Behind the Hatto Headlines
Even if you read my <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/news/021907hatto/">news article</A>, about Joyce Hatto's recordings, David Hurwitz' <I>Classics Today</I> editorial will supply new information.
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Text to Speech
Kind of cool—and very well done, although the first thing I loaded in was "argh," which Kate could not pronounce.
Ellington's Sound of Love
I can't believe I missed Clive James' wonderful paean to the Duke in <I>Slate</I> earlier this month. Better linked to late than never, I suppose.
Mystery Solved?
Did the Himalayas and the Tibetan plateau rebound "like a cork" in response to losing their massive anchoring mantle?
Uncovered
The original transparencies of an iconic Beatles album cover had been thrown in the garbage and crushed.
The DRM Beat Goes On
We wrote last week about the <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/news/021207drm/">increasingly heated debate</A> over DRM copy protection, with everybody from Steve Jobs to the RIAA weighing in on the subject. This week was just as wild and whacky on that front.
Soundkeeper Recordings Debuts
Like most <I>Stereophile</I> readers, we have grown accustomed to seeing Barry Diament's name on superb-sounding recordings, since he has mastered albums by artists from AC/DC to Warren Zevon—and every letter in between. When the magazine still had its editorial offices in Santa Fe, Diament dropped by one afternoon to say hi, so now we feel like we can brag, "Hey, we know that guy!"
Was Joyce Hatto the Greatest Pianist Almost Nobody Ever Heard Of?
Many people remember the 1990 Milli Vanilli scandal, in which Rob Pilatus and Fabrice Morvan were stripped of their Best New Artist Grammy award when it was revealed they hadn't actually performed on the disc. Of course, "borrowing" has long been a part of the pop music world, as George Harrison's "My Sweet Lord," Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love," and almost any sampled recording can attest; however, most listeners have probably assumed things are a lot more straightforward in the world of classical performance and recording.
Bonus Kitty Zen
Nora plays piano.
About That Hum
Dear Gaia, Barbara Romanowicz thinks she knows why you hum all the time.