The Subject Encyclopedia in 10 Volumes (complete)	The Biographical Encyclopedia in 17 Volumes        (complete)
»The division between subject entries and name entries merely serves to underline the encyclopedic nature of the exercise: in this way readers will realize that on many topics they can expect detailed entries, some of which are as long as a small book. It is however, impossible not to be impressed by the large number of predominantly young contributors and to be fascinated by this mass of accumulated wisdom. All who pride themselvesw on their musical knowledge will want to equip themselves with the new MGG« BBC Music Magazine