Building a Classical Record Library Author:Bill Parker The collector who enters the realm of classical music for the first time must be an intrepid soul, for the classical repertory is vast, the body of recordings is constantly expanding, and the critics are discordant. — But even the novice collector will be encouraged by reading Building a Classical Record Library. Author Bill Parker, star... more »ting with a basic selection of classical works, has surveyed the critics and compiled a list of recordings that meet criteria of availability, cost, sound quality, interpretation and artistic stature. Parker has included chapters on the classical music of all periods - from the Middle Ages to the Modern - as well as a section on opera.
Building a Classical Record Library is a concise handbook that provides (as the author says)"...a valuable shortcut to those trying to sort out the relative merits of the past glorious century of the recording art."« less