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1: Classical Court, Don't throw out your CD's! Think of the DESIGN POSSIBILITIES... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-07-04, 05:06:14 (96.250.225.70)
Got empty wall space? Maybe on the ceiling!:-)... I mean, I've already tried wrapping my Xmas tree with disemboweled cassette tapes, so why not! .......
2: Classical Court, Like a piece of cardboard under a shaky pizzeria table!:-) n/t (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-07-02, 13:41:05 (96.250.225.70)
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3: Classical Court, I was unaware of it. Ewwwwww...I mean...GROOVY... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-07-02, 08:13:43 (96.250.225.70)
This is time capsule stuff from the late 1960's (OK...1970). John Corigliano (over-rated) combined with an effort by Mercury Records to criss-cross Pop and Classical (which is ALWAYS a bad idea). I am .......
4: Classical Court, I agree...the environmental conditions no longer exist!:-)... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-07-02, 03:38:57 (96.250.225.70)
To stretch my original reference (again, apologies that I deleted the post) if we are indeed "Living in the End Times" -- which, sadly, I think we are -- the demise of high culture is symptomatic of a .......
5: Classical Court, Sorry, I pulled it! n/t (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-07-01, 15:00:23 (172.58.231.110)
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6: Classical Court, Shipped! n/t (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-07-01, 07:08:53 (96.250.225.70)
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7: Classical Court, Great stuff!:-) n/t (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-06-28, 15:44:34 (96.250.225.70)
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8: Classical Court, Not yet. Item states "Backorderd" but... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-06-28, 15:42:48 (96.250.225.70)
I could be in the first wave shipping (maybe) the 30th. I'll post upon receipt! .......
9: Classical Court, Ordered the two boxes a month ago... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-06-28, 12:58:32 (96.250.225.70)
best price I found was Deep Discount (legitimate site) at $95 USD per. Free Shipping (but sales tax, of course). $208 Total. .......
10: Classical Court, That is some SERIOUS "old vinyl"! Are those all yours? n/t (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-06-28, 10:32:04 (96.250.225.70)
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11: Classical Court, Totally agree. The double-edge of marketing hype is... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-06-28, 05:26:08 (96.250.225.70)
that sometimes there is actually a very fine musician at the core of the junk!:-) .......
12: Classical Court, The "exploitation" concerns the over-use of her tragic story... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-06-27, 14:27:41 (96.250.225.70)
...as well as her British Darling image, the creepy emphasis of DuPre's somewhat overly physical (awkward?) bare leg straddling of the instrument and the near-to-nepotistic British audio reviewers. It .......
13: Classical Court, Sargent or Boult? n/t (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-06-27, 10:03:21 (96.250.225.70)
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14: Classical Court, I find the EMI and British exploitation of her legacy to be obnoxious... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-06-27, 06:15:35 (96.250.225.70)
and, you would think that DuPre INVENTED the Elgar Concerto -- poppycock and utter codswallop!:-) BTW, here it comes AGAIN! .......
15: Classical Court, For DEEP Wagner Fans!:-)... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-06-26, 06:06:04 (96.250.225.70)
I just added a Kindle copy of the book "The Cambridge Wagner Encyclopedia" (Nicholas Vazsonyi) to the SE_Archive -- what a find! Exhaustive, well-formatted, dense and just chock full of fascinating in .......
16: Classical Court, Really, the only way to hear Simpson easily is the Hyperion box set... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-06-24, 13:52:00 (96.250.225.70)
which isn't available for streaming (no Hyperion titles are). The easiest way to get it is to purchase the FLAC or MP3 download of the full cycle from the label website (link provided). Also, here is .......
17: Classical Court, Yeah, I just checked my two main sources for pdf liner notes... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-06-24, 06:34:51 (96.250.225.70)
eclassical and chandos.net -- neither carries the Dutton label. .......
18: Classical Court, For DEEP Vaughan Williams fans... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-06-24, 04:37:32 (96.250.225.70)
The Dutton label has very recently released a nice group of very off-the-beaten path (for the most part) RVW orchestral works...one is chamber. Martin Yates is a terrific conductor of British compo .......
19: Classical Court, Food and shelter before audio is a sad reality!:-) n/t (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-06-24, 03:49:01 (96.250.225.70)
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20: Classical Court, I would greatly enjoy reading a study of something like... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-06-23, 09:55:22 (96.250.225.70)
"Modern Use of Traditional Forms in Classical Music: A 20th and 21st Century Survey and Analysis." The closest I can come to this with any title in my library is the book by Robert P. Morgan, publi .......
21: Classical Court, My only comment is: I need more money!:-)... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-06-22, 13:34:32 (96.250.225.70)
oh and, maybe, a more forgiving spouse!!!:-) .......
22: Classical Court, Tovey uses a lot of words to say simple things... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-06-22, 09:41:59 (96.250.225.70)
Such as, "I really like the emotion of the Tchaikovsky 6th as an end to a symphony"!:-)... From the original text: "It is not for merely sentimental or biographical reasons that Tchaikovsky's sixth an .......
23: Classical Court, +1...the point is no longer applicable. "De Kooning was a lousy realist" stuff!:-) n/t (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-06-21, 05:40:11 (96.250.225.70)
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24: Classical Court, I have trouble conceiving of Hahn as anything other than youthful!:-)... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-06-17, 04:21:22 (96.250.225.70)
By contrast...Heifetz was NEVER a young man!:-) .......
25: Classical Court, That seems more than reasonable. Cross that bridge when...n/t (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-06-12, 19:00:00 (96.250.225.70)
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26: Classical Court, Yeah...I thought he would settle in at Oslo for a few years... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-06-12, 12:33:34 (96.250.225.70)
The move (hell, the OFFER) by the Concertgebouw seems a bit desperate by the orchestra -- seriously, were there no other options? It's anyone's guess how being stretched out like this is good for a yo .......
27: Classical Court, My short 2 cents... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-06-12, 07:19:30 (96.250.225.70)
Makela's Sibelius is quite interesting and well executed -- a fine cycle for contrast and comparison with the great recorded cycles. Berglund made many passes at the full Sibelius cycle; we must al .......
28: Classical Court, Love the Man (Woman) / Love the Music... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-06-10, 04:35:42 (96.250.225.70)
OK, so at what point must we be totally honest with ourselves and admit that -- assuming at least a better than average artistic and technical ability -- we just LOVE an artist? Maybe it is physica .......
29: Classical Court, Plato thought philosophers should be the leaders and, of course... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-06-08, 04:54:55 (96.250.225.70)
every cat on the planet thinks their furry ass is in charge!:-) .......
30: Computer Audio Asylum, Cool -- thanks! n/t (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-06-07, 11:54:31 (96.250.225.70)
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31: Computer Audio Asylum, If you all will indulge me, one last question... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-06-07, 09:40:04 (96.250.225.70)
I've read the linked articles and all of the guidance here -- many thanks to all! My plan is to get the Wiim puck, a better (still cheap) Schitt Modi 3E DAC, run a Toslink cable between the two with R .......
32: Computer Audio Asylum, No brainwashing, no agenda... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-06-06, 13:55:59 (96.250.225.70)
I am just trying to learn and gather perspectives. I'm OK that the Wiim is just a cheap, simple way to get some Wifi music into my main rig. I'll go for something MUCH better once I know that I am enj .......
33: Computer Audio Asylum, CRAP -- No!!! -- Loved the fish, missed the link. Sorry!:-) n/t (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-06-06, 13:44:59 (96.250.225.70)
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34: Computer Audio Asylum, I'm assuming you are joking!:-)... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-06-06, 11:26:02 (96.250.225.70)
I understand that is the premise, what I am wondering is how/why a $2,000 DAC would sound better (the technical reason) than the Wiim puck, which has an onboard "low-jitter Burr-Brown PCM5121 DAC, tha .......
35: Classical Court, Perfect -- thanks! Those recordings have that "off the beaten path" vibe... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-06-06, 11:10:57 (96.250.225.70)
I would love to see her spend more time exploring than commercializing!:-) .......
36: Classical Court, Art Conquers Politics!:-) (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-06-06, 09:41:28 (96.250.225.70)
It was always silly -- PC, pretentious and contentious -- for the recent spate of performances of Russian works and artists to have been cancelled. Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, Borodin, Mussorgsky di .......
37: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Depends on how you use it.... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-06-06, 09:33:30 (96.250.225.70)
Thank you. I will try to adhere to the best method of using the device. However, it is not my intention to use anything other than the internal DAC, mini-jack out to RCA's to Source Input on my tube p .......
38: Classical Court, YES! -- I *almost* posted about Mullova in this thread... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-06-06, 09:12:46 (96.250.225.70)
and I fully understand your enthusiasm. In fact, this morning I put together a Mullova playlist for streaming. Faust is kind of a modernist wielding an antique instrument. We will (should?) never hear .......
39: Computer Audio Asylum, Is the Wiim Mini a giant killer? (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-06-06, 05:36:59 (96.250.225.70)
I'm about to get this little "puck" to stream to my main system, and a slew of recent/forthcoming firmware patches to the software/app are transforming it to handle Amazon Ultra HD, Tidal and other se .......
40: Classical Court, Faust is VERY HIP!:-) n/t (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-06-06, 05:16:53 (96.250.225.70)
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41: Classical Court, Beatrice Rana needs to branch out more for me to take a keen interest... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-06-06, 05:12:12 (96.250.225.70)
It is frustrating, as a collector, to hear a great recording (Goldbergs) and then have that recording sit as a "splash" with no real follow-up. I know that the record companies control much of the car .......
42: Classical Court, +1 for Faust, but Heifetz is my touchstone... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-06-06, 04:28:57 (96.250.225.70)
I will sheepishly admit that I will forever be a thankful fan for the machine-like precision of Jascha Heifetz. Not everything is the ultimate interpretive statement, but very, very few violinists con .......
43: Classical Court, And...even Moooo(re)! (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-05-31, 09:02:29 (96.250.225.70)
I have much of the Hickox already, but nothing from this interesting "live" cycle being issued very soon. .......
44: Classical Court, I don't think Mahler is a composer that most folks "start" with... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-05-31, 06:30:41 (96.250.225.70)
As stated elsewhere, the big works don't get a lot of broadcast time, and that same size and complexity creates quite a challenge for listening to complete works. In fact, I'll step out on a cliff her .......
45: Classical Court, I have NO Paray, and this recommendation is a no-brainer for me. Thanks! n/t (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-05-31, 05:38:08 (96.250.225.70)
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46: Classical Court, Will do... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-05-26, 08:30:10 (96.250.225.70)
I don't know the work (yet). I'll do some comparative listening to fill out my review. Projects!:-) .......
47: Classical Court, Just FYI, the Vickers Enoch is 60% off from VAI Direct... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-05-26, 08:28:09 (96.250.225.70)
for the next couple of days. .......
48: Classical Court, Hurwitz liked it but, more than that... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-05-25, 11:28:21 (96.250.225.70)
there is a compelling review in the Montreal Gazette. It CAN be obtained on CD, and obtain it I will!:-) .......
49: Classical Court, Don't forget the recording of Enoch Arden by Bernie Madoff!:-)... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-05-25, 06:28:13 (96.250.225.70)
Nah...just a funny resemblance thing (this one is amazingly close)! There is a recording of Enoch Arden by Vickers with a young Marc-Andre Hamelin (!). Has anyone heard that? .......
50: Classical Court, "in the liszt" -- nice! n/t (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-05-24, 09:22:45 (96.250.225.70)
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51: Classical Court, Many thanks!:-) n/t (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-05-24, 08:46:56 (96.250.225.70)
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52: Classical Court, Wow! This version is REALLY stretched out... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-05-24, 06:13:14 (96.250.225.70)
At 5 minutes, it is much slower than Handley's version on Hyperion (3'57"). Here's a provocative statement: ALL choral music is better when it is slower!:-) ...and, for me, Tennyson is the beginning, .......
53: Classical Court, Yes, but only during the First Act!:-)... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-05-24, 04:01:44 (96.250.225.70)
You remind me that I did see Colin Davis conduct Gerontius live (in NY?) some 20 years ago. But, my seats were too far back for me to be genuinely immersed in the performance. Plus, I think I am biase .......
54: Classical Court, Don't get me wrong... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-05-24, 03:52:09 (96.250.225.70)
I agree that Gerontius is a different animal -- I just wanted to add a positive to my negative!:-) The Elgar choral songs are truly beautiful. I was surprised that I felt their sameness en masse on a .......
55: Classical Court, Bummer! That is QUITE a pearl, but... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-05-23, 13:15:19 (96.250.225.70)
I listened to most of this (seemingly) perfect choral song collection. Honestly, it all just sounds the same!:-( Gerontius is his choral masterpiece for me! .......
56: Classical Court, The thing about Vladimir Ashkenazy... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-05-22, 05:04:06 (96.250.225.70)
for me, personally, is that my first ever classical record was Reiner Beethoven 5, but (after that) it was Solti/Ashkenazy Beethoven Piano Concertos. The B5 was fairly familiar music at my ripe old ag .......
57: Computer Audio Asylum, Yes, that is Kal's recommendation as well... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-05-22, 04:22:38 (96.250.225.70)
Good to hear another positive opinion. That is the direction I will go in a few weeks. Just FYI, it appears from various reviews that the Wiim is getting some patches (software updates) to take furthe .......
58: Classical Court, Stravinsky was a pioneer of his times... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-05-21, 06:09:24 (96.250.225.70)
The historical context of the origins of his music resonates to this day. His sound parallels the oddness of 12 tone, is saturated with neo-classicsm and lives alongside visual developments includi .......
59: Computer Audio Asylum, That's my plan!:-)... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-05-19, 11:41:37 (96.250.225.70)
I have a ton of ripped and purchased FLAC files that I currently play on a PC based system. By connecting that PC to my home Wifi network, I am hoping to set it up as a source to stream with the new " .......
60: Computer Audio Asylum, Thank you!... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-05-19, 10:23:56 (96.250.225.70)
I will be taking Kal's advice to start with an inexpensive Wifi solution, and skip BT. I will certainly consider a substantial upgrade to real piece of equipment later on -- I just want to get a start .......
61: Computer Audio Asylum, Thanks, very much for the additional info!:-) n/t (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-05-19, 08:40:04 (96.250.225.70)
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62: Computer Audio Asylum, Thanks! This looks perfect...gets me to Wifi instead of BT?... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-05-18, 12:19:16 (96.250.225.70)
There is a lot of discussion about Airplay 2, which is Apple proprietary (I use an Android phone). I'll be using the device with direct wire from 3.5 to RCA's to pre-amp, so that isn't a variable for .......
63: Computer Audio Asylum, Thanks for the feedback! I think that I will start cheap and, yes, simple... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-05-18, 09:31:30 (96.250.225.70)
I have no problem dropping a little money on one of these and seeing whether/how much I may need to consider more later on. At first, it will be cool just to get a SOURCE other than my current CD setu .......
64: Computer Audio Asylum, A simple question (Wifi Receiver for Main Audio System)... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-05-18, 05:36:39 (96.250.225.70)
Hi -- I would like to add a simple Wifi antenna with RCA Out to connect to my main audio system preamp. Ideally, it can handle signals up to 24/96 without downsampling. All I am trying to do is add it .......
65: Classical Court, Agreed -- That is what I meant...that it has been done for centuries... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-05-15, 04:16:44 (96.250.225.70)
many times before. That is, I wasn't "validating it" as aimed at Biden, I was stating it is more generic, and likely is NOT about Biden. I can't be any clearer than that without hurting myself!:-) ::: .......
66: Classical Court, Musical Hyperbole: "Truthfulness"... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-05-14, 08:41:14 (96.250.225.70)
I just read that tidbit of British commentary on the back of the Klemperer/EMI Beethoven box. I suppose it stands in contrast with what otherwise must be considered "Deceit"!:-) .......
67: Classical Court, We each see what we want to see in otherwise generic statements?... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-05-14, 08:25:48 (96.250.225.70)
Makes sense to me -- it is the wedge that divides the many!:-) .......
68: Classical Court, Maybe, sorta...but portraying aged leaders as doddering fools is a... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-05-14, 05:54:53 (96.250.225.70)
time-tested satirical element in much of art, as you know. To me, it sits at the same table with emperor-has-no-clothes commentary. Specifically in terms of the Met Opera, I don't see that institution .......
69: Classical Court, A "nut job" that sometimes includes a Right/Left partisan distinction. BUT... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-05-14, 05:47:57 (96.250.225.70)
I've used and been hearing "wingnut" my whole life in the Northeast as a more "generic" term for crazy/stupid/dimwit. It is infamous enough to have it's own Wiki page, and William Safire actually etym .......
70: Classical Court, Faster/Slower...Younger/Older... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-05-14, 05:37:02 (96.250.225.70)
Based upon some recent recommendations, I've decided to add BOTH of Blomstedt's Beethoven Cycles to my library. In so doing, I am driven by the desire to CLOSELY compare the effects of the various .......
71: Classical Court, I googled German + Massage and got an unexpected result!:-) (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-05-12, 12:00:35 (96.250.225.70)
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72: Classical Court, Yes, I use many different formats and multiple systems... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-05-12, 11:58:08 (96.250.225.70)
The streaming and local FLAC files on comuputers and portable devices, CD's (only) on my main system, which is not networked (that may change in the future). .......
73: Classical Court, SORRY -- This Sale is at PRESTO MUSIC (on Chandos titles) n/t.. (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-05-12, 11:53:02 (96.250.225.70)
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74: Classical Court, Chandos Hi Rez 24/96 SALE... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-05-12, 06:50:55 (96.250.225.70)
$10 per file. Probably the best price that will ever happen...ever. .......
75: Classical Court, I'm convinced by both of you -- thanks!:-) n/t (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-05-11, 15:17:41 (96.250.225.70)
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76: Classical Court, Since you have a preference, I'll assume you have done some side-by-side... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-05-11, 15:16:41 (96.250.225.70)
listening between the two sets. The Dresden set is available for streaming at Amazon, so I can do the same. Thanks! .......
77: Classical Court, I can understand that...I don't mind the "HIP effects" myself... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-05-11, 11:29:45 (96.250.225.70)
As they say in the world of software development...is it a bug, or is it a feature?:-) .......
78: Classical Court, A couple of "late stage" Beethoven Symphony Cycles... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-05-11, 09:08:44 (96.250.225.70)
for those times when, facing the near-to-end of physical media purchases, you just CANNOT stop yourself from "adding a couple more shrimp to the barbie" -- in other words, I don't "need" them, I ju .......
79: Classical Court, The DG reply is about as clear as... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-05-10, 12:05:50 (96.250.225.70)
their recording of Yuja Wang's Strauss Burleske!:-) .......
80: Classical Court, Thanks, but I meant audio recordings. I don't like to drive... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-05-10, 07:18:21 (96.250.225.70)
while watching YouTube!:-) .......
81: Classical Court, Tod und Verklarung is just beautiful in this set... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-05-10, 05:34:06 (96.250.225.70)
to pick one highlight. Wagnerian, in the best sense!:-) The accompanying Symphonia Domestica on this disk (CD 3) is genuinely worth hearing as well -- CD 3 is the pick of the litter for me right now ( .......
82: Classical Court, Bummer -- I always wanted to hear more from him. But, alas... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-05-09, 13:21:43 (96.250.225.70)
there was very little else on record. He was Joyce Hatto's favorite pianist!:-) .......
83: Classical Court, I wouldn't -- much of the set sounds great... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-05-08, 18:13:13 (96.250.225.70)
and Andris Nelsons is worth hearing, always. .......
84: Classical Court, Berrut is new to me -- and VERY good... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-05-08, 06:45:21 (96.250.225.70)
based upon my listening to her Liszt Piano Concertos (streaming) -- the orchestra is terrific in this recording as well. Great find -- thanks! .......
85: Classical Court, Hopefully, the crappy recording quality is just a "passing phase:!:-)... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-05-08, 00:52:36 (96.250.225.70)
because, whatever it is, it just ain't good. I guess no one with ears actually checked this release prior to issue. Or...they did, and that is why the set is so cheap!:-) .......
86: Classical Court, Obviously, after the first quarter of game time!:-) n/t (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-05-08, 00:48:37 (96.250.225.70)
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87: Classical Court, Yes, I think so... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-05-07, 14:17:50 (96.250.225.70)
I used to have a Monarchy DAC with a 180 degree invert knob. (Mostly) German label recordings would go from unfocused/hazy (less distinct) and "snap into focus" in the correct polarity...the instrumen .......
88: Classical Court, Now, what we have here may be a genuine OMFG moment!:-... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-05-07, 13:08:20 (96.250.225.70)
I agree with you, the piano sounds...phase inverted? Not necessarily surprising coming from Germany. Many of the Teldec label recordings I have sounded much better when I inverted their phase with my .......
89: Classical Court, "Lucky" might be the biggest understatement I'll read this week!:-) n/t (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-05-07, 12:14:55 (96.250.225.70)
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90: Classical Court, I don't know, but... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-05-07, 12:06:52 (96.250.225.70)
Here is a contact page for DG -- happy hunting!:-) .......
91: Classical Court, Stealing Strauss -- Just Don't Miss It... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-05-07, 09:04:18 (96.250.225.70)
$28 for 7 generously filled newly recorded CD's of one of the best working conductors out there split between two world class orchestras -- practically a one-stop-shop for a comprehensive Richard Stra .......
92: Classical Court, CORRECTION: Jenny Lin! n/t (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-05-06, 02:46:20 (96.250.225.70)
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93: Classical Court, Ya know? I thought I mentioned her recently, only to find that... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-05-06, 02:43:30 (96.250.225.70)
I typed in "Jenny Lee" -- damn Asian name auto-correct software!:-) Seriously, though, in addition to the albums cited by Chris, she has recorded one of the very best renditions of the Shostakovich: 2 .......
94: Classical Court, The Vaughan Williams Symphonies...not a one!:-( n/t (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-05-04, 04:56:50 (96.250.225.70)
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95: Classical Court, The Alpha label just keeps crushin' it!:-) n/t (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-05-04, 04:55:02 (96.250.225.70)
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96: Classical Court, Hey, it's a job...but, one that needs to be done sometimes!:-)... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-05-02, 12:07:31 (96.250.225.70)
Tame those critters! .......
97: Classical Court, Thanks for the recommendation!... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-05-01, 13:22:28 (96.250.225.70)
I had a very close up view of the inner Lehman Brothers sausage-making -- a lot of thin air can be generated using numbers. Sadly, things are no better now that algorithms control the rhythm of the ma .......
98: Classical Court, No, it wasn't you Chris n/t (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-04-29, 19:08:34 (96.250.225.70)
Just a meaningless dust-up...one of those days when everyone was in the mood to butt heads. Ancient history!:-) .......
99: Classical Court, Very nice -- +1 from me!:-) n/t (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-04-29, 13:42:17 (96.250.225.70)
. .......
100: Classical Court, Wow...separation of church and state... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-04-29, 12:43:39 (96.250.225.70)
Tinear at least comes back for music discussion. Too bad to lose (any) contributors here... .......
101: Classical Court, Not that long ago, I made an entreaty for the posts to stay on point... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-04-29, 08:03:19 (96.250.225.70)
and was attacked for it. This can be a schizophrenic place. One needs thick skin and duck boots to survive!:-) .......
102: Classical Court, What happened to jdaniel?... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-04-29, 06:04:57 (96.250.225.70)
Please don't say that political arguments are more important than classical music -- that is MADNESS I tell ya!:-) .......
103: Classical Court, Yeah, it's Goju for me from now on... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-04-29, 05:01:52 (96.250.225.70)
"Hard/Soft" -- express a point, and dodge the incoming blows!:-) Or, put another way, I am trying to just ghost the negativity. .......
104: Classical Court, Those are great alternative interpretations... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-04-28, 10:00:46 (96.250.225.70)
I would add Pollini and R. Serkin (for me, anyway). Like the Bach Cello Suites and Goldberg Variations, the Diabelli Variations deserve as many points of view as possible!:-) .......
105: Classical Court, Diabelli got old, but not Uchida!:-)... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-04-28, 04:43:22 (96.250.225.70)
Some miraculous articulation from the septuagenarian in her new recording of the Diabelli Variations. It's all here...GREAT recording quality, dramatic contrast and poetry perfectly balanced, and abou .......
106: Classical Court, ...and then there are financial Derivatives... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-04-27, 11:54:10 (96.250.225.70)
an entire industry built on the criminal use of numbers and mathematics. It isn't mathematics that is to blame for the ills of the world, but the applications thereof. That said, eighth and quarter no .......
107: Classical Court, Had I been there at the time, I would definitely have donned a pair!:-) n/t (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-04-27, 11:44:54 (96.250.225.70)
. .......
108: Classical Court, Thomas Oboe Lee (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-04-27, 05:46:32 (96.250.225.70)
For those interested in new (-ish, -er) classical music, this Chinese-American composer (b.1945) was not known by me until this morning. He is HIGHLY accomplished -- a star, for those more in the know .......
109: Classical Court, Now that I listen regularly to streaming sources... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-04-24, 10:33:11 (96.250.225.70)
it can no longer be calculated. The main point, however, is that I definitely have more music -- even in my physical library -- than I will ever get to listen to. I understand that that is sad, mad... .......
110: Classical Court, I just listened to Angelich's Etudes-Tableaux... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-04-23, 05:27:53 (96.250.225.70)
PHENOMENAL!:-) Moody, sharply contrasted, virtuosic. Available on streaming services. .......
111: Classical Court, Fess Up! How many of you have done this?... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-04-22, 13:53:49 (96.250.225.70)
1. Duplicate purchase of same recording (whatever format). More importantly... 2. KEPT the duplicate purchase...not to resell, but to add to your library. I decided to do just that with the Steinba .......
112: Classical Court, At least we are both consistent... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-04-22, 11:37:03 (96.250.225.70)
I forgot about that thread! I almost never search historic posts...it takes out the spontaneity. Occasionally, I can be a little redundant. But, better that than mean and stupid (which can be another .......
113: Classical Court, Viola Da Gamba -- My Favorite Instrument (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-04-22, 05:23:37 (96.250.225.70)
Of all of the instruments, for solo works the Viola Da Gamba holds a special place for me. It's the tone. That raspy, lamenting, whining, sighing vocalise of gut strings and, usually, very old reso .......
114: Classical Court, Dylan was ALWAYS a stretch for me. He was all message... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-04-21, 09:43:52 (96.250.225.70)
and no delivery -- again, just for me. We should probably have a "world's most tragic voice" thread and really rip the band-aid off!:-) .......
115: Classical Court, Nilsson, Domingo...nobody lasts forever -- there are limits, even, on perversity!:-) (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-04-21, 02:14:55 (96.250.225.70)
I think we all know that great technique and staying away from difficult roles can help to preserve the singing voice. But, age happens! In terms of Netrebko specifically, her latest album (despite it .......
116: Classical Court, For some perverse reason, I greatly enjoy late career singers... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-04-20, 14:20:18 (96.250.225.70)
that cannot help but avoid the wear and tear of years of use/abuse. Late Billy Holiday, Maria Callas...if the chops are there, the instrument tone is less of a concern, and the struggle has its own ap .......
117: Classical Court, In their own words, kinda!... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-04-20, 05:12:48 (96.250.225.70)
1. Johann Sebastian Bach - Well-Tempered 2. Ludwig van Beethoven - Eroica 3. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Kleine 4. Igor Stravinsky - Apollo 5. Frédéric Chopin - Fantaisie 6. Claude Debussy - Clair 7. Py .......
118: Classical Court, Just to brighten things up a bit... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-04-19, 06:08:10 (96.250.225.70)
on a very tragic day of artist losses...Yesterday, I saw an interview by journalist Christiane Amanpour with the last surviving Nuremburg Trial prosecutor Benjamin Ferencz, who is 102 years old and ut .......
119: Classical Court, ...and his Brahms... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-04-19, 05:59:00 (96.250.225.70)
the best. .......
120: Classical Court, LOL! The idea of spending time attempting to tweak the fortepiano... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-04-18, 08:28:45 (96.250.225.70)
until it did the right thing, and became a modern grand piano! I can think of a truckload of things I'd like to tweak the crap out of until it is right!:-) .......
121: Classical Court, I see you posted that joke just below... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-04-18, 02:26:36 (96.250.225.70)
but, it's still funny!:-) I've felt, for years, that the taxation system in the U.S. is backwards (and that's especially true since 2016). It's kinda like BDSM...which side of the relationship is havi .......
122: Classical Court, This is a set that I can listen to without purchasing... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-04-17, 11:32:53 (96.250.225.70)
It is one that I choose to stream (for "free") with my subscription to Amazon HD. I just have too many physical sets of the sonatas already!:-) .......
123: Classical Court, Immersion, directionality, surround acoustics, isolation!:-)..... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-04-16, 04:44:09 (96.250.225.70)
It's ALL THERE in a lighweight, compact device. However, there are some trade-offs... .......
124: Classical Court, For a quick Top Ten, fair enough. But... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-04-16, 04:39:29 (96.250.225.70)
the writing about each composer is just awful. The author continually tries to be clever and profound, and the result is a slew of opinions that I mostly don't agree with. Examples are too frequent fo .......
125: Classical Court, There is a CD issue of this set... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-04-15, 03:58:46 (96.250.225.70)
seems to be available, but scarce. .......
126: Classical Court, The LP issues have 4 discs. Here it is as a FLAC download... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-04-14, 11:36:43 (96.250.225.70)
available for streaming as well on Amazon and Qobuz. Very good sound quality! .......
127: Classical Court, With apologies, "I don't think she's anything special" says more about you than it does her... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-04-13, 11:46:14 (96.250.225.70)
Your judgement is normally quite secure, but I think you have a blind spot on this one!:-) She played Carnegie Hall last night (I couldn't get tickets). This review is scintillating, and based upon th .......
128: Classical Court, My absolute (pun intended) favorite example of this surface-level thinking... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-04-12, 13:58:52 (96.250.225.70)
happened nearly a month ago. At that time, a bunch of local political leaders and bar owners banded together to make a spectacle of dumping "Russian Vodka" out of bottles and onto the street. As repor .......
129: Classical Court, HUMOR -- I totally agree with the Sibelius Violin Competition to ban Russian competitors... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-04-12, 09:58:56 (96.250.225.70)
that show up curbside playing on top of a tank!:-) Otherwise, the only "politics" these poor victim/competitors from Russia seem to be engaged in is that being created by the competition managers t .......
130: Classical Court, It's like a box of chocolates -- just want to sample EVERY one!:-) n/t (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-04-12, 07:44:45 (96.250.225.70)
. .......
131: Classical Court, I tend to use "Bach" generically for J.S., and... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-04-12, 07:20:18 (96.250.225.70)
add the needed detail when discussing C.P.E. and J.C. -- both of whom get pretty heavy play time from me!:-) .......
132: Classical Court, VERY Cool!:-) n/t (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-04-12, 07:15:11 (96.250.225.70)
. .......
133: Classical Court, Big +1 on Fournier! n/t (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-04-11, 11:33:40 (96.250.225.70)
. .......
134: Classical Court, LOL -- You think that I put that collage together (oh, hell no!:-)...... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-04-11, 09:52:16 (96.250.225.70)
It was an image grab from somewhere out there. Perhaps I should have attributed it!:-) I don't disagree that the works of Bach can differ in quality. But, the cello suites are not in that category (IM .......
135: Classical Court, I am really glad you said that... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-04-11, 04:29:25 (96.250.225.70)
My first thought was that Yuja Wang should be making as many recordings as she chooses to while she is still a young lioness, and that her (main?) label DG isn't the right place for her in that regard .......
136: Classical Court, Such certainty. Clearly, you must be right since... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-04-11, 02:38:21 (96.250.225.70)
NOBODY enjoys the Bach Cello Suites...nobody!:-) Also, I am certainly a classical music fan (Audiophile? Eh, maybe!:-). Bach is a mainstay of my listening life, and I mean MUCH more than the solo c .......
137: Classical Court, So, Brahms admired her Zogenbergs? Funny!:-)... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-04-06, 12:18:51 (96.250.225.70)
I never heard them called that before! .......
138: Classical Court, Endless -- ENDLESS -- Music!!!:-)... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-04-06, 04:21:35 (96.250.225.70)
The ability to discover and sample through streaming has my head spinning. The CPO label, which is thoroughly available on the major streaming services, is a music-machine for neglected composers. .......
139: Classical Court, I can understand how this issue, in particular, would be close to... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-04-05, 10:19:07 (96.250.225.70)
peoples' hearts. I get it. But, how about all of the other issues that SHOULD be close to peoples' hearts? I cannot help but to feel that the Ukraine thing is deemed to be "popular" in that strange wa .......
140: Classical Court, A valid point. I was just trying to get the idea across... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-04-05, 04:31:31 (96.250.225.70)
For all we know, it could be initiated by the mayor of the city, a wealthy patron, an orchestra board... .......
141: Classical Court, True. But, in my experience, very seldom... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-04-05, 01:45:49 (96.250.225.70)
the only time (once, in over 100 concerts) was a couple of years after 9-11 in NYC. It was played by the NY Phil prior to a concert that featured John Adam's "On the Transmigration of Souls" (which is .......
142: Classical Court, Is the point you are making that the arts CAN be political?... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-04-04, 12:47:25 (96.250.225.70)
Everybody knows that. Based on the OP, I was merely suggesting that politics are easily kept OUT of the arts and should be when the politics are not central to the art at hand. As for the playing of t .......
143: Classical Court, You are not wrong. But, it's semantics... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-04-04, 05:26:56 (96.250.225.70)
Is a Gay Pride parade a celebration, a protest, or civic disruption? It depends on where you are, and who you are. Those fans in the concert hall were not given any choices about the messages being de .......
144: Classical Court, It's not the message, it's the context that makes it political. n/t (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-04-04, 05:18:51 (96.250.225.70)
. .......
145: Classical Court, The playing of the Ukrainian national anthem is a political statement... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-04-03, 08:48:27 (96.250.225.70)
I understand the sympathy for a wrongful and brutal situation, but it is inappropriate. This isn't any different than the pianist Krystian Zimerman voicing his political feelings on the stage. It's si .......
146: Classical Court, All of those mini-sodas can add up... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-04-03, 04:55:43 (96.250.225.70)
to quite a bit of paunch...and some significant One Pocket expertise!:-) .......
147: Classical Court, I was just making a Shasta joke...no worries!:-)... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-04-02, 13:14:11 (96.250.225.70)
Shasta brought back a childhood memory, so I thought it was funny. Believe me, it's ME that did something weird with that joke. BTW, they don't care if Final Jeopardy answers are misspelled, so clearl .......
148: Classical Court, AND, since there isn't much else interesting being posted about here anymore... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-04-02, 11:19:31 (96.250.225.70)
...there is this! It looks like most of our former posters now just like to butt heads over at Inmate Central. What a waste -- empty calories!:-) .......
149: Classical Court, He's banned. Circle complete!:-) n/t (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-03-29, 11:36:14 (96.250.225.70)
. .......
150: Classical Court, SQ is excellent for the respective periods (fine remasters)... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-03-28, 14:47:16 (96.250.225.70)
The DG set includes 1950's recordings both mono and stereo...50/50. The Decca/Philips Legacy is all 1960's in stereo. There is NO overlap of works between the sets -- they are fully complementary. The .......
151: Classical Court, Don't Cha Hate That?... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-03-28, 04:14:54 (96.250.225.70)
After all of these years the major labels decide to have a fire sale on their catalogs -- understandable. But, then, semmingly just to create confusion and piss collectors off (in the name of $$$) the .......
152: Classical Court, Need a GREAT Conductor? (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-03-27, 12:52:09 (96.250.225.70)
Like the forthcoming Mitropoulos, these two comprehensive anthologies of Markevitch should not be missed. Get 'em while you can! Reiner, Szell and Toscanini have nothing on this guy!:-) ::: TOPIC:: .......
153: Classical Court, It's the "serious" mixed with "unserious" that makes me hesitate... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-03-27, 12:36:12 (96.250.225.70)
to commit on tickets or a subscription, and it's been like that for some time. I was joking about the Old Guard vs. Next Gen on the board, but my real gripe is that the programming, inevitably, fails .......
154: Classical Court, Yeah, but when is new "too new"?... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-03-27, 06:19:38 (96.250.225.70)
The core of the season still looks like the same old, same old. Dvorak, Beethoven, Mahler, Mozart, Rachmaninoff. There are some new works, but they are premieres or NYPO commissions that cannot be hea .......
155: Classical Court, I live in NY, but quit attending their concerts years ago... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-03-26, 12:49:07 (96.250.225.70)
Their programming is just SO boring. We make the effort to travel to Philly, Boston...even New Jersey(!) -- much better programs. As far as Jaap van Zweden...what can I say? Between the reconstruction .......
156: Classical Court, Funny! I just read the box photo at Amazon... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-03-25, 19:08:14 (96.250.225.70)
It was buried a bit with the mini pics... .......
157: Classical Court, I've never seen anything like this before on Amazon Music... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-03-25, 13:25:37 (96.250.225.70)
. .......
158: Classical Court, TOO Funny! -- A search for the album at Amazon... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-03-25, 13:20:51 (96.250.225.70)
listed the recording. But, the artist name is in Japanese. Anyway, I copied the characters from Amazon (retail) and pasted them into Amazon HD Music -- and it WORKED!:-) I found the album for strea .......
159: Classical Court, Nice -- I missed that, since it isn't (yet?) available for streaming. n/t (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-03-25, 09:00:48 (96.250.225.70)
. .......
160: Classical Court, A Czech Bargain! (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-03-25, 04:26:48 (96.250.225.70)
Recently, I built up my Martinu collection. Among the very best recordings I came across (thanks, Chris!) are the Prazak Quartet on the Praga label. I purchased a couple of these recordings individual .......
161: Classical Court, Yes...decades ago. Nothing new on record from her in years... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-03-25, 04:16:21 (96.250.225.70)
too bad -- beautiful Sibelius!:-) .......
162: Classical Court, Dancers need music, so as long as I can listen to compositions... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-03-24, 11:44:33 (96.250.225.70)
in their original form (sans dance), it's fine. That said, setting St. Matthew's Passion up as background music for dance is tacky. I cannot imagine that Bach would have approved!:-) .......
163: Classical Court, I'm not the biggest fan of dance music that "kidnaps" compositions... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-03-24, 03:32:47 (96.250.225.70)
not written specifically (originally) for that purpose. It's like hearing the slow movment of the Eroica in a movie, or on a television commercial...a kind of blasphemy. .......
164: Classical Court, +1 n/t (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-03-24, 03:26:36 (96.250.225.70)
. .......
165: Classical Court, So, I listened to several recordings... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-03-21, 05:03:05 (96.250.225.70)
I think I like the Bychkov best...available for streaming. Best mix of modern sound quality and performance for me. That said, I'm not sure why the Franck Symphony was so popular back in the day. Comp .......
166: Classical Court, After dating many of my favorite artists for years through single CD's... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-03-16, 16:35:18 (96.250.225.70)
I put a ring on it with a Big Box (often incurring some expense due to overlap...the largest of which was probably the Heifetz big box, where I already owned roughly 1/3 of what I purchased a second t .......
167: Classical Court, Yes, I have just about everything Hillary Hahn... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-03-16, 07:49:49 (96.250.225.70)
but, at ~25 recordings, she is not even close to being most represented in my library. More generally, I don't see ANY living artists ever getting the attention, or sheer volume of recordings, to matc .......
168: Classical Court, Oh, and Callas, lots of Callas... n/t (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-03-15, 08:39:43 (96.250.225.70)
. .......
169: Classical Court, Big Boxes Matter... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-03-15, 08:36:46 (96.250.225.70)
Complete Heifetz/RCA, Bernstein/NY Phil, Karajan/EMI, Hanssler (Rilling)/Bach -- they each outweigh any assembly of individual artist I might have. .......
170: Classical Court, Nice -- that is an interesting reference -- I agree fully, and... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-03-15, 06:46:16 (96.250.225.70)
maybe to reverse the gesture, almost ANY artist from the former USSR that defected to the West last century. Friggin' scary times those were, and a damn shame that echoes still persist. .......
171: Classical Court, Thanks, pbarach -- ALL heroic references... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-03-14, 08:06:30 (96.250.225.70)
and I need to go listen to Itzhak Perlman right now!:-) .......
172: Classical Court, Excellent reference! n/t (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-03-13, 19:18:28 (96.250.225.70)
. .......
173: Classical Court, That certainly qualifies -- and first-hand acquaintance, at that... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-03-13, 12:16:36 (96.250.225.70)
That's fishing in Nadia Boulanger waters -- fertile territory for examination!:-) .......
174: Classical Court, Classical Musicians as Cultural Pioneers (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-03-13, 06:36:56 (96.250.225.70)
In the wake of the forthcoming issue of conductor Mitropoulos legacy recordings, I read into his biography a bit. Foreign to the U.S., Greek, monkish, homosexual and -- despite ALL of that -- granted .......
175: Classical Court, OK, a few follow-up comments upon listening... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-03-10, 13:30:08 (96.250.225.70)
There isn't much to listen to, so this is easy. First, minimalism shouldn't be an excuse to just build repetition into a piece, but that "popular" Canto Ostinato is a whole lot of the same thing. It m .......
176: Classical Court, Well...my recommendation would be to listen to whatever you can get your hands on... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-03-10, 13:10:39 (96.250.225.70)
There are around a dozen recordings available on Amazon HD streaming, and half of these are of the work "Canto Ostinato" -- apparantly, his most popular work. I'll have to check some of this out to gi .......
177: Classical Court, The Perfect Bach WTC Book 2 (on piano)... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-03-08, 04:46:32 (96.250.225.70)
Piotr Anderszewski gives a hearty selection (not in strict order) of the various Preludes and Fugues in Book 2. First, since I normally listen to the full WTC from the beginning, more frequently than .......
178: Classical Court, Mitropoulos -- I've been waiting a long time for this... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-03-07, 13:37:10 (96.250.225.70)
A forthcoming set gathers as much as anyone would ever need of, perhaps, one of the last great names to get the big box treatment. Mitropoulos is a conductor whose recordings I have frequently placed .......
179: Classical Court, Someone else will have to answer that, I don't know. n/t (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-03-06, 19:05:13 (96.250.225.70)
. .......
180: Classical Court, JOKE: Looks like Inmate Central has a bladder leak!:-) (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-03-05, 15:23:42 (96.250.225.70)
. .......
181: Classical Court, That is ABSOLUTELY TRUE, but it sidesteps the issue at hand... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-03-05, 11:49:04 (96.250.225.70)
My only point was the political suppression of art. If it was a genuine commercial decision, I would back off my position immediately. No tee shirts here!:-) .......
182: Classical Court, Great recording -- it's been a long time since I heard the Smetana!:-) n/t (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-03-03, 13:36:54 (96.250.225.70)
. .......
183: Classical Court, As incredible as Suk's Asrael Symphony is as pure music... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-03-03, 12:49:23 (96.250.225.70)
the emotional experience is lifted by an order of magnitude with the knowledge of its context and origin. Not having that information is a mistake...an act of willful ignorance. I'm not attacking you .......
184: Classical Court, Thanks! I enjoyed the Prazak Quartet Martinu recommendation... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-03-03, 12:36:58 (96.250.225.70)
you gave me so much that I dropped some coin on this recording earlier today. I can stream most of the other recommendations I've read without the dollar sacrifice. Oh, and I have, like, ZERO shelf sp .......
185: Classical Court, Re All of God's Creatures... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-03-03, 12:06:00 (96.250.225.70)
This seems to sum things up nicely -- as it does for art and music as well -- in GENERAL. BUT...classical music that has been composed and architected with complex musicological rules and, occasion .......
186: Classical Court, I don't know what that means. But, does it invert?... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-03-03, 11:14:59 (96.250.225.70)
to "a conservative is someone who ignores everyone's point of view but his own"? Obviously, it does NOT, and things aren't reduceable or as simple as a clever quip -- the middle ground stands, and sit .......
187: Classical Court, Did you ACTUALLY exist before you were here?... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-03-03, 10:51:14 (96.250.225.70)
I cannot recall, in any of my incarnations!:-) Nor do I recall Ferrous Oxide -- who seems to know me well!:-) Perhaps I went back to the past and messed with some things! That's Marty Mcfly's dissappe .......
188: Classical Court, Both interesting ensembles... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-03-03, 10:03:25 (96.250.225.70)
Thank you for introducing them to me! .......
189: Classical Court, Janacek -- I have a gap... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-03-03, 04:17:05 (96.250.225.70)
Please help me by recommending the best recording of his String Quartets that you know. Thanks! .......
190: Classical Court, I've been here (on and off) probably since before even you!:-)... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-03-03, 03:48:05 (96.250.225.70)
I started back in 1998 or so, but I have left, morphed and returned probably a half dozen times -- mostly as SE. And, I suppose that I don't stay in one place in terms of behavior, personal bias, pref .......
191: Classical Court, You are CORRECT... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-03-03, 03:37:06 (96.250.225.70)
I've been participating here as "SE" since something like 1998, but it's been on and off. I vaguely remember that upon one of my returns -- years ago -- there were comments to me that I simply couldn' .......
192: Classical Court, For sure. I just HAD TO read some more SE posts from the period... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-03-02, 12:00:07 (96.250.225.70)
and it was definitely not me -- way too many unfamiliar phrases and writing quirks for it to have come from my head!:-) Like I implied in my OP, some of the new/recent encounters I engaged in here fel .......
193: Classical Court, Agreed. But, that doesn't mitigate my concerns over the banning of art and artists. n/t (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-03-02, 11:04:06 (96.250.225.70)
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194: Classical Court, I feel like the policing/regulating of artists is intrinsically a bad idea. n/t (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-03-02, 06:31:37 (96.250.225.70)
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195: Classical Court, This explains a LOT...no wonder there has been confusion... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-03-02, 06:27:26 (96.250.225.70)
for me and about me. Apparently, sometime in the distant past, there was ANOTHER ME -- someone else posting with the moniker "SE". I am sure, because this post was unquestionably not by the new me!:-) .......
196: Classical Court, Good to know! n/t (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-03-01, 08:30:36 (96.250.225.70)
. .......
197: Classical Court, But, is it too simple to state that (clearly) there are objective criteria... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-02-28, 06:53:02 (96.250.225.70)
that can be applied to evaluate a piece of music (or, at least, to analyze it), but this may not be relevant to either the enjoyment or dislike of it? BTW, the statement "I like what I like" has nothi .......
198: Classical Court, JOKING! -- Lately, it seems that I just wait to hear what others DON'T LIKE... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-02-28, 05:39:06 (96.250.225.70)
and, then, I know what to listen to!:-) .......
199: Classical Court, I guess I understand the sentiment, but where does this end?... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-02-28, 05:05:03 (96.250.225.70)
The basic premise is that of banning an artist because of their political views. I mean, isn't this just a variation of McCarthyism? Pedophila, etc. is an actual crime, with physical elements of attac .......
200: Classical Court, Clementi -- there's a name that never gets mentioned here!:-)... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-02-28, 04:56:16 (96.250.225.70)
His Piano Sonatas are the nearest to Beethoven's, in terms of style, that I know. Shelley has an excellent survey on Hyperion (modern piano), and Mastroprimiano on Brillian Classics gives the works .......
201: Classical Court, My shelves are lined with Gergiev conducting Russian Operas... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-02-27, 10:28:18 (96.250.225.70)
with the Kirov on the Philips label. For this type of music, at least, I think he is indispensable. I am not commenting on his politics -- I listen to his recordings, and that is all. .......
202: Classical Court, For the record, better you are wrong than right!:-) n/t (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-02-26, 19:58:45 (96.250.225.70)
. .......
203: Classical Court, Also, if one is Doin' Dorati, the Decca Haydn Symphonies are mandatory! n/t (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-02-26, 07:44:26 (96.250.225.70)
. .......
204: Classical Court, Seek and ye shall find!:-)... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-02-26, 05:44:22 (96.250.225.70)
There are a couple of "Near Mint" copies at great prices here... Totally worth the journey. .......
205: Classical Court, Am I allowed to say this? That's PRETTY FUNNY!:-)... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-02-26, 03:45:05 (96.250.225.70)
Much to the chagrin of many a friend and foe, I am perfectly healthy. Thus, I may come to outlive Jiří , but I will certainly never outconduct him!:-) .......
206: Classical Court, +1 -- There's competiton on the late symphonies, though!:-) n/t (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-02-25, 16:29:37 (96.250.225.70)
. .......
207: Classical Court, Sadly, he passed in 2017 at age 71 (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-02-25, 16:27:56 (96.250.225.70)
To me, he was a conductor who was very good in his middle age and evolved in his later years to become, perhaps, the greatest Czech conductor of his generation. This thread mentioned his Decca Dvorak .......
208: Classical Court, I don't use QOBUZ, but it looks like it might be there?... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-02-25, 10:53:55 (96.250.225.70)
Check out the directory path. It looks like they have the Ensemble filling the Artist field. Search "Onyx Martinu" with no quotation marks (2 words) .......
209: Classical Court, RE: "Just downloaded the new(!) set on Onyx (with the BBC?)." (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-02-25, 09:48:22 (96.250.225.70)
This one. Not that new, BTW -- but great!:-) .......
210: Classical Court, Dorati's Early Tchaikovsky Symphonies are the FINEST I know... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-02-25, 07:25:31 (96.250.225.70)
they ooze with ballet influences, but that is their strength!:-) And, with apologies, the linked set is what I am referring to (purchased it years ago), but it is now, perhaps, stupid expensive. St .......
211: Classical Court, Aah -- I missed that in the CD description (ordered it anyway) - thanks! n/t (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-02-25, 06:08:10 (96.250.225.70)
. .......
212: Classical Court, Much Missed -- Jiri Belohlavek... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-02-25, 05:20:24 (96.250.225.70)
Today, anyway, his last recording of one of my favorite symphonies, the Dvorak's Seventh, might be my favorite recording of anything, ever!:-) Following this stirring performance, I needed to fill a c .......
213: Classical Court, Indeed, Shostakovich CAN certainly be tedious... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-02-23, 14:38:58 (96.250.225.70)
all of the sardonic and sarcastic musical gestures can grate -- but he is a master of this genre. A Jonathan Swift of classical music!:-) .......
214: Classical Court, Just a friendly opinion...if you don't go looking for secret meanings... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-02-23, 05:02:06 (96.250.225.70)
you won't find any, and you won't miss them. I think this kind of gets back to my Rothko comment regarding Bruckner. Being a musician, or having formal training in music theory, etc. -- and, never min .......
215: Classical Court, A lot of it is like kissing a porcupine... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-02-21, 09:45:00 (96.250.225.70)
on the anus!:-) I'm not saying I can/will listen to this stuff often. But, I do feel like I am in safe hands with Gielen conducting it. .......
216: Classical Court, Volume 8 -- Second Viennese School -- looks particularly impressive... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-02-21, 05:22:07 (96.250.225.70)
I can stream the others, but this one I ordered as a physical box set -- in terms of orchestral works, this is near to encyclopedic!:-) .......
217: Classical Court, *****... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-02-20, 12:22:00 (96.250.225.70)
But, one Amazon reviewer gave it (Gardiner) 5 stars and stated, "Fast service and exactly as described" -- seriously, who could resist THAT?:-) .......
218: Classical Court, I was unaware of this -- thanks! It ends up I actually HAVE the recording... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-02-20, 11:57:47 (96.250.225.70)
BOTH versions of the Scottish are buried deep on CD 42 of this excellent set (same performance as your link). Too much music, not enough time!:-) .......
219: Classical Court, I just can't help myself!:-)... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-02-20, 03:28:04 (96.250.225.70)
My wife and I described a smoked salmon dish to my brother and his wife. We spent 5-10 minutes describing the prep, ingredients, presentation, taste sensation -- we just loved the dish. Turns out that .......
220: Classical Court, I can stream this at Amazon HD...I'll check it out. Thanks! n/t (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-02-20, 03:19:48 (96.250.225.70)
. .......
221: Classical Court, You mentioned that recently, and it is great... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-02-19, 12:22:46 (96.250.225.70)
I'll have to read more deeply into the historic context! .......
222: Classical Court, 3 very different composers, those... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-02-19, 12:19:43 (96.250.225.70)
Shostakovich is just a fourth... .......
223: Classical Court, Russian mistakes...who knew?:-) n/t (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-02-19, 06:09:13 (96.250.225.70)
. .......
224: Classical Court, P.S. -- For me, Haydn is the Counter-Shostakovich... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-02-19, 06:07:18 (96.250.225.70)
Life is just better and brighter with Haydn, who couldn't do sadness or angst if it got out of the yard and bit his leg!:-) YBMV (Your Bromide May Vary) .......
225: Classical Court, Agreed, but I do seek him out often for the sheer power and angst... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-02-19, 05:59:19 (96.250.225.70)
Moody me, I guess!:-) .......
226: Classical Court, Shostakovich RULES -- among the very best of 20th Century composers... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-02-18, 19:04:43 (96.250.225.70)
Seems to me that the turmoil in the Ukraine should remind us clearly of the origins of Shostakovich's inspiration. His music is woven from steel and concrete. .......
227: Classical Court, Absolutely. I singled that out as "other than" in my OP!:-) n/t (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-02-18, 07:18:20 (96.250.225.70)
. .......
228: Classical Court, Thanks for the recommendations! A couple more... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-02-18, 06:24:14 (96.250.225.70)
Schumann Symphony #4 (1841/1851) and Mussorgsky Boris Godounov (1869/1872) Both of these recordings are still available, and are highly recommended... .......
229: Classical Court, Yes, your exception proves the point... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-02-17, 13:44:49 (96.250.225.70)
That is the reason I am curious what else is out there. The difference between versions is not always as outright interesting as it is with the Sibelius #5. Then again, we ARE talking about Sibelius h .......
230: Classical Court, Well, that solves that!:-)... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-02-17, 13:38:13 (96.250.225.70)
not unicorns...blue diamonds from an uber-boutique label! .......
231: Classical Court, Nishimura DVDA-005 -- the MYTHICAL BEAST!:-)... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-02-17, 07:20:49 (96.250.225.70)
What I have typed below contains no useful information whatsoever, so be warned... I've provided a link where this is actually discussed. Google the listed recording "Nishimura DVDA-005" and you will .......
232: Classical Court, Different recording. n/t (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-02-17, 05:42:40 (96.250.225.70)
. .......
233: Classical Court, I'll second the confusion (to try to keep this thread on track!:-)... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-02-17, 05:41:52 (96.250.225.70)
Since the Unobtainium thing was about the work "Mendelssohn's Lobgesang Symphony on the (German) Nishimura label"...is that the recording you are saying is on iTunes? Or, did you mean to respond direc .......
234: Classical Court, Your favorite "first draft"? (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-02-17, 05:30:08 (96.250.225.70)
I recently posted that my favorite "first draft" is the Sibelius Symphony #5 in its original version. When listened to side-by-side with the later final version of work, many changes can be heard, .......
235: Classical Court, Nice! But, indeed, Unobtainium!:-) n/t (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-02-16, 13:40:20 (96.250.225.70)
. .......
236: Classical Court, My favorite "first draft"... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-02-16, 11:14:29 (96.250.225.70)
If you do not already know/have it, this recording presents the early version of the amazing Sibelius Symphony #5 -- the transformation and "profound logic' (Lionel Pike) that he achieves in the fi .......
237: Classical Court, In particular, I listened to his Dvorak Symphony 4 this morning... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-02-16, 07:12:55 (96.250.225.70)
it was terrific! .......
238: Classical Court, But, of course, Bruckner couldn't hit as hard as... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-02-16, 05:51:43 (96.250.225.70)
Jim Otto!:-) .......
239: Classical Court, Any Marcus Bosch (conductor) fans? (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-02-16, 05:42:41 (96.250.225.70)
I just discovered this conductor with my streaming service, and he is a very dramatic interpreter provided sterling sound quality mostly on the Coviello Classics label (which is also new to me). Top s .......
240: Classical Court, Bruckner's OTHER Problem!:-)... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-02-15, 07:50:10 (96.250.225.70)
There is more junk-news, innuendo, bias, mockery and speculation piled upon Bruckner than any other classical composer I can think of except, maybe, Wagner. Clearly, he was eccentric -- but if we go d .......
241: Classical Court, That is not at all what I said (or meant)... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-02-14, 09:12:57 (96.250.225.70)
For the sake of clarity, I meant (intended, at least) to state that I frequently listen to Bruckner in terms of the large-scale structures and washes of sound (hence, my Rothko "fields of color" analo .......
242: Classical Court, Re Rothko...only an analogy...never a part of listening. n/t (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-02-14, 03:13:37 (96.250.225.70)
. .......
243: Classical Court, I haven't turned my attention to Copland for quite a while... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-02-13, 05:32:25 (96.250.225.70)
I was very pleased to discover that Chandos has issued four (4) recordings of his orchestral works (conducted by John Wilson with the BBC Philharmonic) in state-of-the-art sound. For me, Copland needs .......
244: Classical Court, The Bruckner Problem: Some care about this...I don't... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-02-12, 05:43:22 (96.250.225.70)
Bruckner is a favorite composer and, I suppose, if I added up and inventoried all of the recordings I own or have listened to that I've heard near to every version of all of the symphonies (in terms o .......
245: Classical Court, I don't use VLC. But, here is a technical thread that seems to discuss... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-02-12, 03:02:37 (96.250.225.70)
the possible causes/solutions. The discussion seems to address how TO play a single track only, but the settings (of course) would allow a back-and-forth toggle, so that may be it. Good luck! ::: TOPI .......
246: Classical Court, Queyras/Tharaud = FABULOUS. Thanks!:-) n/t (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-02-11, 05:29:05 (96.250.225.70)
. .......
247: Classical Court, A Bag of Gems -- Poulenc's Chamber Music (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-02-10, 05:49:57 (96.250.225.70)
In a recent post, I asked for recommendations for compositions similar in "feeling" to the Ravel Piano Concerto slow movement. One recommendation was the Oboe Sonata of Poulenc. So, I dug out this rec .......
248: Classical Court, RattleChucky (Humor)... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-02-08, 06:19:06 (96.250.225.70)
This is probably not nice, huh?:-) Posted in honor of Simon Rattle just being promoted to King of Germany!:-) .......
249: Classical Court, Off the beaten path, those!:-) n/t (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-02-07, 09:26:08 (96.250.225.70)
. .......
250: Classical Court, I like the expanded selections on this recommendation... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-02-07, 09:24:40 (96.250.225.70)
I will check it out. Thanks! .......
251: Classical Court, Kozhukhin's Excellent Brahms... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-02-07, 06:44:15 (96.250.225.70)
This pianist has a beautiful touch, and the recording quality is great! Should be available on your streaming service? .......
252: Classical Court, Scelsi is astringent...cleans the pores (or kills the host)!:-)... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-02-06, 07:14:03 (96.250.225.70)
Although it utilizes the traditional instruments of classical music, I'm not sure it can be called "classical" in any real sense. Perhaps avant garde or what I term "hyper-modern"...or even "inchoate" .......
253: Classical Court, THAT is a meaty selection -- thanks!... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-02-06, 06:43:16 (96.250.225.70)
Although I am familiar with, perhaps, half of this list, it will take me a while to explore the rest!:-) .......
254: Classical Court, Very nice. She gets added to a playlist labelled... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-02-06, 06:40:45 (96.250.225.70)
"Pianists - Unknown" which is where I park the names I will simply never be able to recall due to their limited recorded output or off-label source. Sadly, eclecticism often leads to obscurity. Thank .......
255: Classical Court, I saw the phrase "prayerful introspection" applied in a Silvestrov review... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-02-06, 06:10:04 (96.250.225.70)
it is apt. There is an air of sadness about much of Silvestrov, and this recommendation hits the mark! .......
256: Classical Court, I have always loved BWV 1056, and it is good... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-02-06, 06:06:57 (96.250.225.70)
to see Olafsson performing with an orchestra. A fine recommendation - thanks! .......
257: Classical Court, Ravel Piano Concerto in G Major: II. Adagio assai... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-02-05, 12:54:33 (96.250.225.70)
Pensive, dreamy...at turns sad and strong. Moody oboe-ish accompaniment (Cor anglais, apparently!:-) to push everything even further out to sea... Any thoughts on other pieces of music that mine the s .......
258: Classical Court, Maybe... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-02-04, 07:21:01 (96.250.225.70)
I totally agree with you re Solti -- 1980's Decca DDD Solti is an edgy, shrill mess. That said, I have always thought that the Rubinstein Collection CD's were excellent remasters, pearlescent in sound .......
259: Classical Court, Just Because (Cool Cover Art)... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-02-04, 06:34:10 (96.250.225.70)
Couldn't resist. Meow! (Label: Alpha | Illustrator: STASYS EIDRIGEVICIUS) .......
260: Classical Court, Thank you ALL. This makes me think... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-02-03, 04:02:13 (96.250.225.70)
that it is not that Rubinstein has "actively" been forgotten at all, but that his "falling off" in the general scheme of classical music awareness is natural...a product of age, contemporary listeners .......
261: Classical Court, To what extent is Arthur Rubinstein completely forgotten and passe? (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-02-02, 14:38:32 (96.250.225.70)
Along with Horowitz, Rubinstein was THE reference for American listeners back when I got serious about classical music...the early 1980's. Now, Rubinstein is never mentioned anywhere, and the Chopin N .......
262: Classical Court, And, the pic is missing the top row (7 more albums). Mucho Mejoueva!:-) n/t (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-02-02, 12:44:31 (96.250.225.70)
. .......
263: Classical Court, Both of these, and tons more by Mejoueva, available for streaming.... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-02-02, 09:59:35 (96.250.225.70)
on Amazon HD -- for those who know, does that mean that they always show up on other services such as Qobuz and Spotify? .......
264: Classical Court, Mendelssohn and more... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-02-02, 05:46:57 (96.250.225.70)
Ana-Marija Markovina recorded an integral set of the C.P.E. Bach keyboard works (on a modern keyboard) a few years back that was definitive. In anticipation of a new box set of the complete Mendelssoh .......
265: Classical Court, You're welcome! n/t (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-02-01, 11:42:25 (96.250.225.70)
. .......
266: Classical Court, It is, unquestionably, the Anti-Sorabjiest music I can think of!:-) n/t (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-01-28, 11:18:04 (96.250.225.70)
. .......
267: Classical Court, Sorabji -- The Cherry on the Sundae (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-01-27, 07:41:16 (96.250.225.70)
For my last comment re this composer, please note that the website identified below (and linked to here) also includes a HUGE freely downloadable e-book (PDF) written by the website owner Marc-Andre R .......
268: Classical Court, Agreed. "Strange" is the most accurate single word to describe Sorabji... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-01-27, 06:59:02 (96.250.225.70)
Strange in all respects! .......
269: Classical Court, Unreal...truly. The effort to create the site, the utter madness... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-01-27, 03:04:46 (96.250.225.70)
of the endeavor to pick the lint out of the navel of this slightly odd man/composer. The website reminds me of a weird cartoon in which the person decides their favorite color is pink, and then EVE .......
270: Classical Court, Yeah, it is REALLY old... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-01-26, 19:14:12 (96.250.225.70)
Think about all of the style and method the music simply cannot contain and...there you have it. The young Armstrong makes much more out of it than I would have expected. .......
271: Classical Court, Piano music off the Baroquen path... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-01-26, 06:15:38 (96.250.225.70)
Beautiful VERY OLD (nearly pre-Baroque) keyboard music rendered on a modern concert grand. This recording popped up during a streaming sojourn -- very pleasant surprise! .......
272: Classical Court, Thanks! Agreed...but, then again, I think ALL Feldman is "approachable"... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-01-26, 05:03:38 (96.250.225.70)
as I do with Sorabji, Cage, Scelsi, etc. -- it is simply that, when approaching the creature, one must have the right orientation, sensibility and intention. Never pet a porcupine, and never bring a t .......
273: Classical Court, Fortunately (and somewhat surprisingly) most of the best recordings... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-01-26, 03:33:03 (96.250.225.70)
can be listened to through streaming (this is a quick print of what Amazon Music HD includes...the Ogden set is up top). As far as supporting information, there is an extensive Wikipedia entry on t .......
274: Classical Court, That is a fine path!:-) n/t (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-01-25, 13:12:56 (96.250.225.70)
. .......
275: Classical Court, So, you know how in baseball the batter warms up in the on deck circle... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-01-25, 12:05:48 (96.250.225.70)
and practices swings with a weight on the bat (to add bat speed at the plate). I tenderized myself with Xenakis, Lachenmann and Scelsi -- Sorabji was easy after that!:-) .......
276: Classical Court, And, of course, in the end it is like this... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-01-25, 07:13:22 (96.250.225.70)
Find the representative forms and figures in this type of painting. Can't do it, but still like it?...you are a fan. Think it is visual gibberish?...Sorabji is not for you. BTW, this piece of visual g .......
277: Classical Court, Sorabji gets the "that nut's a genius" epithet... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-01-24, 21:28:08 (96.250.225.70)
His stuff is so weird and wonderful that even his full name is a work of art: Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji. The music is SO unique that the cover art they provide for him is downright spectral!:-) For S .......
278: Jazz Alley, YouTube (Did you read the comments?). One person wrote...... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-01-23, 05:28:59 (96.250.225.70)
that they were actually THERE for the performance! Amazing. That is like TIME TRAVEL!:-) .......
279: Classical Court, Maria Ewing just passed. Perhaps she was/is a match... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-01-19, 09:58:03 (96.250.225.70)
not afraid of ANYTHING on the stage!:-) .......
280: Classical Court, AND, I'm afraid, that is that.... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-01-18, 12:56:56 (96.250.225.70)
Further listening reveals that the positive immediate impression I felt with the opening movement of the First Symphony dissipated quickly into a sea of rote bombastic orchestral effects in all the ot .......
281: Classical Court, WELL, NOW!:-)... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-01-18, 10:15:18 (96.250.225.70)
I must offer a serious "Thank You" for pointing out this young composer (age 43 at this writing). There are two recordings available for streaming that include a couple of symphonies and a violin conc .......
282: Classical Court, Agreed. This set (and practically EVERYTHING I have on CD)... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-01-15, 09:04:26 (96.250.225.70)
is now online for streaming in very good to audiophile quality. I enjoy having the physical media, however, and will never put it up for adoption (Good Dog!). When it first came out, CD promised a "li .......
283: Classical Court, A GREAT set... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-01-14, 07:52:23 (96.250.225.70)
Many golden nuggets included, along with complete texts on a CD Rom. I've included a link to the Classics Today review along with Amazon to purchase. I've had the set (in a prior issue) for more than .......
284: Classical Court, +1 n/t (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-01-13, 04:49:51 (96.250.225.70)
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285: Classical Court, P.S. -- Reviews are very tricky with this set... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-01-06, 04:46:52 (96.250.225.70)
Du Pre holds a special place in the hearts of listeners that leaves them near to mush!:-) .......
286: Classical Court, I have the set. Purchased it based on emotion and unknowing youth... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-01-05, 14:08:53 (96.250.225.70)
Du Pre was my first Elgar Concerto, and it ends up that it was more about the Elgar than Du Pre. In other words, I have recordings of EVERYTHING that is in this box that are more than equal to Du Pre, .......
287: Classical Court, "Respect" -- yes, it is a Grande Dame thing!:-) n/t (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-01-04, 13:57:38 (96.250.225.70)
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288: Classical Court, Probably just me, but I want to hear the "mechanism"... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2022-01-04, 06:25:08 (96.250.225.70)
My favorite organ recordings include the physical sounds of pedals, pipes, stops and (of course) timber of all of the creaking, groaning pieces of what was, for centuries, one of the most complicated .......
289: Classical Court, Got 'em -- One word: YES!:-) n/t.. (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2021-12-31, 08:28:34 (96.250.225.70)
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290: Classical Court, Thanks! I listened a couple of times... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2021-12-31, 07:19:59 (96.250.225.70)
A little too New-Age for me. Dunno whether that is the fault of Hovhaness or Kondonassis -- probably more the composer. It's funny, but I kept feeling that the harp parts REALLY wanted to be played on .......
291: Classical Court, I don't mean to harp (yes, I do)... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2021-12-30, 06:37:31 (96.250.225.70)
Doing a quick search, I see that it has been a while since "harp" came up in this forum. So...this morning I played a Beethoven Quartet (#11) and, believe it or not, it was just too much. What I reall .......
292: Classical Court, Ahhhh -- I DID know that, but... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2021-12-23, 00:33:49 (96.250.225.70)
what I DIDN'T know is the proper meaning of the word transcription. I assumed that playing a piece on an instrument that it was not primarily intended to be played upon was a transcription. However, a .......
293: Classical Court, SO much to enjoy... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2021-12-22, 07:11:27 (96.250.225.70)
Happy Holidays to all in an otherwise slightly volatile year!:-) .......
294: Classical Court, I don't think there is any problem with calling Shostakovich... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2021-12-21, 05:41:08 (96.250.225.70)
both great and not being to everyone's taste. Honestly, it gets much worse than this...think about how many (most) people completely turn their noses up at classical music IN GENERAL. Play a little Ba .......
295: Classical Court, +1...Middle Movement Magic!:-) n/t (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2021-12-20, 12:11:39 (96.250.225.70)
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296: Classical Court, On a Sunday morning... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2021-12-20, 11:30:01 (96.250.225.70)
the laid-back parts are beautiful in this work and, if you live with the contemplative elements of the work along with some thoughts about the phase of life Mahler was in at the time of its compositio .......
297: Classical Court, Dunno. Chris doesn't like Shostakovich... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2021-12-20, 11:02:49 (96.250.225.70)
despite the range and difference among pieces. Taste is tricky. Altering taste is even trickier. Making recommendations to alter taste is...tasteless?:-) How much do you like Mahler's other symphonies .......
298: Classical Court, +1 -- The violinist (Matousek) is outstanding... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2021-12-20, 06:50:53 (96.250.225.70)
and Hogwood (non-HIP) offers solid support for these well-recorded and conveniently gathered together works. Excellent sound quality. Apart from the symphonies, this is one of the better "box sets" of .......
299: Classical Court, Just checked out Nonet No. 2 -- very fun, very "Stravinsky"... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2021-12-20, 06:41:31 (96.250.225.70)
in the first movement, at least. Thanks! .......
300: Classical Court, 2-CH, alas... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2021-12-20, 06:31:45 (96.250.225.70)
But, Maggie Planars and tubes. So, very nice (in a small room, relatively near field) and PERFECT for classical chamber works and small ensemble jazz. Larger works also, but small ensemble is what the .......
301: Classical Court, Wow. She's actress Jennifer Esposito's doppelganger!:-)... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2021-12-19, 09:58:06 (96.250.225.70)
...not that two J. Espo's is a bad thing! .......
302: Classical Court, The Piano Quintets, in particular, caught my ear today. n/t (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2021-12-19, 09:40:21 (96.250.225.70)
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303: Classical Court, The folding universe of Martinu (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2021-12-19, 06:28:15 (96.250.225.70)
I scarcely know where to begin. I recently decided to venture beyond the magical symphonies of Bohuslav Martinu into his other works -- which, as I am sure any deep fan of Czech music already knows -- .......
304: Classical Court, Another very fine harp transcription... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2021-12-17, 09:15:40 (96.250.225.70)
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305: Classical Court, Keeping a scorecard of every artist personality must be exhausting!:-) n/t (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2021-12-15, 13:52:15 (96.250.225.70)
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306: Classical Court, No worries!:-)... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2021-12-15, 06:29:36 (96.250.225.70)
At some point in the future your quick analysis will be completely correct..........and the list will not have changed at all! .......
307: Classical Court, Clearly, it wasn't useless to Beethoven... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2021-12-11, 03:48:05 (96.250.225.70)
at least later in his life. A quick glance at the history of the metronome shows that it began as a pure VISUAL device (no sound). Perhaps a useful tool for a composer with a significant hearing loss? .......
308: Classical Court, My support goes to the following statement contained within the article... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2021-12-10, 13:34:07 (96.250.225.70)
"Even after the metronome was invented, composers such as Brahms or Mendelssohn disregarded it...as useless, arguing that any musician should be able to infer the "correct tempo" for any piece." (NOTE .......
309: Classical Court, This is my favorite Eroica... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2021-12-10, 13:20:24 (96.250.225.70)
Kinetic (punchy execution), endless inner detail, period instruments with immense character, close-up recording perspective. I need to listen to the new multi-symphony Savall Beethoven set again...it .......
310: Classical Court, ...and with Barenboim on DG n/t (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2021-12-09, 09:35:55 (96.250.225.70)
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311: Classical Court, Do you have access to this on your streaming service?... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2021-12-09, 03:08:57 (96.250.225.70)
It is available on Amazon HD, so perhaps... .......
312: Classical Court, I have to tell you, Chris... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2021-12-07, 05:15:04 (96.250.225.70)
I've just listened to the Ligeti Etudes and many of the Sorabji Etudes (Ullen). To me, they are cut from the exact same cloth, and I like them both!:-) .......
313: Classical Court, RE: Lott -- THIS!:-)... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2021-12-06, 10:14:01 (96.250.225.70)
Priceless. .......
314: Classical Court, Here is a great place to start... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2021-12-05, 08:42:10 (172.58.227.180)
Autumnal and deep Goerne, superb recording quality, Eschenbach is subtle and stretched-out in the piano parts (which are very similar to Op. 116-119 period). Not surprising, since the Op. 121 Vier Ern .......
315: Classical Court, No, you are misreading me a bit... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2021-12-04, 15:17:01 (96.250.225.70)
it is subtle. I am saying that some of the most avante-guarde or hyper-modern "music" compositions can, understandably, be hard to consider as music -- they are near to cacophony, and more like just o .......
316: Classical Court, Thielemann is leaving Dresden... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2021-12-03, 07:06:26 (96.250.225.70)
It seems Germans love their Germans as long as it is their kind of Germans -- it's a good thing that Germans can always flee to Austria!:-) Definitely interested in the new Garanca -- two fabulous son .......
317: Classical Court, I only (but REALLY) discovered and came to love the Handel Operas... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2021-12-03, 06:56:40 (96.250.225.70)
during the past year. To be honest, I still believe it is an "acquired taste" as it is the Baroquest of Baroque. That said, the operas have superb instrumental parts, and countless vocal runs that are .......
318: Classical Court, Vocal Highlights from the Past Century of Recorded Classical Music... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2021-12-03, 05:27:44 (96.250.225.70)
I'm just being light-hearted...I CAN'T -- I just CAN'T -- begin to think about all of my favorite moments of vocal music that put me "in the zone". My head will explode -- no, seriously, grey matter o .......
319: Classical Court, Classical music doesn't get any NEWER than this... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2021-12-03, 05:22:43 (96.250.225.70)
I mentioned the British composer Philip Sawyers in a recent post as someone whose music might appeal to those seeking more "tonal" modern compositions. Born in 1951, he is a contemporary composer in t .......
320: Classical Court, I greatly enjoy Ligeti, but I am amazed that you consider him... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2021-12-02, 12:16:08 (96.250.225.70)
"listener friendly"!:-) I mean, wouldn't that open up the universe of Rihm, Sorabji, even Xenakis for some consideration? This gets us WAY out there! How about tamer stuff like Richard Arnell, Malcolm .......
321: Classical Court, Are you suggesting the Schumann opera Genoveva?... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2021-12-02, 12:03:44 (96.250.225.70)
If so, yes -- it would be terrific to have this rarely sung work in the hands of someone with Garanca's authority.!:-) If not the entire work, at least some arias... .......
322: Classical Court, P.S. - We haven't mentioned Scandinavian singers/music... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2021-12-02, 09:28:56 (96.250.225.70)
another fertile area completely untouched by your favorites! Groop, Otter. For that matter, looking East(ish) to Mrs. Rattle (Kozena), or some of the amazing Czech sopranos buried on Suprahon in less- .......
323: Classical Court, Inspiring "complete confidence" in others is a slippery slope... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2021-12-02, 09:23:32 (96.250.225.70)
and I am not completely confident I can do it!:-) Part of this, I think, is that the works themselves - the repertoire - matters a great deal. Puccini is just gorgeous (how about Gheorghiu?). So is St .......
324: Classical Court, For new(er) works, I actually stay away from anything too "retro"... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2021-12-02, 08:36:20 (96.250.225.70)
If I want old, I listen to old!:-) BTW, the same goes for singers. If I want Freni (she's another beauty), I listen to Freni. I embrace the new, angular stuff...sorry!?:-) .......
325: Classical Court, Pretty sure that a lot of 20th/21st Century art aims at ugly... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2021-12-02, 06:02:43 (96.250.225.70)
to provide profound truth -- not something, AFAIK, that we could readily find in 19th Century or prior classical music. The "rarified experience" could surely be attributed to 20/21 reality (thinking .......
326: Classical Court, I took a good listen. I'm afraid the music is out of my taste range... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2021-12-02, 05:03:52 (96.250.225.70)
as close as I come to this style is Canteloube's Chants d'Auvergne, and that, too, is often a bit too folksy for me. Beautiful voice quality, however -- I agree!:-) .......
327: Classical Court, British and Baltic?:-)... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2021-12-02, 04:40:07 (96.250.225.70)
Sorry...what is "Northern European"? The recordings I have pursued do have a lot of Italian (unavoidable in Opera), but she recently did Schumann and Brahms (that one will be under this year's Xmas tr .......
328: Classical Court, Honestly, I can't reconcile "I've not heard" and "barely scratching the surface" ... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2021-12-02, 04:25:31 (96.250.225.70)
with a back-handed dismissal of the universe of currently active singers. Look, I am a BIG fan of the artists you cited (Te Kanawa, Ludwig and the self-destructive career of Battle) and the boys you m .......
329: Classical Court, +1 n/t (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2021-12-01, 14:13:28 (96.250.225.70)
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330: Classical Court, (Recent) New Favorite Vocalists... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2021-12-01, 05:50:35 (96.250.225.70)
We don't deal with vocalists too much in this forum, but I recently grabbed a clutch of Elina Garanca recordings, and she is terrific...powerful, great technique and range. She is 45, which (I think) .......
331: Classical Court, To put it differently, it is NOT MUSIC...but it IS art!:-)... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2021-12-01, 04:32:48 (96.250.225.70)
The link by the OP points to a statement by the composer (I think "composer" is still relevant, even if the work isn't "music" per se) that the individual pieces should be played apart from "the whole .......
332: Classical Court, Labels: Kairos, Wergo, Stradivarius, Mode... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2021-12-01, 03:13:13 (96.250.225.70)
There is a universe of this type of abstract-expressionist organized sound sometimes related to "classical music" but often more aural painting rather than speech in coherent sentences. As with many t .......
333: Classical Court, The New Anachronism (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2021-11-30, 12:32:55 (96.250.225.70)
Up front, my post here is all meant as a little light-hearted (humorous) thinking out loud!:-)... Is not the creation of an all-female orchestra totally ironic, given the current state of demands for .......
334: Classical Court, An amazing list of Saxophone works in the classical genre... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2021-11-28, 06:02:08 (96.250.225.70)
It may not be "complete" but it is certainly exhaustive!:-) The works cited do not include those in which the sax is employed sporadically for effect such as Rachmaninoff, Vaughan-Williams, etc. ::: T .......
335: Classical Court, Interesting...I don't have any recordings from that series. n/t (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2021-11-27, 00:49:15 (96.250.225.70)
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336: Classical Court, Just listened to this -- EXCELLENT! Thanks for the recommendation! n/t (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2021-11-26, 09:47:25 (96.250.225.70)
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337: Classical Court, You have me scratching my head a little... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2021-11-26, 09:42:51 (96.250.225.70)
since I have a substantial number of Lyrita CD's. Just to be sure, I pulled a bunch of them from my shelves (20 CD's, in fact). I have examined all of the booklet recording information, and sample-lis .......
338: Classical Court, Vive la Tactile!:-) n/t (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2021-11-26, 06:09:02 (96.250.225.70)
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339: Classical Court, Impact on the environment... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2021-11-26, 03:01:55 (96.250.225.70)
We're living in a material world, and I am a material squirrel. Sadly, I do not feel that landfills will be the cause of the Earth's (seemingly) imminent demise. My home is carbon positive (simply bas .......
340: Classical Court, Thank you - apologies, I think I read your post from the wrong perspective. n/t. (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2021-11-25, 19:11:51 (96.250.225.70)
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341: Classical Court, ...paired with an also great Sibelius...1-2 Knock-out! n/t (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2021-11-25, 06:50:32 (96.250.225.70)
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342: Classical Court, P.S. -- There are two kinds of people... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2021-11-25, 06:42:05 (96.250.225.70)
One that walks into a room filled with greatness and declares, "Look at all this JUNK!", and another who looks at the same piles and declares, "This is SO COOL!" .......
343: Classical Court, Tetzlaff -- Incredible Beethoven Violin Concerto as well (Ondine) n/t (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2021-11-25, 06:30:27 (96.250.225.70)
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344: Classical Court, It may be on your streaming service...it is at Amazon. n/t (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2021-11-25, 05:36:04 (96.250.225.70)
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345: Classical Court, I enjoy streaming music a great deal, but... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2021-11-25, 04:21:42 (96.250.225.70)
Walking into a room filled with physical books and music discs (of various types) is a different kind of experience. I'll put it this way...when I walk into a library -- any library -- my heartrate pi .......
346: Classical Court, These are live recordings...applause at the end... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2021-11-24, 19:10:07 (96.250.225.70)
they present an effective and realistic soundstage. Perhaps a touch bright...but they are a bit old. The quality of the performances EASILY outweighs the slight sonic limitations (I don't really notic .......
347: Classical Court, For Robert Simpson fans... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2021-11-23, 09:13:38 (96.250.225.70)
Be sure not to miss a recently released Lyrita recording of Symphonies 5 and 6 in their premieres. Excellent sound quality. Both works must be compared to the Handley/Hyperion survey - which is great. .......
348: Classical Court, Some real-time impressions... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2021-11-20, 06:03:10 (96.250.225.70)
I have the recording playing as I write this. It is a CD, part of the set linked, which includes a 2012 remaster of Sym. #2 (without stating "Parlophone" anywhere as per the link Ivan303 provided). No .......
349: Classical Court, +1...Date before putting a ring on it!:-) n/t (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2021-11-20, 05:11:28 (96.250.225.70)
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350: Classical Court, 650 British Pounds for the ERC 2 LP issue - YIKES!:-) n/t (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2021-11-19, 06:36:01 (96.250.225.70)
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351: Classical Court, A foundational recording for anyone's collection... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2021-11-19, 06:13:11 (96.250.225.70)
nearly 60 years old now, reviewed as the ne plus ultra by countless professional critics (reviews readily found everywhere on the net). It is "core Klemperer" for fans of the conductor -- the many. Un .......
352: Classical Court, ...or Mahler himself, for that matter... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2021-11-18, 14:13:55 (96.250.225.70)
Honestly, Rott left him with a room full of paint cans to play with. It is vaguely possible that Mahler might have simply been a house painter without the epiphany of the young Rott! That, or, simply .......
353: Classical Court, Vasily Petrenko and Andris Nelsons are the two conductors... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2021-11-16, 05:44:17 (96.250.225.70)
I am following most closely these days. If Salonen starts to get active again, I would include him as well. .......
354: Classical Court, One perspective is that the "revelation" in Beethoven's 5th... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2021-11-16, 05:35:20 (96.250.225.70)
is the composition itself, and not any particular interpretation. Reiner plays it like a piece of granite, and that (for me) is a terrific place to start. I completely understand that with continuing .......
355: Classical Court, Thank you -- I see where you are coming from... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2021-11-09, 12:16:23 (96.250.225.70)
Yes, the paper does look like just another example of contemporary intellectual-climber stuff. .......
356: Classical Court, Just to fill in a bit...what does "woke" have to do with this?... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2021-11-09, 11:49:08 (96.250.225.70)
The author of the article is making a lame attempt at examining Brahms in light of Dogen, the ancient Japanese philosopher and Buddhist monk whose writings pre-sage the more modern concepts of anti-re .......
357: Classical Court, "Posts without meaning authored by no one."... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2021-11-09, 11:00:53 (96.250.225.70)
my nominee for a modification to the forum header!:-) .......
358: Classical Court, I just read the full paper out on the net... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2021-11-09, 10:37:01 (96.250.225.70)
the author of the paper does not know how to think. .......
359: Classical Court, Yes -- that's very funny!:-)... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2021-11-09, 08:19:30 (96.250.225.70)
Off topic in this forum, but it's simply a matter of materialism versus metaphysics and contingency at its core. Kinda like the Subjectivity vs. Truth debate -- which, it seems to me, is TOTALLY on po .......
360: Classical Court, Martha Argerich by his side... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2021-11-09, 04:30:08 (96.250.225.70)
I discovered Freire from his late recordings (past decade). VERY worthy Chopin, Schumann, Liszt, Debussy -- not to mention his recording of the two Brahms Piano Concertos (which I believe Brahms himse .......
361: Classical Court, Maybe...but it seems a bit too indirect for a parody... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2021-11-09, 04:22:34 (96.250.225.70)
your other post/point, however, is well taken and on target for a swipe at what passes for sound academic work these days, musicological or otherwise! .......
362: Classical Court, In defense of musicology... (0.00)
Posted by SE on 2021-11-09, 00:13:33 (96.250.225.70)
that essay is a philosophy work with a slippery title. It is clearly not attempting to make a musicological argument, so the academics in that discipline are safe. To put it in a nutshell, speaking ex .......
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