You will perhaps have noticed a dramatic change to the 'look and feel' of the website: the result of getting bored with what had been the look-and-feel for nearly 2 years, I'm afraid! I've gone minimal and, I hope, more 'punchy' and easier to read in consequence.
There may be a few colour/font tweaks and twiddles in the days and weeks to come, but I think most of the disruption is done and dusted.
The second (quite big) change is that the site has now acquired a 'Current Listening' page, where I'll record what music I'm listening to at any given moment, its cover art and whatever I've catalogued as its performers. I found posting this information on the TalkClassical forum pages quite helpful for focusing my thoughts and energies on what I'm listening to, rather than let it just become 'background'. I also found what other people were listing there as their current 'listens' to be quite useful guides to new repertoire -indeed, to entirely new composers. I figure if I do the same thing here, someone might find it useful in the same sort of way.I don't guarantee to post everything I listen to there: little motets that take just 6 or 7 minutes to play probably won't be worth it, for example. But anything substantial I listen to will appear there -and perhaps some commentary or observations if I'm feeling particularly discursive!
Sadly, I cannot continue posting at TalkClassical, because its moderators and I do not quite see eye-to-eye on how to call out the troll-like posting of others in a timely manner. Leaving there is rather sad, because some of the people there were really good to get to chat to (though, unfortunately, the usual rules of the Internet apply: many of the denizens there were unmitigated shills and trolls and will do your head in, if you let them!)
Anyway, the new page replaces the forum functionality I really liked, and I hope you find it useful. Other main menu items have moved around a bit, but otherwise, I hope you'll find the site is in much the same usable state as it ever was. Let me know if you encounter errors or other issues.
Miss your posts on TC. Wishing you well here.
Thank you. It's quieter here, that's for sure!