The Penguin Guide to the 1000 Finest Classical Recordings: The Must-Have CDs and DVDs
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The Penguin Guide to the 1000 Finest Classical Recordings brings together the experience and enthusiasm of four of classical music’s greatest experts, Ivan March, Edward Greenfield, Robert Layton and Paul Czajkowski, to create an essential guide to the best recordings. Downloads, CDs and DVD mean it is possible to listen to hundreds of thousands of classical recordings today – but how do you pick your way through the vast array of music now on offer? With clear, simple, easy-to-use A to Z listings of composers and performers, the pick of the latest CD releases, as well as established landmark recordings, short guides to ballet, opera and the history of recording, and indications of budget and mid-range price CDs, this guide offers a treasury of outstanding music, whether you are just starting to build a collection or tracking down a particular favourite.
Additional information
Weight | 0.452 kg |
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Dimensions | 3.5 × 12.9 × 19.8 cm |
by | Edward Greenfield, Ivan March, Paul Czajkowski, Robert Layton |
Format | Paperback |
Language | |
Pages | 624 |
Publisher | |
Year Published | 2012-9-27 |
Imprint | |
Publication City/Country | London, United Kingdom |
ISBN 10 | 0141399759 |
About The Author | Ivan March is a well-known lecturer and broadcaster, he has contributed to a number of record-reviewing magazines. He now reviews solely for Gramophone. Edward Greenfield, until his retirement in 1993, was for forty years on the staff of the Guardian, succeeding Neville Cardus as Music Critic in 1975. Robert Layton is an author, translator and critic, specializing in the music of northern Europe. Paul Czajkoski has been a fanatical record collector from almost the age he could walk to a record shop. |
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