Classical recordings are frequently remastered and the refurbished product is sold to the customer as an improved version. This is especially common for older, analogue recordings, but even digital recordings are being remastered. For a time, 24 bit/96 kHz remasterings or variants thereof were...

Welcome to the 3rd qualifying round of Favorite Works of the 1800's. We collected 300 compositions broken down into 15 rounds, each having 20 works. For each round, the 4 works with the highest scores will advance to the Semi-Finals. Rules of the Road: 1. You may vote once daily. 2. When you...

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...

When did Classical music peak?

I am really trying to get into the symphonies of Vaughan Williams, and the cycles above are the ones that I have heard of. Which one of the cycles above would you recommend?