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    Building a Library: Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez

    Tom McKinney heads to Spain with the ever-popular Rodrigo Guitar Concerto.

  2. Building a Library: Rachmaninov's Cello Sonata

    Rachmaninov's Cello Sonata was overshadowed by the success of his Piano Concerto No. 2.

  3. Building a Library: Rachmaninov Symphony No. 3

    Sarah Devonald recommends a recording of Rachmaninov's Symphony No. 3 in A minor.

  4. Building a Library: Puccini's La fanciulla del West

    Flora Willson pans for gold in available recordings of Puccini's California-based opera

  5. Building a Library: Prokofiev's Third Piano Concerto

    Prokofiev was soloist at the concerto's 1921 premiere, which has become his most popular.

  6. Building a Library: Mozart's Piano Concerto no. 21

    David Owen Norris sifts through the available recordings of Mozart's Piano Concerto No 21

  7. Building a Library: Mozart's Clarinet Concerto

    Mozart's final instrumental work was written for his friend, clarinettist Anton Stadler.

  8. Building a Library: Mozart Symphony No.36 'Linz'

    Building a Library: Richard Wigmore compares recordings of Mozart's Symphony No. 36, K425

  9. Building a Library: Monteverdi's L'Orfeo

    Jeremy Summerly joins Andrew for a live review of recordings of Monteverdi's opera.

  10. Building a Library: Messiaen's Quartet for the End of Time

    Messaien's piece was premiered at a prisoner of war camp, outdoors in the rain, in 1941.

  11. Building a Library: Mateo Flecha's ensaladas

    Tess Knighton compares recordings of 'Ensaladas' of the early 16th century Mateo Flecha

  12. Building a Library: Mahler's Second Symphony

    Bill Mival assesses recordings of the epic 'Resurrection' symphony, live from Spiritland.

  13. Building a Library: Lassus's Lagrime di San Pietro

    Caroline Gill compares recordings of Lassus's depiction of the sorrows of St Peter.

  14. Building a Library: Kodaly's Dances of Galanta

    Kodaly's joyful work is based on the Hungarian dances of Galanta where he lived as a boy.

  15. Building a Library: Ives's Second Symphony

    Edward Seckerson joins Andrew McGregor to assess recordings of Ives Symphony No. 2.

  16. Building a Library: Haydn's Symphony no. 99

    Symphony No.99 is an example of late, great Haydn. Richard Wigmore recommends a recording

  17. Building a Library: Faure's Requiem in D minor, Op. 48

    Richard Morrison compares recordings of Faur茅's Requiem in D minor, Op. 48

  18. Building a Library: Faure's Requiem in D minor, Op. 48

    Richard Morrison compares recordings of Faur茅's Requiem in D minor, Op. 48.

  19. Building a Library: Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor

    Sara Mohr-Pietsch on Chopin's Piano Concerto No.1, live from Southbank Centre

  20. Building a Library: Carmina Burana

    Conductor Jeremy Summerly chooses his favourite recordings of Carl Orff's Carmina Burana.

  21. Building a Library: Bruckner's Third Symphony

    Dedicated to his hero Wagner, Bruckner revised his Third Symphony several times.

  22. Building a Library: Brahms' String Sextet No 1 in B flat

    Katy Hamilton recommends a recording of Brahms's String Sextet No.1, composed in 1860.

  23. Building a Library: Beethoven's String Quartet No 12, Op. 127

    Stephen Johnson compares recordings of the first of Beethoven's late string quartets.

  24. Building a Library: Beethoven's Diabelli Variations

    Iain Burnside recommends the best recording of Beethoven's Diabelli Variations.

  25. Building a Library: Bach's Lutheran Masses

    Jonathan Freeman-Attwood surveys recordings of Lutheran Masses by JS Bach.

  26. Building a Library: Bach's B Minor Mass

    Bach completed this piece by refashioning music he'd composed throughout his career

  27. Building a Library on Handel's Music for the Royal Fireworks

    With Andrew McGregor, an edited version of the regular CD Review slot.

  28. Bruckner's Symphony No.9 in D minor

    William Mival recommends his favourite recordings of Bruckner's Symphony No.9 in D minor.

  29. Bruckner's Symphony no.4

    William Mival joins Andrew to discuss Bruckner's Symphony no.4 in Building a Library.

  30. Bruckner's Symphony No 8 in C minor

    Tom Service chooses his favourite recording of Anton Bruckner's Symphony No. 8 in C minor

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