Posts by Henry Flower

I have the Willcocks--Robert Tear and Shirley-Quirk are top class singers, and there's nothing _wrong_ with this performance, but performance practices have come a long way in 30 years (largely, in my opinion, for the better). I assume...

Not a recommendation as such, but a pointer: Celibidache is very ... different. ;)

I've had no problems at all with the E17 and the Pi (procedure described in the post which Soul_Est linked to above).   I did have problems when I used my old EMU 0202 USB DAC (clicking and eventual boot problems), but it...

These are my notes on how to do this. I assume an existing Linux box and some familiarity with the usual tools.   Download the install image, then dd onto your card thusly:...

If you feel you deserve an Easter present: the Bach Passions, Oratorios and B-minor Mass from the Bach Collegium Japan for $40.

A couple of notables: Hyperion are offering Angelika Kirchschlager's Liszt disc for a low price (£5.60 -- http://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA67934%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20&vw=dc), while on February 1...

There are at least two Antarctic symphonies, by Vaughan Williams and Maxwell Davies, both of which are splendid. The Vaughan Williams is more traditional and perhaps more approachable, while Maxwell Davies had the advantage of actually...

I believe Amazon geolocates to prevent this.  

See (with a pinch of salt) the thread currently a little way down the page: http://www.head-fi.org/t/639338/safe-volume-to-listen-to-music

Russian day at the eclassical advent sale: Mark Wigglesworth conducting Shostakovich's 9th and 12th symphonies (not his finest), and Julia Fischer playing Khachaturian, Prokofiev and Glazunov Violin Concertos.