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Gypsy Jan
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If You Like Classical Music
There is a Baja radio station in TJ broadcasting (104.9) and you can listen to the live broadcast on the internet.
http://www.xlnc1.org/listen.php
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow mindedness.”
—Mark Twain
\"La vida es dura, el corazon es puro, y cantamos hasta la madrugada.” (Life is hard, the heart is pure and we sing until dawn.)
—Kirsty MacColl, Mambo de la Luna
\"Alea iacta est.\"
—Julius Caesar
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EmeraldDawn
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I listen to this station regularly. I have to say it has gone a bit downhill over the last year, playing more and more orchestrated popular music and
single movements. It is still worth tuning in though - there is some good music played.
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Gypsy Jan
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Just Curious
Why do you think the station has gone "downhill"?
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow mindedness.”
—Mark Twain
\"La vida es dura, el corazon es puro, y cantamos hasta la madrugada.” (Life is hard, the heart is pure and we sing until dawn.)
—Kirsty MacColl, Mambo de la Luna
\"Alea iacta est.\"
—Julius Caesar
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EmeraldDawn
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Well, I guess it's a matter of personal taste, but I feel that it used to be a better classical station and has rather "dumbed down" its content - to
a certain extent, it is still a fine station and I still listen to it a lot - with orchestral versions of pop music and slogans like "Hits forever".
I do understand the station's mission to bring classical music to a wider audience and I do understand that it has to maintain itself. So really I am
not trying to attack its development. Just from a purely personal point of view I would have been happier if it had stayed more traditionally
"classical".
All this is not to say that I think the classical repertoire is something set in concrete that can never be added to, or that the fact that something
is "popular" makes it less valuable. I actually applaud the station for airing some of the fine music from the Final Fantasy games which really is the
classical music of our time. On the other hand the Superman theme music or Queen's "We Are the Champions" (both of which seem to have been played
dozens of times in the last year) really fall into the category of "easy listening" - at least in my view and it is not what I tune in for.
But I don't want to seem hostile or over-critical. I do enjoy this station and recommend it. Any criticisms are intended to be of a constructive
nature.
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I actually have to agree with EmeraldDawn. I've been listening to XLNC1 since I got back in San Diego in 2001. Their play list has begun to lean more
towards popular selections. They still play a good amount of straight classical music, mostly from the great masters but they do throw some lesser
know pieces and composers in the mix.
If you don't know the story of XLNC1 it's pretty cool. There is a link to it on their web site relating it. The "station" started as one man
channeling classical music from a laptop. From there it grew into a low frequency station and eventually (2007 or 08?) they were able to install a
larger transmitter on Mt. Miguel in SD. They have been a publicly supported radio station the entire time. The original family funds a portion of the
operating expenses and they did pledge drives to make up the rest. I am not currently a member, but I've supported them with pretty generous donations
in the past. They haven't had a pledge drive in over a year, which just about coincides with the increase in popular music.
I think they added the popular and movie instrumentals as a way to broaden their appeal. I appreciate that they make an effort of feature Mexcian and
Latin American composers and artists and really, really enjoy the amount of Spanish guitar they play.
My new car came with a 6-month subscription to SiriusXM radio and I've been listening to the 2 classical stations on Sirius. The subscription expired
last week and I'm back to XLNC1 and have to say it's very similar to one of the Sirius classical stations. The other Sirius station is devoted to
complete classical works. I haven't made a decision yet as to whether Sirius is worth the $12.95/month they want, but I've got the classic genre
covered with XLNC1. The other Sirius stations I was listening to is another story. Not much locally in SD to replace those 
So basically, I'm another big thumb way up for XLNC1 in spite of movie themes and popular music creeping in to their play list.
[Edited on 10-11-2011 by Kalypso]
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Dave
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With the exception of Sirius and a handful of internet streamers, NO classical radio station plays exclusively classical or complete selections. It
really makes no difference as virtually all classical listeners are audiophiles and already have extensive collections that rival the stations
themselves.
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I am a classical listener but not an audiophile and I scarcely have a collection at all. But then I never seem to fit into any category. Some people
say that boastfully (in which case it is rarely true). Actually it is mostly a pain. Not especially in this case, but generally I never seem to "plug
in" to any particular taste or way of doing things or find folks that think similarly. So I find myself almost always rather lost and outside any
group or taste-stratum. Does anyone else have this kind of problem?
Anyway - enough of that. This streaming station is very good, I find:
http://www.classicalarchives.com/radio/
I listen to this via my iPod Touch quite a lot.
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Thanks for the link!
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Dave
With the exception of Sirius and a handful of internet streamers, NO classical radio station plays exclusively classical or complete selections. It
really makes no difference as virtually all classical listeners are audiophiles and already have extensive collections that rival the stations
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Hmmm....I'm not an audiophile either. My collection is no threat to any classical stations, it's pretty puny. In fact I probably have a larger
collection of Latin Jazz and Mariachi music than I do classical 
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Kalypso
Hmmm....I'm not an audiophile either. My collection is no threat to any classical stations, it's pretty puny. In fact I probably have a larger
collection of Latin Jazz and Mariachi music than I do classical
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Sorry...I should have said serious listeners.
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Soo...Do these stations ever play Ravel's Bolero much?
Darn machine ate my old tape.
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Gypsy Jan
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Yes, Pompano
They play Ravel's Bolero.
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow mindedness.”
—Mark Twain
\"La vida es dura, el corazon es puro, y cantamos hasta la madrugada.” (Life is hard, the heart is pure and we sing until dawn.)
—Kirsty MacColl, Mambo de la Luna
\"Alea iacta est.\"
—Julius Caesar
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EmeraldDawn
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Dave
| Quote: | Originally posted by Kalypso
Hmmm....I'm not an audiophile either. My collection is no threat to any classical stations, it's pretty puny. In fact I probably have a larger
collection of Latin Jazz and Mariachi music than I do classical
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Sorry...I should have said serious listeners. |
Well, that does make a difference. I wonder if the majority of listeners to classical stations are actually serious. Serious meaning - audiophiles
with large collections, I suppose, which makes the statement something of a tautology.
[Edited on 10-12-2011 by EmeraldDawn]
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If you like Bolero, check THIS out!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wg47cf11yc&feature=relat...
Just about the time the Hayes code but it oozes sensuality. Amazing for its time... not to mention George Raft dancing.
| Quote: | Originally posted by Pompano
Soo...Do these stations ever play Ravel's Bolero much?
Darn machine ate my old tape. |
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| Quote: | Originally posted by EmeraldDawn
| Quote: | Originally posted by Dave
| Quote: | Originally posted by Kalypso
Hmmm....I'm not an audiophile either. My collection is no threat to any classical stations, it's pretty puny. In fact I probably have a larger
collection of Latin Jazz and Mariachi music than I do classical
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Sorry...I should have said serious listeners. |
Well, that does make a difference. I wonder if the majority of listeners to classical stations are actually serious. Serious meaning - audiophiles
with large collections, I suppose, which makes the statement something of a tautology.
[Edited on 10-12-2011 by EmeraldDawn] |
I do consider myself a serious listener and have supported XLNC1 financially for a number of years. I also regularly attend the SD Symphony and
usually purchase a season subscription. I let it lapse this year as their program choices just didn't turn my crank. I'll buy individaul tickets for
the programs I do like and want to attend. I'm just not big on collecting CDs
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I have a friend who played cello for years in a symphony orchestra and now teaches. She studied under Rostropovich. But she is by no means an
audiophile and barely knows a tweeter from a woofer. Would she not count as "serious".
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| Quote: | Originally posted by EmeraldDawn
I have a friend who played cello for years in a symphony orchestra and now teaches. She studied under Rostropovich. But she is by no means an
audiophile and barely knows a tweeter from a woofer. Would she not count as "serious". |
She would in my book 
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As a listener?
| Quote: | Originally posted by EmeraldDawn
I have a friend who played cello for years in a symphony orchestra and now teaches. She studied under Rostropovich. But she is by no means an
audiophile and barely knows a tweeter from a woofer. Would she not count as "serious". |
Probably not.
Surprisingly, most professional musicians spend little time in listening. Almost all their free time is devoted to practicing and making
music.
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And attending performances of their pupils!
Interestingly, this friend, when I told her I listen to music when relaxing said that she prefers something like the sound of the sea, as any
organized music immediately activates her mind to assessing it.
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Assessing? I like that word!
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