^ Are you looking for Classics or Foreign Movies?
Both, although they are obviously not mutually exclusive.
And I guess on DVD is also fine (doesn't have to be on Blu-ray?).
Not exactly. I haven't watched DVD since '07. But I would make an exception for Le Poulpe. I haven't met anyone in the US that has seen it, let alone heard of it.
And are you into Classical Music? OK, I know you are, but on the multichannel SACD format,
DVD-Audio format, Blu-ray format, HD DVD format, DVD format or CD format?
My greatest collection of classical music is actually on paper; scores. Next is CDs. There is not a third. Ok, bluray, but I only have two. The other besides the Bach recording, is the NYP in Pyongyang.
I happen to have an extensive collection of Classic and Foreign movies.
I also happen to have a sizeable collection on Classical Music from all formats.
I believe you.
I grew up with Classical music (vinyls, or albums, or LPs if you prefer).
Johann Sebastian Bach is also one of my favorite dead composer, alongside Beethoven, Mozart...
LOTR
I've said before that if I had to choose between Bach, and all of the other music ever created in the entire world, I would be hard pressed to choose. However, I know my opinion is rather extreme.
TBH, I don't listen to much Bach, except when the soul is starving, or perhaps when I am sad/depressed (which is a very rare occurrence, but it does happen every once in a long while). When that happens, it gets cranked.
For me, it's all about the fugues. Outside of that, I like everything from medieval (Hildegard von Bingen), to very acerbic dodecaphonic stuff from more modern composers.
I do have a sweet tooth for Brahms chamber stuff, Shostakovich symphonies, keyboard in general, etc.
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Alex, I'm sure you don't mind, but I'm going to respond to PM here. I think it's cool you're attepting to expand your musical horizons, but as you noted, who knows how you'll feel about your impending netflix arrivals.
I think the Musical Offering is pretty austere stuff, particularly for someone getting their feet wet. I'd say the same for the Art of Fugue, for example. I think, perhaps, you ought to try something more exuberant like the Goldberg Variations, or maybe some stylized baroque dance suites for solo instrument, such as the Cello Suites. (People seem to really love the cello.)
From what I remember, I think my favorite recording I've heard of the Goldberg is on harpsichord, by Pierre Hantai, but I fear the instrument doesn't please a lot of laymen. I do enjoy its extreme clarity. From what I remember, I think I was disappointed with Perahia's version. The most well known version, easily, comes from Glenn Gould, whether early, middle, or late. His first, in fact debut recording, is the only classical album to ever break Billboard Top Ten, AFAIK. As for Billboard's classical top ten, or something like that, it was on top for many years. He is eccentric, and will push the boundaries of interpretation, and that works well with Bach, because his music is that good. Even with a beginner playing easier stuff of this composer, he/she doesn't have an easy time in sounding
bad. However, when Gould plays Mozart, or Beethoven, I start rolling my eyes.
For the Cello stuff, Pablo Casals was the first to champion the work, AFAIK. However, detractors would say it's performed without balance, perhaps like a romantic work. Some might say the same for Rostropovich's rendition. I really like the version I own by Schiff. I've heard Anner Bylsma's (yep, a Dutchman) recording, and that is top notch. One of the cool things about it is that the very last suite is performed how it's supposed to be, on a 5 string cello, and IIRC he borrows the 5 string Stradivarius from the US Library of Congress to record it.
I really love the Well-Tempered Clavier in particular. Book I or II.
Uh, hope this helps.
