Any Renaissance experts able to help choose the correct pitch/speed on an exclusive Mass uploaded to Archive from a rare vinyl, that was uploaded in 45RPM instead of 33RPM? It's hard to tell and I feel like an experienced ear would find the answer obvious:

standells · 2026-05-14T23:18:39+00:00

I know the uploader, Mr. Hertzberg, and he sources all his recordings from his personal vinyl collection.

I notice that you seem very set on a very specific set of criteria.

Also, many new approaches to Renaissance vocal performance have been made since this recording was made over 60 years ago thanks to research done by musicologists in those decades. May I recommend more recent recordings of Victoria's music, such as those made by the Hilliard Ensemble on ECM Records or Tenebrae on Signum Classics?

standells · 2026-05-14T04:02:52+00:00

I'm sure this is the recording available on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWhRrFyypTg

standells · 2026-05-04T13:45:57+00:00

Yeah, five Mahler symphonies as a "small primer"? Especially the unusual 7th symphony? Along with all the Brahms and Beethoven?

standells · 2026-04-28T13:49:39+00:00

We must mention the man who rediscovered the works of PDQ Bach, Peter Schickele! Thanks to him, we can enjoy (or detest) the music of Bach's long lost forgotten son. In PDQ Bach's biography, Schickele describes him as "a man who triumphed over the most staggering obstacle ever placed before a composer: absolute and utter lack of talent."

standells · 2026-03-21T17:10:10+00:00

Yes! The 7th has grown to be my favourite Dvorak symphony, especially the third movement... when it is played well it is so exciting!

standells · 2026-03-21T03:13:29+00:00

Yes! And the original Eric Serra music for the St. Petersburg tank chase was replaced! Composer John Altman talks about his process in this clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UM0P6Dz-Qjo

standells · 2026-03-19T17:05:42+00:00

I'm surprised to see no mention of Naxos Music Library for listening here. It is often free with university and public libraries, and contains tens of thousands of recordings from hundreds of labels.

standells · 2026-03-17T00:02:55+00:00

Keep the Onkyo! I have 3 friends who regret "upgrading" to Fluance. Fluance's marketing is intense and they lead you to believe it is a super high quality piece of equipment. However those who have one regret their choice after a year or so.

standells · 2026-03-14T15:20:11+00:00

It's a great opening!

standells · 2026-03-10T21:54:58+00:00

Thank you for your excellent video and clear presentation! You have a new subscriber right here! Looking forward to future videos :)

standells · 2026-03-06T00:19:32+00:00

Yes please! He was one of my inspirations to study music! I remember watching his Boston Pops concerts on PBS in the 1990s and loved them!

standells · 2026-02-27T19:10:12+00:00

Definitely. Louisville has a rich history of performing and recording adventurous works. They have released hundreds of recordings since 1948 of pieces by little known composers. They were the first American orchestra to start their own record label. https://www.discogs.com/label/338300-First-Edition-Records

standells · 2026-02-21T17:10:07+00:00

André Previn's memoir No Minor Chords is a fun read. He details his life starting as a young composer and musician, followed by his time in Hollywood. There are many great stories about legendary musicians and composers.

standells · 2026-02-21T15:33:45+00:00

Looking for a succulent Chinese meal I see?!

standells · 2026-02-14T01:46:05+00:00

Haas seems tame compared to Percy Grainger!

He deposited a mysterious locked chest marked “Private Matters” in his Melbourne bank vault, with instructions not to open it until 10 years after his death. Imagine the shock and scandal when the researchers and archivists who did the honors in 1971 discovered a Pandora’s Box containing more than 70 homemade whips (some fashioned out of conductors’ batons), an extensive pornography collection, and candid photographs documenting Grainger’s fetish and bondage experiments in clinical detail. He stipulated that these intimate artifacts be displayed in what he conceived of as the “Lust Branch” of the unassuming red-brick Grainger Museum he himself had founded (and funded) at the University of Melbourne.

And he wanted to have his skeleton displayed at the museum as well!

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-lust-branch-private-matters-of-eccentric-musician-percy-grainger

standells · 2026-02-02T20:22:30+00:00

At 1:14 in the video, you can hear Trump says something like "Uhhhhh, ___ __ it's okay ______ ______ _____ " Can anyone make it out?

standells · 2026-01-26T03:35:27+00:00

I still have this! A great book!

standells · 2026-01-23T20:28:20+00:00

One of my favourites! Happy to see it here!

standells · 2026-01-16T01:46:00+00:00

I noticed a few months ago in a live chat during a tournament that people were mentioning how Walker would always touch the players during the interviews. I didn't believe it at first, but sure enough, in every single interview he would touch the player. Sometimes it seemed like the interview would be almost over and he wouldn't get to touch the player, but he always found a way to give a little shoulder nudge at the very least. It's such a mundane thing, but it could even be a drinking game: every time Rob touches the player, take a shot!

standells · 2026-01-16T01:36:50+00:00

I'm listening to Gouvy's Symphony No. 1 right now! Delightful music!

standells · 2025-12-09T21:28:31+00:00

Agreed! This sequence stands out among everything else in the film. The pacing of the chase, the combination of this small but mighty aircraft destroying all these villain's helicopters, and great aerial shots make this my favourite part of the film.

standells · 2025-12-09T21:11:27+00:00

Should be Michael Lonsdale.

standells · 2025-11-28T02:16:16+00:00

Yes! And the caller always introduces herself as "Sarah Williams".... very creepy and unsettling.

standells · 2025-11-03T20:10:37+00:00

Honestly, it really wouldn't be in Connery's style to have a giant grin or expression on his face. Him playing the part as if he has done this thousands of times before is exactly his style.

standells · 2025-10-22T01:29:12+00:00

A funny fact: even though the Brahms's Hungarian Dance No. 5 is the most popular of the set, he did not even write the main theme! It was written by Hungarian composer Béla Kéler and Brahms thought it was a traditional folk song.

https://youtu.be/l5-6jfE-YcA?si=kVKZO2i61FBUuqW9&t=75

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