Of course, music isnโt the kind of language weโll use, say, to order food at the drive-thru or book a car appointment at the garage (even for a car tune up, hehe). Music transcends words. It operates on an emotional frequency to make us feel. Even in songs with lyrics, itโs the songโs harmonic and…
When the CD came out, many vinyl record enthusiasts decried the format. โIt sounds mechanical!โ Theyโd protest. โIt sounds cold!โ Digital sucks became their mantra. A format war ensued. And while most of them today will concede that CD playback sounds leagues better than it used to, many still canโt fully warm up to it.…
A musical recording is designed to do one thing especially well, barring which it fails completely: make people want to hear it. To get there, a lot of work and reflection goes into bringing a music release to fruition: the writing, the musicianship, the beat, the compositions, the words, its tone, its catchiness, the mixing…
Looking to add superb recordings to your Classical music collection, or to start one off on the right foot? Want to dip your toes into the genre to see if itโs something youโll like? Well, youโre in luck, because we scoured the Internet in search of the most mind-blowing Classical recordings and found a few,…