American Record Guide—Classical Music Magazine

Founded in 1935; American Record Guide is America's oldest classical music review magazine.

In 1992 it absorbed the editorial side of Musical America, so it also covers important concerts, orchestras, and musicians on the American scene.

We cover only classical music. There are over 500 reviews in every issue, written by a freelance staff of over 80 writers and music critics. Most issues have an "Overview", an extensive survey of recordings of one composer or one area of the repertoire, such as "Guitar Music".

"Independence" is a guiding principle: in an industry dominated by advertising, ARG remains free of advertiser influence, which results in few ads and no puff pieces for record labels or artists.

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