총 35명의 저자진이 각자의 전문 분야를 담당하여 특정 성향에 편중되는 성향을 없애기 위해 노력했으며, 대중적 인지도와는 별개로 음악사적 역할과 시대별 분배를 균등하게 했다. 색인별, 인물별 배열이 아니라 시대의 흐름에 따른 곡 소개 순서에 누군가는 당황할 수도 있다. 그러나 이러한 선택은 음반 가이드북이 클래식 음악의 역사까지를 아우를 수 있게끔 하는 매우 과감하고도 뛰어난 선택이다. 원전연주에 대한 지지, 젊은 연주자들의 가능성에 주목하는 특성 또한 이 책의 미덕이다.
단순히 유명 곡의 레퍼토리 선정을 위해서가 아니라, 클래식이라는 세계 자체의 크기를 키우기에 적합한 가이드 북이다. 초심자는 물론, 어느정도 자신의 선호도를 파악한 애호가들에게는 참을 수 없는 유혹이 될 것이다. 200여 컷이 넘는 연주자들과 작곡가들의 사진과 일러스트는 즐거운 선물이다.
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