Irish Classical Recordings: A Discography of Irish Art Music

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Though the term "Irish music" typically evokes images of fiddles and Riverdance, the country and culture have in fact given rise to a wealth of orchestral music, including pieces ranging from string quartets to operas. In this important new work, author Axel Klein provides much more than a mere discography: he documents and promotes a largely unknown aspect of Irish culture in a unique combination of discographical and biographical information. Featuring ninety-three recorded Irish composers and forty-three international composers influenced by Irish music, the volume offers the means for scholars and general readers alike to familiarize themselves with a subject to which most of the world, until now, has not been exposed.

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[a] book that will certainly broaden the perspectives of even those with an extensive familiarity with Irish art music of both the past and the present.-Music and Letters
[T]he book offers the means for scholars and general readers alike to familiarize themselves with a subject to which most of the world, until now, has not been exposed. As most of the music described is currently available on compact disc, Klein's compilation serves as an invaluable resource guide for both academic and amateur enthusiasts.-BBC Radio
[T]his valuable book lists CDs, LPs and cassettes on which have been recorded works from the earliest composers recognized as Irish' (such as John Field) right through the nineteenth and twentieth centuries to today's most active and innovative figures.-New Music News
Books on Irish classical music are so rare that the appearance of a volume such as this is a cause for celebration. And if champagne is to be opened then we might indulge in a magnum to reward Mr. Klein's diligence in creating such a comprehensive list of recordings.-The Journal of Music in Ireland
Most appropriate for comprehensive music libraries and collections.-Choice
This book is a welcome addition to any music library.-American Reference Books Annual
"a book that will certainly broaden the perspectives of even those with an extensive familiarity with Irish art music of both the past and the present."-Music and Letters
"The book offers the means for scholars and general readers alike to familiarize themselves with a subject to which most of the world, until now, has not been exposed. As most of the music described is currently available on compact disc, Klein's compilation serves as an invaluable resource guide for both academic and amateur enthusiasts."-BBC Radio
"This valuable book lists CDs, LPs and cassettes on which have been recorded works from the earliest composers recognized as Irish' (such as John Field) right through the nineteenth and twentieth centuries to today's most active and innovative figures."-New Music News
"[a] book that will certainly broaden the perspectives of even those with an extensive familiarity with Irish art music of both the past and the present."-Music and Letters
"[T]his valuable book lists CDs, LPs and cassettes on which have been recorded works from the earliest composers recognized as Irish' (such as John Field) right through the nineteenth and twentieth centuries to today's most active and innovative figures."-New Music News
"Books on Irish classical music are so rare that the appearance of a volume such as this is a cause for celebration. And if champagne is to be opened then we might indulge in a magnum to reward Mr. Klein's diligence in creating such a comprehensive list of recordings."-The Journal of Music in Ireland
"Most appropriate for comprehensive music libraries and collections."-Choice
"This book is a welcome addition to any music library."-American Reference Books Annual
"[T]he book offers the means for scholars and general readers alike to familiarize themselves with a subject to which most of the world, until now, has not been exposed. As most of the music described is currently available on compact disc, Klein's compilation serves as an invaluable resource guide for both academic and amateur enthusiasts."-BBC Radio

Author Bio

AXEL KLEIN has co-edited two volumes of essays on Irish music and is an advisor to the German encyclopedia Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart. His other writing includes the monograph Die Musik Irlands im 20. Jahrhundert, on the subject of twentieth-century Irish music.