tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post6221035524685642456..comments2024-03-27T18:23:34.322+08:00Comments on WEBS OF SIGNIFICANCE: Free art in Hong KongYTSLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-89874351381499776582008-12-11T23:11:00.000+08:002008-12-11T23:11:00.000+08:00Hi again Glenn --I think symphonies are great but ...Hi again Glenn --<BR/><BR/>I think symphonies are great but really are best appreciated live. What I find is that most recordings and sound systems make the instrument sounds all blend together whereas when live, you can appreciate many instruments playing in harmony but also the sound and contributions of individual instruments.<BR/><BR/>Hi Willow --<BR/><BR/>How expensive are the performing YTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-84579989011221991792008-12-11T09:04:00.000+08:002008-12-11T09:04:00.000+08:00I prefer chamber music myself. The performing arts...I prefer chamber music myself. The performing arts are so expensive! Makes it very difficult to see and appreciate these things live. =\Willowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08180535915452293414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-47895463174116960692008-12-11T00:52:00.000+08:002008-12-11T00:52:00.000+08:00A friend of mine in the past, who was also a major...A friend of mine in the past, who was also a major opera buff, tried to get me into Mahler but I couldn't do it.<BR/><BR/>I should confess that when I was in this major classical phase, I didn't listen to many symphonies -- Mahler or otherwise.<BR/><BR/>I listened to a lot of chamber music and a few concertos. I was a big Brahms fan -- not much for his symphonies, though.Glenn, kenixfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00735095946077123391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-8601502920990113752008-12-10T20:02:00.000+08:002008-12-10T20:02:00.000+08:00Hi Glenn --I've a friend who's a major Mahler fan ...Hi Glenn --<BR/><BR/>I've a friend who's a major Mahler fan who sometimes visits this blog. Maybe he'll tell you how better to appreciate Mahler.<BR/><BR/>For my part, I believe that live IS very different as far as pretty much all classical music appreciation goes. But sspecially with works played by an orchestra, you really can hear some much more gradations, etc.<BR/><BR/>As for Stephen YTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-23917276892554910612008-12-09T23:46:00.000+08:002008-12-09T23:46:00.000+08:00In my classical listening days, I tried and failed...In my classical listening days, I tried and failed to get into Mahler. Maybe live it's different?<BR/><BR/>I clicked the link and saw that Stephen Hough is playing Brahms in the future.<BR/><BR/>You should check that out as well!Glenn, kenixfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00735095946077123391noreply@blogger.com