Item Detail
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March, Ivan
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Livesey, Alan
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The Penguin guide to recorded classical music 2010 : the key classical recordings on CD, DVD and SACD
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Book
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London; New York, N.Y.
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2009
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Penguin
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xvii, 1313 p. ; 23 cm.
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English
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9780141041629 (pbk.); 0141041625 (pbk.)
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Music--Discography.
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ML 156.9 .P46 M37 2010
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March, Ivan. The Penguin Guide to Recorded Classical Music 2010: The Key Classical Recordings on CD, DVD, and SACD. London: Penguin, 2009.
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A guide to selecting high-quality recordings of classical music. When preparing to acquire a recording, collectors may use this guide to determine which of the many available recordings of a given work to purchase. Performers (students and professionals) and music enthusiasts may use this guide to determine which recordings to study.
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Includes reviews of over 9,000 recordings of classical music available at the time of publishing on CD, DVD, or SACD, including reissues from analog formats. Composers and works covered range from early music to the twenty-first century.
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Organized by composer name (alphabetical), then ensemble type, then album title (alphabetical). Composers are listed with birth and death dates. Includes the following information for each album, as applicable: title, star rating, “key recording” designation (for specially recommended recordings), “rosette” designation (for exceptional recordings), “new to this edition” designation, album pricing level (in the UK), record label, album catalog number, artists and ensembles, composers/works included that are not listed in the album title, and a brief album review.
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Not indexed by individual works.
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Abraham Myler
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BYU Mus Ref
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2120