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Saphire wrote:It's an entirely hypothetical question.

Gee thanks, I thought that nobody would understand that already...

Each one of us has his own favorite recordings for each of his favorite pieces. What if these recordings somehow get lost?
Are there such good composers/performers as those who used to record all the legendary performances?
Isn't it a scary thought - to lose such a piece of history?

Just a thought for the purpose of discussion. Do you think it took Dvorak longer than Brahms to compose his greatest symphonies or do you also love Dvorak's early, 1-5 symphonies? Thanks for the reply!!! I will be totally honest - I am not that familiar with Dvorak's 1-5 symphonies. Anyway, I was a...

I am a huge fan of Brahms, especially after listening to his 3rd and 4th symphonies. Totally in love with it. Maybe I'm wrong about it - but it seems to me (this is what I got to thinking after hearing a lot of talks) that Brahms is not considered at the same "level" as our (justifiably) beloved Moz...

Hi, this is my first post here so I hope it will pay... I came to notice that it really makes a big difference to me who is conducting the piece I'm listening to. The way a conductor interprets a musical piece can make it sound completely different. Currently, I am not listening to a very lot of dif...