what determines your playlist for the day

[Thom]

I wonder. When you look back late at night, you all like me probably heard a lot of music but what made you choose that particular music. Was it a carefully chosen playlist or more the result of picking at random. I for myself find that, when f.i. I read about a composer, I usually want to study his music in depth and so I listen to a lot of works of the same composer, one after the other. But I guess moods are also relevant. When feeling a bit low, I am not going for - let's say - Mahler but maybe Mozart.

[Bonehelm]

Bruckner helps me through difficult spiritual times  (that's from Harry if I recall correctly)

[BachQ]

but what made you choose that particular music.

First, I segregate Elgar from the rest by forming two piles: Elgar and Non-Elgar;

Second, I place the Elgar pile in a cardboard box and seal it securely;

Finally, I listen to the non-Elgar pile ........ and rejoice and bask in its glory ..........

[springrite]

I stand in front of my CD shelves and, inevitably, one or two CDs just jumps out of the mass of 2500 or so and pop into my vision. That is what I play.

[hornteacher]

.......the voices in my head call out to me.......

"Men........del.........ssohn.............."

[Kullervo]

The wind.

[springrite]

.......the voices in my head call out to me.......

"Men........del.........ssohn.............."

Listen again! Maybe, just maybe, the voice is suggesting Mendels.

"Mendels...., son!"

http://www.amazon.com/Symphonien-3-Mendels/dp/B000025YGT/ref=sr_1_3/103-0100825-8404650?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1185980004&sr=1-3

[orbital]

Whim, mostly 

Rarely I have those moments when I crave to listen to something and the music plays in my head until I play it. Not necesarily classical music though. The other day I had Scissor Sisters' Tits on the Radio all day long playing in my head

[hornteacher]

Listen again! Maybe, just maybe, the voice is suggesting Mendels.

"Mendels...., son!"

http://www.amazon.com/Symphonien-3-Mendels/dp/B000025YGT/ref=sr_1_3/103-0100825-8404650?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1185980004&sr=1-3

BRILLIANT!

[Thom]

First, I segregate Elgar from the rest by forming two piles: Elgar and Non-Elgar;

Second, I place the Elgar pile in a cardboard box and seal it securely;

Finally, I listen to the non-Elgar pile ........ and rejoice and bask in its glory ..........

[Kullervo]

Gyah don't encourage him

[Thom]

Gyah don't encourage him

I know I know but it was just so plain funny, LOL really.

[George]

I listen according to mood, if I am stressed out, Mozart or Chopin. If I am upset, Beethoven, Rachmaninov or Shostakovich. If I am in a more neutral mood, I choose something new to me or something I haven't heard in awhile. 

[marvinbrown]

I wonder. When you look back late at night, you all like me probably heard a lot of music but what made you choose that particular music. Was it a carefully chosen playlist or more the result of picking at random.

  Much like a computer I have a binary system going.....WAGNER  0:) or "OTHER" 

  marvin

[Mark]

I stand in front of my CD shelves and, inevitably, one or two CDs just jumps out of the mass of 2500 or so and pop into my vision. That is what I play.

Ditto. But I have only around 1100 discs to choose from.

[Harry]

Bruckner helps me through difficult spiritual times  (that's from Harry if I recall correctly)

It is, and it helps!

[Harry]

I wonder. When you look back late at night, you all like me probably heard a lot of music but what made you choose that particular music. Was it a carefully chosen playlist or more the result of picking at random. I for myself find that, when f.i. I read about a composer, I usually want to study his music in depth and so I listen to a lot of works of the same composer, one after the other. But I guess moods are also relevant. When feeling a bit low, I am not going for - let's say - Mahler but maybe Mozart.

I play what is new, and there are a few piles around my friend.
No Pettersson when I am depressed, that's a warning for everyone.
In the morning I love baroque, or earlier music, vocal or instrumental.
After the coffee anything goes.
I pick at random really.

[The new erato]

I stand in front of my CD shelves and, inevitably, one or two CDs just jumps out of the mass of 2500 or so and pop into my vision. That is what I play.

Me too. That, plus CDs form the pile of recent aquisistions. Or when I have listening "projects" when I listen to larger boxes 1-2 CDs pr week. As I'm doing with my recently bought 22 CD Stravinsky box.

[Mozart]

Listen again! Maybe, just maybe, the voice is suggesting Mendels.

"Mendels...., son!"

http://www.amazon.com/Symphonien-3-Mendels/dp/B000025YGT/ref=sr_1_3/103-0100825-8404650?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1185980004&sr=1-3

Genius

[Don]

My main determining factor is the discs I have to review.  MusicWeb discs are in one pile; other discs for review are another pile.  Of course, also in these piles are the discs I use as comparision versions.

I also try to at least sample every disc I acquire on the day of acquisition; that doesn't always happen though.