I want to live in Effington.
Gilbert Kaplan, not a musician by trade having made his fame in the financial sector, develops a love of Mahler’s 2nd Symphony (Resurrection) and conducts the New York Philharmonic in NYC. There are also some not-so raving reviews, too.
On 8-Dec he conducted the NY Philharmonic in the Resurrection a century after the composer conducted his American Premiere with the then, New York Symphony.
To some of the musicians in the symphony, Kaplan’s talent is lacking.
If you have any orchestral (art, classical, etc…) music recordings you’ve probably found that organizing them into your iTunes library and then into your iPod is frustrating due to sort issues and the fact that the CDDB is so craptastic with this genre of music.
Stan Brown’s article gives some good suggestions on how to tag your imported items for better sorting and searching.
All is forgiven for Lennon’s boast that in the 60s, The Beatles were more popular than Jesus Christ. This on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the White Album.