Classical Corner Classical Music Corner

Discussion in 'Music Corner' started by George P, May 29, 2015.

  1. Rose River Bear

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  2. George P

    George P Notable Member Thread Starter

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    Man, I hear ya again. Space-wise, the box takes up the space of two CDs anyway.

    Who are your two sets, by the way?
     
  3. Rose River Bear

    Rose River Bear Senior Member

    Stephen Kova..... Bishop and Wilhelm Kempff. Lots of singles by maybe ten other performers.
     
  4. Marzz

    Marzz Forum Resident

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  5. coopmv

    coopmv Newton 1/30/2001 - 8/31/2011

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    My last box was by Stephen Kovacevich ...
     
  6. Rose River Bear

    Rose River Bear Senior Member

    Some of the box by him I adore.....other sonatas....eh. But the I ones I adore blow me away.
     
  7. George P

    George P Notable Member Thread Starter

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    EMI or Philips?

    Mono or stereo?

    Hopefully some Moravec, Richter and Serkin?
     
  8. George P

    George P Notable Member Thread Starter

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  9. Rose River Bear

    Rose River Bear Senior Member

    EMI, stereo....yeah I know. The three you listed I have at least two of each.
     
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  10. coopmv

    coopmv Newton 1/30/2001 - 8/31/2011

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    Now playing the following CD from my JS Bach collection ...

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    Arthur Grumiaux, the man who could make his violin sing. What a great violinist he was!
     
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  11. coopmv

    coopmv Newton 1/30/2001 - 8/31/2011

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    We have all heard the same comments too many times! :agree:
     
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  12. 6138

    6138 Forum Resident

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    Wife: No more CDs in the house, we don't have space.
    Me: We should get rid of some things then.
    Wife: Your books, this house looks like a library.
    Me: No way!
     
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  13. coopmv

    coopmv Newton 1/30/2001 - 8/31/2011

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    Is it better for a house to be a music library or a records shop? :D
     
  14. 6138

    6138 Forum Resident

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    Another option is to get rid of the wife... problem solved! :pineapple:
     
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  15. Bubbamike

    Bubbamike Forum Resident

    I bought the FLAC from 7Digital and had to completely retag everything. It had no composition names, only movement names. I found a list of what was in the CDs and was able to retag it from there, but it was a bit of work.
     
  16. coopmv

    coopmv Newton 1/30/2001 - 8/31/2011

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    I have noticed my FLAC music files created under the MS WMA Player are named as n.FLAC, i.e. 1.FLAC, 2.FLAC, 3.FLAC, etc. It looks like the name of the album is the master file name. That was just my cursory check. As a retiree, I am too old to muck around with the bits and bytes, filename extension, permissions, etc. :agree:
     
  17. George P

    George P Notable Member Thread Starter

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    Happy weekend, all! :wave:

    Now enjoying the amazing performances of Webern's music, CD 3 from the above 3CD set!
     
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  18. floydfan

    floydfan Forum Resident

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    Any opinions on this Karajan Brahms Symphonies SHM-SACD set released last year? I'm wondering how it compares with the latest CD release.

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  19. George P

    George P Notable Member Thread Starter

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    Now enjoying some Shoenberg music, CD 3 from the above 3CD set!
     
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  20. George P

    George P Notable Member Thread Starter

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    Sorry, I haven't heard that particular disc, but I know that the performances, from 1959 -1965, his first set for DG, are superb!
     
  21. bruce2

    bruce2 Forum Resident

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    I have never heard any music from these composers. Would you say they are similar to Scriabin or Prokofiev? Lately I have been listening to a lot of Bach and Brahms...
     
  22. George P

    George P Notable Member Thread Starter

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    They are all very different from the composers you mention. People seem to love it or hate it.
     
  23. bruce2

    bruce2 Forum Resident

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    Thanks I may have to sample some Schoenberg. Is there a single piece or disc you would recommend starting out with? I usually prefer symphony music to chamber or solo works...
     
  24. StarThrower62

    StarThrower62 Forum Resident

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    Early Schoenberg, and Webern works are fairly romantic. The mature works are 12 tone. Berg's music is rather lush despite much of it being 12 tone.
     
  25. George P

    George P Notable Member Thread Starter

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    Verklarte Nacht, I recommend the orchestral version by Karajan.
     
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