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jlee, ears, rob

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Posted on April 20, 2000 at 13:56:55
revjac


 
So I print off that list posted recently for that "classic beginner" and took it with me to the CD store (actually went to get tickets to Scottish funny guy, Billy Connelly's show here in May) because it looked like a good list to work from and I'm kind of a "beginner" too and I was going to look up some Mrvinsky and Celi and Gergiev and so forth (they just got a pile of Celi's EMI stuff in -- pricey!)and there's these two older guys shufflin' around the classical room and they keep watchin' me checkin' the list and finally one of them strikes up a bit of a conversation and asks me about the list and the next thing I know he's got the list with the AA adress penned on the back and off they go with a big smile like they just scored a lotto win.
At least I got the tickets (3rd row floor!) and a live recording of Celi conducting "Pictures at an Exhibition" and "Bolero" and a Toscanini conducting a bunch of Sibelius stuff in 1940 (Naxos Historical - 7 bucks CDN)but I'm out a list and it looks like we get more inmates from Edmonton! As if one wasn't enough.

 

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Was that @ AB Sound ?, posted on April 20, 2000 at 14:29:22
Jorge F


 
Boy, the Asylum is getting famous :-)




Regards,

Jorge

 

Yes it was & yes it is! nt, posted on April 20, 2000 at 14:37:59
revjac


 
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Good!, posted on April 20, 2000 at 14:44:19
Jorge F


 
If only they could sponsor the Asylum!
They're much better than Amazon, CD Now and CD Universe, but those do support the Asylum...




Regards,

Jorge

 

Re: Good!, posted on April 20, 2000 at 15:10:05
Rob


 
I think I'm the only tattoo-ed courtling here and I'm looking forward to having more pierced at various not to be mentioned bodyparts kind of people after they had their tailor-made Japanese tattoos covering everything besides hands an feet.

BTW, great job revjac. This world can use more Celi fans, his musicmaking will pierce right through you.

Rob

 

Re: Good!, posted on April 20, 2000 at 15:19:02
revjac


 
They are amazing - the store I frequent has a HUGE classic/jazz room and 2 listening areas where you can preview nearly anything before you buy (I never use it - I take the inmates at their word and they aren't usually wrong) and if they don't got it they'll get it (within reason)
The only thing I could change there is have them carry some more "audiophile" labels. I was knocked out when I went looking for the EMI "Celibidache" releases - I think they had them all - except the one I wanted of course.
And the biggest problem is that they're 2 minutes from the home office. If I see something on AA that sounds promising I can usually have it playing within 20 minutes - and that's a little tough on ye olde bank account. They gave me an A&B credit card -- I hid it -- I know better!

revjac -- just finished listening to Mussorgsky's "Pictures" - I see why the inmates like Celi -- just starting Ravel's "Bolero" now -- amazing!

 

Rob - Gergiev, posted on April 20, 2000 at 15:26:36
revjac


 
I know I saw this to-day, didn't get it (spent my allotment already)but what was the music Gergiev has out with the Rotterdammers?
I was kinda' pissed-off because I saw it, couldn't buy it so I promptly forgot what it was!

Revjac (man, that Celi "Bolero" is good - the Mussorgsky was par excellence!! -- wow!)

 

I know, posted on April 20, 2000 at 15:37:45
Rob


 
Last year summer at work I was watching TV and suddenly on the Bayerischen Rundfunk I heard the first measures in the drum 'tamdadadam-tatatatidadadadadampadadadam' and I saw Celi sitting in a chair in front of the Munchner Philharmoniker, just laughing around after the entrance of each following instrument in perfect balance. His conducting looked like shit, he was just having plain good old fun, of course due to the enormous amount of rehearsals, but that smiling face during that dreadful piece of music was one of the greatest concerts I ever saw on TV; the CD is just a candy compared to that. ( Although Van Beinum's version with the CO is excellent as well in good ol' mono.)

It was 'Ivan the Terrible', Sergey Prokofiev.

Rob

 

Re: jlee, ears, rob, posted on April 21, 2000 at 01:17:20
Ears


 
Glad someone is getting some benefit out of the list. :-) Classical can be daunting for the newbie; I know it was for me. A lot was left out by me on the assumption that a a beginner who liked a composer would dig a little deeper after getting some of the listed works by that composer. The list may not be perfect but it's good, and it's useable. After the inmates get around to adding recording recommendations to it, it should be a really big help to people.

 

Re: jlee, ears, rob, posted on April 21, 2000 at 02:10:15
jlee


 
Hi revjac,

Thanks for the post. I'm happy to hear that someone is actually using it. The intellectual credit goes to Ears and Rob, all I did was a cut-and-paste job. I have a lot to learn from the list myself - I have never had well-balanced and diverse taste.

Happy listening!

 

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