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Website: https://www.classicstoday.com/

00:00 intro
00:40 What is music criticism?
2:35 How did D.H. get to classical music?
10:40 A brief history of music criticism 
15:45 What it takes to become a music critic?
21:25 How D.H. became a music critic?
22:40 How the routine of a music critic looks like? Making a review: process
29:30 A questions from a subscriber:
How many recordings D.H. is listening to per day? And how far in advance he decides which one he's going to profile?
33:09 Acoustic system preferences 
34:19 All about sound engineering
39:50 Can D.H. recognize a conductor/performer/label by a sound?
45:15 Are classical music labels today wealthier than before?
49:40 Does D.H. go to concerts? Does he carry music scores with him?
51:52 What is the main problem of modern criticism?
55:33  Amazon (a story from D.H.)
58:35 A questions from a subscriber:
What young composer/performer should do to attract some attention from a music critic?
59:45 What could increase your chances of getting a review? A proper way of communication. 
1:02:10 Does D.H. believes that the era of music written in Galant style is over?
1:04:00 D.H. about the history of music
1:05:30 Why Beethoven's metronome marks are irrelevant and shouldn't be used?
1:07:50 How far did we get from the original desires of composers of the past?
1:09:55 D.H. about "authentism" of modern Baroque ensembles (18+)
1:11:05 Legendary music critics 
1:13:30 Did critics lose its power?
1:14:35 Engaged critics and paid reviews. How it impacts the reputation of music criticism?
1:16:02 Why D.H. prefers CDs in "boxes" over digital copies?
1:17:20 How many CDs on D.H. shelves?
1:18:30 Does D.H. listening to music on YouTube? And how he is developing his YT channel. 
1:21:20  www.classicstoday.com. How all started
1:24:33 A business idea for D.H. (strictly rejected)
1:29:35 Recommendations from D.H. to people that aren't into classical music yet. 
1:29:57 A brief quiz (silly questions)
1:30:45 A recording to take on a desert island
1:32:25 what D.H. thinks of period instruments 
1:35:27 If you could change one thing in the music industry,  what that would be?
1:37:40 A message from D.H.
1:39:40 Bonus

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Haydn Symphony 88: https://amzn.to/40cDhmu
Harry Belafonte: https://amzn.to/3A18ONJ
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Claudio Arrau: https://amzn.to/3okNJeg
Vadimir Horowitz: https://amzn.to/3mDNV85
Glenn Gould: https://amzn.to/3olYCwI
Ivo Pogorelich: https://amzn.to/4084Opf
Charles Mackerras: https://amzn.to/40lLcy4
Pinchas Zukerman: https://amzn.to/3mEd7eI

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