The rough guide to classical music /
Staines, Joe.
The rough guide to classical music / edited by Joe Staines & Duncan Clark ; written by Joe Staines, Duncan Clark, Gavin Thomas, and 13 others. - xiv, 642 pages : illustrations 24 cm.
Includes index. Some earlier editions published as: Classical music : the rough guide.
Each work or group of works discussed includes recommended recordings with reviews.
and incisive reviews of hundreds of CDs , selecting both the best of the latest recording and the pick of the classic reissues. revealing summaries of the major compositions in all genres, from solo flute pieces to operas with casts of hundreds with illustrations, including some rarely seen archive photos Discusses the eight centuries of music from medieval Masses to works of contemporaries such as Judith Weir and Michael Torke. Features biographical sketches of some one hundred sixty composers explaining their social and musical contexts
1843532476
Music
Music appreciation.
Sound recordings
MT 90 / .St15 2005
The rough guide to classical music / edited by Joe Staines & Duncan Clark ; written by Joe Staines, Duncan Clark, Gavin Thomas, and 13 others. - xiv, 642 pages : illustrations 24 cm.
Includes index. Some earlier editions published as: Classical music : the rough guide.
Each work or group of works discussed includes recommended recordings with reviews.
and incisive reviews of hundreds of CDs , selecting both the best of the latest recording and the pick of the classic reissues. revealing summaries of the major compositions in all genres, from solo flute pieces to operas with casts of hundreds with illustrations, including some rarely seen archive photos Discusses the eight centuries of music from medieval Masses to works of contemporaries such as Judith Weir and Michael Torke. Features biographical sketches of some one hundred sixty composers explaining their social and musical contexts
1843532476
Music
Music appreciation.
Sound recordings
MT 90 / .St15 2005
