Bert says: > Some Listmembers may recall my enthusiasm for music performed live. > It's my preferred musical experience given what I see as an enhanced Agreeing with Bert, attending a good performance is, to me, an exhilarating experience. I walk out of the hall on a cloud. However, one needs recordings in order to be able to listen to music every day! Similarly, the Kings Park rugby stadium in Durban, for example, turns a very ordinary rugby game into a wonderful experience, even though one can see the players better on TV! I think most of our list members find themselves in close proximity to no more that one symphony orchestra - yes? That does mean that one is limited to hearing only the music they perform. My closest symphony orchestra, the KZN Philharmonic Orchestra, tends to play a lot of Mozart and Beethoven, and I cannot bring myself to drive 80km to listen to their (M & B's) music - with apologies to the fans of these two composers. This is a problem with live performances - inability to choose what one would like to listen to. I don't like recordings of live performances (if you know what I mean), and I feel cheated when I buy a CD, just to discover that it is a recording of a live performance - and the fact has not been mentioned anywhere on the cover. If I am listening to music on a CD, then at least the sound quality must be perfect. "Gerhard Griesel" <[log in to unmask]> http://skoongrappies.com *********************************************** The CLASSICAL mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's HDMail High Deliverability Mailer for reliable, lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html