The Gramophone Classical Good Cd Guide

Features thousands of reviews by the world's leading critics on classical music. Whether it's buying your first opera, discovering the music of Arvo Part or searching for the best recording of Mahler's Fifth Symphony, you need the Classical Good CD Guide. An invaluable reference tool for anyone interested in classical music on disc, the Guide also includes advice on building a basic library, composer biographies, facts on the greatest works, additional recommendations, suggested further listening and more. Enables you to make the most informed choice from the vast array of classical recordings available today.

Due to be published in September 2000, this essential guide contains reviews by the world's leading writers on classical music. Whether you're looking for a Mozart symphony or a Turnadge opera, a Liebermann concerto or a Haydn string quartet, the Gramophone Classical Good CD Guide provides you with access to the expertise to ensure that the choices you make are the best possible. With a Suggested Basic Library, ratings for the best discs and over 5,000 reviews, the Gramophone Classical Good CD Guide is the essential buy for anyone interested in classical music.

The Classical Good CD & DVD Guide contains over 3500 reviews of Classical CDs and DVDs, written by the critics of Gramophone (the world's mostauthoritative classical music magazine), with more recommendations than ever before.

This reference includes thousands of reviews by the world's leading critics, making it the ideal guide for lovers of opera, symphonic music, and other classical genre.

The Classical Good CD & DVD Guide contains over 3500 reviews of Classical CDs and DVDs, written by the critics of Gramophone (the world's most authoritative classical music magazine), with more recommendations than ever before. It also contains a host of extras designed to appeal to the novice and seasoned collector, including composer biographies, recommended repertoire, guides to broadening your listening experience, and an introduction to the world of classical music on CD.

Contains over 3,500 reviews of classical CDs and DVDs written by the critics of Gramophone, the world's most authoritative classical music magazine. Each review is clearly rated so that readers can see at a glance the best discs in each repertoire area. This indispensable guide also contains a host of extras designed to appeal to the novice collector, including a suggested basic library, composer biographies, and critics' appraisals of the world's finest musicians. Includes a CD sampler of music by your favorite composers.

With over 1,400 pages of reviews, The Gramophone Classical Music Guide 2012 is the ultimate companion for classical music enthusiasts. Drawn from Gramophone magazine's panel of unrivaled critics, the book arms the reader with reviews of 3,000 recommended classical recordings to suit any taste. Also features an essay on the 1,000 year history of classical music, a guide to downloading, 100 brand new recommended recordings, a suggested basic library and a list of Gramophone's recordings of the year.