Record Review Podcast

David Nice makes a recommendation from the available recordings of Wagner's final opera Parsifal.

Nicholas Anderson with a personal recommendation from recordings of Bach's Cantata No 21, Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis

Jessica Duchen compares recordings of Chopin's four Ballades and makes a recommendation

Simon Heighes with a personal recommendation from CD and DVD recordings of Britten's opera The Turn of the Screw

Stephen Johnson surveys recordings of Shostakovich's 8th Symphony and makes a personal recommendation

Harriet Smith suggests a version from the available recordings of Brahms' 1st Piano Concerto in D minor.

Martin Cotton compares recordings of Beethoven's String Quartet Op.131 in C# minor and makes a personal recommendation

Stephen Plaistow recommends a recording from the available versions of Mozart's Piano Sonata in A Minor K310 (repeat of a programme originally broadcast in November 2012)

Piers Burton-Page with a personal recommendation from recordings of Walton's Violin Concerto

Roger Parker recommends a version from the available recordings of Verdi's opera, Un ballo in maschera.