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...

I have been listening to my Dresden Phil./M. Sanderling Shostakovich set over the past few nights and am yet again blown away by the quality of the recording Sony has managed. These digital recordings were made from 2015-2019, both studio and live. The sheer level of detail, the depth of bass...

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...

When did Classical music peak?

In the "Movie Corner" I opened a poll about the film scores which got the nomination "Best original score" in the Academy Awards (Oscars) of 1990: Talkclassical best film score award - 1990 This is for the first part of the competition Talkclassical best film score award. Now, the score of...