The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs and DVDs 2005/6 - Softcover

Czajkowski, Paul; March, Ivan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0141022620 ISBN 13: 9780141022628

Publisher: Penguin, 2005

Synopsis

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 sound-enhanced SACDs. If you want to be sure of acquiring the finest available version of any major classical work (including DVDs of opera and ballet) you will find it listed and assessed in these pages - often with alternatives of comparable excellence and price. For those just embarking on a classical CD collection, there is invaluable advice on which works to sample.

About this title

Review:

"More valuable than ever to any serious collector of classical music."

About the Author:

Ivan March is a well-known lecturer, journalist and writer in the world of recorded music. He lives in London, SW6. Edward Greenfield was on the staff of the Guardian for forty years and is a regular BBC broadcaster. He lives in London, E1. Robert Layton is a journalist and broadcaster. He lives in London, NW6.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0141022620
• ISBN 13: 9780141022628
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 1552
• Editor: Greenfield Edward, Layton Robert, March Ivan