Peter Fang @petefang.bsky.social

If you have been experiencing issues with OpenAI Codex oAuth, it is now fixed. OpenAI has been fixing it in the background and then seemed to change their whole spec today to solve it, you must `hermes update` to fix. Enjoy

Daniel Harding has been named Music Director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic @LAPhil from the 2027-8 season. (Pic: Elizabeth Asher)

@SharkJurassic @LoveInner Just found out something very odd... Qobuz has this set you mentioned but the 7th in it is by Kubelik not Kleiber! 🤔

@petefang @LoveInner It was only released as part of this box set: warnerclassics.com/release/beetho…

Hi everyone. Do any of you still consider this to be a classic, or is the feeling it’s now just one of the crowd?

@SharkJurassic @LoveInner Thanks for the information! I will seek it out...

@SharkJurassic @LoveInner Really? It's on CD now? I only have it on DVD along with the 4th.

@petefang @LoveInner I was about to say the same. Did you know it's finally been issued on CD?

I personally find the Japanese Philips ones warmer and feels more human than other of the Fourniers. They are a tad slower than the Archiv but never sound dragged or deliberate. I often find these to be closer to the core of the Fournier style that I tend to love more than other cellists in general.

@petefang @sonyclassical @YoYo_Ma @SonyClassicalES @SonyClassicalUK @BACH_JohannSeb @PorscheDesign I was able to find half of the Accord release on Universal France, at least, and the St.Boniface performance, if I'm willing to pay the price... Do you like any of the performances considerably more than the DG version?

#morninglistening to YoYoMa's third (and last) recording of the JSBach CelloSuites from 2018, after previous goes at them in 1983 & 1997. "Six Evolutions", as he or @sonyclassical put it. Only WispelweyPieter recorded them as often, I think. Amzn: amzn.to/4tQqogE

@ClassicalCritic @sonyclassical @YoYo_Ma @SonyClassicalES @SonyClassicalUK @BACH_JohannSeb @PorscheDesign Re: Starker - All four versions I mentioned are studio recordings, of which the early digital one on Sefel I've never heard but I know all the other three quite well, especially the Mercury and the last one on RCA.

@petefang @sonyclassical @YoYo_Ma @SonyClassicalES @SonyClassicalUK @BACH_JohannSeb @PorscheDesign Ah, Starker. (I'm not sure if I count air-checks.) Do you know any of the Fourniers, other than the Archiv recording? And how come I've never heard or seen or known of the Philips recording. That's wild, esp. for one of my favorite cellists in favorite repertoire!

Yes this Japanese issue was quite readily available back in the day and this is what I have in CD format. The Tokyo live performance was first released by TDK on CD and then by Tokyo FM on SACD from their own master tapes. The earlier Accord one I only have on digital files. Out of all these my personal favorite is the 1977 Philips.

@petefang @sonyclassical @YoYo_Ma @SonyClassicalES @SonyClassicalUK @BACH_JohannSeb @PorscheDesign Japan-only, it looks like. Now I'm intrigued.

@shirotch_38 If you watch the movie on an IMAX GT screen this countdown will be in its full 1.43:1 glory.

これのために、またIMAXで見たいまである。 知らなかったから、あれっカウントダウンいつもと違う…まさか…からの、グーちゃぁぁぁん！！！！！は、映画始まる前からもう最高だった。

New Classical Music Releases on May 22, 2026 | 2026年5月22日新上线古典音乐新专辑 #classical #ClassicalMusic

@TimothyGWeir @EleonorBindman @HewittJSB I think if I were to just keep one recording of the Partitas I'd pick the Schiff/ECM. But luckily we don't have to do that. :)

There have been several posts about the six keyboard Partitas of J.S. Bach on here. I have my biases but know that these baroque dance suites delight on repeated listening. Schiff, Hewitt, Bindman, Goode, Perahia, Anderszewski, Gould? Take your pick and let them work their magic.

Ready to see #TheMandalorianAndGrogu in glorious IMAX GT!

we’re now living in a timeline where APPLE gives you twice as much ram and storage as the competition, and for less money too…

@LoveInner I quite like his Faure Requiem with the Orchestre de Paris which should be part of this box set!

New addition to the box set clan. Daniel Barenboim Complete Warner Recordings with the Orchestre de Paris on 15 discs. I’ve heard none of these discs before.

THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK was released 46 years ago today. One of Hollywood’s most popular films and most anticipated and acclaimed sequels, the making of story is as huge as you’d expect. 1/39

@mk9aa7m2 Manfred Honeck too

【指揮者は元々どの楽器の奏者だった？〜第2位バイオリン】 ロリン・マゼール ヤープ・ファン・ズヴェーデン ジョン・スタルツァー シャルル・ミュンシュなど 理由 ①弦楽器奏者はオーケストラの中で最も人数が多く、常に集団の呼吸やボーイングを合わせる訓練をしています。そのため、オーケストラ全体の「歌わせ方」や、弦楽器のコントロールを最も熟知しているという強みがあります。 ②オーケストラの“リーダー”である コンサートマスターは、指揮者の次に音楽的責任が重い。 → 指揮者の仕事を間近で学べるポジション。

Secured my ticket to see The Mandalorian and Grogu on IMAX GT on Saturday! So hyped about that 53 minutes of 1.43:1 expanded footage. #Grogu #TheMandalorianAndGrogu