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Looking for a guide to best classical recordings

I'm a rocker, or so I like to think. So as you might guess, my knowledge of classical music is minimal. I am aware, however, that just having a recording of a certain piece is not good enough; that there are often "definitive" recordings of various pieces. I'm interested in some sort of guide to the "best" recordings. I think I saw some sort of Penguin guide once upon a time. Any of you have recommendations on what specifically to look for?

Thanks in advance,

Nick
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ev_dearmas
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There are Penguin guides, a great BBC guide, and an NPR guide that covers the basics, but before buying take a look at these sites. I find them pretty helpful.

http://www.classical.net/music/welcome.html

http://music.pauljames.de/music.html

The latter concentrates on 20th century classical music.

Enjoy,
Ev
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