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She has a point, but overall I'm reminded of Louis C.K.'s "Everything's amazing and nobody's happy" schtick. I've gotten pretty deep into classical music - con
by saturdaysaint 11y ago
She has a point, but overall I'm reminded of Louis C.K.'s "Everything's amazing and nobody's happy" schtick. I've gotten pretty deep into classical music - consuming a dozen or so books on the subject and listening to nearly all of the referenced works - essentially because of streaming services. I would have had to spend thousands of dollars to be able to listen to all the classical music I've listened to in the last 2 - 3 years.
Yes, finding a specific recording is sometimes hit-or-miss, but I've found world class recordings of just about everything I've looked up, and it's almost always easy. It's pretty easy to spot a Deutsche Grammaphone or Naxos recording, and I find that the services are getting better and better at surfacing high quality recordings when you search for a given work.
It's odd that she doesn't mention Apple Music since it has been in the news - I find their metadata and presentation of that metadata to be worlds better than Spotify or Rdio.
- keithpeter 11y agoI found the resources at CHARM fascinating as I have an interest in the evolution of recorded sound and how that has worked to change performing styles. http://www.charm.rhul.ac.uk/studies/chapters/intro.html http://www.charm.rhul.ac.uk/studies/chapters/intro.html The ISGM provides competently recorded professional performances of chamber repertoire (mostly classical/romantic eras) for download and in their biweekly podcast. Some well-known performers. Remember that a professional musician at the start of a career now has to compete with 100 years of recorded material, all potentially simultaneously available!