Joanna MacGregor picks her favourite recording of Mozart's Piano Concerto no.21 K.467
Published on Monday, 16th June 2025.
Marina Frolova-Walker's recommendation for Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition.
Published on Monday, 9th June 2025.
Richard Wigmore's recommendation for Beethoven's Piano Trio no.7 Op.97 'Archduke'.
Published on Monday, 2nd June 2025.
Jonathan Cross chooses his favourite recording of Stravinsky's Les Noces.
Published on Thursday, 29th May 2025.
Allyson Devenish picks her favourite recording of Schubert's Piano Sonata in C minor.
Published on Monday, 19th May 2025.
Roger Parker chooses his favourite recording of Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor.
Published on Monday, 12th May 2025.
Joseph McHardy picks his favourite recording of Mozart's Coronation Mass.
Published on Tuesday, 6th May 2025.
Kate Molleson's recommendation for Bartok's Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta.
Published on Monday, 28th April 2025.
Mark Lowther's personal recommendation for Handel's opera Acis and Galatea.
Published on Tuesday, 22nd April 2025.
Tasmin Little picks her favourite recording of Brahms's String Sextet no.1.
Published on Monday, 14th April 2025.
Edward Seckerson's personal choice of Shostakovich's 10th Symphony.
Published on Monday, 7th April 2025.
Lucy Parham chooses her favourite recording of Schumann's Carnaval.
Published on Monday, 31st March 2025.
William Mival joins Andrew to discuss Bruckner's Symphony no.4 in Building a Library.
Published on Monday, 24th March 2025.
Nigel Simeone chooses his favourite recording of Dvořák’s 8th Symphony.
Published on Monday, 17th March 2025.
Laura Tunbridge joins Andrew to discuss lieder by Clara Schumann in Building a Library.
Published on Monday, 10th March 2025.
Pianist Iain Burnside choses his favourite recording of Liszt's Totentanz.
Published on Tuesday, 4th March 2025.
Jeremy Sams chooses his favourite version of Bizet's L'Arlesienne Suites.
Published on Monday, 24th February 2025.
Flora Willson chooses her favourite version of Puccini's La Bohème.
Published on Monday, 17th February 2025.
Mendelssohn's Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor in Building a Library with Katy Hamilton.
Published on Monday, 10th February 2025.
Kenneth Hamilton chooses his favourite version of Mozart's Piano Sonata no.15 K.533/494
Published on Monday, 3rd February 2025.
David Owen Norris chooses his favourite version of Brahms' Violin Concerto in D Op.77.
Published on Monday, 27th January 2025.
Marina Frolova-Walker's recommendation for Tchaikovsky's Romeo & Juliet Fantasy Overture.
Published on Wednesday, 22nd January 2025.
Nigel Simeone chooses his favourite version of Holst's The Planets.
Published on Monday, 13th January 2025.
Joanna MacGregor chooses her favourite version of Beethoven's 1st Piano Concerto.
Published on Monday, 6th January 2025.
Conductor Ben Gernon's personal recommendation for Aaron Copland's Rodeo.
Published on Thursday, 2nd January 2025.
Jeremy Summerly chooses his favourite version of Britten's seasonal Ceremony of Carols.
Published on Monday, 23rd December 2024.
Gillian Moore chooses her favourite version of Wagner's orchestral piece, Siegfried Idyll.
Published on Tuesday, 17th December 2024.
Simon Heighes' recommendation of Bach's Concerto for flute, violin & harpsichord BWV.1044
Published on Monday, 9th December 2024.
Jeremy Sams selects his favourite version of Poulenc's Stabat Mater.
Published on Monday, 2nd December 2024.
Nicholas Kenyon selects his favourite version of Mozart's Symphony no.40 in G minor K.550.
Published on Thursday, 28th November 2024.
Flora Willson selects her favourite version of Berlioz's song cycle, Les nuits d'été.
Published on Monday, 18th November 2024.
Roger Parker picks his favourite version of Verdi's opera Il trovatore.
Published on Monday, 11th November 2024.
Jonathan Cross selects his favourite version of Prokofiev's Piano Concerto no.2.
Published on Monday, 4th November 2024.
Schumann's Piano Trio no.1 in D minor Op.63 in Building a Library with Allyson Devenish.
Published on Tuesday, 29th October 2024.
Kirsten Gibson chooses her favourite recording of Handel's dramatic oratorio Theodora.
Published on Friday, 25th October 2024.
Tasmin Little selects her favourite version of Franz Schubert's Octet in F Major D.803.
Published on Tuesday, 22nd October 2024.
Richard Wigmore selects his favourite version of Beethoven's Symphony no.4.
Published on Monday, 14th October 2024.
Katy Hamilton selects her favourite recording of Brahms' Symphony no.1 in C minor.
Published on Monday, 7th October 2024.
Lucy Parham selects her favourite piano version of JS Bach's 6 English Suites BWV.806-811
Published on Monday, 30th September 2024.
Nigel Simeone selects his favourite version of Richard Strauss's Don Quixote.
Published on Monday, 23rd September 2024.
Edward Seckerson chooses his favourite recording of Shostakovich's Symphony no.5.
Published on Monday, 15th July 2024.
William Mival chooses his favourite recording of Korngold's Violin Concerto.
Published on Monday, 8th July 2024.
Kenneth Hamilton chooses his favourite recording of Chopin's four Ballades.
Published on Monday, 1st July 2024.
Jonathan Cross chooses his favourite recording of Strauss's Also sprach Zarathustra
Published on Saturday, 15th June 2024.
Lucy Parham chooses her favourite version of Mozart's Piano Concerto No 23 in A major
Published on Monday, 10th June 2024.
Mark Lowther's personal choice of recording of Elgar's Symphony no.1.
Published on Tuesday, 4th June 2024.
Joanna MacGregor's ultimate recording of JS Bach's Keyboard Partitas BWV 825-830
Published on Monday, 27th May 2024.
Flora Willson's ultimate recommendation for Debussy's ballet Jeux.
Published on Monday, 20th May 2024.
Kate Molleson chooses her favourite recording of Stravinsky's The Firebird
Published on Monday, 13th May 2024.
Jeremy Sams chooses his favourite recording of Ravel's Piano Concerto for the Left Hand.
Published on Tuesday, 7th May 2024.
Jeremy Summerly chooses his favourite version of Monteverdi's Vespers.
Published on Monday, 29th April 2024.
Iain Burnside chooses his favourite recording of Mahler's Kindertotenlieder.
Published on Friday, 26th April 2024.
Nigel Simeone chooses his favourite version of Brahms' 3rd Symphony.
Published on Monday, 15th April 2024.
David Owen Norris chooses his favourite version of Vaughan Williams's Sea Symphony.
Published on Monday, 8th April 2024.
Elin Manahan Thomas's recommendation for the ultimate recording of Britten's War Requiem.
Published on Tuesday, 2nd April 2024.
Nigel Simeone's ultimate recommendation for Puccini's opera Madame Butterfly.
Published on Tuesday, 26th March 2024.
Joseph McHardy chooses his favourite recording of Handel's Concerti Grossi, Op. 6.
Published on Monday, 18th March 2024.
Katy Hamilton's ultimate recommendation for Schubert's Symphony no.9.
Published on Tuesday, 12th March 2024.
Simon Heighes chooses his favourite recording of Haydn's Military Symphony
Published on Monday, 4th March 2024.
Ben Gernon chooses his favourite recording of the complete ballet of Ravel's Mother Goose
Published on Monday, 26th February 2024.
Anna Lapwood chooses her favourite recording of Saint-Saëns's Organ Symphony
Published on Monday, 19th February 2024.
Gillian Moore chooses her favourite version of Stravinsky's Soldier's Tale
Published on Monday, 12th February 2024.
Lucy Parham chooses her favourite version of Beethoven's Piano Sonata, 'Les Adieux'
Published on Monday, 5th February 2024.
Roger Parker chooses his favourite recording of Mozart's String Quintet No.3 in C
Published on Monday, 29th January 2024.
Laura Tunbridge chooses her favourite recording of Schumann's Cello Concerto
Published on Monday, 22nd January 2024.
Nicholas Kenyon chooses his favourite recording of Bach's four Orchestral Suites
Published on Wednesday, 17th January 2024.
Jeremy Summerly chooses his favourite recording of Haydn's The Creation.
Published on Monday, 8th January 2024.
Pianist Allyson Devenish picks the ultimate version of Schubert’s song cycle Winterreise.
Published on Tuesday, 2nd January 2024.
Sarah Lenton chooses her favourite version of Tchaikovsky's ballet The Sleeping Beauty.
Jeremy Sams chooses his favourite recording of Stravinsky's ballet The Fairy's Kiss
Published on Monday, 18th December 2023.
Tom Service chooses his favourite recording of Anton Bruckner's Symphony No. 8 in C minor
Published on Monday, 11th December 2023.
Kate Molleson chooses her favourite recording of Béla Bartók's The Miraculous Mandarin
Published on Monday, 4th December 2023.
Flora Willson chooses her favourite recording of Ravel’s Le tombeau de Couperin
Published on Monday, 27th November 2023.
William Mival chooses his favourite recording of Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto
Published on Monday, 20th November 2023.
Katy Hamilton chooses her favourite recording of Dvořák's 'New World' Symphony
Published on Monday, 13th November 2023.
Simon Heighes chooses his favourite recording of JS Bach's Violin Concerto in A minor.
Published on Monday, 6th November 2023.
Pianist Iain Burnside chooses the ultimate recording of Schubert’s Impromptus, D935
Natasha Loges chooses her favourite version of Brahms's Clarinet Trio
Published on Monday, 23rd October 2023.
Richard Wigmore chooses his favourite recording of Beethoven's Symphony No 8 in F.
Published on Monday, 16th October 2023.
Nigel Simeone discusses his favourite recordings of Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade
Published on Monday, 9th October 2023.
Marina Frolova-Walker chooses her favourite version of Schumann's Piano Quartet, Op.47
Published on Monday, 2nd October 2023.
Gillian Moore's personal recommendation for Mahler's epic 'Symphony of a Thousand'
Published on Monday, 25th September 2023.
Roger Parker chooses his favourite recording of Mozart's Symphony No. 35 in D major
Published on Monday, 18th September 2023.
Jonathan Cross with a personal recommendation for Stravinsky's second ballet Petrushka,
Published on Monday, 10th July 2023.
A survey of William Byrd with Kirsten Gibson and Andrew McGregor.
Published on Tuesday, 4th July 2023.
Jeremy Sams chooses his favourite recording of Poulenc's Piano Concerto.
Published on Monday, 26th June 2023.
Roger Parker's recommendation for the ultimate recording of Puccini's opera Tosca.
Published on Tuesday, 20th June 2023.
Kate Molleson chooses her favourite recording of Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf.
Published on Monday, 12th June 2023.
Composer John Rutter's recommendation of a recording of Brahms's A German Requiem
Published on Monday, 5th June 2023.
Nigel Simeone chooses his favourite recording of Smetana's The Bartered Bride
Published on Tuesday, 30th May 2023.
Flora Willson chooses her favourite recording of Mahler's Rückert-Lieder
Published on Monday, 22nd May 2023.
Mark Lowther nominates the best recording of Sibelius's sixth symphony
Published on Monday, 15th May 2023.
Simon Heighes chooses his favourite recording of Handel's Coronation Anthems
Published on Tuesday, 2nd May 2023.
Sarah Devonald chooses her favourite recording of Schubert's Symphony No. 5
Published on Monday, 24th April 2023.
Erik Levi chooses his favourite recording of Janáček's String Quartet No 1
Published on Monday, 17th April 2023.
Kate Kennedy chooses her favourite recording of Britten's Peter Grimes
Published on Tuesday, 11th April 2023.
Hannah French finds the definitive recording of Handel's ever-popular Water Music.
Published on Wednesday, 5th April 2023.
Marina Frolova-Walker chooses her favourite recording of Rachmaninov's Symphonic Dances.
Published on Monday, 3rd April 2023.
Kenneth Hamilton chooses his favourite recording of Chopin's Piano Concerto No 2.
Published on Monday, 20th March 2023.
David Owen Norris chooses his favourite recording of William Walton's Viola Concerto.
Published on Monday, 6th March 2023.
Gillian Moore selects her favourite recording of Messiaen's Turangalîla Symphony.
Published on Monday, 27th February 2023.
Laura Tunbridge compares recordings of Mozart's String Quartet No 19 ('Dissonance').
Published on Monday, 20th February 2023.
Iain Burnside picks his must-have recording of Beethoven's 'Appassionata' piano sonata.
Published on Tuesday, 14th February 2023.
Nicholas Kenyon compares recordings of Purcell's Fairy Queen and makes a recommendation.
Published on Monday, 6th February 2023.
Yshani Perinpanayagam chooses her favourite recording of Debussy's Images for Orchestra.
Published on Monday, 30th January 2023.
Emily MacGregor's must-have recording of the most popular of Shostakovich's 15 quartets.
Published on Monday, 23rd January 2023.
Ben Gernon chooses his favourite recording of Prokofiev's Violin Concerto No 2.
Published on Monday, 16th January 2023.
Edward Seckerson chooses his favourite recording of Mahler's Symphony No. 6 in A minor.
Published on Wednesday, 11th January 2023.
Lucy Parham chooses her favourite recording of Rachmaninov's piano preludes.
Published on Monday, 2nd January 2023.
Tom Service chooses his favourite recording of Beethoven's ninth symphony.
Jeremy Sams chooses his favourite recording of Maurice Ravel's Piano Trio in A minor.
Published on Monday, 19th December 2022.
Natasha Loges chooses her favourite recording of Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 21 in C.
Published on Monday, 12th December 2022.
William Mival chooses a favourite recording of Richard Strauss's symphonic poem Don Juan.
Published on Monday, 28th November 2022.
Katy Hamilton's chooses her ultimate recording of Grieg's Third Violin Sonata.
Published on Monday, 21st November 2022.
Richard Wigmore chooses his favourite recording of Haydn's Harmoniemesse.
Published on Monday, 14th November 2022.
Joanna MacGregor picks her ultimate recording of Tchaikovsky's First Piano Concerto.
Published on Tuesday, 8th November 2022.
Elin Manahan-Thomas's pick of the ultimate recording of Schumann's song cycle Myrthen.
Published on Monday, 31st October 2022.
Simon Heighes's pick of the ultimate recording of Mozart's 'Paris' Symphony.
Published on Monday, 24th October 2022.
Kate Kennedy chooses her favourite recording of Vaughan Williams' The Lark Ascending.
Published on Monday, 17th October 2022.
Joseph McHardy recommends a recording of JS Bach's St Matthew Passion.
Published on Monday, 10th October 2022.
Roger Parker recommends a recording of Brahms Double Concerto in A minor.
Published on Monday, 3rd October 2022.
Nigel Simeone with his pick of recordings of Johann Strauss II's Die Fledermaus.
Published on Wednesday, 28th September 2022.
Allyson Devenish chooses her favourite recording of Schubert's Piano Trio No 1 in B flat.
Published on Wednesday, 21st September 2022.
Tom Service chooses his favourite recording of Walton's Symphony No 1 in B flat minor.
Published on Monday, 11th July 2022.
Elin Manahan Thomas picks her favourite recording of Beethoven's Missa solemnis.
Published on Monday, 4th July 2022.
Edward Seckerson compares recordings of Rachmaninov's 2nd Symphony in E minor.
Published on Monday, 27th June 2022.
Roger Parker joins Andrew McGregor to choose his favourite recordings of Haydn's operas.
Published on Monday, 20th June 2022.
Flora Willson joins Andrew to choose her favourite recording of Debussy's La mer.
Published on Monday, 13th June 2022.
Anna Lapwood chooses a favourite recording of Britten's Four Sea Interludes.
Published on Monday, 6th June 2022.
Jonathan Cross chooses a favourite recording of Stravinsky's Symphony in 3 Movements.
Published on Monday, 30th May 2022.
Nigel Simeone gives Hannah French his ultimate recommendation for Janacek's opera Jenufa.
Published on Monday, 23rd May 2022.
Mark Lowther gives his ultimate recommendation for Vaughan Williams's Fourth Symphony.
Published on Monday, 16th May 2022.
Laura Tunbridge chooses her favourite recording of Beethoven's String Quartet Op 18 No 1.
Published on Monday, 9th May 2022.
Allyson Devenish compares recordings of Chopin's Piano Sonata No 3 in B minor.
Published on Monday, 2nd May 2022.
Erik Levi find his favourite recording of Alexander von Zemlinsky's Lyric Symphony.
Published on Monday, 25th April 2022.
Jeremy Summerly compares recordings of Handel's Messiah and chooses his favourite.
Published on Wednesday, 20th April 2022.
Gillian Moore compares recordings of Mahler's Ninth Symphony and chooses her favourite.
Published on Monday, 11th April 2022.
Nicholas Kenyon joins Andrew with a personal recommendation for Mozart's greatest opera.
Published on Monday, 4th April 2022.
Joanna MacGregor's personal library recommendation for Beethoven's Fourth Piano Concerto.
Published on Monday, 28th March 2022.
William Mival recommends his favourite recordings of Bruckner's Symphony No.9 in D minor.
Published on Monday, 21st March 2022.
Natasha Loges picks a favourite recording of Schubert's String Quintet in C major.
Published on Monday, 14th March 2022.
Sarah Willis picks a favourite Britten Serenade for tenor, horn and strings recording.
Published on Monday, 7th March 2022.
Joseph McHardy selects recordings of Bach's Double Concerto with Andrew McGregor.
Published on Tuesday, 1st March 2022.
David Owen Norris surveys the solo piano music of Alexander Scriabin.
Published on Monday, 21st February 2022.
Jeremy Sams recommends his favourite recording of Ravel's Daphnis and Chloe.
Published on Sunday, 13th February 2022.
Simon Heighes recommends his favourite recording of Haydn's Symphony No 49
Published on Saturday, 5th February 2022.
Pianist Lucy Parham picks the greatest recording of Rachmaninov's 2nd Piano Sonata.
Published on Sunday, 30th January 2022.
Emily MacGregor recommends her favourite recording of Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra.
Published on Saturday, 22nd January 2022.
Katy Hamilton surveys the recordings of Amy Beach and chooses her favourite.
Published on Sunday, 16th January 2022.
Marina Frolova-Walker recommends a version of Prokofiev's Fifth Symphony.
Published on Saturday, 8th January 2022.
Tom Service picks through recordings of Mozart's Piano Concerto No 20 in D minor, K466.
Published on Saturday, 1st January 2022.
Iain Burnside picks through recordings of Beethoven's Cello Sonata No 3 in A, Op 69.
Published on Saturday, 18th December 2021.
Edward Seckerson recommends a version of Shostakovich's Leningrad Symphony.
Published on Monday, 13th December 2021.
Natasha Loges compares recordings of Brahms's String Quintet No 1 in F major, Op 88.
Published on Wednesday, 8th December 2021.
Kirsten Gibson surveys music by 17th-century German composer Heinrich Schütz.
Published on Monday, 6th December 2021.
Roger Parker chooses the must have recording of Mozart's Divertimento for string trio.
Published on Monday, 22nd November 2021.
Mark Simpson chooses his favourite recording of Richard Strauss's epic An Alpine Symphony
Published on Monday, 15th November 2021.
Hannah French surveys the recordings of Jan Dismas Zelenka and chooses her favourite.
Published on Monday, 8th November 2021.
David Owen Norris chooses his favourite recording of Elgar's Violin Concerto.
Published on Sunday, 31st October 2021.
Katy Hamilton compares recordings of Felix Mendelssohn's Octet.
Published on Sunday, 24th October 2021.
Musicologist Richard Wigmore on Haydn's Missa in tempore belli
Published on Saturday, 16th October 2021.
Nigel Simeone chooses his favourite recording of Lehar's The Merry Widow.
Published on Sunday, 10th October 2021.
Simon Heighes compares recordings of Bach's Coffee Cantata and chooses his favourite.
Published on Saturday, 2nd October 2021.
Sarah Devonald chooses her favourite recording of Saint-Saëns's Carnival of the Animals
Published on Monday, 27th September 2021.
Allyson Devenish chooses her favourite recording of Schumann's Liederkreis, Op 39
Published on Friday, 24th September 2021.
Marina Frolova-Walker reviews recordings of Rachmaninov's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Published on Sunday, 25th July 2021.
Katy Hamilton chooses her favourite recording of Liszt's Sonata in B minor.
Published on Saturday, 17th July 2021.
Edward Seckerson reveals his must-have recording of Bernstein's Chichester Psalms.
Published on Monday, 12th July 2021.
Musicologist Natasha Loges chooses her favourite recording of Beethoven's Kreutzer Sonata
Published on Sunday, 4th July 2021.
Pianist Iain Burnside reviews recordings of Mozart's Quintet for Piano and Wind K.452.
Published on Sunday, 27th June 2021.
Dr Flora Willson chooses her favourite recording of Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde.
Published on Sunday, 20th June 2021.
Conductor Jeremy Summerly chooses his favourite recordings of Carl Orff's Carmina Burana.
Published on Sunday, 13th June 2021.
Dr Leah Broad chooses her favourite recordings of Sibelius' Violin Concerto.
Published on Sunday, 6th June 2021.
Simon Heighes chooses his favourite version of Bach's Motets.
Published on Monday, 31st May 2021.
Pianist Yshani Perinpanayagam reviews recordings of Shostakovich's Piano Concerto No. 2.
Published on Monday, 24th May 2021.
Broadcaster Hannah French examines recordings of CPE Bach's Cello Concerto in A Major.
Published on Monday, 17th May 2021.
Writer Anna Picard chooses from her favourite recordings of Bedřich Smetana's Má Vlast.
Published on Tuesday, 11th May 2021.
Writer Richard Wigmore chooses his favourite recording of Haydn's Oxford Symphony.
Published on Monday, 3rd May 2021.
Nigel Simeone picks his favourite recording of Stravinsky's Violin Concerto in D
Published on Monday, 26th April 2021.
Katy Hamilton picks her favourite recording of R Schumann's Piano Quintet in E flat major
Published on Sunday, 18th April 2021.
William Mival picks his favourite recording of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No 5 in E minor
Published on Monday, 5th April 2021.
Lucy Parham picks her favourite recording of Mozart's Piano Concerto No 24 in C minor
Published on Monday, 29th March 2021.
Kirsten Gibson selects her favourite recordings of Monteverdi's Madrigals
Published on Saturday, 20th March 2021.
Jeremy Sams selects his favourite recordings of Ravel's Introduction and Allegro
Published on Monday, 15th March 2021.
Iain Burnside selects his favourite recordings of Debussy's Études
Published on Monday, 8th March 2021.
Elin Manahan Thomas selects her favourite recordings of the music of Josquin des Prez
Published on Monday, 1st March 2021.
Tom Service selects his favourite recordings of Bruckner's Sixth Symphony
Published on Wednesday, 24th February 2021.
Jonathan Cross chooses his favourite recording of Stravinsky's Pulcinella.
Published on Monday, 15th February 2021.
Kate Molleson chooses her favourite recording of Bela Bartok's String Quartet No 5
Published on Monday, 8th February 2021.
Nigel Simeone chooses his favourite recording of Humperdinck's opera Hansel and Gretel.
Published on Monday, 1st February 2021.
Mark Lowther picks his favourite recording of Ralph Vaughan Williams's Songs of Travel
Published on Saturday, 23rd January 2021.
Roger Parker chooses his favourite version of Handel's Tamerlano.
Published on Tuesday, 19th January 2021.
David Owen Norris chooses his favourite version of Rachmaninov's Third Piano Concerto
Published on Monday, 18th January 2021.
Natasha Loges recommends recordings of Brahms's Horn Trio in E flat major, Op. 40
Published on Friday, 8th January 2021.
Nicholas Kenyon recommends recordings of Bach's Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248
Published on Saturday, 26th December 2020.
Gillian Moore recommends recordings of Mahler's First Symphony
Published on Tuesday, 22nd December 2020.
Anna Lapwood recommends recordings of César Franck's Three Organ Chorales
Published on Tuesday, 15th December 2020.
Mark Simpson recommends recordings of Aaron Copland's Clarinet Concerto
Published on Friday, 11th December 2020.
Sarah Willis recommends recordings of Richard Strauss's Second Horn Concerto
Published on Wednesday, 9th December 2020.
Flora Willson recommends recordings of Mozart's opera The Magic Flute K. 620
Published on Wednesday, 25th November 2020.
Natasha Loges recommends recordings of Felix Mendelssohn's String Quartet in F minor
Published on Friday, 20th November 2020.
Katy Hamilton recommends recordings of Beethoven's 'Hammerklavier' Piano Sonata, Op. 106
Published on Thursday, 12th November 2020.
Nigel Simeone recommends recordings of Janáček's opera The Cunning Little Vixen
Published on Wednesday, 4th November 2020.
Jeremy Summerly recommends recordings of Pergolesi's Stabat Mater
Published on Monday, 26th October 2020.
Jan Smaczny recommends recordings of Dvořák's seventh symphony
Published on Thursday, 22nd October 2020.
Lucy Parham recommends recordings of Brahms's Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34
Published on Wednesday, 14th October 2020.
Marina Frolova-Walker recommends recordings of Schumann's 3rd symphony "Rhenish"
Published on Friday, 9th October 2020.
Simon Heighes recommends recordings of Mozart's 'Great' Mass in C minor, K427
Published on Tuesday, 29th September 2020.
Nicholas Baragwanath recommends recordings of Tchaikovsky's opera, Eugene Onegin
Published on Tuesday, 22nd September 2020.
Jeremy Sams recommends recordings of Ravel's String Quartet in F major
Published on Thursday, 19th March 2020.
Hannah French recommends recordings of Vivaldi's twelve concerti 'L'estro armonico' Op. 3
Published on Thursday, 12th March 2020.
Kate Molleson recommends recordings of Bartók's Piano Concerto No. 3, Sz. 119, BB 127
Published on Wednesday, 4th March 2020.
Oliver Condy recommends recordings of Grieg's Holberg Suite, Op. 40
Published on Monday, 24th February 2020.
Elin Manahan Thomas recommends recordings of Poulenc's Gloria
Published on Monday, 17th February 2020.
Nicholas Kenyon recommends recordings of Mozart's Symphony no.39 in E-Flat Major, K.543
Published on Monday, 10th February 2020.
Iain Burnside recommends recordings of Chopin's four scherzi
Published on Tuesday, 28th January 2020.
Richard Wigmore recommends recordings of Beethoven's Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21
Published on Tuesday, 21st January 2020.
Kate Kennedy recommends recordings of Elgar's 'Enigma' Variations
Published on Tuesday, 7th January 2020.
Laura Tunbridge recommends recordings of Schumann's poignant song cycle "Dichterliebe"
Published on Monday, 6th January 2020.
Edward Seckerson recommends recordings of Tchaikovsky's ballet music, The Nutcracker
David Owen Norris recommends recordings of Schubert’s Trout Quintet D.667
Published on Monday, 16th December 2019.
Flora Willson recommends recordings of Delibes's opera, Lakmé
Published on Monday, 9th December 2019.
Kirsten Gibson recommends recordings of Purcell's Dido and Aeneas Z.626
Published on Tuesday, 3rd December 2019.
Sarah Walker recommends recordings of Haydn's Symphony No.102 in B flat major, H.1:102
Published on Tuesday, 26th November 2019.
Jeremy Summerly recommends recordings of Stravinsky's Symphony of Psalms
Published on Tuesday, 19th November 2019.
William Mival recommends recordings of Mahler's Symphony no. 3
Published on Tuesday, 12th November 2019.
Mark Lowther recommends recordings of J. S. Bach's Violin Concerto in E major, BWV 1042
Published on Tuesday, 5th November 2019.
Katy Hamilton recommends recordings of Dvořák's Piano Trio no.4 in E minor "Dumky" Op.90
Published on Tuesday, 29th October 2019.
Mahan Esfahani recommends recordings of Verdi's La Traviata
Published on Monday, 21st October 2019.
Sarah Devonald recommends recordings of Mozart's 'Gran Partita', K.361/370a
Published on Monday, 14th October 2019.
Tom Service recommends recordings of Richard Strauss's Ein Heldenleben.
Published on Friday, 11th October 2019.
Jan Smaczny chooses his favourite Martinu recordings
Published on Monday, 30th September 2019.
Marina Frolova-Walker recommends recordings of Sergei Prokofiev's Symphony No 1
Published on Friday, 27th September 2019.
Iain Burnside recommends recordings of Richard Strauss's Four Last Songs
Published on Monday, 15th July 2019.
Jonathan Cross recommends recordings of Igor Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring
Published on Saturday, 6th July 2019.
Laura Tunbridge recommends recordings of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Piano Quartets
Published on Monday, 1st July 2019.
Suzanne Aspden recommends recordings of George Frideric Handel's Israel in Egypt
Published on Tuesday, 25th June 2019.
David Owen Norris recommends recordings of Edward Elgar's Violin Sonata in E minor
Published on Monday, 17th June 2019.
Elin Manahan Thomas recommends recordings of Leoš Janáček's Glagolitic Mass
Published on Monday, 10th June 2019.
Oliver Condy recommends recordings of Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 4 'Italian'.
Published on Monday, 3rd June 2019.
Hannah French recommends recordings of Bach's Ascension Oratorio, BWV 11.
Published on Monday, 27th May 2019.
Andrew Mellor recommends recordings of Sibelius's Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22
Published on Saturday, 18th May 2019.
Tom McKinney recommends recordings of Poulenc's Concerto for Two Pianos in D minor, FP 61
Published on Saturday, 11th May 2019.
Helen Wallace recommends recordings of Beethoven's Piano Trios Op.1 Nos.1-3
Published on Tuesday, 7th May 2019.
Edward Seckerson recommends recordings of George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess
Published on Tuesday, 30th April 2019.
Lucy Parham recommends recordings of Robert Schumann's Piano Concerto in A minor
Published on Saturday, 20th April 2019.
Katy Hamilton recommends recordings of Brahms's Cello Sonata No.1 in E minor
Published on Saturday, 13th April 2019.
Nicholas Baragwanath recommends recordings of Mahler's Symphony No.4 in G major
Published on Saturday, 6th April 2019.
Ivan Hewett recommends recordings of Shostakovich's Piano Quintet in G minor
Published on Saturday, 30th March 2019.
Gillian Moore recommends recordings of music by György Kurtág
Published on Wednesday, 27th March 2019.
Tom Service recommends recordings of Brahms's Piano Concerto No.2 in B-flat Major
Published on Saturday, 16th March 2019.
Richard Wigmore recommends recordings of Mozart's Clarinet Quintet in A major
Published on Saturday, 9th March 2019.
Stephen Johnson recommends recordings of Tchaikovsky's Souvenir de Florence
Published on Saturday, 2nd March 2019.
Flora Willson recommends recordings of Verdi's opera, La forza del destino
Published on Monday, 25th February 2019.
Jeremy Sams chooses his favourite Berlioz recordings
Published on Saturday, 16th February 2019.
Nicholas Kenyon recommends recordings of Beethoven's Emperor concerto
Published on Saturday, 9th February 2019.
Natasha Loges recommends recordings of Schubert's Schwanengesang
Published on Saturday, 2nd February 2019.
Erica Jeal recommends recordings of Schumann’s String Quartet Op. 43 No. 3 in A Major
Published on Saturday, 26th January 2019.
Roger Parker recommends recordings of Handel's Ariodante
Published on Saturday, 19th January 2019.
Kate Molleson recommends recordings of Prokofiev's Violin Concerto No.1 in D major, Op.19
Published on Saturday, 12th January 2019.
Laura Tunbridge recommends recordings of Debussy's String Quartet
Published on Saturday, 5th January 2019.
Marina Frolova-Walker recommends recordings of Rachmaninov's 2nd Piano Concerto
Published on Wednesday, 2nd January 2019.
Caroline Gill compares recordings of Vivaldi's Gloria
Published on Thursday, 27th December 2018.
William Mival compares recordings of Richard Strauss's tone poem, Till Eulenspiegel
Published on Saturday, 15th December 2018.
Iain Burnside compares recordings of Haydn's Piano Sonata in E-flat major Hob.XVI:52
Published on Monday, 10th December 2018.
Sarah Devonald recommends recordings of Dvořák's Serenade for Winds in D minor, Op.44
Published on Saturday, 1st December 2018.
Harriet Smith recommends recordings of Mendelssohn's String Quartet No.2 in A minor
Published on Saturday, 24th November 2018.
Ben Walton recommends recordings of Rossini's Petite Messe Solennelle
Published on Saturday, 17th November 2018.
Simon Heighes recommends recordings of Couperin's Trois Leçons de Ténèbres
Published on Saturday, 10th November 2018.
Jeremy Summerly recommends recordings of Stravinsky's Mass
Published on Saturday, 3rd November 2018.
Kirsten Gibson recommends recordings of Purcell's King Arthur
Published on Saturday, 27th October 2018.
Mark Lowther recommends recordings of Bach's Keyboard Concertos
Published on Saturday, 20th October 2018.
Mahan Esfahani recommends recordings of Franck's Violin Sonata in A major
Published on Saturday, 13th October 2018.
Alexandra Coghlan recommends recordings of music by Orlando Gibbons
Published on Saturday, 6th October 2018.
Anna Picard recommends recordings of Ravel's L’enfant et les sortilèges
Published on Saturday, 29th September 2018.
David Owen Norris recommends recordings of Vaughan Williams's On Wenlock Edge
Published on Saturday, 22nd September 2018.
Sarah Walker recommends recordings of Mozart's Concerto for Two Pianos in E-flat major
Published on Saturday, 15th September 2018.
Nicholas Kenyon recommends recordings of Mozart's Don Giovanni
Published on Saturday, 7th July 2018.
Elin Manahan Thomas recommends recordings of Finzi's Dies Natalis
Published on Saturday, 30th June 2018.
Caroline Rae recommends recordings of Debussy's Violin Sonata
Published on Saturday, 23rd June 2018.
Marina Frolova-Walker recommends recordings of Shostakovich's Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
Published on Saturday, 16th June 2018.
Laura Tunbridge recommends recordings of Franz Schubert's Die Schöne Müllerin
Published on Saturday, 9th June 2018.
William Mival recommends recordings of Robert Schumann's Symphony No. 4 in D minor.
Published on Monday, 4th June 2018.
Kate Molleson recommends a recorded version of Igor Stravinsky's Oedipus Rex.
Published on Saturday, 26th May 2018.
Simon Heighes recommends a recorded version of Handel's Concerti a due cori.
Published on Saturday, 19th May 2018.
Kate Kennedy recommends a recorded version of Benjamin Britten's Winter Words.
Published on Saturday, 12th May 2018.
Hannah French recommends a recorded version of Arcangelo Corelli's Violin Sonata Op. 5.
Published on Saturday, 5th May 2018.
Ivan Hewett recommends a recorded version of Brahms' Symphony No. 1.
Published on Saturday, 28th April 2018.
Edward Seckerson recommends a recorded version of Leonard Bernstein's musical Candide.
Published on Thursday, 26th April 2018.
Richard Morrison recommends recordings of Dvorak’s Piano Quintet No. 2 in A Major, Op 81
Published on Saturday, 14th April 2018.
Andrew Mellor recommends recordings of Charles-Marie Widor's Organ Symphony No. 5
Published on Saturday, 7th April 2018.
Alexandra Coghlan recommends recordings of Thomas Tallis' The Lamentations of Jeremiah.
Published on Tuesday, 3rd April 2018.
Iain Burnside recommends a recorded version of Debussy's Piano Preludes Book 1.
Published on Wednesday, 28th March 2018.
Flora Willson recommends a recording of Massenet's Manon
Published on Saturday, 17th March 2018.
Erica Jeal recommends a recorded version of Britten's Piano Concerto, Op 13.
Published on Tuesday, 13th March 2018.
Stephen Johnson recommends a recording of Mahler's Symphony No. 7.
Published on Saturday, 3rd March 2018.
Nicholas Baragwanath recommends a recorded version of Berlioz's Damnation of Faust.
Published on Saturday, 24th February 2018.
Helen Wallace recommends a recording of Haydn's String Quartet Op. 20 No. 3 in G minor.
Published on Saturday, 17th February 2018.
Tom McKinney recommends recordings of Le Marteau sans maître by Pierre Boulez
Published on Monday, 12th February 2018.
Harriet Smith recommends recordings of Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major Op 109.
Published on Saturday, 3rd February 2018.
Sarah Devonald recommends recordings of Dvorak's Serenade for Strings in E Major, Op. 22.
Published on Saturday, 27th January 2018.
Sarah Lenton recommends a recording of Donizetti's opera L'elisir d'amore
Published on Saturday, 20th January 2018.
Suzanne Aspden recommends recordings of Handel's Jephtha.
Published on Saturday, 13th January 2018.
Gillian Moore recommends recordings of works by Ligeti.
Published on Saturday, 6th January 2018.
Tom Service recommends a recorded version of Mozart's Prague Symphony - No. 38 in D, K504
Published on Saturday, 30th December 2017.
Sara Mohr-Pietsch recommends a recorded version of Bach's Brandenburg Concertos
Published on Saturday, 23rd December 2017.
David Owen Norris recommends a recorded version of Schubert's Piano Sonata in B flat D960
Published on Thursday, 21st December 2017.
Mark Lowther chooses his preferred recording of Elgar's 'The Dream of Gerontius'
Published on Monday, 11th December 2017.
Bruckner wrote about 40 motets: Jonathan Freeman-Attwood reviews recordings.
Published on Saturday, 2nd December 2017.
Katy Hamilton chooses the best recording of Brahms' String Quartet No.3 in B flat major.
Published on Saturday, 25th November 2017.
Richard Sisson recommends the best recording of Rodgers & Hammerstein's musical Oklahoma!
Published on Saturday, 18th November 2017.
Gerard McBurney recommends the best recording of Shostakovich's Symphony No.11 in G minor
Published on Wednesday, 15th November 2017.
Simon Heighes recommends the best recording of Vivaldi's La Stravaganza, Op.4
Published on Saturday, 4th November 2017.
Kirsten Gibson recommends a recorded version of Dowland's Lachrimae.
Published on Saturday, 28th October 2017.
Anna Picard recommends a recorded version of Puccini's Il Tabarro
Published on Saturday, 21st October 2017.
Jeremy Summerly recommends a recorded version of Henry Purcell's My heart is inditing Z30
Published on Tuesday, 17th October 2017.
These 6 lively concertos were compiled into a set and published by John Walsh in 1734.
Published on Saturday, 7th October 2017.
Natasha Loges recommends a recorded version of Richard Wagner's Wesendonck-Lieder
Published on Saturday, 30th September 2017.
Mahan Esfahani recommends a recorded version of César Franck's Symphony in D minor
Published on Saturday, 23rd September 2017.
Sarah Walker recommends a recorded version of Mozart's Horn Quintet
Published on Saturday, 16th September 2017.
Alexandra Coghlan recommends the best recording of Vaughan Williams' Dona Nobis Pacem
Published on Monday, 10th July 2017.
Richard Morrison recommends the best recording of Janáček's Sinfonietta.
Published on Saturday, 1st July 2017.
Simon Heighes recommends the best recording of Telemann's 'Water Music'
Published on Saturday, 24th June 2017.
Iain Burnside recommends the best recording of Beethoven's Diabelli Variations.
Published on Monday, 19th June 2017.
Ivan Hewett and Andrew survey recordings of the composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor.
Published on Saturday, 10th June 2017.
Building a Library:Sinfonia da Requiem by Benjamin Britten
Published on Saturday, 3rd June 2017.
Sarah Lenton recommends the best recording of The Mikado by Sir Arthur Sullivan.
Published on Saturday, 27th May 2017.
Gillian Moore surveys recordings of music by Russia's greatest living composer.
Published on Saturday, 20th May 2017.
Jeremy Summerly joins Andrew for a live review of recordings of Monteverdi's opera.
Published on Monday, 15th May 2017.
Prokofiev was soloist at the concerto's 1921 premiere, which has become his most popular.
Published on Saturday, 6th May 2017.
Liederkreis was written in the year he devoted to song composition after marrying Clara.
Published on Saturday, 29th April 2017.
Bill Mival assesses recordings of the epic 'Resurrection' symphony, live from Spiritland.
Published on Tuesday, 25th April 2017.
Rachmaninov's Cello Sonata was overshadowed by the success of his Piano Concerto No. 2.
Published on Saturday, 15th April 2017.
Kodaly's joyful work is based on the Hungarian dances of Galanta where he lived as a boy.
Published on Saturday, 8th April 2017.
Set in the Egypt of the Pharaohs, Verdi's Aida premiered at the Cairo opera house in 1871
Published on Saturday, 1st April 2017.
Mozart's final instrumental work was written for his friend, clarinettist Anton Stadler.
Published on Saturday, 25th March 2017.
Messaien's piece was premiered at a prisoner of war camp, outdoors in the rain, in 1941.
Published on Tuesday, 21st March 2017.
Nicholas Baragwanath guides us through Schoenberg's epic Romantic cantata, Gurrelieder.
Published on Saturday, 11th March 2017.
Explore the music of an underrated composer and a member of the women's suffrage movement
Published on Saturday, 4th March 2017.
Edward Seckerson joins Andrew McGregor to assess recordings of Ives Symphony No. 2.
Published on Monday, 27th February 2017.
Tom McKinney heads to Spain with the ever-popular Rodrigo Guitar Concerto.
Published on Saturday, 18th February 2017.
Bach completed this piece by refashioning music he'd composed throughout his career
Published on Saturday, 11th February 2017.
Ben Walton compares recordings of Rossini's hugely popular opera on Beaumarchais's play.
Published on Saturday, 4th February 2017.
Tapiola is Sibelius's final masterpiece for orchestra. Andrew Mellor recommends a version
Published on Saturday, 28th January 2017.
Stephen Johnson compares recordings of the first of Beethoven's late string quartets.
Published on Saturday, 21st January 2017.
Rob Cowan sifts through "Tchaik 4," a piece written at a time of emotional turmoil.
Published on Saturday, 14th January 2017.
Harriet Smith compares recordings of Schubert's piece, which baffled its 1828 audience.
Published on Saturday, 7th January 2017.
Dedicated to his hero Wagner, Bruckner revised his Third Symphony several times.
Published on Saturday, 31st December 2016.
David Owen Norris sifts through the available recordings of Mozart's Piano Concerto No 21
Published on Saturday, 24th December 2016.
Caroline Gill compares recordings of Lassus's depiction of the sorrows of St Peter.
Published on Saturday, 17th December 2016.
Flora Willson pans for gold in available recordings of Puccini's California-based opera
Published on Saturday, 10th December 2016.
Symphony No.99 is an example of late, great Haydn. Richard Wigmore recommends a recording
Published on Saturday, 3rd December 2016.
Dr Hannah French surveys recordings of music of 17th-century Venetian Barbara Strozzi.
Published on Saturday, 26th November 2016.
Jonathan Freeman-Attwood surveys recordings of Lutheran Masses by JS Bach.
Published on Saturday, 19th November 2016.
Mark Lowther makes a recommendation from the available recordings.
Published on Saturday, 12th November 2016.
Anna Picard compares recordings on CD and DVD of Stravinsky's operatic morality tale.
Published on Saturday, 5th November 2016.
Katy Hamilton recommends a recording of Brahms's String Sextet No.1, composed in 1860.
Published on Saturday, 29th October 2016.
Tess Knighton compares recordings of 'Ensaladas' of the early 16th century Mateo Flecha
Published on Saturday, 22nd October 2016.
Richard Sisson compares recordings of Kander and Ebb's 1966 musical 'Cabaret'
Published on Saturday, 15th October 2016.
David Nice surveys recordings of Elgar's Falstaff – Symphonic Study in C minor, Op. 68
Published on Saturday, 8th October 2016.
Simon Heighes recommends a recorded version of Tallis's Spem in alium
Published on Thursday, 6th October 2016.
Sara Mohr-Pietsch on Chopin's Piano Concerto No.1, live from Southbank Centre
Published on Tuesday, 27th September 2016.
Mahan Esfahani comes up with a personal recommendation for Vivaldi's The Four Seasons
Published on Saturday, 17th September 2016.
The final Proms Composer of this season is British composer Jonathan Dove
Published on Monday, 12th September 2016.
Our weekly Proms Composer is German composer, organist, pianist, and teacher Max Reger.
Published on Monday, 5th September 2016.
This week's Proms Composer is Austrian late Romantic Alexander Zemlinsky.
Published on Tuesday, 30th August 2016.
British composer Emily Howard (born in Liverpool in 1979) is this week's Proms Composer.
Published on Sunday, 21st August 2016.
Summer Record Review's weekly look at a Proms Composer explores recordings of Thomas Adès
Published on Tuesday, 16th August 2016.
Summer Record Review's Proms Composer explores the recordings of Kurt Schwertsik
Published on Monday, 8th August 2016.
Summer Record Review's weekly Proms Composer explores recordings by Wolfgang Rihm
Published on Saturday, 30th July 2016.
Summer Record Review explores recordings of music by Galina Ustvolskaya
Published on Thursday, 28th July 2016.
Summer Record Review's Proms Composer slot explores recordings of music by Ustvolskaya
Published on Saturday, 16th July 2016.
Richard Morrison compares recordings of Fauré's Requiem in D minor, Op. 48
Published on Thursday, 14th July 2016.
Sarah Lenton recommends a recorded version of Offenbach's Orphée aux enfers
Published on Saturday, 9th July 2016.
Tess Knighton gives a recommendation for Victoria's Masses from among available versions.
Published on Saturday, 25th June 2016.
William Mival's live traversal of recordings of Mahler's 5th Symphony
Published on Tuesday, 21st June 2016.
Jonathan Freeman-Attwood recommends a recording of Bach's ‘Funeral Ode’
Published on Saturday, 11th June 2016.
Marina Frolova-Walker recommends a recording of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No 6, 'Pathétique'
Published on Saturday, 4th June 2016.
Kenneth Hamilton recommends a recording of Schumann's Fantasie in C, Op. 17
Published on Saturday, 28th May 2016.
Berta Joncus recommends a recording of Handel's Alcina from among available versions.
Published on Saturday, 21st May 2016.
Caroline Gill recommends a recording of Haydn's String Quartet Op.77 No.1
Published on Saturday, 14th May 2016.
Jonathan Swain recommends a recording of Bohuslav Martinu's Symphony No. 6
Published on Monday, 9th May 2016.
Iain Burnside compares recordings of Schubert's E flat Piano Trio D.929.
Published on Saturday, 30th April 2016.
Andrew is joined by Roger Parker live in Stratford-upon-Avon to discuss Verdi's opera.
Published on Wednesday, 27th April 2016.
Sara Mohr-Pietsch surveys music by Hildegard of Bingen & makes a personal recommendation
Published on Saturday, 16th April 2016.
David Vickers recommends a version of this ever-popular Bach Concerto.
Published on Thursday, 14th April 2016.
Katy Hamilton recommends a recording from the available versions.
Published on Saturday, 2nd April 2016.
Erica Jeal recommends a recording from the available versions of this great song cycle.
Published on Saturday, 26th March 2016.
Sarah Walker recommends a recording from the available versions.
Published on Saturday, 19th March 2016.
Sarah Devonald recommends a recording of Rachmaninov's Symphony No. 3.
Published on Monday, 14th March 2016.
Daniel Grimley recommends a version from the available recordings of Delius's Sea Drift
Published on Saturday, 5th March 2016.
Nicholas Kenyon recommends a recording of Mozart's Requiem.
Published on Monday, 29th February 2016.
David Nice recommends a recorded version of Shostakovich's 9th Symphony
Published on Saturday, 20th February 2016.
Simon Heighes recommends recordings which represent the music of Guillaume de Machaut.
Published on Saturday, 13th February 2016.
Andrew Mellor compares recordings of Mendelssohn’s Symphony No.5 ‘Reformation’.
Published on Saturday, 6th February 2016.
Edward Seckerson joins Andrew live to recommend a recording of Jerome Kern's Show Boat.
Published on Monday, 1st February 2016.
Julian Johnson recommends a recording of Debussy's Nocturnes.
Published on Monday, 25th January 2016.
Anna Picard compares recordings of Mascagni's perennially popular 'Cavalleria Rusticana'
Published on Saturday, 16th January 2016.
Ivan Hewett surveys recordings of music by Henri Dutilleux
Published on Saturday, 9th January 2016.
Nicholas Baragwanath recommends a version of Beethoven's 5th Symphony
Published on Saturday, 2nd January 2016.
Oliver Condy recommends a version of Poulenc's Organ Concerto
Published on Saturday, 26th December 2015.
Stephen Johnson surveys recordings of Nielsen's Symphony No.6, his "Sinfonia semplice"
Published on Saturday, 19th December 2015.
Gillian Moore recommends a recorded version of Sibelius's 1st Symphony in E minor
Published on Saturday, 12th December 2015.
Jeremy Summerly compares recordings of Schubert's Mass No. 6 in E flat, D950.
Published on Wednesday, 9th December 2015.
Roger Parker recommends a recording of Bellini's opera Norma
Published on Saturday, 28th November 2015.
Harriet Smith compares recordings of Bartok's Second Piano Concerto
Published on Saturday, 21st November 2015.
David Owen Norris recommends a version of Poulenc's Flute Sonata
Published on Saturday, 14th November 2015.
With Andrew McGregor, an edited version of the regular CD Review slot.
Published on Wednesday, 11th November 2015.
Kate Molleson recommends a version of Berg's Violin Concerto
Published on Saturday, 31st October 2015.
Building a Library: Richard Wigmore compares recordings of Mozart's Symphony No. 36, K425
Published on Saturday, 24th October 2015.
Helen Wallace recommends a recorded version of Rebecca Clarke's Viola Sonata
Published on Saturday, 17th October 2015.
Hannah French compares versions of Haydn's Trumpet Concerto & makes a recommendation
Published on Saturday, 10th October 2015.
Flora Willson recommends a recorded version of Verdi's Requiem
Published on Saturday, 3rd October 2015.
Rob Cowan recommends a recorded version of Beethoven's 4th Symphony.
Published on Saturday, 19th September 2015.
Estonian-born Arvo Part is the final Proms Composer for 2015 Summer CD Review
Published on Monday, 14th September 2015.
Andrew McGregor talks to Marin Alsop about her recordings and career
Published on Saturday, 12th September 2015.
This week's Proms Composer is Austrian composer and cellist Franz Schmidt (1874-1939)
Published on Monday, 7th September 2015.
American composer Henry Cowell (1897-1965) is this week's Proms Composer.
Published on Tuesday, 1st September 2015.
Andrew McGregor explores recordings of music by Icelandic composer Jon Leifs
Published on Thursday, 20th August 2015.
Andrew McGregor explores recordings of music by John Foulds
Published on Tuesday, 11th August 2015.
This week's Proms Composer is Australian Brett Dean.
Published on Friday, 7th August 2015.
CD Review explores recordings of music by French composer and conductor Pierre Boulez
Published on Monday, 27th July 2015.
Andrew talks to the celebrated and versatile soprano Carolyn Sampson
Published on Saturday, 18th July 2015.
Andrew McGregor explores recordings of music by the many-faceted composer HK Gruber
Katy Hamilton recommends a recording of Brahms's Cello Sonata No.2, Op.99
Published on Saturday, 11th July 2015.
Edward Seckerson recommends a recording of Richard Rodgers' Carousel
Published on Saturday, 4th July 2015.
Erica Jeal recommends a recorded version of Britten's Les Illuminations
Published on Saturday, 27th June 2015.
Nicholas Baragwanath recommends a recorded version of Wagner's Die Meistersinger
Published on Saturday, 20th June 2015.
Comparing recordings of Monteverdi's least-known opera, Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria
Published on Saturday, 13th June 2015.
Andrew Mellor compares recordings of Nielsen's 'Sinfonia Espansiva' and makes a...
Published on Saturday, 6th June 2015.
Harriet Smith compares recordings of Mendelssohn's Piano Trio in D minor, Op.
Published on Saturday, 30th May 2015.
Sarah Lenton recommends a recording from the available versions of Offenbach's opera,...
Published on Tuesday, 26th May 2015.
Jonathan Freeman-Attwood compares recordings of Mozart’s Horn Concertos
Published on Monday, 18th May 2015.
Helen Wallace compares recordings of Walton's Cello Concerto and makes a personal...
Published on Saturday, 9th May 2015.
William Mival recommends a version from the available recordings of Scriabin's Prometheus
Published on Saturday, 2nd May 2015.
Roger Parker compares recordings of Verdi's first Shakespearean opera Macbeth and a...
Published on Saturday, 25th April 2015.
Kirsten Gibson recommends a recording from the available versions of Purcell’s Music...
Published on Saturday, 18th April 2015.
Marina Frolova-Walker makes a recommendation from the available recordings of ballet,...
Published on Saturday, 11th April 2015.
David Nice recommends a version from the available recordings of Sibelius's 4th Symphony.
Published on Monday, 6th April 2015.
Richard Morrison recommends a recording from the available versions of Elgar's 2nd...
Published on Saturday, 28th March 2015.
Jeremy Summerly discusses Haydn's Nelson Mass, his Missa in angustiis, live in the...
Published on Saturday, 21st March 2015.
Flora Willson recommends a recording from the available versions of Bizet's opera Carmen
Published on Saturday, 14th March 2015.
David Owen Norris recommends a recording from the available versions of Clara Piano...
Published on Saturday, 7th March 2015.
Sarah Walker recommends a recording from the available versions of Schubert's Piano in...
Published on Saturday, 28th February 2015.
Simon Heighes recommends a version from the available recordings of Bach's Magnificat
Published on Saturday, 21st February 2015.
Jonathan Swain recommends a version from the available recordings of Ravel's Piano in...
Published on Saturday, 14th February 2015.
Geoffrey Norris recommends a recording from the available versions of Saint-Saens No...
Published on Saturday, 7th February 2015.
Nicholas Kenyon recommends a version of Beethoven's Eroica Symphony from the available...
Published on Saturday, 31st January 2015.
Rob Cowan's live discussion of recordings of Bartok's Music for Strings Percussion &...
Published on Saturday, 24th January 2015.
Gillian Moore makes a recommendation from the available recordings of Berg's opera,...
Published on Saturday, 17th January 2015.
Robert Philip makes a recommendation from the available recordings of Dvorak's Quartet...
Published on Saturday, 10th January 2015.
Simon Heighes visits an unusual recording session at the Royal College of Music
Published on Saturday, 3rd January 2015.
Caroline Gill compares the available recordings of Palestrina's Missa Papae Marcelli a...
Chris De Souza with a personal recommnedation from recordings of Schubert's Eighth...
Published on Saturday, 27th December 2014.
In a CD Review exclusive, Andrew McGregor talks to legendary pianist Alfred Brendel.
Harriet Smith recommends a recording from the available versions of Beethoven's Ghost...
Published on Saturday, 20th December 2014.
John Deathridge recommends a version from the available recordings of Bruckner's 7th...
Published on Wednesday, 17th December 2014.
Mark Lowther surveys the available recordings of Bach's four orchestral suites and his...
Published on Saturday, 6th December 2014.
Richard Wigmore with a personal recommendation from recordings of Schumann's but...
Published on Saturday, 29th November 2014.
Simon Heighes compares recordings of Purcell's Ode Hail! Bright Cecilia and makes a...
Published on Saturday, 22nd November 2014.
Richard Osborne compares recordings of Rossini's final opera and makes a personal...
Published on Saturday, 15th November 2014.
Martin Cotton compares recordings of Stravinsky’s ballet Petrushka, and makes a...
Published on Saturday, 8th November 2014.
Recorded live at Sage Gateshead in conversation with Andrew McGregor, Kenneth Hamilton...
Published on Monday, 3rd November 2014.
Sarah Devonald with a personal recommendation from recordings of Strauss's joyful,...
Published on Saturday, 25th October 2014.
Berta Joncus with a personal recommendation from the many recordings of Mozart’s aus...
Published on Saturday, 18th October 2014.
Stephen Johnson recommends a version from the available recordings of Shostakovich's...
Published on Saturday, 11th October 2014.
Andrew talks to conductor Vasily Petrenko about completing his cycle of Shostakovich's...
Published on Tuesday, 7th October 2014.
Ivan Hewett with a personal recommendation from recordings of Brahms's piano quartet G...
Published on Saturday, 4th October 2014.
David Owen Norris compares recordings of Holst's The Planets and makes a personal...
Published on Saturday, 27th September 2014.
In an interview originally broadcast in April 2014 Andrew talks to soprano Emma Kirkby...
Published on Friday, 26th September 2014.
Anna Picard recommends a version from the available recordings of Handel's opera Orlando
Published on Saturday, 20th September 2014.
Andrew talks to the conductor Kristjan Järvi about the reinvention of core the in his...
Published on Tuesday, 16th September 2014.
Each week Andrew recommends recordings of music by a Proms composer whose music to be...
Published on Tuesday, 9th September 2014.
Andrew talks to American conductor Andrew Litton about recording Prokofiev and Wagner...
Published on Saturday, 6th September 2014.
Andrew talks to Simon Heighes about a box set of operas by Gluck from Decca.
Published on Monday, 1st September 2014.
Andrew talks to soprano Jessye Norman about her new memoir, the extraordinary career,...
Published on Saturday, 23rd August 2014.
Each week Andrew recommends recordings of music by a Proms composer. This week's Proms...
Published on Friday, 22nd August 2014.
Andrew talks to Rob Cowan about the recently-released collection of RCA's 'Living a in...
Published on Monday, 18th August 2014.
Published on Monday, 11th August 2014.
Sir Neville Marriner reflects on half-a-century of recording history with the ensemble...
Caroline Gill joins Andrew live to discuss a 50-CD box set dedicated to founding –...
Published on Monday, 4th August 2014.
Each week during the BBC Proms Andrew recommends recordings of music by a composer at...
Published on Tuesday, 29th July 2014.
A session report from Istanbul. Andrew talks to the conductor and players from The as...
Published on Saturday, 26th July 2014.
Andrew talks to Kristian Bezuidenhout about his cycle of Mozart keyboard works and the...
Published on Saturday, 19th July 2014.
Each week during the Proms Andrew recommends recordings of music by a Proms composer...
Martin Cotton with a personal recommendation from recordings of Wagner's intimate gift...
Published on Saturday, 12th July 2014.
Simon Heighes compares recordings of Gluck's great reform opera on both CD and DVD and...
Published on Saturday, 5th July 2014.
William Mival compares recordings of Ravel's La Valse and makes a personal recommendation
Published on Saturday, 28th June 2014.
Helen Wallace with a personal recommendation from recordings of Elgar's autumnal Cello...
Published on Saturday, 21st June 2014.
Nicholas Kenyon compares recordings on both harpsichord and piano of Rameau's volumes...
Published on Saturday, 14th June 2014.
Richard Osborne considers the available recordings of Strauss's opera Der and his...
Published on Saturday, 7th June 2014.
Kenneth Hamilton considers the available versions of Schumann's Kreisleriana and his...
Published on Saturday, 31st May 2014.
Rob Cowan joins Andrew McGregor in the studio to make a recommendation from the of 2nd...
Published on Tuesday, 27th May 2014.
Nicholas Baragwanath makes a recommendation from the available recordings of Songs and...
Published on Saturday, 17th May 2014.
Sarah Lenton with a personal recommendation from the many DVD versions of Mozart's the...
Published on Saturday, 10th May 2014.
Chris De Souza recommends a version from the available recordings of Tchaikovsky's 1st...
Published on Saturday, 3rd May 2014.
Misha Donat recommends a version from the available recordings of Haydn's Symphony No.
Published on Saturday, 26th April 2014.
David Fanning recommends a version from the available recordings of Nielsen's 2nd...
Published on Saturday, 19th April 2014.
Robert Philip with a personal recommendation from nearly 80 years of recordings of set...
Published on Saturday, 12th April 2014.
Caroline Gill with a personal recommendation from recordings of Vivaldi's intensely...
Published on Saturday, 5th April 2014.
Mark Lowther compares recordings, and the various versions, of Copland's 'Ballet for a...
Published on Monday, 31st March 2014.
Jeremy Summerly with a recommendation from the available recordings of Mozart's mass...
Published on Wednesday, 26th March 2014.
David Vickers compares recordings of Handel's Op. 6 concerti grossi and makes a...
Published on Saturday, 15th March 2014.
Edwards Seckerson with a personal recommendation from recordings of West Side Story, a...
Published on Saturday, 8th March 2014.
John Deathridge with a personal recommendation from the available recordings of 7th...
Published on Saturday, 1st March 2014.
Nicholas Kenyon with a personal recommendation from recordings of Haydn's Symphony no...
Published on Saturday, 22nd February 2014.
This week, Anna Picard is our guide through the rich and varied collection of songs by...
Published on Saturday, 15th February 2014.
Jonathan Swain recommends a recording from the available versions of Vaughan William's...
Published on Saturday, 8th February 2014.
David Owen Norris compares recordings of this evergreen work and makes a personal...
Published on Saturday, 1st February 2014.
Stephen Walsh makes a personal recommendation from the available recordings of 2 books...
Published on Saturday, 25th January 2014.
Tess Knighton with a personal recommendation from recordings of Monteverdi's opera di...
Published on Saturday, 18th January 2014.
Christopher Cook recommends a recording from the available versions of Berlioz's song...
Published on Saturday, 11th January 2014.
Erica Jeal with a personal recommendation from recordings of Schumann's first the...
Published on Saturday, 4th January 2014.
Iain Burnside with a personal recommendation from recordings of Haydn's oratorio The...
Published on Saturday, 28th December 2013.
Jan Smaczny with a personal recommendation from recordings of Dvorak's sixth symphony
Published on Saturday, 21st December 2013.
David Nice makes a recommendation from the available recordings of Wagner's final...
Published on Saturday, 14th December 2013.
Nicholas Anderson with a personal recommendation from recordings of Bach's Cantata No...
Published on Saturday, 7th December 2013.
Jessica Duchen compares recordings of Chopin's four Ballades and makes a recommendation
Published on Saturday, 30th November 2013.
Simon Heighes with a personal recommendation from CD and DVD recordings of Britten's...
Published on Saturday, 16th November 2013.
Stephen Johnson surveys recordings of Shostakovich's 8th Symphony and makes a personal...
Published on Saturday, 9th November 2013.
Harriet Smith suggests a version from the available recordings of Brahms' 1st Piano in...
Published on Saturday, 2nd November 2013.
Martin Cotton compares recordings of Beethoven's String Quartet Op. 131 in C# minor and...
Published on Saturday, 26th October 2013.
Stephen Plaistow recommends a recording from the available versions of Mozart's Piano...
Published on Saturday, 19th October 2013.
Piers Burton-Page with a personal recommendation from recordings of Walton's Violin...
Published on Saturday, 12th October 2013.
Roger Parker recommends a version from the available recordings of Verdi's opera, Un...
Published on Saturday, 5th October 2013.
Richard Wigmore compares recordings of Handel's penultimate oratorio Theodora and a...
Published on Saturday, 28th September 2013.
Richard Osborne with a recommendation from the recordings of Sibelius' 3rd Symphony
Published on Saturday, 21st September 2013.
Rob Cowan with a personal recommendation from recordings of Bartok's Dance Suite
Published on Saturday, 14th September 2013.
David Owen Norris compares recordings of Beethoven's last piano sonata and makes a...
Published on Saturday, 6th July 2013.
Geoffrey Norris with a personal recommendation from recordings of Shostakovich's no...
Published on Tuesday, 2nd July 2013.
Jan Smaczny surveys recordings of Dvorak's Stabat Mater and makes a personal...
Published on Saturday, 22nd June 2013.
Richard Osborne with a personal recommendation from the available recordings of opera...
Published on Saturday, 15th June 2013.
Simon Heighes with a personal recommendation from the available recordings of William...
Published on Saturday, 8th June 2013.
Stephen Johnson with a personal recommendation from recordings of Brahms' second symphony
Published on Saturday, 1st June 2013.
Rob Cowan compares recordings of Szymanowski's Violin Concerto No. 1 and makes a...
Published on Saturday, 25th May 2013.
John Deathridge recommends a version from the available recordings of Wagner's opera...
Published on Saturday, 18th May 2013.
Jeremy Summerly with a personal recommendation from recordings of Handel's Solomon
Published on Saturday, 11th May 2013.
Geoffrey Smith makes a personal recommendation from the recordings of Stravinsky's...
Published on Saturday, 4th May 2013.
Stephen Walsh compares recordings of Tchaikovsky's Hamlet Fantasy Overture and makes a...
Published on Saturday, 27th April 2013.
Christopher Cook with a personal recommendation from the recordings of Debussy's et...
Published on Saturday, 20th April 2013.
Chris de Souza with a personal recommendation from recordings of Liszt's piano no...
Published on Saturday, 13th April 2013.
Richard Wigmore compares recordings of Schumann's wedding gift to his wife Clara, his Op.
Published on Saturday, 6th April 2013.
Caroline Gill with a personal recommendation from recordings of Bach's sonatas for and...
Published on Saturday, 30th March 2013.
Simon Heighes surveys recordings of Handel's Eight Great Suites, played on harpsichord...
Published on Saturday, 23rd March 2013.
David Vickers recommends a version from the recordings of Corelli's set of Concerti Op...
Published on Saturday, 16th March 2013.
Nicholas Kenyon surveys recordings of Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 19 K459 and makes a...
Published on Saturday, 9th March 2013.
William Mival with a personal recommendation from recordings of Stravinsky's Firebird...
Published on Saturday, 2nd March 2013.
Misha Donat recommends a version from the recordings of Mozart's String Trio in Eb K563
Published on Saturday, 23rd February 2013.
Julian Johnson compares recordings of Mahler's sixth symphony
Published on Saturday, 16th February 2013.
Iain Burnside with a survey of recordings of Brahms' Piano Trio in B major, Op.8
Published on Saturday, 9th February 2013.
Martin Cotton recommends a version from the recordings of Walton's 1st Symphony
Published on Saturday, 2nd February 2013.
Piers Burton-Page with a personal recommendation from recordings of Britten's opera...
Published on Saturday, 26th January 2013.
Jessica Duchen with a personal recommendation from recordings of Faure's Cello Sonata no.
Published on Saturday, 19th January 2013.
Tess Knighton recommends recordings of works by John Dowland.
Published on Saturday, 12th January 2013.
Erica Jeal makes a personal recommendation from the recorded versions of Sibelius' 2nd...
Published on Saturday, 5th January 2013.
John Deathridge with a personal recommendation from recordings of Beethoven's Missa...
Published on Saturday, 29th December 2012.
Richard Osborne recommends a version of Rossini's opera La Cenerentola
Published on Saturday, 22nd December 2012.
David Fanning recommends a version of Prokofiev's Piano Sonata No 8
Published on Saturday, 15th December 2012.
Rob Cowan with a personal recommendation from recordings of Bartok's Concerto for...
Published on Saturday, 8th December 2012.
Hilary Finch with a recommendation for the ultimate disc of Lieder by Richard Strauss
Published on Saturday, 1st December 2012.
Stephen Plaistow with a personal recommendation from recordings of Mozart's Piano in A...
Published on Saturday, 24th November 2012.
Sarah Lenton recommends a version from the available recordings of Berlioz's opera,...
Published on Saturday, 17th November 2012.
Richard Wigmore recommends a version from the available recordings of Schubert's 4th...
Published on Saturday, 10th November 2012.
Stephen Johnson with a personal recommendation from recordings of Bruckner's 4th Symphony
Published on Saturday, 3rd November 2012.
Jonathan Swain with a personal recommendation from recordings of Debussy's Images for...
Published on Saturday, 27th October 2012.
Harriet Smith with a personal recommendation from performances of Schumann's Etudes...
Published on Saturday, 20th October 2012.
Nicholas Anderson with a personal recommendation from recordings of Bach's concerto...
Published on Saturday, 13th October 2012.
Robert Philip with a personal recommendation from recordings of Schubert's Sonata...
Published on Saturday, 6th October 2012.
Ivan Hewett with a personal recommendation from recordings of Janacek's 2 string quartets.
Published on Saturday, 29th September 2012.
Jeremy Summerly with a personal recommendation from recordings of Brahms' German Requiem
Published on Saturday, 22nd September 2012.
Colin Lawson with a personal recommendation from recordings of Haydn's delightful...
Published on Saturday, 15th September 2012.
Roger Parker recommends a version from recordings of Puccini's final opera Turandot
Published on Saturday, 7th July 2012.
Rob Cowan with a personal recommendation from recordings of Tchaikovsky's 3rd Symphony
Published on Saturday, 30th June 2012.
Stephen Johnson with a personal recommendation from recordings of Sibelius' 5th symphony.
Published on Saturday, 16th June 2012.
Jan Smaczny recommends a version from recordings of Dvorak's Cello Concerto
Published on Saturday, 9th June 2012.
Hilary Finch recommends a version from recordings of Wolf's Spanish Song Book
Published on Saturday, 2nd June 2012.
Jeremy Thurlow recommends a version from recordings of Messiaen's Turangalila Symphony
Published on Saturday, 26th May 2012.
Tess Knighton discusses with Andrew her personal recommendations for recordings of...
Published on Saturday, 19th May 2012.
David Owen Norris recommends a version from recordings of Chopin's Mazurkas
Published on Saturday, 12th May 2012.
Jessica Duchen with a personal recommendation from recordings of Korngold's Violin...
Published on Saturday, 5th May 2012.
David Vickers recommends a recording from the available recordings of Vivaldi's operas
Published on Saturday, 28th April 2012.
Geoffrey Norris recommends a version from the available recordings of Prokofiev's 5th...
Published on Saturday, 21st April 2012.
Martin Cotton recommends a version from among the available recordings of Mozart's The...
Published on Saturday, 14th April 2012.
Jeremy Summerly with a personal recommendation from recordings of Bach's St Matthew...
Published on Saturday, 7th April 2012.
As Part of The Spirit of Schubert, Misha Donat recommends a version of Schubert's and...
Published on Saturday, 31st March 2012.
As part of The Spiri of Schubert, Harriet Smith with a personal recommendation from of...
Published on Saturday, 24th March 2012.
Richard Osborne recommends a recording from the available versions of Strauss' Ariadne...
Published on Saturday, 17th March 2012.
Piers Burton-Page with a personal recommendation from recordings of Ralph Vaughan...
Published on Saturday, 10th March 2012.
David Fanning with a personal recommendation from recordings of Nielsen's fourth symphony
Published on Saturday, 3rd March 2012.
Geoffrey Smith with a personal recommendation from recordings of Gershwin's Piano...
Published on Saturday, 25th February 2012.
Nicholas Kenyon with a personal recommendation from recordings of Bach's Goldberg...
Published on Saturday, 18th February 2012.
Christopher Cook considers the available version of Verdi's opera Otello
Published on Saturday, 11th February 2012.
William Mival considers the available recordings of Rachmaninov's 2nd Symphony
Published on Saturday, 4th February 2012.
Ian Burnside considers recordings of Mendelssohn's oratorio Elijah
Published on Saturday, 28th January 2012.
Stephen Walsh considers recordings of Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition
Published on Sunday, 15th January 2012.
Martin Cotton with a personal recommendation from the recordings of Elgar's violin...
Published on Saturday, 14th January 2012.
Richard Wigmore considers the recordings of Haydn's group of six string quartets he as...
Published on Saturday, 7th January 2012.
Jonathan Swain with a personal recommendation from recordings of Tchaikovsky's third...
Published on Saturday, 31st December 2011.
Chris de Souza considers recordings of Britten's Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
Published on Saturday, 24th December 2011.
Erica Jeal compares the available versions of Schumann's first Piano Trio
Published on Saturday, 17th December 2011.
Sarah Lenton joins Andrew to discuss the available versions of Handel's 'Egyptian'...
Published on Saturday, 10th December 2011.
Colin Lawson with a personal recommendation from the available recordings of Brahms'...
Published on Saturday, 3rd December 2011.
Julian Johnson considers recordings of Mahler's 8th Symphony, "The Symphony of a...
Published on Saturday, 26th November 2011.
Jeremy Summerly considers the available recording of William Walton's Belshazzar's Feast
Published on Saturday, 19th November 2011.
Stephen Plaistow considers the available recordings of Faure's Nocturnes
Published on Saturday, 12th November 2011.
John Deathridge with a personal recommendation from the available recordings of sixth...
Published on Saturday, 5th November 2011.
Rob Cowan considers the available recordings of Dvorak's 8th Symphony
Published on Saturday, 29th October 2011.
Kenneth Hamilton with a personal recommendation from recent releases pf Liszt's Piano...
Published on Saturday, 22nd October 2011.
Stephen Johnson considers the available recordings of Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique
Published on Saturday, 15th October 2011.
David Nice with a personal recommendation from available recordings of Tchaikovsky's...
Published on Saturday, 8th October 2011.
Richard Osborne considers the available recordings of Bruckner's 8th Symphony
Published on Saturday, 1st October 2011.
Simon Heighes compares the available versions of Purcell's semi-opera, on CD and DVD,...
Published on Saturday, 24th September 2011.
Robert Philip compares the available recordings of Haydn's Symphony No.
Published on Saturday, 17th September 2011.
David Nice compares the available recordings of both Georges Bizet's incidental music...
Published on Saturday, 9th July 2011.
David Vickers compares the available recordings of Monteverdi's ‘forest of moral and...
Published on Saturday, 2nd July 2011.
Adrian Edwards considers recordings of light music.
Published on Saturday, 25th June 2011.
Roger Vignoles with a personal recommendation from the available CDs and DVDs of opera...
Published on Saturday, 18th June 2011.
BAL: Mahler Des Knaben Wunderhorn. Richard Wigmore recommends a recording of Mahler's...
Published on Saturday, 11th June 2011.
Harriet Smith with a personal recommendation from the available recordings of 'Harp'...
Published on Saturday, 4th June 2011.
Hilary Finch with a personal recommendation from the available recordings of Britten's...
Published on Saturday, 28th May 2011.
Stephen Johnson with a personal recommendation from the available recordings of Piano...
Published on Saturday, 21st May 2011.
Robert Philip considers the available recordings of Mozart's G major Piano Concerto K453
Published on Saturday, 14th May 2011.
BAL Special: Victoria 400th anniversary round-up. Simon Heighes surveys a range of of...
Published on Saturday, 7th May 2011.
Jan Smaczny with a personal recommendation from the available recordings of Dvorak's...
Published on Saturday, 30th April 2011.
BaL: Rossini Stabat Mater Richard Osborne recommends a recording
Published on Saturday, 23rd April 2011.
Roy Goodman, in conversation with Andrew McGregor, with a personal recommendation from...
Published on Saturday, 9th April 2011.
BAL: Bach St John Passion - Simon Heighes recommends a recording
Published on Saturday, 2nd April 2011.
BaL: Mozart Symphony no 25 in g minor -Chris de Souza recommends a recording of this...
Published on Saturday, 26th March 2011.
In this Building a Library on Mahler's 10th Symphony the discussion of a recommended a...
Published on Saturday, 19th March 2011.
Stephen Plaistow with a personal recommendation from the available recordings of de...
Published on Saturday, 5th March 2011.
Ravel's Alborada del gracioso: a 7-minute piano solo-turned-spectacular orchestral...
Published on Saturday, 19th February 2011.
BaL: Brahms Four Serious Songs. Richard Wigmore recommends a recording of the great...
Published on Saturday, 12th February 2011.
BAL: Berlioz Romeo et Juliette; a Dramatic Symphony - David Nice recommends a of one...
Published on Saturday, 5th February 2011.
David Owen Norris with a personal recommendation from the available recordings of de...
Published on Saturday, 29th January 2011.
William Mival with a personal recommendation from the available recordings of Richard...
Published on Saturday, 22nd January 2011.
David Fanning compares the available recordings of Tchaikovsky's Piano Trio Op 50, "In...
Published on Saturday, 15th January 2011.
Simon Heighes compares the available recordings of Monteverdi's Vespers of 1610 in...
Published on Saturday, 18th December 2010.
Iain Burnside with a personal recommendation from the available recordings of fourth...
Published on Saturday, 11th December 2010.
BaL Wolf Morike Lied. Richard Wigmore recommends a recording of Wolf's settings of by...
Published on Wednesday, 1st December 2010.
BaL Wolf Morike Songbook. Richard Wigmore recommends recordings of Wolfs's fifty or so...
Published on Saturday, 27th November 2010.
Jonathan Swain with a personal recommendation from the available recordings of no...
Published on Saturday, 13th November 2010.
Hilary Finch with a personal recommendation from the available recordings of Mahler's...
Published on Saturday, 6th November 2010.
BaL Bach Organ music - Stephen Farr offers a few tips for assembling a collection of...
Published on Saturday, 30th October 2010.
BAL: Beethoven Violin Sonatas update. Ivan Hewett listens to some recent recordings
Published on Saturday, 23rd October 2010.
Bal: Schumann The Paradise and the Peri – Peter Quantrill’s personal of the best...
Published on Saturday, 16th October 2010.
Rob Cowan compares the available recordings of Dvorak's first set of Slavonic Dances (Op.
Published on Saturday, 9th October 2010.
BAL: Mussorgsky Boris Godunov Stephen Walsh recommends a recording of this Pushkin...
Published on Saturday, 2nd October 2010.
BAL: Brahms Quartet in c minor Op 51 no 1 - Piers Burton Page recommends a recording
Published on Saturday, 25th September 2010.
Stephen Johnson with a personal recommendation from the available recordings of...
Published on Saturday, 18th September 2010.
