Opera on CD: The essential guide to the best CD recordings of 100 operas

Alan Blyth

ISBN 10: 1856260569 / ISBN 13: 9781856260565

Published by Kyle Cathie, 1992

About this Item

Satisfaction Guaranteed or your money back.

Seller Inventory # 1856260569

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Opera on CD: The essential guide to the best CD recordings of 100 operas
• Publisher: Kyle Cathie
• Publication Date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1856260569
• ISBN 13: 9781856260565
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

This is opera critic Alan Blyth's personal selection of the best 100 opera recordings available on CD. He gives an appraisal of each one selected, and also includes a concise list of alternatives, for readers who prefer vintage recordings or "authentic" performances. The audience for opera is growing, and there is a proliferation of new and reissued recordings available on CD. This is opera critic Alan Blyth's personal selection of the best 100 of them, from Britten to Berg, Monteverdi to Mozart and Gounod to Gershwin. He gives an appraisal of each CD selected, and also includes a concise list of alternatives, for readers who prefer vintage recordings or "authentic" performances.