Bruckner's 8th (even though nobody mentioned it)
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| Posted on April 17, 2000 at 07:09:37 | ||
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John E 
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While buying my latest Rach CD, (0 to 60 in 3.9 Sec) I pranced over to the DVD section of the store while thinking it would be a fun change to not only listen to some classical music but watch it from the comfort of my butt imprinted couch too. I could crinkle candy wrappers, cough loudly, talk, belch, boo and hiss the conductor, and even stop the orchestra when I needed to hit the can, in other words, I can be Rob at a performance that pisses him off. So I start wading through the musical offerings in the classical section, noticing that not only were the pickings quite slim, but these things ain't Naxos priced either. The latest movies, which cost tens of millions to make, were going for $19 to $24. A classical performance DVD, which probably cost $19.95 to film, and a 1977 performance to boot, was $30. Why? Should I just automatically poke a hook through the inside of my cheek when I look at these things from now on? Why are these things so much more expensive then movies? Could it be because they don't figure on selling many so they want to recover their production costs and turn a profit from the DVD I buy? Thank God I didn't see much of anything that interested me, except for a Bruckner 8 with Mehta performed in '77. Before I throw this DVD in the cart next to the jar of tartar sauce and the couple of lemons that I'll douse on myself for being a big enough fish to actually buy this thing, I'd like to find out if anyone is familiar with this performance. If not, I'll pass, and flap my gills over to the fun side of the section and buy the DVD edition of all the episodes of Fawlty Towers. Thanks,
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| Did anyone.....<mt>, posted on April 17, 2000 at 07:16:26 | |
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Rob
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John, I'm sure a Bruckner 8 under Mehta is extremely funny, but I'd go for Fawlty Towers for a laugh. I know notink, Robcelona
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| mehta's performance...., posted on April 17, 2000 at 19:44:05 | |
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dex
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..of Mahler 2nd with NYP wasn't bad at all...i liked it...maybe because it was a live performance...
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