Item Detail
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Cohn, Arthur
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Recorded classical music : a critical guide to compositions and performances
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Book
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New York, N.Y.; London
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1981
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Schirmer Books
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xi, 2164 p. ; 25 cm.
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English
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0028706404; 9780028706405
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Sound recordings--Reviews.
Music--Discography -
Sound Recordings; Classical Music
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ML 156.9 .C63
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Cohn, Arthur. Recorded Classical Music: A Critical Guide to Compositions and Performances. New York and London: Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc., 1981.
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Extensive catalog of classical music recordings on vinyl records. Contains only compositions chosen by author. Proposes to meet need of comprehensive and total assessment of classical recordings.
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Recorded classical music, up to 1981, on vinyl records covering pre-Baroque to Modern periods. International in coverage. Very open criteria suggests it is a comprehensive catalog of all vinyl recordings.
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Standard dictionary format. Each entry is separated into the following categories (among others): works for orchestra, band, brass ensemble, percussion, solo instruments, vocal, choral, opera, ballet, film music, and electronic music. Each category includes the following: full title of composition, orchestra, conductor, and critical commentary on recording. Record label index included at end of book.
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Excellent and extensive coverage of extant vinyl recordings.
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Does not include tapes or CDs. Outdated by 18 years.
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Luening, Otto. Music Quarterly 70 (Winter 1984): 152-53.
Hall, David. Notes: Quarterly Journal of the Music Library Association 39 (September 1982): 81-83.http://www.jstor.org/stable/939261 -
BYU Mus Ref
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2946