tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9757991.post18923216535077530..comments2023-03-26T04:40:44.435-03:00Comments on Buick City Complex: a deal with the devilPerfect Virgohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17842802482293784692noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9757991.post-47264295502290509162011-01-06T13:56:38.099-04:002011-01-06T13:56:38.099-04:00Personally, I think it all a bit daft as I am sure...Personally, I think it all a bit daft as I am sure that by word of mouth alone Paganini, Vivaldi etc were highly thought of and the judgement made then holds true now.Russell CJ Duffyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00519621428036481426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9757991.post-36940929193614450222011-01-05T12:43:24.053-04:002011-01-05T12:43:24.053-04:00CJ - It would be interesting to investigate which ...CJ - It would be interesting to investigate which nineteenth century composers had themslves recorded for posterity. Sadly the invention of recording would have come agonizingly too late for most.<br /><br />Curious that the slow march of progress 2-300 years ago means we can only judge these musical geniuses as composers not as performers.Perfect Virgohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17842802482293784692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9757991.post-53336493850396918452011-01-05T10:16:43.973-04:002011-01-05T10:16:43.973-04:00The man was hugely talented. I have nothing of his...The man was hugely talented. I have nothing of his but admire him from the bits I have on Radio 3. On another note but still in the same vein, the BBC recenlty, in their music magazine, conducted a survey of who the greatest ever pianist was. Chopin or Liszt? No. Rachmaninov won. Why? Because there are no recordings of the others music so therefore didn't count!!!<br />I guess the same could be applied to Paganini!Russell CJ Duffyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00519621428036481426noreply@blogger.com