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6th Aug 2014, 6:34 PM
	Magic Marmalade If you're not lost... It's not an adventure! Member since Jun 2014 3773 Points Moderator	Perhaps this is an over-generalisation, but I at least have always had the impression that the "Classical world" has a very distinct, and separate group of enthusiasts, who are well into their classics and their performances, but who aren't really concerned with the format, except in that one may offer a particular clarity over another type... whereas we, the hoi-palloi enjoy music from different genres all of which are largely headed under the term "popular culture" (Typically anything post-war (I or II (?)), and that people who generally enjoy this latter will typically have tastes which crossover into other areas, and like me, may dabble in classical music for particular pieces, but are not "all in" for classics for the sake of them being classical in point of principle... Also, Classical music mostly pre-dates any recording technology, and so the appeal tends to be almost exclusively for the music alone (At the very least, principally), whereas the actual physical object, that is, the technology (78s, vinyl, cassette CD, MP3) is held by many to be synonymous with the progression of the music itself in terms of it's cultural significance in defining popular culture and therefore as much a part of the experience and enthusiasm. And for these reasons can see the point, in that we "dabblers" are perhaps not best qualified to bring the majority of Classical recordings to the site... for that, you need some genuine Classical bods to bring their collections here... but they may generally avoid a site that is generally a popular culture site... so having their own world is probably beneficial to all, and a more accurate representation of the way things are in real life. ... just an opinion based on my own impression though.