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Website link Posted by Guy Middlemiss on September 12, 2023, 9:59 am The Crotchet link in the Gunter Wand Bruckner 8 review is actually to an escort agency! Yours Guy Middlemiss (Researcher, BBC Music Library)

Re: Website link Posted by John Quinn on September 12, 2023, 11:28 am, in reply to "Website link" Guy, Thank you for pointing this out. I'm afraid we discovered last year that the Crotchet domain had been taken over and put e a message on our old website - it's still there - explaining the situation. Every Crotchet link goes to the escort agency - there will be thousands of these links - not feasible to delete them because it can't be done by a simple search and replace. I'm very sorry but this is out of our control.

Re: Website link Posted by Terence on September 12, 2023, 1:34 pm, in reply to "Website link" Come for the Bruckner; stay for the escorts!

Re: Website link Posted by Mikeh on September 24, 2023, 10:23 am, in reply to "Re: Website link" I would prefer the escorts! Oops, did I say that? Previous Message Come for the Bruckner; stay for the escorts!

Re: Website link Posted by Ralph Moore on September 24, 2023, 10:48 am, in reply to "Re: Website link" Mikeh, your antipathy to our beloved Bruckner is most painful to us devotees...but maybe one day you will experience a Pauline conversion and stay away from such distractions (although the composer himself was prone to making chaste but unreciprocated advances to young ladies). Previous Message I would prefer the escorts! Oops, did I say that? Previous Message Come for the Bruckner; stay for the escorts!

Re: Website link Posted by Mike Hardy on September 24, 2023, 11:52 am, in reply to "Re: Website link" Hi Ralph Ok. I am willing to be converted. Can you reccomend a couple of cds ? The nearest I have come so far has been "quite liking" Nelsons. I suspect because reviews have generally been of the "not really the best Bruckner" kind. I have tried Rattle (hated it), Karajan, Jochum and Thielemann (boring), Tenterden (dull). As a guideline, I am passionate about Sibelius, Shostakovich and PMD. Advise would be appreciated, I am ready fir conversion!!!; I know its me!!! Previous Message Mikeh, your antipathy to our beloved Bruckner is most painful to us devotees...but maybe one day you will experience a Pauline conversion and stay away from such distractions (although the composer himself was prone to making chaste but unreciprocated advances to young ladies). Previous Message I would prefer the escorts! Oops, did I say that? Previous Message Come for the Bruckner; stay for the escorts!

Re: Website link Posted by Ralph Moore on September 24, 2023, 2:00 pm, in reply to "Re: Website link" Well, Mike, I have produced a shortlist of personal Bruckner recommendations: http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2022/Feb/Bruckner-sy-checklist.htm - but it contains some of your "boring" names, so I am tentative about making more suggestions. However, I share your antipathy to Rattle (except for his completed Ninth), Jochum and Thielemann in Bruckner, even if the inclusion of Karajan in your list puzzles me. I wonder, however, whether you would actually like François-Xavier Roth's "cleaner, crisper" approach? The 4th reviewed here: https://www.musicwebinternational.com/2023/04/bruckner-symphony-4-myrios-classics/ and the 7th: http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2022/Mar/Bruckner-sy7-MYR030.htm After that, I'm stumped and will just have to play the waiting game. Previous Message Hi Ralph Ok. I am willing to be converted. Can you reccomend a couple of cds ? The nearest I have come so far has been "quite liking" Nelsons. I suspect because reviews have generally been of the "not really the best Bruckner" kind. I have tried Rattle (hated it), Karajan, Jochum and Thielemann (boring), Tenterden (dull). As a guideline, I am passionate about Sibelius, Shostakovich and PMD. Advise would be appreciated, I am ready fir conversion!!!; I know its me!!! Previous Message Mikeh, your antipathy to our beloved Bruckner is most painful to us devotees...but maybe one day you will experience a Pauline conversion and stay away from such distractions (although the composer himself was prone to making chaste but unreciprocated advances to young ladies). Previous Message I would prefer the escorts! Oops, did I say that? Previous Message Come for the Bruckner; stay for the escorts!

Re: Website link Posted by Mike Hardy on September 24, 2023, 5:47 pm, in reply to "Re: Website link" Brilliant. Thank you so much Ralph. I will report back in due course. Roth sounds interesting. Previous Message Well, Mike, I have produced a shortlist of personal Bruckner recommendations: http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2022/Feb/Bruckner-sy-checklist.htm - but it contains some of your "boring" names, so I am tentative about making more suggestions. However, I share your antipathy to Rattle (except for his completed Ninth), Jochum and Thielemann in Bruckner, even if the inclusion of Karajan in your list puzzles me. I wonder, however, whether you would actually like François-Xavier Roth's "cleaner, crisper" approach? The 4th reviewed here: https://www.musicwebinternational.com/2023/04/bruckner-symphony-4-myrios-classics/ and the 7th: http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2022/Mar/Bruckner-sy7-MYR030.htm After that, I'm stumped and will just have to play the waiting game. Previous Message Hi Ralph Ok. I am willing to be converted. Can you reccomend a couple of cds ? The nearest I have come so far has been "quite liking" Nelsons. I suspect because reviews have generally been of the "not really the best Bruckner" kind. I have tried Rattle (hated it), Karajan, Jochum and Thielemann (boring), Tenterden (dull). As a guideline, I am passionate about Sibelius, Shostakovich and PMD. Advise would be appreciated, I am ready fir conversion!!!; I know its me!!! Previous Message Mikeh, your antipathy to our beloved Bruckner is most painful to us devotees...but maybe one day you will experience a Pauline conversion and stay away from such distractions (although the composer himself was prone to making chaste but unreciprocated advances to young ladies). Previous Message I would prefer the escorts! Oops, did I say that? Previous Message Come for the Bruckner; stay for the escorts!

Re: Website link Posted by Lee Denham on September 25, 2023, 8:45 am, in reply to "Re: Website link" Far be it for me to tread on my esteemed Brucknerian colleague's toes (although I do agree with Ralph's response), but another set you may like to consider for your imminent "conversion" would be the one conducted by Stanislav Skrowaczewski with the Saarbrücken Radio Symphony Orchestra, that helpfully contains all the 11 symphonies (rather than just the nine of others). It was once available at super-bargain price, but I note it has now been 'promoted' to mid-price at around £5 per CD. However, all the performances are both effortlessly natural and wisely conducted with fine sound, and even if no individual performance would be smuggled away to my desert island, Stan the Man is a more intuitive Brucknerian than many other conductors in this music (including Andris Nelsons), who is able to perform this music without recourse to any obvious 'interpretive' viewpoints (as with Harnoncourt, Rattle, Thielemann ....). That said, we all have our blind spots - one day, the secrets of Mozart's G Minor symphony will reveal itself to me in the same way that the glories of the others have done for many years already. Many of us believe Mike, that the Celestial Philharmonic will doubtlessly be playing the music on Anton Bruckner as we approach the pearly gates, so never give up ! Lee Previous Message Hi Ralph Ok. I am willing to be converted. Can you reccomend a couple of cds ? The nearest I have come so far has been "quite liking" Nelsons. I suspect because reviews have generally been of the "not really the best Bruckner" kind. I have tried Rattle (hated it), Karajan, Jochum and Thielemann (boring), Tenterden (dull). As a guideline, I am passionate about Sibelius, Shostakovich and PMD. Advise would be appreciated, I am ready fir conversion!!!; I know its me!!! Previous Message Mikeh, your antipathy to our beloved Bruckner is most painful to us devotees...but maybe one day you will experience a Pauline conversion and stay away from such distractions (although the composer himself was prone to making chaste but unreciprocated advances to young ladies). Previous Message I would prefer the escorts! Oops, did I say that? Previous Message Come for the Bruckner; stay for the escorts!

Re: Website link Posted by Mike Hardy on September 28, 2023, 9:21 am, in reply to "Re: Website link" Thanks Lee By chance I was in my local Sally Army charity shop and found...........the complete Skrowaczewski Bruckner set for £5.00 ! Just so far listened to no. 4 and , wait for it, enjoyed it very much! You may have found the answer to my Bruckner problem, Thanks. Previous Message Far be it for me to tread on my esteemed Brucknerian colleague's toes (although I do agree with Ralph's response), but another set you may like to consider for your imminent "conversion" would be the one conducted by Stanislav Skrowaczewski with the Saarbrücken Radio Symphony Orchestra, that helpfully contains all the 11 symphonies (rather than just the nine of others). It was once available at super-bargain price, but I note it has now been 'promoted' to mid-price at around £5 per CD. However, all the performances are both effortlessly natural and wisely conducted with fine sound, and even if no individual performance would be smuggled away to my desert island, Stan the Man is a more intuitive Brucknerian than many other conductors in this music (including Andris Nelsons), who is able to perform this music without recourse to any obvious 'interpretive' viewpoints (as with Harnoncourt, Rattle, Thielemann ....). That said, we all have our blind spots - one day, the secrets of Mozart's G Minor symphony will reveal itself to me in the same way that the glories of the others have done for many years already. Many of us believe Mike, that the Celestial Philharmonic will doubtlessly be playing the music on Anton Bruckner as we approach the pearly gates, so never give up ! Lee Previous Message Hi Ralph Ok. I am willing to be converted. Can you reccomend a couple of cds ? The nearest I have come so far has been "quite liking" Nelsons. I suspect because reviews have generally been of the "not really the best Bruckner" kind. I have tried Rattle (hated it), Karajan, Jochum and Thielemann (boring), Tenterden (dull). As a guideline, I am passionate about Sibelius, Shostakovich and PMD. Advise would be appreciated, I am ready fir conversion!!!; I know its me!!! Previous Message Mikeh, your antipathy to our beloved Bruckner is most painful to us devotees...but maybe one day you will experience a Pauline conversion and stay away from such distractions (although the composer himself was prone to making chaste but unreciprocated advances to young ladies). Previous Message I would prefer the escorts! Oops, did I say that? Previous Message Come for the Bruckner; stay for the escorts!

Re: Website link Posted by Lee Denham on September 29, 2023, 9:17 am, in reply to "Re: Website link" Genuinely pleased for you Mike - that is a veritable bargain. It's amazing what you can find amongst the CD racks in charity shops sometimes - in between the Charlotte Church's and Einaudi's is the odd, genuine bargain .... Best, lee Previous Message Thanks Lee By chance I was in my local Sally Army charity shop and found...........the complete Skrowaczewski Bruckner set for £5.00 ! Just so far listened to no. 4 and , wait for it, enjoyed it very much! You may have found the answer to my Bruckner problem, Thanks. Previous Message Far be it for me to tread on my esteemed Brucknerian colleague's toes (although I do agree with Ralph's response), but another set you may like to consider for your imminent "conversion" would be the one conducted by Stanislav Skrowaczewski with the Saarbrücken Radio Symphony Orchestra, that helpfully contains all the 11 symphonies (rather than just the nine of others). It was once available at super-bargain price, but I note it has now been 'promoted' to mid-price at around £5 per CD. However, all the performances are both effortlessly natural and wisely conducted with fine sound, and even if no individual performance would be smuggled away to my desert island, Stan the Man is a more intuitive Brucknerian than many other conductors in this music (including Andris Nelsons), who is able to perform this music without recourse to any obvious 'interpretive' viewpoints (as with Harnoncourt, Rattle, Thielemann ....). That said, we all have our blind spots - one day, the secrets of Mozart's G Minor symphony will reveal itself to me in the same way that the glories of the others have done for many years already. Many of us believe Mike, that the Celestial Philharmonic will doubtlessly be playing the music on Anton Bruckner as we approach the pearly gates, so never give up ! Lee Previous Message Hi Ralph Ok. I am willing to be converted. Can you reccomend a couple of cds ? The nearest I have come so far has been "quite liking" Nelsons. I suspect because reviews have generally been of the "not really the best Bruckner" kind. I have tried Rattle (hated it), Karajan, Jochum and Thielemann (boring), Tenterden (dull). As a guideline, I am passionate about Sibelius, Shostakovich and PMD. Advise would be appreciated, I am ready fir conversion!!!; I know its me!!! Previous Message Mikeh, your antipathy to our beloved Bruckner is most painful to us devotees...but maybe one day you will experience a Pauline conversion and stay away from such distractions (although the composer himself was prone to making chaste but unreciprocated advances to young ladies). Previous Message I would prefer the escorts! Oops, did I say that? Previous Message Come for the Bruckner; stay for the escorts!

Re: Website link Posted by dieter barkhoff on September 27, 2023, 2:13 am, in reply to "Re: Website link" I write fiction - have 74 stories, working on 75. One of my stories is called Coda - a Bruckner-inspired story. Ironically - and these little synchronicities have happened throughout my life, the story I am working on mentions an escort agency. If you wish to read my story - less than 5000 words, please contact me and I can send. Lee Denham has my email adress. Regards Previous Message Mikeh, your antipathy to our beloved Bruckner is most painful to us devotees...but maybe one day you will experience a Pauline conversion and stay away from such distractions (although the composer himself was prone to making chaste but unreciprocated advances to young ladies). Previous Message I would prefer the escorts! Oops, did I say that? Previous Message Come for the Bruckner; stay for the escorts!

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