Samurai wrote:
> Many years ago I bought a number of items from Ed (nothing since we
> began arguing over Domingo). The one purchase that pinched my ass was
> a Corelli recital on Melodram. Once I received it, I discovered that
> out of the ten selections (45 minutes total), four were orchestral
> pieces in which Corelli did not sing. I thought then that this was
> fraud and still do. I called Ed to complain and he blew me off. When
> you deal with a thief don't be surprised if his ethical standards are
> low.
And what was the content of the ORIGINAL "Corelli recital"? I have a
couple of open-air concerts featuring van Dam which also included
orchestral selections, and sometimes other singers. (One of those
"other singers" being my first introduction to Thomas Quasthoff - hardly
a negative feature so far as I was concerned.) Many of the "pirate"
concerts and recitals are similar - public appearances by our favorite
artists which were not INTENDED as solo recitals. You wouldn't complain
because a Met gala included other performances along with some by your
own favorite, would you? Whether or not you count it as a disadvantage,
that's one of the "facts of life" about fandom - your idol may often
perform with others. (Should the "pirate" provider edit out everything
else, even though some of his customers want the same concert for some
of the other artists it features?)
