[mb-style] RFC[?]: Update Classical Style Guide to account for'recital discs'

[Marco Sola]

Dave Smey wrote:

> Also, Alexander contributed draft language.  The part that really goes
> beyond what I proposed is:
>
> "...that artist may be designated the ReleaseArtist if any one of the
> following conditions is met:
>
> * The tracks on the release, while all composed by one artist, are
> parts
> of multiple works, several of which are not present in their complete
> form or are drawn from different groups ("selections" or
> "highlights")"
>
> I am not crazy about this, but I'll admit that it is largely due to my
> strong composer-over-performer bias.  I have a few discs which would
> seem to fall under this category but I definitely shelve by composer:
>
> Madeline Forte Plays Piano Music Of Messiaen
> http://musicbrainz.org/release/5019bbbd-c48f-4962-aad3-8a314b112531.html
>
> Wagner: Overtures & Preludes (disc 2)
> http://musicbrainz.org/release/bd817f69-b604-4428-86ca-8382b060d9af.html
>
> OTOH, what are some examples that would definitely feel like
> "recitals"
> and not a composer document?  I guess we are talking opera here, like
>
> Lorraine Hunt Lieberson ~ Handel Arias
> http://www.amazon.com/Lorraine-Hunt-Lieberson-Handel-Arias/dp/B00022LZW8/
>
> Mozart Arias would be another likely album.  I don't know, I would
> feel very comfortable shelving these under their composers (next to
> the other complete vocal works like Masses, Oratorios, Operas and
> Opera Highlights), but I guess if I had a lot of opera soloist discs I 
> might feel  differently.
>
> Anybody want to weigh in with more examples, or "vote" differently on
> these?

Just to remark my current opposition to use Performer when we have a single 
Composer in a Release, even in a "compilation" form: I would leave all your 
examples under composer.

Let's just start working offically on VA and see what happens.

Ciao

Marco (ClutchEr2)