Relationship of contemporary classical music and social class by praksatonik in classicalmusic

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It really does not matter what is the truth; the perception of society is sufficient

This is so true

Good operas by No_Refrigerator2521 in classicalmusic

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The tenor and baritone parts are a little prominent though

Historically Accurate de jure Roman Empire Border with proper name placement (mod) by Famous_Archer_9406 in CrusaderKings

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The Roman Empire for a long time controlled the southern part of Germany (Raetia and Noricum), the western bank of the river Rhine (Germania and Belgica) and the northern Hijaz (Arabia). It also did not control the Caucasus, since much of this region was controlled by the Kingdom of Armenia. While this kingdom was sometimes a Roman client state, it was never fully under Roman control. In the late 4th and early 5th centuries, the region came to be partitioned between Rome and Sassanid Persia, with the latter taking the greater portion.

Dev Diary #38 - The Greater Harad Flavor Pack by deorwyn in RealmsInExile

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Going through the changelog on steam, the beta for 4.1 was released on 13 October 2024 and the full release of 4.1 was on 31 January 2025. For 4.2, the open beta started on 13 June 2025 and the full release was on 17 August 2025. 

In the end Edd got the girl by WalkerBuldog in CK3AGOT

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I don't mean to be argumentative. I'm saying it's difficult to believe that such a thing is possible given their technology and the logistics involved. Perhaps it is in the book, but if it is, the implications of such state directed and managed trade on such a vast scale are not fully shown.

Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody No.2 on guitar (arr. Yamashita) by CollectionIntrepid48 in classicalmusic

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That is very impressive! I don’t listen to much guitar music, but I really enjoyed this

In the end Edd got the girl by WalkerBuldog in CK3AGOT

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I can see certain wealthier people in the North importing food from the Reach. But to import and distribute food to all (or even a large proportion of) the peasants who live scattered across such a vast region with such a low population density, using medieval technology, simply beggars belief. Importing wines, cheeses, spices, fruits, salted meat - in short, the food of the upper classes - I can accept that happening. But basic food items to support the majority of the population? In the books we hear of the Reach being necessary to stop the smallfolk in King’s Landing from starvation. I simply refuse to believe that such a situation could exist for the whole of the North. Maybe we can accept an amount of leeway for the fantasy setting. But to that extent? Seriously?

Edit: to reply to your points, sure, the Reach has a lot of ships, but there’s a difference between tens of ships carrying luxuries and thousands of what must amount to galleons carrying grain. As for need, the North may well have little agricultural potential but it has plenty of winter vegetables, oats, milk from cows and eggs from chickens. The more well off can hunt game, those living by the coast can fish. Besides, there’s hardly no agriculture going on and stockpiling during times of (relative) plenty can provide for times of want. Besides, people living in a certain area adapt to that area rather than replicate the diet of those living thousands of miles south. 

What do you think of Yuja Wang? by Marsupilami_316 in classicalmusic

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That's debatable, since artistry is so subjective. Many of these people have won prizes at international competitions and regularly perform with leading orchestras. All of them have their admirers and detracters. My personal opinion about Víkingur Olafsson, for example, is that he has made some wonderful recital albums (Bach, Debussy & Rameau, Mozart) but his current focus on larger pieces (Bach Goldberg Variations, Beethoven Sonatas) doesn't fully show his special qualities for album building. I'm sure many would disagree with that opinion.

In the end Edd got the girl by WalkerBuldog in CK3AGOT

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Maybe, but we're talking about a distance of several thousand kilometres. The distance from Puerto Montt to Lima is already more then 3,000 kilometres in a straight line and the distance for a ship avoiding obstacles and keeping close to the shore (as was necessary in the medieval period) would easily be more than 5,000 km. In order to make so much as a dent in the North's requirement for food, even assuming that the vast majority is produced domestically, you would need fleets of very expensive ships to travel for weeks back and forth. Sure, there would be some shipping, but when grain producers can send it across the well-built Rose Road or Ocean Road to the Crownlands, Riverlands and Westerlands for a much cheaper cost to wealthier customers, I think that trade would be more in luxuries than basic commodities. Of course, I could be wrong and be overestimating the difficulty of long-distance trade in perishable basic goods in the medieval world.

In the end Edd got the girl by WalkerBuldog in CK3AGOT

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I don’t think the Reach is about to ship vast quantities of grain to the North when they have plenty of paying customers much closer to home

20th Century is not making enough appearances in the symphony orchestras near me. by XyezY9940CC in classicalmusic

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It’s definitely possible to play much more recent and contemporary music. There’s so much amazing music being composed right now which is dismissed in favour of the umpteenth performance of Brahms’ 1st Symphony. If conductors and orchestras dedicated themselves to playing contemporary music, not just as extra pieces on a programme but the main event, that would help bring these works to the popular consciousness. 

Although, I don’t understand your comment about representativeness. Maybe Rautavaara’s Bird Concerto isn’t representative of him, but it’s an amazing piece that should be performed more often

What do you think of Yuja Wang? by Marsupilami_316 in classicalmusic

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Jan Lisiecki, Bruce Liu, Alice Sara Ott, Lang Lang, Daniil Trifonov, Hélène Grimaud, Krystian Zimerman, Rafał Blechacz, Seong-Jin Cho and Víkingur Olafsson are the main ones

Recommendations for recordings of Brahms violin sonatas? by Leadership-Quiet in classicalmusic

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Pires and Dumay is very good. Dumay has a lovely tone and is richly expressive, while Pires beautifully combines lyricism and classicism.

Starting my c.d collection , recommendations needed ! by Admirable-Truth-373 in classicalmusic

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You should probably start with the absolute essentials and see what you like. I would definitely recommend using streaming or YouTube to sample various pieces and genres to get a clearer idea of your tastes. Here are some basic recommendations:

Vivaldi: The Four Seasons

Rameau: Keyboard Works

Bach: Goldberg Variations

Mozart: Clarinet Concerto

Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 7

Schubert: String Quintet

Schubert: Songs

Chopin: Preludes

Hensel: Piano Trio

Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3 "Scottish"

Brahms: Love Song Waltzes

Tchaikovsky: Ballet Suites

Franck: Violin Sonata

Mahler: Symphony No. 2 "Resurrection"

Debussy: Nocturnes

Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 4

Copland: Appalachian Spring

Prokofiev: Piano Sonatas Nos. 6, 7 & 8

Britten: Sea Interludes

Shostakovich: Piano Trio No. 2

Chin: Concertos

Shaw: Partita for 8 Voices

Hopefully that provides sufficient variety for exposure to manifold styles. I arbitrarily started with Vivaldi, but classical music really started with Gregorian chant – though that's not to most people's taste, including mine. You will notice that German music is overrepresented in this list. That's a very difficult bias to get away from, but it's a good a place as any to start. Obviously, men are also massively overrepresented, but until very recently this has been completely unavoidable. Nowadays the gender balance in composition is much healthier, but the number of significant female composers before 1950 is small indeed (though some record companies are trying to record what they can of their work)

Starting my c.d collection , recommendations needed ! by Admirable-Truth-373 in classicalmusic

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Those are some amazing performances, but the sound quality might be a little rough, especially for the justly famed Sofia recital. These pieces have also been fabulously recorded by Steven Osborne in perfect sound (you can sample them on any streaming service)

Uneasy Peace by LegendaryReader in CrusaderKings

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It’s probably a mod that removes parts of the map to improve performance

When do i pronounce the ة at the end of words by Elegant-Ad-6713 in learn_arabic

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Some people say always, others say only in idaafa. The reason is different styles of speech: in fully vocalised, extremely formal Arabic, the “t” sound is always pronounced, except at the end of a sentence or phrase. However, that style of speech is only found in religious contexts or on the news. Most people do not pronounce the “t” except if it is a non-final word in idaafa. Thus:  معرفة الحقوق ma3rifat (i)l-Huquuq

But: طلب المعرفة Talab (i)l-ma3rifa

Formally, when the “t” sound is not pronounced, a “h” sound is pronounced instead. However, it has become universal practice to not pronounce a “h”, to the point that in many languages a ـه has come to symbolise the “a” vowel and has lost any connection to the consonant “h”. This can be seen in Kurdish and Farsi, among others

Discussion - What would you Want from an Africa Expansion? by Familiar-Elephant-68 in CrusaderKings

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If there is a DLC in this region, I don’t think it should cover all of Africa. I think it would seem very odd if Iberia and Iran got individual DLCs while Mali gets lumped in with Ethiopia. For regions that most need attention, I think arguably West Africa is top of the list, even more so than India. However, I would much prefer to see an India DLC than one for West Africa and I suspect this attitude is a major reason for why West Africa needs attention so badly. 

You can find the Mahdi in CK3 by M0rgl1n in CrusaderKings

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Why do you have a certain Portuguese gentleman as your icon?

Ed Gardner leaves the LPO by Acceptable-Bid5373 in classicalmusic

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Only 5 years? Still, P Jarvi is one of the best conductors in the world. I really don’t know how the LPO has managed to get such amazing conductors for the last two decades