tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-1136974472878557162006-01-11T10:14:00.000Z2006-01-11T10:14:00.000ZI fully share Daniel, Ben and Berend's appreciation of the musical riches that are now available at budget price, and I don't want to be seen as a kill-joy.<BR/><BR/>What does concern me though is the equation of short term benefit (wonderful recordings at very low prices) against long term cost (falling income for musicians and composers, concentration on 'safe' recordings, demise of 'niche' labels, falling concert attendances due to low cost of CDs/downloads, collapse of physical distribution of CDs etc).<BR/><BR/>The result of that equation is not currently known. I am delighted that my article drawing attention to these Brilliant bargains has been so widely read.(I should incidentally own up to a conflict of interest, the producer of the Giulini <I>Missa Solemnis</I> Chris Bishop is a great friend of mine, and Godfather to our oldest child, but I hasten to add he is not on a royalty!). But I do think it is also incumbent on me to at least make people aware of the possible long term costs.<BR/><BR/>Meanwhile many thanks for the informed and considered comments which are so typical of the readership of this blog, and enjoy those wonderful bargains!Pliablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10616598845886342325noreply@blogger.com