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''The Penguin Guide to Recorded Classical Music'' (formerly ''The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs'' and, from 2003 to 2006, ''The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs and DVDs'') is a widely distributed annual publication from Britain published by Penguin Books, reviewing and rating currently available recordings of classical music. It is written by Ivan March, a music journalist, consultant and former professional musician; Edward Greenfield, former music critic of ''The Guardian'' newspaper and Robert Layton, music writer and lecturer. All three are also reviewers for the UK classical music periodical ''Gramophone''. Since the 2008 edition, a fourth contributor has been listed on a par with the three founding authors. This is Paul Czajkowski, who had been involved as an editor from the 2002 book. The ''Guide'' is often found in the classical departments of record stores. Formerly, it awarded each recording a rating of between one and three stars, with extraordinarily favoured recordings receiving a rosette. Since 2007, the publication uses four stars to denote records which are "exceptional issue() on every count". DVDs of operas and classical music concerts and Super Audio Compact Discs are also reviewed. ==Ratings== As provided by ''The Penguin Guide To Recorded Classical Music'': * Rosette: A rosette is a compliment that places the recording in a very special class. * 4 Stars: A very exceptional issue on every count. * 3 Stars: An outstanding performance and recording of the calibre we now take for granted. * 2 Stars: A good performance and recording of today's normal high standard. * 1 Star: A fair or somewhat routine performance, reasonably well performed or recorded. NOTE: A star in brackets means there is some qualification to the performance or recording. A bracket around all three stars usually denotes an outstanding performance in dated monaural sound. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Penguin Guide to Recorded Classical Music」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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