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Pondering which version...
Oct. 7th, 2007 10:35 pm*sigh*
I was browsing iTunes and then amazon for Bach's Christmas Oratorio to determine which version I want. I still don't know. I've narrowed it down some, but what makes it really difficult is that Americans are siriusly good; and they are the version you just don't find in Europe, so it's all news to me. The Boston Bach Ensemble, heck I didn't even know it existed *snerk*. Their Jauchzet, Frohlocket is amazing! I used to own the Dresden Philharmonie one and foolishly never put it on this computer, so I really need to buy one this year. Baking cookies is that much more fun with proper music, yanno? How I'm' going to manage to ignore the fact that it's still 90F out there is beyond my imagination right now, but alas, maybe it will cool down eventually. Or rain. Rain would be really good. Rain would bring mushrooms and my Christmas dinner would be sorted.
Yeah, anyway, I still like the Dresden Phil version, but I'm really, really impressed with the Boston one. Can't buy it today because I honestly don't know which one I'll enjoy more. Ah well, tomorrow is another day. I think.
Talking of music CDs, I am seriously miffed at Borders. I finally found the 9th Symphony conducted by Simon Rattle with the Vienna Philharmonic, which![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
mundungus42 pointed me to. Both iTunes and amazon only have the complete symphonies for $45, which I can't really justify. So, I asked to listen to it, and they said no! So, I asked if that means that if I buy it and don't like it, can I return it. No, of course not. So I asked if they meant to tell me that I buy it, and if I don't like it, I'll have wasted $17 plus tax. Yes, that's right. I didn't buy it. In fact, I was so miffed, I didn't buy a book either. Not from them! *grumble* Srsly, even iTunes lets you listen to 30 seconds of the music you consider buying.
In other news, I didn't get one word written today. I woke up with pain in my neck which soon developed into a headache. It's better now, but I'm tired, so no writing today.
I was browsing iTunes and then amazon for Bach's Christmas Oratorio to determine which version I want. I still don't know. I've narrowed it down some, but what makes it really difficult is that Americans are siriusly good; and they are the version you just don't find in Europe, so it's all news to me. The Boston Bach Ensemble, heck I didn't even know it existed *snerk*. Their Jauchzet, Frohlocket is amazing! I used to own the Dresden Philharmonie one and foolishly never put it on this computer, so I really need to buy one this year. Baking cookies is that much more fun with proper music, yanno? How I'm' going to manage to ignore the fact that it's still 90F out there is beyond my imagination right now, but alas, maybe it will cool down eventually. Or rain. Rain would be really good. Rain would bring mushrooms and my Christmas dinner would be sorted.
Yeah, anyway, I still like the Dresden Phil version, but I'm really, really impressed with the Boston one. Can't buy it today because I honestly don't know which one I'll enjoy more. Ah well, tomorrow is another day. I think.
Talking of music CDs, I am seriously miffed at Borders. I finally found the 9th Symphony conducted by Simon Rattle with the Vienna Philharmonic, which
mundungus42 pointed me to. Both iTunes and amazon only have the complete symphonies for $45, which I can't really justify. So, I asked to listen to it, and they said no! So, I asked if that means that if I buy it and don't like it, can I return it. No, of course not. So I asked if they meant to tell me that I buy it, and if I don't like it, I'll have wasted $17 plus tax. Yes, that's right. I didn't buy it. In fact, I was so miffed, I didn't buy a book either. Not from them! *grumble* Srsly, even iTunes lets you listen to 30 seconds of the music you consider buying.In other news, I didn't get one word written today. I woke up with pain in my neck which soon developed into a headache. It's better now, but I'm tired, so no writing today.
