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Books : The Penguin Guide to Recorded Classical Music 2008
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Editorial Review: The Independent: `The Penguin Guide to Recorded Classical Music 2008 shuns artist-driven CDs, compilations and work outside the classical canon, recommending only the crème de la crème and ignoring the clots' Synopsis: This book has remained the best and most successful guide to classical music for over 40 years. Fully revised by its team of eminent authors and written with wit and passion, "The Penguin Guide" offers reviews of all the latest releases as well as the finest established recordings; the greatest historic performances; the major period instrument recordings; an in-depth survey of the best of the budget-priced CDs; and, a core collection of 100 handpicked CDs that every serious classical music fan should own. Now published annually for the first time, this book is essential reading. "Indispensable, illuminating and comprehensive" - "The Times". Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Declining qualityThis edition of the Guide is riddled with typos, errors and omissions. Some CDs are noted but not rated. Some CD labels are poorly served (particulary budget labels like Brilliant and Regis). Some of the text is plain contradictory. A big disappointment that might well signal the end of this publication. Rating:  - Excellent work!This work has been and remains an invaluable tool to consult when choosing which 'version' to purchase. It is written by a reliable and very able team. Obviously not everything is to be agreedwith when it comesto interpretation- but I have found this resource to be most helpful- it sifts out poor recordings and weak performances. The new starring system is a little confusing as is the box around recommended performances- a DVD section is also helpful but there are some weaknesses. Because ... Read More Rating:  - Awful disappointmentI agree completely with reviewer "JSH". I too have been buying this guide regularly for decades, and look forward to each new issue avidly, despite the ever-lengthening trail of nonsensical statements that have survived cut-and-paste editing as recordings are added or (especially) deleted from the list. I can kind of forgive this particular widespread mess, as the business of editing such a huge volume with less than an army of editorial staff is a truly daunting task. But the latest issue fails ... Read More Rating:  - Surprising errors and omissionsI agree with other reviewers that this is a book well worth having but, even in my limited experience, there are some surprising errors and omissions. For example, I have the Naxos disc of Brahms String Quartets by the Ludwig Quartet. Unusually for this label, the sound quality is truly awful, but the Penguin Guide describes the recording as having "good presence and is well balanced". An extraordinary conclusion! Secondly the Guide completely ignores the superb 2005 Capriccio compilation of Haydn's ... Read More Rating: - Maybe imperfect but still an essential and valuable guideI was surprised to see how critical other reviewers had been. I've been buying these Penguin Guides for many many years and despite some failings in this newest edition I still think it's an invaluable book and a very reliable overall guide to classical recordings. True, there are some editing mistakes, but it's a huge book and I for one am willing to forgive a few foibles, given the volume's wide scope. I'm not sure whether expanding the "star" ratings to 4 stars actually adds ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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