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General Classical Music Discussion / Re: Purchases Today
Last post by Que - Today at 08:01:35 AM
Quote from: T. D. on March 26, 2024, 03:59:45 PM

And... do you think it lives up to its reputation?
#2
Great Recordings and Reviews / Re: New Releases
Last post by T. D. - Today at 07:59:26 AM
Quote from: DavidW on Today at 05:25:15 AMHa!  New ugly cover drop from Beauty Farm... I feel like it would be low hanging fruit to cross-post this on the worst covers thread. :-X

Agreed.  ::)  "Like shooting fish in a barrel", "no 💩, Sherlock", etc.
#3
Quote from: Maestro267 on Today at 06:50:38 AMCan we just get the people who clearly want to engage this individual in his trolling to argue till the cows come home via DM instead? Someone break forum rules so we can kill this thread for goddamn once!

Why the hate? Just ignore it. Personally a) I don't agree with killing threads just because we don't like them, and b) I don't think this is an offensive thread at all.

To be honest I'm not even quite sure what WAM is on about, because I can only skim those long long posts, and only react to little snippets that catch my eye. But from what I can work out it's about micro-classification, and that's not an issue that I'm very interested in, either. I think some film scores are incredible, and their relationship with classical music can be very interesting (look at the Tristan subtext in Vertigo's score, for example - it enriches the film massively). How we classify them seems less important - it is clearly a mixed genre, which can combine elements of [any musical style you can think of] with the exigencies of its role in support the film's action. I'm happy to leave it at that.

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Great Recordings and Reviews / Re: New Releases
Last post by Que - Today at 07:54:30 AM
Quote from: DavidW on Today at 05:25:15 AMHa!  New ugly cover drop from Beauty Farm... I feel like it would be low hanging fruit to cross-post this on the worst covers thread. :-X

Harry is probably looking for an image of some nice Renaissance art for his replacement cover as we speak...  :D
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Great Recordings and Reviews / Re: New Releases
Last post by Mandryka - Today at 07:50:55 AM
Quote from: DavidW on Today at 05:25:15 AMHa!  New ugly cover drop from Beauty Farm... I feel like it would be low hanging fruit to cross-post this on the worst covers thread. :-X

I've never seen jeans like that, with a pocket at the top of the leg.


The cover seems to me no better and no worse than this

#6
Quote from: DavidW on Today at 07:12:03 AMNothing else matches a Hurwitz review quite like cleaning the toilet! ;)

Garbage in, garbage out, you might say.

But I have also found nothing is so good for a nap than listening to a Hurwitz review. Whenever I feel a need for an afternoon snooze, I put on one of his longer ones and I'm out like a light five minutes in.
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Great Recordings and Reviews / Re: New Releases
Last post by T. D. - Today at 07:20:40 AM
Quote from: Brian on Today at 06:14:56 AMThe cover art of the EMI/Warner Sawallisch edition says there will be a Volume 2 for operas.

Thanks, good news. No opera reissues would have been a weird omission.
#8
GMG News / Re: Missing Members
Last post by Karl Henning - Today at 07:19:35 AM
Quote from: Maestro267 on Today at 06:53:24 AMHow? Cos I'd like to toss that cursed thread into the depths of Hell where it belongs.
But then there's a chance @Luke will post, and the result will always be worth reading. It will make no impression on the OP, but it's for the bebefit of them what can read.
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GMG News / Re: Missing Members
Last post by Florestan - Today at 07:15:26 AM
Quote from: Maestro267 on Today at 06:53:24 AMHow? Cos I'd like to toss that cursed thread into the depths of Hell where it belongs.

Click the "No alerts or emails" button (see the picture below for its location in page).
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General Classical Music Discussion / Re: David Hurwitz
Last post by Karl Henning - Today at 07:14:29 AM
Quote from: DavidW on Today at 07:12:03 AMNothing else matches a Hurwitz review quite like cleaning the toilet! ;)
Wholistic (* chortle *)