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Classical Music

pangaia

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6. So very true.

Reply to sprinkleeninow (Reply #5)

Thu Aug 30, 2018, 05:15 PM

Aug 2018

The entire classical music " concert artist" as marketed star is terrible,.
Some, of course, are superb musicians. Some not so much.

And then there, of course, is taste and preference, which is a whole different thing.

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I recently posted Bruch's "Violin Concerto No.2" and remarked this one is more pleasing than the [View all] sprinkleeninow Aug 2018 OP

Sorry I missed your intention!!! elleng Aug 2018 #1

I did not choose to listen to Bell's renditions of any Bruch. sprinkleeninow Aug 2018 #2

Glad I'm not the only one. elleng Aug 2018 #3

I no longer ever listen to Joshua Bell, or James Ehnes. pangaia Aug 2018 #4

When I like what I hear, I look no further. Sometimes the more highly and widely touted something sprinkleeninow Aug 2018 #5

So very true. pangaia Aug 2018 #6

IIRC, you play orchestral, yes? 🙂 sprinkleeninow Aug 2018 #7

Yes. pangaia Sep 2018 #8