Nothing beats the sound of live music. But then again, I often wish I was listening to music in the comfort of my home while seated in the cramped, nose-bleed section of Carnegie Hall, for instance, between an 80 something who unknowingly toys with her medicated-candy wrappers and a bored Wall Street gentleman who has to leaf through the program notes--in search of corporate sponsor listings--throughout the entire performance. Let's not forget the pretentious chatterers ("Oh, I heard the 5th last season with so and so, blah, blah, blah"), the all-season coughers and sneezers, and the "let's leave before we get hit with tunnel traffic" people.
Of course, background noise adds to the ambiance of a jazz club performances. (Hey, what beats the sound of clinking glass in live recordings?) But when it comes to classical music, all I want to hear is music. Yes, nothing beats the sound of live music, that is, if it's music that you are listening to.
Nothing beats the sound of live music. But then again, I often wish I was listening to music in the comfort of my home while seated in the cramped, nose-bleed section of Carnegie Hall, for instance, between an 80 something who unknowingly toys with her medicated-candy wrappers and a bored Wall Street gentleman who has to leaf through the program notes--in search of corporate sponsor listings--throughout the entire performance. Let's not forget the pretentious chatterers ("Oh, I heard the 5th last season with so and so, blah, blah, blah"), the all-season coughers and sneezers, and the "let's leave before we get hit with tunnel traffic" people.
Of course, background noise adds to the ambiance of a jazz club performances. (Hey, what beats the sound of clinking glass in live recordings?) But when it comes to classical music, all I want to hear is music. Yes, nothing beats the sound of live music, that is, if it's music that you are listening to.