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• Finally getting around Kubelik's Mahler...and the Klemperer 9th - jdaniel@jps.net 20:09:06 05/15/12 (2)
  • FYI on the Klemperer - Thornhill 07:03:35 05/16/12 (0)
  • I've got to get my copy of the Kubelik set out again and re-listen - Chris from Lafayette 21:19:20 05/15/12 (0)
• Another BluRay Winner from Abbado/Lucerne - srl1 18:58:40 05/15/12 (1)
  • Wow - thanks for the write-up! - Chris from Lafayette 21:11:13 05/15/12 (0)
• Special Venture John Sund - Awe-d-o-file 17:58:53 05/15/12 (0)
• Have you heard John Sund? - Awe-d-o-file 17:54:52 05/15/12 (0)
• Meredith d'Ambrosio - jazz1 01:23:12 05/15/12 (1)
  • Thanks, I've enjoyed many of your recommendations - Jay Buridan 07:49:51 05/15/12 (0)
• identify the tune - docw 17:22:19 05/14/12 (3)
  • RE: identify the tune - docw 08:40:52 05/15/12 (0)
  • Was it. . . someone who died in 1828? [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 21:50:34 05/14/12 (1)
    • And supposedly didn't finish the previous symphony?(nt) - briggs 06:52:58 05/15/12 (0)
• Yo-Yo Ma w/Carlos Miguel Prieto conducting the CSO @ Symphony Hall - tinear 11:07:06 05/14/12 (1)
  • RE: Yo-Yo Ma w/Carlos Miguel Prieto conducting the CSO @ Symphony Hall - docw 16:24:15 05/14/12 (0)
• Donald "Duck" Dunn - Mike K 07:38:12 05/14/12 (2)
  • RE: Donald "Duck" Dunn - Mr Peabody 15:53:38 05/14/12 (0)
  • More of a Rocky Road type post. nt - tinear 10:43:42 05/14/12 (0)
• BBC Young Musician of the year - garf 01:07:58 05/14/12 (1)
  • Thanks for the links - Chris from Lafayette 21:49:22 05/14/12 (0)
• Just found a pianist I really like - Frihed89 00:57:41 05/14/12 (6)
  • You aren't the first - Amphissa 09:02:23 05/14/12 (0)
  • RE: Just found a pianist I really like - Mike Porper 08:09:37 05/14/12 (0)
  • RE: Just found a pianist I really like - jazz1 02:06:35 05/14/12 (3)
    • Is this the one you mean? - Frihed89 06:04:54 05/14/12 (2)
      • RE: Is this the one you mean? - jazz1 10:04:29 05/14/12 (1)
        • Thanks - Frihed89 13:44:22 05/14/12 (0)
• Modern Music from Philadelphia, Dennis Sandole. - Sigmund 21:11:44 05/13/12 (0)
• Sarasate's Carmen: Which Vinyl Version? - mcguirek 16:44:35 05/13/12 (5)
  • interesting timing - docw 13:09:35 05/14/12 (1)
    • RE: interesting timing - mcguirek 15:40:40 05/14/12 (0)
  • RE: Sarasate's Carmen: Which Vinyl Version? - rbolaw 11:01:29 05/14/12 (2)
    • RE: Sarasate's Carmen: Which Vinyl Version? - mcguirek 15:45:44 05/14/12 (1)
      • good idea -- enjoy! nt - rbolaw 16:16:58 05/14/12 (0)
• Video about Panonica Rothschild - Paul_A 14:13:03 05/13/12 (0)
• Caveat emptor - Chris from Lafayette 19:55:35 05/12/12 (5)
  • Same thing with a lot of hirez, ditto BluRay of cheap upsampled DVD data, common all too common - Elizabeth 13:08:51 05/14/12 (0)
  • Can you hear above - kavakidd 23:33:37 05/12/12 (3)
    • The point is the data shows the material never was from a hirez source. nt - Elizabeth 13:10:17 05/14/12 (0)
    • Probably not, but if I paid for that extra octave, I want it [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 09:39:14 05/13/12 (0)
    • RE: Can you hear above - Analog Scott 08:17:50 05/13/12 (0)
• Yuja Wang plays Scriabin - the fulfillment of the composer's dream - Chris from Lafayette 19:06:56 05/12/12 (19)
  • RE: Yuja Wang plays Scriabin - the fulfillment of the composer's dream - docw 13:39:22 05/14/12 (2)
    • Don't like Scriabin? I'd think Yuja would change your mind! [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 15:22:01 05/14/12 (1)
      • RE: Don't like Scriabin? I'd think Yuja would change your mind! [nt] ;-) - docw 17:10:10 05/14/12 (0)
  • Concertgoers might change their ways.... - srl1 12:41:18 05/14/12 (1)
    • Pedal Technique - Chris from Lafayette 13:25:46 05/14/12 (0)
  • If that skirt rides up anymore all our dreams will be. nt - tinear 10:47:56 05/14/12 (0)
  • RE: Yuja Wang plays Scriabin - the fulfillment of the composer's dream - Mike Porper 08:06:30 05/14/12 (2)
    • RE: Yuja Wang plays Scriabin - the fulfillment of the composer's dream - Chris from Lafayette 09:10:38 05/14/12 (1)
      • RE: Yuja Wang plays Scriabin - the fulfillment of the composer's dream - Analog Scott 09:41:53 05/14/12 (0)
  • RE: Yuja Wang plays Scriabin - the fulfillment of the composer's dream - ahendler 18:29:22 05/13/12 (6)
    • Lights out? What a horrible idea - Analog Scott 01:31:29 05/14/12 (1)
      • But if you had lights out, then you could have light shows again with the latest technology! - Chris from Lafayette 12:51:18 05/15/12 (0)
    • It's a show biz after all... - kuma 22:36:06 05/13/12 (1)
      • RE: It's a show biz after all... - Todd Krieger 00:01:22 05/14/12 (0)
    • Alan - my wife thinks your response is very thoughtful and appropriate [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 21:26:18 05/13/12 (1)
      • RE: Alan - my wife thinks your response is very thoughtful and appropriate [nt] ;-) - ahendler 21:42:34 05/13/12 (0)
  • ...state of "permanent sexual excitation"? CHRIST! - Eldragon@gmx.com 17:16:30 05/13/12 (2)
    • If the concert lasts more than 4 hours - Neil E. 14:00:42 05/14/12 (0)
    • LOL! - Just as Scriabin intended! [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 21:32:24 05/13/12 (0)
• Very Nice - Awe-d-o-file 23:15:38 05/11/12 (0)
• Here's a great one - Awe-d-o-file 23:08:36 05/11/12 (0)
• How/why is Brian Wilson a "genius'? - Maniac 18:46:02 05/11/12 (29)
  • Genius is an ultimate word, and like most such words has been devalued by pop culture. - Timbo in Oz 23:31:17 05/15/12 (1)
    • RE: Genius is an ultimate word ? - genungo 05:26:02 05/16/12 (0)
  • He was good at figuring out how to sell records in his time.. - genungo 18:24:57 05/15/12 (0)
  • RE: How/why is Brian Wilson a "genius'? - HarlemAirShaft 22:02:38 05/14/12 (0)
  • Not in my book. I do not own a single one of his recordings, due to total lack of.... talent? LOL nt - Elizabeth 13:12:18 05/14/12 (1)
    • Not in your book is correct. - jimbill 20:45:51 05/14/12 (0)
  • Google "Pet Sounds" and get back to us. nt - tinear 10:47:04 05/14/12 (2)
    • Can't explain it I guess? - Maniac 10:48:03 05/14/12 (1)
      • If you can't look up a subject, why expect us to enlighten you? It was one of the most influential - tinear 14:53:04 05/15/12 (0)
  • Wasn't he an innovator and trend-setter? - Frihed89 01:12:24 05/13/12 (0)
  • In the pop realm, was Bob Dylan or Frank Zappa a genius??? - BillyBenBilly 18:04:08 05/12/12 (3)
    • Dylan was no genius - Mike K 18:45:25 05/12/12 (2)
      • can't entertain? - musiclistener 11:38:05 05/14/12 (0)
      • RE: Dylan was no genius - robert920rogers@gmail.com 08:38:33 05/14/12 (0)
  • RE: How/why is Brian Wilson a "genius'? - Gretschtenn 15:50:38 05/12/12 (4)
    • Sorry if this isn't a worthy subject for you. - Maniac 07:49:05 05/13/12 (0)
    • RE: How/why is Brian Wilson a "genius'? - jimbill 22:18:31 05/12/12 (2)
      • Not a troll, just trying to learn. nt - Maniac 08:02:30 05/13/12 (1)
        • RE: Not a troll, just trying to learn. nt - Gretschtenn 19:05:47 05/13/12 (0)
  • I thought that was John Lennon... (caution, naughty words prevail)... - musetap 11:32:58 05/12/12 (0)
  • Simple: Just redefine "genius" to mean "pretty good." - hesson11 06:16:18 05/12/12 (2)
    • RE: Simple: Just redefine "genius" to mean "pretty good." - josh358 19:29:57 05/12/12 (0)
    • RE: Simple: Just redefine "genius" to mean "pretty good." - nairb 08:29:48 05/12/12 (0)
  • RE: How/why is Brian Wilson a "genius'? - jimbill 22:44:17 05/11/12 (3)
    • RE: How/why is Brian Wilson a "genius'? - nairb 05:30:56 05/12/12 (2)
      • Genius definition - jimbill 10:42:35 05/12/12 (1)
        • RE: Genius definition - josh358 19:35:08 05/12/12 (0)
  • You've got to be joking. - Paul_A 20:55:44 05/11/12 (0)
  • RE: How/why is Brian Wilson a "genius'? - josh358 19:27:29 05/11/12 (0)
• Thank You ! ! ! - The Bored 18:16:48 05/11/12 (0)
• I {{heart}} Rachmaninov and Sibelius - Mike Porper 09:08:59 05/11/12 (7)
  • Agree totally - Poles Apart 11:26:44 05/11/12 (1)
    • Golovanov's Rach 3 sounds wild & exciting, too... - Russell 13:15:18 05/11/12 (0)
  • RE: I {{heart}} Rachmaninov and Sibelius - Chuck Y 09:48:44 05/11/12 (4)
    • Mostly Agree With Poles - Mike Porper 13:19:50 05/11/12 (3)
      • Re Sibelius 4th.... - Chuck Y 18:02:43 05/12/12 (1)
        • Thanks for the Recs - Mike Porper 07:52:20 05/14/12 (0)
      • I just can't get past the poor sound quality on the Golovanov recordings [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 14:32:23 05/11/12 (0)
• Pging Chris from Lafayette--Arabella Steinbacher - docw 16:20:58 05/10/12 (2)
  • Arabella Steinbacher - J-Fi's replacement at Pentatone - Chris from Lafayette 17:40:45 05/10/12 (1)
    • RE: Arabella Steinbacher - J-Fi's replacement at Pentatone - docw 08:26:17 05/11/12 (0)
• Tonight live and in person: The Glorious Ninth! - hesson11 11:45:32 05/10/12 (4)
  • Report? - docw 08:26:46 05/11/12 (2)
    • It was, indeed, glorious. - hesson11 14:27:47 05/11/12 (1)
      • Now, that's the spirit! nt - rbolaw 17:32:37 05/11/12 (0)
  • RE: Tonight live and in person: The Glorious Ninth! - rbolaw 12:41:18 05/10/12 (0)
• Sophia Lisovskaya - Yet another babe for Chris's harem? - Russell 10:35:43 05/09/12 (5)
  • RE: Sophia Lisovskaya - Yet another babe for Chris's harem? - Chris from Lafayette 12:06:31 05/09/12 (4)
    • RE: Sophia Lisovskaya - Yet another babe for Chris's harem? - Russell 12:40:39 05/09/12 (3)
      • I just downloaded it - it worked fine - thanks again! [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 19:38:27 05/09/12 (1)
        • You're welcome, Chris!!! (nt) - Russell 23:29:46 05/09/12 (0)
      • Russell - Thanks for the tip! [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 12:45:47 05/09/12 (0)
• The munich show - jazz1 06:22:31 05/09/12 (2)
  • RE: The munich show - vahe 18:01:33 05/09/12 (1)
    • RE: The munich show - jazz1 01:08:42 05/10/12 (0)
• Please tell me about Ida Sand or Solveig Slettahjell - Jay Buridan 20:20:13 05/08/12 (0)
• Tony Faulkner - jazz1 01:33:05 05/08/12 (29)
  • Perhaps you're used to close mono-miked Jazz recordings. - Timbo in Oz 23:16:49 05/09/12 (9)
    • RE: Perhaps you're used to close mono-miked Jazz recordings. - jazz1 23:37:33 05/09/12 (8)
      • My point remains.. - Timbo in Oz 06:24:20 05/11/12 (3)
        • RE: My point remains.. - jazz1 07:09:51 05/11/12 (2)
          • Imaging and tonality are orthogonal along with miking. - Timbo in Oz 14:10:48 05/11/12 (1)
            • RE: Imaging and tonality are orthogonal along with miking. - ahendler 21:44:28 05/13/12 (0)
      • I agree. - Mali 10:02:16 05/10/12 (3)
        • RE: I agree with Mali's - jult52 04:21:56 05/11/12 (1)
          • TF is only ONE of the engineers Hyperion uses. - Timbo in Oz 06:27:36 05/11/12 (0)
        • RE: I disagree. - genungo 15:16:11 05/10/12 (0)
  • Green Room Productions - genungo 19:26:03 05/09/12 (0)
  • I interviewed Tony Faulkner for LISTEN (not "Listener") Magazine; here are his own faves - John Marks 09:24:05 05/08/12 (14)
    • RE: I interviewed Tony Faulkner for LISTEN (not "Listener") Magazine; here are his own faves - jazz1 07:15:45 05/09/12 (11)
      • Hunh? What do you mean? - John Marks 09:03:49 05/09/12 (10)
        • RE: Hunh? What do you mean? - jazz1 10:22:25 05/09/12 (9)
          • Hmmm. - John Marks 15:09:23 05/09/12 (8)
            • RE: Hmmm. Hmmm. - jazz1 23:20:06 05/09/12 (6)
              • In inverse order - John Marks 08:46:02 05/10/12 (4)
                • RE: In inverse order - jazz1 01:36:20 05/11/12 (0)
                • Hyperion and SACD - Mali 09:08:24 05/10/12 (0)
                • RE: In inverse order - Mali 09:04:16 05/10/12 (1)
                  • Well I guess you have bumped into a Berglund fan. - Chuck Y 14:47:55 05/10/12 (0)
              • Good points - didn't mean to impugn the fine labels you mention [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 07:49:50 05/10/12 (0)
            • Wow - very good comments! - Chris from Lafayette 16:56:54 05/09/12 (0)
    • Gorecki - pbarach 16:41:58 05/08/12 (0)
    • That's a very interesting list - jult52 13:54:29 05/08/12 (0)
  • Ever since I've been reading about Faulkner - jult52 06:24:49 05/08/12 (2)
    • Does your system have a polarity switch/ - Timbo in Oz 06:33:44 05/11/12 (0)
    • RE: Ever since I've been reading about Faulkner - jazz1 13:43:26 05/08/12 (0)
• Schumann op 17 Fantasie - What's So Great About It? - Mike Porper 14:29:52 05/07/12 (21)
  • RE: Schumann op 17 Fantasie - What's So Great About It? - lesleymorley@yahoo.com 07:08:51 05/09/12 (1)
    • RE: Schumann op 17 Fantasie - What's So Great About It? - ahendler 07:51:12 05/09/12 (0)
  • How do y'all feel about the Pollini? - jimbill 20:35:52 05/08/12 (2)
    • RE: How do y'all feel about the Pollini? - MichaelV8 04:41:24 05/09/12 (0)
    • Nothing much wrong with it except... - kuma 21:21:02 05/08/12 (0)
  • Oh, and the last mov't of Mahler's 3rd is simply a weak improv (elephantized) of a typical Schubert Quintet. n - jdaniel@jps.net 19:53:07 05/08/12 (5)
    • What's more typical: the Trout or the C-major? [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 09:37:18 05/13/12 (4)
      • Ha. Unfortunately the Trout. But the his C major Quartet...amazing stuff!!! The chord progressions!!! nt - jdaniel@jps.net 19:32:55 05/15/12 (1)
        • (Quintet) [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 21:06:12 05/15/12 (0)
      • RE: What's more typical: the Trout or the C-major? [nt] ;-) - pbarach 13:37:43 05/14/12 (1)
        • No - look at jdaniel's post - I'm just giving him a bad time again [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 21:36:50 05/14/12 (0)
  • Just skip to the last mov't. Get Perahia's. Be done with it. nt - jdaniel@jps.net 19:50:44 05/08/12 (0)
  • Guys - Thanks For the Guidance - Mike Porper 07:32:39 05/08/12 (0)
  • I agree with the other commenters, two things are going on - jult52 06:20:01 05/08/12 (0)
  • RE: Schumann op 17 Fantasie - What's So Great About It? - vahe 04:49:07 05/08/12 (1)
    • Second the Perahia recording - madisonears 16:49:11 05/08/12 (0)
  • RE: Schumann op 17 Fantasie - What's So Great About It? - Chuck Y 18:12:33 05/07/12 (0)
  • RE: Schumann op 17 Fantasie - What's So Great About It? - Mali 16:39:33 05/07/12 (1)
    • RE: Schumann op 17 Fantasie - What's So Great About It? - MichaelV8 20:00:12 05/07/12 (0)
  • RE: Schumann op 17 Fantasie - What's So Great About It? - pbarach 15:10:59 05/07/12 (0)
  • RE: Schumann op 17 Fantasie - What's So Great About It? - josh358 14:52:32 05/07/12 (0)
• I think I'll get Melody Gardot's new release for the cover alone! - AudioDwebe 12:37:35 05/07/12 (5)
  • RE: I think I'll get Melody Gardot's new release for the cover alone! - tmsorosk 03:32:52 05/11/12 (0)
  • The cover alone... - R Browne 13:16:30 05/07/12 (3)
    • Not sure if I like her nose?? nt - jazz1 01:36:28 05/10/12 (1)
      • Does she even have a nose? - AudioDwebe 07:51:06 05/10/12 (0)
    • Shades of Roxy Music covers!...N/T - musetap 12:28:42 05/08/12 (0)
• The Met’s digital Valhalla: technology and the ‘Ring’ - Poles Apart 10:07:10 05/07/12 (1)
  • RE: The Met’s digital Valhalla: technology and the ‘Ring’ - no1maestro 08:16:57 05/08/12 (0)
• Stereophile "Fantasy Symphony Season" results are now posted! - John Marks 08:14:27 05/07/12 (14)
  • RE: Stereophile "Fantasy Symphony Season" results are now posted! - josh358 14:55:29 05/07/12 (4)
    • too conventional - Analog Scott 15:27:15 05/07/12 (3)
      • RE: too conventional - josh358 15:38:39 05/07/12 (2)
        • the L.A. Phil has shoved a fair amount of 20th century music down my throat - Analog Scott 16:54:11 05/07/12 (1)
          • RE: the L.A. Phil has shoved a fair amount of 20th century music down my throat - josh358 06:51:01 05/08/12 (0)
  • RE: Stereophile "Fantasy Symphony Season" results are now posted! - John N 13:11:48 05/07/12 (1)
    • RE: Stereophile "Fantasy Symphony Season" results are now posted! - josh358 14:18:48 05/07/12 (0)
  • Good to see .... - Amphissa 13:03:33 05/07/12 (0)
  • WAAAAH. sniff, sniff (nt) - Travis 11:49:42 05/07/12 (0)
  • RE: Stereophile "Fantasy Symphony Season" results are now posted! - Brian Cheney 11:44:07 05/07/12 (1)
    • "I'm grateful to MTT for programming a Dussek PC. . . " - Chris from Lafayette 13:39:58 05/07/12 (0)
  • RE: Stereophile "Fantasy Symphony Season" results are now posted! - Analog Scott 08:44:51 05/07/12 (2)
    • Get up on the wrong side of the bed? - John Marks 10:45:50 05/07/12 (1)
      • No.... - Analog Scott 12:08:42 05/07/12 (0)
• Angel classical label dating - dirtyvinyl 19:34:24 05/06/12 (8)
  • RE: Angel classical label dating - JefferyK 00:04:26 05/10/12 (0)
  • RE: Angel classical label dating - rbolaw 07:29:24 05/07/12 (0)
  • It would almost certainly have been mastered and pressed in England. - Poles Apart 22:03:42 05/06/12 (2)
    • It would almost certainly have been mastered and pressed in England - dirtyvinyl 06:45:36 05/07/12 (1)
      • Why It Doesn't Say Mono - Mike Porper 07:41:55 05/07/12 (0)
  • RE: Angel classical label dating - Mali 19:50:13 05/06/12 (2)
    • RE: Angel classical label dating - pbarach 15:13:49 05/07/12 (1)
      • RE: Angel classical label dating - Mali 16:35:51 05/07/12 (0)
• A sexy jazette - jazz1 11:53:49 05/06/12 (1)
  • Interesting indeed - kavakidd 14:41:01 05/06/12 (0)
• Noel Gallegher's new 4 song EP - Songs from The Great White North - michaelhigh 20:07:49 05/05/12 (0)
• I felt like climbing the mountain today....heroic? - MichaelV8 17:32:24 05/04/12 (1)
  • KIng Stephen and Entrance of the Gods - docw 20:05:51 05/04/12 (0)
• The iPad is great for hardcore classical listeners - jult52 10:00:23 05/04/12 (3)
  • RE: The iPad is great for hardcore classical listeners - josh358 15:05:27 05/07/12 (0)
  • RE: Is this an app? - Shlooby 11:17:49 05/04/12 (1)
    • No - it's a web site - and it's great! [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 14:11:14 05/04/12 (0)
• Can any one tell me who this is ant from which album? - Odyno 06:06:27 05/03/12 (2)
  • RE: Can any one tell me who this is ant from which album? - erik 19:33:55 05/03/12 (0)
  • RE: Can any one tell me who this is ant from which album? - musetap 08:35:14 05/03/12 (0)
• The Rach 2nd - Poles Apart 14:00:53 05/02/12 (29)
  • That should have been Bartok 2 & *3* -- no one noticed? NT - Poles Apart 20:03:27 05/09/12 (1)
    • I guess I didn't - Chris from Lafayette 21:10:28 05/09/12 (0)
  • Janis? As glib as Wild in that work. (But Rach was the glibbest of all) Pick up Reiner/Rubinstein and be - jdaniel@jps.net 19:59:40 05/08/12 (11)
    • I think you've got it backwards - Chris from Lafayette 22:18:04 05/08/12 (10)
      • oh man, he's always too fast. Rach, Prokofiev.... Not very beguiling, IMHO. nt - jdaniel@jps.net 07:18:20 05/09/12 (9)
        • I get it - you mean he's not FLABBY like so many other pianists [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 17:14:32 05/09/12 (8)
          • For non-FLABBY, try Rubinstein/Koussevitsky... - Brian Cheney 15:43:21 05/10/12 (7)
            • Spotify had only the 1946 Rubinstein/Golschmann/NBC Performance - Chris from Lafayette 21:47:01 05/10/12 (4)
              • RE: Spotify had only the 1946 Rubinstein/Golschmann/NBC Performance - Brian Cheney 11:20:33 05/11/12 (2)
                • Chapter and Verse - Chris from Lafayette 11:35:47 05/11/12 (1)
                  • RE: Chapter and Verse - Brian Cheney 11:45:16 05/11/12 (0)
              • "Who Plays All of the Notes?" LOL [nt] - Mike Porper 08:40:08 05/11/12 (0)
            • I heard that Reiner was really cracking with whip with Rubinstein. . . - Chris from Lafayette 17:51:57 05/10/12 (1)
              • No problem, : ), however, it's the only performance that still interests me (along with their Rhapsody): - jdaniel@jps.net 07:11:38 05/11/12 (0)
  • RE: The Rach 2nd - John N 07:20:47 05/06/12 (6)
    • RE: The Rach 2nd - Brian Cheney 14:28:39 05/06/12 (5)
      • RE: The Rach 2nd - John N 19:57:03 05/06/12 (0)
      • I once knew a woman. . . - Chris from Lafayette 16:48:33 05/06/12 (3)
        • Big surprise to his wife and two kids! . - Brian Cheney 12:29:31 05/07/12 (1)
          • LOL! - I guess we'll never know what he had on the side! [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 13:44:24 05/07/12 (0)
        • Well, of course, there was always Liszt - in the 1840s & 50s [nt] - Mike Porper 07:51:25 05/07/12 (0)
  • RE: The Rach 2nd - smart845 17:37:30 05/03/12 (0)
  • RE: The Rach 2nd - Chris from Lafayette 15:57:51 05/02/12 (3)
    • Note for Chris - John C. - Aussie 18:59:57 05/03/12 (1)
      • John - I'm so sorry - will reply soon - e-mail has not changed [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 23:09:11 05/03/12 (0)
    • My intro to Farnadi... - Poles Apart 21:21:43 05/02/12 (0)
  • Not to neglect Gieseking and Mengelberg! - Poles Apart 15:33:45 05/02/12 (0)
  • Oooo, Thanks - Mike Porper 15:31:01 05/02/12 (0)
  • RE: The Rach 2nd - rbolaw 15:15:37 05/02/12 (0)
• The Rach 3rd - A Joyous Gem - Mike Porper 13:08:51 05/02/12 (12)
  • RE: The Rach 3rd - A Joyous Gem - no1maestro 08:57:24 05/03/12 (0)
  • It's been eons since I've heard it - doesn't Watts make cuts too? [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 16:04:28 05/02/12 (1)
    • Maybe - Haven't Actually Noticed-I'll Have to Listen Again [nt] - Mike Porper 07:18:46 05/03/12 (0)
  • Heard Argerich/Chailly? - pbarach 15:28:27 05/02/12 (3)
    • Going For Argerich/Chailly - Mike Porper 16:07:23 05/02/12 (2)
      • RE: Going For Argerich/Chailly - Chuck Y 17:36:01 05/02/12 (0)
      • RE: Going For Argerich/Chailly - pbarach 16:57:23 05/02/12 (0)
  • RE: The Rach 3rd - A Joyous Gem - Amphissa 15:09:34 05/02/12 (4)
    • "There is no one "right" way to play the music." - Mike Porper 15:16:03 05/02/12 (3)
      • RE: "There is no one "right" way to play the music." - Amphissa 14:53:55 05/03/12 (2)
        • Thanks - And, Following Your Rec for the Pno Son #1 - Mike Porper 09:54:51 05/04/12 (1)
          • RE: Thanks - And, Following Your Rec for the Pno Son #1 - Amphissa 10:35:02 05/04/12 (0)
• Another "Babe" for Chris? Maybe not but she sure is a cutie.... - Chuck Y 10:47:49 05/02/12 (5)
  • And she is not alone - John C. - Aussie 19:52:06 05/03/12 (0)
  • That Chris Has a Harem - Mike Porper 13:12:03 05/02/12 (0)
  • No pics? Let me help you out. - R Browne 11:42:02 05/02/12 (2)
    • RE: No pics? Let me help you out. - Chuck Y 12:43:18 05/02/12 (0)
    • Yup - very nice - Thanks! [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 12:27:59 05/02/12 (0)
• Music Reviewers--who do you trust? - MichaelV8 18:02:16 05/01/12 (32)
  • The one who uses "whom" correctly. nt - jdaniel@jps.net 19:57:16 05/08/12 (0)
  • No One............ - Todd Krieger 16:29:50 05/02/12 (1)
    • Yeah, someone who's heard everything, has a degree in musicology...what would they know? nt - jdaniel@jps.net 19:58:05 05/08/12 (0)
  • I trust the ones who hear what I hear - TGR 16:21:01 05/02/12 (2)
    • RE: I trust the ones who hear what I hear - josh358 15:00:05 05/07/12 (0)
    • RE: I trust the ones who hear what I hear - MichaelV8 17:31:52 05/02/12 (0)
  • RE: Music Reviewers--who do you trust? - GBLPS 15:48:25 05/02/12 (0)
  • Bob Neil - smart845 15:36:34 05/02/12 (0)
  • No one individually - Chuck Y 13:04:44 05/02/12 (0)
  • RE: Music Reviewers--who do you trust? - ahendler 13:04:06 05/02/12 (0)
  • Never Trust Stereophile - Mike Porper 12:57:33 05/02/12 (5)
    • Stereophile still reviews? Man, I remember back in the day I had to go the AFB Library to read Stereo Review - jdaniel@jps.net 19:56:33 05/08/12 (0)
    • Never Trust Lehnert?! - Poles Apart 14:05:16 05/02/12 (3)
      • "Lexicon of Musical Invective"--highly recommended - pbarach 15:18:29 05/02/12 (0)
      • That Bruckner 9th Piece - Mike Porper 15:11:19 05/02/12 (1)
        • "Lehnert's pretty old by now." Oh, BURN...??? (NT) - Poles Apart 09:29:26 05/03/12 (0)
  • The contributors to this forum - rbolaw 08:48:21 05/02/12 (0)
  • RE: Music Reviewers--who do you trust? - jec01 06:59:45 05/02/12 (2)
    • RE: Music Reviewers--who do you trust? - Pat D 09:59:49 05/02/12 (1)
      • As far as composers and compositions, yes - MichaelV8 17:48:00 05/02/12 (0)
  • I actually find most informed and balanced - jult52 06:10:40 05/02/12 (0)
  • "I trust everyone. I trust no one." -Inspector Clouseau n/t - hesson11 06:00:04 05/02/12 (0)
  • As Equipment Reviews, I trust noone. .. - kuma 00:44:37 05/02/12 (0)
  • Music Reviewers--who do I trust? No one. nt - Analog Scott 23:45:51 05/01/12 (0)
  • RE: Music Reviewers--who do you trust? - Thornhill 20:07:57 05/01/12 (6)
    • I just love John Marks * - Mike K 22:13:29 05/01/12 (5)
      • Is he nice looking?? nt - jazz1 01:43:26 05/02/12 (0)
      • Kal too! [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 23:45:43 05/01/12 (3)
        • RE: Kal too! [nt] - byegolly 05:14:41 05/02/12 (2)
          • Wow. - Kal Rubinson 06:33:17 05/02/12 (1)
            • Besides, you and John both post here. . . - Chris from Lafayette 16:01:56 05/02/12 (0)
  • "Trust no one, Mr. Mulder." [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 19:03:31 05/01/12 (0)
• Xiayin Wang--another new babe for ya, Chris! - Russell 09:15:19 05/01/12 (2)
  • RE: Xiayin Wang--another new babe for ya, Chris! - srl1 11:14:27 05/01/12 (0)
  • Indeed! - Thanks! - Chris from Lafayette 11:00:59 05/01/12 (0)
• Would I enjoy Anthony Braxton, if I enjoy Kenny Wheeler? - Jay Buridan 18:46:04 04/30/12 (11)
  • Maybe - Mike Porper 09:56:16 05/04/12 (0)
  • Thanks, all. Will check Braxton in my local library - Jay Buridan 08:40:29 05/04/12 (0)
  • RE: Would I enjoy Anthony Braxton, if I enjoy Kenny Wheeler? - vacuumtube1954 17:30:37 05/02/12 (0)
  • RE: Would I enjoy Anthony Braxton, if I enjoy Kenny Wheeler? - HarlemAirShaft 09:17:56 05/02/12 (0)
  • Thanks. I'll see if the public library system has Anthony Braxton - Jay Buridan 08:18:19 05/01/12 (0)
  • Highly unlikely - GEO 08:01:44 05/01/12 (0)
  • A good place to start. - jazz1 04:36:24 05/01/12 (0)
  • RE: Would I enjoy Anthony Braxton, if I enjoy Kenny Wheeler? - jazz1 19:57:00 04/30/12 (0)
  • RE: Would I enjoy Anthony Braxton, if I enjoy Kenny Wheeler? - Travis 19:38:39 04/30/12 (2)
    • RE: Would I enjoy Anthony Braxton, if I enjoy Kenny Wheeler? - The_Gief 20:08:44 04/30/12 (1)
      • Session player for Anthony Braxton? - Paul_A 04:16:46 05/01/12 (0)
• opinions on Euro reissue of 'out of copyright' music and flooding the market, even in USA? - Elizabeth 12:37:29 04/30/12 (5)
  • I have no problem for the most part - Mik 19:18:04 04/30/12 (0)
  • Go right ahead - rbolaw 13:33:40 04/30/12 (3)
    • Happy to be wrong on this … - Charlie F. 16:56:23 04/30/12 (2)
      • RE: Happy to be wrong on this … - rbolaw 17:08:15 04/30/12 (1)
        • 'Asgezeichnet!' Or should I say 'Excellent!'? - Charlie F. 19:11:49 04/30/12 (0)
• La Traviata - which performance do you like the best? - John C. - Aussie 05:46:34 04/30/12 (12)
  • The one conducted by Carlos Kleiber - pbarach 03:31:45 05/01/12 (1)
    • Yes, another good one - John C. - Aussie 17:41:09 05/01/12 (0)
  • Lorengar/Carreras/Maazel/Berlin Opera - Brian Cheney 11:55:36 04/30/12 (6)
    • RE: Lorengar/Carreras/Maazel/Berlin Opera - John C. - Aussie 18:27:40 05/01/12 (0)
    • Do you mean Lorengar/Aragall/Maazel, Brian? - Russell 15:03:56 04/30/12 (2)
      • Aragal it is, apologies... - Brian Cheney 17:06:09 04/30/12 (0)
      • RE: Do you mean Lorengar/Aragall/Maazel, Brian? - Travis 15:57:18 04/30/12 (0)
    • Will wonders never cease? Your favorite is a STEREO recording??? [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 12:40:49 04/30/12 (1)
      • RE:It's my medication... - Brian Cheney 13:33:53 04/30/12 (0)
  • RE: La Traviata - which performance do you like the best? - Travis 07:47:46 04/30/12 (0)
  • I'll vote for the Anna Moffo/Richard Tucker performance - jult52 07:20:20 04/30/12 (1)
    • RE: I'll vote for the Anna Moffo/Richard Tucker performance - John C. - Aussie 17:36:28 05/01/12 (0)
• Brahms piano concerto no 2 - Brian Cheney 13:38:48 04/29/12 (32)
  • This Is So Exciting - Mike Porper 15:38:04 05/02/12 (0)
  • Serkin/Szell: 2005 remaster - Bob Stern 02:30:20 05/02/12 (0)
  • Two for further consideration - Poles Apart 12:17:31 04/30/12 (7)
    • RE: Two for further consideration - Chris from Lafayette 14:16:27 04/30/12 (3)
      • Who's "Romy" and why does he wield influence? {nt} - Mike Porper 14:58:55 05/02/12 (0)
      • Romy - Poles Apart 10:00:25 05/02/12 (1)
        • Interesting - Thanks! - Chris from Lafayette 12:30:12 05/02/12 (0)
    • Oh, and the timing on the First Movement? - Poles Apart 12:19:16 04/30/12 (2)
      • I'm going to pull a Brian on this one: Aeschenbacher/Van Kempen - 16:42 - Chris from Lafayette 12:39:01 04/30/12 (0)
      • Another modern day competition loser! - Brian Cheney 12:23:34 04/30/12 (0)
  • Available from The Classical Shop as a lossless download... - Russell 09:42:48 04/30/12 (0)
  • Why would you want to rush through it? - jimbill 19:32:49 04/29/12 (6)
    • Slow performances of the Brahms Second Concerto sound. . . flabby - Chris from Lafayette 23:36:11 04/29/12 (5)
      • The teenage Schnabel heard Brahms play live... - Brian Cheney 11:53:01 04/30/12 (3)
        • RE: The teenage Schnabel heard Brahms play live... - Chris from Lafayette 12:29:59 04/30/12 (2)
          • ABM in his youth. - jimbill 13:26:20 04/30/12 (1)
            • RE: ABM in his youth. - Chris from Lafayette 14:05:56 04/30/12 (0)
      • The Schnabel didn't work for me either. - jimbill 09:15:49 04/30/12 (0)
  • RE: Brahms piano concerto no 2 - MichaelV8 16:27:40 04/29/12 (1)
    • RE: Brahms piano concerto no 2 - josh358 18:21:56 05/08/12 (0)
  • RE: Brahms piano concerto no 2 - Thornhill 15:41:18 04/29/12 (0)
  • RE: Brahms piano concerto no 2 - ahendler 14:15:28 04/29/12 (1)
    • RE: Brahms piano concerto no 2 - josh358 18:31:22 05/08/12 (0)
  • But Gilels and Reiner are 15:43 in the first movement [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 13:54:54 04/29/12 (8)
    • Gilels/Jochum 18:21 in first movement!! - Brian Cheney 15:52:12 04/29/12 (5)
      • True - he'd put on some girth by then [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 16:22:22 04/29/12 (4)
        • BTW, that's one of the reasons why record companies should. . . - Chris from Lafayette 16:33:45 04/29/12 (3)
          • RE: BTW, that's one of the reasons why record companies should. . . - Old Listener 16:30:12 04/30/12 (0)
          • Gilels was 42 for Reiner, 55 for Jochum.... . . - Brian Cheney 16:35:36 04/29/12 (1)
            • There's a threshold in there somewhere [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 16:38:58 04/29/12 (0)
    • RE: But Gilels and Reiner are 15:43 in the first movement [nt] ;-) - ahendler 14:31:17 04/29/12 (1)
      • Thanks, Alan - I've just been listening to it on Spotify - Chris from Lafayette 14:37:04 04/29/12 (0)
• Wonderful new Blu-ray: Glazunov's Raymonda (La Scala) - Chris from Lafayette 12:27:29 04/29/12 (4)
  • Gracias - Mike Porper 08:26:11 04/30/12 (3)
    • Concert Waltz No. 1 - Chris from Lafayette 09:22:31 04/30/12 (2)
      • Overture - Kal Rubinson 15:07:13 04/30/12 (1)
        • Thanks, Kal - I'll try to check it out [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 15:19:23 04/30/12 (0)
• I hope Lisa Engelken makes another recording soon - Jay Buridan 12:24:54 04/28/12 (1)
  • RE: I hope Lisa Engelken makes another recording soon - jazz1 22:30:51 04/28/12 (0)
• EMI Masters series - dth31 09:21:17 04/28/12 (4)
  • RE: EMI Masters series - Naun 02:47:01 04/30/12 (2)
    • RE: EMI Masters series - ahendler 16:56:34 04/30/12 (0)
    • RE: EMI Masters series - dth31 08:12:21 04/30/12 (0)
  • RE: EMI Masters series - Botanico92007 10:01:17 04/29/12 (0)
• Heroic classical music - MichaelV8 18:18:39 04/26/12 (36)
  • A few unmentioned - Amphissa 07:43:07 04/30/12 (0)
  • RE: Heroic classical music - Chris from Lafayette 16:44:34 04/29/12 (0)
  • RE: Heroic classical music - learsfool 21:26:08 04/28/12 (0)
  • RE: Bruckner's 4th - Eldragon@gmx.com 18:24:21 04/28/12 (0)
  • check out the 5ths - Tadlo 13:09:34 04/28/12 (0)
  • Horowitz 1965 Carnegie Hall Concert - Paul_A 05:21:12 04/28/12 (0)
  • John Williams - Superman :-) NT - RGA 04:08:59 04/28/12 (0)
  • Prokofiev: Lt. Kije & Kodaly: Hary Janos... - kuma 18:41:39 04/27/12 (0)
  • Sibelius - Neil E. 18:00:19 04/27/12 (1)
    • I always thought "dark and foreboding" sounded heroic Nt - Frihed89 13:08:54 04/28/12 (0)
  • Mahler 1st has been suggested, ... - docw 16:59:08 04/27/12 (0)
  • I'm not really sure what 'heroic' means - Chuck Y 08:43:05 04/27/12 (2)
    • For when you feel like climbing the mountain - MichaelV8 04:05:25 04/28/12 (1)
      • I thought you were going to say....... - Chuck Y 08:20:11 04/28/12 (0)
  • More Money Than Sense - Mike Porper 08:32:18 04/27/12 (0)
  • RE: Heroic classical music - jec01 06:46:06 04/27/12 (0)
  • Beethoven's Ninth................ [yt] - Todd Krieger 00:55:28 04/27/12 (0)
  • The final chorus from Prokofiev's "Alexander Nevsky" - Chris from Lafayette 22:53:23 04/26/12 (0)
  • RE: Heroic classical music - ahendler 19:26:06 04/26/12 (12)
    • Heroic life - no doubt about that - Chris from Lafayette 22:50:47 04/26/12 (2)
      • RE: Heroic life - no doubt about that - srl1 18:05:37 04/27/12 (1)
        • It's funny. . . - Chris from Lafayette 23:36:32 04/27/12 (0)
    • RE: Heroic classical music - MichaelV8 19:35:32 04/26/12 (8)
      • Try this. - Mali 20:40:01 04/26/12 (7)
        • RE: Try this. - MichaelV8 07:29:20 04/29/12 (1)
          • Maybe because Prokofiev is a way better composer? [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 09:01:57 04/29/12 (0)
        • Or this. - Mali 21:01:27 04/26/12 (4)
          • Next stop, Frederick Fennell - MichaelV8 07:37:36 04/29/12 (0)
          • I thought you were going to post a link to. . . - Chris from Lafayette 22:48:54 04/26/12 (2)
            • I wouldn't stoop that low. - Mali 10:03:28 04/27/12 (1)
              • I'm not too proud to stoop that low - Chris from Lafayette 16:37:37 04/29/12 (0)
  • I tend to look to the baroque for "heroism". - genungo 19:20:03 04/26/12 (4)
    • Along those lines... - C.B. 06:24:03 04/27/12 (0)
    • RE: I tend to look to the baroque for "heroism". - MichaelV8 19:39:31 04/26/12 (2)
      • RE: I tend to look to the baroque for "heroism". - genungo 19:50:17 04/26/12 (1)
        • "When you already are a hero who acts heroically on an (almost) daily basis. . . " - Chris from Lafayette 22:44:01 04/26/12 (0)
• Jazz at The Phil Seattle 1956 - Ozzie 16:35:52 04/26/12 (0)
• Norman Granz Bio - Travis 15:45:11 04/26/12 (0)
• Ping jult52 re: Brahms piano CDs - MichaelV8 14:17:12 04/26/12 (3)
  • Hi Michael - jult52 05:23:28 04/29/12 (2)
    • RE: Hi Michael - MichaelV8 07:11:21 04/29/12 (1)
      • Let us know about the Klein - jult52 07:21:27 04/30/12 (0)
• Better "dynamics" from speakers on classical music - Frihed89 10:53:54 04/26/12 (7)
  • RE: Better "dynamics" from speakers on classical music - learsfool 21:33:09 04/28/12 (0)
  • RE: Better "dynamics" from speakers on classical music - RC Daniel 04:26:45 04/27/12 (0)
  • Not just the ability to articulate cleanly or play loud... - genungo 19:13:34 04/26/12 (0)
  • RE: Better "dynamics" from speakers on classical music - jazz1 18:26:09 04/26/12 (0)
  • RE: Better "dynamics" from speakers on classical music - ahendler 11:45:47 04/26/12 (0)
  • RE: Better "dynamics" from speakers on classical music - Tadlo 11:42:27 04/26/12 (1)
    • RE: Better "dynamics" from speakers on classical music - Frihed89 12:03:19 04/26/12 (0)
• Bombast - Mike Porper 09:28:11 04/26/12 (17)
  • RE: Bombast - Picklesnapper 19:01:30 05/03/12 (4)
    • Historically Informed Performance - Mike Porper 14:59:37 05/04/12 (0)
    • What is HIP? - Chris from Lafayette 14:53:52 05/04/12 (2)
      • RE: What is HIP? - Kal Rubinson 15:20:01 05/04/12 (1)
        • I like that kind of HIP a lot better! [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 21:48:35 05/04/12 (0)
  • How can I seriously talk about bombast? - rbolaw 08:34:12 04/27/12 (1)
    • Like Romanticism, Bombast is a many splendored thing... - genungo 17:07:35 04/27/12 (0)
  • RE: Bombast - RC Daniel 04:52:14 04/27/12 (0)
  • What's the problem? I'm sure the classical guys used the very same word to describe... - genungo 18:05:59 04/26/12 (0)
  • Sober reflection would have dulled your points, which IMHO are right on! [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 17:12:10 04/26/12 (4)
    • RE: Sober reflection would have dulled your points, which IMHO are right on! [nt] ;-) - genungo 18:47:37 04/26/12 (3)
      • Not sure I get your point - are you referring to hair poofiness? [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 22:57:15 04/26/12 (2)
        • RE: "Bombast"... - genungo 04:03:00 04/27/12 (1)
          • Got it - thanks! [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 09:13:27 04/27/12 (0)
  • HIP? - Frihed89 12:10:57 04/26/12 (2)
    • Lisa may be many things, but she's not a HIPster - Chris from Lafayette 17:15:54 04/26/12 (1)
      • RE: Lisa may be many things, but she's not a HIPster - Frihed89 03:04:18 04/27/12 (0)

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