Current Listening Vol VIII A new thread for the same subject matter. The previous thread, Current Listening Vol VII, has become another huge file and slow to load. Since this particular thread is the most popular one on the site, we have created this new volume to continue posting. Links to...

Welcome to "The Great Songs of... The Beatles" - Semi-Finals - Game 3 of 3 "The Great Songs" is a popular music game thread that will cover the recorded legacy of a group or individual performer(s). The primary criteria to be used in the selection and eventual voting process are - Performance...

One person sets a theme (not musical) and the next person adds a post to fit the theme (copying the title and entries so far). Nobody should post twice in a row. The person who completes the Baker's Dozen (post #13) begins the next one - which should not echo what's already been done. You can be...

Here's my biggest one: I don't care for the sound of sopranos. At all. If a piece features a soprano, I'm out. If I were ever rich enough to do this, I would love to commission a recording of Beethoven 9 with none of the soprano parts included. If every soprano voice were suddenly dropped...

We would like to open a thread, asking you to post every recording on period instruments you really like. The philological way to play instruments is not a single truth, there are a lot of way to play on period instruments. It's interesting to compare them! Thanks in advance!