” We currently use ReplayGain, which was the most recognized standard for calculating loudness when Spotify first started. In the future, we plan to use a new standard for calculating loudness, called ITU 1770 (from the International Telecommunication Union). This defines the integrated LUFS (Loudness Units Full Scale) measure, and it’s what we recommend you […]
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GRAMOPHONE: New recordings of Bruckner’s Symphony No 7, Mozart’s Violin Concertos Nos 3-5 and more Paavo Järvi has already recorded Bruckner’s Symphony No 7 with the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra for Sony/RCA, an album reviewed by Rob Cowan in September 2009, who wrote: ‘Järvi offers an extremely beautiful performance, responsively played and, most crucially, sensitive […]
Q What was John Lennon’s role in “Yesterday”?: A reader writes: John said nothing – it was entirely Paul’s work; it made him cringe when a pianist would strike up Yesterday when he walked into a restaurant. There is a tiny story though; Paul recalled that he dreamt the tune and when he woke up, […]
We are told: The Boston Symphony Orchestra and Andris Nelsons are pleased to release their latest recordings on BSO Classics–a three-disc set of the four Brahms symphonies, recorded live during concert performances at Symphony Hall in November 2016, engineered by the same in-house team that produced the BSO’s Grammy-winning Shostakovich recordings under Maestro Nelsons […]
Darrin Ballard writes … From the age of 13 to 22, I worked for the Seattle Supersonics who played in the Seattle Center Coliseum, now the Key Arena. As anyone who works in a stadium will tell you, the worker bees all help each other out. I would get autographs for the ushers and ticket […]
Philip Glass’s Symphony No. 4 “Heroes” Performed by Dennis Russell Davies and Sinfonieorchester Basel On Orange Mountain Music Angst and orchestration in a divided Berlin Trepidation ensues I saw this compact disc listed amongst recent releases and I must confess that although I know of Philip Glass and in my youth I was a great […]
We are told: This Definitive Double CD Collection is the first-time Eric Gale’s CTI, Columbia & Warner Brothers repertoire has compiled together on one package. . Eric Gale has put his stamp on over 500 recordings, working with a who’s who of Pop, Soul & Jazz from Jimi Hendrix to Aretha Franklin. . Eric Gale […]
Marcus Lundgren writes … First of all, let me just preface my thoughts on this song by saying that I mean no disrespect to either the late, great Syd Barrett or his estate by showing the dramatic change in appearance he underwent in a few short years. Later photographs of the man are widespread over […]
Whenever I read articles or questions on this topic….the answer always seems to rest solely on finding the Resonant Frequency of the particular tonearm/cartridge in question? As long as it lies between 8-12 Hz…..you have a good match. RF= 159 / sqrt ((eff. mass + cart weight + fastener weight) x (compliance)) RF: resonant frequency […]
“I never really got into Lifetime’s music, but I still like the recordings of the Miles Davis Quintet with the young Tony Williams on drums. He was a very special, unique drummer and played like nobody else, avoiding the obvious rhythm and “time” which were already present, but filling the space between the beats with […]
A look at Miles Davis, featuring the reflections of Gary Bartz, who played with Miles in the early 70s, in a band that included Keith Jarrett. http://www.patreon.com/bretprimack
Larry Starstruck writes … I am going to name some that I don’t feel are as well known as they should be. I will cross genres on this one. 2. Al DiMeola: This guy did a music that is a fusion of latin and jazz ideas. His acoustic and electric work is incredible. 3. Larry […]
Goodness where do you start! Loved the banjo BTW (I just bought a five string banjo and am enjoying it immensely though playing bluegrass and pete seger on it not Bach. Wonder if the tablature is available? Anyway: Anthony Lawrence King’s ‘Secrets of the semitones’ perhaps the finest performance I can think of of the […]
“Dear friends: who really needs an MM type phono cartridge?, well I will try to share/explain with you what are my experiences about and I hope too that many of you could enrich the topic/subject with your own experiences. For some years ( in this forum ) and time to time I posted that the […]
With Clifford Jordan on tenor, John Handy on alto, Jane Getz on piano, and Dannie Richmond on drums, Charles Mingus went into San Francisco and whipped up a storm. This LP contains two compositions over 23-minutes each: “New Fables” and “Meditation (For A Pair Of Wire Cutters).” “New Fables” features a ten-minute solo from Jordan, […]
Looking for a starter system in classified for a good friends daughter. If I have to buy a cart/stylus what and where from? I have a couple of AT bodies with green and yellow styluses that could be replaced and an Ortofon VSM 10E that also needs the stylus replacing. Never looked for this type […]
First published December 2013 Collective Evolution write: Tesla said it. Einstein agreed. Science proved it. It is a known fact that everything — including our own bodies — is made up of energy vibrating at different frequencies. That being said, it seems logical to wonder, can sound frequencies affect us? It would appear that this […]
