For the new generation of classical music listeners, this book opens with a section on how to listen to and talk about classical music. It then catalogs 75 of the greatest composers of all time, from the Baroque period to today's avant-garde, each with a biographical sketch and a recommendation of their best recordings.
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An excellent guide...Hemming includes so much information that virtually all tastes and preferences are taken into account...provides invaluable help to the fledgling listener. -- Booklist
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- PublisherNewmarket Press
- Publication date1990
- ISBN 10 1557040575
- ISBN 13 9781557040572
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
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