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1: Classical Court, RE: P.S.: In the spirit of "filling in omissions" I had no Guido Cantelli either... (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2022-07-16, 17:53:52 (108.93.108.69)
It was the Beethoven Seventh. It originally came out on a stereo 2-track tape in England. .......
2: Classical Court, In Spanish it can be spelled with 't' or 'th' (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2021-05-29, 19:26:35 (108.93.108.69)
However, it's pronounced the way the bearer of the name wants it pronounced. Normally in Latin America it's pronounced as a 't.' The same with the name Edith. I worked for several decades in Mexico an .......
3: Classical Court, Maria Tipo (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2021-03-30, 17:42:26 (108.93.108.69)
The comments about Maria Tipo reminded by that I still own two LPs of her playing Scarlatti -- very clean, fluent, and exquisite playing. They are 1980 records on Dischi Ricordi. I wanted more but I d .......
4: Vinyl Asylum, Got mine yesterday. (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2019-11-16, 17:10:14 (108.93.108.69)
I was surprised by its heft. I haven't started looking through it yet. .......
5: Classical Court, Whoops! (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2019-09-05, 07:46:44 (108.93.108.69)
I do see now that AA allows me to click reply, and the member's personal email pops up. No need to add it. My apologies. .......
6: Classical Court, RE: So, per the posts below, just contact Botanico directly via AA [nt] (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2019-09-05, 07:37:31 (108.93.108.69)
Be sure to include your email address when you write to me through AA. Otherwise, all I see is the AA address. So Jim T., please resend your email with your personal email. I can't include an attachme .......
7: Classical Court, RE: ALL of this info is GREAT! Thanks, so much... (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2019-09-04, 18:04:35 (108.93.108.69)
If you open my post and click on my user name, it will show that I accept emails through Audio Asylum. You only have to log in. I can then attach the Microsoft Word file when I answer back. The whole .......
8: Classical Court, RE: I'd love to read anything about Beecham if it's in there! n/t (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2019-09-04, 16:16:42 (108.93.108.69)
Beecham is in there, and it's a fascinating read. I now have permission to widely distribute this autobiography. So contact Chris or me through this site to get a copy. It runs over 50,000 words. The .......
9: Classical Court, Danzón 2 (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2019-08-01, 17:56:20 (108.93.108.69)
I heard Dudamel conduct his youth orchestra when they made their debut in Disney Hall. The concert was sold out. He conducted Danzón 2. It was well done, although it didn't sound particularly Mexican. .......
10: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Look at the pictures in his original post.... (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2019-07-19, 17:34:17 (108.93.108.69)
I also have compared UK pressed Decca vs. London. They sound the same when pressed from the same master. I have a friend in England whose uncle was on the board of directors of Decca. My friend insist .......
11: Classical Court, RE: You're right, I had a brain fart regarding tape speed and expense. (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2019-06-14, 11:36:36 (108.93.108.69)
I simply meant that almost every master tape was edited before it was used for mastering LPs. This means many splices in the final version. Some companies mastered from this tape. Many would make a co .......
12: Classical Court, RE: Very early RCA what? If they were commercial open reel tapes, then they were most likely 7.5 ips (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2019-06-14, 10:57:12 (108.93.108.69)
All commercial tapes in the early 1955-1960 period were issued as 7½ ips stereo 2-track, 7½ ips dual-track mono, or sometimes 3¾ ips 2-track. Around 1960 this all changed to 4-track. The changes were .......
13: Classical Court, RE: IME a safety is either literally a 2nd master made concurrently or.... (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2019-06-13, 15:38:19 (108.93.108.69)
Am I misunderstanding the comment about 7 ips tape being expensive? The 7½ ips speed uses half the tape that 15 ips uses. It's 30 ips that is expensive because it uses twice the tape of 15 ips and fou .......
14: Classical Court, RE: Slavonic Dances in their Original Form (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2019-05-07, 13:11:15 (108.93.108.69)
There is another four-hand Czech recording on Supraphon that features Vlastimil Lejsek and Vera Lejskova. It's long been a favorite of mine. I think it takes Czech (or Hungarian) players to catch the .......
15: Classical Court, RE: Klemperer EMI Kingsway Hall releases from 1956-60 (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2019-03-27, 15:19:43 (108.93.108.69)
I have all of the Klemperer Beethoven recordings issued on 2-track 7½ ips stereo tapes. In order of recording date they are No. 7, No. 6, No.8, and Fidelio. The sound gets better in the order they wer .......
16: Vinyl Asylum, RE: If CDs are the most faithful approximation of how master tapes sound... (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2019-03-27, 14:51:06 (108.93.108.69)
It's 7½ ips 2-track tapes from the 1955-1962 period and the 15 ips 2-track tapes copied from the master tapes that are now on the market that are closest to the master tape. I own and have listened to .......
17: Classical Court, What about Rakhlin? (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2019-03-22, 12:49:48 (108.93.108.69)
I have a 2-LP stereo set on Columbia/Melodiya from the 1970s. It is Nathan Rakhlin conducting the Large Symphony Orchestra, Moscow Radio and Television. I only played it once and put it on the shelf. .......
18: Classical Court, RE: current traditional pension plan vs essentially a 401k (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2019-03-12, 12:01:28 (108.93.108.69)
Defined benefits plans have a guaranteed payout. 401k plans have no guaranteed payout. It all depends on the gains or losses in the investment market. This is the reason that almost all cities, counti .......
19: Classical Court, RE: Classical works you would pay to hear live but can't (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2018-03-21, 12:22:07 (108.93.108.69)
I heard the Jongen Symphonie Concertante live when the new organ was dedicated in the former Crystal Cathedral in Southern California. The Saint Saens Organ Symphony was also played. The concert was t .......
20: Vinyl Asylum, RE: USPS delivered records across the country in 2 days, media mail too! (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2018-03-02, 17:49:34 (208.127.4.131)
I've also noticed that Media Mail packages are arriving faster than before, I live in Southern California and the packages usually go through the infamous Bell (Los Angeles area) sorting center, where .......
21: Classical Court, Dvorak Slavonic Dances (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2018-01-11, 11:46:24 (208.127.4.121)
I bought the Decca CD when it first came out. I thought the sound was better on the Op. 46 dances than the Op. 72 dances. Both sets of dances were recorded in Dvorak Hall, Rudolfinum, Prague, the norm .......
22: Classical Court, Other Shostakovich (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2018-01-01, 12:00:12 (208.127.4.121)
I don't have the aversion to Shostakovich that you have. You might want to investigate his lighter music that is in a more popular vein. Chandos issued three ballets on CD, "The Bolt," "The Golden Age .......
23: Classical Court, Karabits and October Revolution (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2018-01-01, 09:38:34 (208.127.4.121)
Amazon lists the Karabits recording, but apparently the CD isn't available yet. I still have the LP of the first Melodiya recording of the "Cantata for the 20th Anniversary of the October Revolution" .......
24: Vinyl Asylum, RE: record preservative? Last? (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2017-10-21, 17:51:34 (208.127.4.194)
Last Record Preservative is used on record surfaces. It's available from Amazon and the company. I've used it for years with good results. It's important to vacuum clean the record before applying. O .......
25: Classical Court, RE: What really caught my ear were some of the Mompou Chopin Variations. Very "pungent" and poetic. nt (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2017-10-08, 17:08:59 (208.127.4.194)
Indeed. Mompou recorded a 5-LP box set of his "complete" piano works for Ensayo in Spain in 1974. Not sure if he composed more before he died. The works are quiet and meditative. The Chopin variations .......
26: Classical Court, RE: Agreed. One Everest that lives up to the hype. I loved the 180 gm reissue (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2017-08-19, 17:57:38 (208.127.4.194)
I suspect the company that controls the Everest catalog is holding back on downloading to try to make more money on physical discs. A number of Everest SACDs have been released in Japan, including som .......
27: Classical Court, The original stereo release (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2017-08-19, 14:13:05 (208.127.4.194)
Here it is in the best sound. It doesn't seem to be available as a CD, SACD, or for streaming/downloading. It's a knockout as only Stokowski and Everest could do it. .......
28: Music Lane, RE: Actually, I have the CD reissue of that Malko performance (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2017-07-10, 13:40:36 (208.127.4.194)
Thanks for the reminder that RCA issued the two Malko recordings. I had forgotten about them. RCA also issued them on two stereo 2-track tapes in 1956. RCA had a long relationship with EMI to iss .......
29: Music Lane, RE: Oh wait! Prokofiev's Seventh Symphony was completed in 1952! (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2017-07-09, 16:04:14 (208.127.4.194)
I can go with either ending. I think a lot depends on how the rest of the symphony is conducted and whether the conductor wants to bring out the irony that I hear in the music or the gloom. Was this t .......
30: Music Lane, RE: Shosty's Preludes.... (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2017-06-23, 14:47:13 (208.127.4.194)
I have Nikolayeva's 1962 Moscow recording of the complete Op. 87 on three Eurodisc LPs. The album claims the recordings were done under the supervision of the composer. The pianist re-recorded the set .......
31: Music Lane, Leinsdorf's Daphis Suite (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2017-06-20, 13:08:10 (208.127.4.194)
The Leinsdorf recording was issued on 2-track tape. The sound is excellent on the tape, but not the very best that Capitol did during the early stereo period. Yes, sound quality was all over the pl .......
32: Tape Trail, RE: file name (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2017-04-29, 19:06:07 (208.127.4.194)
There have been at least 3 updates to the list that I have on my computer. The newest is Tapeind15.xls. I've taken over the updating of the list from Charles King. Anyone who wants the list can email .......
33: Music Lane, RE: As noted earlier... (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2017-03-04, 14:19:08 (208.127.4.194)
In most cases HDTT doesn't give the provenance of the 2-track 15 ips tapes they use. I don't think they know. A lot of these tapes circulate on the used market, and there is debate among tape collecto .......
34: Music Lane, RE: One of the inmates here posted about this not too long ago (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2017-02-20, 14:16:52 (208.127.4.194)
Chris, I was the one. I was scanning the tape box when you posted. .......
35: Music Lane, RE: Commercial tape (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2017-02-20, 14:13:34 (208.127.4.194)
Here's the original commercial tape issue at 7½ ips. HDTT doesn't use vinyl transfers unless a better sounding tape source is unavailable. The question becomes the source of the 15 ips tape. It cou .......
36: Tape Trail, Period 2-track tapes (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2016-12-26, 09:12:41 (208.127.4.18)
Esoteric Sound Studios in New York with engineering by Jerry Newman is credited on PST-1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. For PST-6, 8, and 9 it is Peter Bartok. Yes, this is the son of Bela Bartok. Peter was well kn .......
37: Music Lane, RE: Just finished the Oistrakh Bruch and Hindemith (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2016-12-01, 10:24:50 (208.127.4.18)
The Oistrakh/Bruch/Hindemith was issued in a deluxe 15 ips 2-track tape by The Tape Project folks. I haven't heard it, but it got a good reception. I own a few of the other Tape Project titles, and th .......
38: Music Lane, Analog tape (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2016-11-30, 20:28:26 (208.127.4.18)
Let's not forget that almost all of these recordings were recorded on analog tape. HDTT masters from 2-track 15 ips or 7½ ips tapes or 4-track 7½ ips tapes. I have the Bruno Walter 2-track 7½ ips of .......
39: Vinyl Asylum, La damnation de Faust (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2016-10-28, 12:41:39 (208.127.4.18)
RCA released a 2-CD set called The Age of Living Stereo: A Tribute to John Pfeiffer. The notes indicate that RCA started experimental stereo recordings in 1953. The first regularly scheduled stereo se .......
40: Vinyl Asylum, RE: RMAF 2016 - Click & Pop Remover (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2016-10-11, 09:40:57 (208.127.4.18)
I heard the unit at "The Show" in Orange County in June. I had a similar reaction. The whole reproduction chain was middle of the road. I suspected this was done to favor the unit. I wanted to hear th .......
41: Music Lane, RE: Ansermet's Petrushka available at HDTT !!! (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2016-10-01, 13:35:51 (208.127.4.18)
I've purchased a handful of HDTT 24/192 DVD Audio Stereo Discs over the last several years. This is the format I prefer. HDTT always does an excellent job of transfer. The most important factor is the .......
42: Music Lane, 15 ips tape (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2016-09-17, 18:09:23 (68.183.1.18)
The 15 ips tape was not a "commercial issue" in the sense that it was available to the public. It was a copy used by a radio station, made for an insider, made as an illegal copy, sent to a mastering .......
43: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Philips pressings classical (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2016-08-22, 12:39:53 (68.183.1.18)
I've never noticed any difference between silver and white lettering. The mastering is uniformly excellent. In my opinion the very earliest pressings with maroon label and silver lettering are not wor .......
44: Music Lane, RE: A couple of Chopin (re) discoveries (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2016-08-08, 19:31:29 (68.183.1.18)
I grew up with Novaes' recordings. My parents had them. I also heard them when I was in college. Most were mono, but she did manage to make some stereo recordings. I have a Brazilian stereo Fermata Cl .......
45: Tape Trail, RE: two things (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2016-07-10, 17:44:16 (68.183.115.73)
My copy of ST-3 has the same size hub, but my copy of ST-8 has a more or less 4 in. hub. To me that's the different between small and large size hubs on reels. I just came from a concert of Brahms' Cl .......
46: Tape Trail, RE: Stereotape/Audio Arts question (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2016-07-10, 07:42:10 (68.183.115.73)
I don't think it's a question of reversing channels and hearing which sounds better. What matters is how the original recording was done and what the recording engineer intended. That's probably almos .......
47: Vinyl Asylum, Gotta love Kurt Weill (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2016-06-25, 10:29:29 (68.183.115.73)
Just counted my vinyl issues of Weill's music -- 34 in total, which include boxed sets. The early stereo Columbia recordings of Three Penny Opera and Happy End, plus the mono recording of Mahagony, al .......
48: Music Lane, Yuja Wang at Soka Hall (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2016-05-05, 13:49:57 (68.183.115.73)
I finally heard Yuja Wang live at Soka Hall on Tuesday night. I'm linking the review in the LA Times (you will need to click on the search result) because I don't disagree with anything that was said .......
49: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Red and blue vinyl on Fantasy (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2016-04-30, 20:32:58 (68.183.115.73)
Here are the classical titles I'm aware of: *indicates stereo disc, **stereo tape, the rest are mono only; the stereo tape titles were only issued on mono LPs 5001** Hindemith Concertos 5002** Skalkot .......
50: Vinyl Asylum, Red and blue vinyl on Fantasy (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2016-04-30, 19:25:49 (68.183.115.73)
I have both colors on Fantasy LPs. The colored vinyl wasn't limited to Cal Tjader. Fantasy also recorded some classical titles. These were on colored vinyl too. .......
51: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Cal Tjader on 2-track tape (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2016-04-30, 19:16:52 (68.183.115.73)
Yep. These titles seem to match up with the tape, although I only recognize the music for sure on four tracks -- Perdido, Big Noise from Winnetka, Poinciana, and Perfidia. The track order and number o .......
52: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Cal Tjader on 2-track tape (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2016-04-28, 17:47:31 (68.183.115.73)
Yeah, I play the tapes on an open reel 2-track deck. It's analog sound at its best. The Latin for Dancers is from around 1958. Same with Más Ritmo Caliente. I found them both in a 1959 Schwann Record .......
53: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Cal Tjader on 2-track tape (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2016-04-28, 13:29:45 (68.183.115.73)
Here is Fantasy's first stereo issue of Cal Tjader's music. There was a second 2-track tape called Más Ritmo Caliente. Analog sound is excellent. It's the same model in a different pose. Four-track ta .......
54: Music Lane, Mercury 10-CD set of Mercury Marcel Dupre (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2016-04-06, 10:48:29 (68.183.115.73)
I ordered the CD and discovered that all the Mercury Dupre recordings have been remastered with the Plangent Process and issued as a 10-CD box set with 8 Mercury recordings and two additional French P .......
55: Music Lane, Mor-a-vets it is (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2015-11-06, 18:58:47 (68.183.115.39)
My Czech born grandfather's first name was Vicenc, pronounced Vincents. He became Vincent in the US. In Czech c = ts. .......
56: Vinyl Asylum, +1 (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2015-11-02, 14:22:22 (68.183.115.39)
I also think this project is worth doing. I just pledged $10. It's a small price to pay to see if some clarification can be brought to the controversy. I know the Rachmaninoff recording. Its dry acous .......
57: Vinyl Asylum, RE: another comment....re: quality (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2015-10-14, 08:16:06 (68.183.115.39)
There's an interesting comment by Israel Blume (President, Coincident Speaker Technology) in the September 2015 issue of The Absolute Sound. When asked about the digital/analog difference, he say that .......
58: Vinyl Asylum, More Info on Urania (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2015-08-23, 07:23:42 (68.183.115.64)
Art Pfeffer wrote an excellent article about Urania records in The Absolute Sound (Issue 69 Jan/Feb 1991), which includes a discography of the stereo issues. The Gaite Parisienne recording was a co-pr .......
59: Music Lane, RE: Link? [nt] (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2015-08-18, 09:44:49 (68.183.115.64)
The 2013 list is available through Yahoo Groups. However, it's only visible to members of the group. See link below. I haven't posted the 2015 update yet because I'm still working on it. I can email .......
60: Music Lane, RE: I have a bunch of the Everest two track tapes... (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2015-08-18, 07:36:53 (68.183.115.64)
C.J. King's 2-track tape list has the Everest titles. I'm working on the latest update. There are 42 classical titles (3001 thru 3042). The list appears complete. There are 36 popular titles with miss .......
61: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Rogg's Bach Passacaglia (on Harmonia Mundi) is a great test for bass: opening theme ends on a very low C, but (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2015-08-05, 08:17:09 (68.183.115.64)
The pitch of the low C on organ depends on the stop used. If it is an 8' stop, it is 64 Hz. If it is a 16' stop, it is 32 Hz. If it is a 32' stop, it is 16 Hz. The Disney Hall organ has five 32' stops .......
62: Vinyl Asylum, RE: "Mystery?" Mercury Living Presence tape? (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2015-08-05, 07:48:02 (68.183.115.64)
If you're referring to the 1812 Overture, it was issued as 2-track tape MCS5-54. See your thread below where vinyl phanatic posted a photo of the tape. Look at the top where is says Stereophonic tape .......
63: Vinyl Asylum, Another rare Audtralian EMI (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2015-06-27, 10:05:02 (68.183.115.29)
I bought the Lanchbery Corroboree Australian EMI version new, so my copy was reasonably priced and is still in like new condition. Here's another even rarer version of the suite conducted by the co .......
64: General Asylum, RE: The SHOW (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2015-06-02, 20:29:08 (68.183.115.29)
I only heard processed files. I didn't hear Roberta Flack. I think it would have been a more enlightening demo if a processed file had been compared with the unprocessed file. The demos I heard requir .......
65: General Asylum, The SHOW (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2015-06-01, 19:49:30 (68.183.115.29)
I went on Friday. I had skipped the show last year, but went this year mainly to hear the Meridian MQA technology. The writeup in The Absolute Sound was promising. The recordings played by Meridian we .......
66: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Bernstein's West Side Story (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2015-05-09, 07:38:58 (68.183.146.229)
I have the original recording on LP and 2-track tape, the digital Bernstein recording on LP, and the MTT recording on SACD. I had pre-ordered the SACD and listened before the reviews came out. I was d .......
67: Music Lane, RE: Those prices are amazing! (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2015-05-06, 17:12:18 (68.183.146.229)
Indeed, the quizzical expression is over the price too. .......
68: Music Lane, RE: 1956 Barbirolli Enigma Variations (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2015-05-06, 15:58:27 (68.183.146.229)
Here's the Mercury 2-track tape issue at 7½ ips. The HDTT issue is from a 2-track 15 ips copy that they had access to. I guess they didn't have this tape box to scan, although they do often use 7½ ips .......
69: Music Lane, Saw the same at Soka Hall on Thursday night (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2015-02-15, 19:10:37 (68.183.146.229)
The Suisse Romande with Dutoit played the identical program at the Soka Performing Arts Center in Orange County. I was sitting in Row F in line with the conductor. I've written before of the superb ac .......
70: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Sarastro; French record label from the late 70's, 45rpm, superb sonics! (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2015-01-28, 18:51:19 (68.183.146.229)
I discovered this label when it was briefly imported into the US. It was very pricey, and I only bought a small number. The notes talk about using the "Real Phase Stereo" dummy (artificial) head micro .......
71: Vinyl Asylum, A way to recover costs (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2015-01-13, 19:17:05 (68.183.146.229)
There is a way to return the item without cost. I did it last month. Go to the Orders section of My eBay Summary. On the right of the item that you want to return, click on More Actions, then click on .......
72: Vinyl Asylum, No UK stereo release (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2014-12-30, 09:17:47 (68.183.146.229)
I did see the conductor's name on the Seraphim issue, but I didn't know if it was the stereo version. Sorry if I didn't make that clear. Below are the Beethoven Sonatas as the only UK release on an EM .......
73: Vinyl Asylum, Different recordings (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2014-12-29, 13:43:25 (68.183.146.229)
I just checked a Gieseking discography (link below). The US Columbia recording was mono only done in June 1951 and conducted by von Karajan. The real stereo recording was done in September 1955 and co .......
74: Vinyl Asylum, Original issue (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2014-12-29, 07:55:01 (68.183.146.229)
I'm a big admirer of Gieseking's playing. Here's the original issue from Germany. The stereo recording was never issued in the Golden Age of analog recording by US Angel or UK Columbia. There is also .......
75: Vinyl Asylum, In defense of Audiofon recordings (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2014-12-28, 13:19:41 (68.183.146.229)
I have many of the Audiofon piano recordings. I bought them new when the LPs were released. They are all outstanding recordings technically. The only caveat I would mention is that the tapings were do .......
76: Music Lane, RE: Ericourt 7th LP (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2014-12-21, 14:50:12 (68.183.146.254)
Thanks. I think you have it right for this side of the LP. Now I'm curious about what is on the other side. More French music? .......
77: Music Lane, Ericourt 7th LP (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2014-12-19, 14:29:27 (68.183.146.254)
I found the seventh Ericourt recording in the Schwann Catalog. You are right. It is listed as "Waltzes" and entered the catalog in 2-59. The stereo number is Kapp 9021-S. Unfortunately Schwann only li .......
78: Music Lane, RE: Ericourt Debussy Preludes (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2014-12-18, 16:27:13 (68.183.146.254)
Found a reference to the recording engineer. It was David B. Jones. .......
79: Music Lane, Ericourt Debussy Preludes (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2014-12-18, 16:14:31 (68.183.146.254)
Schwann Record Catalog shows the double album of the Preludes first entered the catalog in 10-61 in both stereo and mono. There were a total of six Debussy LPs in stereo and mono. By 1964 all the disc .......
80: Vinyl Asylum, RE: interesting (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2014-12-09, 09:09:27 (68.183.146.254)
The earliest releases were in manila envelopes with a flap. This later changed to gray envelopes with a flap. All the 78 rpm microgroove pressing were released this way. All later issues were released .......
81: Music Lane, RE: Anyone have any Wilhelm Stenhammer discs to recommend? (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2014-12-04, 19:36:59 (68.183.146.254)
I collected a lot of Stenhammar on LP. I don't know if you play LPs or if any of the following have been transferred to CD. The best of the lot: Serenade on Deutsche Grammophon with the Stockholm Phil .......
82: Tape Trail, And how about...? (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2014-12-02, 10:10:45 (68.183.146.254)
On two track: Christmas from Hawaii with The Surfers on HiFi R-410 Bach - Christmas Oratorio on Concert Hall Society CHT BN-21-2 A Christmas Festival - Leroy Anderson on Decca ST7-8925 Liane Sings Chr .......
83: Vinyl Asylum, RE: 1st pressing: Same Year Mono and Stereo (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2014-11-27, 10:41:42 (68.183.146.254)
It depends on the recording date. The first stereo records were released in 1958, although many companies had started stereo tapings as early as 1954. By 1963 almost all companies were recording simul .......
84: Vinyl Asylum, And two more (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2014-11-20, 12:26:24 (68.183.146.254)
EMI Concert Classics SXLP 30125 "Bohemian Festival" with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Rudolf Kempe. This includes the Overture, Polka, Furiant, and Dance of the Comedians Telefunken S .......
85: Music Lane, Gieseking in stereo (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2014-11-04, 09:14:08 (68.183.146.254)
Although most of Gieseking's recordings were in mono, he did make a few stereo recordings shortly before his death. English EMI issued on Columbia SAX 2259 Beethoven Piano Sonatas Nos. 9,10,13,and 14. .......
86: Vinyl Asylum, RE: More info (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2014-10-30, 09:46:54 (68.183.146.254)
Not unusual to have scorned Everest LPs in the 1970s. After the company went bankrupt in the early 1960s, there was a downward spiral of poor quality reissues that ended up in cutout bins. This soured .......
87: Vinyl Asylum, More info (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2014-10-29, 17:59:22 (68.183.146.254)
This is the Everest 2-track tape issue of Uirapurú. These tapes were issued mostly in 1958. All of the 2-track tapes I have heard beat the original LP issues. The DCC LP reissue is excellent and prefe .......
88: Vinyl Asylum, His catalogues (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2014-10-06, 20:16:18 (68.183.146.254)
I used to receive his Recollections catalogues. This is the cover page of No. 3 from the 1980s. It was like a small magazine. I saved it because it contained many interesting articles in addition t .......
89: Music Lane, These days audiences are unpreditable (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2014-09-27, 16:02:00 (68.183.146.254)
I guess I've seen it all. I've seen a conductor turn and glare at the audience with applause between movements. I've seen a conductor turn and smile to acknowledge the applause. I've see the same with .......
90: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Everest HDAD selections (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2014-09-14, 20:06:22 (68.183.146.254)
I pre-ordered the HDAD set of Beethoven Symphonies. Classic Records cancelled my order. Only the LPs were issued. If the original discussion of the Everest HDADs is gone, the original poster of this t .......
91: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Everest HDAD selections (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2014-09-14, 08:56:59 (68.183.146.254)
The problem is the 35mm master tapes. Linked below from the Everest Records Facebook page is a 2013 AES presentation of the Everest history. Click on the film strip on the left to go through the slide .......
92: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Everest HDAD selections (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2014-09-13, 08:24:20 (68.183.146.254)
These have been discussed on this forum. Use the search option to bring up the comments. In brief some of the 35mm master tapes have suffered deterioration, leading to speed fluctuations. Generally th .......
93: Vinyl Asylum, Thanks +1 (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2014-08-31, 10:24:36 (68.183.146.254)
I enjoyed your report and photos. I'm envious. My grandparents were emigrants from Bohemia and Moravia. Alas, I've never been to the Czech Republic. Hope to make it some day. Of course, I have a lot o .......
94: Tape Trail, RE: "safety masters" (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2014-08-17, 16:53:22 (68.183.146.254)
Was that the High Definition Tape Transfers release? HDTT works from 4-track and 2-track 7½ ips commercial releases, and sometimes from 2-track 15 ips copies, such as the Klipsch recordings. They do a .......
95: Music Lane, I heard the pianist live (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2014-08-12, 08:26:48 (68.183.146.254)
I heard Grosvenor live about a year ago. I had read a very favorable review of his playing and wanted to hear him. I was greatly impressed by his technique and thoroughly enjoyed his playing. He playe .......
96: Vinyl Asylum, +2 nt (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2014-08-06, 19:21:45 (68.183.146.254)
nt .......
97: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Realistic sound (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2014-08-02, 16:21:12 (68.183.146.254)
I agree about the sound quality, but disagree about the music quality. I rate the composer much higher. I just counted 15 Arnold LPs in my collection. But this is my own personal taste I also have the .......
98: Vinyl Asylum, +1 for this Wilson Audio LP (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2014-07-28, 17:37:58 (68.183.146.254)
I bought the LP when it first came out and loved it since day one. The opening movement of the Brahms is as beautifully done as any recorded or live performance I have heard. .......
99: Vinyl Asylum, I use the Well Tempered arm (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2014-07-28, 17:32:36 (68.183.146.254)
I've used Decca cartridges for decades, having tried them all, always looking for improvement. Maroon, elliptical, gold, super gold, Jubilee, and Reference. The earlier models with and without the Dec .......
100: Vinyl Asylum, RE: More on The Planets - Stokowski this time (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2014-07-14, 10:38:22 (68.183.146.17)
I guess I was the one who mentioned Stokowski's recording of The Planets. I have all the stereo 2-track tapes issued by Capitol of Stokowski. The sound is variable, but it has dynamic range and bass. .......
101: Tape Trail, RE: 2-track of "Didn't It Rain" (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2014-07-14, 10:00:50 (68.183.146.17)
Hi Richard: I've had this tape for a long time. It's a very realistic recording, and the foot stomping can shake the room. Evelyn Freeman's wailing is near screaming at times, but live gospel singing .......
102: Hi-Rez Highway, The proof is in the listening (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2014-07-10, 08:26:10 (68.183.146.17)
We can all make our own judgments. The fact that the engineering team used the original Ampex 300 to compare doesn't necessarily guarantee that all the subtle decisions needed in the transfer would ha .......
103: Hi-Rez Highway, I might sweat a little bit (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2014-07-09, 08:34:41 (68.183.146.17)
I just checked the technical notes of my Mercury SACDs. Wilma Cozart is credited (produced, musically supervised & 2-channel conversion) with the CD transfer. However, the DSD transfer & 2-channel con .......
104: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Vinyl in Mexico City? (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2014-06-30, 16:12:12 (68.183.146.17)
New vinyl or old? I'm not sure about the availability of new vinyl, as I haven't been to Mexico City in more than five years. You might try Tower Records or another chain called Mixup. Their biggest s .......
105: Vinyl Asylum, Stoky on 2-track (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2014-06-26, 13:32:29 (68.183.146.17)
The 2-track tape has excellent sound. I listened today. The recording was made in 1956 and issued on the stereo 2-track in 1958. Perhaps the sound is better on an original Full Dimensional Stereo pres .......
106: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Three stereo versions with Boult (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2014-06-24, 20:01:56 (68.183.146.17)
Boult was already old when he made his stereo recordings. He conducts a more traditional sounding Planets, therefore more sedate. Of the three I prefer the first EMI, even though the dynamic range is .......
107: Vinyl Asylum, Three stereo versions with Boult (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2014-06-24, 13:17:02 (68.183.146.17)
Boult recorded a stereo version of The Planets for Westminster (WST 14067) and two stereo versions for EMI (ASD 2301 and ASD 3649). I don't have the Angel numbers. .......
108: Music Lane, +1 on Ciccolini's Liszt Années de Pèlerinage (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2014-05-15, 13:50:14 (68.183.146.17)
I still have the three original French Pathé LPs of his recordings. They have certainly stood the test of time. I have a fourth Liszt LP with Consolations, Rêves d'Amour and the two Légendes. This gat .......
109: Music Lane, And there is this one (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2014-03-28, 19:51:07 (68.183.146.17)
This Japanese SACD is even more expensive. I haven't heard the K2HD version, but this one is very analog sounding and similar to the best SACD or 24/192kHz transfers from analog tape that I have heard .......
110: Music Lane, Huberman, his violin, Joshua Bell, and more (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2013-11-30, 11:25:09 (68.183.146.17)
A fascinating and moving documentary about Bronislaw Huberman and how his Stradivarius violin ended up with Joshua Bell. It is told with the tragedy of the Holocaust as background during the Nazi era. .......
111: Hi-Rez Highway, One last try (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2013-11-28, 21:18:27 (68.183.146.17)
But the music will play backwards. It will be like a 2-track stereo tape wound tails out and played without rewinding first. Write down the alphabet on a paper thus: abc....xyz and put an arrow in the .......
112: Hi-Rez Highway, Still don't get it (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2013-11-28, 09:40:33 (68.183.146.17)
In mirror image writing like da Vinci did, the image only changes from left to right, it doesn't change from top to bottom. Try holding a normal record up to a mirror. The music still starts at the ou .......
113: Music Lane, RE: You were quite impressed by Jävi/ "Sleeping Bty' (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2013-11-28, 09:15:39 (68.183.146.17)
I heard Neemi Järvi conducting live in early November with the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra. This was in the superb acoustics of the Soka Performing Arts Center in Aliso Viejo, CA. He conducte .......
114: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: The groove helix is a mirror-image of normal. (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2013-11-28, 07:55:33 (68.183.146.17)
I don't quite understand the mirror image idea. I tried it it on a piece of paper and looked at it in a mirror. It doesn't seem to work unless the turntable turns in the opposite direction, but the mu .......
115: Music Lane, On Esoteric SACDs (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2013-11-21, 19:40:14 (68.183.146.17)
These performances were issued on SACD by Esoteric. Linked below is my original post in 2010. .......
116: Music Lane, Theremin on CBS Sunday Morning (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2013-10-28, 12:37:31 (68.183.146.17)
Only yesterday CBS had a segment on Theremin and his instrument. There is an interesting history of the man. Apparently he was a KGB spy and returned to the Soviet Union. He inspired Robert Moog and h .......
117: Music Lane, +2 (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2013-10-25, 19:00:44 (68.183.146.17)
I have all the Rosen and Delmoni recordings in their original issue. .......
118: Music Lane, RE: Louis Moreau Gottschalk ... (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2013-10-25, 18:57:35 (68.183.146.17)
I just checked my LPs and counted 16 discs, which include 2 box sets of 3 and 4 LPs each. I'm not sure what is available on CD, but I second the recommendation of Eugene List (mono), and would add Iva .......
119: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Supposed to be a book (libretto) with this '65 USSR Melodiya release, Rachmaninov's "Vespers"? (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2013-10-23, 14:47:22 (68.183.146.17)
The Angel/Melodiya US edition has a libretto in English. The German Eurodisc edition has a libretto in German. Not sure about the Russian edition. Melodiya could be very chintzy with documentation, es .......
120: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Well. . . in the case of Chandos, BIS, and some other labels. . . (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2013-10-21, 08:53:36 (68.183.146.17)
I agree that the conversion of the master from PCM to DSD or the other way around is best avoided. My experience with two physical discs from HDTT brought this home to me. I bought Klipschtape Vol.1 a .......
121: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Sawallisch rather than Eschenbach? (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2013-09-09, 09:12:21 (68.183.146.17)
I attended a concert there. Yes, it was dry. and the reason it was rarely used for recording. The Rudolfinum in Prague has the opposite reputation. I've never been there, but the problem has often bee .......
122: Music Lane, Throwing caution to the wind (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2013-08-06, 20:41:41 (68.183.146.17)
I loved it too. I managed to watch without registering. I clicked the register box closed, and the program continued. I jumped around, and the box opened again. I closed it and continued. The three Li .......
123: Vinyl Asylum, RVG is .... (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2013-08-04, 08:58:01 (68.183.146.17)
Rudi Van Gelder. Any recording cut for disc by different people, the RVG will likely be the best. He did a lot of jazz recording and mastering. He also did transfer to 2-track tapes. .......
124: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Recording Information (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2013-07-28, 16:34:08 (68.183.146.17)
BIS was and still is a Swedish classical label. First issues were in the mid 1970s. The earliest record I have is LP-16 recorded in 1975. The company quickly switched to CDs in the 1980s and now issue .......
125: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Wilson Audiophile albums to be remastered... (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2013-07-14, 09:55:26 (68.183.146.17)
Yes, it does appears that these reissues will be downloads. I checked the website, and if you click on an album, it only gives the download date. It's deceptive that the original LP covers are used. I .......
126: Vinyl Asylum, Gold label (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2013-07-10, 17:18:08 (68.183.146.17)
These recordings were done in the late 1950s and even issued on 2-track stereo tapes. The earliest and best LP pressings have a gold label and were pressed by RCA. If you look in the runout groove are .......
127: Vinyl Asylum, For what it's worth (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2013-06-29, 18:41:48 (68.183.146.17)
After an email exchange about the recording with another inmate, I got out my copy of the 2-track tape version, released in 1958 or 1959, to compare. The tape reflects the condition of the master tape .......
128: Music Lane, Benjamin Grosvenor (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2013-06-05, 10:05:42 (68.183.146.8)
Chris: I heard Grosvenor in a solo piano recital in February. It was in a small hall that sits around 350 and has near ideal acoustics. He's very young, but I was very impressed with his playing, whi .......
129: Critic's Corner, RE: Have you read... (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2013-04-28, 10:19:02 (68.183.146.8)
Not sure who "he" is, but The Wood Effect was written by Clark Johnsen, who used to post on Audio Asylum. .......
130: Critic's Corner, RE: So (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2013-04-28, 10:15:15 (68.183.146.8)
Yes. It's also the hall where touring orchestras play in the East Bay area across from San Francisco. The UC system is not well known for its performing halls. I attend concerts at UC San Diego where .......
131: Critic's Corner, Here's one example (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2013-04-27, 12:52:30 (68.183.146.8)
This is the only example I know in my experience. Zellerbach Hall was notorious for poor acoustics. The two newest halls in Southern California, Disney and Soka University, don't have to do this. ::: .......
132: Music Lane, Due for release at end of the month (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2013-04-06, 18:38:55 (68.183.146.8)
See link below. Recorded in Victoria Hall, Geneva. Shades of Ernest Ansermet. .......
133: Vinyl Asylum, More on these 2-track tapes (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2013-04-02, 18:58:13 (68.183.146.8)
The Nights in the Gardens of Spain was issued on LSC-2430 and the Offenbach was issued on LSC-1990. The two Prokofiev symphonies were not RCA recordings. They were recorded by EMI and issued on HMV St .......
134: Music Lane, The Urania issue (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2013-03-20, 09:56:58 (68.183.146.8)
Below is a partial scan of the original Urania issue of the Tchaikovsky Sym. No 3. It was probably recorded around 1959. The company ceased operation in 1961. The recordings were reissued by a company .......
135: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Igor Tchetuev on Caro Mitis (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2013-03-15, 06:24:29 (68.183.146.8)
Amazon in the UK has it listed at a not totally outrageous price by an independent dealer. Caro Mitis availability in the US has always been hit or miss. I have found that the UK dealers will eventual .......
136: Hi-Rez Highway, Igor Tchetuev on Caro Mitis (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2013-03-14, 18:17:40 (68.183.146.8)
As pointed out, Paul Lewis is only available on RBCDs. I am less pleased with the sound than others. I have the complete boxed set. The recordings were made over several years with different engineers .......
137: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: SA-CD.net (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2013-03-06, 16:03:35 (68.183.146.8)
I do agree with the observation that new SACD issues from Channel Classics have slowed of late. And other labels too. New releases on SA-CD.net seem to be dominated by reissues of older recordings, bo .......
138: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Sid Mark's RCA review compared with The RCA Bible (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2013-03-03, 16:19:36 (68.183.146.8)
Valin's book runs to around 150 pages and is very comprehensive. It is a near complete listing of the RCA issues with short or longer descriptions of most of the listings. It also includes essays on m .......
139: Vinyl Asylum, RE: High quality vinyl (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2013-03-03, 16:07:39 (68.183.146.8)
Crystal Clear has been mentioned. Other labels include: M & K Sound 80 Telarc Japanese RCA Toshiba All did classical direct-to-disc. If by "audiophile" recordings you mean reissues of the Golden Age o .......
140: Music Lane, Some sleepers (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2013-01-16, 16:36:25 (68.183.146.8)
I agree with the recommendations for Badura-Skoda and Serkin Sr. But there are some lesser known versions that are worth checking out that I have on my shelves. 1. Dennis Matthews on Vanguard VSD-2019 .......
141: Music Lane, Late to the discussion - Szigeti and Arrau (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2013-01-02, 16:51:54 (68.183.146.8)
No one has mentioned the complete recordings by Joseph Szigeti and Claudio Arrau. These were recorded live in 1944 at the Library of Congress and first issued by Vanguard. I was lucky to buy the set w .......
142: Critic's Corner, RE: Look at (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2012-12-27, 08:45:21 (68.183.146.8)
Excellent points about setting up a system to reveal how a recording was made. And yes, audiophile tend to tweak their systems to their tastes, so it becomes difficult to discuss aspects such as "soun .......
143: Vinyl Asylum, Interesting - never seen this one (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2012-12-26, 19:43:32 (68.183.146.8)
I've seen very few of the Discos Columbia pressings of Decca recordings. The only one I have is the Decca recording by Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos done in London of the Suite Española (1970). I own the .......
144: Vinyl Asylum, Ah, the vexing question (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2012-12-26, 10:44:39 (68.183.146.8)
In the January issue of Stereophile Michael Fremer weighs in on the Decca vs. London pressing issue. It's worth reading for his point of view. It's important to remember that the stereo LP market deve .......
145: Music Lane, Marcelle Meyer on YouTube (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2012-12-20, 10:19:15 (68.183.146.8)
Linked below. .......
146: Music Lane, RE: I'd rate Horowitz fairly low on the Scarlatti totem pole (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2012-12-20, 09:01:21 (68.183.146.8)
I would rate Horowitz higher. He plays with a more pianistic style, but in these pieces, I actually prefer the piano over the harpsichord. The piano is capable of more tone coloring. Listening to a la .......
147: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Paid a little too much, but "What--me worry?" (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2012-11-28, 08:45:04 (68.183.146.8)
I picked this up about 15 years ago. I don't remember what I paid for it, but it didn't seem unreasonable at the time for its near mint condition and its rarity. I had only ever seen one other copy, w .......
148: Music Lane, RE: Amen on the Zukerman!!! (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2012-11-11, 15:03:21 (68.183.146.8)
You have the inscription almost right. It should read in Spanish "Aquí está encerrada el alma de....." Spanish often uses the reflexive for passive voice, so it could have been "Aquí se encierra el al .......
149: Vinyl Asylum, RE: More Ebay advice (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2012-10-27, 16:45:13 (68.183.146.8)
I buy records and tapes on eBay. I never ask for a refund if my total cost is less than $15 for item and shipping. I've thrown LPs and tapes in the trash. I've never returned an LP, but I'm careful wh .......
150: Music Lane, RE: It seems almost cliche to hate Lang Lang (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2012-07-08, 18:40:33 (68.183.146.8)
I heard Lang Lang play a precise, elegant, and restrained Mozart piano concerto and an over-the-top, bombastic Chopin Polonaise in the same concert. Guess which performance the audience just loved. It .......
151: Music Lane, You're welcome (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2012-07-07, 13:45:30 (68.183.146.8)
I would guess that the transition away from pure coincident miking occurred gradually through the 1960s. I've never seen any documentation about this. Certainly by the 1970s Palmer's recording style w .......
152: Music Lane, Coincident miking for Chris (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2012-07-06, 15:15:49 (68.183.146.8)
The early stereo EMI recordings are probably the best way to hear coincident miking in its purest form. In the notes for a First Hand Records reissue of early EMI stereo recording, Christopher Parker .......
153: Vinyl Asylum, Miking on DBQ recordings (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2012-07-02, 09:46:58 (68.183.146.8)
These recordings were multi-miked, with different mikes on each instrument. You can hear this on almost all jazz recordings of the period. It's pretty much done the same way today. Everything has to b .......
154: Vinyl Asylum, I've had the same experience. (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2012-07-02, 08:32:06 (68.183.146.8)
Where I live in Southern California the black hole is the Bell, CA processing center. A package can sit there for 6-8 days before it gets rescanned and sent out. And then it can be sent to the wrong p .......
155: Hi-Rez Highway, Philosophy of Recording & Listening (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2012-06-18, 10:52:32 (68.183.146.8)
When I go to a live music event and judge the sound quality, I don't just listen to how wide a dynamic range it has. I don't give this aspect primacy, whether its a big symphony orchestra, chamber orc .......
156: Music Lane, The Mayorga recording? (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2012-06-13, 17:23:25 (68.183.146.8)
Chris: Have you heard the Lincoln Mayorga recording of Rhapsody in Blue and the "I Got Rhythm" Variations? This is on a Harmonia Mundi RBCD (2010). Your characterization of the Wild and Nakamatsu perf .......
157: Vinyl Asylum, Was it this? (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2012-06-03, 17:57:24 (68.183.146.8)
Scaena Loudspeakers sharing with VAC, Kronos turntable, MIT, and Audio Image. They were in a double-sized room on the second floor of the Hilton. .......
158: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Anyone attend T.H.E Show? (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2012-06-02, 09:19:28 (68.183.146.8)
There is a thread started on the General forum with lots of photos. There were lots of turntables and even a reel-to-reel tape deck. Some demos alternated playing digital and analog, but it was usuall .......
159: General Asylum, RE: Pics from Day 1 (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2012-06-02, 08:57:55 (68.183.146.8)
Very nice pictures. I was there yesterday (Friday). Most attendees had preregistered, so the line to get badges was long and slow. I got there before 11:00 am, when the show opened, but had to park ac .......
160: Music Lane, RE: Walt Disney Concert Hall Los Angeles (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2012-06-01, 19:20:41 (68.183.146.8)
At full capacity the Disney Hall can hold 2,265 people. Architect Frank Gehry designed the building and is responsible for its striking exterior. I have two architect friends, one hates it, the other .......
161: Critic's Corner, RE: Firebird... (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2012-05-07, 09:07:06 (68.183.146.8)
Well, I've puzzled over this too. When Telarc did its first digital recordings, producer Robert Woods and sound engineer Jack Renner got most things right for classical recording. They copied the Merc .......
162: Music Lane, RE: EMI Masters series (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2012-04-29, 10:01:17 (68.183.146.58)
If you are looking for the best sound of a digital transfer, take a look at the EMI Signature Edition. (Linked below) These are new hi-rez transfers done in England for the Japanese market and release .......
163: Music Lane, Rapsodie Espagnole (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2012-04-22, 14:27:19 (68.183.146.58)
For vinyl the RCA Reiner Chicago Symphony Orchestra would be my top recommendation. The album, called "The Reiner Sound," dates from around 1958 and is an outstanding performance with outstanding soun .......
164: Music Lane, I also enjoy your reports about the ISO (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2012-04-22, 09:46:05 (68.183.146.58)
You remind us all how important it is to simply enjoy the music. We at times forget that. For vinyl recordings of Iberia and Corsair I would recommend Pierre Monteux with the London Symphony Orchestr .......
165: Music Lane, It touched me in a special way (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2012-04-11, 15:18:02 (68.183.146.58)
I regularly watch 60 Minutes and was very uplifted by this program. It was a surprise out of nowhere. I served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in sub-Saharan West Africa and have traveled many of the count .......
166: Music Lane, Emmanual Ax at Soka? (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2012-04-07, 09:22:16 (68.183.146.58)
Did you attend the concert? How did it go? .......
167: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Yes - Telarc's later recordings used lots o' mics (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2012-03-30, 17:42:36 (68.183.162.234)
The early Telarcs, including the pre-digital recordings, were done with minimal miking, which was modeled after the Mercury Living Presence technique. The two owners of Telarc, Robert Woods and Jack R .......
168: Hi-Rez Highway, Unfortunately, no joke (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2012-03-24, 07:20:06 (68.183.162.224)
I agree. I would have preferred a transfer at the highest resolution and absolute minimal noise reduction. I'm hoping that the noise removal mostly applies to 78 rpm masters discs (clicks and pops). .......
169: Hi-Rez Highway, Same masterings (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2012-03-23, 13:10:52 (68.183.162.224)
All analog to digital transfers were done in the UK from what was considered the best source, either the original master tape or 78 rpm master disc for earlier recordings. There's a long discussion o .......
170: Hi-Rez Highway, Prices going up? (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2012-03-23, 06:35:52 (68.183.162.224)
Both MDT and Presto usually offer new titles at a reduced price of £1-2 on preorders, and then the price goes to the regular level. Best to buy now. My hope is that the full line of Japanese releases .......
171: Hi-Rez Highway, EMI Signature Collection SACDs (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2012-03-22, 11:08:54 (68.183.162.224)
MDT is offering special preorder prices for the EMI SACDs that are being released in the UK. These discs are a selection of the Japanese issues, which are very pricey. I placed an order to test the wa .......
172: Hi-Rez Highway, I've listened to the disc (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2012-03-17, 12:47:49 (68.183.162.224)
I'm not hearing at the beginning of the 3rd movement what you describe. I've listened several times, once with my ear up close to each speaker. My disc sounds normal throughout all four tracks. So .......
173: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Analogue Productions SACD: Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances--Anyone else have this? (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2012-03-16, 16:37:46 (68.183.162.224)
I have it. I will check it and get back tomorrow. I'm on my way to dinner and a concert. .......
174: Music Lane, RE: Blind comparison #4 @ stevehoffman.tv Beethoven Tempest Sonata (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2012-03-12, 09:41:33 (68.183.162.224)
If I download the files, will I be able to play them with Windows Media Player or QuickTime? Or will I need conversion software? .......
175: Music Lane, RE: Pristine Schnabel reissue (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2012-03-07, 14:24:28 (68.183.162.224)
This gets tricky. It all depends on your personal preference. I'm a purist and prefer to respect the original producer's conception of the sound, unless there is something seriously wrong. So I chose .......
176: Music Lane, RE: Interesting - Little Red Riding Hood got the most first place votes! (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2012-03-07, 13:59:30 (68.183.162.224)
The results were scattered. I think many were voting for sound quality over performance. If you give one point each for a first, second, and third place ranking, it's Ott and Jando with 5 (no first pl .......
177: Music Lane, RE: Our third round of blind comparisons. Check it out (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2012-03-03, 09:06:54 (68.183.162.224)
It's a chore, to be sure, to listen to all eight versions. I won't attempt to rank all eight, but I will pick my most and least favorites. I divide them by the choice of tempo. The tempo indication of .......
178: Music Lane, RE: Czech Suite (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2012-02-27, 19:01:11 (68.183.162.224)
They are the same recording. I have the first. Sequenza is a reissue, but I don't think Philips remastered it, so they should sound the same. Both are imported pressings. .......
179: Music Lane, From me too. (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2012-02-27, 18:54:58 (68.183.162.224)
I listened to the samples. The technical facility is remarkable, but it's not used to serve the music. Many seemed too fast. She's in a hurry to impress and finish each movement. To me this shows a la .......
180: Music Lane, RE: Czech Suite (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2012-02-27, 10:34:55 (68.183.162.224)
I have the Czech Suite on a Philips LP with Charles Mackerras conducting the English Chamber Orchestra. Mackerras studied under the great Czech conductor Vaclav Talich. The LP has excellent sound and .......
181: Music Lane, RE: I have an extremely beautiful recording. . . (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2012-02-26, 09:12:41 (68.183.162.224)
I bought the Fischer recording with high hopes. I was disappointed with what I thought was mediocre digital sound. I'm also not a Fischer groupie and thought the performance was competent, but it seem .......
182: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Kingsway Hall - over-rated or is it just me? (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2012-02-22, 13:23:41 (68.183.162.224)
I don't completely share your point of view. No question that the hall had its problematic aspects. Apart from the rumbling subway, the hall had a bass resonance that made it necessary to reduce the n .......
183: Music Lane, New concert venue in Southern Calfornia (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2012-02-17, 19:45:51 (68.183.162.224)
I had never heard of the Soka Performing Arts Center, which opened last fall. I first learned of the center when a later concert was reviewed in the LA Times. It is located on the Soka University in s .......
184: Music Lane, And the other 6? (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2012-02-17, 17:12:52 (68.183.162.224)
I don't see anything on the Hoffman forum yet. .......
185: Music Lane, Thanks (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2012-02-15, 07:05:48 (68.183.162.224)
I listened to all eight selections twice. I agree with others that sound quality can skew the rankings. I wrote my choices down before I read all of the comments. Surprisingly you and I agree to some .......
186: Music Lane, A link to your post on the Hoffman forum? NT (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2012-02-13, 19:28:14 (68.183.162.224)
NT .......
187: Music Lane, Best recent recordings (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2012-02-04, 08:55:59 (68.183.162.224)
They have already been mentioned and are the Jon Nakamatsu and Lincoln Mayorga. Both are on Harmonia Mundi, which is curious. Maybe not, as the Nakamatsu is an SACD with the symphonic arrangement, and .......
188: Vinyl Asylum, RE: London records Brittish pressing identification help (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2012-01-28, 13:57:31 (68.183.162.224)
All London records that were pressed in the UK were sold in the US with jackets that were printed in the US. This was done to save money and also to have a different jacket for the US release. The UK .......
189: Music Lane, Make that "Cantelli +3!" (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2012-01-19, 17:29:29 (68.183.162.224)
The very first stereo release was on a HMV 2-track tape in 1957. I played the tape last night, and it holds up very well. The HMV stereo LP ASD 254 came later after stereo LPs were introduced. The .......
190: Music Lane, RE: The Milhaud recording (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2012-01-18, 15:11:22 (68.183.162.224)
Lots of copies of the Nonesuch pressing on eBay, if you still play LPs. .......
191: Critic's Corner, Yes, and he listed.... (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2012-01-18, 13:07:58 (68.183.162.224)
Cantate Domino too. The two Proprius recordings were his two selections. In my opinion the sound on both recordings holds up very well. It's easy to sneer at the musical quality, but that is always a .......
192: Vinyl Asylum, DGG Mravinsky (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2012-01-16, 16:19:39 (68.183.162.224)
The DGG Tchaikovsky 4-5-6 Mravinsky Leningrad Phil (St Petersburg) were recorded in Vienna (#4) and London (#5 & #6). I consider the two symphonies recorded in London by British engineers among the be .......
193: Music Lane, The Milhaud recording (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2012-01-14, 13:49:04 (68.183.162.224)
The recording with Milhaud was recorded for the French label Ducretet-Thomson by Andre Charlin, a justly famous recording engineer. It was licensed by Nonesuch for release in the US. It has excellent .......
194: Digital Drive, I can vouch for the long-term quality (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2012-01-05, 09:37:49 (68.183.162.224)
I still own an Accuphase P-300 amplifier I bought in the 1970s. I use it now for my subwoofers. I had a problem last year when the relay wouldn't click in when turning it on. I thought about getting r .......
195: Hi-Rez Highway, Her website is back up (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2012-01-02, 08:02:31 (68.183.162.224)
Teresa certainly stirred up a lot of controversy on the Hi-Rez Highway forum before she was banned. She was a passionate and relentless promoter of her opinions, which irritated a lot of folks. It bot .......
196: Vinyl Asylum, RE: WoW, Thanks everyone. (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-12-28, 16:21:46 (68.183.162.224)
I have a number of gold label stereo issues. All have more than acceptable pressing quality. I always look for very clean copies. Don't overlook the Stokowski recordings. Dawson's Negro Folk Symphony .......
197: Vinyl Asylum, Mine is this (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-12-18, 10:53:32 (68.183.162.224)
The stereo LP market developed earliest in the US. Decca was pressing for the US market first, not the UK market. So these pancake pressings, a carry over from the mono era, were the very first stereo .......
198: Vinyl Asylum, Pressing differences (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-12-18, 10:44:34 (68.183.162.224)
It was Harry Pearson at The Absolute Sound who set off the skyrocketing prices for the Decca SXL pressings, especially with the earliest issues, as much smaller numbers of the stereo issues were so .......
199: Vinyl Asylum, Print through (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-12-03, 19:14:47 (68.183.162.224)
The pre-echo can be an artifact of the LP mastering. But it can also be caused by "print through" on the tape used for mastering (sub-master) or even the master tape. If the opening music is especiall .......
200: Music Lane, A tip: eat light before a concert (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-10-30, 10:08:13 (68.183.162.224)
I've had the food coma experience. Too much blood to the stomach, and not enough to the head. :-) .......
201: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: EMI Music Japan to release 101 SACD's (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-10-27, 08:39:48 (68.183.162.224)
There's a lot of variety on the list. I see there are quite a few mono Lipatti and Gieseking recordings. I would buy Lipatti's Chopin Waltzes, a long favorite of mine, if assured the sound was an impr .......
202: Tape Trail, Scotch 207 tape (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-10-23, 13:17:07 (68.183.162.224)
Does anyone know the production years for Scotch 207 tape? Also what is the difference between Scotch 207 and Scotch 207(IRV) tape? .......
203: Hi-Rez Highway, Mravinsky (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-10-15, 06:55:21 (68.183.162.224)
The Praga Mravinsky SACD isn't included in the eBay store list. A link below shows it's available at Amazon.com for higher prices. It is a live recording in Moscow from 1959. Recording quality? Mravin .......
204: Music Lane, Yes (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-10-08, 09:22:20 (68.183.162.224)
A link to a CD reissue is below. Here's the relevant data: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54 by Robert Schumann Performer: Dinu Lipatti (Piano) Conductor: Ernest Ansermet Date of Recording: 02/1 .......
205: Hi-Rez Highway, Two Ansermet stereo Scheherazades (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-09-30, 19:12:51 (68.183.162.224)
The first stereo recording was with the Paris Conservatoire Orchestra and the second with the Suisse Romande. The second is the better recording. I don't think it's been issued on SACD. However the An .......
206: Vinyl Asylum, RE: The things about Canadian RCAs.... (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-09-26, 09:57:42 (68.183.162.224)
I have found the Canadian RCAs to have good sound with only slightly noisier pressings compared to US Indianapolis pressings, often comparable to Rockaway and Hollywood pressings. I've never heard a C .......
207: Music Lane, RE: Messiah Choruses. Who knew? (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-09-26, 08:31:19 (68.183.162.224)
Well, it's been done since the early days of stereo LPs. Westminster issued a single LP WST 14094 of Messiah Choruses with Scherchen around 1960. It was done because of the length of the complete work .......
208: Hi-Rez Highway, New Rimsky-Korsakov SACD (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-09-26, 08:14:06 (68.183.162.224)
Just got news of this in a CD Universe email. I don't need another recording of these pieces, but they sounds good in the samples as far as I can tell, so I ordered it. I hope I'm not disappointed. .......
209: Vinyl Asylum, I have the original issue (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-09-22, 08:31:19 (68.183.162.224)
I just pulled out my copy of SLPM DG 139 040. This is the original issue. In the runout grooves is a "P" with a circle around it and 1969. This is the original publishing date. .......
210: Vinyl Asylum, More info on Ensayo (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-09-17, 13:28:11 (68.183.162.224)
There was only the single issue of Ensayo recordings by AR. It was famous as a demonstration record in Hi-Fi stores at the time. All the tracks were taken from the Ensayo catalog. The Spanish label us .......
211: Music Lane, RE: Helsinki Music Center - Follow Up (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-09-10, 18:45:06 (68.183.162.224)
I've sat in the terrace and upper terrace. In fact, I once sat in the very top row, and the sound was very good, except that it was distanced and the quietest music a little too quiet. I heard Pines o .......
212: Music Lane, RE: Helsinki Music Center - Follow Up (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-09-10, 08:09:59 (68.183.162.224)
Listening on my small computer speakers, I thought the sound was more than decent. I know that this is a treacherous way to judge sound quality, but I heard smooth string sound and details such as the .......
213: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Yep, the Classic LP of Reiner/CSO playing Nightingale is an absolute knockout. (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-09-10, 07:50:16 (68.183.162.224)
I have the Shaded Dog and the Classic Records 33 1/3 rpm and 45 rpm reissues The 45 rpm is a knockout. I received quiet pressings of both reissues. I also have the 2-track tape, which is superb. The t .......
214: Hi-Rez Highway, It's Andrew Quint (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-09-05, 13:47:53 (68.183.162.42)
It is Andrew Quint in TAS who compared SACDs and 24/192kHz downloads of the same recording. I just recycled my copy of TAS, so I can't quote him exactly. He reported that the Channel Classics Fischer .......
215: Vinyl Asylum, RE: They're all just as old... (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-09-04, 13:10:17 (68.183.162.42)
The 78 rpm recordings were made direct-to-disc. There is no master tape. Most companies saved the 78 rpm original cuttings, as there was nothing better, and they would need to make more stampers. As f .......
216: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Makes the Telarc Bass Drum sound like a Fart in the Ladies Room (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-09-04, 13:00:49 (68.183.162.42)
The RR website says this of the Firebird recording: "The compact disc was a 1997 Grammy nominee for 'Best Engineered, Classical.'" So it's an older recording. It is certainly possible that there is an .......
217: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Where do you rank EMI for sound in classical music? (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-09-01, 13:53:03 (68.183.162.42)
This thread started with a question about EMI recordings made between the mid 1950s and the mid 1970s. I had defined "early stereo" as those recordings made the first decade of commercial stereo recor .......
218: Vinyl Asylum, World Record Club (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-09-01, 08:01:19 (68.183.162.42)
Don't over look the WRC label. It was an independent mail order record firm until EMI took it over around 1965 and reissued many of their own recordings on the WRC label in the 1960s. The records were .......
219: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Where do you rank EMI for sound in classical music? (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-09-01, 07:49:41 (68.183.162.42)
I carefully qualified my statement by saying "early stereo EMIs" and the "best Mercury, RCA Victor, and Decca/London." I should have added "from the same period" to make clear that I was comparing rec .......
220: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Where do you rank EMI for sound in classical music? (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-08-31, 10:28:23 (68.183.162.42)
None of the early stereo EMIs rise to the level of the best Mercury, RCA Victor or Decca/London recordings. EMI was quick to get into stereo recording. They pioneered stereo recording in the 1930s and .......
221: Vinyl Asylum, Here's the tape (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-08-28, 13:00:04 (68.183.162.42)
Here's the 2-track tape of "The Sound of Jazz." I was lucky to get it cheap more than a decade ago. Like all the Columbia 2-track jazz tapes, not all tracks from the LP were included. The LP is still .......
222: Vinyl Asylum, RE: You know, I just acquired the Philips Wooden Prince! (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-08-27, 09:36:31 (68.183.162.42)
According to UK record sellers, the EMI Mercury issues are a mix pressed from either lacquers cut by Mercury from the master tape in the US or cut by EMI from a copy tape in the UK. There is a belief .......
223: Vinyl Asylum, RE: They also made one for Pye (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-08-27, 09:21:22 (68.183.162.42)
Yes, released in the US on Mercury SR90115 with Vaughn Williams, Bax, and Butterworth. There were other PYE co-productions, including SR90160 Suppe Overtures, SR90125 Elgar Enigma Variations, and SR90 .......
224: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Here we go again... (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-08-25, 19:30:33 (68.183.162.42)
The digital source is converted to analog before mastering, so it shouldn't make any difference. The very first Telarc digital LP (Holst Band Suites) was mastered at half speed by Stan Ricker. The pur .......
225: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Some competition (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-08-24, 10:36:06 (68.183.162.42)
The Vanguard SACD is very early (2001) and frankly, disappointing. The 24/192kHz Classic Records is way ahead of it in the naturalness of the voice and presentation of the acoustic and instruments of .......
226: Hi-Rez Highway, Some competition (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-08-22, 16:07:24 (68.183.162.42)
If you want to hear these songs recorded in outstanding "Golden Age" analog sound and superbly sung by Netania Davrath, the Vanguard recordings from the early 1960s are the way to go. The SACD is o .......
227: Music Lane, RE: "I don't believe they were minimally mic'd though" (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-08-21, 08:44:05 (68.183.162.42)
According to Moon and Gray Wallace experimented with M-49, M-50, KM-53, and KM-56 microphones, both baffled and unbaffled, during the period from 1954 to 1963 when he was at the stereo mixing desk. He .......
228: Music Lane, RE: And in today's dollars, it would cost. . . ? [nt] ;-) (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-08-20, 15:06:03 (68.183.162.42)
RCA priced its tapes by the length of the tape. A tape of the length of La Mer would have sold for $10.95, about $88 in 2011. We forget how cheap recorded sound is today, even when it's "expensive." .......
229: Music Lane, RE: "I don't believe they were minimally mic'd though" (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-08-20, 14:46:32 (68.183.162.42)
According to Robert Moon and Michael Gray in their book "Full Frequency Stereophonic Sound," the Falla Three Cornered Hat was recorded in February 1961 by engineer Roy Wallace. Wallace was responsible .......
230: Vinyl Asylum, Nobody's mentioned Dance of the Seven Veil (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-08-20, 10:14:00 (68.183.162.42)
This was also recorded at the March 6, 1954 recording session with Heldenleben. This was also issued on a 2-track stereo tape. The sound and performance are positively voluptuous. Unless I've missed s .......
231: Music Lane, This is the way to hear the Munch BSO recording (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-08-20, 09:05:44 (68.183.162.42)
Ancient indeed! Issued in 1957 in this format and still sounding very good. .......
232: Music Lane, RE: Falla / Ansermet /Vivid (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-08-20, 08:50:29 (68.183.162.42)
You might want to splurge and buy the Esoteric SACD. I paid around $60 for it and have never regretted it. It captures most of the wonderful qualities of this "Golden Age" analog recording, althoug .......
233: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Vanguard Cardinal records (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-08-17, 07:58:25 (68.183.162.42)
I've never heard a bad sounding Vanguard recording, whether it's classical, folk, or jazz. They were a quality label. Many recordings have outstanding sound. The Vanguard VSD 2000 series with the char .......
234: Vinyl Asylum, RE: There is a second disc (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-08-14, 13:57:06 (68.183.162.42)
The early Telarc recordings used the Sony PCM-1600 PCM converter and were digitally mastered to a Sony U-matic tape recorder. This was a video tape recorder using rotating heads on analog tape. Appar .......
235: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Am I the only one here... (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-08-14, 09:21:06 (68.183.162.42)
Well, I tend to agree with you. I'm willing to try any new format with audiophile pretensions. I've got CDs, SACDs, and DVD-Audio hi-rez discs. I still prefer LPs and analog tapes. However, these earl .......
236: Vinyl Asylum, There is a second disc (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-08-14, 08:55:31 (68.183.162.42)
Here it is. It's a scan, so it doesn't show the whole cover. I bought all the early Telarc digital LPs. It was the only way to get the music at the time. CDs came later. My understanding is that t .......
237: Music Lane, RE: If you go to a concert. . . (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-08-10, 15:26:42 (68.183.162.42)
Your comments prompted me to get out my 2-track copy of the Heifetz version with Reiner. I have read comments that in the original LP version the violin is phasey and the orchestra is murky. And, o .......
238: DVD-Audiobahn, Agreed (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-08-07, 10:40:12 (68.183.162.42)
I have them all. The Villa Lobos and the Khachaturian Gayne are the top choices for best sound and performances. Then I would recommend the Tchaikovsky No. 5, Pines/Fountains of Rome, or the Shostakov .......
239: Music Lane, Pristine Classical Schnabel Vols. 1-3 (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-07-23, 14:39:21 (68.183.162.42)
I received the first three volumes of the Pristine Classical series of the Artur Schnabel Beethoven Piano Sonatas. Pristine offers downloads or custom CDs. I opted for the mono CD, not the ambiance en .......
240: Hi-Rez Highway, From Cookie's website (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-07-21, 09:23:36 (68.183.162.42)
"The best of technologies new and old were used in the E.S.E. process. Sony provided their latest recording technology, Direct Stream Digital (DSD) - one bit recording at 2.8 million samples per secon .......
241: Music Lane, RE: Help Needed (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-07-21, 09:05:34 (68.183.162.42)
I would suggest that you start listening to an FM classical station, if you have a tuner and a local station. Best to listen through your main system. Otherwise try listening on the Internet. Simply w .......
242: Music Lane, RE: Hector Olivera last night (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-07-21, 08:55:01 (68.183.162.42)
I also heard him years ago in a theatre organ recital. He played "Flight of the Bumblebee on the pedals. It was phenomenal. Many players can't go that fast with their fingers. A real pipe organ is the .......
243: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: My impressions Part two: Two SACDs and the SCD 5400ES (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-07-20, 15:16:45 (68.183.162.42)
Cookie Marenco of Blue Coast has been recording in analogue. Two SACDs have been issued. A third is promised. I'm on her email list. Not sure if she is doing some recording with hi-rez digital. Lots o .......
244: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Need more clarification on the reverberation issue (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-07-17, 09:35:08 (68.183.162.42)
My reaction when I first heard this recording was that it was done in a large, empty hall. I checked the notes. The venue is the Sofiensaal, Vienna. I think a solo piano recording benefits from a smal .......
245: Hi-Rez Highway, Same reaction (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-07-16, 07:58:50 (68.183.162.42)
I received my copy of the Volodos Schubert SACD this week. Since it's only a 2-channel SACD, I think we are all listening to the same format. Let me start by saying the music is wonderfully played, wi .......
246: Music Lane, RE: Saint Saens no 3 (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-07-11, 09:02:54 (68.183.162.42)
I also paid more for this CD when it first came out. So the price has come down. The tonal qualities of the organ in the symphony and the piano in the concerto are probably not what you are expecting .......
247: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: "If there were no difference, DVD-A would have been more of a hit." (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-07-10, 08:48:17 (68.183.162.42)
I have to reluctantly agree that "DSD/SACD has been an unfortunate distraction and side road on the march of audio progress." Now that all the sonic blockbusters have been recorded in surround, where .......
248: Hi-Rez Highway, Exactly! (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-06-30, 18:43:36 (68.183.162.42)
I have the Urania set too. I keep it because it is such an interesting presentation. .......
249: Hi-Rez Highway, Not surprising (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-06-29, 08:37:36 (68.183.162.42)
I agree that this is a gaping hole, but it's not really surprising. The work is very serious and doesn't have the characteristics to make it popular, which, for example the Ninth Symphony does. I can' .......
250: Music Lane, RE: Reiner-conducted scenes from Strauss's "Salome" and "Elektra:" if there (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-06-23, 08:52:34 (68.183.162.42)
The Reiner recordings of excerpts from Strauss' Salome and Elecktra are sensational and have held up very well after more than 50 years. The Dance of the Seven Veils was from the very first stereo rec .......
251: Vinyl Asylum, No, it's one of my guilty pleasures too. (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-06-18, 11:19:51 (68.183.162.42)
The Esquivel recordings are very well recorded, and the instrumentation is certainly inventive. You can find the buzzimba on a Cook recording. This leaflet is taken from the 2-track tape. Only a fe .......
252: Music Lane, I'm hopeful (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-06-17, 05:55:26 (68.183.162.42)
There are things that can be done in the digital domain with old 78s that were simply impossible in the old analog medium. I usually receive the Pristine email on Fridays, so there may be news today o .......
253: Music Lane, I agree about his LP restorations (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-06-16, 14:45:29 (68.183.162.42)
I guess I should have written more. I'm not convinced with his LP restoration either. First he transcribes from discs, and not master tapes, so that puts him at a disadvantage. He also applies equaliz .......
254: Music Lane, I get the Pristine emails (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-06-15, 18:04:23 (68.183.162.42)
I was intrigued enough with the sound of the samples of Vol. 1 & 2 that I was going to order both. On LP I have the original RCA complete set and both the EMI Great Recordings of the Century set on An .......
255: Vinyl Asylum, Start with eBay (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-06-09, 19:13:40 (68.183.162.42)
Search on eBay for "ASD" and "SAX" as these are the prefixes for the catalog numbers for the British counterpart of the US Angels. Be sure to check the box to search for text, not just title. The earl .......
256: Vinyl Asylum, Yes! (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-06-09, 15:40:35 (68.183.162.42)
I have the same set. I find it has the best sonics. RCA had a licensing agreement with EMI going back to the early days of 78 rpm records. The original Schnabel recordings, begun in 1932, were release .......
257: Music Lane, Thanks (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-06-06, 08:51:53 (68.183.162.42)
I had a chance to attend the cinema-cast and opted not to. If I hadn't seen Dudamel several times live, I'm sure I would have gone. Thanks for such a thorough rendering of the whole experience. You ar .......
258: General Asylum, Orange County geography (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-05-27, 06:51:36 (68.183.162.42)
Technically the location is not Newport Beach, although that makes it sound much classier. Newport is some miles to the southwest. It's not Tustin or Santa Ana either, which are along the I-5 corridor .......
259: Critic's Corner, RE: June Stereophile (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-05-22, 10:43:06 (68.183.162.42)
I read both Stereophile and The Absolute Sound. When I started subscribing I read everything. No longer I pick and choose. I like the columnists, even when their opinions are divergent. I start but, b .......
260: DVD-Audiobahn, Some more recommendations (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-05-19, 15:24:52 (68.183.162.42)
My recommendations: Classic HDAD 2016 Khachaturian, Gayne Ballet Suite Classic HDAD 2033 Villa Lobos, Ginastera Classic HDAD 2025 Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 5 Classic HDAD 2018 Shostakovich, Sym. No. 9 .......
261: DVD-Audiobahn, Availibility? (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-05-15, 18:14:38 (68.183.162.42)
How many of the titles tahat you listed are still in print? I quickly checked the Art Pepper title and didn't find it available. I understood the original question applied to discs currently available .......
262: DVD-Audiobahn, RE: 24/192 DVD-A (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-05-13, 17:03:45 (68.183.162.42)
It's really only Classic Records that supported the 24/192kHz DVD-audio disc. Unfortunately they are no longer releasing any new titles. Most, if not all, of their releases were from analogue masters. .......
263: Hi-Rez Highway, Buyer format preference on Channel Classics (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-05-05, 15:58:20 (68.183.189.58)
I just took the poll on the Channel Classics website on preferred format. The first number is the number of poll takers. Downloads account for 1/3 of total. SACD 2-channel leads, with CD, SACD surroun .......
264: Hi-Rez Highway, Similar experience (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-04-24, 10:40:29 (68.183.189.58)
Some months back I attended a performance of the Saint-Saens Third with the San Diego Symphony in Copley Hall. The hall is the renovated Fox Theatre. It has a theatre organ. The pipes are located in t .......
265: Hi-Rez Highway, Deja vu all over again (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-04-23, 08:32:01 (68.183.189.58)
We're only seeing again with CDs and SACDs what happened during the LP era. Whenever HP put a disc on his list the demand would skyrocket. This was good for new issues, but out-of-print issues would s .......
266: Hi-Rez Highway, A split in the audiophile community (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-03-27, 09:40:54 (68.183.189.12)
Robert: I think you are on to something important with your comment about "macro" listeners and "micro" listeners. You are now a self-confessed macro listener, I will confess to being a micro listene .......
267: Music Lane, RE: That's great you have all those open reels (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-03-09, 16:35:55 (68.183.189.55)
The tape formulations used on these old 2-track tapes are remarkably stable. If the tape has been stored properly and not abused, it can sound very good. Apart from a few random ticks caused by very s .......
268: Music Lane, RE: Ouch - Who is this guy? (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-03-09, 13:22:22 (68.183.189.55)
I've only read this reviewer on one other occasion. The San Diego Union-Tribune was sold a year or so back, and a lot of old staffers were let go. I suspect this guy is working as a freelancer, as are .......
269: General Asylum, Not all recording engineers (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-03-09, 12:39:57 (68.183.189.55)
Tim de Paravicini says we need 400 kHz sampling rate, and Ken Ishiwata of Marantz says that recordings up to 500 kHz show increasing sound quality. .......
270: Vinyl Asylum, RE: The Weavers: Reunion at Carnegie Hall 1963 original pressing? (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-03-06, 12:32:57 (68.183.189.55)
It's the charcoal grey label that is the original. This label was used on all the first Vanguard stereo issues. Titles that didn't sell enough copies to be repressed in later years are only found with .......
271: Music Lane, VPO in SD (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-03-05, 08:50:57 (68.183.189.55)
There was nary a microphone hanging in the hall or set among the musicians. The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra was making its first appearance ever in San Diego, playing in the Civic Theatre, not in th .......
272: Music Lane, Mark Swed (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-03-02, 08:53:34 (68.183.189.55)
I'm a regular reader of Mark Swed. I don't know his background, but he seem knowledgeable and usually spends more time in his writing with historical background and current trends. He is often a "cont .......
273: Hi-Rez Highway, It's the cost of pure DSD recording (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-02-19, 08:14:54 (68.183.189.58)
I have been buying Bis recordings since the very beginning. I still own Bis LP-16, a very early recording of pianist Janos Solyom playing Pictures at an Exhibition. Robert von Bahr's strength was alwa .......
274: Vinyl Asylum, From a 1960 Schwann Catalog (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-02-11, 16:00:16 (68.183.189.58)
Columbia Records Mono prefixes: CL List Price $3.98 ML,OL,SL,WL List Price $4.98 KL,KOL List Price $5.98 Stereo prefixes: CS List Price $4.98 MS,OS,SF,WS List Price $5.98 .......
275: Music Lane, On a Chesky LP (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-02-10, 07:23:56 (68.183.189.58)
Chesky Records also issued this on vinyl as CR3 in the 1980s as part of its short-lived vinyl reissue series, which included RCA Living Stereo titles. Recording engineer: Kenneth Wilkinson Produced by .......
276: Vinyl Asylum, Two recordings (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-01-30, 08:37:41 (68.183.189.58)
The first recording was in mono only and issued as MG-50058. I guess the recording date as 1954/1955 The second recording was in stereo and issued in mono and stereo as MG-50216 and SR-90216. 1959 sou .......
277: Vinyl Asylum, Narrowed soundstage (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-01-24, 12:21:59 (68.183.189.58)
My copy is FR1 too. I have always thought that some of the Mercuries had a narrowed soundstage. The strings bunch up in the center, especially at lower levels. I attributed this to the way Mercury rec .......
278: Vinyl Asylum, Take a look at this (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-01-21, 11:22:35 (68.183.189.58)
Hi Rich: This is an LP-sized box of the 2-track stereo tape issue. It includes the deluxe LP-sized booklet. I picked this up as a bargain. I have never seen any other tape with a similar presentati .......
279: Music Lane, "His recording of Iberia is really good" (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-01-12, 07:51:28 (68.183.189.58)
I agree. His recording belongs in the group of best performances. It was done for the French EMI/Pathé Marconi label. Another contender is Esteban Sánchez, who recorded for the Spanish Ensayo label. D .......
280: Music Lane, RE: Mahler and Wyn Morris (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-01-10, 17:12:36 (68.183.189.58)
I still have three Wyn Morris Mahler recordings on LP. Des Knaben Wunderhorn (1966) was issued on Angel in the US. I also bought the reissue on Decca Ace of Diamond (1972). This has better sound. The .......
281: Music Lane, I agree (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-01-07, 07:05:39 (68.183.189.58)
All of your points are excellent. The sound and performance of the sample make it difficult to judge. Dvorak's difficulties with his German publisher Simrock appear to have been political and financia .......
282: Music Lane, Original 2nd movement cut by 1/3? (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-01-06, 18:37:34 (68.183.189.58)
Apparently the original 2nd movement played at the London premiere was later cut by Dvorak when he had delays and arguments with his publisher after the first performance. Here's a link to a discussio .......
283: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Russian Melodiya or HMV/Melodiya? (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-01-05, 08:41:54 (68.183.189.58)
Melodiya pressing quality can be hit or miss. It depends on the period when the record was pressed. Generally early (1960s) is worse and later (1980s) is better. These later pressings can be excellent .......
284: Music Lane, Jahja Ling is still at the helm (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-01-05, 07:08:38 (68.183.189.58)
He leads excellent and consistent performances. He has revived the San Diego Symphony. Most recently I heard him doing the Saint-Saens Organ Symphony. Copley Hall is the old converted Fox Theatre, whi .......
285: Music Lane, VPO in San Diego (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2011-01-03, 17:13:33 (68.183.189.58)
The orchestra will be in San Diego on March 4 playing Brahms 2nd Symphony and Schumann 2nd Symphony. Top price ticket is $105. I'm holding out, as half-price tickets are usually offered a week or two .......
286: Music Lane, 35 mm magnetic film masters (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-12-31, 20:18:42 (68.183.189.58)
Classic Records has always claimed to have used the original 35 mm film masters to make their LP and hi-rez HDAD digital Everest reissues. I have no reason to doubt this. Vanguard often credited the u .......
287: Music Lane, Command was Enoch Light (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-12-30, 14:21:13 (68.183.189.58)
Enoch Light's original label was Grand Award. The label issued stereo 2-track tapes in the late 1950s. The first Command label stereo LPs were issued in 1959. The pop recordings had very exaggerated s .......
288: Music Lane, YouTube link to Ignacio Cervantes (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-12-26, 14:55:00 (68.183.189.58)
I couldn't find any Espadero on YouTube, but here's a link to Jorge Luis Prats playing some of Cervantes Danzas Cubanas. These are short, simple pieces, but very evocative when played as played here, .......
289: Music Lane, A Cuban adventure (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-12-24, 21:42:43 (68.183.189.58)
I always liked Cuban music in all aspects, but especially the more serious "classical" composers, such as Amadeo Roldán and Alejandro García Caturla. Both had connections with Copland in New York and .......
290: Music Lane, RE: Slobelius (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-12-24, 13:38:35 (68.183.189.58)
I've always listened to Sibelius, but recently have come to really appreciate the the performances of Tauno Hannikainen done in the 1958-1960 period. Classic Records has reissued the Everest recording .......
291: Hi-Rez Highway, Worthwhile? (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-12-22, 12:19:45 (68.183.189.58)
This ultimately depends on the listener. Furtwängler recordings come from a variety of sources, with the late EMI recordings the best. Here's an example of an EMI dual track mono tape issued in 1954, .......
292: Vinyl Asylum, RE: But does it hum? (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-12-17, 15:20:41 (68.183.189.58)
I never had a hum problem with any of my Decca cartridges. The only suggestion I have is to experiment with different groundings. You can even try not using any grounding between arm and preamp or usi .......
293: Vinyl Asylum, RE: my old Decca finally has the right arm...wow! (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-12-16, 11:37:38 (68.183.189.58)
I've been through several Deccas and arms, then finally settled on the Well Tempered arm. This is the arm that hangs on a string sitting in a cup of damping fluid. You are right that the arm is critic .......
294: Music Lane, RE: Article/podcast about Zenph re-recordings (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-12-16, 10:31:39 (68.183.189.58)
And this from Audiophile Audition November 23, 2010: Zenph Studios Working on New Re-Performances - The amazing computerized re-performances accomplished already by the Zenph team of performance analy .......
295: Music Lane, Ravel is CD only (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-12-13, 16:53:03 (68.183.189.58)
The DGG website lists the Ravel Piano Concertos with Pierre-Laurent Aimard as available only on CD. No SACD, at least not yet. No SACDs for Wagner either. .......
296: Vinyl Asylum, Very interesting (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-11-29, 06:32:10 (68.183.94.135)
What happened? Was the first cut rejected? My copy of Rubber Soul is "-3" and was bought in London in 1968. My copy of Sgt. Peppers is "-1", Help is "-1", Revolver is "-1", and Meet the Beatles is "-2 .......
297: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Rubber Soul PCS 3075(black label parlophone) (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-11-28, 08:39:31 (68.183.94.135)
Parlophone pressings with black and yellow labels are heavier than the later black label pressings. Also important is the engraved number is the runout grooves of the record itself. This indicates the .......
298: Vinyl Asylum, Record company alliances (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-11-20, 17:38:39 (68.183.94.135)
Alliances between US and European record companies were various and constantly shifting. For example, it was EMI + RCA Victor from the 78 rpm era through the mid 1950s, then EMI bought Capitol and set .......
299: Hi-Rez Highway, Here's the Karajan recording (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-11-16, 17:21:34 (68.183.94.135)
EMI issued this on a stereo 2-track tape in 1958. For some reason it was never issued on LP in the UK Columbia SAX series. It was finally released on LP in 1981 (!) on HMV Concert Classics. I have .......
300: Hi-Rez Highway, Is this a pure DSD recording? (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-11-15, 13:20:45 (68.183.94.135)
From comments I've read on the SA-CD.Net forum by bissie, I assume that this is not a pure DSD recording. Am I wrong? Robert, your comments sound all too familiar to what I've experienced with BIS rec .......
301: Hi-Rez Highway, Play him Klemperer's Beethoven Pastoral (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-11-04, 14:56:47 (68.183.94.135)
Robert: You are very fortunate to be hosting this meeting. I wish I could attend. Even living near San Diego doesn't make it possible for me to go to the Bay Area. I just received the new Channel Clas .......
302: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: I have a few of them, but the price-to-performance ratio is really low (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-10-23, 19:56:43 (68.183.94.135)
Well, I just ordered my first SHM disc off this December list from Eastwind Imports. I listen to classical mostly, and I hadn't seen anything with good enough sound on the original recording to take a .......
303: Hi-Rez Highway, SHM-SACDs (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-10-23, 13:22:28 (68.183.94.135)
Here's the complete list of the releases for December 15, 2010. Classical UCGD-9008 SZELL, GEORGE/BEETHOVEN:SYMPHONY NO.5/SIBELIUS:SYM/DECCA UCGD-9013 GERGIEV, VALERY/MUSSORGSKY(RAVEL):PICTURES AT A .......
304: Music Lane, Tedious but doable (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-10-18, 18:11:49 (68.183.94.135)
The tape is moving at 15 ips or 30 ips. Either way, it's certainly possible to do it. This is how bad clicks, pops, and scratches were edited out of transfers from 78 rpm records to tape before digita .......
305: Music Lane, It gets better (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-10-18, 16:09:58 (68.183.94.135)
I still have the LP. I pulled it out and the timing for the Fanfare is 2:51. Your calculations are correct. Here's the part I left out in the middle of RJ's comments after "...re-arrange everything." .......
306: Music Lane, Not so crazy (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-10-18, 13:33:32 (68.183.94.135)
I remember an interview that the magazine SOUNDS LIKE did with Roger Jones, who worked as Orchestra Manager on the famous Vox recordings with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and Donald Johanos. These se .......
307: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: JAV new Saint Saens no 3 (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-09-30, 07:42:26 (68.183.94.135)
Sounded promising on my PC speakers too, so I ordered it. Wow is it expensive! $26 for the disc and a whopping $7.35 for shipping within the US. It doesn't seems to be on JAV's own label. Is it an exp .......
308: Music Lane, Glad you like it (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-09-29, 14:02:03 (68.183.94.135)
Since I was one of the ones who recommended it, I never know how a listener is going to react. Thanks for your detailed comments, as you have hit the mark in your description in my opinion. I had want .......
309: Vinyl Asylum, Cuadernos de la Habana (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-09-20, 17:14:20 (68.183.94.135)
No, but I checked the Winter & Winter website (€50), then found a new set with shipping for $55, and bought it. The music is varied enough that I'm sure there will be selections I like. I have a lot o .......
310: Vinyl Asylum, I have the Nonesuch LPs (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-09-20, 11:31:17 (68.183.94.135)
I bought the gatefold set when it first came out. It is a deluxe presentation mastered by Bernie Grundman. Good sound and pressings. I never "upgraded" because the original recording has its limitatio .......
311: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Bruno Hi-Fi label??? (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-09-18, 14:56:30 (68.183.94.135)
I remember special ordering the Chopin Etudes played by Vladimir Ashkenazy on the Bruno label directly from the NY address. It was a mono recording of the teenage Ashkenazy recorded in the USSR by Mel .......
312: Hi-Rez Highway, Here is the complete list with classical titles (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-09-17, 06:52:00 (68.183.94.135)
Classical UCGD-9006 BOHM, KARL/BRUCKNER:SYMPHONY NO.4 "ROMANTIC"/DECCA UCGD-9007 SUWANAI, AKIKO/SIBELIUS & WALTON:VIOLIN CONCERTOS/DECCA UCGG-9006 KLEIBER, CARLOS/BEETHOVEN:SYMPHONIS NO.5 & NO.7/DEUTS .......
313: Music Lane, MTD's search engine (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-09-16, 12:41:27 (68.183.94.135)
Yes, the search engine is fussy, but other sites have their own idiosyncrasies and are sometimes worse. Here's how I search with MDT. First select the medium. (For me it's only CD or SACD.) Then sele .......
314: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Well Tempered Signature turntable and arm (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-09-13, 15:19:12 (68.183.94.135)
I use a Well Tempered Reference Arm on a Gyrodec turntable with a London Reference cartridge. The cartridge/arm combination is the best I've heard for a Decca cartridge, and I've been using Deccas for .......
315: Hi-Rez Highway, Caution with Membran SACDs (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-09-13, 14:59:53 (68.183.94.135)
Many, if not all, Membran SACDs are mastered from older, lower rez digital recordings. The ones I have heard are not much better than RBCDs, with only a slightly smoother presentation. Proceed with ca .......
316: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Juilliard RCA recordings (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-09-09, 12:31:30 (68.183.94.135)
Excellent sleuthing! I confirmed the listing in The RCA Bible. This is a numerical listing, so it's hard to find an issue without going through lots of pages. I did check the list until the end, which .......
317: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Juilliard RCA recordings (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-09-09, 09:34:44 (68.183.94.135)
I've been checking old catalogs and can find only two RCA Living Stereo LPs of the Julliard Quartet playing Beethoven: Op. 95 and Op. 135 on LSC-2632 plus Op. 131 on LSC-2626. I cannot find any comple .......
318: Hi-Rez Highway, Dynamic range (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-09-01, 19:06:41 (72.25.102.12)
Robert: Here's a link to Allen Wright's comments that I think you are referring to. .......
319: Hi-Rez Highway, I just checked my LPs (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-08-26, 18:22:12 (72.25.102.12)
I bought the box set when it first came out. It is on the London label pressed in the UK. I have -1W, -1W, -1W, -2W after the ZAL number on Sides 1 though 4. These are stamped into the vinyl. All are .......
320: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Mine is a London (not Decca). Would that make a difference? (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-08-26, 13:36:06 (72.25.102.12)
It's the same recording. Recorded by Decca engineers and released in the US under the London label. There were two independent companies: Decca USA and Decca UK. All Decca UK classical releases on LP .......
321: Hi-Rez Highway, Will you pay $20? (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-08-26, 08:38:24 (72.25.102.12)
If so, see my comment below on Allegro Music. .......
322: Hi-Rez Highway, Allegro Music Exton discs (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-08-26, 08:34:40 (72.25.102.12)
I forgot to add this. Here's the link to search for the Exton disc. Scroll down to "Search by Label." Then click on the drop down menu and scroll down to "Octavia Records." Click on it, and then click .......
323: Hi-Rez Highway, Another review (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-08-26, 08:19:09 (72.25.102.12)
Now that Allegro Music is distributing some of the Exton SACDs in the US, Audiophile Audition has begun to review them. Here's the link for the Respighi disc. .......
324: Music Lane, RE: Where Is It Available?1 (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-08-23, 15:21:39 (72.25.102.12)
Here's a link to Presto Classical in the UK. They promoted it several months ago in their newsletter. They talked about Russia's close geographical and cultural relationship with Finland and gave the .......
325: Hi-Rez Highway, Miking techniques (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-08-22, 16:13:17 (72.25.102.12)
Here's a CD-ROM demonstrating different miking techniques that you might be interested in. The short notes are vague about what James Boyk did. From off the top of my head, he set up 8 identical speak .......
326: Music Lane, RE: Bang Bang - such marvellous crassness! (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-08-21, 10:00:05 (72.25.102.12)
I heard Lang Lang live in April. He played a Mozart Piano Concerto with the Schleswig-Holstein Festival Orchestra conducted by Eschenbach. I was surprised by the elegant restraint of his playing and c .......
327: Music Lane, Lang Lang Live in Vienna (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-08-20, 18:00:46 (72.25.102.12)
New recording. Watch carefully at the end. All the formats are covered. .......
328: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: There are precious few products from the 50’s that I find superior to products today (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-08-20, 17:43:22 (72.25.102.12)
I'm a little surprised that you say that "...in RCA Living Stereo Recordings, violins, especially, appear pinned to the left front speaker...." The earliest RCA 2-track stereo recordings can be left-r .......
329: Music Lane, RE: The way I heard the story. . . (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-08-16, 09:46:27 (72.25.102.12)
The way I heard the story was that Reiner lost patience because Rubenstein wanted too many retakes. Reiner was well known for running very efficient recording sessions. Whatever the reason, they never .......
330: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: 3 Channel Classic samplers from Berkshire (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-08-13, 18:27:45 (72.25.102.12)
Inmate "channel" has already commented on this. See link below. This is Jared Sacks. He should know. I suppose the analog output signal could be redigitized and mastered at the RBCD standard. And then .......
331: Hi-Rez Highway, 3 Channel Classic samplers from Berkshire (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-08-12, 13:50:17 (72.25.102.12)
Well, I received the Channel Classics Samplers Vol. 2, 3, and 4 that I had ordered at a very cheap price from Berkshire Record Outlet. I only saw the warning from inmate "channel" after I had ordered. .......
332: Hi-Rez Highway, New set of SHM-SACDs (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-08-11, 13:19:37 (72.25.102.12)
The third set of SHM-SACDs has been announced. The link below goes to Eastwind Import. It is located in California, which simplifies ordering. These are the titles: Classical UCGD-9005 OZAWA, SEIJI/B .......
333: Hi-Rez Highway, Two new SACDs from Esoteric (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-08-09, 15:14:50 (72.25.102.12)
Brahms - Violin Concerto - Oistrakh, Szell Mahler - Das Lied from der Erde - Klemperer .......
334: Hi-Rez Highway, Nerd? No way! (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-08-02, 12:23:30 (72.25.102.12)
Geoff: All quite OK, in my book too. In fact, it seems a bit sedate for the big classical pieces (Pictures at an Exhibition, that Chris mentioned). Perhaps it was all that more "intimate" music that w .......
335: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: The California Audio Show - I got in a couple of hours today too (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-08-02, 09:51:07 (72.25.102.12)
I had thought about flying up from San Diego, but decided to save my money. Both the Vienna Philharmonic and the Dresden Staatskapelle are appearing in San Diego in the upcoming season. I'll use the m .......
336: General Asylum, I had the same problem in loading... (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-07-31, 08:45:16 (72.25.102.12)
...until I realized there are two links. I copied and pasted only the first line and got the pictures. Try it this way. It loads in about 10 seconds. .......
337: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Stereo Unlimited in San Diego (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-07-29, 19:07:28 (72.25.102.12)
Yes, at least the last time I was there, but that was some time ago. Give them a call a 619-223-8151. .......
338: Vinyl Asylum, Audiophile Records, Inc., Saukville, Wisconsin (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-07-28, 16:13:50 (72.25.102.12)
E.D. Nunn, the owner and recording engineer of this famous company, did a series of 78 rpm microgroove releases in the 1950s. The idea was to get the maximum dynamic range and recording quality into t .......
339: Music Lane, I wondered the same (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-07-28, 15:48:19 (72.25.102.12)
Classic Records cancelled the HDAD release of the Krips Beethoven cycle, although it came out on LP. My guess is that the HDAD project is dead. There also may be an underlying financial problem, unles .......
340: Hi-Rez Highway, Acoustic Sounds purchases Classic Records (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-07-28, 07:17:15 (72.25.102.12)
See my post under Music Lane. I figured something was going on when Classic Records cancelled the issue of the Krips Beethoven Symphony cycle from Everest on hi-rez DVD-Audio. I emailed, but was given .......
341: Music Lane, Acoustic Sounds purchases Classic Records (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-07-28, 07:11:25 (72.25.102.12)
I received the following email from Classic Records yesterday: Chad Kassem's Acoustic Sounds has purchased audiophile industry leader Classic Records. "This is a big acquisition for Acoustic which wil .......
342: Music Lane, RE: many thanks (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-07-26, 13:58:17 (72.25.102.12)
I have a complete list of the Sonotape/Westminster 2-track tapes. Email me if you are interested. It's too long to post here. There are recordings of Hermann Scherchen, Artur Rodzinski, and Maurice Ab .......
343: Music Lane, Original issue (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-07-25, 20:03:59 (72.25.102.12)
Here's the original release by Westminster/Sonotape on a stereo 2-track tape. It dates from 1956 and was recorded in Carnegie Hall. HDTT sourced its transfer from this release. The tape is outstanding .......
344: Music Lane, Ernest Toch (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-07-23, 17:16:39 (72.25.102.12)
Funny you mention Toch. I was recently listening to the one recording I have of his music. It's surprising that Capitol would record this in the early days of stereo (1957?) and release it on a 2-trac .......
345: Music Lane, Great stuff, but.... (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-07-19, 19:44:19 (72.25.102.12)
...the digital crickets are too loud. :-) At least on my computer speakers. All is remarkably well done. Thanks for posting this. I would never have found it myself. .......
346: Music Lane, A large recorded legacy (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-07-16, 13:59:24 (72.25.102.12)
I got to thinking about the Mackerras recordings I own. I recently bought the Mozart Symphonies Vol. 2 on Linn. I also have his fairly recent recording of the Dvorak Slavonic Dance. Yet his stereo rec .......
347: Hi-Rez Highway, Stereo LPs at $5.98 (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-07-14, 09:21:32 (72.25.102.12)
In the first years of stereo LPs, they were listed at one dollar above mono LPs, which listed at $4.98. Using the inflation calculator (1958 when stereo discs first appeared) gives $45.15 in 2010. Tho .......
348: Hi-Rez Highway, Right about the LSC 1900 LP (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-07-12, 20:31:25 (72.25.102.12)
Yes, the Munch 1954 recording was never issued on LP until Classic Records got around to it. However, RCA did issue it on a stereo 2-track tape in 1956. It wasn't one of RCA's best transfers, but i .......
349: Hi-Rez Highway, The R-K Suites (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-07-12, 13:18:15 (72.25.102.12)
In the latest issue of The Absolute Sound, Ted Libbey calls the sound "superb" and "downright sumptuous" in the Suites. Not that I take his comments with full faith, but with your recommendation and m .......
350: Hi-Rez Highway, That's the one! (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-07-12, 08:11:23 (72.25.102.12)
I pulled out my copy of the LP. The label has a 1976 date on it. I believe Davis also recorded the 8th and 9th Symphonies at the same time. I only ever bought the 7th. The sound has a rich, dark quali .......
351: Hi-Rez Highway, Nice roundup! (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-07-11, 20:10:30 (72.25.102.12)
You mentioned almost all I would have mentioned. I would only add Neumann and the CzPO on an Exton SACD (not DSD) recorded on tour in Japan, so it avoids the plentiful reverberation in the Rudolfinum, .......
352: General Asylum, Music for Heavenly Bodies (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-07-07, 12:59:04 (72.25.102.12)
Not the original theremin, but the electro-theremin developed by Paul Tanner. It is mechanically controlled, rather than by the hands not touching the instrument. This is the 2-track tape version i .......
353: Hi-Rez Highway, Channel Classics does it again (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-07-04, 13:09:15 (72.25.102.12)
As Channel Classics did with the Philips recording of Ivan Fischer's Dvorak Symphony No. 8 and No. 9, the Slavonic Dances will get the same SACD treatment. I believe this will be its first SACD app .......
354: Hi-Rez Highway, RBCDs in Exton catalog (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-07-01, 18:24:22 (72.25.102.12)
I can confirm that Exton doesn't issue everything in the SACD format. The most recent recordings do seem to be DSD recordings, but that doesn't always mean an SACD issue. .......
355: Hi-Rez Highway, About the Grimm converter? (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-06-28, 14:42:47 (72.25.102.12)
Can you give us some frank comments about where the Grimm converter can be improved? I seem to have been the only one on this forum with some misgivings about the sound. Thanks. .......
356: Hi-Rez Highway, Pre-renovation! (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-06-27, 09:07:46 (72.25.102.12)
I took the photos from Beranek's book, which was published in 1996. He mentions discussions about possible renovations. As we know from other halls, renovations to improve the sound normally do not ch .......
357: Hi-Rez Highway, Some photos (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-06-26, 16:06:01 (72.25.102.12)
Here are two photos of the hall. .......
358: Hi-Rez Highway, Royal Festival Hall (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-06-25, 20:09:19 (72.25.102.12)
Let us know what you think when you return. The Royal Festival Hall is the only one of the three I have attended, and on several occasions over the years. Recordings were seldom made there. I only hav .......
359: Hi-Rez Highway, A common vocabulary (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-06-25, 19:54:45 (72.25.102.12)
I have an architect friend who is designing a concert hall for a small college on spec. It may never be built if he can't find a donor. He is also a musical lover and played the violin in his youth. W .......
360: Hi-Rez Highway, Reverberation vs. hall ambiance (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-06-24, 10:39:55 (72.25.102.12)
You are making a big distinction between reverberation and hall ambiance that I don't make. Perhaps I am mistaken, but isn't it the reverberation that creates the hall ambiance? No sound = no reverber .......
361: Hi-Rez Highway, I'll take a stab at it....Engineering changes (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-06-23, 15:05:00 (72.25.102.12)
I have a very different viewpoint on this. Modern recordings are very distant and drenched in reverberation. The engineering is done to maximize the dynamic range, but at the sacrifice of orchestral d .......
362: Hi-Rez Highway, Here's the info I received from Eastwind Imports (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-06-23, 09:20:17 (72.25.102.12)
The release date of the first 20 titles of the Universal Japan's SHM-SACD reissues has been pushed back. The originally planned release date was June 23. The new release dates are: UIGY-9022 The Who / .......
363: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Channel classics less 25% (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-06-07, 17:21:02 (72.25.102.12)
I received the email from Presto Classical this morning and ordered Dvorak's 7th, 8th, and 9th. I had been waiting for better prices. This is the time to buy Channel Classics. I paid $12.36 for each d .......
364: General Asylum, I was the buyer in a similar situation (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-06-07, 09:27:52 (72.25.102.12)
I live in the US and bought an item on eBay UK. I simply clicked on "Pay Now," and the rest was automatic. I clicked to pay. I got an email from the seller about 10 day later saying she had not receiv .......
365: Hi-Rez Highway, $14.99 at Arkiv Music! (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-06-04, 06:37:13 (72.25.102.12)
Is this true of CD Universe too? Arkiv Music has a even better price. and there is an option to use PayPal in the check out, which avoids a phone number. Of course, you need a PayPal account. I've ord .......
366: Hi-Rez Highway, CSO website (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-06-03, 09:52:53 (72.25.102.12)
The Chicago Symphony website lists it for $19.99. CD Universe shows it in stock at $17.89 (search 'label' from drop down menu using 'cso resound'). I don't know the shipping to Europe. Or don't you wa .......
367: Hi-Rez Highway, Also on the CSO website (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-06-02, 07:47:00 (72.25.102.12)
I haven't compared prices. Often an orchestra's website is the most expensive place to buy, but it supports the orchestra. I agree about the Argo recording. .......
368: Water Cooler, Thanks (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-05-31, 18:59:02 (72.25.102.12)
I know your kind of experience well. My work in Mexico requires me to interact with both the wealthy, educated elite and the lowly campesino, who is poor and often barely literate. I always treat the .......
369: Water Cooler, Some clarification (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-05-31, 14:08:01 (72.25.102.12)
The writer makes some good points. He gets off track a bit with his history of the US Southwest. The Spanish laid claim to vast territories based on overland explorations and sea voyages along the Pac .......
370: General Asylum, RE: R.I.P. Dennis Hopper (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-05-31, 09:16:02 (72.25.102.12)
Hopper graduated from the same high school in the San Diego area that I attended. He really started his acting career there and in local theatre. He returned to the school for an assembly and spoke, a .......
371: Hi-Rez Highway, Solo violin? (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-05-30, 20:17:45 (72.25.102.12)
I've never heard it this way either. I don't know the justification for it. Perhaps to echo the beginning of the first movement. I've always loved the way the first theme creeps in quietly. An audienc .......
372: Music Lane, Link expired (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-05-29, 12:38:28 (72.25.102.12)
I guess the link to the search has expired. But if you put in the name of the composer and select the media (e.g. CD), the results will come up. If you click on "detalhes" under each thumbnail, it wil .......
373: Hi-Rez Highway, Channel Classics video (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-05-29, 11:05:53 (72.25.102.12)
Linked below is a new video from Channel Classics showing the making of their upcoming SACD of Beethoven's Symphony No. 4 and No. 6. It is interesting both from a musical and technical perspective. I .......
374: Music Lane, RE: Caetano Veloso, looking for recomendations (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-05-28, 17:53:22 (72.25.102.12)
I don't have any recommendations, but here's a link to CD Point in Brazil. I have bought from them, and they are reliable. I did the search of Caetano Veloso for you, but you can go to the home page a .......
375: Vinyl Asylum, A & M sold a gazillion copies (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-05-27, 09:10:57 (72.25.102.12)
As a student I was working in the record/book/hifi department of a big discount store when WC came out. We had the cheapest price in town and couldn't keep the record in stock. It sounded good on the .......
376: Water Cooler, The southern border (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-05-21, 19:10:04 (72.25.102.12)
I've crossed the southern border to return to the US thousands of time. The behavior of the US agents can be maddeningly inconsistent. I learned as a teenager to be polite, unagressive, yet firm. I ha .......
377: General Asylum, Ditto + router (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-05-20, 19:57:35 (72.25.102.12)
Nod32 is the best antivirus I have used, and I've had Norton, McAfee, and AVG. I bought a 2-year subscription for less than $60. Worth every penny. And it doesn't bog down the system. .......
378: Water Cooler, An insider's perspective (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-05-17, 18:26:28 (72.25.102.12)
I have spent my whole career in production agricultural working with Hispanics. The last 19 years I have worked in Mexico as a consultant. That's right, I cross the border every week to work in Mexico .......
379: General Asylum, Agreed (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-05-17, 08:41:11 (72.25.102.12)
One-click makes it too easy on Amazon. I only used it once and realized that I wanted all my data and order confirmed before committing. I have only had one bad experience with Amazon. This was when t .......
380: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: New recordings coming (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-05-15, 13:46:08 (72.25.102.12)
I can't shed any light. I think you are probably right. I thought it odd to have new recordings of the 8th and 9th so soon. The email notices that I have received about the two "new" releases didn't m .......
381: Hi-Rez Highway, New recordings coming (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-05-15, 10:07:30 (72.25.102.12)
Channel Classics has announced new recordings from Fischer of the last three symphonies and the American Suite of Dvorak. The two SACDs were scheduled for release in April, but have been postponed unt .......
382: Hi-Rez Highway, email from Eastwind Import (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-05-09, 09:09:53 (72.25.102.12)
I received this email from Eastwind Inport. Discs are pricey Buying from California makes it easier. I don't know if ordering from Japan would be cheaper. This is not an endorsement of Eastwind Import .......
383: General Asylum, I'm confused (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-05-07, 14:49:49 (72.25.102.12)
I live in California and the estimated population in 2009 was around 38 million. In 1970 the population was around 20 million. The budget gap for 2010 is estimated around $20 billion. If I understand .......
384: Music Lane, Yes (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-05-04, 19:52:50 (72.25.102.12)
His mother is Japanese born. Here's a recent article in the Smithsonian Magazine about Alan Gilbert and the NYPO when they toured Vietnam. It's called Ultimate Pho. It's about noodles! .......
385: Music Lane, RE: R. Strauss- "Der Rosenkavalier" Suite.............. [yt] (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-05-02, 15:33:08 (72.25.102.12)
Be sure to watch the other two videos posted by 90emperor, which I assume comprise the rest of a very extended "suite" from the opera. The conductor is a pleasure to watch. At the end you can hear (an .......
386: Music Lane, One more thing (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-05-02, 14:19:43 (72.25.102.12)
Domingo was born in Spain, then his family moved to Mexico. They ran a Zarzuela company, so he's a natural in this material and knows the tradition. The set you ordered contains the best modern record .......
387: Music Lane, RE: BD Spanish Operetta: Luisa Fernanda - ok but did not move me (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-04-30, 15:54:06 (72.25.102.12)
This comes from the genre of Zarzuela, the Spanish equivalent of light opera. The plot lines tend to be thin, often complicated, comic, and farcical. It takes an able conductor to bring them off. Ataú .......
388: Hi-Rez Highway, RBCD only (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-04-27, 19:47:24 (72.25.102.12)
The Paul Lewis series has not been issued on SACD. I don't believe it was recorded in DSD. See my comments below. I like the set, but am not crazy about the sound. The series was recorded over a long .......
389: Hi-Rez Highway, Well...... (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-04-25, 08:31:12 (72.25.102.12)
Some of us even like caterwauling, as long as it's well recorded. :-) .......
390: Hi-Rez Highway, Period pianos (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-04-24, 13:16:41 (72.25.102.12)
I find that the sound of period pianos, including fortepianos and very early "modern" pianos, is not well served by digital recording, especially on RBCDs. The subtle timbrel differences are obscured .......
391: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Beethoven piano sonatas, SACD (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-04-23, 19:51:52 (72.25.102.12)
Well, I have the first three volumes on Caro Mitis of the series started by Igor Tchetuev. He is a fluent player and is given a good recording on a modern piano. The sound, however, is a little dista .......
392: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Smaller works (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-04-21, 20:27:56 (72.25.102.12)
I would add the following to check out: BSO SACD -- Boston Symphony Chamber Players, Mozart chamber music for winds and strings. The disc includes the clarinet and horn quintets and the oboe and flute .......
393: Tape Trail, RE: Here's what I've done (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-04-21, 12:58:43 (72.25.102.12)
Hi Rich: I hesitate to recommend putting the tapes outside in the sun. There is the danger of the tapes getting too hot. Better indoors with bright sunlight, low humidity, and patience. It is better .......
394: Music Lane, KUSC and XLNC (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-04-16, 18:51:26 (72.25.102.12)
I live between Los Angeles and San Diego, so I'm lucky to get two FM classical stations. KUSC has managed to hang on. The Mexican station recently changed its frequency and moved or increased the powe .......
395: Tape Trail, Here's what I've done (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-04-15, 19:47:32 (72.25.102.12)
Hi Rich: I've salvaged quite a few tapes like this. I wind the tape unto a clean reel and use a damp sponge held lightly against the edge of the tape, then flip it over to do the other edge. Wash the .......
396: Hi-Rez Highway, What does headphone listening reveal? nt (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-04-14, 08:26:20 (72.25.102.12)
nt .......
397: Hi-Rez Highway, I did (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-04-11, 13:22:15 (72.25.102.12)
I bought it when it first came out. This is another one of the RCA Living Stereo SACDs that impresses with its sonics. I think I paid $8 at Costco when the store was selling these. Now I see on the A .......
398: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: What forum recommendation work best for you? (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-04-09, 18:59:18 (72.25.102.12)
You are right that all forums and magazines can be unreliable. I think tastes and preferences are too variable, let alone the equipment that is being listened to. Many of my purchases are done with no .......
399: Hi-Rez Highway, Mravinsky SACDs from Esoteric (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-04-08, 18:22:33 (72.25.102.12)
This is the 2-SACD set of the Deutsche Grammophon recordings of Tchaikovsky’s 4th, 5th, and 6th Symphonies with Yevgeny Mravinsky conducting the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra (now St. Petersburg ag .......
400: Hi-Rez Highway, Agreed the 2nd is better (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-04-08, 15:26:15 (72.25.102.12)
I'm puzzled about the drooling over the quality of the sound on the Mahler 4th. Converters can make a difference. I sometimes think dCS is better than Meitner and vice versa. Perhaps the Grimm is bett .......
401: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Grimm Audio AD1.......a new paradigm? (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-04-07, 19:07:46 (72.25.102.12)
The Channel Classics Mahler 4th was released quite a while back. It's been discussed in this forum. I did not think it was an advance in sound quality for Channel Classics. The music was very distantl .......
402: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Tico tico (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-04-04, 10:27:00 (72.25.102.12)
I forgot about the Ferrante and Teicher version originally released on Westminster WST 15011. The album is called "Soundproof." It is all Latin music and is subtitled "The Sound of Tomorrow Today!" Th .......
403: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Tico tico (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-04-04, 09:15:45 (72.25.102.12)
Take a look at Reference Recording RR-62. This is Frederick Fennell conducting the Dallas Wind Symphony in a double LP album called Beachcomber. Because Tico-Tico is such a short piece, it's hard to r .......
404: Hi-Rez Highway, Lyadov., yes! (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-03-22, 11:20:44 (72.25.102.12)
One of the very first stereo records I bought was a "Russian Orchestral Music" DGG LP with Markevitch and the Orchestra Lamoureux It had the expected Tchaikovsky, Borodin and Glinka pieces. The disc a .......
405: Hi-Rez Highway, Matsuev, Gergiev, Mariinsky and Rach Concerto No.3 (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-03-20, 18:52:42 (72.25.102.12)
Not the SACD, but a live performance last night at Copley Hall in San Diego. The SACDs were being sold in the lobby, but it was very crowded around the table. I don't own the disc yet. The beginning .......
406: Hi-Rez Highway, Same experience (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-03-18, 07:55:17 (68.183.177.55)
I also have had the disc on back order with Elusive Disc for a long time. There doesn't seem to be any way to order it from the Lipinski. HELP! .......
407: Hi-Rez Highway, Small is beautiful? (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-03-18, 07:48:35 (68.183.177.55)
I find live orchestral music in a decent hall to be big, not small. Last week at a concert of a piano quartet in a church I was sitting in the second pew and the sound was "big" at the climaxes. Digit .......
408: Hi-Rez Highway, Morton Gould Living Stereo SACD (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-03-17, 15:02:30 (68.183.177.55)
Do you have the Copland Billy The Kid and Rodeo SACD with Morton Gould? This is another recording with a big sound. This was done in the Manhattan Center in New York City. The venue didn't have a stag .......
409: Hi-Rez Highway, Learning to love Mahler (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-03-14, 12:37:47 (68.183.177.55)
Linked below is a timely article in the Sunday Los Angeles Times. The line that caught my attention was: "The composer who ruefully called himself 'thrice homeless,'--a Bohemian among Austrians, an Au .......
410: Hi-Rez Highway, Pre-concert talks (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-03-11, 08:19:59 (68.183.177.55)
I tend to avoid the pre-concert talks. Your comments indicate you understand their limitations. They seem to be designed for the novice, which makes them less valuable for persons with more experience .......
411: Hi-Rez Highway, My recommendation (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-03-10, 07:10:16 (68.183.177.55)
Don't do any more prepping. You have already listened to the Mahler 2nd on disc. I always enjoy the live performance more if I do the comparisons afterwards. You may find it valuable to do some readin .......
412: Music Lane, I remember the Rosemary Brown LP (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-02-27, 10:36:24 (68.183.177.55)
I never bought it. I didn't fall for any of the Joyce Hatto CDs, although I own one of her early LPs on Saga. I'm not falling for David Cope either. Nice imitations, but that's all. .......
413: Music Lane, About the best piano sound I've heard on YouTube [nt] (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-02-27, 10:16:10 (68.183.177.55)
NT .......
414: Hi-Rez Highway, Got my SACD yesterday (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-02-25, 11:32:41 (68.183.177.55)
I forgot I had pre-ordered the SACD on CD Universe for $20.99 + $2.99 shipping. It arrived as a surprise yesterday. I've listened once. The recording has some marvelous piano playing. No regrets at al .......
415: Music Lane, Tough to do (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-02-20, 16:03:09 (68.183.177.55)
The answer is "all of the above." I think this is what makes opinion on Lewis so divided. In a given movement he can seem too slow or too fast. Generally I would say his tempos are middle of the road. .......
416: Hi-Rez Highway, Exton availability (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-02-19, 16:06:24 (68.183.177.55)
Here's a link to a discussion about alternate sources for Exton SACDs. I had checked MDT earlier and found nothing. Both Presto and Allegro have very limited titles. Apparently the Suk/Janacek is only .......
417: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Janacek and Suk on Exton SACD: Any opinions? (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-02-19, 15:27:42 (68.183.177.55)
I haven't heard the disc either. I'm certainly tempted to buy it, but I would rather you went first. :-) With a Czech conductor and the best Czech orchestra it should be an outstanding performance. B .......
418: General Asylum, RE: Audiophile Adjectives I don't understand (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-02-18, 08:30:38 (68.183.177.55)
We put two nouns together all the time in English. Killer whale is an example. Spanish does the same thing, only the order gets reversed, thus becoming ballena matadora (whale killer, but that would b .......
419: Hi-Rez Highway, Me neither (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-02-13, 18:06:51 (68.183.177.55)
In spite of the praise the sonics that "Volodos Plays Liszt" got, I never really liked the sound either. The sound of the piano is not favorably colored by the acoustic. For example, near the end of t .......
420: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Volodos in Vienna - A Demonstration Recording and Performance from Sony (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-02-13, 08:49:12 (68.183.177.55)
Don't have my copy yet, as I'm waiting to see if the price will come down. I'm curious about the low level noise. Might it be the air circulating system? I recently took a back stage tour of the refur .......
421: Music Lane, A new hall and a new conductor (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-02-11, 08:58:32 (68.183.177.55)
I think Disney Hall and Dudamel demonstrate what a flamboyant architectural design coupled with good acoustics plus a young charismatic conductor can go for attendance. All the concerts I have gone to .......
422: Music Lane, Shrine Auditorium (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-02-05, 12:26:10 (68.183.177.55)
The Shrine Auditorium is a cavernous building. I think it seats 5000+ people. It should have lots of reverberation. I don't know the recording, but it's hard to understand what DGG did. Maybe the orig .......
423: Vinyl Asylum, RE: Far superior? (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-02-03, 20:40:03 (68.183.177.55)
Mine are the earliest pressings, 180 gm I think. Classic Records started messing with pressing weight, profile, and vinyl mix after I bought my copies of Firebird. I don't know how this affected the s .......
424: Vinyl Asylum, Far superior? (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-02-03, 13:12:38 (68.183.177.55)
I would say the the 45 rpm is superior, but like all upgrades in audio, the increases in quality in sound get harder and harder and cost more and more money. I bought both the 33 and 45 rpm versions w .......
425: Vinyl Asylum, It was Peter Bartok (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-01-29, 19:58:57 (68.183.177.55)
He was the son of the composer Bela Bartok and ran the record company. He did some recording as a freelancer for other record companies and also recorded in stereo! I have both a copy of a Period LP a .......
426: Music Lane, RE: RIP Earl Wild (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-01-25, 08:26:49 (68.183.177.55)
I second the recordings already mentioned and add "The Art of the Transcription - Live from Carnegie Hall" on Audiofon. .......
427: Tape Trail, RE: STC 90012, Saint-Saens, No. 3, --2nd & 3rd impressions (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-01-22, 16:01:20 (68.183.177.55)
This performance was listed in Mercury 2-track catalogs, but never issued as a 2-track. Too bad. It got caught in the transition to 4-track. I had been told that Bel Canto did the 2-tracks, but I have .......
428: Hi-Rez Highway, Your post has been moved (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-01-22, 15:07:03 (68.183.177.55)
But when I click on the link, it says, "File not found." Where is it? .......
429: Music Lane, RE: Please watch my Hyperion Knight YT Videos... . (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-01-15, 16:50:56 (68.183.177.55)
Hi John: Nice quality on the video. The piano seems to have a nice sonority, but I'm afraid listening was a bit of a trial. I made it to the end of all three videos. I think I count five extra keys at .......
430: Music Lane, RE: Great, certainly, but forgotten? Hardly. (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-01-15, 16:19:54 (68.183.177.55)
In the early days of the LP DGG had a licensing agreement with Decca/USA (not to be confused with Decca/London, which also recorded Kempff and issued three Chopin discs). With the change to stereo DGG .......
431: Music Lane, Ring cycle for the 21th century? (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-01-04, 08:07:58 (68.183.177.55)
I just got this link from Presto Classical in the UK about a new Ring cycle on DVD and Blu-ray. I'm not an opera fan. but I know others are. Anyone care to comment? .......
432: Vinyl Asylum, Tube vs. transitor mastering (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-01-03, 17:01:07 (68.183.177.55)
All the early Living Stereo reissues by Classic Records were done with solid state mastering. I know because I called Michael Hobson while he was still in New York and tried to talk him into using tub .......
433: Vinyl Asylum, My earlier copy is quiet (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-01-03, 10:29:55 (68.183.177.55)
My copy, from the first run when Classic Records originally reissued this recording, is quiet. But that was many years ago. My last purchases of LPs from them were Corroboree and 6 of the Everest 35mm .......
434: General Asylum, RE: Dog Playing Piano and Singing............... [yt] (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2010-01-01, 14:43:59 (68.183.177.55)
When I was a teenager, we had a dachshund that never played the piano. His legs were too short to get up on the instrument. But boy did he howl when I practiced. It got so bad that I would have to put .......
435: Vinyl Asylum, I love the album too (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2009-12-31, 09:55:56 (68.183.177.55)
I have this original recording. It is still the best, beating even Bernstein's DDG recording in digital sound. The DDG was also issued on LP in a 2-disc box set. I have this too. It's one advantage is .......
436: Music Lane, Ormandy did a lot of recording (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2009-12-31, 09:21:12 (68.183.177.55)
My parents belonged to the Columbia Record Club. I grew up listening to many of his recordings. I heard him live several times, once in Philadelphia, the rest on tour. I remember an outstanding Founta .......
437: Music Lane, Another YT video (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2009-12-31, 08:58:36 (68.183.177.55)
I also have difficulty with the YouTube sound. The fact that the microphones are almost under the lid of the piano doesn't help either. The YT sound is taxed to the maximum by the sharp accents and th .......
438: Music Lane, RE: Eastern vs Western Churches (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2009-12-24, 20:35:55 (68.183.177.55)
You may be correct. The Gregorian calendar was first adopted by the Roman Catholic Church in the 1500s. Other churches and countries adopted it over a period of centuries. Russia didn't adopt it until .......
439: Music Lane, RE: And a happy Dies Natalis Solis Invicti to everyone! (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2009-12-24, 08:47:19 (68.183.177.55)
I was reading on a Spanish website about the origin of the word "Navidad," which is Spanish for Christmas. This is a Google translation, a bit rough, but I corrected the most glaring errors. Spain is .......
440: DVD-Audiobahn, RE: Playing multichannel discs in stereo... (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2009-12-23, 09:18:14 (68.183.177.55)
Well, I have the Ayre C-5xe and some Tacet discs. I'm not convinced that the surround sound can be folded into 2-channels successfully, especially if you care about imaging and purity of timbre. Both .......
441: Vinyl Asylum, Phil Rees classical record handbook (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2009-12-23, 07:22:42 (68.183.177.55)
The single best guide was compiled and published by Phil Rees, a dealer in the UK. It covers the major audiophile labels in the US and UK. It's a bit pricey now that he is retired. It's compact and sp .......
442: Hi-Rez Highway, But has anyone heard the Wagner SACD? nt (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2009-12-20, 12:56:52 (68.183.177.55)
nt .......
443: Vinyl Asylum, Rodzinski, et al. (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2009-12-20, 09:31:16 (68.183.177.55)
Rodzinski, along with Ansermet and Dorati, are at the top of my list for the complete ballet. For the suite I like Reiner, Fiedler, and another recording that is a sleeper. The is the Concert-Disc CS- .......
444: Vinyl Asylum, Couldn't agree more (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2009-12-17, 08:51:50 (68.183.177.55)
I have the three recordings and agree about their qualities. I also have the Decca/London issue with Vaclav Neumann and the Gewandhaus (1968). It was released after the Russian invasion precipitated b .......
445: Hi-Rez Highway, Available for preorder (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2009-12-17, 08:07:00 (68.183.177.55)
CD Universe and Amazon have it listed for preorder, as do sites in Canada, Japan, and Europe, for delivery in January. It is described as a hybrid SACD two-disc set and an "import" on the US sites. Pr .......
446: Music Lane, Yes! I have lots of stuff on LP (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2009-12-16, 08:29:37 (68.183.177.55)
I took a music survey course in college, where the instructor specialized in the piano music of Faure. Whenever he got a chance he played the music in class. Boy, I heard a lot of it. Plus I attended .......
447: Hi-Rez Highway, Generalizing (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2009-12-13, 09:57:01 (68.183.177.55)
We have all been generalizing about our perceptions of the sound of SACDs compared to other formats. Unfortunately that's the only thing we can do. I think that listening to a large number of recordin .......
448: Hi-Rez Highway, HP is listing the SACD (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2009-12-12, 11:00:58 (68.183.177.55)
In the January 2010 issue of The Absolute Sound Harry Pearson has the SACD on his best of list. The last time I saw a copy for sale it was over $100 dollars. The price will now only go up. I've been p .......
449: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Is SACD sound a little bland?? (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2009-12-12, 09:33:42 (68.183.177.55)
I had been slowing coming to the same conclusion myself. I thought it might be related to listening to surround SACDs in two channels and losing something in the mix down. Yesterday I received an SACD .......
450: Hi-Rez Highway, Also from TEAC in L.A. (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2009-12-01, 20:08:48 (68.183.177.55)
Call Lisa Fermin at TEAC in the Los Angeles area. The number is 323-727-4749. I bought a single SACD (de Falla Three Cornered Hat). I haven't found any discounts on the price of Esoteric SACDs. I liv .......
451: Music Lane, I do (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2009-11-25, 13:24:10 (68.183.177.55)
I've kept the LPs. There were lots and lots of missed notes. But it was the conception and sweep of the performance, which seemed to recall an earlier performing style, that created a sensation at the .......
452: Music Lane, A dark horse (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2009-11-25, 13:00:42 (68.183.177.55)
It's Leonard Shure on Audiofon. Originally issued as a 2-LP set with the Piano Sonata No. 31. It was recorded by Peter McGrath. so this guarantees the pedigree of the recording, both in sound and perf .......
453: Music Lane, RE: Paul Lewis is great. (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2009-11-14, 17:56:18 (68.183.177.55)
I'm glad to read your comments. Thanks. Now I'm even more eager to hear the performances. .......
454: Music Lane, Paul Lewis' Beethoven (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2009-11-14, 12:56:52 (68.183.177.55)
Here's another set on sale linked below. Brand new recordings by Paul Lewis on Harmonia Mundi. I had read about his performances. I listened to the sound samples and liked what I heard. I'm glad I did .......
455: Hi-Rez Highway, My reaction (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2009-11-07, 19:04:54 (68.183.177.55)
I received this SACD a week ago last Thursday. When I first played it I thought, at last, a version for two channel listeners that is not the ugly stepchild of the surround version. On the opening tra .......
456: Hi-Rez Highway, Frustrating website (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2009-11-05, 07:48:41 (68.183.177.55)
I also searched using the suggested words and found nothing. I went back to the home page and searched as if coming to the site for the first time. No luck. I finally put in the title "Exotic Dances f .......
457: Tape Trail, RE: Tape Project review PF (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2009-11-04, 09:58:24 (68.183.177.55)
Hi Myles: An excellent article. I am sharing a subscription, so I only received the Arnold and the Suite Española in the first series. I am in agreement on the quality of these two tapes and your rank .......
458: Hi-Rez Highway, Different opinion on Audiophile Audition (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2009-10-30, 13:59:03 (68.183.177.55)
I had read this review a few days ago. Some interesting repertoire, but I don't need another 1812, so I decided to pass. See the link below. .......
459: Music Lane, RE: Worthwhile and free MP3s from a pianistin's website (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2009-10-30, 13:36:57 (68.183.177.55)
If you click on the CD tab in the link, you can hear her in Mozart and Prokokiev. I listened to the Hungarian Rhapsody and found the tempo fluctuations herky-jerky. Plus I was put off by the sound. Th .......
460: Whiner's Woad, RE: Teresa's Adventures at SA-CD.net (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2009-10-25, 13:45:26 (68.183.177.55)
I remember from the days of LPs that Robert von Bahr was testy and defensive of his recordings and pressing quality. When there were complaints about noisy pressings, he was quick to jump into the fra .......
461: Hi-Rez Highway, Neumann on Exton SACD (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2009-10-24, 11:23:26 (68.183.177.55)
Exton has an SACD with Dvorak's 7th and 8th Symphonies. It is not a DSD recording, but a higher rez PCM (96kHz, I think). It was recorded in Japan in the early 1990s with Vaclav Newmann leading the Cz .......
462: Hi-Rez Highway, I have the Salonen SACD (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2009-10-23, 19:00:11 (68.183.177.55)
This SACD got rave reviews in the SoCal press. I was very disappointed the first time I listened and have never listened again. The sound presentation is unreal. The whole sound of the orchestra is th .......
463: Hi-Rez Highway, For Chris from Lafayette (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2009-10-22, 15:34:15 (68.183.177.55)
Here's a new SACD from Pentatone. .......
464: Tape Trail, RE: Duplication facilities (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2009-10-21, 12:50:12 (68.183.177.55)
Here's a photo from a Stereotape brochure included in the 2-track tape box. No identification of the tape decks, but they make an impressive lineup. I assume these are 3200s. The technical data fro .......
465: Music Lane, My favorites too (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2009-10-09, 16:38:25 (68.183.177.55)
I agree with all your choices and for the same reasons. But wasn't the Johanos recorded in stereo? If you are talking about the Donald Johanos Dallas Symphony Orchestra recording originally issued on .......
466: Hi-Rez Highway, Congratulations on your superb review (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2009-10-07, 09:02:59 (68.183.177.55)
Your team has done an outstanding job in reviewing this recording. I posted my "mini" review, only hoping that others had heard the recording and had insights into the performance and recording. I hav .......
467: Hi-Rez Highway, You have a good memory (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2009-10-04, 15:27:59 (68.183.177.55)
It is the Hallé Orchestra with George Weldon. In the 2nd movement the cellos have a pronounced wobble which sort of spoils things. But when the piano enters, the sound is delicately beautifully and th .......
468: Hi-Rez Highway, 2L Grieg and Turtle Records Albéniz (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2009-10-01, 18:30:54 (68.183.177.55)
I thought someone else would post on the new 2L SACD recording of the Grieg Piano Concerto with Pianola. Nothing yet, so here goes. This is similar to the Michael Tilson Thomas recording of Gershwin's .......
469: Hi-Rez Highway, Great story (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2009-09-27, 12:42:44 (68.183.177.55)
I remember your story from the original post. I have a friend who bought his wife a new Bösendorfer grand. She's an accomplished pianist. They went to Europe and shipped it back to the states. He paid .......
470: Hi-Rez Highway, Different process -- Difffernt sound (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2009-09-27, 09:09:46 (68.183.177.55)
The Telarc recordings were made from computer scanned piano rolls, but the Zenph recordings used the original 78 rpm recordings. The whole controversy about the accuracy of the roll recording process .......
471: DVD-Audiobahn, RE: Classic Records Antill/Villa-Lobos/Ginestera (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2009-09-25, 18:53:25 (68.183.177.55)
The 3-channel mixes are only available on the HDAD 2033 issue which doesn't include Antheil's Corroboree, only the Villa Lobos/Ginastera. The set includes a conventional CD and a double-sided disc wit .......
472: Hi-Rez Highway, Rachmaninoff Plays Rachmaninoff (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2009-09-25, 18:20:43 (68.183.177.55)
I received my Zenph Re-performance CD today. I know this isn't an SACD, but I am linking the Audiophile Audition review below, which suggests that the SACD may be in the future from another country. T .......
473: Music Lane, I will nominate Osvaldo Golijov (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2009-09-19, 09:31:21 (68.183.177.55)
I have been buying all of the CDs of his music as they come out. He is an intriguing and original composer who writes in a very eclectic style. I plan to attend a performance of his La Pasión según Sa .......
474: Hi-Rez Highway, ASCI codes (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2009-09-19, 08:55:13 (68.183.177.55)
This may be easier for the umlauts. You press and hold the ALT key and type the three digit code using the numeric key pad on the right of the keyboard, not the numbers at the top of the keyboard. You .......
475: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: where to buy Esoteric SACDs in Tokyo? (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2009-09-19, 08:33:03 (68.183.177.55)
Or you can buy directly from Teac USA in the Los Angeles area. Call Lisa Fermin at 323-727-4749. I order mine this way and got very fast service. Be prepared to pay high prices, around $60 each. Teac .......
476: General Asylum, I heard the dress rehearsal of the same performance (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2009-09-18, 18:59:26 (68.183.177.55)
I was in Mandeville Center on Thursday night. The music was very loud, especially in the last movement. I was sitting in the second row behind the first section with the wide aisle in front of me. No .......
477: Critic's Corner, I still have mine (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2009-09-17, 07:35:47 (68.183.177.55)
I use it in a bedroom system. When my Audio Research preamp gave out some years ago because of salt corrosion from the nearby ocean, I used the 3020 as a preamp in my main system while I looked for an .......
478: Music Lane, RE: Good questions! (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2009-09-17, 07:08:26 (68.183.177.55)
And to make it worse, the surname is often spelled with a "v" instead of a "b." It's like "baca" and "vaca." Best not to mix them up. :-) .......
479: Hi-Rez Highway, I recently bought one (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2009-09-17, 06:53:14 (68.183.177.55)
A few weeks ago I purchased a Turtle Records SACD. It is pressed in Austria with a 2009 date. Unless the plant has very recently closed, it appears to still be making SACDs. .......
480: Music Lane, Perfect description (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2009-09-09, 08:17:48 (68.183.177.55)
I have some Klemperer recordings on 2-track tape. The recording of Beethoven's Symphony No. 6 is exactly what you describe. Thanks for the insight. The early Columbia (EMI) stereo recording is minimal .......
481: Music Lane, The Talich Quartet (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2009-09-06, 14:22:41 (68.183.177.55)
Along with the quartets already mentioned, the performances by the Talich Quartet on the Calliope label would be another good choice. Sir Charles Mackerras studied under the great Czech conductor Vac .......
482: Hi-Rez Highway, I'm more in your camp (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2009-09-06, 13:57:41 (68.183.177.55)
But we seem to be the minority now. Almost all the demos I attend at dealers, shows, or private homes are too loud. I find myself frequently leaving the room to protect my hearing. I can't imagine rea .......
483: Tape Trail, New website for Omegatape (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2009-08-29, 07:23:56 (68.183.177.55)
This new website has appeared. It has a history of the company, extensive listings, many photos, and even sound samples. It's all very well done. The samples sound surprisingly good and are well chose .......
484: Music Lane, RE: Quality of RCA Red Labels? (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2009-08-16, 10:52:31 (68.183.177.55)
By coincidence I was listening to the Heifetz/Reiner recording a few nights ago on a 2-track tape. The leaflet in the box has a 1955 date. RCA issued this recording in stereo 3 years before stereo LPs .......
485: Hi-Rez Highway, New SACD from Julia Fischer (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2009-08-15, 09:50:13 (68.183.177.55)
Pentatone still has some Julia Fischer hi-rez recordings to release. Apparently there will be a Vol. 2 to follow this announced SACD. CD Universe is offering this as a preorder for $17.55. See link .......
486: General Asylum, Yes, I think so (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2009-08-14, 19:32:02 (68.183.177.55)
I think you are on the right track. The string section of an orchestra has a large number of players who can get out of tune with each other. When you add in the harmonics of all the slightly out of t .......
487: General Asylum, RE: Anybody else bothered by string sections? (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2009-08-14, 18:28:43 (68.183.177.55)
Rather than a hearing deficiency, I think it may be a hearing sensitivity. I've had a very mild form of this since childhood. It's kind of a hyper-sensitivity to high frequencies. It can also happen a .......
488: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2009-08-14, 13:33:48 (68.183.177.55)
This would be with the Orquesta Nacional de España (National Orchestra of Spain) conducted by Ataúlfo Argenta. It is a famous recording that has stood the test of time. It was actually recorded by Dis .......
489: General Asylum, Something may have been botched (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2009-08-09, 18:00:06 (68.183.177.55)
I'm not an electrician, but I do electrical trouble shooting in my work to avoid calling an electrician. I know 110/120v, 220/240v, and 3 phase basic circuitry. If you didn't have this problem before .......
490: General Asylum, Voracity or veracity? Or both? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2009-08-06, 07:52:57 (68.183.177.55)
nt .......
491: General Asylum, Recommend not to forward to PayPal (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2009-07-31, 13:20:57 (68.183.177.55)
I have been getting these for years. Some years ago I forwarded some of these emails to PayPal. PayPal froze my account and made me change my password. I changed my password, but PayPal wanted to free .......
492: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Who has good prices on Pentatone SACDs? (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2009-07-30, 13:44:42 (68.183.177.55)
I agree about MDT in the UK. Also check www.archivmusic.com and www.cduniverse.com in the USA By all means get on their email lists, as all three offer specials from time to time. Often CDuniverse has .......
493: Tape Trail, RE: Seeking Charles King List (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2009-07-29, 12:52:46 (68.183.177.55)
Charles: I didn't find much in 2008, so I decided to wait. 2009 has been better. There are still unknown 2-tracks out there. I will try to get the information to you so you can update in 2009! I have .......
494: Tape Trail, RE: Seeking Charles King List (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2009-07-26, 09:16:54 (68.183.177.55)
You need to join the Yahoo group to access the list, which is easy enough do. If you email me, I can send you the 2005 version in an Excel file. I have some new titles to send to King to update the li .......
495: Music Lane, Indeed a bargain (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2009-07-24, 14:28:31 (68.183.177.55)
Some years ago when the Cuarteto Latinoamericano set was still full price, I bought the complete quartets played by the Bessler-Reis and Amazonia Quartets on the Kuarup label. I found the boxed set at .......
496: Hi-Rez Highway, Sept. 22, 2009 is the release date (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2009-07-19, 08:22:02 (68.183.177.55)
The Zenph website doesn't specifically say in what format the recording will be released. I was aware that Zenph had mentioned no more SACDs. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that we will get an SACD, f .......
497: Hi-Rez Highway, New recording from Zenph (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2009-07-18, 16:30:57 (68.183.177.55)
After releasing SACDs of Glenn Gould and Art Tatum re-performances, Zenph will be issuing a new recording of Sergei Rachmaninoff playing his own works and transcriptions. The original recordings date .......
498: Music Lane, Right about the sound quality (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2009-07-18, 08:17:40 (68.183.177.55)
I didn't mention the sound quality of the original recording in my post below, but it is excellent. Philips Argentina did many recordings of folkloric music, including a series with Ariel Ramírez, bot .......
499: Hi-Rez Highway, Pentatone and Caro Mitis (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2009-07-17, 13:33:10 (68.183.177.55)
I bought the Caro Mitis SACD of the Shostakovich Preludes & Ballet Suite (arranged for oboe and strings) when it first came out. I recently bought Vol. 1 and 2 of the Beethoven Piano Sonatas series, a .......
500: Music Lane, Mid-1960s is about right (0.00)
Posted by Botanico92007 on 2009-07-16, 14:52:32 (68.183.177.55)
The original recording was done with the composer conducting and Los Fronterizos, which was an Argentine folklore group, playing and singing. Philips Argentina did the recording and the LP was issued .......
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