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Books : The Penguin Guide to Recorded Classical Music 2009 (Penguin Guide to Recorded Classical Music)

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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 016 EAN: 9780141033358 ISBN: 0141033355 Label: Penguin Manufacturer: Penguin Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 1602 Publication Date: September 25, 2008 Publisher: Penguin Sales Rank: 5306 Studio: Penguin	Average Rating: List Price: £30.00 Amazon.co.uk's Price: £19.50 You Save: £10.50 (35%) Prices subject to change.
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Average Rating: out of 5 stars

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- Too many omissions but still the bible
I have to agree with the previous two reviewers. I have been buying the Penguin Guide since the early 1980s and have become increasingly disappointed. I also bought the 2008 edition and hoped that important recordings that had been omitted would be included. Abbados Mahler 6 and 7 recordings with the Berlin PO- surely among the primary recommendations and cornerstones of my collection- are omitted! And what about Simon Rattles recording of Szymanowskis Harnasie? And Chailly's wonderful Leipzig ... Read More

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- Slight improvement, sloppy editing
I reviewed the previous edition and remarked on the poor editing. There has been a slight improvement here but not enough to save the Guide from a so-so rating. Some CDs are noted but not rated, the text has not been updated so that "recent releases" are sometimes 10 years old and some new releases are bizarrely ignored altogether. This is the last edition I will ever invest in. I suggest that other readers think very carefully before they part with their cash.

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- If you have the 2008 guide, don't waste your money on this
When the 2008 Penguin Guide appeared, I wrote that the main problem was the sheer number of good CDs omitted. I had hoped that with the 2009 Guide, important releases missed out previously would be included.

Not a chance. As I browsed through this latest edition, I kept thinking 'but this is the same as the 2008 edition'!. I got the previous Guide out, and there is precious little difference. All those excellent classical CDs and SACDs released over the last twelve months - so few reviewed. ... Read More

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