TY  - BOOK
AU  - Staines, Joe.
AU  - a
AU  - Blackmore, Ruth.
AU  - Boyden, Matthew.
AU  - Buckley, Jonathan.
AU  - Clark, Duncan Antony.
AU  - Dickson, Andrew.
AU  - Harding, Sarah.
AU  - Jameson, Michael.
AU  - Johnson, Stephen.
AU  - Kimberley, Nick.
AU  - Morris, Francis.
AU  - Nice, David.
AU  - Panetta, Francesca.
AU  - Thomas, Gavin.
AU  - Witherden, Barry.
AU  - Wrigley, Michael.
TI  - The rough guide to classical music
SN  - 1843532476
AV  - MT 90  .St15 2005
PY  - 2005///
CY  - London
PB  - Rough Guides
KW  - Music
KW  - Music appreciation
KW  - Sound recordings
N1  - Includes index; Some earlier editions published as: Classical music : the rough guide; Each work or group of works discussed includes recommended recordings with reviews
N2  -  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
ER  -