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Classical CD-guide in print or on web?

How do Audiogoners decide which recording to buy of a a classical music piece? I know there is the Good Classical CD Guide from British Grammophone magazine, but astheir customer service is awful, I haven't reveived it yet after ordering it three times. Are there other resources, maybe on the web, which compare recordings, and tell you which ones are the best?
hassel
odi_et_amo
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The Penguin Guide is my favorite: Also "Fanfare" magazine.
tweekerman
473 posts
 
Hassel, may I suggest that you hold off on purchase until you become aware, reviews, listening to 1 minute clips on Tower's site, and reading the chat sites here and over at Gramophone.com. I've got lots of disc's I find "not up to the music".
gileon
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The best resource on the Internet is the newsgroup rec.audio.classical.recordings. Best way to find a recommendation for a particular piece is to try the google search on the newsgroup. There are some really knowledgeable people who post to that newsgroup and you can learn a lot by simply reading their comments.
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