Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Advice from Axiom Owners Classical music

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Again, im not Dis'sin it. I just think its boring. It doesnt affect me the way some other music does.

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I can live with that. When you said that classical music was boring, by implication that meant that those of us who like it like boring music. Nothing could be further from the truth. As Sushi's post above illustrates, listening to classical music can be a sublime experience unapproached by most modern music.

Saying that classical doesn't float your boat is very different, and that difference in tastes between people is what makes the world a more interesting place to live in. Kudos to you for giving classical a whirl.

Mark

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a good 60% of the music I listen to has no words

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I am in spiffnme's corner on this one. I love instrumental music, or music where the lyrics are icing rather than being the cake. I enjoy classical, Pink Floyd (especially "Wish You Were Here, which is almost an instrumental album), Mike Oldfield, and Alan Parsons, who has recorded some awesome instrumentals.

I'm curious, spiffnme, who your favorite instrumental artists are?

Mark

My 17 year old son, a big Radiohead fan, has that CD. I guess I'll have to borrow it and give it a spin.

MArk

Hmm...some of my favorites included Dead Can Dance (Lisa's vocals are mostly sounds, not words) I love most of Moby's instrumental stuff, early Brian Eno, The Propellerheads, Bent, Groove Armada, Robert Rich...

What are your favs?

Dragging this thread back out again. I've been itching to hear The Planets again, but would like to hear a differenct recording than the one I have.

What do you suggest? I want the best performance/sound quality possible. If it costs $20 so be it. (DVD-A or a hybrid SACD would even be good)

Thanks guys!

I have Telarc's DTS 5.1 The Planets CD (not DVD-A or SACD). I haven't really listened to it much -- it really demands your full attention -- but I remember liking the performance and recording quality very much. Here's a link to it:

http://www.telarc.com/gscripts/title.asp?gsku=0466

Craig, I have several Planets(again, just the CDs)and have borrowed or listened to over a dozen others. I emphasize the performance and two older performances in good sound are first the Mehta, LA Philharmonic on Eloquence ELQ467 418(about $8 and in-stock at your Santa Monica and W. Hollywood Borders)and second the Steinberg, Boston Symphony on Deutsche Grammophon DGG 463 627(about $11, also in at S.M. and W.H. and includes Also Sprach Zarathustra). So, go there immediately and get both.

I've had the Levi CD Peter mentions here and it's a fine performance in excellent sound, also available in DTS 5.1 for about $25. Another excellent one is the Dutoit on London LON 460 606(about $12 at Santa Monica). Again though, my first suggestion would be Mehta, then Steinberg, even though both are older.