Rita Bouboulidi and Mari Kodama Play Beethoven

[Todd]

If commenting on old reviews feels weird, why not consider deleting them?

What?

Indeed, this is likely what I shall do after listening to the recordings in question several times.

It should be illuminating.

[prémont]

It should be illuminating.

I will naturally aim for that.

[Todd]

I will naturally aim for that.

So, then, why did you instead weirdly resurrect a thread with nothing to say?  Surely, it would make sense to listen to a sub-par cycle multiple times, as you apparently plan to do, and offer detailed comments when resurrecting the thread.  That would still be weird, just less weird.

And by the way, how many cycles are you up to now?  I remember for a while you used to collect them, but you stopped at a certain point.  Now you have opted to fixate on Bouboulidi while there are no doubt better cycles out there that you have not heard.  Again, weird. 

[DavidW]

Well, if we're all done now whipping Todd for making a single mistake in a 6600-word review that he wrote ten years ago... 

[Todd]

It is clear that a certain contingent of posters here assign some type of pseudoacademic standard to my posts when reading them.  They clearly have missed the entire point this whole time.

[(poco) Sforzando]

Well, if we're all done now whipping Todd for making a single mistake in a 6600-word review that he wrote ten years ago... 

C'mon, this is such fun!

[hopefullytrusting]

It is clear that a certain contingent of posters here assign some type of pseudoacademic standard to my posts when reading them.  They clearly have missed the entire point this whole time.

Todd is a phony!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OqjEGI2jk2A

[Todd]

Oh no!  I've been exposed!!

My name isn't even Todd.

[prémont]

And by the way, how many cycles are you up to now?  I remember for a while you used to collect them, but you stopped at a certain point.  Now you have opted to fixate on Bouboulidi while there are no doubt better cycles out there that you have not heard.  Again, weird.

About ninety cycles - including Gilels, Arrau II and Gieseking.

In my experience almost every cycle has something to offer, yet there are times when one may end up disappointed, even with a well-regarded reputation. For instance, Pienaar, Øland, Schiff, and Kuerti do not appeal to my tastes.

[prémont]

Well, if we're all done now whipping Todd for making a single mistake in a 6600-word review that he wrote ten years ago... 

I don't do that. However, I believe Todd's critique of Bouboulidi's Beethoven cycle is overly harsh. It was only recently that I had the chance to listen to some of the cycle.

[Todd]

About ninety cycles

That's it?

I don't do that.

SMH.

[ritter]

[Todd]

Hey, it's premont who decided he's going to die on a hill named Rita Bouboulidi.

[hopefullytrusting]

Hey, it's premont who decided he's going to die on a hill named Rita Bouboulidi.

Unironically, this is a perfect metaphor for this forum. Lol.

The Long Fight from They Live

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dN8Z7y_QcwE

PUT ON THE GLASSES!

[Todd]

The Long Fight from They Live

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dN8Z7y_QcwE

PUT ON THE GLASSES!

Man, I love that movie.  Still have fond memories of seeing it at the theater when it was fresh and new.  I miss Mr Toombs.  He lived on and off in Hillsboro near where my paternal grandparents lived, and he's buried locally.  Maybe I should pay my respects in person.

[(poco) Sforzando]

Todd is a phony!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OqjEGI2jk2A

Well, my name isn't (poco) Sforzando, so there!

But I do know for a fact that Brian's name is Brian, and Karl's is Karl, and Luke's is Luke.