recordings on both harpsichord and piano of Rameau's volumes of harpsichord music and makes a personal recommendation
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Der Rosenkavalier
07/06/2014 Duración: 47minRichard Osborne considers the available recordings of Strauss's opera Der Rosenkavalier and recommends his favourite version
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Schumann's Kreisleriana
31/05/2014 Duración: 38minKenneth Hamilton considers the available versions of Schumann's Kreisleriana and recommends his favourite recording.
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Beethoven's 2nd Symphony
27/05/2014 Duración: 01h05minRob Cowan joins Andrew McGregor in the studio to make a recommendation from the available recordings of Beethoven's 2nd Symphony
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Mussorgsky's Songs and Dances of Death
17/05/2014 Duración: 45minNicholas Baragwanath makes a recommendation from the available recordings of Mussorgsky's Songs and Dances of Death
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Mozart's Marriage of Figaro on DVD
10/05/2014 Duración: 41minSarah Lenton with a personal recommendation from the many DVD versions of Mozart's serious comedy, the opera The Marriage of Figaro
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Tchaikovsky's 1st Piano Concerto
03/05/2014 Duración: 48minChris De Souza recommends a version from the available recordings of Tchaikovsky's 1st Piano Concerto.
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Haydn Symphony 101
26/04/2014 Duración: 46minMisha Donat recommends a version from the available recordings of Haydn's Symphony No.101 "The Clock"
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Nielsen 2nd Symphony
19/04/2014 Duración: 49minDavid Fanning recommends a version from the available recordings of Nielsen's 2nd Symphony.
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Schubert Impromptus D899
12/04/2014 Duración: 46minRobert Philip with a personal recommendation from nearly 80 years of recordings of Schubert's first set of Impromptus for piano, D899
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Vivaldi Stabat mater
05/04/2014 Duración: 49minCaroline Gill with a personal recommendation from recordings of Vivaldi's intensely personal Stabat mater
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Copland Appalachian Spring
31/03/2014 Duración: 59minMark Lowther compares recordings, and the various versions, of Copland's 'Ballet for Martha' Appalachian Spring and makes a personal recommendation
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Mozart Coronation mass
26/03/2014 Duración: 49minJeremy Summerly with a recommendation from the available recordings of Mozart's Coronation mass
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Handel 12 Grand Concertos Op.6
15/03/2014 Duración: 45minDavid Vickers compares recordings of Handel's Op.6 concerti grossi and makes a personal recommendation
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Bernstein West Side Story
08/03/2014 Duración: 48minEdwards Seckerson with a personal recommendation from recordings of West Side Story, the musical which launched Stephen Sondheim's career and made Leonard Bernstein a household name
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Beethoven 7th Symphony
01/03/2014 Duración: 47minJohn Deathridge with a personal recommendation from the available recordings of Beethoven's 7th Symphony
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Haydn Symphony no 44
22/02/2014 Duración: 44minNicholas Kenyon with a personal recommendation from recordings of Haydn's Symphony no 44, the so-called 'Mourning' Symphony