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 Guide 2002. 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.
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
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2002 New and improved,
By Thomas H Billeter (Saint Charles, Illinois USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Gramophone Classical Good CD Guide 2002 (Gramophone Classical Music Guide) (Paperback)
For me Gramophone Good CD Guide and Penquin Guide have always been the essentials for collecting classical CD's. In the past the Gramophone guide has been a little harder to use. They have advertised easier to use and for once that claim proves out. One does have to understand the obvious slant toward the Brit's own bands and composers. But one thing I have learned in my collection of over 2500 classical CD's, we tend to put up with a poorer performance here in the States than they do accross the pond. Therefore I don't see that bias as bad. The best thing about this guide is no matter if you are a novice or a season collector, this guide will help you get the best available added to your collection.
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: Gramophone Classical Good CD Guide 2002 (Gramophone Classical Music Guide) (Paperback)
I've avoided buying the Good CD Guide in the past because I found it too cumbersome to use. The 2002 format is much better and I find that I rely on it much more than I expected. It has a list of 100 "Great" recordings (although there are really only 99 as "Falstaff" is listed twice) and a small "Basic Library" to begin your collection. It's a great tool if you're building a collection or just trying to find a better recording of an old favorite. It's also a nice adjunct to Gramophone magazine.
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This review is from: Gramophone Classical Good CD Guide 2002 (Gramophone Classical Music Guide) (Paperback)
The Gramaphone Guide is finding its way back after stumbling mightily in 2000. Its revised basic library and inclusion of "other selections" is especially welcome, as is the comprehensive index, which is lacking in its chief competitor, the Penguin Guide.Still, the Gramaphone Guide could be improved, chiefly by switching from the current system of reprinting entire reviews in favor of one or two paragraph summaries and including more recordings.
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