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Saturday 26th April 2025 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 14:00 to 16:00 (2 hours long)
Bartok's Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta.
Kate Molleson's personal recommendation for Bartok's Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, plus the best of the week's new releases. Presented by Andrew McGregor. 2.00 Writer Katy Hamilton with her pick of this week's new releases. 3.00 Building a Library: Bartok's Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta. Kate Molleson talks to Andrew and recommends her personal choice to buy, download or stream. Alternating quietly intense movements with those of great verve and excitement, it is certainly one of the greatest orchestral works of the last century. 3.45 Record of the Week - Andrew's pick of the best of the best this week.
Time: 14:00 to 16:00 (2 hours long)
Bartok's Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta.
Kate Molleson's personal recommendation for Bartok's Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, plus the best of the week's new releases. Presented by Andrew McGregor. 2.00 Writer Katy Hamilton with her pick of this week's new releases. 3.00 Building a Library: Bartok's Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta. Kate Molleson talks to Andrew and recommends her personal choice to buy, download or stream. Alternating quietly intense movements with those of great verve and excitement, it is certainly one of the greatest orchestral works of the last century. 3.45 Record of the Week - Andrew's pick of the best of the best this week.
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Saturday 3rd May 2025 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 14:00 to 16:00 (2 hours long)
Mozart's Coronation Mass in Building Library with Joseph McHardy.
A look at some of the week's classical music new releases, including Building a Library, in which Joseph McHardy picks his favourite recording of Mozart's Coronation Mass. 2.05 A look at some of the week's new releases. 3.00 Building a Library - Joseph McHardy picks his favourite recording of Mozart's Coronation Mass. Mozart's Mass in C major, K.317, was written in 1779 in Salzburg when, having just returned to his home city after 18 months of fruitless job hunting in Paris and Mannheim, Mozart's father got him a job as court organist and composer at Salzburg Cathedral. 3.45 Record of the Week: Andrew's top pick.
Time: 14:00 to 16:00 (2 hours long)
Mozart's Coronation Mass in Building Library with Joseph McHardy.
A look at some of the week's classical music new releases, including Building a Library, in which Joseph McHardy picks his favourite recording of Mozart's Coronation Mass. 2.05 A look at some of the week's new releases. 3.00 Building a Library - Joseph McHardy picks his favourite recording of Mozart's Coronation Mass. Mozart's Mass in C major, K.317, was written in 1779 in Salzburg when, having just returned to his home city after 18 months of fruitless job hunting in Paris and Mannheim, Mozart's father got him a job as court organist and composer at Salzburg Cathedral. 3.45 Record of the Week: Andrew's top pick.
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Saturday 10th May 2025 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 14:00 to 16:00 (2 hours long)
Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor.
Elin Manahan Thomas joins Andrew McGregor to discuss her pick of the best new releases, and Building a Library focuses on Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor, with Roger Parker. 2.05 Elin Manahan Thomas makes her pick of the best new releases. 3.00 Roger Parker chooses his favourite recording of Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor. 3.45 Record of the Week: Andrew's top pick.
Time: 14:00 to 16:00 (2 hours long)
Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor.
Elin Manahan Thomas joins Andrew McGregor to discuss her pick of the best new releases, and Building a Library focuses on Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor, with Roger Parker. 2.05 Elin Manahan Thomas makes her pick of the best new releases. 3.00 Roger Parker chooses his favourite recording of Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor. 3.45 Record of the Week: Andrew's top pick.
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Saturday 17th May 2025 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 14:00 to 16:00 (2 hours long)
Schubert's Piano Sonata in C minor.
Andrew McGregor presents the best new recordings of classical music. 2.05 Soosan Lolavar joins Andrew for a look at some of the week's new releases. 3.00 Building a Library. Allyson Devenish picks her favourite recording of Schubert: Piano Sonata in C minor D 958. Franz Schubert's last three piano sonatas were written during the final months of his life, between the spring and autumn of 1828. Their grand scale and complexity was at odds with-19th century fashion for small-scale piano works, so they remained neglected for many years, but the sonatas are now considered among the most important of Schubert's mature masterpieces. The C minor sonata is by turns bold, dramatic and melancholy, with nostalgia for Schubert's beloved Mozart. 3.45 Record of the Week. Andrew's pick of the past seven days.
Time: 14:00 to 16:00 (2 hours long)
Schubert's Piano Sonata in C minor.
Andrew McGregor presents the best new recordings of classical music. 2.05 Soosan Lolavar joins Andrew for a look at some of the week's new releases. 3.00 Building a Library. Allyson Devenish picks her favourite recording of Schubert: Piano Sonata in C minor D 958. Franz Schubert's last three piano sonatas were written during the final months of his life, between the spring and autumn of 1828. Their grand scale and complexity was at odds with-19th century fashion for small-scale piano works, so they remained neglected for many years, but the sonatas are now considered among the most important of Schubert's mature masterpieces. The C minor sonata is by turns bold, dramatic and melancholy, with nostalgia for Schubert's beloved Mozart. 3.45 Record of the Week. Andrew's pick of the past seven days.
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Saturday 24th May 2025 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 14:00 to 16:00 (2 hours long)
A thorough look at the week's classical music releases. Jonathan Cross chooses his favourite recording of Stravinsky's Les Noces in Building a Library and Andrew McGregor makes his pick of the past seven days. 2.05 Kirsten Gibson makes her pick of the best new releases, including Purcell from mezzo Helen Charlston, and Schubert violin sonatas from Peter Hanson. 3.00 Jonathan Cross chooses his favourite recording of Stravinsky's Les Noces. 3.45 Record of the Week: Andrew's top pick.
Time: 14:00 to 16:00 (2 hours long)
A thorough look at the week's classical music releases. Jonathan Cross chooses his favourite recording of Stravinsky's Les Noces in Building a Library and Andrew McGregor makes his pick of the past seven days. 2.05 Kirsten Gibson makes her pick of the best new releases, including Purcell from mezzo Helen Charlston, and Schubert violin sonatas from Peter Hanson. 3.00 Jonathan Cross chooses his favourite recording of Stravinsky's Les Noces. 3.45 Record of the Week: Andrew's top pick.
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Saturday 31st May 2025 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 14:00 to 16:00 (2 hours long)
Beethoven's Piano Trio No 7 in Building a Library.
Andrew McGregor presents the best new recordings of classical music. 2.05 Lucy Parham makes her pick of the latest releases. 3.00 Building a Library. Richard Wigmore chooses his favourite recording of Beethoven's Piano Trio No 7 in B flat, Op 97, Archduke. 3.45 Record of the Week. Andrew's pick of the past seven days.
Time: 14:00 to 16:00 (2 hours long)
Beethoven's Piano Trio No 7 in Building a Library.
Andrew McGregor presents the best new recordings of classical music. 2.05 Lucy Parham makes her pick of the latest releases. 3.00 Building a Library. Richard Wigmore chooses his favourite recording of Beethoven's Piano Trio No 7 in B flat, Op 97, Archduke. 3.45 Record of the Week. Andrew's pick of the past seven days.
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Saturday 7th June 2025 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 14:00 to 16:00 (2 hours long)
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition.
Andrew McGregor presents the best new recordings of classical music. 2.05 Gillian Moore's pick of the best new releases. 3.00 Building a Library. Marina Frolova-Walker's personal recommendation for the ultimate recording of Mussorgsky's colourful and evocative Pictures at an Exhibition. 3.45 Record of the Week. Andrew's pick of the best of the past seven days.
Time: 14:00 to 16:00 (2 hours long)
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition.
Andrew McGregor presents the best new recordings of classical music. 2.05 Gillian Moore's pick of the best new releases. 3.00 Building a Library. Marina Frolova-Walker's personal recommendation for the ultimate recording of Mussorgsky's colourful and evocative Pictures at an Exhibition. 3.45 Record of the Week. Andrew's pick of the best of the past seven days.
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Saturday 21st June 2025 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 14:00 to 16:00 (2 hours long)
Haydn's The Seasons in Building a Library.
Andrew McGregor presents the best new recordings of classical music. 2.05 Emily MacGregor shares her pick of the best new releases 3.00 Building a Library. Jeremy Summerly chooses his favourite recording of Haydn's The Seasons. 3.45 Record of the Week. Andrew's pick of the past seven days.
Time: 14:00 to 16:00 (2 hours long)
Haydn's The Seasons in Building a Library.
Andrew McGregor presents the best new recordings of classical music. 2.05 Emily MacGregor shares her pick of the best new releases 3.00 Building a Library. Jeremy Summerly chooses his favourite recording of Haydn's The Seasons. 3.45 Record of the Week. Andrew's pick of the past seven days.
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Saturday 28th June 2025 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 14:00 to 16:00 (2 hours long)
Satie's Sports et divertissements.
Presented by Andrew McGregor. 2.05 Iain Burnside joins Andrew with his pick of new releases 3.00 Building a Library. As part of Radio 3 day celebrating Erik Satie, Kathryn Stott shares her personal recommendation for the ultimate recording of the French composer's quirky Sports et divertissements to buy, download or stream 3.45 Record of the Week. Andrew's pick of the past seven days.
Time: 14:00 to 16:00 (2 hours long)
Satie's Sports et divertissements.
Presented by Andrew McGregor. 2.05 Iain Burnside joins Andrew with his pick of new releases 3.00 Building a Library. As part of Radio 3 day celebrating Erik Satie, Kathryn Stott shares her personal recommendation for the ultimate recording of the French composer's quirky Sports et divertissements to buy, download or stream 3.45 Record of the Week. Andrew's pick of the past seven days.
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Saturday 5th July 2025 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 14:00 to 16:00 (2 hours long)
Vaughan Williams' Symphony No 5 in Building a Library.
Gillian Moore presents the best new recordings of classical music. 2.05 Conductor Alice Farnham joins Gillian for a look at the week's new releases. 3.00 Building a Library. Kate Kennedy picks her favourite recording of Vaughan Williams' Symphony No 5. Premiered at the Proms in June 1943, the piece calls for the smallest orchestra of any of his symphonies, and its mellowness is in stark contrast to the angry violence of its immediate predecessor. From the gentle horn calls and string cantibile of the opening, through the delicate scherzo, poignant romanza and passacaglia finale, the work is infused with a sense of deep peace - balm from the horrors of the Second World War. 3.45 Record of the Week. Gillian's pick of the past seven days.
Time: 14:00 to 16:00 (2 hours long)
Vaughan Williams' Symphony No 5 in Building a Library.
Gillian Moore presents the best new recordings of classical music. 2.05 Conductor Alice Farnham joins Gillian for a look at the week's new releases. 3.00 Building a Library. Kate Kennedy picks her favourite recording of Vaughan Williams' Symphony No 5. Premiered at the Proms in June 1943, the piece calls for the smallest orchestra of any of his symphonies, and its mellowness is in stark contrast to the angry violence of its immediate predecessor. From the gentle horn calls and string cantibile of the opening, through the delicate scherzo, poignant romanza and passacaglia finale, the work is infused with a sense of deep peace - balm from the horrors of the Second World War. 3.45 Record of the Week. Gillian's pick of the past seven days.
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Saturday 9th August 2025 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 14:00 to 16:00 (2 hours long)
BBC Proms Composer: Ravel.
Andrew McGregor presents the best new recordings of classical music. 2.30 BBC Proms Composer. Jeremy Sams selects five indispensable recordings of pieces by Maurice Ravel. c 3.30 Proms Recording. Andrew introduces the Building a Library recommendation of a major work by a composer featured at this year's Proms. Sibelius: Symphony No 1. BBC Philharmonic, John Storgards (conductor).
Time: 14:00 to 16:00 (2 hours long)
BBC Proms Composer: Ravel.
Andrew McGregor presents the best new recordings of classical music. 2.30 BBC Proms Composer. Jeremy Sams selects five indispensable recordings of pieces by Maurice Ravel. c 3.30 Proms Recording. Andrew introduces the Building a Library recommendation of a major work by a composer featured at this year's Proms. Sibelius: Symphony No 1. BBC Philharmonic, John Storgards (conductor).
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Saturday 16th August 2025 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 14:00 to 16:00 (2 hours long)
Flora Willson joins host Andrew McGregor and picks five recordings by this week's BBC Proms Composer: Puccini, plus the rest of the week's new releases. At 3.30, Flora chooses her Building a Library recommendation, Strauss: Alpine Symphony (selection). Berlin Philharmonic, conductor Herbert von Karajan.
Time: 14:00 to 16:00 (2 hours long)
Flora Willson joins host Andrew McGregor and picks five recordings by this week's BBC Proms Composer: Puccini, plus the rest of the week's new releases. At 3.30, Flora chooses her Building a Library recommendation, Strauss: Alpine Symphony (selection). Berlin Philharmonic, conductor Herbert von Karajan.
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Saturday 30th August 2025 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 14:00 to 16:00 (2 hours long)
BBC Proms Composer: Shostakovich.
Andrew McGregor presents look at the week's new releases. 2.30 Proms Composer. Conductor Ben Gernon picks five indispensable recordings of music by Shostakovich. 3.30 Proms Recording. A recent Building a Library recommendation of a work by a key composer featured in this year's BBC Proms. Brahms: Symphony No 1. Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor).
Time: 14:00 to 16:00 (2 hours long)
BBC Proms Composer: Shostakovich.
Andrew McGregor presents look at the week's new releases. 2.30 Proms Composer. Conductor Ben Gernon picks five indispensable recordings of music by Shostakovich. 3.30 Proms Recording. A recent Building a Library recommendation of a work by a key composer featured in this year's BBC Proms. Brahms: Symphony No 1. Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor).
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Saturday 6th September 2025 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 14:00 to 16:00 (2 hours long)
BBC Proms Composer: Brahms.
Hannah French presents a look at the week's new releases. 2.30 Proms Composer. Musicologist Laura Tunbridge picks five indispensable recordings of music by Brahms. 3.30 Proms Recording. Hannah introduces a recent Building a Library recommendation of a work by a composer featured in this year's BBC Proms. Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A, K 622. Julian Bliss (clarinet), Royal Northern Sinfonia. Mario Venzago (conductor).
Time: 14:00 to 16:00 (2 hours long)
BBC Proms Composer: Brahms.
Hannah French presents a look at the week's new releases. 2.30 Proms Composer. Musicologist Laura Tunbridge picks five indispensable recordings of music by Brahms. 3.30 Proms Recording. Hannah introduces a recent Building a Library recommendation of a work by a composer featured in this year's BBC Proms. Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A, K 622. Julian Bliss (clarinet), Royal Northern Sinfonia. Mario Venzago (conductor).
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Saturday 13th September 2025 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 14:00 to 16:00 (2 hours long)
BBC Proms Composer: Mussorgsky.
Andrew McGregor presents a look at the week's new releases. 2.30 Proms Composer. Musicologist Jonathan Cross picks five indispensable recordings of music by Mussorgsky. 3.30 Proms Recording. Andrew introduces a recent Building a Library recommendation of a work by a composer featured in this year's BBC Proms. Beethoven: Piano Trio in B flat, Archduke. Sitkovetsky Trio.
Time: 14:00 to 16:00 (2 hours long)
BBC Proms Composer: Mussorgsky.
Andrew McGregor presents a look at the week's new releases. 2.30 Proms Composer. Musicologist Jonathan Cross picks five indispensable recordings of music by Mussorgsky. 3.30 Proms Recording. Andrew introduces a recent Building a Library recommendation of a work by a composer featured in this year's BBC Proms. Beethoven: Piano Trio in B flat, Archduke. Sitkovetsky Trio.
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Saturday 4th October 2025 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 14:00 to 16:00 (2 hours long)
Mozart's Cosi fan tutte in Building a Library.
Andrew McGregor presents the best new recordings of classical music. 2.05 Pianist Kathryn Stott selects her pick of the best new releases. 3.00 Sarah Lenton chooses her favourite recording of Mozart's opera Cosi fan tutte. It was the composer's third collaboration with librettist Lorenzo da Ponte, following The Marriage of Figaro and Don Giovanni, and was first performed in January 1790 in Vienna. The title literally translates as So Do All Women and the plot concerns two engaged couples who swap partners at the instigation of the men, who are waging a bet about women's fidelity. The subject matter did not offend Viennese sensibilities of the time, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries was considered risque, vulgar and immoral, and the opera was rarely performed. From the mid-20th century it gained a reputation as one of Mozart's most sublime scores despite the work's outdated views, and the opera has a very rich recorded history. 3.45 Record of the Week. Andrew's pick of the past seven days.
Time: 14:00 to 16:00 (2 hours long)
Mozart's Cosi fan tutte in Building a Library.
Andrew McGregor presents the best new recordings of classical music. 2.05 Pianist Kathryn Stott selects her pick of the best new releases. 3.00 Sarah Lenton chooses her favourite recording of Mozart's opera Cosi fan tutte. It was the composer's third collaboration with librettist Lorenzo da Ponte, following The Marriage of Figaro and Don Giovanni, and was first performed in January 1790 in Vienna. The title literally translates as So Do All Women and the plot concerns two engaged couples who swap partners at the instigation of the men, who are waging a bet about women's fidelity. The subject matter did not offend Viennese sensibilities of the time, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries was considered risque, vulgar and immoral, and the opera was rarely performed. From the mid-20th century it gained a reputation as one of Mozart's most sublime scores despite the work's outdated views, and the opera has a very rich recorded history. 3.45 Record of the Week. Andrew's pick of the past seven days.
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Saturday 18th October 2025 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 14:00 to 16:00 (2 hours long)
Ravel's Piano Concerto in G in Building a Library.
Andrew McGregor presents the best new recordings of classical music. 2.05 Ben Gernon shares his pick of the best new releases. 3.00 Building a Library. Yshani Perinpanayagam selects her favourite recording of Ravel's Piano Concerto in G. Following its successful premiere at the Salle Pleyel in Paris in 1932 by pianist Marguerite Long, the piece was quickly toured across multiple European and American destinations, and became an instant hit. After attended the work's debut, critic Émile Vuillermoz praised Ravel for his profound invention and freshness of inspiration, and yet the composer appears to have taken the concerti of Mozart and Saint-Saëns as a structural model, even declaring that the concluding movement was conceived in accordance with the most immutable traditions. Ravel's shimmering orchestration, deployment of instrumental effects and jazz-inflected harmonies belie the innovative spirit with which he imbued the work. 3.45 Record of the Week. Andrew's pick of the past seven days.
Time: 14:00 to 16:00 (2 hours long)
Ravel's Piano Concerto in G in Building a Library.
Andrew McGregor presents the best new recordings of classical music. 2.05 Ben Gernon shares his pick of the best new releases. 3.00 Building a Library. Yshani Perinpanayagam selects her favourite recording of Ravel's Piano Concerto in G. Following its successful premiere at the Salle Pleyel in Paris in 1932 by pianist Marguerite Long, the piece was quickly toured across multiple European and American destinations, and became an instant hit. After attended the work's debut, critic Émile Vuillermoz praised Ravel for his profound invention and freshness of inspiration, and yet the composer appears to have taken the concerti of Mozart and Saint-Saëns as a structural model, even declaring that the concluding movement was conceived in accordance with the most immutable traditions. Ravel's shimmering orchestration, deployment of instrumental effects and jazz-inflected harmonies belie the innovative spirit with which he imbued the work. 3.45 Record of the Week. Andrew's pick of the past seven days.
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Saturday 25th October 2025 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 14:00 to 16:00 (2 hours long)
Brahms' Symphony No 4 in Building a Library.
Andrew McGregor presents. 2.05 Gillian Moore shares a handful of her favourite new releases 3.00 Building a Library. William Mival joins Andrew with his personal choice of the best recording of Brahms' Symphony No 4 to buy, download or stream. 3.45 Record of the Week. Andrew's pick of the past seven days.
Time: 14:00 to 16:00 (2 hours long)
Brahms' Symphony No 4 in Building a Library.
Andrew McGregor presents. 2.05 Gillian Moore shares a handful of her favourite new releases 3.00 Building a Library. William Mival joins Andrew with his personal choice of the best recording of Brahms' Symphony No 4 to buy, download or stream. 3.45 Record of the Week. Andrew's pick of the past seven days.
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Saturday 1st November 2025 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 14:00 to 16:00 (2 hours long)
Rachmaninov's Études-Tableaux in Building a Library.
Andrew McGregor presents the week's best new classical releases. 2.10 Violinist Tasmin Little discusses four new releases that have caught her attention. 3.00 Building a Library. Keelan Carew assesses recordings of Rachmaninov's Études-Tableaux and makes his recommendation. Rachmaninov composed his two sets of study pictures between 1911 and 1917, before he left Russia. They were intended to be musical evocations of external visual stimuli, but Rachmaninov did not disclose what inspired each one. The pieces demand high levels of virtuosity to perform, calling for unconventional hand positions, wide leaps for the fingers and considerable technical strength. 3.45 Record of the Week. Andrew picks the new recording that has most impressed him in the past seven days.
Time: 14:00 to 16:00 (2 hours long)
Rachmaninov's Études-Tableaux in Building a Library.
Andrew McGregor presents the week's best new classical releases. 2.10 Violinist Tasmin Little discusses four new releases that have caught her attention. 3.00 Building a Library. Keelan Carew assesses recordings of Rachmaninov's Études-Tableaux and makes his recommendation. Rachmaninov composed his two sets of study pictures between 1911 and 1917, before he left Russia. They were intended to be musical evocations of external visual stimuli, but Rachmaninov did not disclose what inspired each one. The pieces demand high levels of virtuosity to perform, calling for unconventional hand positions, wide leaps for the fingers and considerable technical strength. 3.45 Record of the Week. Andrew picks the new recording that has most impressed him in the past seven days.
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Saturday 15th November 2025 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 14:00 to 16:00 (2 hours long)
Andrew McGregor presents some of the week's best new classical releases. 2.10 Andrew Matthews-Owen joins Andrew to discuss four new releases that have caught his attention. 3.00 Building a Library. Pianist Joanna MacGregor assesses recordings of Bartok: Piano Concerto No 2 and recommends her favourite. Composed in 1930-31, the piece is one of the most notoriously difficult pieces for piano and orchestra despite Bartok attempting to simplify his musical style. Fellow Hungarian András Schiff said that 'For the piano player, it's a finger-breaking piece ... probably the single most difficult piece that I have ever played, and I usually end up with a keyboard covered by blood.' 3.45 Record of the Week. Andrew picks the new recording that has most impressed him in the past seven days.
Time: 14:00 to 16:00 (2 hours long)
Andrew McGregor presents some of the week's best new classical releases. 2.10 Andrew Matthews-Owen joins Andrew to discuss four new releases that have caught his attention. 3.00 Building a Library. Pianist Joanna MacGregor assesses recordings of Bartok: Piano Concerto No 2 and recommends her favourite. Composed in 1930-31, the piece is one of the most notoriously difficult pieces for piano and orchestra despite Bartok attempting to simplify his musical style. Fellow Hungarian András Schiff said that 'For the piano player, it's a finger-breaking piece ... probably the single most difficult piece that I have ever played, and I usually end up with a keyboard covered by blood.' 3.45 Record of the Week. Andrew picks the new recording that has most impressed him in the past seven days.
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Saturday 22nd November 2025 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 14:00 to 16:00 (2 hours long)
Beethoven: String Quartet Op. 132 in Building a Library.
Andrew McGregor presents. 2.00 Nicholas Kenyon shares his choice of the best new releases 3.00 Building a Library. Katy Hamilton's personal recommendation of the best recording of Beethoven's String Quartet No 15 in A minor, with, at its heart, the slow movement he wrote in convalescence. 3.45 Record of the Week. Andrew's pick of the past seven days.
Time: 14:00 to 16:00 (2 hours long)
Beethoven: String Quartet Op. 132 in Building a Library.
Andrew McGregor presents. 2.00 Nicholas Kenyon shares his choice of the best new releases 3.00 Building a Library. Katy Hamilton's personal recommendation of the best recording of Beethoven's String Quartet No 15 in A minor, with, at its heart, the slow movement he wrote in convalescence. 3.45 Record of the Week. Andrew's pick of the past seven days.
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Saturday 29th November 2025 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 14:00 to 16:00 (2 hours long)
Andrew McGregor presents the week's best new classical releases. 2.10 Samir Savant, Chief Executive of St George's Bristol, joins Andrew to discuss new choral releases that have caught his attention. 3.00 Building a Library. Music writer and historian Flora Willson assesses recordings of Berlioz's Harold in Italy and recommends her favourite. The piece grew from a commission by violinist Paganini, who was keen for a new work to show off his newly acquired Stradivarius viola, but he was disappointed with the finished work as it was not the virtuosic concerto he was expecting. 3.45 Record of the Week. Andrew picks the new recording that has most impressed him in the past seven days.
Time: 14:00 to 16:00 (2 hours long)
Andrew McGregor presents the week's best new classical releases. 2.10 Samir Savant, Chief Executive of St George's Bristol, joins Andrew to discuss new choral releases that have caught his attention. 3.00 Building a Library. Music writer and historian Flora Willson assesses recordings of Berlioz's Harold in Italy and recommends her favourite. The piece grew from a commission by violinist Paganini, who was keen for a new work to show off his newly acquired Stradivarius viola, but he was disappointed with the finished work as it was not the virtuosic concerto he was expecting. 3.45 Record of the Week. Andrew picks the new recording that has most impressed him in the past seven days.
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Saturday 6th December 2025 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 14:00 to 16:00 (2 hours long)
Presented by Andrew McGregor. 2.00 Allyson Devenish's pick of the week's new releases. 3.00 Building a Library. Jeremy Sams talks to Andrew about a huge rance of performances of Debussy: Pelléas and Mélisande, culminating in his personal recommendation for the version to buy, download or stream. 3.45 Record of the Week. Andrew's pick of the best of the past seven days.
Time: 14:00 to 16:00 (2 hours long)
Presented by Andrew McGregor. 2.00 Allyson Devenish's pick of the week's new releases. 3.00 Building a Library. Jeremy Sams talks to Andrew about a huge rance of performances of Debussy: Pelléas and Mélisande, culminating in his personal recommendation for the version to buy, download or stream. 3.45 Record of the Week. Andrew's pick of the best of the past seven days.
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Saturday 13th December 2025 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 14:00 to 16:00 (2 hours long)
Monteverdi's L'Orfeo in Building a Library.
Andrew McGregor presents some of the week's best classical releases. 2.10 Kirsten Gibson joins Andrew to discuss four new releases, ranging from Godowsky's Java Suite to Purcell and Holborne from the Flutes & Frets Duo. 3.00 Building a Library. Keyboard player and choir director Joseph McHardy assesses recordings of Monteverdi's seminal opera L'Orfeo, and recommends his favourite. Written in 1607, it is based on the Greek legend of Orpheus and tells the story of his descent to Hades and fruitless attempt to bring his dead bride Eurydice back to the living world. By the early 17th century the traditional intermedio - a musical sequence between the acts of a straight play - was evolving into the form of a complete musical drama that became known as opera. Monteverdi's L'Orfeo moved this process out of its experimental era and provided the first fully-developed example of the new genre. 3.45 Record of the Week. Andrew picks the new recording that has most impressed him this week.
Time: 14:00 to 16:00 (2 hours long)
Monteverdi's L'Orfeo in Building a Library.
Andrew McGregor presents some of the week's best classical releases. 2.10 Kirsten Gibson joins Andrew to discuss four new releases, ranging from Godowsky's Java Suite to Purcell and Holborne from the Flutes & Frets Duo. 3.00 Building a Library. Keyboard player and choir director Joseph McHardy assesses recordings of Monteverdi's seminal opera L'Orfeo, and recommends his favourite. Written in 1607, it is based on the Greek legend of Orpheus and tells the story of his descent to Hades and fruitless attempt to bring his dead bride Eurydice back to the living world. By the early 17th century the traditional intermedio - a musical sequence between the acts of a straight play - was evolving into the form of a complete musical drama that became known as opera. Monteverdi's L'Orfeo moved this process out of its experimental era and provided the first fully-developed example of the new genre. 3.45 Record of the Week. Andrew picks the new recording that has most impressed him this week.
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Saturday 27th December 2025 (starting this afternoon)
Time: 14:00 to 16:00 (2 hours long)
Schumann's Kreisleriana in Building a Library.
Presented by Andrew McGregor. 2.00 Pianist Tom Poster shares his favourite releases of the past twelve months. 3.00 Building a Library. Pianist Lucy Parham recommends a recording of Schumann's kaleidoscopic piano piece Kreisleriana, which the composer based on one of ETA Hoffmann's literary creations. 3.45 Record of the Week: Andrew's pick of the best of the best.
Time: 14:00 to 16:00 (2 hours long)
Schumann's Kreisleriana in Building a Library.
Presented by Andrew McGregor. 2.00 Pianist Tom Poster shares his favourite releases of the past twelve months. 3.00 Building a Library. Pianist Lucy Parham recommends a recording of Schumann's kaleidoscopic piano piece Kreisleriana, which the composer based on one of ETA Hoffmann's literary creations. 3.45 Record of the Week: Andrew's pick of the best of the best.
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