or song presented by the singer. This has happened more times than not, I'm
>
>
> 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?)
