bangraman
Headphoneus Supremus
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Menuhin's technique may have receded with the onset of age but his teaching abilities thankfully didn't. His earlier works are a must. I spent ages listening to scratchy records of his.
Vanessa-Mae is a talent undoubtedly but whether the talent is wholly in the area of violin playing remains debatable. The problem is that these days even in classical music image and a popular choice of performance is undeniably wedded to exposure and sales. You've got to have unbelievable amounts of talent these days to get by with a tuxedo one size too small, face full of spots, hair like an untended topiary and a Tipett repertoire, whereas even ten years ago that was what you were supposed to be like!
The MX500 is very clean for a cheap earphone, but it doesn't have the fluency of tone or the liquidity of performance that can do justice to a good performance. Yes, even Vanessa-Mae's idea of a good performance.
Vanessa-Mae is a talent undoubtedly but whether the talent is wholly in the area of violin playing remains debatable. The problem is that these days even in classical music image and a popular choice of performance is undeniably wedded to exposure and sales. You've got to have unbelievable amounts of talent these days to get by with a tuxedo one size too small, face full of spots, hair like an untended topiary and a Tipett repertoire, whereas even ten years ago that was what you were supposed to be like!
The MX500 is very clean for a cheap earphone, but it doesn't have the fluency of tone or the liquidity of performance that can do justice to a good performance. Yes, even Vanessa-Mae's idea of a good performance.