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Record Review Episodes

  1. Beethoven's Quartet Op.132 in Building a Library with Katy Hamilton & Andrew McGregor

    A personal recommendation for Beethoven's epic, penultimate string quartet.

  2. Bartok: Piano Concerto No.2

    A thorough look at the week's classical music releases, plus news and recommendations

  3. Bartok's Piano Concerto No 2 in Building a Library with Joanna MacGregor and Andrew McGregor

    Pianist Joanna MacGregor chooses her favourite recording of Bartok's Piano Concerto No 2.

  4. Gershwin: An American in Paris

    A thorough look at the week's classical music releases, plus news and recommendations

  5. Gershwin's 'An American in Paris' in Building a Library with Ben Gernon and Andrew McGregor

    Ben Gernon chooses his favourite recording of Gershwin's 'An American in Paris'.

  6. Rachmaninov Etudes-tableaux

    An extended selection of piano works from yesterday's Building a Library recommendation.

  7. Rachmaninov's Etudes Tableaux in Building a Library with Keelan Carew and Andrew McGregor

    The best new classical releases, and a top choice for Rachmaninov's Etudes Tableaux.

  8. Brahms: Symphony No.4

    A complete performance of William Mival's Building a Library recommendation.

  9. Brahms' Symphony no.4 in Building a Library with William Mival and Andrew McGregor

    William Mival's personal recommendation from recordings of Brahms' Fourth Symphony

  10. Ravel Piano Concerto in G

    A complete performance of Yshani Perinpanayagam's Building a Library recommendation.

  11. Ravel's Piano Concerto in G major in Building a Library with Yshani Perinpanayagam and Andrew McGregor

    Yshani Perinpanayagam chooses her favourite recording of Ravel's Piano Concerto in G major

  12. Purcell Sacred Music

    A complete performance of one of Nicholas Kenyon's Building a Library recommendation.

  13. Purcell's Anthems in Building a Library with Nicholas Kenyon and Andrew McGregor

    Nicholas Kenyon's recommendation from recordings of Purcell's Anthems.

  14. 05/10/2025

    A significant extract from Sarah Lenton's Building a Library recommendation.

  15. Mozart's Cosi fan tutte in Building a Library with Sarah Lenton and Andrew McGregor

    Sarah Lenton chooses her favourite recording of Mozart's opera Cosi fan tutte.

  16. Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony

    A complete performance of Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony.

  17. 21/09/2025

    A complete performance of yesterday's Record Review Building a Library recommendation.

  18. Strauss's Le bourgeois gentilhomme in Building a Library with Nigel Simeone and Andrew McGregor

    Nigel Simeone chooses his favourite recording of Strauss's Le bourgeois gentilhomme.

  19. 14/09/2025

    A complete performance of a new release of Kalevi Aho's Moonlight Concerto.

  20. 麻豆社 Proms Composer: Mussorgsky with Jonathan Cross and Andrew McGregor

    Jonathan Cross picks 5 key recordings by 麻豆社 Proms Composer: Mussorgsky

  21. 麻豆社 Proms Composer: Brahms with Laura Tunbridge and Hannah French

    Laura Tunbridge picks five indispensable recordings by 麻豆社 Proms Composer Brahms.

  22. 麻豆社 Proms Composer: Shostakovich with Ben Gernon and Andrew McGregor

    Ben Gernon picks 5 indispensable recordings by 麻豆社 Proms Composer: Shostakovitch

  23. 麻豆社 Proms Composer: Puccini with Flora Willson and Andrew McGregor

    Flora Willson picks 5 indispensable recordings by this week's 麻豆社 Proms Composer: Puccini

  24. 麻豆社 Proms Composer: Ravel with Jeremy Sams and Andrew McGregor

    Jeremy Sams picks five indispensable recordings of works by 麻豆社 Proms composer Ravel.

  25. 麻豆社 Proms Composer: Bartok with Marina Frolova-Walker and Andrew McGregor

    Marina Frolova-Walker selects five recordings of works by 麻豆社 Proms composer Bart贸k

  26. 麻豆社 Proms Composer: Arvo P盲rt with Gillian Moore & Andrew McGregor

    Gillian Moore picks five indispensable recordings of works by 麻豆社 Proms composer Arvo P盲rt

  27. 麻豆社 Proms Composer: Rameau with Joseph McHardy and Andrew McGregor

    Joseph McHardy picks five indispensable recordings of works by 麻豆社 Proms composer Rameau.

  28. Building a Library on Corelli's Concerti grossi

    Kirsten Gibson's recommended recording of Corelli's Concerti grossi

  29. Corelli's Concerti grossi with Kirsten Gibson and Andrew McGregor

    A personal recommendation from recordings of Corelli's Concerti grossi

  30. Building a Library on Vaughan Williams's Fifth Symphony

    Kate Kennedy's recommended recording of Vaughan Williams's Fifth Symphony.

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