Today I was in a real, physical CD shop, browsing CDs. I looked at the albums with works by Arvo Pärt. I looked at recordings of historical organs. I wondered about ancient music by Jordi Savall. About liturgical music. And then I didn’t want to ask the sales people for advice and decided I’d look stuff up online, when I’m back home. That’s how far removed from I already am from the act of buying physical CDs in a real shop. I can’t even take advantage of the one thing that sets it apart from the experience of shopping online. Talking to a real human being.
My father in law, on the other hand, seemed to browse the new sections for Jazz, added a new CD by András Schiff, did not listen into anything. Had he heard of new releases on the radio? Was he looking for familiar names? Did he trust the shop owner’s taste?
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Did you ask him?
– Sean 2015-04-11 15:15 UTC
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No, I started thinking about this on my way home. Something I definitely need to do!
– Alex Schroeder 2015-04-11 16:46 UTC
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Note to self: “Silencio is a meditative collection of 20th-century works for string orchestra, including works by Arvo Pärt, Philip Glass, and Vladimir Martynov.”
– Alex Schroeder 2015-04-11 20:35 UTC