BBC Radio 3's "Building a Library" feature has broadcast comparative reviews of all available recordings of the symphony on three occasions since the 1980s. "The Penguin Guide to Recorded Classical Music", 2008, carries three pages of reviews of recordings of the work. The recordings given the top recommendation by both the BBC and "The 'Penguin Guide" are the 1975 Decca version by Solti and the London Philharmonic, coupled with the First Symphony, and the 1981 EMI recording by Vernon Handley with the same orchestra.