On Mon, August 12, 2013 7:01 am, v_2e@xxxxxxx wrote: > Hello! > > That's an interesting idea -- to run the radio station devoted to > Soviet classic music. There are/were many great soviet composers whose > works definitely deserve a wide distribution and recognition, which, > unfortunately, is not the interest of the xUSSR republics governments. > > In this regard it is interesting to recall the fragment from the > annotation on the 1994 audio CD cover: > > " I deeply enjoyed and admired the classical recordings of my youth > (from the late 1950's to early 1970's). As I pondered why I now find it > so hard to enjoy many contemporary releases, I realized that pure > economics have played perhaps too large a role in the art of recording > today. > > Think about how much one talented musician earns during one > recording session. Now multiply that by 100 or more talented musicians. > Now add in the cost of renting a huge, beautiful sounding concert hall > where each seat normally commands $40 or more for each concert. Is it > any wonder that the very idea of "experimenting" with one's recording > craft in a particular hall with a full orchestra (maybe a chorus too) > must be held to a bare minimum? > > During my recent visits to Moscow, Russia, I had many occasions to > attend concerts at the Great Conservatory Hall (admission price: around > 40 cents). I was immediately struck by the acoustics. Here was a > treasure waiting to be shared. And the musicians! Russian musicians lay > with their soul. their salary is not why they play. They don't really > have a choice. They play for the passion of it all. > > After several inquiries, I met maestro Gorenstein. I was > enthralled. What a fierce presence, intelligence and dedication. We > quickly began a cooperative effort to bring a unique opportunity to > life. Here was the chance to work with one hall and with a consistent > group of very talented artists, until we got it right. > > This CD is not the first recording I've done at the Great Hall. But > it _is_ the first where I'm ready to share the results. It is my > pleasure to give you a true musical passion from the heart. It will not > be the last. > > Gene Pope III, President, PopeMusic " > > (The CD is titled "Unlikely Silhouettes") > > Now turning back to your streaming server. > 1. I've been listening to it for a couple of days with no problmes. > 2. When I tried to open the streaming server's web-page, I got the > following: > > Could not parse XSLT file > > This reminds me a problem I had once after an upgrade of the > IceCast to a custom build. The problem was actually that the server was > looking for the files in the "/usr/share/icecast2/web/" catalog, while > the files were installed into the "/usr/share/icecast/web/" catalog. I > solved the problem temporarily by installing a symlink "icecast2 --> > icecast". Maybe, you have the similar problem? > Thanks for spotting that. Fixed now. > 3. Is your Soviet classic music collection going to grow in the near > future or not? > It is definitely a work in progress. We just added some more Tschaikovsky today and continue to fine tune the config and selection. > Thanks! > > Vladimir > Thanks for your support. -- Patrick Shirkey Boost Hardware Ltd _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
