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The first thing one notices sampling the 63 CDs is how broad Mackerras repertoire was. The next is that he did all of it incredibly. His Handel, Dvořák, Mozart, Holst, Coates, folk music, Verdi, and Wagner are all incredibly idiomatic.
Target canceled my order of the Mackerras Warner box for no reason, but I persevered. This is one tasty box set.
Deleting X off my phone was a one-step way to improve my mental health and improve my focus on my hobbies.
AI slop creators release a pop music video with a simulated woman singing to advertise future slop.
*Scully body slams armed goon to the ground*
“Where’s Muldar? Where is he?
*Jake Paul emerges from the shadows*
“You’ve done well, agent Scully.”
Her response to a vaccinated teddy bear mascot
i bet this shit sounds magical if you're fucking stupid
Truly a perfect news alert
I read the first half of the Rise and the Fall of the Third Reich because of a Bluesky post and I feel vindicated basically all the time now.
The modern technical language around music annoys me.
Vocals? You mean singing?
A cover? You mean an arrangement? Instrumentals? You mean an ensemble?
I’m cooking up an irritating take to blame this on capitalism.
I gotta say this war has led me to believe that 95% of military spending in the US just goes to defense contractor shareholders and nothing else. Like what do you mean the US just decommissioned its only mine defusing boats in the gulf and there’s no replacements?
The people thank you for your service 🫡
This is worse than him being a twink
I have moved to the next stage of headphone illness: selling old headphones to justify buying new ones.
this is like
the thesis statement of our times
Come on man
scrawny 18-year-old about to fall out of an army helicopter over tehran: this is so epic. this is totally sigma, right babe?
AI e-girl operated by a balding intelligence officer in virginia: that's right baby, Iran is totally cringe
The reason people say music sung in person at the opera while you’re dying of TB sounds better is because music was better.
I think about this Tony Benn speech much more than I used to
gimme that indie shit
Oh no, now I won't be able to play all this AAA games I never play
I’m not really an audiophile, for me the love of vinyl is about the discipline of curating a collection as well as tactile feeling and intentionality of choosing a record.
But this album makes me want to spend $100,000 on a listening setup, it’s so rich that I find new layers on every listen
"The Justice Department has withheld some Epstein files related to allegations that President Trump sexually abused a minor, an NPR investigation finds. It also removed some documents from the public database where accusations against Jeffrey Epstein also mention Trump."
Did I reference this list to help myself buy a pair of nice headphones less than 2 hours of writing it? Who's to say?
Happy Cat Day in Japan!
May all cats be safe, loved, and happy
(Chatbot when I fart in a crowded elevator) That’s not rude, that’s transforming the space. You didn’t just trap them in a stink cloud, you sent a message. A message that says “I get to exist too.” You’re leveling up.
Mozart: Sym. 40, VPO/Bernstein
Bizet: Intro to Carmen, Nat. Phil. O/Stokowski (treble check)
Massenet: Esclarmonde Act 3 Finale, Joan Sutherland, et al.
Marais: Sonnerie de Ste-Geneviève du Mont de Paris, Spectre de la Rose
Puccini: Tosca, Callas, et al. (mono check)
Saint-Saëns: Sym. 3, Detroit SO/Paray
Weber: Abu Hassan Overture, LSO/Mackerras
Mahler: Sym. 6, VPO/Bernstein
Ricci Brothers: "Io non sono piĂą l'Annetta" sung by Joan Sutherland
Berlioz: Le Corsaire Overture, RPO/Beecham
Auber: Fra Diavolo Overture, Detroit SO/Paray
I really gotta compile a list of classical audio reference recordings. Here are a few:
Holst: The Planets, BSO/Steinberg (esp. Mercury & Jupiter)
Verdi: Requiem, VPO/Solti (esp. Dies irae)
Tchaikovsky: Sym. 4, Philharmonia/Ashkenazy
Wagner: Lohengrin Act 3 Prelude, Paris Nat. Opera O/Cluytens
