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In Reply to: RE: New 24/96 Download of Rachmaninoff and Chopin Cello Sonatas posted by Chris from Lafayette on January 22, 2014 at 21:38:28
I can see from the pictures that I've either been redirected to a site Chris is on or some other girlie site.
Also a handsome young guy, not that there's anything wrong with that.
That said, I would be most supportive of shifting reviving this site with a small shift towards streaming and downloading of classical music.
I can think of no better use of an internet music board than conversing about music in real-time which streaming services enable, and to a bit lesser degree, direct download does as well.
Noting that 3 of the 4 CD covers pictured can be streamed on MOG.
Better still, the ATMA Classique Rochmaninov/Chopin is available for streaming in 16/44.1 on QOBUZ(at least for the time being).
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... it would be nice to raise from the underground and have direct access to this board from General or Music. So far I can't find any links.
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The other forums could retain their focus on disc-based music. The only trouble is that there are not many (or any!) general site links to Classical Court, so announcements still need to be posted on the SACD and Music Lanes forums when there's a new post here - otherwise, folks don't have a way to get here (unless they're part of the classical Illuminati, with all the secret knowledge that membership entails!).
OTOH, this kind of emphasis just on streaming and downloads might cut down on the number of posts here.
Discs banned from all music forums? How are downloads/streaming different from discs - other than usually cheaper and often inferior? Is there some intrinsic difference in the music?
Just by the number of folks who are posting about the closing of MOG come April 15.
If QOBUZ ever gets its act together and becomes available in the US, those numbers may increase, as 16/44.1 Lossless FLAC is pretty darned good!
Let's home so!
As regards the Rochmaninov.
Irrespective of the spelling he always seems to sound like...
ROCHMANINOV!
OK, I'll go along with you guys. How about one or both of you post a summary of the currently available classical streaming services and your evaluation of sound quality, customer service, user friendliness, availability in the US and cost? This is the inevitable future, I suppose, so I can get ready for it even as I buy my last dirt-cheap CDs.
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I have been streaming MOG for over a year BUT, come April 15 it's gone and I would have to subscribe to Beats Music streaming service which I suspect is NOT attuned to the musical preferences of an old white guy who like Classical music.
So I will likely have to try out Spotify.
That is IF Qobuz stays in Europe. There has been talk of it coming to the US in 2014, but I find little to support that rumor posted recently. Sonos support for QOBUZ is available ONLY for Sonus units registered in Europe with European firmware. You can sign up using a European Proxy, and that works fine for downloads, but the service only streams 16/44.1 from an app, not the web, and the app reports your actual location even it you log onto the web through a proxy. Not saying you couldn't hide your location, but it would be both expensive and difficult to hide you ISP when streaming music.
If and when I'm forced to leave MOG and sign up for Spotify, I'll post my opinions, such as they are.
What about Tidal. I am a classical guy and I find most classical releases on Tidal.
Alan
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