The finest performances of the greatest classical works reviewed by the world's leading critics.
This is the essential guide to classical music now in its 16th edition. The book contains over 3,500 reviews of classical CDs written by the critics of 'Gramophone', the world's most authoritative classical music magazine. Each review is clearly rated so that readers can see at a glance the best discs in each repertoire area.
'The Guide', which features a fantastic new cover design, also contains a host of extras designed to appeal to the novice collector. Included is a suggested basic library, composer biographies, critics' appraisals of the world's finest musicians and, for the first time this year a DVD/Video Section.
Published annually, this book enables the reader to have the most informed choice about the vast array of classical recordings available today.
