Welcome to the "String Quartets 1972-2021" game. We nominated 160 works, which will be voted on in ten preliminary rounds, followed by three semi-finals, and one final. Selections and line-ups can be found here. The rules: 1) you may vote once during your calendar day. 2) you have 10 points to...

I have had squeaky sus pedals happen before. Usually and the joint of the arms/rods that move the pedal. I hit them with some Protek Piano Lube and I'm all good. However I just bought a used Boston upright piano (UP-118S PE) from Steinway. It is practically new as far as it's condition. It...

Do any of you watch the opera loving detective in Endeavour? The first season is set in 1965 but he listens to Lakme and the album booklet is the one with Sutherland which is not released till the late 60's. I bet I am the only viewer to catch that.

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...

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...