The Penguin Guide To The 1000 Finest Classical Recordings

Author : Edward Greenfield,Ivan March,Paul Czajkowski,Robert Layton
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 921 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2011-09-29
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780141399768

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The Penguin Guide to the 1000 Finest Classical Recordings by Edward Greenfield,Ivan March,Paul Czajkowski,Robert Layton Pdf

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.

Author : Edward Greenfield,Robert Layton,Paul Czajkowski
Publisher : Penguin Group
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Music
ISBN : 0141033363

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The Penguin Guide to Recorded Classical Music by Edward Greenfield,Robert Layton,Paul Czajkowski Pdf

This invaluable resource has remained the best and most successful guide to classical music for over 30 years. Fully revised (and digitally remastered) by its team of eminent authors and full of its trademark wit and passion, this Penguin Guide offers reviews of all the latest releases as well as the finest established recordings. Now published annually for the first time and revised for the download generation, this book is essential reading for all classical music fans.

Author : Ivan March,Edward Greenfield,Robert Layton
Publisher : Penguin (Non-Classics)
Page : 1568 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2007-11-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 014103324X

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The Penguin Guide to Recorded Classical Music 2008 by Ivan March,Edward Greenfield,Robert Layton Pdf

This invaluable resource has remained the best and most successful guide to classical music for over 30 years. Fully revised (and digitally remastered) by its team of eminent authors and full of its trademark wit and passion, this Penguin Guide offers reviews of all the latest releases as well as the finest established recordings. Now published annually for the first time and revised for the download generation, this book is essential reading for all classical music fans.

Author : Ivan March,Edward Greenfield,Robert Layton,Paul Czajkowski
Publisher : Penguin Group
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Music
ISBN : 0141022620

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The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs and DVDs by Ivan March,Edward Greenfield,Robert Layton,Paul Czajkowski Pdf

The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs and DVDsis the largest and most comprehensive survey of classical music on digital audio and video discs ever published. It covers thousands of recordings and films, offering candid evaluation of their relative artistic and technical merits, highlighting notable performances, and pinpointing the best buys. This guide takes into account the many hundreds of new and reissued CDs and DVDs that have appeared in recent years while also including all the major recordings from each work—from remastered vintage recordings to the latest releases. This essential reference work is designed to help select the very best video and music discs available today.

Author : Ivan March,Alan Livsey
Publisher : Penguin Group
Page : 1584 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Music
ISBN : UOM:39015082688097

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The Penguin Guide to Recorded Music by Ivan March,Alan Livsey Pdf

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

Author : Ivan March
Publisher : Penguin Group
Page : 1342 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : UOM:39015084172363

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The Penguin Guide to Recorded Classical Music 2010 by Ivan March Pdf

Reviews thousands of British, American, and European classical recordings on CD, DVD, and SACD.

Author : Brian Morton,Richard Cook
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 1113 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2010-11-04
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780141959009

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The Penguin Jazz Guide by Brian Morton,Richard Cook Pdf

The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings is firmly established as the world's leading guide to recorded jazz, a mine of fascinating information and a source of insightful - often wittily trenchant - criticism. This is something rather different: Brian Morton (who taught American history at UEA) has picked out the 1000 best recordings that all jazz fans should have and shows how they tell the history of the music and with it the history of the twentieth century. He has completely revised his and Richard Cook's entries and reassessed each artist's entry for this book. The result is an endlessly browsable companion that will prove required reading for aficionados and jazz novices alike. 'It's the kind of book that you'll yank off the shelf to look up a quick fact and still be reading two hours later' Fortune 'Part jazz history, part jazz Karma Sutra with Cook and Morton as the knowledgeable, urbane, wise and witty guides ... This is one of the great books of recorded jazz; the other guides don't come close' Irish Times

Author : Matthew Rye,Steven Isserlis
Publisher : Chartwell Books
Page : 963 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2017-10-24
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780785835820

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1001 Classical Recordings You Must Hear Before You Die by Matthew Rye,Steven Isserlis Pdf

A thick and informative guide to the world of classical music and its stunning recordings, complete with images from CD cases, concert halls, and of the musicians themselves.

Author : Ivan March,Edward Greenfield,Robert Layton
Publisher : Penguin Group
Page : 1616 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Compact discs
ISBN : UCSC:32106016545912

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The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs by Ivan March,Edward Greenfield,Robert Layton Pdf

Regarded as the standard guide to classical music on CD, the 2002/3 edition of The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs has a new wider trim size to allow for even more updates. This guide takes into account the many hundreds of new and reissued CDs that have appeared in recent years while also including all the highlights from the back catalog. Arranged by composer, the guide lists all major recordings from each work-from remastered vintage recordings to the latest releases-with evaluations of interpretation and performance by the authors, as well as assessments of recording accuracy and advice on the best buys for cost and quality. This essential reference work is designed to help select the very best recorded classical music available today.

Author : Rough Guides
Publisher : Rough Guides UK
Page : 691 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2010-05-03
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781848366770

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The Rough Guide to Classical Music by Rough Guides Pdf

The Rough Guide to Classical Music is the ideal handbook, spanning a thousand years of music from Gregorian chant via Bach and Beethoven to contemporaries such as Thomas Adès and Kaija Saariaho. Both a CD buyer's guide and a who's who, the guide includes concise biographical profiles of more than 200 composers and informative summaries of the major compositions in all genres, from chamber works to operatic epics. For novices and experts alike, the fully updated fifth edition features contemporary composer Helmut Lachenmann and Widor, the 19th century organ composer of 'Toccata' wedding fame, as well as dozens more works added for existing composers. You'll find an new 'Top 10's' section with accessible introductory listings including the Top 10 operas and the Top 10 symphonies plus new essay boxes on topics such as "Baroque - a style or a period?" and "The clarinet comes of age". The Rough Guide to Classical Music features fresh and incisive reviews of hundreds of CDs, selecting the very best of the latest recordings and reissues as well as more than 150 illustrations of composers and performers, including a rare archive of photos.

Author : James Jolly
Publisher : Gramophone Publications
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Compact discs
ISBN : 0860249239

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The Gramophone Classical Music Guide 2011 by James Jolly Pdf

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.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1614 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Compact discs
ISBN : STANFORD:36105123315785

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The Penguin Guide to Recorded Classical Music by Anonim Pdf

Author : Jack O'Gorman
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2014-02-25
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780838919750

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Reference Sources for Small and Medium-Sized Libraries by Jack O'Gorman Pdf

Focusing on new reference sources published since 2008 and reference titles that have retained their relevance, this new edition brings O’Gorman’s complete and authoritative guide to the best reference sources for small and medium-sized academic and public libraries fully up to date.

Author : Aaron Copland
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2011-02-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781101513149

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What to Listen For in Music by Aaron Copland Pdf

Now in trade paperback: “The definitive guide to musical enjoyment” (Forum). In this fascinating analysis of how to listen to both contemporary and classical music analytically, eminent American composer Aaron Copland offers provocative suggestions that will bring readers a deeper appreciation of the most viscerally rewarding of all art forms.

Author : Jan Swafford
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 626 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1992-12-15
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780679728054

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The Vintage Guide to Classical Music by Jan Swafford Pdf

The most readable and comprehensive guide to enjoying over five hundred years of classical music -- from Gregorian chants, Johann Sebastian Bach, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to Johannes Brahms, Igor Stravinsky, John Cage, and beyond. The Vintage Guide to Classical Music is a lively -- and opinionated -- musical history and an insider's key to the personalities, epochs, and genres of the Western classical tradition. Among its features: -- chronologically arranged essays on nearly 100 composers, from Guillaume de Machaut (ca. 1300-1377) to Aaron Copland (1900-1990), that combine biography with detailed analyses of the major works while assessing their role in the social, cultural, and political climate of their times; -- informative sidebars that clarify broader topics such as melody, polyphony, atonality, and the impact of the early-music movement; -- a glossary of musical terms, from a cappella to woodwinds; -- a step-by-step guide to building a great classical music library. Written with wit and a clarity that both musical experts and beginners can appreciate, The Vintage Guide to Classical Music is an invaluable source-book for music lovers everywhere.