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Walter Meyer <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 10 Jan 2000 20:47:59 -0500
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Donald Satz wrote:

>Too bad it isn't reliable.  Many folks get on Schwann's case because the
>listings are not complete (not even close).  Schwann replies that it lists
>everything that comes in from the record companies - not their fault.

My understanding is that Schwann, unlike Penguin or the other guides
mentioned here, is a catalog and nothing more.  It lists recordings by
title, composer, artist(s) and label.  There is no description of the
work and no attempt at evaluating the performance.

Walter Meyer

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