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From: prk@charm.UUCP (prk)
Newsgroups: net.music.classical
Subject: What do you want to talk about?
Message-ID: <587@charm.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 18-Feb-85 14:36:07 EST
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Posted: Mon Feb 18 14:36:07 1985
Date-Received: Wed, 20-Feb-85 03:30:05 EST
Organization: Physics Research @ AT&T Bell Labs Murray Hill NJ
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	I have two short comments about new things I've recently
read on this net:

	1. CD vs. BSO:  Until this year, I listened to records and
rarely went to concert, mostly because of convenience.  Now that I
live across the river from New York, I'm getting out more often.
Live performances do have a certain charm, but I must say that
captioned films (eg "Live from the Met") seem to me to be the ideal
way to experience opera.  Who wants to have to buy a libretto or
score and try to read it in the dark, while singers and actors
are rushing around on stage?  I'm even considering buying a good
TV for this.

	2.Concert review:  I recently went to hear a bass trombone
recital at