Purchases Today

[Brian]

Zig Zag has apparently replaced the artist responsible for all those quirky covers--remember the CPE Bach recording with a parrot on the cover, and so forth--with a company called Element-S.  All three volumes of FFG, the Immerseel/Seiler recording of the violin sonatas, and Belcea Quartet vol 1 all credit that company with the artwork.  Photographers vary slightly, but all of them have a credit reading "Graphisme--Jerome Witz".  I didn't hunt up the Beyer (which I have) but I would presume it is in fact the same team.  And I assume they're also responsible for the Hindu god effect on the Belcea volume I ordered tonight.

You piqued my curiosity. Element-S and Jerome Witz are also responsible for the recent Beyer Vivaldi, Krivine Ravel, and Faure/Wagner CD designs. The Faure/Wagner is one of my favorite covers ever:

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A lovely CD, by the way.

[Bogey]

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Avison: 12 CONCERTI GROSSI (Roy Goodman w/Brandenburg Consort - Hyperion, 2cd)

A favorite.

[Octave]

In the never ending quest to have a bigger listening pile than Octave 

Oh you!  Brang it.



Actually I am clearly living way outside my means.  A very special temporary arrangement and circumstances have allowed all this wild reckless accumulation, but eventually it won't be possible anymore, and I'll simply convert to a streaming service entirely, and/or steal all my music.  I'm trying to own things that I could imagine listening to now and again for 20 years or so, with the occasional curiosity thrown in.  Who knows how it will play out!  It's possible I will wake up one day suddenly without taste for the tradition...that would be disturbing, walking into a room bulging with things I no longer care for.  What a nightmare!  Sounds like adult life.

[Mirror Image]

It's possible I will wake up one day suddenly without taste for the tradition...that would be disturbing, walking into a room bulging with things I no longer care for.  What a nightmare!  Sounds like adult life.

Then there's the possibility that you're not as passionate about this music as I thought you were. Classical music is 99.9% of my listening. I have found a lifelong companion with this music.

[Brian]

It's possible I will wake up one day suddenly without taste for the tradition...that would be disturbing, walking into a room bulging with things I no longer care for.  What a nightmare!  Sounds like adult life.

Put 'em all in a storage unit and mail me the key. 

No, but seriously - I do sometimes go after a superbargain box set if I think there's a chance I'll appreciate its contents better in the future. I sprang for the Levine Mahler cycle at $20 for that reason, back when there was really only one Mahler symphony I enjoyed. But, all in all, though there are times when I'll be happy to discover something already in my collection, mostly it's CDCDCD and after acquiring whatever thing, the desire to listen to it is replaced by a desire to acquire some other new thing.

(It's all sort of a neurosis, because eventually I do get around to listening to every new acquisition, even if it takes months, and eventually I do enjoy almost all of them.)

[Geo Dude]

Then there's the possibility that you're not as passionate about this music as I thought you were. Classical music is 99.9% of my listening. I have found a lifelong companion with this music.

To be fair, one can lose their taste for certain eras over time or alternate back and forth.  When I started out as a Classical Metalhead () in my teens my tastes were quite different in large part from what they are now.  I ended up selling off a lot of CDs (some that I now regret) as a result to get money for stuff that fits my current taste better.  That said, while I did drop off of classical listening for a few years in the interim I never doubted that it would cycle back in as my primary listening eventually.

[Sadko]

Then there's the possibility that you're not as passionate about this music as I thought you were. Classical music is 99.9% of my listening. I have found a lifelong companion with this music.

When I look back, I mainly see a widening of my tastes, but what I really treasured earlier mostly stood the test of time for me, also in the non-classical field. That is in music, about which I was always passionate. Among the first classical music I encountered as a child was Pollini's LP with the Chopin études, and it is still may favourite interpretation. The other LP I remember from that small collection of LPs there was a Schumann symphony, and it went completely beyond my understanding. In fields farther from the center of interest (e. g. painting) I "grew out of" more things.

[Parsifal]

Actually I am clearly living way outside my means.  A very special temporary arrangement and circumstances have allowed all this wild reckless accumulation, but eventually it won't be possible anymore, and I'll simply convert to a streaming service entirely, and/or steal all my music.  I'm trying to own things that I could imagine listening to now and again for 20 years or so, with the occasional curiosity thrown in.  Who knows how it will play out!  It's possible I will wake up one day suddenly without taste for the tradition...that would be disturbing, walking into a room bulging with things I no longer care for.  What a nightmare!  Sounds like adult life.

I have listened primarily to classical music since I was 18 or so (a long time ago).  There have been stretches of years when I have not listened to anything and not purchased any classical recordings (life intervened, or I was consumed with other art forms, such as literature).  But I each time have come back.   

The present seems like end-times for the classical music business, and the temptation to pick up things like complete artist boxes for a dollar a disc seems like an opportunity too good to pass up.  Streaming does not appeal to me (don't want to be tethered to the internet when I listen) and even though I am transitioning to using a computer to feed the data, the discs themselves are a robust back-up.

[Mirror Image]

Just bought:

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[jut1972]

I have listened primarily to classical music since I was 18 or so (a long time ago).  There have been stretches of years when I have not listened to anything and not purchased any classical recordings (life intervened, or I was consumed with other art forms, such as literature).  But I each time have come back.   

The present seems like end-times for the classical music business, and the temptation to pick up things like complete artist boxes for a dollar a disc seems like an opportunity too good to pass up.  Streaming does not appeal to me (don't want to be tethered to the internet when I listen) and even though I am transitioning to using a computer to feed the data, the discs themselves are a robust back-up.

I have similar sentiments my worry is I will accumulate many thousands of recordings I have barely scratched the surface of and then a new format will make CD quality seem archaic. 

[Parsifal]

I have similar sentiments my worry is I will accumulate many thousands of recordings I have barely scratched the surface of and then a new format will make CD quality seem archaic.

Maybe you want more channels for surround (which I like but don't find essential), but CD resolution is sufficient, I believe.  I don't find the additional resolution of SACD helps (except that labels seem to take great care in preparing SACD releases).  I mainly wonder if in the future streaming services will become so good that having physical media will be superfluous.

[jlaurson]

I have similar sentiments my worry is I will accumulate many thousands of recordings I have barely scratched the surface of and then a new format will make CD quality seem archaic.

Hey, when I die -- young or early, it almost doesn't matter -- my collection will be considered an annoying burden and something that might not be worth the bother... and not even libraries will care to pick it up for free. Yet it is my precious. Kind of a sad thought, but one reason why I obviously can't die. The loss of perceived value in the world would be just too great. 

[Que]

While I'm staying in the United States, I took the opportunity to place an order with Berkshire Record Outlet. Now I have to smuggle it trough Dutch customs on the way back...













The last two disc look a bit odd.... but are actually a two part anthology on Preiser Records of traditional Italian songs by historical singers. Love that kind of stuff...

Q

[North Star]

While I'm staying in the United States, I took the opportunity to place an order with Berkshire Record Outlet. Now I have to smuggle it trough Dutch customs on the way back...


Q

Ooh, a nice haul, Que! Not that I know much more of any of them, apart from the fact that Cinquecento can sing!

[Opus106]

While I'm staying in the United States, I took the opportunity to place an order with Berkshire Record Outlet. Now I have to smuggle it trough Dutch customs on the way back...

The last two disc look a bit odd.... but are actually a two part anthology on Preiser Records of traditional Italian songs by historical singers. Love that kind of stuff...

Q

Seriously, that's it?

In any case, your (relatively small ) haul has at least allayed the somewhat dour mood that was creeping into this thread.

[HIPster]

Que!

Awesome.

Looking forward to your reviews on these!

Safe travels.

[Que]

Seriously, that's it?

In any case, your (relatively small ) haul has at least allayed the somewhat dour mood that was creeping into this thread.

I forgot one - now added (Helicon Winds/Mozart/LvB). And that's all that space in my suitcase and bank balance allowed.

Q

[jut1972]

a couple of cheapie zoverstocks:

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I like jlaurson's reply below, immortality through acquisition

Oh and saw this today, which will be a love it or hate it box, but ooh its pretty...

http://www.hmv.co.jp/en/artist_Karajan-Herbert-von-1908-1989_000000000213588/item_Karajan-70-the-Complete-Orchestral-Recordings-On-Dg-1970-s_5423425

[Geo Dude]

Finally got this month's acquisitions sorted out; most of them, at least.

[Opus106]

OCD attack: I need to set his glasses correctly!