On Mon, 07 Feb 2005 19:57:27 -0500, hkrause wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Mon, 07 Feb 2005 17:39:11 -0500, hkrause wrote:


But, if you like classical and serious vocal music, you might want to
tune into www.vivalavoce.com with your browser. Great vocal music 24/7,
programmed by WGMS-FM, the leading commercial classical music station in
the USA.

Decent sound, even out of crapola computer speakers.

Great for the marina.


Seriously,

How many times can one hear Verdi's La Traviata (regardless who sings)
without putting a gun to your head and pulling the trigger? :)

I dunno, Tom. You think the station has a short play list?

Probably in terms of what they play - not in terms of who actually
performs.

There certainly are nuances to the way one individual performs a piece
of music vs another, but there are only so many variations on a theme.

Consider that the only true piece of unique classical music was
Wagner's Ring Cycle and that was so incredibly depressing in scope and
sound that is hardly worth the bother except for the pseudo
intellectual babble that normally surrounds the individual set pieces.

And to tell the truth, one piece by Vivaldi sounds like any other
written by him.

Give me Manhattan Transfer any day. :)

Later,

Tom