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NJ Joe

February 10, 2013, 07:27:04 AM
Hello Everyone,

I have been listening to classical music on and off for about 35 years.  More recently though it has really taken hold, and most of my listening has been devoted to it.  I've actually been lurking around this forum for a few years, using it as an invaluable reference guide to assist in purchase decisions.  The depth of music knowledge of the members is incredible.

I mostly listen to symphonic/orchestral music (as opposed to chamber music).  Not that I'm opposed to chamber music. 

I own about 300 classical cd's, counting box sets as a single cd. Small potatoes to most of the folks around here! Most recently I've become immersed in Mahler...I actually read the entire Mahler Mania Rebooted thread to gain some Mahler knowledge and aid in deciding what to buy! So far I've picked up the Bernstein NY and Bertini sets, as well as several individual recordings.  I've also recently become obsessed with Bernstein's NYPO recordings in general, snatching many of them up on itunes.

The other symphonists I enjoy the most are Beethoven, Brahms, Schumann, Bruckner, Sibelius, Elgar, Vaughan Williams, and Shostakovich.  I also love the works of Debussy, Bartok, Ravel, Stravinsky, and Ives.

Anyway, that's it for now,

Joe
"Music can inspire love, religious ecstasy, cathartic release, social bonding, and a glimpse of another dimension. A sense that there is another time, another space and another, better universe."
-David Byrne

bhodges

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February 10, 2013, 11:00:47 AM
Hi Joe, and welcome. Love all the symphonists you mention - and you'll probably meet others here who could say the same. Enjoy yourself!

--Bruce

knight66

#2
February 10, 2013, 11:02:26 AM
Welcome. I hope you enjoy yourself here. I see you join already corrupted by the siren calls of what to spend money on within the Mahler thread, dangerous place this.

Mike
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I wasted time: and time wasted me.

mc ukrneal

#3
February 10, 2013, 11:05:04 AM
Welcome and have fun! It looks like you already have a nice start!
Be kind to your fellow posters!!

Papy Oli

#4
February 10, 2013, 11:06:00 AM
Hello and welcome !!  :)
Olivier

Brahmsian

#5
February 10, 2013, 11:13:22 AM
Welcome aboard, Joe!   :)

Wow, it must have taken a long time to read the entire 'Mahler Mania Re-booted' thread.  Kudos!!

madaboutmahler

#6
February 10, 2013, 11:17:07 AM
Welcome!! We share a lot of similar interests and favourite composers, so it's good to meet you! :)

Daniel
"Music is ... A higher revelation than all Wisdom & Philosophy"
— Ludwig van Beethoven

Fafner

#7
February 10, 2013, 11:20:00 AM
Hello and welcome, Joe.

We can agree on many favourite composers as well. I hope you enjoy the discussions here.

Jiri
"Remember Fafner? Remember he built Valhalla? A giant? Well, he's a dragon now. Don't ask me why. Anyway, he's dead."
   --- Anna Russell

NJ Joe

#8
February 10, 2013, 11:21:40 AM
Quote from: Brewski on February 10, 2013, 11:00:47 AM
Hi Joe, and welcome. Love all the symphonists you mention - and you'll probably meet others here who could say the same. Enjoy yourself!

--Bruce

Thank you, Bruce.  It's good to finally join!
"Music can inspire love, religious ecstasy, cathartic release, social bonding, and a glimpse of another dimension. A sense that there is another time, another space and another, better universe."
-David Byrne

NJ Joe

#9
February 10, 2013, 11:25:06 AM
Quote from: ChamberNut on February 10, 2013, 11:13:22 AM
Welcome aboard, Joe!   :)

Wow, it must have taken a long time to read the entire 'Mahler Mania Re-booted' thread.  Kudos!!

It did! I would read it each night until my eyes could no longer focus on the screen. Well worth it though, thanks.
"Music can inspire love, religious ecstasy, cathartic release, social bonding, and a glimpse of another dimension. A sense that there is another time, another space and another, better universe."
-David Byrne

NJ Joe

#10
February 10, 2013, 11:28:17 AM
Quote from: madaboutmahler on February 10, 2013, 11:17:07 AM
Welcome!! We share a lot of similar interests and favourite composers, so it's good to meet you! :)

Daniel

Thanks Daniel.  And I forgot to mention Bach, Haydn, Mozart, R. Strauss, Dvorak, Tchaikovsky, and Chopin.  So far.
"Music can inspire love, religious ecstasy, cathartic release, social bonding, and a glimpse of another dimension. A sense that there is another time, another space and another, better universe."
-David Byrne

North Star

#11
February 10, 2013, 11:43:58 AM
Welcome, Joe!

You've listed a good deal of my favourites.
Didn't notice any mention of Rakhmaninov or Prokofiev, though   ;)
"Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it." - Confucius

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TheGSMoeller

#12
February 10, 2013, 11:51:31 AM
Greeting and Welcome, Jersey Joe!

I love NJ. I grew up in Princeton, and try to visit as often as I can.

mahler10th

#13
February 10, 2013, 11:52:59 AM
Welcome Jersey Joe.  Love your avatar.   ;D

Lisztianwagner

#14
February 10, 2013, 11:53:45 AM
Welcome to the forum, nice to meet you. :)
Great list, many of the composers you mentioned are my favourites too. What about Wagner?

Ilaria
"You cannot expect the Form before the Idea, for they will come into being together." - Arnold Schönberg

NJ Joe

#15
February 10, 2013, 11:57:14 AM
Quote from: North Star on February 10, 2013, 11:43:58 AM
Welcome, Joe!

You've listed a good deal of my favourites.
Didn't notice any mention of Rakhmaninov or Prokofiev, though   ;)

Hi North Star, I guess there are too many to mention.  I have complete symphony sets of both (Ashkenazy and Gergiev, respectively), as well as recordings of Rachmaninoff piano music and the Prokofiev ballets Romeo and Juliet, and Cinderella. I especially enjoy the recording of Cinderella (Pletnev/Russian National Orchestra).
"Music can inspire love, religious ecstasy, cathartic release, social bonding, and a glimpse of another dimension. A sense that there is another time, another space and another, better universe."
-David Byrne

NJ Joe

#16
February 10, 2013, 12:01:55 PM
Quote from: TheGSMoeller on February 10, 2013, 11:51:31 AM
Greeting and Welcome, Jersey Joe!

I love NJ. I grew up in Princeton, and try to visit as often as I can.

Hello and thank you.  I live about 30 minutes north of Princeton.  I visit with my family several times a year. It's one of our favorite places to spend the day.
"Music can inspire love, religious ecstasy, cathartic release, social bonding, and a glimpse of another dimension. A sense that there is another time, another space and another, better universe."
-David Byrne

NJ Joe

#17
February 10, 2013, 12:05:16 PM
Quote from: Scots John on February 10, 2013, 11:52:59 AM
Welcome Jersey Joe.  Love your avatar.   ;D

Thanks you Scots John!
"Music can inspire love, religious ecstasy, cathartic release, social bonding, and a glimpse of another dimension. A sense that there is another time, another space and another, better universe."
-David Byrne

NJ Joe

#18
February 10, 2013, 12:07:24 PM
Quote from: Lisztianwagner on February 10, 2013, 11:53:45 AM
Welcome to the forum, nice to meet you. :)
Great list, many of the composers you mentioned are my favourites too. What about Wagner?

Ilaria

Hello Ilaria. Wagner...not so much. I own a few cd's of overtures and incidental music, which I like a lot, but no operas.  Maybe someday...
"Music can inspire love, religious ecstasy, cathartic release, social bonding, and a glimpse of another dimension. A sense that there is another time, another space and another, better universe."
-David Byrne

NJ Joe

#19
February 10, 2013, 12:10:27 PM
Hello and thank you to knight 66, mc ukrneal, Papy Oli, and fafner.  I've posted on several forums over the years but have never had such an enthusiastic welcoming committee as this!
"Music can inspire love, religious ecstasy, cathartic release, social bonding, and a glimpse of another dimension. A sense that there is another time, another space and another, better universe."
-David Byrne
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