Show overview
Record Review Podcast has been publishing since 2010, and across the 16 years since has built a catalogue of 688 episodes. That works out to roughly 530 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.
Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 44 min and 50 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Music show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 1 weeks ago, with 18 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2014, with 63 episodes published. Published by BBC.
From the publisher
Building a Library: a guide to the best recordings of the greatest classical music. Each week an expert and enthusiast brings along a wide range of recordings of a well-known piece. They explore the music and the different ways of performing it, ending with a recommendation for your library
Latest Episodes
View all 688 episodesVivaldi's The Four Seasons
Respighi's La Boutique Fantasque
Shostakovich's Symphony no.9
Haydn's Matin, Midi and Soir Symphonies
Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana
Iain Burnside's personal recommendation for Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana.
Beethoven's Waldstein Sonata
Allyson Devenish picks her favourite recording of Beethoven's Waldstein Sonata Op.53.
Vaughan Williams' 'A London Symphony'
Kate Kennedy picks her top recording of Vaughan Williams' 'A London Symphony'.
Janacek's Sinfonietta
Nigel Simeone surveys recordings of Janacek's Sinfonietta and makes a top recommendation.
Handel's Dixit Dominus HWV.232
Mark Lowther surveys recordings of Handel's Dixit Dominus, and makes a recommendation.
Dvorak's String Quintet Op.97
Professor Laura Tunbridge surveys recordings of Dvorak's String Quintet Op.97.
Weber's Der Freischutz
Marina Frolova-Walker recommends her favourite recording of Weber's opera Der Freischutz.
Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No.2
Pianist Kathryn Stott picks her favourite recording of Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No.2.
Sibelius's Symphony no.5
William Mival recommends his favorite recording of Sibelius's Symphony no.5.
Brahms's Paganini Variations
Kenneth Hamilton picks his favourite of Brahms's Paganini Variations.
J. S. Bach's Cantata 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben' BWV.147
Jeremy Summerly chooses his favourite recording of J. S. Bach's Cantata BWV.147.
Elgar's Cello Concerto
David Owen Norris picks his favourite recording of Elgar's Cello Concerto.
Copland's Symphony no.3
Conductor Alice Farnham's personal recommendation for Copland's Symphony no.3.
Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante K.364
Tasmin Little makes a top recommendation of Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante in E flat K.364
Schumann's Kreisleriana
Pianist Lucy Parham with a personal recommendation for Schumann's Kreisleriana.
Tchaikovsky's Symphony No.1 'Winter Daydreams'
Jonathan Cross picks his top recording of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No.1 'Winter Daydreams'