frogman
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| Is symphonic music kind of like Phil Spector got hold of chamber music? I’ll abstain from personal judgment, but I think that another way of saying what I think you are trying to say is “orchestral music is to chamber music what Phil Spector (and his *wall of sound*) is to (most) Rock & Roll”. There is some truth... | |
| Mozart-Clarinet Quintet On the subject of historical instruments and a fascinating comparison of instrumental color between the modern instruments used in the above Mackeras/Orchestra of St. Luke’s and this by Zefiro Ensemble: | |
| Mozart-Clarinet Quintet Another great example of Mozart’s genius and arguably (not really, imo) the greatest work for winds ever composed is his Serenade No. 10 “Gran Partita”. It is believed to have been composed, like his Clarinet Quintet, for his clarinetist friend A... | |
| Mozart-Clarinet Quintet The two makers mentioned use the Boehm (French) fingering system for their basset clarinets. To that list we can add Selmer, Backun and Stephen Fox. Modern makers using the German system include Wurlitzer and Leitner & Kraus. These makers make... | |
| Mozart-Clarinet Quintet ….. and who would would have thought that three centuries later it would get its own emoji? 📯 | |
| Jazz for aficionados | |
| Keys/Piano - Funkiest Solo | |
| Keys/Piano - Funkiest Solo | |
| Keys/Piano - Funkiest Solo | |
| Keys/Piano - Funkiest Solo | |
| Keys/Piano - Funkiest Solo | |
| Class D Amplification Announcement **** The idea that there can be a high rez system (def: revealing of the recording) that is not well-balanced is, if anything, a contradiction in terms. **** Wrong! Most audiophiles with systems that have aspirations of being truly “High End” (hi... | |
| Class D Amplification Announcement Fantastic advice from Atmasphere re making one’s recordings “to know what’s right and what isn’t”. I would include and stress increased attendance to live performances. In that advice is the simple reality that there IS a “right”…..certainly wit... | |
| Looking for good recordings of female vocals I have not yet tried... Many great suggestions. Not mentioned: Shirley Horn “Here’s To Life” - Gorgeous recording. Arrangements by the great Johnny Mandel. Abbey Lincoln “You Gotta Pay The Band” - Bonus: Stan Getz as guest soloist. Phoebe Snow “Phoebe Snow”. Fantas... | |
| Class D Amplification Announcement **** The sound of a high rez two channel system sounds nothing like live music**** Three possibilities: - The “high rez”’system is not assembled well; is not well balanced. - Recordings being played are not very good. - The listener is not fam... |