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.
Building a Library Choices: March 2026
February 2026: Building a Library Choices
-
-
Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 1-7Recommended4 CDs + Blu-ray Audio + Blu-ray Video: HK$705.50Download from HK$237.11
-
-
January 2026: Building A Library Choices
-
Special offer. Copland: Orchestral Works Volume 4RecommendedSACD: HK$153.06Download from Original price (HK$86.22) Reduced price HK$43.11
-
-
J S Bach: Cantatas 21 'Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis' & 147 'Herz...RecommendedCD: HK$148.28Download from HK$71.50
-
-
December 2025: Building A Library Choices
-
-
-
-
-
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 1 in G minor, Op. 13 'Winter Daydreams',...RecommendedDownload from HK$51.07
November 2025: Building A Library Choices
October 2025: Building A Library Choices
-
-
Brahms: Symphony No.4 & MacMillan: Larghetto for OrchestraRecommendedSACD: HK$153.06Download from HK$86.22
-
-
September 2025: Building A Library Choices
-
-
Special offer. Strauss: Ariadne on NaxosRecommendedDownload from Original price (HK$172.45) Reduced price HK$86.22
-
August 2025: Building A Library Choices
-
-
Special offer. Sibelius: Complete SymphoniesRecommended3 CDs: HK$308.51Download from Original price (HK$164.47) Reduced price HK$82.24
-
-
Special offer. Mahler: Das Lied von der ErdeRecommendedDownload from Original price (HK$86.22) Reduced price HK$51.73
July 2025: Building A Library Choices
-
Bach, J S: English Suites Nos. 1-6, BWV806-811Recommended2 Presto CDs: HK$188.93Download from HK$122.57
-
Special offer. Vaughan Williams: Valiant for Truth, Symphony No. 5, The Pilgrim...RecommendedCD: HK$153.06Download from Original price (HK$86.22) Reduced price HK$43.11
-
Berlioz: Les nuits d'été & Ravel: ShéhérazadeRecommendedPresto CD: HK$129.14Download from HK$56.17
-
June 2025: Building A Library Choices
May 2025: Building A Library Choices
-
-
Special offer. Stravinsky: Les Noces (1919) - Ravel: BoleroRecommendedDownload from Original price (HK$88.45) Reduced price HK$61.92
-
-
April 2025: Building A Library Choices
-
-
-
Special offer. Brahms - The String SextetsRecommendedDownload from Original price (HK$63.80) Reduced price HK$44.66
-
Bartok: Piano Concerto No. 1 & Music for Strings, Percussion...RecommendedPresto CD: HK$129.14Download from HK$56.17
