We welcome New Yorker music critic Alex Ross for a long discussion about listening to classical music today. This episode runs a bit longer than usual, but we think you&#8217;ll enjoy the whole show.

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&#8220;I mix the familiar and the obscure.&#8221;
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Show notes:

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<li>Alex Ross&#8217;s website, <a href="http://www.therestisnoise.com">The Rest is Noise</a> </li>
<li>Alex Ross&#8217;s writings on <a href="http://www.newyorker.com/contributors/alex-ross">The New Yorker</a> </li>
<li>Alex Ross&#8217;s books: <a href="http://amzn.to/2ce9ers">The Rest is Noise</a>, <a href="http://amzn.to/2cDcoAN">Listen to This</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/09/05/silence-overtakes-sound-for-the-wandelweiser-collective">The Composers of Quiet: The Wandelweiser collective makes music between sound and silence</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://www.therestisnoise.com/2016/09/wandelweiser-links.html">Wandelweiser Miscellany</a> </li>
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Our next tracks:

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<li>Kirk: <a href="http://www.mcelhearn.com/music-review-november-by-dennis-johnson/">Dennis Johnson: November</a> &#8211; <a href="http://www.mcelhearn.com/interview-with-r-andrew-lee-minimalist-pianist/">Interview with R. Andrew Lee</a> </li>
<li>Doug: <a href="http://amzn.to/2ce96rY">Michael Viner&#8217;s Incredible Bongo Band: Bongo Rock</a> </li>
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♫ Episode #19 – Live Recordings and Studio Recordings

Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn discuss music and musicians, and how we listen to music, whether it be analog or digital, downloaded or streamed, audio, or video.