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| Music to test systems oboist not Aboist; obviously. | |
| Music to test systems Ray Still was my favorite aboist and I regret never having had the pleasure of meeting him. Many of my oboe playing colleagues revere his work with the CSO and yes his reputation as a character is well known. Some of the CSO's recordings are used ... | |
| Music to test systems No need to apologize Pls1; and no you did not sound testy. Yor obvious experience and knowledge of the subject at hand entitles you to be confident with your comments and opinions. You are an asset to this forum. By the way did you have occasion t... | |
| Music to test systems The gap between live and the best system is indeed huge. We are in agreement, Pls1, about the merits of the Bartok/Solti. As concerns the tempo of the finale, you are quite correct; in absolute terms. By "probably too fast" I meant probably too fa... | |
| Music to test systems I agree with the gist of Blbloom's post, but I would like to elaborate. While I agree that it is certainly important and fun to test a system' abilities in the areas of bass, soundstaging etc.; the more elusive aspects of a system's capabilities a... | |
| You wouldn t believe it s good, but... Hey Liguy, not meaning to nit-pick, but why on earth would anyone NOT expect Bill Evans' "Waltz For Debbie" to be anything but brilliant? Just curious. | |
| Best smooth jazz albums? I'm not quite sure what you mean by smooth jazz, but if I were to take the phrase literally, and given that you are new to this hobby and apparently new to jazz as well; why not start with truly great music which is also smooth as you can get, and... | |
| Vocalists/Musicians Wasting Their Talent It's very hard work to be consistently great at what you do. Some people are willing to work that hard, others simply aren't. Njonker, your frankness is laudable, and as it relates to the issue of this thread, right on the money (no pun intended).... | |
| Coltrane. Can we talk? Jay, I'm curious. What areas in your opinion were lacking in Coltrane's playing? You think Bergonzi and Garzone "have more control over more parameters of music, and their horns"????!!!! What exactly? I just don't see it(hear it) that way at all. ... | |
| Pablo Casals Kublakhanpics, I have no doubt that listening to Casals play Bach sped up your recovery. Thanks for sharing. I second Detlof's recommendation of the Schubert Qnt. and would add the Piano Trio #1 on Sony Classical as well as the Beethoven Sonatas #... | |
| Jazz and the Hammond B Love the Hammond B3!! Funkiest sound ever. Check out Shirley Scott's recordings. My favorites "Blue Flames" and "Soul Shouting" both with then husband the great Stanley Turrentine; both on Prestige. Sounds like you're a Jimmy Smith fan. If you don... | |
| Pablo Casals J.S. Bach "Six Suites For Cello Solo" on Angel. Casals at his best. Beautifully organic cello playing , and WHAT TONE!!! If you are a Casals fan, allow me to recommend "Joys and Sorrows" Reflections By Pablo Casals As Told to Albert E. Kahn (Simon... | |
| Best female vocals on CD Best (favorite) fvocd: JAZZ : Shirley Horne With Strings "Here's To Life". Amazing CD. Talk about creating a mood. Incredibly romantic and soulfull singing beginning to end. The CD is best listened to in it's entirety; each track better than the p... | |
| Best female vocals on CD Stereokarter, while I agree that the distinction between technical prowess and the quality of the music being sung is an important one, this thread is about RECOMMENDATIONS of great (best) female vocals on CD. To me, it's pointless to recommend a ... | |
| Best female vocals on CD Bwhite, I don't know what came over me. I am not usually this sarcastic nor "snippy". I apologize. The power of music I suppose. Your post mentions one of my favorite singers (Aretha) and two of my least favorite (Mariah and Celine) Celine?? Argh!... |