On Sun, 21 Feb 2016 17:58:57 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:

On 2/21/2016 5:19 PM, Keyser Söze wrote:
On 2/21/16 3:01 PM, John H. wrote:
On Sun, 21 Feb 2016 14:16:25 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote:

On 2/21/16 1:53 PM, John H. wrote:
On Sun, 21 Feb 2016 13:42:29 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote:

John H. wrote:
On Sun, 21 Feb 2016 08:23:05 -0500, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 2/21/16 12:02 AM, wrote:
On Sat, 20 Feb 2016 16:10:10 -0500, John H.
wrote:

...not too loud though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMkC07PmaWA

Most people don't recognize that until you get to the last 45
seconds.
I have it on a CD from the Boston Pops. If you have a good
system with
a sub woofer it will rock the house.



Wow! Gee whiz. Oh boy. How subtle...how sublime. Pyrotechnics!
Cannons!

You're right, they make a great addition to the overture. The Old
Guard does a great
job with the cannons when the National Symphony does their thing
for the 4th of July.

Of course, only we plebeians could enjoy such a thing. Much too
vulgar for a highbred
such as yourself.
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Yawn. The piece is trite.


Do you ever just get sick of yourself?


Johnny, despite my advancing age, my ears still work pretty well, and I
don't need to listen to overblown overtures and schmaltzy pop
orchestrations to enjoy good music, or to show off the capabilities of a
mediocre stereo sound system.

What a joke you are, Krause. Is there an implication there that you
must have great
ears to enjoy a certain type of music? Do you not have a volume knob
on your
equipment?




Well, I wasn't specifically referring to loudness. I was referring to,
among other things, a person's range of hearing capability, the
frequencies one can hear, the harmonics one can hear, and also how one's
hearing is at various sound pressure levels.

It's all relative Harry. Someone without your superior highbrow taste
and superior hearing can still enjoy listening to classical music.

The 1812 Overture may not be your favorite but it's probably one of the
best know classical pieces and has been heard and enjoyed by millions,
many of whom wouldn't know the difference between a Sonata and a
Concerto. I think that's a good thing.

I am far from being a highbrow but can appreciate some classical pieces
live or on a good audio system. My deceased German friend was big into
classical music and was also a true audiophile. He introduced me to a
piece (on CD) that he brought over to my house specifically for me to
hear on electrostatic speakers. It ****es me off because I can't
remember what it was for the life of me. I think it was by Bach and it
contained sections of brass that gave you goosebumps when played on the
electrostatics. I think it had a "9" in the title and I've tried
hunting for it with no success. Shoulda played more attention.



Beethoven's 9th would sound good on just about anything!
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