How can you "understand" a work, and not "appreciate" it? Maybe you think you "understand", but in reality there are still some things about the work you don't "understand", so you don't "appreciate" it? Does the term "understanding" have significant meaning when it comes to music appreciation?

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...

We will have countertenor, tenor and mezzo versions of one of the most gorgeous of Handel's arias

Back in 2016, we had a wonderful exchange of views on the nature of profundity in the arts. The whole objectivist/subjectivist thang was aired as part of the discussion, as was the linked Understanding versus Appreciating a work. These topics have a life of their own, but I enjoyed this thread...