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I saw the Met HD broadcast yesterday and was bowled over by it. I really like his works. It was about Oppenheimer and the creation of the bomb. It was just fantastic. He had such humanity and brilliant mind to keep it going on such a rush. But...
This is great fun. high drama!if you wanted to draw a thick black line to seperate the classical period from the romantic period, it would be the symphonie fantastique.the original instruments used here reveal the grumpy, quirky inner voicings of the...
For the past few days, I have been flushing the Brahms out of my brain with some favorite New Orleans music.There are three cds that really give you the flavor of traditional clubbing in New Orleans that are easy to obtain and cheap :(1) Keys to the...
Rough Trade Albums of the Year
Hi I had to ask this brilliant community this question, as I love ambient chill out music in whatever format, but I'd love to ask the collective consciousness for any suggestions.Many thanks!!Jon
any comments on Mozart: Symphonies English Concert, and Trevor Pinnock
Trying to find a list of people who’ve done versions of Lili Marlene. Particularly interested in who it is on the Der Blutharsch albums Der Sieg Des Lichtes and Gold Gab Ich Fur Eisen – a male Germanic voice singing alternate words – sounds like it...
Fully applaud the growing choice of these such as Passionato but why do they think we should pay the same (or often more) for a compressed mp3 download compared with the physical CD?There are no material/packaging distribution costs. The SQ is...
Arturo Beneditti Michelangeli, any debussy, ravel or chopin you can find.Beethoven: Sonata Nos.30-32Ludwig van Beethoven (Composer), Maurizio Pollini (Performer) Josef Hofmann, anything you can find - particularly chopin.please help complete the list :-)
Tuning Tactics by Chase SanbornThis comes with a cd you can listen to on headphones. Three months, 30 minutes a day, and you will be able to identify musical intervals when you hear them. This ability will do more for your enjoyment of music than...
Mitch Mitchell, drummer for Jimi Hendrix, passed away last night in Portland Oregon at age 62. I expect he will be jamming with Jimi and Noel Redding in heaven.
I'm just placing my order, just wondering if anyone has anyone got it yet and if the remasters are good?Leo
Title says it all really. A "learning" radio stream expands on "seed" tracks or genres.
Congratulations from a fan of his music since 1971 Happy 63rd Birthday Neil....Keep on Rocking in the Free World !!!!! I will be going back to listen to my NY ..CD and Vinyl collection TONIGHT......
A rare interview with the reclusive genius here
The time has come to replace one of my all time favorite albums on vinyl from 1976 and I stumbled across a copy which is...quote:Scarce US Nautilus label SuperDiscs series half-speed mastered audiophile vinyl...Anyone have anything on this label in...
Anyone watch Friday's extravaganza?
Miriam Makeba died, what a wonderful woman and soul.
Has to be one of the most amazing cd/record stores I have ever been in.Anywhere...On Sunset in Hollywood...
Off to visit eldest at uni later in the month so might as well make some time to go record shopping while I'm about it Any recommendations? General vinyl sales is fine, somewhere with a good selection of Blue Note, Impulse, Verve etc even better.
I know that lots of people here will have hundreds, if not thousands of albums, CDs and other forms of music.I expect most people will store them alphabetically.With reference to the book and film 'High Fidelity', I have always stored my albums and...
Going to see paul Weller on Monday not seen him Live before,Is he any goodregards
Hey all:Just saw Meaghan this Saturday evening. Got to spend a few minutes with her after the show and she is just adorable.A new singer from Canada, she just got signed to Warner Bros (Sire Records)If you like music somewhat along the lines of...