[mb-style] Should we change Classical Rules?

Dave Smey autodave at davesmey.com
Sun Oct 1 16:08:03 UTC 2006


I think I'm in total agreement with Frederic here.

>
> About edit 5674932
>
> caillon says that since ARs now can give the composer, it makes sense to
> put
> this release under Hilary Hahn. Indeed, in many cd stores, Various Artists
> classical releases are sorted by performer, and I am not sure some stores
> wouldn't put this release at Hilary Hahn. So two questions:
>

A good store would definitely have it under Bach, with *maybe* an
additional copy under Hilary Hahn.  (But in reality such dual placement
would be a pain to maintain.)

> 1 - Should this release (and releases where the title puts a strong accent
> on the performer) be stored under the performer?
>

No.  It is more interesting and useful to survey multiple recordings of
the same stuff under Bach.  Hahn still can get her credit thanks to the
performer AR.

> 2 - Should specifically VA releases where the title puts a strong accent
> on
> the performer be stored under the performer?
>

Yes.  I believe this is the current practice, with a description buried
somewhere deep in the wiki.

3 - For rare discs that have multiple performers and multiple composers,
they can remain VA.

-bklynd




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