24 bucks for a hyperion CD?

[Solitary Wanderer]

Witness the 'Romantic Piano Concerto' cycle, alone.

None of the majors would have embarked on this journey or with consistently high musical and engineering standards.

Yes, I love this series and I'm collecting all of them.

So far I have about 30 Hyperion CDs and plan to collect many more.

[12tone.]

Plus, Hyperion is pretty over-rated as a company and i generally find Harmonia Mundi's choice of performers to be superior.

Almost can't say that in a way because if you like the Romantics, Hyperion is great for that.  Classical and older?  I'd say go with HM. 

[BorisG]

Almost can't say that in a way because if you like the Romantics, Hyperion is great for that.  Classical and older?  I'd say go with HM. 

Do not dismiss HM for Romantics, witness Schubert with Melos, Chopin with Claret & Planes, Mahler with Herreweghe, Debussy with Boffard, to name a few.

[Don]

Or perhaps we should blame the reasons for the fact half
of americans are so dumb and brainwashed?

You would fit in very well with that half.

[BorisG]

You would fit in very well with that half.

The half that voted for twelve years of Bushes? But what about the other half, that may vote for more Clinton? Gluttons for punishment, both halves.

[Dancing Divertimentian]

Better blame the dumber half of americans for voting GWB.

What dumber half would that be?

The majority of Americans voted AGAINST Bush in 2000. He'd still be sitting in the bleachers at Texas Rangers games had he not been handed the presidency by the Supreme Court.

I'd think a student of American history such as yourself would know that.

Then again you've never been one to let facts interfere with your spewing...

(Bush's 2004 win was strictly a one-off due to paranoia after 9/11. Proof? In 2007 his party was swept from Congress).

Or perhaps we should blame the reasons for the fact half
of americans are so dumb and brainwashed?

My!

[Brian]

The majority of Americans voted AGAINST Bush in 2000. He'd still be sitting in the bleachers at Texas Rangers games had he not been handed the presidency by the Supreme Court.

*cough*

I beg to differ. George Bush won Florida outright. The real blame lies upon perhaps the dumbest of all the shades of dumb which grace America - the tens of thousands of Floridians who voted for Ralph Nader 

[uffeviking]

Are we still discussing Hyperion prices?

If you think they are high I hope you are never interested in Paul Hindemith! I received today my order from WERGO for the single paul hindemith lieder.. and it's $27.38.

Then there is Das Unaufhörliche, a two CD issue for $48.10. Shipping and handling not included, and they ship Airmail from Germany.

So count your blessings and enjoy Hyperion, it's one of the best labels and best buy for quality discs. 

[Brian]

Before we get back on topic, uffeviking, may I ask what happened to your postcount?

[uffeviking]

  YOU tell ME! 

Who or what is leet? Anybody enlighten me, please!

[Dancing Divertimentian]

*cough*

I beg to differ. George Bush won Florida outright.

I don't follow...

Who needs the Supreme Court if Florida is a lock?

[Brian]

I don't follow...

Who needs the Supreme Court if Florida is a lock?

But he didn't need them; if the recounts had gone on, he would have still won. Last I heard ('05 I think), they had concluded that Bush won by something like 100 votes. EDIT: 540.

[Dancing Divertimentian]

But he didn't need them; if the recounts had gone on, he would have still won. Last I heard ('05 I think), they had concluded that Bush won by something like 100 votes.

That's not how it played out, though. The recounts were halted by a Supreme Court mandate. Thus Bush leapt to office riding the coattails of a technicality.

And I'm sorry but 'clearing' Bush after the fact with some sort of unofficial post-election recounting/dabbling strikes me as wishful thinking...

[Brian]

That's not how it played out, though. The recounts were halted by a Supreme Court mandate. Thus Bush leapt to office riding the coattails of a technicality.

And I'm sorry but 'clearing' Bush after the fact with some sort of unofficial post-election recounting/dabbling strikes me as wishful thinking...

...but continuing to talk about how important a role nine Supreme Court justices played in the election isn't wishful thinking... 

[Symphonien]

Who or what is leet? Anybody enlighten me, please!

1337.

"Leet" or "Leetspeak" is a type of slang often found on the internet where people use numbers to replace letters. The term seems to be derived from the word "elite".

So my guess is that whatever nerd designed this forum engine thought it would be funny to make it say "leet" when your postcount gets to "1337".

[71 dB]

You would fit in very well with that half.

I don't fit in very well with any group. I am in the minority of minorities.

What dumber half would that be?

The majority of Americans voted AGAINST Bush in 2000. He'd still be sitting in the bleachers at Texas Rangers games had he not been handed the presidency by the Supreme Court.

Yes, but the minority who voted for Bush was almost as large as the majority voting against him. That's why I call it the dumber half.

I'd think a student of American history such as yourself would know that.

I am not a student of American history.

Then again you've never been one to let facts interfere with your spewing...

What facts contradict with what I said?

(Bush's 2004 win was strictly a one-off due to paranoia after 9/11. Proof? In 2007 his party was swept from Congress).

Who kept the paranoia alive? Bush's way has been to make the people fear. 

[Siedler]

Well, even with the high prices they don't seem to afford to hire a professional web-designer or cover artist....both look very amateurish and dated.
The same thing is with Opus Arte and basically all classical (opera, concerts, ballet) DVDs. One can get movies and tv seasons for as less as 10 euros but I hardly ever see any classical DVDs below 20...plus most of them are just taped performances that must cost almost nothing to produce!

[Brian]

I don't fit in very well with any group. I am in the minority of minorities.

Statistically speaking, 100% of all people are minorities.

[Dancing Divertimentian]

Yes, but the minority who voted for Bush was almost as large as the majority voting against him. That's why I call it the dumber half.

Why are you pointing fingers at what a minority of voters did??

They're not responsible for the actions of an incumbent!

This doesn't compute...

Anyway, your post implied the majority of voters - those responsible for voting Bush into office. But you were wrong in that. The popular vote went to Gore.

I am not a student of American history.

It'd behoove you to be more up on things before you start slinging epithets.

What facts contradict with what I said?

See above.

Who kept the paranoia alive? Bush's way has been to make the people fear. 

You miss my point entirely. Fear isn't Bush's calling card - anymore! 'Else his party would still be in control of congress and a rival party member - a Democrat - wouldn't be seriously threatening to take over the presidency.

[Brian]

Why are you pointing fingers at what a minority of voters did??

They're not responsible for the actions of an incumbent!

This doesn't compute...

Which brings me to the salient point in the argument: The truly responsible party for the last seven years of American history is not the people who voted for George W. Bush; it is George W. Bush. If you want to blame Americans for voting for him, the blame can then be backtracked to Bush himself again, who bumped McCain out of the Republican nomination using scummy tactics, or you could choose to blame Barbara for giving birth to him, Yale for letting him graduate, or the voters of Texas for giving him a political career. The point is it's probably best to let the buck stop where it belongs - to the extent which America may be messed up because of the policies of the Bush administration, that is the responsibility of the Bush administration, not the people who elected him, whether they are Florida voters, loony Naderites, or the Supreme Court. George Bush could have been a good president, and was for a while, and his trip off the rails is indicative of his own ineptness and poor judgment.

Now back to Hyperion