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Jazz for aficionados
Even I , who knows next to nothing about jazz, gathered thatBradford was not all that from seeing his band a few times on whatever late-night show he was on,What really got to me was the deadpan expression on his facewhen f...ing Kenney G got to p... 
Jazz for aficionados
Well, its certainly nice to know that a musician of your stature agrees with me Learsfool.In the violin sonata realm , the best I ever heard was Joseph Suk , son of the composer and great-grandson of Dvorak who played often in Berlin.BTW, the Minn... 
inherited Barzilay teak cabinet
Here in the Twin Cities you could easily get 2k for a Barzilay mid-century teak, more at auction. 
Classical Record Labels and Recording Engineers...
Almarg, I have the Paul Badura-Skoda LP's as well. all that you say and more !He may not be the best pianist in the world, but he is beyond doubt the most under-rated one.IMO only Radu Lupu can match him in Schubert.All that said, day in , day out... 
Jazz for aficionados
Frog, to hear Shaham hold a long line that went 3-4, 4-4, 2-4 was something to hear.I've read his Stad is the best extant, I believe it.I would put him up with the 2 best IMO other fiddlers I've heard in person. Milstein and Oistrakh. sort of a ha... 
Jazz for aficionados
Frogman, this might interest you.I was at the MN Orch. concert tonight, finally got to hear the great Gil Shaham and his Strad in the Korngold Vn. Cnt., a work I like but never heard live.The orchestra President came out on stage and announcedthe ... 
Vintage Thoren TD160 vs new turntables
Phduncanson, good advice save for perhaps the MP-500.I've tried every cart in the Nagoka line and the shibata stylus on the MP-500 is not easy to get right. 200-300- 500 are all the same cart, different stylus.I use the 200 and often better than 5... 
Jazz for aficionados
The reason for buying music by living current performers is that they have to make a living if you wish to see them LIVE.Without the memory of live performance stored in you brainan LP or CD of a symphony would just be noise.I would think the plea... 
Jazz for aficionados
Thanks so very much Frogman.I would have never picked up the tempi issues myself.I did notice they listened to each other, which I found remarkable for kids.I thought the baritone was the star, amazing foundation for what was written as a harpsich... 
Jazz for aficionados
Frog, you can download it from PT show and/or listen to it on the second hour bar of listen today , just click on Bach Concerto.Just click on the photo of the QT and they start another piece,these guys are really special.I know many musicians reti... 
Vintage Thoren TD160 vs new turntables
A Nagoka MP-150 stylus fits an MP-110 , just put one in and keep on spinning. 
Jazz for aficionados
Frogman, on the NPR program "Performance Today" this day there was a stupendous live performance by a student Sax Qt. from the Jacobs School at Indiana University.They play all genres but today did the Bach Italian ConcertoBWV 971.All the contrapu... 
What's your latest album purchase?
That's very well put, Needlestuff.Whenever I put Ah Um on the TT I feel compelled to play it 3-4 times. 
Jazz for aficionados
I keep my car radio on the local jazz station which is owned by the Minneapolis School Board.They put high school jazz ensembles on air that are unrealgood players.Jazz is alive and well in the Twin Cities, you can catch local trios etc which are ... 
Audio - Post Divorce
Well, it is a good litmus test, if your wife really loves you she, within reason, will want you to be happy.If the more usual scenario , that you are the best deal she could find, is the case, not so much.