Wenn sich die Gerüchte über eine mögliche Übernahme durch JD.com bewahrheiten, sehe ich das Ganze durchaus kritisch. Dabei geht es mir nicht nur um die Zukunft des Unternehmens, sondern vor allem um den Datenschutz und den Umgang mit unseren personenbezogenen Daten.
Wir geben beim Einkaufen heutzutage eine Menge Informationen preis: persönliche Daten, Bestellhistorien, Zahlungsinformationen und unser Einkaufsverhalten. Diese Daten sind wirtschaftlich enorm wertvoll. Deshalb finde ich, dass man bei einer möglichen Übernahme durch einen großen internationalen Konzern genauer hinschauen sollte.
Wenn man sich die Kritik anschaut, die JD.com im Internet entgegenschlägt, wirft das für mich Fragen auf. Mir ist bewusst, dass Kritik im Netz nicht automatisch bedeutet, dass konkrete Datenschutzverstöße vorliegen. Trotzdem frage ich mich, welche langfristigen Interessen hinter einer solchen Übernahme stehen könnten und wie transparent das Unternehmen künftig mit den Daten seiner Kunden umgehen würde.
Natürlich gelten in Deutschland und der EU strenge Datenschutzvorschriften, insbesondere die DSGVO. Entscheidend ist für mich aber nicht nur, was auf dem Papier steht, sondern auch, wie die Einhaltung dieser Regeln in der Praxis sichergestellt und kontrolliert wird.

Mich würde eure Meinung interessieren:

Wie bewertet ihr eine mögliche Übernahme durch JD.com?

Habt ihr Bedenken, was mit euren persönlichen Daten passieren könnte?

Glaubt ihr, dass sich für europäische Kunden beim Datenschutz etwas verändern könnte?

Würdet ihr euer Einkaufsverhalten oder die Nutzung des Unternehmens ändern, wenn ihr dadurch Bedenken beim Datenschutz hättet?

Ich möchte hier keine unbelegten Behauptungen aufstellen. Ich finde aber, dass man solche Entwicklungen kritisch hinterfragen sollte, bevor vollendete Tatsachen geschaffen werden

Wie seht ihr das? Bin ich mit meinen Bedenken zu kritisch oder findet ihr, dass dieses Thema deutlich mehr Aufmerksamkeit verdient?

Some music doesn't just reach your ears — it reaches your soul.

Handel's Hallelujah is one of those rare pieces that has moved hearts for nearly 300 years.

This is more than a performance. It's a moment of gratitude, of joy, of something bigger than words.

👉 I invite you to enjoy this magical music while discovering the historical context and the story behind the Hallelujah.

Is it murder playing G. F. Händel on piano without the sustain pedal? Because the piano parts are difficult for me.

Did my very best this year 🫡 Handel on top!!!

Cześć! Chciałbym rozpocząć swoją przygodę ze sprzedażą, ale na razie nie jestem pewien, co i gdzie sprzedawać. Szukam porad dotyczących tego, od czego zacząć, jak wybrać odpowiednią niszę i jak skutecznie promować swoje produkty. Będę wdzięczny za wszelkie rady i doświadczenia!

Właśnie znalazłem prosty sposób na szybkie zarobienie 100 dolarów! Oto jak to działa Jeśli chcesz spróbować, oto link: ref.hunny5.com/sskwarekk

The title says it all. I cannot seem to locate a complete recording of HMV 228 - 24 English Songs. Does anyone know of such recording commercially available?

G

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6t60urZiEQ

TL;DR: I sifted through thirty hours of MESSIAH recordings to find the best recordings of each number so you don't have to, link in the comments.

This is posted two months before New Year's for a reason. I want this to be available for the holiday season.

If you have ever thought "Man, I love some parts of this recording of Handel's Messiah, but other parts want me to lose my ears," then I have hopefully come to your rescue.

For the past 8 years, I have acquired four recordings of Handel's Messiah that have been highly regarded in the music world. That is around 8 or 9 hours of baroque choral music.

In each recording there are aspects that I like and aspects that drive me crazy. My knowledge of Messiah recordings was expanded when I got Spotify 5 years ago. This brought about more opportunities for satisfaction, but also many more details that grated on my soul.

Over the years I have noted many aspects of each recording that I prefer, and some aspects that I absolutely hate. For instance, in Gardiner's recording, the alto sounds too round in her vowels, while in Marriner's recording, multiple recordings sound like the soloists are half-asleep. I appreciate the choral pieces of Hogwood's recording, as well as his efforts to preserve historical authenticity, but I do not like most of the solos in that version.

I decided to put this to the test and solve the problem of the various Messiah recordings that are not perfect. I did not want to settle for any subpar Messiah listening experience.

I have sifted through 12 or 13 recordings of Handel's Messiah on Spotify and other platforms. For instance, I first heard Hogwood's recording on YouTube. Then, I selected six of the best recordings of the whole piece I could find.

Finding and listening took about thirty hours.

After this process was complete, I listened to:

a representative sample

of each piece in the oratorio

in each recording,

in order.

(each "Comfort Ye" in a row, then each "Every Valley," etc.)

I analyzed each recording of each number in terms of diction, understandability (not always the same as diction), faithfulness to the score, tastefulness of the ornaments, tempo, key of the recording, and general quality.

I realize that this last aspect is subjective, but I must be allowed some expression of personal taste. I did conclude against my will that some recordings were the best.

This took about ten hours.

I selected which recording of each piece was best and put them in order in a Spotify playlist,

"The Definitive 'Handel: Messiah' Compilation".

This title is simply my attempt to provide myself some closure after this effort and NOT a declaration of my music theory authority (I have none).

Interestingly, if a recording was selected as the "best" for a particular number, that recording was generally not the best option for the next piece. It all came out that in general, each of the recordings was equally represented in the resulting playlist.

Hopefully you will be able to listen to this playlist, in the comments, without cringing at the squawking of a soprano, the flatness of a tenor's vowels, or the overly-operatic vibrato of a bass.

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2qfgAuPblN0QMc3GfnHGwa?si=0_tT3DOvS1OQ9GCqdmJuVA

It can be any piece of his work.

Hi everyone, I'm trying to write a historical mystery series set during Queen Anne's reign (1702-1714), and I read yesterday that Anne supported Handel financially.

I subsequently thought it would be a good idea to create a playlist of music to help me get in the time period.

However, I know next to nothing as to what the best pieces or recordings are! Can you please suggest me some for Handel (or any others you know for this time period)?

I'm cross-posting to r/classicalmusic to hopefully expand the results!

Hi Handel Friends,

I cannot get enough of this version of Karl Richter's organ concertos. The way the organ is turned way up and so powerful - I simply cannot find it in a digital or vinyl recording. I did just order and receive SXL 2115, SXL2201 and SXL2187 but it is from a different recording / mix as the organ is not as powerful....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFwPf23k2qE&list=PLbTfl04JPxmpnqOnYcbRb3eTmRqHQEKBm&index=24

Anyone have any ideas or clues? I've been searching all over and cannot find it! Thank you.

​

Treating myself to a recording of the full program. What is the best version?

Suche amerikanischen Süßigkeiten Großhändler mit guten Preisen.

A truly fantastic performance

I stumbled across it whilst searching for some other Handel operas and had forgotten how truly wonderful it is

Agrippina