The rough guide to classical music / Classical music edited by Joe Staines ; written by Jonathan Buckley ... [et al.]. - 5th ed., rev. & expanded. - London : Rough Guides, 2010. - xiii, 674 p. : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.

Some earlier editions published as: Classical music : the rough guide Previous ed.: 2005.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The ideal handbook on classical music. Both a CD guide and who's who, it covers a thousand years of music-- from Gregorian chant via Mozart and Schubert to contemporaries such as John Adams and Judith Weir.

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Music appreciation.
Music--Discography.
Sound recordings--Reviews.
Music--History and criticism.
Composers--Biography.