How Many CD's do you own?

[Dancing Divertimentian]

The solo pianist stuff is kind of overwhelming! There's so much and so many fine pianists, where to begin?

For that leap of faith into the solo piano literature, one could do worse than these two sets:

[George]

For that leap of faith into the solo piano literature, one could do worse than these two sets:

Seconded. I'd add Ashkenazy's Chopin box on Decca.

Don, will you be visiting the Identify your avatar thread soon? I am curious....

[Greta]

Thanks for the recs, Prokofiev, Beethoven and Chopin, I like those guys!

I know this is so off-topic, but what about good 20th century composers' piano works? I think that's something I'd really be interested in. Especially contemporary classical is great.

[Novi]

Thanks for the recs, Prokofiev, Beethoven and Chopin, I like those guys!

I know this is so off-topic, but what about good 20th century composers' piano works? I think that's something I'd really be interested in. Especially contemporary classical is great.

Shostakovich Preludes and Fugues - I particularly like the op. 87 ones
Ligeti Etudes

This is a good selection too:

[Dancing Divertimentian]

Don, will you be visiting the Identify your avatar thread soon? I am curious....

Gotcha!

[Dancing Divertimentian]

I know this is so off-topic, but what about good 20th century composers' piano works? I think that's something I'd really be interested in. Especially contemporary classical is great.

Sounds like a good idea for a new thread!

[71 dB]

I have been calculating my CDs today. The results for indivudial discs (a boxset = many CDs):

Classical CDs: 877
Non-classical CDs: 495
Total: 1372

[Kuhlau]

I've no doubt addressed this before under a different identity, but I can't be bothered to count them again to get an accurate figure. So I'll say over 2,000 ... which is a conservative estimate.

FK

[Brian]

I don't have any idea how many CDs I have, but my iTunes library says I have 5717 individual tracks, totalling up to 25 days and 5 hours of music. I have 906 albums, but this is misleading, as I will often divide CDs into separate albums (for instance, creating individual albums for each symphony, concerto or sonata).

[Lilas Pastia]

This is increasingly difficult to esimate. I normally put everything onto cd fomat (no internet files for me ....

Between 2000 and 2500 cd-length items.

[Dundonnell]

2508 Classical CDs catalogued plus a number of uncatalogued free cds which came with music magazines.

[mn dave]

I don't have any idea how many CDs I have, but my iTunes library says I have 5717 individual tracks, totalling up to 25 days and 5 hours of music. I have 906 albums, but this is misleading, as I will often divide CDs into separate albums (for instance, creating individual albums for each symphony, concerto or sonata).

7,613 tracks.

[The new erato]

7,613 tracks.

Tracks is a difficult concept.  I guess I own more than a thousand song performances by Schubert alone, each a separate track. At least a CD count gives an approximation of playing time.

[mn dave]

Tracks is a difficult concept.  I guess I own more than a thousand song performances by Schubert alone, each a separate track. At least a CD count gives an approximation of playing time.

Playing time: 63.2 days

Which, I guess would be around 1,400 CDs. That's only classical though.

[The new erato]

Playing time: 63.2 days

about 1700 CDs then - assuming 70 mins pr disc.

[mn dave]

about 1700 CDs then - assuming 70 mins pr disc.

Or that. 

[Edit: I made a mistake. The 63.2 days is my whole collection. Classical is only 26 days of listening. ONLY 26 days. Ha.]

[Gurn Blanston]

I only have classical, so no need to divide up my tracks.  0:)

24,499tracks - 89 days, 13 hours, 21 min.   165.24 gigs.

I haven't ripped all my CD's though, I often don't rip things where I have multiple performances, maybe just my 2 or 3 favorites. So that probably balances out the great number of things that I've downloaded. Or maybe not, it is so hard to estimate.



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Listening to:
9ths Fricsay -  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Ferenc Fricsay - LvB Op 125 Symphony #9 in d 5th mvmt

[mn dave]

For every classical CD I own, I've probably gotten rid of two or three.

[Bunny]

I don't know how many cds I own!  I also don't know how many tracks because I've ripped things in one format and then re-ripped with decreasing amounts of compression.  I do know that I can fill up my 60 gig ipod too easily so I'll bet I have lots and lots and lots and lots... 

Come to think of it, I'd rather not know how many cds and LPs in my collection.  I would find it too intimidating to buy something new if the number were too large.

[Gurn Blanston]

I don't know how many cds I own!  I also don't know how many tracks because I've ripped things in one format and then re-ripped with decreasing amounts of compression.  I do know that I can fill up my 60 gig ipod too easily so I'll bet I have lots and lots and lots and lots... 

Come to think of it, I'd rather not know how many cds and LPs in my collection.  I would find it too intimidating to buy something new if the number were too large.

I just have an 8 gig flash player, and filling it up (choosing what to put on it) is a chore sometimes. I can't imagine doing it with 60 gigs. I guess I would just go random.

WinAMP tells you exactly how much music you have, thus my easy placing of numbers there. Something else I wouldn't have bothered with if I had to cipher it all out...



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Listening to:
Berlin PO / Jansons  -  Leif Ove Andsnes - Grieg Concerto in a for Piano Op 16 1st mvmt - Allegro molto moderato