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**Record Review Podcast**

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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Stravinsky Petrushka Nov 08, 2014

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Martin Cotton compares recordings of Stravinsky’s ballet Petrushka, and makes a personal recommendation

Chopin Preludes Nov 03, 2014

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Recorded live at Sage Gateshead in conversation with Andrew McGregor, Kenneth Hamilton with a personal recommendation from recordings of Chopin's set of 24 Preludes for piano, Op.28

Strauss Oboe Concerto Oct 25, 2014

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Sarah Devonald with a personal recommendation from recordings of Strauss's joyful, autumnal Oboe Concerto

Mozart Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail Oct 18, 2014

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Berta Joncus with a personal recommendation from the many recordings of Mozart’s opera Singspiel 'Die Entführung aus dem Serail', the work that prompted the infamous (and now contested) complaint that there were “too many notes”!

Shostakovich 10th Symphony Oct 11, 2014

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Stephen Johnson recommends a version from the available recordings of Shostakovich's powerful 10th Symphony

Interview - Vasily Petrenko Oct 07, 2014

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Andrew talks to conductor Vasily Petrenko about completing his cycle of Shostakovich's symphonies for record label Naxos, and his other recent recordings of Russian repertoire.

Brahms Piano Quartet in G minor Oct 04, 2014

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Ivan Hewett with a personal recommendation from recordings of Brahms's piano quartet in G minor, Op.25

Holst The Planets Sep 27, 2014

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David Owen Norris compares recordings of Holst's The Planets and makes a personal recommendation

Emma Kirkby and Catherine Mackintosh on recording Handel's Messiah with Christopher Hogwoo Sep 26, 2014

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In an interview originally broadcast in April 2014 Andrew talks to soprano Emma Kirkby and violinist Catherine Mackintosh about the recording they made of Handel's oratorio Messiah with conductor Christopher Hogwood back in 1980. This iconic recording changed the way we hear this staple of choral societies up and down the land; and the cast of musicians now reads like a Who's Who from the world of Historically Informed Performance Practice.

Handel Orlando Sep 20, 2014

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Anna Picard recommends a version from the available recordings of Handel's opera Orlando

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