I respect your thoughts

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It's all about the music, dude! Sit down, relax and listen to some tunes.

Posted by Mike K (A) on July 20, 2014 at 20:37:37

In Reply to: That's easy: all of 'em, past, present, and yet to come posted by Bill Way on July 20, 2014 at 17:49:54:

and can agree with them - on a theoretical level, anyway.

Personally, I'm happy when I find one or two versions of a particular
piece that get my attention. As a for-instance: I just love "Blue Lou",
a swing era warhorse, as done by Roy Eldridge and Chu Berry, and by Jack
Teagarden and an all star group in (I think) 1939, which also featured
Bunny Berrigan. Other versions - and there are many - just pale by
comparison.

As a 2nd example, I'm a big fan of Domenico Scarlatti's work, and have
discs featuring several different pianists. But Mikael Pletnev's version
of these pieces just leaves everyone else in the dust. So it's the only
one I ever play. I suppose I would audition someone else's versions, and
would purchase same if good enough, but I think Pletnev is the gold
standard here.

YMMY, of course.

Lack of skill dictates economy of style. - Joey Ramone

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Topic - New Babe Pianist Beethoven Sonatas (complete) alert - srl1 12:29:57 07/18/14 (13)

How many versions - Mike K 08:55:51 07/19/14 (11)

That's easy: all of 'em, past, present, and yet to come - Bill Way 17:49:54 07/20/14 (2)

I respect your thoughts - Mike K 20:37:37 07/20/14 (1)

RE: I respect your thoughts - ahendler 22:12:18 07/20/14 (0)

I thought the same before, too.... - kuma 15:29:47 07/19/14 (0)

There can never be too many girls, but .... - Amphissa 15:14:57 07/19/14 (4)

Who's going to buy it? nt - srl1 18:35:56 07/19/14 (3)

Me and a lot of other people .... - Amphissa 20:40:14 07/19/14 (2)

RE: Me and a lot of other people .... - srl1 14:09:23 07/20/14 (1)

RE: Me and a lot of other people .... - Amphissa 07:55:23 07/21/14 (0)

Never too many if it's music I like - srl1 11:02:37 07/19/14 (0)

Speaking for myself, I'm almost always interested in new recordings - even of standard repertoire [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 09:40:04 07/19/14 (0)

Yes - I heard excerpts from those Chopin and Liszt Etudes - Chris from Lafayette 14:47:58 07/18/14 (0)

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I respect your thoughts - Mike K 20:37:37 07/20/14 (1)

RE: I respect your thoughts - ahendler 22:12:18 07/20/14 (0)

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