Reply To: Let’s talk collections and listening habits!
Good post, Nick. It does touch on some of those “composer collection history” things I talked about in the Horner thread, but whereas I talked more about the nuts and bolts and sheer evolution of it all, you talk more about the psychology behind it. Which is also interesting. I definitely subscribe to your idea of the “arc” (and especially when it comes to composers to whom I have a completist relationship). It’s such an essential part that often gets minimized in importance.
When you’re not a completist, however, but still like a composer very well, it’s somewhat different. You can choose to have a selection of representative titles, to get a circa grasp of the “arc”, or you can choose just to have titles you like. I find that this differs a bit between the various composers I like.