Choral music on record /

In the tradition of his earlier publications ( Song on Record , 2 vols., Cambridge Univ. Pr., 1988; Opera on Record , Beaufort Bks., dist. by Kampmann & Co., 1984), Blyth has compiled an informative anthology of essays on recorded choral music from Monteverdi to Britten (c.1610-1926). Twenty-five works from those most frequently recorded are discussed at length by well-known critics and authors (e.g., Paul Griffiths, Teri Noel Towe, David Fallows, and Ingrid Grimes). They cover performance and recording history, analyses, and curious details that usually go unnoticed. With a discography of recordings (LPs and CDs) current to February 1990, record collectors, researchers, and others interested in this music will want access to this publication.-- William J. Waters, Pensacola Jr. Coll., Fla. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.