[mb-style] RFC: Setting Classical Release Artists to Performers

[Aaron Cooper]

On 7-Feb-08, at 4:12 AM, symphonick wrote:
> 2008/2/7, Aaron Cooper <cooperaa at gmail.com>:
>>    2.      If there is a COLLABORATION between a small number of
>> artists who performed on all tracks, the collaboration artist is the
>> Release Artist.  (This would be similar to our regular
>> CollaborationStyle)
>
> What's a "small number"? IMHO collabration artists are nasty and
> should be avoided.
> In your note you say "Only [create] collaborations between solo
> performers such as a violinist and pianist collaborating on a Concerto
> for Piano and Violin." Isn't the violinist performing a concerto a
> "solo performer" according to 1) ? For a sonata for vl & pi (or
> chamber music generally) I can see the need to credit more than 1
> artist.

Same rules for creating collaborations as we use in "pop"  
MusicBrainz.  "Frank & Nancy Sinatra", etc.  My example was of a  
"Concerto for Piano and Violin" (1 work) so both performers (the  
pianist and violinist) would be equal "solo performers".


> BTW s/b "Anne-Sophie Mutter" in 2:2
> (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne-Sophie_Mutter)

Thanks, I was just copying from the release :)

>>    3.      If there is a CONDUCTOR who performed on all tracks, the
>> conductor is the Release Artist.
>>    4.      If there is an ORCHESTRA/ensemble/choir who performs on
>> all tracks, they are the Release Artist.
>
> I don't think I agree with 3:5 (same conductor & orchestra on all
> tracks). 3:4 (Karajan Edition) looks fine tho. BTW isn't that a series
> of 25 discs? The ReleaseTitle could probably be a bit more descriptive
> :)

If the Karajan edition is a 25-disc set, then I would think throughout  
the set there will be many orchestras but still only one conductor  
(him).  I think that would make him the RA.

As for Example 3:5, what don't you like about it and what would you  
prefer to do with it?

-Aaron