Scarecrow Press
Pages: 340
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Trim: 6⅜ x 9½
978-0-8108-6209-8 • Hardback • October 2008 • $104.00 • (£80.00)
James H. North is a free-lance journalist and music critic for Fanfare and Classic Record Collector. He is the author of New York Philharmonic: The Authorized Recordings, 1917-2005. A Discography (Scarecrow Press, 2006).
North's work provides a fascinating history on the orchestra.... Highly recommended for all academic and public libraries, and is a must purchase for devotees of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
— American Reference Books Annual
This is a distinguished, immensely useful piece of discographical work. We already have James H. North to thank for the New York Philharmonic discography and this book improves on that excellent effort in many ways.
— Classical Record Collections, Summer 2009
Whatever you want or need to know about the discography's sources of information, its organization, or the variety of media on which the recordings have been issued, you will find here... There is an immense amount to be learned from North's work, and much fun to be had simply perusing it.
— ARSC Journal, (Association For Recorded Sound Collections)
For those aspiring researchers seeking to tackle these and other orchestral lacunae, North's format and approach are well worth poaching… there is an immense amount to be learning from North's work, and much fun to be had simply perusing it. May the author be challenged to undertake at least one more - or maybe even more!
— ARSC Journal, Fall 2009
A marvelously complete discography of the orchestra....The highly readable comments on the recording...make browsing such a pleasure.
— Fanfare Magazine, February 2009
This is a distinguished, immensely useful piece of discographical work. We already have James H. North to thank for the New York Philharmonic discography and this book improves on that excellent effort in many ways.
— Classical Record Collections, Summer 2009
As author James H. North points out in his impressively detailed introduction, this book actually consists of two discographies: the first being the authorized (mostly commercial) recordings of the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO), and the other consisting of recordings of the Boston Symphony Chamber Players….Users will enjoy perusing the accompanying comments, which are often anecdotes or details that afford a fascinating glimpse into the recording….In addition to being potentially useful for libraries, researchers, and students, this volume may also be enjoyable for fans of the BSO and anyone fascinated with historical audio collections.
— Music Reference Services Quarterly
• Winner, Association for Recorded Sound Collections (ARSC) 2009 winner for Best Research in Recorded Classical Music - Best Discography
• Winner, Association for Recorded Sound Collections (ARSC) Award for Excellence_Best Research in Recorded Classical Music (Best Discography) 2009