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Today, 14:23

Bulldog replied to a thread What is the most overrated work in all of music? in Classical Music Discussion

That's a ridiculous comment that once again reveals your consistent personal bias.

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Today, 14:21

SanAntone replied to a thread A Game of Solo Keyboard Miniatures (Qualifying Round One of Ten) in Classical Music Discussion Polls

Albeniz - Asturias (from Espana) - 0 Bach - Prelude No. 12 in F minor, BWV 857 (from WTC Book I) - 3 (+3) Bach - Fugue no. 9 in E major, BWV 878...

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Today, 14:19

John O replied to a thread Ravel on Bartok, now i know why he chuckled in Classical Music Discussion

Sounds very dubious . Radio broadcasting only started in mid 1920s . At the time Bartok was not that famous. By 1932 Ravel was suffering brain...

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Today, 14:16

SanAntone replied to a thread Current Listening Vol VI in Classical Music Discussion

Bach - Violin Partita no. 1 in B minor BWV 1002 Shunske Sato | Netherlands Bach Society https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6lmRD4FgKQ ...

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Today, 14:13

Flamme replied to a thread Current Listening Vol VI in Classical Music Discussion

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000qks5 Recorded in the majestic beauty of the 15th century chapel of King's College, Cambridge. Christmas carols...

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Today, 14:13

Joe B replied to a thread What was the last film you watched? in The Movie Corner: Music for Cinema and TV

This story has relevance for me. My older brother's friend was arrested for trying to smuggle hashish out of Beirut in 1973. Put into prison, his...

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Today, 14:10

jegreenwood replied to a thread Your Favorite Recording of Pictures At An Exhibition in Hi-Fi

I have the Kubelik recording as it was included in the first Mercury box. My other two CSO recordings are Reiner (naturally) and Giulini from the...

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Today, 14:10

Bulldog replied to a thread A Common Theme Among Twenty Works (Game Eight) in Classical Music Discussion Polls

Only 2 slots remain to be filled.

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Today, 14:07

Bulldog started a thread A Game of Solo Keyboard Miniatures (Qualifying Round One of Ten) in Classical Music Discussion Polls

Welcome to the 1st qualifying round of A Game of Solo Keyboard Miniatures. After collecting 300 pieces in the selection round, I have broken the...

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Today, 14:06

SearsPoncho replied to a thread Current Listening Vol VI in Classical Music Discussion

Beethoven - Piano Sonata #17 ("Tempest") - Claudio Arrau Haydn - String Quartet Op. 20, #5 - Kodaly Quartet Schoenberg - Piano Concerto -...

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Today, 14:06

Kjetil Heggelund replied to a thread Generate play-lists (a game) in Non-Classical Music

New and last theme: Last 1) I Won't Last A Day Without You (Carpenters) 2) The Last Time (The Rolling Stones) 3) At Last (Etta James) 4) Last...

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Today, 14:05

Aerobat replied to a thread State of modern operatic singing in Opera

Wow! Just Wow! Unfortunately for all the wrong reasons. According to this video, volume matters - a louder voice is the most important element? ...

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Today, 13:57

Joe B replied to a thread Current Listening Vol VI in Classical Music Discussion

Jorge Mester leading The Pasadena Symphony in Richard Strauss's "Also Sprach Zarathustra": A great recording and excellent performance. This...

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Today, 13:55

AbsolutelyBaching replied to a thread Current Listening Vol VI in Classical Music Discussion

Because Hurwitz recommended it and I happened to already have it... Rafael Kubelik and the Berlin Phil do Antonín Dvořák's Symphony No. 5.

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Today, 13:54

mparta replied to a thread Ralph Vaughan Williams - What is everyone's opinion on him? in Classical Music Discussion

Try as I might-- musical wall paper.

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Today, 13:51

SanAntone replied to a thread A Common Theme Among Twenty Works (Game Eight) in Classical Music Discussion Polls

Bach - Violin Partita no. 1 in B minor BWV 1002

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Today, 13:49

MusicInTheAir replied to a thread Beethoven Year - the piano sonatas in Solo & Chamber Music

David, I think the reason he didn't complete the cycle is because he was very self-critical. Several of the sonatas in this set were approved for...

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Today, 13:46

SanAntone replied to a thread Great avant-garde music vs. Average/Mediocre avant-garde music in Classical Music Discussion

New composer for me. Nice.

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Today, 13:39

Azol replied to a thread Ear Worm of the Day in Non-Classical Music

At your own peril :)

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Today, 13:39

Dorsetmike replied to a thread Composer Birthdays in Classical Music Discussion

Checked Classic FM,last John Stanley work broadcast Jan13th, no prizes for guessing Wynton Marsalis Trumpet Voluntary. One could be forgiven for...

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Today, 13:35

Azol replied to a thread Ingegjerd Bagøien Moe — A Decent Modern Turandot? in Opera

Good instrument, but needs more schooling, the tone and emission are very (and I mean verrry) unstable, in lighter passages (when not forcing it) she...

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Today, 13:32

mikeh375 replied to a thread Ralph Vaughan Williams - What is everyone's opinion on him? in Classical Music Discussion

I'll put a word in for a work that's almost never heard of, let alone played and yet is fantastic, the 'Five Tudor Portraits'. Scored for full...

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Today, 13:28

Azol replied to a poll TENOR TOURNAMENT (Round 1, Match #2): Pavarotti vs Martinelli in Opera

Hmm.... I'm generally not a fan of Pavarotti (don't throw tomatoes at me) but his version is very good indeed. Considering fiorituri, in Di quella...

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Today, 13:27

MusicInTheAir replied to a thread Mendelssohn piano trios. Recommended recordings in Solo & Chamber Music

Josquin, I own the Trio de Barcelona recording of the Mendelssohn trios also. I haven't listened to it for quite some time, but remember liking it...

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Today, 13:21

Rogerx replied to a thread Current Listening Vol VI in Classical Music Discussion

Romantic Russia- Sir Georg Solti Borodin: Prince Igor Overture Mussorgsky: A Night on the Bare Mountain Mussorgsky: Khovanshchina ...

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Today, 13:19

The Conte replied to a thread State of modern operatic singing in Opera

There are all sorts of strange behaviour on the internet I wonder about. People are sometimes strange, don't you think? (Although in this case it...

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Today, 13:07

Triplets replied to a thread Your Favorite Recording of Pictures At An Exhibition in Hi-Fi

Yeah, my first CDP came with a Boston SO disc of Debussy led by Colin Davis, I believe La Mer and Images For Orchestra. It totally sold me on the...

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Today, 13:07

MusicInTheAir replied to a thread Unconventional Pianists in Solo & Chamber Music

I bought my first Peter Serkin records when I was around 11 years old. On the LP cover was a picture of a clean cut Peter Serkin. A few years later,...

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Today, 13:07

mbhaub replied to a thread Ralph Vaughan Williams - What is everyone's opinion on him? in Classical Music Discussion

I think RVW was one of the greats. He bucked a lot of trends in music and went his own way - and what glorious music he left for us! It's regrettable...

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Today, 12:57

gregorx replied to a thread The Debussy/Ravel Competition (Selections and Game) in Classical Music Discussion Polls

Ravel - Le Tombeau de Couperin - 48 Debussy - Sonata for Violin and Piano - 52 (+4) Ravel - Ma Mère l'Oye - 39 Ravel - Piano Concerto in G - 36...

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