The insanity of abundance!

[Florestan]

I see nothing wrong with these, or with glamor covers in general. Away with the snobbery and priggishness that for so long have been, more rightly than wrongly, associated with classical music! Why should all the hot chicks make careers in pop music only? Classical could use them, too --- and Lord be praised, there is no dearth of them as of late: Alice Sara Ott, Nino Gvetadze, Yuja Wang, Tianwa Yang to name but a few. Heck, even Martha Argerich, Helene Grimaud or Maria Tipo were red hot in their prime.

Think of it this way: a seasoned classical music lover will never buy a CD because of its glamor cover, while a novice might be won for the classical camp by doing just that.

Go, girls, go! 

[Florestan]

Nobody bothers to market a talentless person.

That is one of the most counterfactual statements ever made on GMG.

[71 dB]

Times change.  You should keep up with the facts on the ground when making claims.  Naxos uses glamour shots because they help move product.  Whether you, specifically, like them or not doesn't matter at all. 

I asked how often you see a glamour shot? Is that a claim? I was after the fact that you even today rarely see a glamour shot. Unfortunately every one is too much for me!

To me it matters a lot what kind of image Naxos has.




I introduced marketing because that is an essential aspect to Gould's success, and a critical component of what made him "legendary", to use the marketing buzzword you introduced.

Your contention that "[n]obody bothers to market a talentless person" is questionable, to say the least.
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[Florestan]

What next? CPO starts to use cleavage shots? 

Yummy!....

[Todd]

I asked how often you see a glamour shot? Is that a claim?

To answer your question, almost every month when I peruse new releases.  You claimed that Naxos uses glamour shots rarely.  Clearly, you and I have different understandings of what the word "rarely" means.

[71 dB]

That is one of the most counterfactual statements ever made on GMG.

I am done with this conversation. I don't care if Glenn Gould was talented or not. He is a legend nevertheless. End of story
Now I go out to get oxygene. I need it. Bye!

[Brian]

Nobody bothers to market a talentless person.

[Ken B]

What next? CPO starts to use cleavage shots?

[Florestan]

I am done with this conversation. I don't care if Glenn Gould was talented or not. He is a legend nevertheless. End of story
Now I go out to get oxygene. I need it. Bye!

Relax, man, I didn't mean Gould. I meant in a general way. If you want an example, think Justin Bieber.

Boy, do you take everything personally!

[kishnevi]

What next? CPO starts to use cleavage shots? 

Admittedly, not often...



I suppose it is fair to say Gould has been very hyped over the years.  But so has Lang Lang and so has Martha Argerich. 
The question is, whether he (and they) are worth the hype.  My personal opinion is yes to Gould (and Argerich.....and jury still out on Lang Lang).

[Karl Henning]

I am done with this conversation. I don't care if Glenn Gould was talented or not. He is a legend nevertheless. End of story
Now I go out to get oxygene. I need it. Bye!

Going out for some air is almost always a good idea, though.

[Florestan]

Going out for some air is almost always a good idea, though.

Fresh air is not enough. Fresh ideas is what are needed more.

[Brian]

Fresh air is not enough. Fresh ideas is what are needed more.

Arguably, Scandinavia has too many fresh ideas right now:

[Florestan]

Arguably, Scandinavia has too many fresh ideas right now:

Excellent! 

[Todd]

Arguably, Scandinavia has too many fresh ideas right now:

I can't wait for the transcription for kazoo duo.

[Ken B]

Arguably, Scandinavia has too many fresh ideas right now:

WOW!

I have said often we live in the golden age of the accordion!

[Parsifal]

What next? CPO starts to use cleavage shots? 

I claim I purchased these strictly for the music contained.

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Draw whatever conclusions you wish from the last one...

[Florestan]

I claim I purchased these strictly for the music contained.

We've seen far more outlandish claims. 

[Pat B]

I agree with you about the non-existence of consensus, but your conditional logic seems extremely simplistic. I thought only idiots would think like that. 

Wow, for someone whose feelings get hurt when somebody critiques a recording you bought, you're awfully quick to pull out "idiot."

[North Star]

Arguably, Scandinavia has too many fresh ideas right now:

At times likes these, I'm glad to say I don't live in Scandinavia.