这是一本针对古典音乐爱好者的无价指南，旨在提高他们对1700年至1950年核心管弦乐曲目的欣赏。

学者，广播员和音乐家罗伯特•菲利普（Robert Philip）已为古典音乐爱好者编写了一本必不可少的手册，旨在充分提升他们的聆听体验。这本引人入胜的手册涵盖了从科雷利（Corelli）到肖斯塔科维奇（Shostakovich）的六十八位作曲家的四百件作品，探索并打开了最常表演的作品，包括交响曲，协奏曲，序曲，套装和芭蕾舞曲。它提供了有关每件作品的有趣细节，同时避免了可能会使非专业读者感到沮丧的技术术语。菲利普（Philip）找出了每件作品的关键特征，以及等待着细心的聆听者的精妙之处和惊喜，他包括了足够的背景和传记信息以阐明作曲家的意图。从巴赫（Bach）到韦伯恩（Webern）按字母顺序组织，这本概要对于古典音乐发烧友来说是必不可少的，无论是在音乐厅还是在家里欣赏唱片。

An invaluable guide for lovers of classical music designed to enhance their enjoyment of the core orchestral repertoire from 1700 to 1950

Robert Philip, scholar, broadcaster, and musician, has compiled an essential handbook for lovers of classical music, designed to enhance their listening experience to the full. Covering four hundred works by sixty-eight composers from Corelli to Shostakovich, this engaging companion explores and unpacks the most frequently performed works, including symphonies, concertos, overtures, suites, and ballet scores. It offers intriguing details about each piece while avoiding technical terminology that might frustrate the non-specialist reader.

Philip identifies key features in each work, as well as subtleties and surprises that await the attentive listener, and he includes enough background and biographical information to illuminate the composer’s intentions. Organized alphabetically from Bach to Webern, this compendium will be indispensable for classical music enthusiasts, whether in the concert hall or enjoying recordings at home.