Download or read book The Penguin Guide to the 1000 Finest Classical Recordings written by Edward Greenfield and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2011-09-29 with total page 921 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs written by Ivan March and published by Penguin Group. This book was released on 2001 with total page 1616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs and Dvds Yearbook 2004 5 written by Ivan March and published by Penguin Group. This book was released on 2004 with total page 772 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than an essential companion to the complete "Penguin Guide to Compact Discs" (1999), the "Yearbook 2000/1" reviews hundreds of brand new CDs and takes a closer look at some of the more unusual areas of the classical-music repertoire.
Download or read book The Penguin Guide to Opera on Compact Disc written by Edward Greenfield and published by Penguin Mass Market. This book was released on 1993 with total page 698 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Complete Guide to Compact Disc CD Player Troubleshooting and Repair written by John D. Lenk and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 1986 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs and DVDs Yearbook written by Ivan March and published by Penguin Group. This book was released on 2006 with total page 808 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essential companion volume updating Penguin’s most recent CD/DVD guide This yearbook supplements The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs and DVDs, the largest and most comprehensive survey of classical music on digital audio and video discs ever published. Together, the two books cover thousands of recordings and films, offering candid evaluation of their relative artistic and technical merits, highlighting notable performances, and pinpointing best buys. This yearbook not only reviews the many hundreds of CDs that have appeared since the publication of the main guide in 2005, but it also takes a close look at some of the more unusual areas of the classical music repertoire and includes an extensive section on instrumental concerts and recitals. Designed to help select the very best classical music and video discs available to date, The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs and DVDs Yearbookis an invaluable resource for any classical music lover.
Download or read book The New Penguin Guide to Compact Discs and Cassettes written by Edward Greenfield and published by Penguin Group. This book was released on 1988 with total page 1400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs and DVDs written by Ivan March and published by . This book was released on 19?? with total page 1568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Collectible Compact Disc Price Guide 2 written by Gregory Cooper and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collectible Compact Disc Price Guide II gives the resale value of more than 50,000 rare, common, import, out-of-print, and promo CDs. The introduction features a detailed history of the CD, defines what is collectible, and even describes how a CD is manufactured and why it's so durable. Hundreds of photos. Four basic elements that determine a worthy collectible CD: popularity of the artist, presence of unreleased tracks, special packaging, availability of the CD. 8.5 X 11. 1998 values.
Download or read book Big Monkey s Compact Disc Price Guide written by Rick Colon and published by Big Monkey Cds & Videos. This book was released on 2005-09 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A valuable tool for CD collectors, this price guide contains close to 3,000 artists, close to 27,000 entries, and over one thousand pictures of some of the rarest CDs on the planet. It has CDs from the following labels: BGO Records out of England, Line Records and Repertoire out of Germany, as well as most of the American labels, promotional CDs from most countries, Japanese issues, gold CDs, and anything that is a legitimate release. Includes Pop, Rock, Country, Soul, R&B, Progressive, Folk, Ambient, New Wave, New Age, Heavy Metal, Rockabilly, Motown, British Invasion, Punk, Alternative, Jazz, Blues, Soundtracks, and Various Artists. Each entry has the name of the artist, title of the CD, label, format, catalog number (you can use this to order the ones still in print), country of origin, and the value in US dollars. Original.
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Download or read book The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs Cassettes and LPs written by Edward Greenfield and published by Penguin Group. This book was released on 1986 with total page 1260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors of The Complete Penguin Stereo Record and Cassette Guide present the first guide of its kind to the latest innovation in music recording.
Download or read book The Penguin Guide to Recorded Music written by Ivan March and published by Penguin Group. This book was released on 2008 with total page 1584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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
Download or read book A Guide to Orchestral Music written by Ethan Mordden and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1986 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This authoritative guide gives the non-musician the fundamentals of orchestral music. It begins with a general introduction to the symphony and various musical styles and then describes, chronologically, over seven hundred pieces--from Vivaldi to twentieth-century composers. Mordden also includes a glossary of musical terms and other useful aids for the music lover.
