You’ve all heard by now that Google might buy YouTube. That means deeper pockets, and of course greater fear of copyright litigation.
It is time for intertemporal substitution.
Here are YouTube recommendations from Michael, at www.2blowhards.com; here is the best from that list.
There is a long and wonderful list of YouTube music videos, from all genres, on Terry Teachout’s page, scroll down all the way to the right. And no, that video of Gyorgy Cziffra playing Liszt was not speeded up! Art Tatum was pretty fast too. On the guitar, Julian Bream was no slouch.
I was just listening to Julian Bream (guitarist and lutenist) last night – for me he is one of the great musicians of our era. He is not such a virtuoso as some other guitarists, and his lute is a non-PC version of the instrument – but he is far the most musically-intelligent and lyrical player of either of these instruments that I have heard. I think his Dowland on the lute is supreme.
Dude, there’s no rock on that list from the last 20 years. If we’re looking for virtuosity, how about some Zwan?
as expected, the deal has been sealed:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6034577.stm
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