BBC Radio 3 - Building a Library
BBC Radio 3's Building a Library offers an expert comparison of the available recordings of some of the cornerstones of the classical repertoire, with a First Choice and other recommendations made of a particular work each week.
Below you can view their most recent recommendations, as well as browse through the full library of selected recordings.
July 2026: Building A Library Choices
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Special offer. Mendelssohn : Symphonies Nos 3 & 4RecommendedDownload from Original price ($6.50) Reduced price $5.00
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June 2026: Building a Library Choices
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Special offer. Brahms - Klavierstücke, Opp. 116 - 119RecommendedDownload from Original price ($16.75) Reduced price $13.00
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May 2026: Building a Library Choices
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Special offer. Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 & 8 Piano Pieces Op. 76RecommendedDownload from Original price ($10.00) Reduced price $6.75
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April 2026: Building a Library Choices
Building a Library Choices: March 2026
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Special offer. The Sixteen sing Handel & SteffaniRecommendedCD: Original price ($18.00) Reduced price $14.40Download from Original price ($10.00) Reduced price $7.00
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February 2026: Building a Library Choices
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Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 1-7Recommended4 CDs + Blu-ray Audio + Blu-ray Video: $93.50Download from $27.50
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January 2026: Building A Library Choices
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Special offer. Copland: Orchestral Works Volume 4RecommendedSACD: Original price ($20.25) Reduced price $17.21Download from $10.00
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J S Bach: Cantatas 21 'Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis' & 147 'Herz...RecommendedCD: $19.75Download from $10.00
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December 2025: Building A Library Choices
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Special offer. Monteverdi: L'OrfeoRecommendedDownload from Original price ($20.00) Reduced price $14.00
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Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 1 in G minor, Op. 13 'Winter Daydreams',...RecommendedDownload from $6.75
November 2025: Building A Library Choices
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Special offer. Berlioz OdysseyRecommendedDownload from Original price ($48.75) Reduced price $34.00
October 2025: Building A Library Choices
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Brahms: Symphony No.4 & MacMillan: Larghetto for OrchestraRecommendedSACD: $20.25Download from $10.00
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September 2025: Building A Library Choices
August 2025: Building A Library Choices
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Special offer. Mahler: Das Lied von der ErdeRecommendedDownload from Original price ($10.00) Reduced price $7.00
July 2025: Building A Library Choices
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Vaughan Williams: Valiant for Truth, Symphony No. 5, The Pilgrim...RecommendedCD: $20.25Download from $10.00
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Bach, J S: English Suites Nos. 1-6, BWV806-811Recommended2 Presto CDs: $25.00Download from $16.75
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Special offer. Berlioz: Les nuits d'été & Ravel: ShéhérazadeRecommendedPresto CD: $17.00Download from Original price ($15.00) Reduced price $10.00
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June 2025: Building A Library Choices
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Special offer. Mozart - The Piano ConcertosRecommendedDownload from Original price ($60.00) Reduced price $40.00
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Special offer. Satie: Gymnopédies, Gnossiennes & Other Piano WorksRecommendedDownload from Original price ($7.75) Reduced price $6.00
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May 2025: Building A Library Choices
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Special offer. Mozart: Vesperae solennes de confessore & Coronation MassRecommendedDownload from Original price ($15.00) Reduced price $10.00
