The Gramophone Classical Music Guide 2011 is the essential guide for music lovers collecting their music on CD, DVD or as a download, drawing on Gramophone magazine's 85-year experience of reviewing classical music on record.Whether you're just dipping a toe into the huge, but rewarding, world of classical music, or already have a substantial collection, The Gramophone Classical Music Guide 2011 is an invaluable companion.

Features thousands of reviews by the world's leading critics on classical music. Whether it's buying your first opera, discovering the music of Arvo Part or searching for the best recording of Mahler's Fifth Symphony, you need the Classical Good CD Guide. An invaluable reference tool for anyone interested in classical music on disc, the Guide also includes advice on building a basic library, composer biographies, facts on the greatest works, additional recommendations, suggested further listening and more. Enables you to make the most informed choice from the vast array of classical recordings available today.

Due to be published in September 2000, this essential guide contains reviews by the world's leading writers on classical music. Whether you're looking for a Mozart symphony or a Turnadge opera, a Liebermann concerto or a Haydn string quartet, the Gramophone Classical Good CD Guide provides you with access to the expertise to ensure that the choices you make are the best possible. With a Suggested Basic Library, ratings for the best discs and over 5,000 reviews, the Gramophone Classical Good CD Guide is the essential buy for anyone interested in classical music.

INDEPENDENT BOOKS OF THE YEAR This completely new edition of the Penguin Guide reviews the 1000 best classical albums issued and reissued over the past five decades, many of which dominate the catalogue because of their sheer excellence, irrespective of recording dates. More comprehensive than ever before, it indicates key recordings on CD, DVD and enhanced SACD, including those in surround sound. If you want the finest available version of any major classical album you will find it listed and assessed in these pages. Ranging from long-established albums to the newest releases, the latest edition represents the cream of the international repertoire and has all the information you need to select the finest classical music available.

The Classical Good CD & DVD Guide contains over 3500 reviews of Classical CDs and DVDs, written by the critics of Gramophone (the world's mostauthoritative classical music magazine), with more recommendations than ever before.

This reference includes thousands of reviews by the world's leading critics, making it the ideal guide for lovers of opera, symphonic music, and other classical genre.