Classical Music: 100 Essential Cds: The Rough Guide (Rough Guide Travel Guides) - Tapa blanda

Lists and describes one hundred of the best classical music compact discs, from Hildegard of Bingen's "Canticles of Ecstasy" to Vivaldi's "Four Seasons"

The Rough Guide to Classical Music is a unique handbook, spanning eight centuries of music from medieval Masses to works by contemporaries such as Judith Weir and Michael Torke. Both a buyer's guide and a who's who, it features concise biographical sketches of some 160 composers, explaining their social and musical contexts; more than 150 illustrations, including some rarely seen archive photos; revealing summaries of the major compositions in all genres, from solo flute pieces to operas with casts of hundreds; and incisive reviews of hundreds of CDs, selecting both the best of the latest recordings and the pick of the classic reissues.