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| Let's talk music, no genre boundaries @mahgister I was not talking about a wider spectrum of music itself. I was talking about a wider spectrum of reasons to listen to music. A wider spectrum of responses. I was talking about listening to music for beauty. Or listening to music for ... | |
| Let's talk music, no genre boundaries @mahgister I think that many people, including myself, are looking for a wider spectrum of pleasure and "understanding" out of music than you are. For most of my life I could not appreciate Mozart, aside from a few pieces that were melodically p... | |
| Let's talk music, no genre boundaries @mahgister Well, you do like Phillip Glass. Have you seen the film scored by him, Koyaanisqatsi? I think it means life out of balance. I will keep trying Scriabin. It so far seems like a lot of emotion. But sometimes it takes me a long time to ... | |
| Let's talk music, no genre boundaries @mahgister I have listened to the pianists you recommended playing Scriabin. I can see how they understand his spirit and bring it out. Do I understand Scriabin the way you do? I doubt it. From what I've heard, it's a bit to much strum und drang... | |
| ??? Where Does "High End" Start ??? Luckily for me, I am old enough to remember when "high-end" was not even a thing. I think those words might have become a concept in the 80’s? 90’s? I started buying equipment in the seventies at University Stereo in L.A. I think I spent $500 on a... | |
| Let's talk music, no genre boundaries I have an old CD conducted by Charles Dutoit of the Orchestre de Montreal. I like it. But if you want to take a few minutes, you can look up "best recording of Holst The Planets" and see what comes up. When I play it again I'll look for a differen... | |
| They should charge more for it… First, I wonder if I would hear the difference between the $302K turntable and my VPI Signature 21 at less than 1/30th the price. Second, I'm pretty sure that it's a kind of retailing law that the higher the retail price, the higher the margin. On... | |
| Let's talk music, no genre boundaries @mahgister I couldn’t get into his music. I think I’d have to be in the right mood. I’ve been writing a lot and took a break to listen. Although, it is also true that my ear has been exposed to mostly European and American music, and I need to r... | |
| Let's talk music, no genre boundaries @mahgister I liked all the songs you posted, but I was most moved by the first one by Masha Vahdat. It was beautiful. The last one with shifting pictures of Shakti, I wish I could understand the lyrics. I found those images of her quite intrigui... | |
| Let's talk music, no genre boundaries I am posting a song by Leonard Cohen which I think is as close to poetry as a song can get. As you listen to the lyrics, I suggest that you not think about what it means. Poetry is the art of bypassing the logical mind which stands in the way of m... | |
| Let's talk music, no genre boundaries @mahgister Before I say anything, you must afford me the right to my opinion. I am a person with perhaps more complicated opinions than others. Bob Dylan is about six years older than I am, but we're basically of the same generation even though ... | |
| Let's talk music, no genre boundaries @stuartk I'm listening to Wayne Shorter's "Speak No Evil." It is beautifully recorded on Qobuz. Otherwise I would have bought the album. Thanks for the tip. Dylan might have received the Nobel Prize for Literature. I can't remember. I know what... | |
| Let's talk music, no genre boundaries To change the topic entirely, I am not a huge Dylan fan. With all the great poets in the world, I didn't think he deserved the Nobel Prize in Literature. I do have a lot of his albums and play them from time to time. I am probably a bigger Judy Co... | |
| Let's talk music, no genre boundaries @mahgister @stuartk I understand how youthful passions stay with us. And Sofronitsky definitely captures the passions of Scriabin. I'm not always into that kind of passion, though. For me, sometimes music is just about beauty. And that's a huge ... | |
| Let's talk music, no genre boundaries @mahgister "I will go for his Strauss and his Rachmaninoff..." I don’t know if you are talking about Bruno Walter. I think he is best known for Wagner and Mahler. It is only on Beethoven’s 6th for which he is famous, and only his latter perform... |