Credits:

Various Artists

Description:

The "Classical Department Store - Chronicle: The Best Selection" contains 30 of the most popular pieces from the "Classical Department Store - Chronicle" series, which carefully selects the most popular classical pieces to enjoy by era. Classical Department Store - Chronicle" categorizes classical masterpieces from Gregorian chant to Max Richter along the lines of music history: "Renaissance," "Baroque," "Classicism," "Romanticism," and "Modern and Contemporary," and selects 100 titles of masterpieces from each era from Deutsche Grammophon and Decca's master recordings. The book is a chronicle of classical music, with 100 titles selected from the best recordings by Deutsche Grammophon and Decca. The booklet includes a preface by Keiichi Yamamoto, a world history teacher at a high school and also known as "Mr. Mundi". Keiichi Yama, a high school world history teacher and also known as "Mr. Mundi," provides historical commentary on each period of music history in the preface to the booklet. (C)RS