Let’s see how many are from the previous Millennium.
Post the link to your very, very, VERY first Amazon review
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While I was in awe of Biggs' great artistry and enjoyed talking with him when he gave a recital in Atlanta, in his early recordings and recitals, his registration was largely middle range, much like orchestral instruments. His early recordings of organ and organ and orchestra pieces were not sonic blockbusters. Later, when he got away from the Flentrop at the Busch-Reisinger Museum and made recordings on more powerful instruments with really powerful pedal stops like the Moeller at St. George's Church, his recordings with orchestras really began to shine because he was able to have the organ sing above and below the register of the sounds of the orchestral instruments and be worthy of its name, "The King of Instruments." Another breakthrough for Biggs was the recording he did on the Historic Organs of Spain. The opening piece by Antonio Soler played on the Emperor's Organ high over the entrance in the Cathedral of Toledo makes great use of the Trompetas Reales (with the full length resonators) which are a hallmark of Spanish organs. He was one of the group Virgil Fox called the "Baroque Boys" who played Bach to Bach's registrations which were limited to the technology of the instruments of the day. Fox used to maintain that if Bach could play a modern pipe organ, he would expand his registration to take advantage of the resources the instrument offered where it was to the best effect, which we have to admit, Virgil Fox did not always do. I think Bach would approve of what Fox did with Komm Suesser Tod when he played it on the Wannamaker Organ, arranging the second half to utilize the vast string resources the instrument offered, turning a chorale into an almost symphonic piece.
A friend went quadraphonic, but when he played the recordings for me, I could not really appreciate the difference, but perhaps it was because of the way the speakers were placed in the room. I will have to write to him and ask if he still uses all the parts of the system.
It's funny how good German organ pieces can sound on Cavaille-Coll organs of the French Romantic period, but how much is lost when organ compositions of the French romantic period are played on German organs because so much of the beauty of the French organ music of the late romantic period has to do with the tonality of the instruments on which and for which they were composed.
A friend went quadraphonic, but when he played the recordings for me, I could not really appreciate the difference, but perhaps it was because of the way the speakers were placed in the room. I will have to write to him and ask if he still uses all the parts of the system.
It's funny how good German organ pieces can sound on Cavaille-Coll organs of the French Romantic period, but how much is lost when organ compositions of the French romantic period are played on German organs because so much of the beauty of the French organ music of the late romantic period has to do with the tonality of the instruments on which and for which they were composed.
As to the first review, who cares? Why?
I didn't want to sound rude but I thought exactly the same... LOL
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Apologies to all
It was an apparently ill-conceived attempt at innocent fun based on the longevity of Amazon reviews that has offended the community.
It was an apparently ill-conceived attempt at innocent fun based on the longevity of Amazon reviews that has offended the community.
I didn't mind your review, Joe...
It makes me wish I had kept some of mine "published" but a lot of people would have taken offense at what I had given "low ratings" as in ONE-STAR, and w/ feedback on comments more visible and visual, I don't think I would want to know what people there would ave to say (or even what some of you here might think) hence I have a very modest set of reviews and on very most-recently purchased or observed products...
Looking back, deleting what I'd done, I do regret (surely I had offering commentary since the late-90's, too) but I didn't want to offend anyone, given some of my "hate" on things bordered on being "for the sake of" and given what kind of a spin people have on stuff, surely some of my reviews could have offended to the point of being reported, hence there, in short, would simply not much to see...
Therefore, with nothing notable to go back that far to in my case, except that I give FOUR-STARS, even FIVE-STARS to Andy Williams and Vikki Carr, the animosity just drove me to no longer desiring to be the Amazon-Review superstar (I don't get "liked" or "lauded" for good posts, either, very much, so to speak, anyway) and stuff I put is sporadic, given many others often equally biased opinion... (What it's REALLY all about...)
So, apologies on whatever negativity you've gotten, Joe--none of it was from me, just in my opinion, what I publicly made my point-of-view, I personally let stay there, but it was still appreciated (from me) your offering to share your well-constructed critique on an item that you liked, and hopefully something positive over there, at Amazon, in the way of an honest recommendation of it, was encountered...
-- Dave
It makes me wish I had kept some of mine "published" but a lot of people would have taken offense at what I had given "low ratings" as in ONE-STAR, and w/ feedback on comments more visible and visual, I don't think I would want to know what people there would ave to say (or even what some of you here might think) hence I have a very modest set of reviews and on very most-recently purchased or observed products...
Looking back, deleting what I'd done, I do regret (surely I had offering commentary since the late-90's, too) but I didn't want to offend anyone, given some of my "hate" on things bordered on being "for the sake of" and given what kind of a spin people have on stuff, surely some of my reviews could have offended to the point of being reported, hence there, in short, would simply not much to see...
Therefore, with nothing notable to go back that far to in my case, except that I give FOUR-STARS, even FIVE-STARS to Andy Williams and Vikki Carr, the animosity just drove me to no longer desiring to be the Amazon-Review superstar (I don't get "liked" or "lauded" for good posts, either, very much, so to speak, anyway) and stuff I put is sporadic, given many others often equally biased opinion... (What it's REALLY all about...)
So, apologies on whatever negativity you've gotten, Joe--none of it was from me, just in my opinion, what I publicly made my point-of-view, I personally let stay there, but it was still appreciated (from me) your offering to share your well-constructed critique on an item that you liked, and hopefully something positive over there, at Amazon, in the way of an honest recommendation of it, was encountered...
-- Dave
lordkenmore
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I have no objections whatever to this topic. I'd have contributed, except I'd have to write an Amazon review, first. (I've never bought anything from Amazon.)
Eugene!
I can barely breath, I'm laughing so hard that people from other rooms came to see what was up and are also now in stitches.
If we could, we'd give you a thousand or more "likes", keep up the good work!
Cheers,
-- Paulo.
I can barely breath, I'm laughing so hard that people from other rooms came to see what was up and are also now in stitches.
If we could, we'd give you a thousand or more "likes", keep up the good work!
Cheers,
-- Paulo.
I think that's super cool Joe, I like looking back at the history or evolution of many things, the internet is for sure one of them! No need for apologies, I like the idea. I myself have never posted a review on Amazon so I can't share here.
lol Eugene, so very true if the internet existed in "the teens" of the 20th century.
lol Eugene, so very true if the internet existed in "the teens" of the 20th century.
