tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10680113.post3489209394519881381..comments2024-03-23T11:40:13.092-05:00Comments on Musical Assumptions: ShufflingElaine Finehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14248422399226824168noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10680113.post-48074925240722377162010-06-03T12:59:52.685-05:002010-06-03T12:59:52.685-05:00Perhaps your listening tastes are far more suited ...Perhaps your listening tastes are far more suited to the shuffle feature than mine are, David! <br /><br />I do kind of like the "breathless moment" concept though. There are also breathless moments between songs in a Schubert or Schumann song cycle when they are played in order.Elaine Finehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14248422399226824168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10680113.post-46031865683886164922010-06-03T12:17:09.043-05:002010-06-03T12:17:09.043-05:00Elaine, I feel differently about the shuffle featu...Elaine, I feel differently about the shuffle feature. Here's an excerpt from one of my blog entries: <br /><br />I really love setting iTunes to shuffle my entire music collection. The breathless moment between tracks becomes the best part, when I wonder whether that Ravel piano trio is going to be followed by a Paul Simon track, perhaps the Elliott Carter Clarinet Concerto, or maybe some Celtic fiddle tunes? Could it be one of my favorite Pat Metheny albums, another wildly inventive piece from Bela Fleck, or one of the cabaret songs of Clark Gesner?<br /><br />and here's the link to the whole post:<br />http://davidwolfsonmusic.net/blog/?p=39DAvid Wolfsonhttp://www.davidwolfsonmusic.netnoreply@blogger.com