http://standpointmag.co.uk Welcome to the Standpoint magazine, the culture and politics monthly en /node/1886 <!--paging_filter--><p>Anne Midgette, music critic of The Washington Post, has an interesting survey on her blog 'The Classical Beat': <a href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/the-classical-beat/2009/06/on_the_record_-_or_cd.html">she wants to find out whether people still buy CDs</a>. </p><p>How big is the swing to downloads? Who is listening to what? Is the inclination of labels like Naxos towards unusual repertoire being reflected in people's buying and listening experiences? And now that the big record companies are generally acknowledged to be in very deep do-do, ever more musicians are turning to independent, own-brand or 'artist-led' labels to make the recordings of their choice: so, paradoxically, more CDs are appearing than ever. Are they more than a calling-card for performers?<p><a href="/node/1886"><span>read more</span></a></p> /node/1886#comments CDs Downloading Recording industry Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:54:51 +0100 Jessica Duchen 1886 at http://standpointmag.co.uk