预览加载中，请您耐心等待几秒...

VOA常速英语听力2013年01月（WORD文本）：CLASSICAL-SOUNDS.doc

预览
1/3
2/3
3/3

在线预览结束，喜欢就下载吧，查找使用更方便

下载提示 文本预览

如果您无法下载资料，请参考说明：

1、部分资料下载需要金币，请确保您的账户上有足够的金币

2、已购买过的文档，再次下载不重复扣费

3、资料包下载后请先用软件解压，在使用对应软件打开

Nashville,Tennessee,hometothefamousGrandOleOpry,isperhapsbestknownasAmerica'scountrymusiccapital.Butyou'rejustaslikelytohearthesoundsofaviolinasafiddlebecausetheworld’slargestclassicalmusiclabelhasitsNorthAmericanheadquartersrightonNashville’sdoorstep.NaxosRecordsislocatedinFranklin,Tennessee,justsouthofNashville.Thelabelhasmorethan7,000recordingsinitscatalog,andstoresmorethanfourmillionCDsinthewarehouse.Shrink-wrappedCDsandmusicDVDsarestackedonrowafterrowofshelves10metershighand100meterslong.Naxosships1,000customerordersfromitsTennesseewarehouseeveryday.It’squiteanaccomplishmentfora25-year-oldcompanythatbeganlifeasabudgetlabelwithareputationforrecordingminorworksbyobscureorchestras.“Tothisday,theystillrecordhungryyoungorchestrasthatdon’thavemuchinthewayofarecordingprofile,”saysJimSvejda,authorof“TheInsider’sGuidetoClassicalMusic,”andhostofanationallysyndicatedclassicalmusicradioprogram.“TheFortSmithSymphonyinArkansasisactuallymakingrecordings.TheGrandRapidsSymphonyinMichiganisrecordingsymphoniesbyAdolphusHailstorkwhicharenoteasytoplay,andthey’remakingabsolutelysuperbrecordings.”AccordingtoSvejda,rightfromthebeginning,Naxosdistinguisheditselfbyhavingthoseorchestrasrecordmusicbeyondthestandardrepertoire.“Twentyyearsagoitwasthesameolddinosaurrecordcompaniesthateveryonceinawhile,everyfourorfiveyears,wouldlaunchanewBeethovenSymphonycyclewith,youknow,withhenewesthot,youngconductorwithpredictableresults,"hesays."Peoplejustkindoflostinterest.”Withmorethan115millionrecordingssoldtodate,peopleareclearlypayingattentionnow.AndnooneismoresurprisedthanKlausHeymann,thecompany’s76-year-oldfounder.HelaunchedNaxos,inpart,todistributerecordingsmadebyhiswife,world-classJapaneseviolinistTakakoNishizaki.HeymannisaGerman-bornentrepreneurwhodoesn’tplayaninstrumentandcan’treadmusic.He’sconvincedthoseweretheperfectqualificationsforthejob.“IhadrunotherverysuccessfulbusinessesbeforeIstartedtherecordcompanies.SoIlookedatthatwiththecoldeyeofthebusinessmanandIsaid,‘Thisisallcrazyhowtheyrunthisbu