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Today, 03:32

Room2201974 replied to a thread Song of the day... in Non-Classical Music

Alanis, Ablaze

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Today, 03:23

89Koechel replied to a thread Mezzo arias; the best of both worlds in Opera

Rogerx - Well, hope you'll forgive a LATE reply, about the specific post and/or aria. It's from July 23rd, at 23:50, in Mozart's K. 196, Act 3. I...

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Today, 03:16

89Koechel replied to a thread Best British Films in The Movie Corner: Music for Cinema and TV

Sorry, MacLeod ... I didn't mean to CHIDE (and/or focus on 1947), and NOT mention Great Expectations, nor Oliver Twist. Maybe Dickens isn't my "cup...

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Today, 03:15

ORigel replied to a thread What am I missing in Klemperer in Classical Music Discussion

I like Klemperer's Missa Solemnis (Beethoven). Out of the three I've heard, his is the best IMO.

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Today, 03:11

Brahmsianhorn replied to a thread What am I missing in Klemperer in Classical Music Discussion

A lot of BAD competition. I’m not sure a single conductor alive in the past 30 years breaks into the Top 30 conductors on record. Carlos Kleiber...

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Today, 02:47

Oldhoosierdude replied to a thread Ridiculous bargains, CDs and MP3s thread in Recorded Music and Publications

Jando's Beethoven sonatas is my favorite. I picked it up from Amazon US when it was a bargain download. Not sure what it goes for now. I've heard...

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Today, 02:44

Itullian started a thread The new Supraphon Smetana Beethoven string quartets.......... in Site Feedback & Technical Support

We were wondering if it is the same as the Denon DDD set that has been out for awhile. It doesn't appear so as this one is AAD stereo.

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Today, 02:43

Mifek replied to a thread Five From Your Three Favorites (Selection Thread) in Classical Music Discussion Polls

Chopin: Etudes Op. 10 Ballade no. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 Preludes Op. 28 Scherzo no. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 31 Polonaise in F-sharp minor, Op. 44...

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Today, 02:40

RogerWaters replied to a thread Why is Brahms so great? in Classical Music Discussion

Musical language doesn't 'say' anything. It isn't a language in the sense English is, which uses words with semantic content (i.e. 'says'...

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Today, 02:37

Luchesi replied to a thread Song of the day... in Non-Classical Music

When you feel sad. Or under a curse. Your life is bad. Your prospects are worse. Your wife is sighing. Crying. And your olive tree is dying. Temples...

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Today, 02:32

Phil loves classical replied to a thread Why is Brahms so great? in Classical Music Discussion

Yeah, but those 2nd and 4th movements of the Brahms is not experimental, but fully fleshed-out music.

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Today, 02:22

ribonucleic replied to a thread What am I missing in Klemperer in Classical Music Discussion

I've never encountered any pre-late analog orchestral conducting so superior to the modern alternatives to justify the inferior sound. There's a...

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Today, 02:14

ribonucleic replied to a thread Kempff and Beethoven, Stereo or mono? in Classical Music Discussion

I've never been certain to what degree the critical consensus for mono is due to critics generally favoring the more obscure/less accessible option....

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Today, 02:08

Dulova Harps On replied to a thread Generate play-lists (a game) in Non-Classical Music

New theme Emotion(s) preferably in title 1) Emotional Rescue ( The Rolling Stones) 2) I second that emotion (Japan) 3) Love Is Emotional (Neil...

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Today, 02:05

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

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Today, 01:54

flamencosketches replied to a poll Is Bob Dylan a great singer? in Non-Classical Music

I can't disagree with you there. But I didn't mean to compare the two Bobs. Each is in a class of his own, but I do see the pair of them as being...

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Today, 01:46

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

Giuseppe Verdi Falstaff Berliner Philharmoniker Claudio Abbado 2001

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Today, 01:42

Allegro Con Brio replied to a thread What am I missing in Klemperer in Classical Music Discussion

I also find his comment about his style compared with Walter pretty telling: “He is a moralist, I am an immoralist.” Meaning that Walter was more...

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Today, 01:30

Christabel replied to a poll Is Bob Dylan a great singer? in Non-Classical Music

I think this is a terrific song. I used it with Year 9 (14y/o) boys when we had a 'poetry' unit. They were the lowest ability class in the year and...

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Today, 01:20

philoctetes replied to a poll Is Bob Dylan a great singer? in Non-Classical Music

Nobody can sing Dylan like Dylan. Not the same as "great singer". The comparison with Bob Marley actually favors the Jamaican IMO, but that's not...

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Today, 01:17

starthrower replied to a poll Is Bob Dylan a great singer? in Non-Classical Music

I love his singing on Infidels. Songs like Jokerman, and Neighborhood Bully.

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Today, 01:16

Seattleoperafan replied to a thread Are Any Of You Crazy About Tetrazinni? in Opera

What is your favorite aria by her. I love Je Suis Titania remastered. My favorite is Lalala by Meyerbeer, but there is no remastered version of it....

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Today, 01:15

starthrower replied to a thread What am I missing in Klemperer in Classical Music Discussion

He said so himself in the documentary when asked about his approach compared to Bruno Walter. "I am not romantic at all." Listen to his Dvorak 9th....

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Today, 01:10

gregorx replied to a thread the 17th tier - to Aug 5 in Classical Music Discussion Polls

5 Debussy: Nocturnes, L 91 4 Brahms: String Sextet #2 in G, op. 36 3 Fauré: Piano Quintet #2 in C minor, op. 115 2

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Today, 01:09

UniversalTuringMachine replied to a thread Kempff and Beethoven, Stereo or mono? in Classical Music Discussion

Excellent find!

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Today, 01:07

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

OK, that finale was way too short... I need to check out the Bernstein. :lol:

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Today, 01:06

Bulldog replied to a thread Five From Your Three Favorites (Selection Thread) in Classical Music Discussion Polls

We are now at 225 entries. Submissions will end when a 24 hour period passes without any submittals.

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Today, 00:58

flamencosketches replied to a poll Is Bob Dylan a great singer? in Non-Classical Music

Voted yes. But more importantly, he just about stands alone as being an artist who has cultivated such a unique sound and persona for himself,...

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