[78-L] classical stuff

[Steven C. Barr]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "DAVID BURNHAM" <burnhamd at rogers.com>
>I realize that while there is an abundance of knowledge about classical 
>recordings on this list, there isn't a huge amount of discussion about 
>classical music here. I have come across a lot of interesting facts about 
>pop recordings during the last few years here but it really isn't a forum 
>for indepth discussions on the classical side of things.
>
> The reason I mention this is because I just received a shipment of 
> interesting classical 78s from e-bay and I would like to share my delight 
> with these items.
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I can only speak for myself....but what few classical 78's I own were 
included in large
"mass-acquisitions" of bulk 78's! In fact, the ONLY classical 78 which I 
enjoy listening
to is Rachmaninoff's(sp?) recording of his own 2nd Piano Concerto...in which 
he
successfully includes his own emotional content (which I have learned to 
listen for
through my enthusiasm for blues recordings! Over the years, I have 
accumulated
a few hundred 12" (mostly) classical 78's...primarily Victor "Red Seal" 
discs. While
I do enjoy listening to classical music...I find that the "chopping up" of 
classical
performances which occurs when they are issued on 78 "album sets" is well 
beyond
my mind's ability to mentally "reassemble!"

My own opinion...probably NOT shared by other 78-L listeners...?!

Steven C. Barr