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  1. Brahms Paganini Variations

    The Building a Library recommended recording from yesterday's Record Review.

  2. 31/01/2026

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

  3. Bach Cantata No 147

    The Building a Library recommended recording from yesterday's Record Review.

  4. Bach's Cantata Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben BWV147 in Building a Library with Jeremy Summerly and Andrew McGregor

    A personal recommendation for Bach's Cantata 147 "Heart and mouth and deed and life"

  5. Elgar's Cello Concerto

    The Building a Library recommended recording from yesterday's Record Review.

  6. Elgar's Cello Concerto in Building a Library with David Owen Norris and Andrew McGregor

    The best new classical releases and a top choice for a recording of Elgar's Cello Concerto

  7. Alice Farnham and Andrew McGregor in Building a Library on Copland's Third Symphony

    Alice Farnham's personal recommendation for Copland's Symphony no.3.

  8. Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante

    Violinist Tasmin Little's recommended recording of Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante, K364.

  9. Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante K364 in Building a Library with Tasmin Little and Andrew McGregor

    Tasmin Little picks her favourite recording of Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante K364.

  10. Schumann's Kreisleriana

    A chance to hear more of yesterday's Building a Library recommendation

  11. Schumann's Kreisleriana in Building a Library with Lucy Parham and Andrew McGregor

    A personal recommendation for Schumann's Kreisleriana.

  12. Tchaikovsky's Symphony No.1 (Winter Daydreams)

    Jonathan Cross's recommended recording of Tchaikovky's Symphony No. 1 'Winter Daydreams'.

  13. Tchaikovsky's Symphony No.1 'Winter Daydreams' in Building a Library with Jonathan Cross and Andrew McGregor

    Navigating the best new classical albums of music for Christmas and the festive period.

  14. Monteverdi's L'Orfeo in Building a Library with Joseph McHardy and Andrew McGregor

    Harpsichordist Joseph McHardy chooses his favourite recording of Monteverdi's L'Orfeo

  15. Debussy: Pelléas and Mélisande

    A chance to hear more of yesterday's Building a Library recommendation.

  16. Debussy's Pelleas et Melisande in Building a Library with Jeremy Sams and Andrew McGregor

    A personal recommendation for Debussy's only completed opera.

  17. Berlioz: Harold in Italy

    chance to hear in full yesterday's recommendation of Berlioz's Harold in Italy.

  18. Berlioz's Harold in Italy in Building a Library with Flora Willson and Andrew McGregor

    Flora Willson picks her top recording of Berlioz's Harold in Italy.

  19. Beethoven: String Quartet Op.132

    Beethoven's String Quartet no.15.

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

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

  21. Bartok: Piano Concerto No.2

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

  22. 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.

  23. Gershwin: An American in Paris

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

  24. 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'.

  25. Rachmaninov Etudes-tableaux

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

  26. 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.

  27. Brahms: Symphony No.4

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

  28. 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

  29. Ravel Piano Concerto in G

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

  30. 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

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