great idea, I was just thinking today that the Spotify interface is deficient for classical music. Will try it out asap. Thanks!
Concertmaster – Classical music front-end for Spotify
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Re: Concertmaster – Classical music front-end for Spotify
#22This is great! I wished something like this existed for Indian classical music, since in it also a composition can be performed by multiple artists differently and multiple performances can be created with with different permutations of the rhythm and melody. This player, as is, doesn't account for compositional units of Indian classical music (obviously because it's designed for Western Classical music).
Language is also something that is missed in mainstream music players.
Re: Concertmaster – Classical music front-end for Spotify
#23This is great, I have been waiting for an app like this! Though I've experienced the install hang-up on Win 10 Fall edition. I'll keep an eye on the update build.
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#24Earlier quoted context omitted.
Tried this with the Linux version, no luck. (I'm using Arch Linux but unpacking the .deb reveals an executable that appears to run, it just gets stuck on Loading as you describe.) I really look forward to trying this out when that's fixed, or if you can suggest a workaround. It's a subject I'm very interested in both as a listener and a developer. I spent a while thinking about this problem a few years ago, in the ho…
Hi! Nice to hear from you. Classical music has a very complex taxonomy and the so-called “metadata problem” hasn’t been solved by any streaming provider so far. There are some guys in Berlin that are creating a completely new streamer called Idagio, and it seems promising. But they are struggling to sign deals with labels, the process of adding recordings to their database is understandably slow, and subscribing a ne…
Concertmaster seems to be simpler and more focused, in terms of metadata, than anything I might have made would have been. Which is a good thing -- having used it a bit now (by applying the fix provided elsewhere in this thread) I have to say I'm delighted with it. The UI-first design, in which the complexities of the metadata are very well hidden, is a joy.
Re: Concertmaster – Classical music front-end for Spotify
#25Hi, Concertmaster developer here. Thanks for trying the app. Very surprised by the repercussion! Well, the current version of Concertmaster has a known bug which freezes the app in its first run. (This issue will be solved in a major update January, but I’m seriously thinking of releasing a fix today or tomorrow.) Please try closing the app and running it again. It may work
Looks neat, but I have the bug. As a "workaround" (as someone mentioned later in the thread), if I click on the tray icon I can open the app, and then close the splash screen manually. However, I can't get it to play anything, and when I go to the Options screen, the Spotify Status is always "Spotify is not running or unresponsive".
Re: Concertmaster – Classical music front-end for Spotify
#26Earlier quoted context omitted.
Tried this with the Linux version, no luck. (I'm using Arch Linux but unpacking the .deb reveals an executable that appears to run, it just gets stuck on Loading as you describe.) I really look forward to trying this out when that's fixed, or if you can suggest a workaround. It's a subject I'm very interested in both as a listener and a developer. I spent a while thinking about this problem a few years ago, in the ho…
I fixed the loading screen bug like this: sudo pacman -S asar cd Concertmaster/resources asar e app.asar app rm app.asar printf "1018a1019\n> var listul = '';\n" | patch app/js/lib.js I was able to start playing something, but then it freezes. Currently looking into that...
Fun to see other people looking into my code. Great job :)
Concertmaster is built over Electron and, as such, it is 100% JavaScript. In fact, it's not a more convenient website only because of Spotify's limitations.
It would be possible to make Concertmaster open source, but it's far from professional - it's more like a hobby I'm keeping for 3, 4 years.
(Concertmaster is more than the client. It has several server-side functions as well.)
Re: Concertmaster – Classical music front-end for Spotify
#27Earlier quoted context omitted.
Tried this with the Linux version, no luck. (I'm using Arch Linux but unpacking the .deb reveals an executable that appears to run, it just gets stuck on Loading as you describe.) I really look forward to trying this out when that's fixed, or if you can suggest a workaround. It's a subject I'm very interested in both as a listener and a developer. I spent a while thinking about this problem a few years ago, in the ho…
As for Nielsen recordings, you presumably have the (Excellent!!!) set of all six symphonies released on BIS a couple of years ago? (Sakari Oramo/Stockholm Symphonic Orchestra) Thanks for the reminder, as a matter of fact I think I'll put on his 3rd for lunch.
Great recordings indeed! I'm specially fond of the classic Blomstedt renditions in San Francisco. Schoenwandt and Alan Gilbert are also very good. I had the pleasure to attend the Gilbert/NYPO rehearsals of 5th and 6th symphonies for these recordings - amazing experience!
Re: Concertmaster – Classical music front-end for Spotify
#28Earlier quoted context omitted.
Hi! Nice to hear from you. Classical music has a very complex taxonomy and the so-called “metadata problem” hasn’t been solved by any streaming provider so far. There are some guys in Berlin that are creating a completely new streamer called Idagio, and it seems promising. But they are struggling to sign deals with labels, the process of adding recordings to their database is understandably slow, and subscribing a ne…
Concertmaster seems to be simpler and more focused, in terms of metadata, than anything I might have made would have been. Which is a good thing -- having used it a bit now (by applying the fix provided elsewhere in this thread) I have to say I'm delighted with it. The UI-first design, in which the complexities of the metadata are very well hidden, is a joy.
Thanks so much!
I'm very sorry for the bug, it'll be fixed shortly.
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#29This is great! I wished something like this existed for Indian classical music, since in it also a composition can be performed by multiple artists differently and multiple performances can be created with with different permutations of the rhythm and melody. This player, as is, doesn't account for compositional units of Indian classical music (obviously because it's designed for Western Classical music). Language is…
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I fixed the loading screen bug like this: sudo pacman -S asar cd Concertmaster/resources asar e app.asar app rm app.asar printf "1018a1019\n> var listul = '';\n" | patch app/js/lib.js I was able to start playing something, but then it freezes. Currently looking into that...
Fun to see other people looking into my code. Great job :) Concertmaster is built over Electron and, as such, it is 100% JavaScript. In fact, it's not a more convenient website only because of Spotify's limitations. It would be possible to make Concertmaster open source, but it's far from professional - it's more like a hobby I'm keeping for 3, 4 years. (Concertmaster is more than the client. It has several server-si…
Don't worry about code quality, it's perfectly readable. Although I only have very limited javascript knowledge, I would love to contribute if you make this open source. It's really a great project!
After a few seconds, it still freezes for me, so that's one thing I could try to fix :)