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Qobuz Black Friday sale. Picked up the rest of Slatkin's Copland/Detroit cycle on Naxos

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Posted on November 24, 2021 at 07:26:34
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 The percussive climaxes of "Grohg" Ballet, as recorded, are some of the weightiest orchestral sounds I've heard from my speakers. Very impressive!

Not to mention "Grohg" contains some very interesting, colorful music.

 

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Been in my QOBUZ favorites for a long time...., posted on November 24, 2021 at 16:39:20
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so I must have liked it.

"Grohg", not exactly 'dancing cowboys'.







First they came for the dumb-asses
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RE: Qobuz Black Friday sale. Picked up the rest of Slatkin's Copland/Detroit cycle on Naxos, posted on November 24, 2021 at 17:16:45
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 Or just subscribe to Qobuz and forget about buying anything anymore (except the yearly subscriber fee).

 

Sorry, but I need the adrenaline rush of actually reviewing and purchasing something. : ) nt, posted on November 24, 2021 at 17:41:29
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OT, regarding Billy the Kid, posted on November 24, 2021 at 17:44:31
jdaniel@jps.net
 My brother (the Ebayer) used to frequent the antique store in Fresno, CA where someone bought the .25 cent photo that turned out the be...Billy the Kid. He may have actually looked at it and tossed it back.

Only the 3rd or 4th extant. He apparently didn't like being photographed

 

RE: Sorry, but I need the adrenaline rush of actually reviewing and purchasing something. : ) nt, posted on November 24, 2021 at 18:46:37
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 I get that adrenaline rush every March when I hit resubscribe and pay my one time yearly fee for streaming in high res the exact same thing you are paying for. I'm sure there may be a time they delete some recordings, but I highly doubt they will.

 

I know that adrenaline rush tha goes along with paying money for something..., posted on November 24, 2021 at 18:51:48
Ivan303
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 I can see or hear for free. ;-)







First they came for the dumb-asses
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a dumb-ass

 

I enjoy streaming music a great deal, but..., posted on November 25, 2021 at 04:21:42
SE
 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 picks up just a little. I used to get the same sensation going into Tower Records and other brick and mortar shops back in the day. So, it is the objects themselves, the "ideas contained within" and, perhaps, simply the design of the cover art, smell of the paper (books) which brand me. I am a COLLECTOR, like jdaniel, I think.

Enjoy streaming only, but do not think only in terms of comparative cost or simplicity of access if attempting to consider this -- it doesn't matter, because we are tapping into a different of type of immersion and experience!:-) Obviously, judgement and preferences are a much bigger topic that spans a universe of things.

"A Gentle Madness" (Basbanes) is a book about the love of books. Perhaps a similar book ought to be written about recordings from 78's to LP's to reel-to-reel to vinyl. That obsession, too, harms no one and is a very cool hobby for a lifetime of enjoyment.

 

P.S. -- There are two kinds of people..., posted on November 25, 2021 at 06:42:05
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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!"

 

OR...., posted on November 25, 2021 at 07:39:13
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 This must be Ivan's office!


First they came for the dumb-asses
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a dumb-ass

 

Exactly. : ) (Plus, I don't feel like fussing with a new amp (or whatever) with streaming capabilities, , posted on November 25, 2021 at 07:39:40
jdaniel@jps.net
 which, BTW, have not always been very reliable on my TV side.

 

Well stated (and, believe me, I know what you're talking about. . . , posted on November 25, 2021 at 10:55:47
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 . . . when you refer to the sensuousness of the aroma of a book or album cover!). But when I die, I'd like to have people feel that my impact on the environment was more minimal than that of most other folks in this country. I'm just sorry that I was a bit too late in unloading thousands of my CD's for cash at a used store.

Anyway, I'm sure you know this principle of life: uncluttered house. . . clarity of mind. ;-)

But, having said that, I'm VERY excited about my latest blu-ray purchase, supposedly to arrive next week:



I just can't help myself sometimes, especially when babe soprano Aida Garifullina is singing the role of Princess Volkhova! But (talk about inflation!) it cost me just over $30 when I ordered it last week, but now Jeff Sleazos wants $54 for it. Geez!

In any case, have a great Thanksgiving! (And I'm glad to see you posting here more frequently!)

 

RE: Sorry, but I need the adrenaline rush of actually reviewing and purchasing something. : ) nt, posted on November 25, 2021 at 10:57:12
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 I know you miss buying lps. Why not just admit it?

 

RE: I enjoy streaming music a great deal, but..., posted on November 25, 2021 at 12:21:53
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 Yes, but that is not what this thread was about. It was about buying downloads of material from Qobuz.

 

RE: Well stated (and, believe me, I know what you're talking about. . . , posted on November 25, 2021 at 12:25:04
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 Trying to get there, Chris, but I'm finding that I am also buying some special to me vinyl. I won't buy much but it does force me to only buy very limited amounts. Don't know what I'm going to do about the Beatles, though. I want the new vinyl releases of all of their material. Other than that, I'm disposing of my CDs. Sadly, that means throwing them away mostly. SACDs, on the other hand, I keep, but don't buy any more.

 

I'm glad I still haunt the Lp stores...., posted on November 25, 2021 at 12:28:58
jdaniel@jps.net
 I found the Rossini string sonatas, Philips box set with Accardo. I knew a store buyer would miss that one sooner or later!

Worth a few bucks. : )

 

Black Friday Sale? Is There a Code of Some Sort?, posted on November 25, 2021 at 12:47:58
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 I don't see anything on the website. Looking to buy my first Qobuz download, Szell's Mahler 4.

 

RE: I'm glad I still haunt the Lp stores...., posted on November 25, 2021 at 14:28:21
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 I have that set! Great one! And I was half kidding. Everyone has their own listening preferences and I can understand being frustrated with vinyl. For me, it's a lifestyle. I love having a room full of records just like a room full of books. The tactile element is important to me.

 

Another confession. . . , posted on November 25, 2021 at 15:17:13
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 . . . I bought maybe 30% of the Pentatone SACD catalog last year (in four or five separate orders) because the prices at BRO were so cheap! I think BRO may still have quite a number of Pentatone releases for $7.99/each. A couple of my purchases were duds, but a surprisingly high number exceeded my expectations, sometimes by quite a bit.

 

Thank you - apologies, I think I read your post from the wrong perspective. n/t., posted on November 25, 2021 at 19:11:51
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RE: Well stated (and, believe me, I know what you're talking about. . . , posted on November 25, 2021 at 23:17:19
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 Interesting review of that release: https://www.amazon.com/product-reviews/B09FS9NSJY/

To be fair to Amazon, isn't it the vendor that ultimately determines the price? Also it's currently showing a range from $31.11 to $59.99.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09FS9NSJY/

 

Thanks, rkw - geez, that's disappointing, posted on November 26, 2021 at 01:48:34
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 It seems that the reviewer knows what he's talking about, so I'm sure he's right about the Eurotrash production and the sonic and vocal vagaries (including the countertenor gusli player). I also have that Paris Opera Snow Maiden (referred to in the Sadko review) where Lel is sung by the same countertenor - actually, I thought that that was one of the least of the problems with that barely tolerable production. I'll probably post about this new Sadko too once I get my copy. At least the staging on the Gergiev Sadko video was true to the staging indications, even if its sound quality was pretty disappointing too.

Regarding the price, I see that there are actually two Amazon listings for the same release. The one you linked to is the one I ordered from (thank goodness), but here's the other one which I referred to in my post above.

 

Impact on the environment..., posted on November 26, 2021 at 03:01:55
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 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 based upon all-in energy usage), and I maintain a lush botanical paradise outside. My soul is safe (on THAT count, at least)!:-)

To wax more philosophical, I do not believe either that personal realization or "leaving the world a better place than it was before I existed" is format dependent...even if it's Hi Rez Surround Sound, which make a greater case for holographic immersion!:-) -- perhaps Dolby Atmos...

I suppose I could aim to limit my engagement with music to a single bamboo flute, koto, shakuhachi and a few singing bowls -- but, then, I would have to play the darned things MYSELF!

 

Vive la Tactile!:-) n/t, posted on November 26, 2021 at 06:09:02
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But a hard drive humming on the shelf makes for an excellent conversation piece. Nt, posted on November 26, 2021 at 07:37:04
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Excellent - you playing bamboo flute! - That's the spirit! [nt] ;-), posted on November 26, 2021 at 17:36:28
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Hard drive?, posted on November 26, 2021 at 17:43:02
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 Those who think young say, "SSD, please!". - SO much quieter that way! ;-)

 

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