Veljo Tormis: <I>Forgotten Peoples</I><BR>
Tõnu Kaljuste, Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir<BR>
ECM New Series 1459/60 (434 275-2, 2 CDs only). Paul Hillier, prod.; Peter Laenger, eng. DDD. TT: 2:06:01
The recording label Deutsche Grammophon, founded in 1898, boldly ventured into the 21<SUP>st</SUP> century on November 28 with a new <A HREF="http://www2.ham.deutschegrammophon.com/home
">online store</A> that eschews digital rights management (DRM) and offers MP3 downloads at 320kbps.
This week marks <I>Stereophile</I>'s 10<SUP>th</SUP> year online.
My office window is almost precisely one Huckleberry wide. You'd be amazed how much of the house has been measured by that metric.
"Happiness is a warm preamp," Bagheera insists.
Adam Sohmer writes: "A fine humanitarian has gone through the effort of aggregating most known Zappa videos residing on YouTube, and there's quite a bit on tap. Check out the professionally shot videos of the Yellow Shark concert and wonder why this performance has yet to see a formal release. Or just sift through the page and cancel the rest of the day's appointments."
Christopher Hitchens, too. Gosh, I love Chris Morris.
"For decades the pursuit of high–-quality sound on high-end systems drove the recording industry, especially the classical music branch."
Maybe the skies won't be filled with airships after all.
