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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.
January 2026: Building A Library Choices
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J S Bach: Cantatas 21 'Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis' & 147 'Herz...RecommendedCD: $20.00Download from $10.00
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Special offer. Brahms: VariationsRecommendedDownload from Original price ($10.25) Reduced price $5.25
December 2025: Building A Library Choices
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Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 1 in G minor, Op. 13 'Winter Daydreams',...RecommendedDownload from $6.75
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November 2025: Building A Library Choices
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Special offer. Rachmaninov: Études-Tableaux - 3 PiecesRecommendedCD: $19.75Download from Original price ($12.75) Reduced price $6.50
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October 2025: Building A Library Choices
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Brahms: Symphony No.4 & MacMillan: Larghetto for OrchestraRecommendedSACD: $18.75Download from $10.00
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Special offer. Mozart: Così fan tutte, K588RecommendedDownload from Original price ($30.00) Reduced price $21.00
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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 $6.00
July 2025: Building A Library Choices
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Vaughan Williams: Valiant for Truth, Symphony No. 5, The Pilgrim...RecommendedCD: $19.00Download 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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June 2025: Building A Library Choices
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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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Special offer. Satie: Gymnopédies, Gnossiennes, Sports et DivertissementsRecommendedDownload from Original price ($13.00) Reduced price $10.00
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Special offer. Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition, etc.RecommendedDownload from Original price ($7.75) Reduced price $6.00
May 2025: Building A Library Choices
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Special offer. Mozart: Vesperae solennes de confessore & Coronation MassRecommendedDownload from Original price ($13.00) Reduced price $10.00
April 2025: Building A Library Choices
March 2025: Building A Library Choices
February 2025: Building A Library Choices
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Special offer. Mozart: Piano Sonatas 1-18Recommended5 CDs: Original price ($48.25) Reduced price $41.01Download from Original price ($9.00) Reduced price $6.75
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Special offer. Puccini: La BohèmeRecommendedDownload from Original price ($26.00) Reduced price $20.00
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Special offer. Puccini: La BohèmeRecommendedDownload from Original price ($14.25) Reduced price $11.00
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Special offer. Brahms: Sonata for 2 pianos in F minor, Op. 34b, etc.RecommendedDownload from Original price ($39.00) Reduced price $30.00
