ajay124
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Buying western classical music can be a bewildering experience for many.Most people (I did too) begin with randomly picked up compilations.But unlike rock or jazz where individual track time is small,compilations are not the way to go in classical.A typical symphony/concerto/sonata would be 25-35 minutes.Listening to a 5 minute excerpt from a long movement does not give any sense of satisfaction as there is no sense of what the 'whole' is all about.Therefore I feel it is better to build your collection slowly with complete works.Things can be simplified by initially only buying the best known works of Bach,Beethoven,Mozart,Schubert,Haydn,Mahler,Handel,Mendelssohn,Schumann,Brahms,Chopin,Dvorak etc.
Since these days I buy music only from Rhythm House,recommendations are from music actually available there.Earlier I used to buy a lot of stuff from Planet M and Music World but the stuff they are stocking now is shockingly bad.
I buy cd's based on several criterions-Good music(primarily)Good recording,Good orchestra/conductor/musicians,Long running time,Budget pricing,Attractive and good quality packaging.About the packaging,it has been my experience that out of the big three for classical music,Decca has very good packaging,Duetsche Grammophone is decent but recent EMI box sets I bought are extremely flimsy.Even if you handle them like egg shells they still break.This is taking cost cutting to the extreme.Several EMI box sets I bought were so flimsy that they came smashed during shipping.However Rhythm House/EMI were good enough to replace all the boxes with sturdy new boxes.Not easy as every box held different number of cd's like 3,4,6 etc.
Well here are some reco's from the 1085 western classical cd's currently available at Rhythm House.Periodically I go over the entire list with a fine toothcomb.Current Reco's are randomly selected but all of it is great music.
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Since these days I buy music only from Rhythm House,recommendations are from music actually available there.Earlier I used to buy a lot of stuff from Planet M and Music World but the stuff they are stocking now is shockingly bad.
I buy cd's based on several criterions-Good music(primarily)Good recording,Good orchestra/conductor/musicians,Long running time,Budget pricing,Attractive and good quality packaging.About the packaging,it has been my experience that out of the big three for classical music,Decca has very good packaging,Duetsche Grammophone is decent but recent EMI box sets I bought are extremely flimsy.Even if you handle them like egg shells they still break.This is taking cost cutting to the extreme.Several EMI box sets I bought were so flimsy that they came smashed during shipping.However Rhythm House/EMI were good enough to replace all the boxes with sturdy new boxes.Not easy as every box held different number of cd's like 3,4,6 etc.
Well here are some reco's from the 1085 western classical cd's currently available at Rhythm House.Periodically I go over the entire list with a fine toothcomb.Current Reco's are randomly selected but all of it is great music.
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