This completely revised edition of the Penguin Guide reviews the major classical recordings issued and reissued over the past five decades, many of which dominate the catalogue because of their sheer excellence, irrespective of recording dates. More comprehensive than ever before and now updated annually, it indicates key recordings on CD, DVD and ...
The second revised edition includes the most recent recordings and forms part of the ongoing survey of classical music on CD. The classical music industry is now so competitive that prices have dropped and a larger repertoire is available at bargain prices. The authors have demonstrated how quality if not always synonymous with high prices.
This new, completely revised edition of The Penguin Guide surveys the key classical recordings issued and reissued on CD over the past two decades, many of which have dominated the catalogue because of their sheer excellence, irrespective of their recording dates. Now DVDs have also been added, with their extra video dimension, as well as the ...
The latest Penguin CD Yearbook is the essential companion volume to The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs. Not only does it review the many hundreds of CDs that have appeared since the publication of the last edition of the main Guide in 2001, but it also takes a close look at some of the more unusual areas of the classical music repertoire, and ...
A comprehensive survey of all the key CD and cassette releases of classical music made between the summer of 1991 and late 1992. It includes all the new recordings, evaluating the performance, value for money and the pick of the bargains.
A complete guide to classical recorded music on compact disc, this edition incorporates the material of the 1989 supplement and reviews of new releases between August 1989 and August 1990.
Containing reviews of the hundreds of CDs issued since the main Guide was last published, as well as information on the very best current releases. It also looks at some of the more unusual areas of the classical music repertoire and includes a hugely expanded cornucopia of concerts and recitals on disc, plus many new video DVDs.
Updated annually, the guide includes for the first time the "Editor's Choice" of the best reviews, from the 1996 volume and their listings. The comprehensive survey of recorded classical music is brought up-to-date with information and reviews of the very best new releases and reissues , including all collections, orchestral concerts and recitals.
This is a comprehensive survey of classical music recordings on CD. It lists the major recordings of each work alphabetically by composer, and provides an assessment of the quality and interpretation of the work, to offer advice on the best value for money. The guide also includes re-mastered vintage recordings and many historic performances now ...
An electrifying collection of dispatches from 16 nations of Eastern Europe, as delivered by 43 of their finest and most arresting writers. With visions that are by turns beautiful, scathing, haunting, and gleefully surreal, they illuminate both the cruelties and absurdities that characterize daily life in their homelands and the world at large.
In the PENGUIN REFERENCE BOOKS series, the 1999/2000 edition of an annual guide to the recordings of classical music that are available on compact disc.
A supplement to the October 1990 "Penguin Guide to Compact Discs", covering new releases between August 1990 and August 1991. Audio cassette information is also included.
The latest guide to classical recorded music on CD and cassette. Listing the major recordings of each work alphabetically by composer, the book evaluates the interpretation and performance of each work, assesses which is the most truthful recording and offers advice on the best value for money.
Covers the huge expansion of the compact disc market over the past two years, assessing each CD released since The Penguin Guide to Compact discs, Cassettes, and LPs, as well as all the noteworthy CDs from that edition.
A guide to the best CD recordings issued since the 1999 edition of this reference and with detailed coverage of recital and collection CDS. This edition is the ideal supplementary volume to the 1999 edition of the main CD guide and offers reviews of a vast range of recently-issued recordings.
This latest edition of the best-selling guide to classical CDs is now being published in a new, larger format, and contains more entries than ever before. Ranging from long-established recordings to the latest releases, from premium-priced CDs to bargains, it represents the cream of the international recorded repertoire and contains all the ...
A guide to recorded opera, modelled on and using material from the same authors' general classical guides. In addition to the material on opera included in the other books, this guide has plot synopses of the operas and cast lists for each of the recordings discussed.
This 1995 Yearbook is a supplement ot the current edition of the guide, looking in-depth at new and reissued recordings that have appeared up to the summer of 1995. Focusing on recording quality, value for money and the interpretation and performance of each work, the Guide is compiled alphabetically by composer and lists cassettes where available ...
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