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"Even though no footage was recorded, a Deluxe Blu-Ray will be released in the winter."
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I'll never bother with composers of pop songs, just the band/singer. I do include singers in operas in the Comment tag, though. Damn the guys who thought it was great to have 235 recordings of everything.
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Thank you. So for classical music, who is your artist/album aritst? I'm currently doing artist =composer, albumartist =orchestr/conductor.
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If your music is in folders, how do you sort the albums?
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But then how do you sort using a folder structure?
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Deutsche Grammophon Unveils Highly Anticipated Release: John Williams in Vienna Part 2
Deutsche Grammophon is thrilled to announce the upcoming release of John Williams in Vienna Part 2 on 2 CDs. Following the resounding success of the first installment, fans around the world have eagerly awaited this next chapter in the collaboration between the legendary composer John Williams and the Vienna Philharmonic.
In this latest release, Anne-Sophie Mutter once again graces the music with her unparalleled talent, adding a new dimension to Williams' iconic compositions. The collection features an array of beloved pieces from Williams' extensive repertoire, including timeless classics and hidden gems alike, such as the second Violin Concerto.
"We realize that we've kept John Williams' fans waiting for far too long," says a spokesperson for Deutsche Grammophon. "It's time to rectify our past mistakes and deliver what the fans have been clamoring for over the past two years."
John Williams in Vienna Part 2 promises to captivate listeners with its masterful performances and evocative interpretations once again. This album is a testament to the enduring legacy of John Williams' music and the remarkable artistry of Anne-Sophie Mutter and the Wiener Philharmoniker, who agreed to keep the flubs to a bare minimum for the occasion.
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So I’m finally getting on top of my metadata because, well, classical music and all that. And so I am in need of your good counsel again.
Do you put the composer in the title? As in: Beethoven – Violin Concerto. I know this is how people supposedly do it, but my issue with it is that you end up grouping everything together and never really remind yourself of another nearby album because all the Beethoven is together. I would never ever write: Williams – Hook, because, well, it’s kind of self-explanatory. What do you think of Violin Concerto (Beethoven?) I like it because it groups violin concertos together and therefore encourages me to look at other related things, but then you start with Symphonies and it just becomes one huge giant mess because everyone wrote them.
If you keep your music in a folder structure, how does this work, regardless of your metadata? If you group together, by what/whom?
I’m basically looking for a very intuitive way to quickly find things, but am not sure about a right… order.
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Great and fun lecture. He's such a good speaker.
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Strauss waltzes, Karajan and Berlin, on Warner. The playing is just incredible. Easily surpasses the DG recordings as far as I recall, and yes, the VPO too.
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2 hours ago, Jay said:
I'm afraid I don't understand what you are saying.
The OST album track The Neverfeast contains the cue Cornucopia followed by the cue Cutting The Coconut.
The LLL track The Neverfeast (Film Version) contains the cue Cornucopia with an Insert inserted, followed by the cue Cutting The Coconut.
Does that clear things up?
Oh, yes it does, sorry, I was mixing things up. I had forgotten that Cornucopia itself was a cue as well and not just the insert.
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Oh, really? So the beginning of the cue, everything pre-food, is also a re-recording? I always assumed they just re-did that little sniplet the moment Peter sees the food.
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Ah yes, prologue extended is weird. What I mostly dislike about is the clearly inferior takes. Should be bonus material.
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Mozart's Paris symphony. Even Adam Fischer only makes this one sound mildly interesting.
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iPhone: If you view your albums in the music library, does anyone know what artists are listed next to the titles? Artist, or album artist, or both?
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The hangover 2. Some good jokes, but it's so cringeworthy how they desperately tried to redo it all. Just leave the first one alone.
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I'm listening to the 2CD set of Apocalypse now. It's a fascinating experience, but what was the point of doing it this way? I mean, it sounds like the film, verbatim. Why not just give people a VHS? I thought I was the only person who ever put film sound on CDs because I didn't need the visuals.
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Sibelius 2. Must see finale live, must see finale live, must see finale live...
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1 hour ago, Tom Guernsey said:
Placed a spontaneous Presto order to take advantage of a few things on my wish list being on sale and have installed the downloader - looks like my last order a few days ago was near enough the last day for zip file downloads.
First up, downloads don't seem to be any slower but then my broadband isn't super fast, but the 4 lossless albums didn't take more than 10 minutes (approx) to download. My main complaint is that against each album you ordered you have to click a link for download options, go to another screen and click on another link for the actual download. Then you have to click back to get to the other things on your order. That's obviously more of a website layout thing but it does seem quite clunky. One benefit of using an app would be to have a single "download all my orders" button which does everything for you in the background. I might suggest that since it would make having the app more worthwhile. I do like that it downloads each album into a separate folder (so you don't need to unzip them).
Having said that, and notwithstanding that it doesn't take up much space on my computer, it's basically replicating what a browser does and becomes yet another downloader app (to add to Chandos, Qobuz and HD Tracks) in my Applications folder.
I don't know if you had the option to choose before, but the download page now gives you the choice of download format; mp3, FLAC and Apple Lossless (ALAC). I usually download things in FLAC and convert to Apple Lossless. When downloading in Apple Lossless from Chandos, iTunes wouldn't convert those files to lower bitrate to go on my iPhone (I convert everything down to 256 kbps to save space on my phone) as I assume the files have some kind of DRM or whatever in them. Not an issue when you just convert tracks from FLAC using the converter and the sound is otherwise identical, so curious as to whether Apple Lossless tracks from Presto will have the same issues. If so, will just re-download into FLAC.
All in all, not a terrible experience, but agree that these downloaders become quite annoying after a while, adding yet another layer onto buying digital music. It's a shame there isn't a generic downloader app that was used by a whole range of companies and you just logged in for all the different sites you used.
This manager definitely slowed my downloads down. I used to download at 10 MPBS (at least) thanks to fibre internet. Not anymore now that I have to download track by track.
As for the manager, have you found any way to clear your queued files? So not the completed ones, but the queued ones that you are still going to download? Because for some idiotic reason, it queued my Bach secular cantatas twice, meaning it keeps telling me I still have to download 319 more files. Presto response: that shouldn't be a problem. Well, it is.
Totally agree about what you said regarding just another layer. I don't care that Hi-Res and ZIP didn't work anymore, I don't use Hi-Res.
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I never said SW music made me engaged. I went for Home Alone on a whim. HP1 came close though.
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Sibelius 6. How is this piece in D minor? It's clearly in C. And the ending sucks.
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No ZIP option planned anymore, download manager or individual tracks it is. So much for dowloading fast with fibre internet.
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It's been ages since I've seen the original so can't really compare.
BREAKING NEWS: Disney Records to never release STAR WARS & INDIANA JONES Complete Collection Boxsets
in JOHN WILLIAMS
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I can. I can honestly happily say that, while such sets would certainly be exciting, I don't need them at all. I don't plan on getting swept up in unreleased Star Wars or Indy music mania. Those days are over. Too much music to listen to anyway. One day, Mike will do them and then I'll sit back and enjoy it all.