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Originally Posted by SAM992
The thing about music is it's by far the most subjective part of the "hobby" as we call it... the rest of it, and what probably fuels forums like this is the chatter about the electronics, mechanics and mechanisms we use to generate said music since that is a more objective discussion.
For example, I have asked on forums before for advice on the best recording of, say Bach's Brandenburg concerto ... only to be dissatisfied with the interpretations suggested to me by someone who swore up and down it was the finest recording and orchestra he'd ever heard... meantime, I stumble across a great recording (Florilegium) all on my own by just grinding thru a dozen versions on Qobuz and Tidal... end up downloading a copy off NativeDSD...
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You think you had it tough with that one.... "In 1721, J.S. Bach dedicated six orchestral pieces to Margrave Christian Ludwig of Brandenburg, ostensibly in response to a commission, but more likely as a sugarcoated job application. These pieces display a variety of styles, influences, and musical preoccupations and were probably not conceived of as a set. However, all of them share in Bach's great talent for absorbing new styles (among them the Italian concerto grosso) and then expanding and improving upon them. At any rate, the Margrave never thanked Bach, paid him a fee, staged a performance of the works, or offered him a position. Such was life, even for Bach."