Classical music and Opera and Jazz
Fri, Apr 22 2011, 8:38AM
Stumble my site for classical music, opera and jazz with some 18,000 titles
http://dischi.1000space.com/
have fun!
Sat, Apr 23 2011, 1:28PM
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RE: Classical music and Opera and Jazz
It's certainly an impressive collection in size, but honestly, what is the point of having, say, 55 versions of Beethoven's 5th symphony? It just makes no sense to have so many versions - no one could possibly have enough time in their entire life to listen to that many recordings more than once, let alone learn/memorise them - in which case, isn't it just a vanity collection?
Sat, Apr 23 2011, 2:58PM
#3
RE: Classical music and Opera and Jazz
The 55 versions of Beethoven's fifth as they are not similar in various orchestras or conductors. So the interpretation that the directors give the symphony orchestra is always different
Sat, Apr 23 2011, 6:19PM
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RE: Classical music and Opera and Jazz
... 55 versions of Beethoven's 5th symphony? ...
And not a single Bax symphony in sight! Great collection but it seems that you still have some way to go?
Sat, Apr 23 2011, 6:37PM
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RE: Classical music and Opera and Jazz
...although he does have a great deal of Vaughan Williams, which is (and this is going to sound patronising, but that wasn't the intention) surely not bad for someone in Italy? More baffling is the grand total of 4 discs each of Monteverdi and Palestrina, and they hardly in cutting-edge performances. Sergio, these are your greatest composers!
DF
Sat, Apr 23 2011, 10:50PM
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RE: Classical music and Opera and Jazz
what is beautiful like it ...
Sat, Apr 23 2011, 11:40PM
#7
RE: Classical music and Opera and Jazz
I have already mentioned the number of Beethoven fifths in the catologue fifty years ago last month. Sergiomic seems to have most of them.
He has some that I did not know existed. Some of you may be pleased to see that he has the Krips' set!
I'm sorry but, impressive as all this is, I gave up after Beethoven. There did not seem to be much by living musicians and where there was they were generally quite old recordings.
My word, what a lot of recordings you own. This will be a useful site should Mrs P ever complain about the size of my collection.