The Classical Good CD & DVD Guide
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Publisher :
Page : 1496 pages
File Size : 46,70 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Compact discs
ISBN :
The Penguin Guide to the 1000 Finest Classical Recordings
Author : Edward Greenfield
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 921 pages
File Size : 48,23 MB
Release : 2011-09-29
Category : Music
ISBN : 0141399767
Book Description
INDEPENDENT BOOKS OF THE YEAR This completely new edition of the Penguin Guide reviews the 1000 best classical albums 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, it indicates key recordings on CD, DVD and enhanced SACD, including those in surround sound. If you want the finest available version of any major classical album you will find it listed and assessed in these pages. Ranging from long-established albums to the newest releases, the latest edition represents the cream of the international repertoire and has all the information you need to select the finest classical music available.
Gramophone Classical Good CD and Dvd Guide 2006
Author : Gramophone Publications
Publisher : Gramophone Publications
Page : 1484 pages
File Size : 13,84 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780860249726
Book Description
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.
The Gramophone Classical Music Guide 2011
Author : James Jolly
Publisher : Gramophone Publications
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 35,57 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Compact discs
ISBN : 9780860249238
Book Description
The Gramophone Classical Music Guide 2011 is the essential guide for music lovers collecting their music on CD, DVD or as a download, drawing on Gramophone magazine's 85-year experience of reviewing classical music on record.Whether you're just dipping a toe into the huge, but rewarding, world of classical music, or already have a substantial collection, The Gramophone Classical Music Guide 2011 is an invaluable companion.
The Penguin Guide to Recorded Music
Author : Ivan March
Publisher : Penguin Group
Page : 1584 pages
File Size : 34,42 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Music
ISBN :
Book Description
This new completely revised edition of the Penguin Guidesurveys the major classical recordings issued and reissued over the past five decades, many of which have dominated the catalogue because of their sheer excellence, irrespective of their recording dates. More thorough than ever before, it indicates key recordings on CD, as well as on DVD, with their extra video dimension, and enhanced SACD, including those in surround sound. If you want the finest available version of any major classical work (including DVDs of opera and ballet) you will find it listed and acutely assessed in these pages. THE PENGUIN GUIDE TO RECORDED CLASSICAL MUSIC OFFERS- The pick of the latest releases, as well as all key established recordings The greatest historic recordings, many in outstanding new transfers (including the very first recording of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony) An in-depth survey of the best of the budget-priced CDs, including countless new issues A comprehensive new collection of 'Portraits' of the major artists - singers, conductors and instrumentalists
Those Amazing Musical Instruments!
Author : Genevieve Helsby
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 27,80 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1402208251
Book Description
"Your guide to the orchestra through sounds and stories." front cover.
Gramophone
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Page : 720 pages
File Size : 26,7 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Music
ISBN :
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The Gramophone
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Publisher :
Page : 1116 pages
File Size : 22,70 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Audio equipment industry
ISBN :
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Gramophone Classical Good CD Guide 2002
Author : Gramophone
Publisher :
Page : 1390 pages
File Size : 17,81 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780860249870
Book Description
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.
The Rough Guide to Classical Music
Author : Joe Staines
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 691 pages
File Size : 21,57 MB
Release : 2010-05-17
Category : Music
ISBN : 1405383216
Book Description
This expanded and completely revised fifth edition is a unique ebook, spanning a thousand years of music from Gregorian chant via Bach and Beethoven to current leading lights such as Thomas Adès and Kaija Saariaho. There are concise biographical profiles of more than 200 composers and informative summaries of the major compositions in all genres, from chamber works to operatic epics. Topics such as the influence of jazz, notation, conducting, the madrigal, and why Stradivarius made such great violins are covered fully in feature boxes. The Rough Guide to Classical Music in a new ebook (PDF) fromat has been praised for its mix of well-known composers with more obscure, but interesting, figures (like Antoine Brumel and Barbara Strozzi), and for the way it takes contemporary music seriously.
