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1: Classical Court, Individual albums are even available as "hi-res" (96/24) on HDT and Qobuz. (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2022-07-26, 09:36:03 (67.161.77.62)
Though I feel pretty confident that even the CDs will provide all the resolution you'll need. ;-) (And much cheaper, too.) Russell .......
2: Classical Court, It's also available as a "hi-res" download at Qobuz (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2022-07-15, 18:36:40 (67.161.77.62)
In this case, "hi-res" means 44.1/24. If you're a Qobuz Sublime member, the cost is the same as the CD-quality download ($14.99). I may very well give this a try! Russell .......
3: Classical Court, Chris, where did you find those LAPhil downloads? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2022-07-14, 18:38:06 (67.161.77.62)
nt .......
4: Classical Court, Another positive review...-. (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2021-11-12, 10:19:26 (67.161.77.62)
I've been holding off getting this Brahms 4 as well, mainly because of (what I perceive as) mannerisms on Honeck's part from his previous recordings. Anyway, this review, as well as Dave Hurwitz's, ma .......
5: Classical Court, 1947 or 1952? (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2021-11-11, 14:25:41 (67.161.77.62)
I just downloaded the Brahms in hi-res (192/24) from Qobuz. (I think it's questionable as to whether 192/24 is overkill for these old recordings, but I suppose it's good to have them in this sort-of " .......
6: Classical Court, His Verdi Requiem (1953 & 1960) is special, too. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2021-11-04, 09:38:07 (67.161.77.62)
nt .......
7: Classical Court, RE: His Philips recordings nurtured me during my formative classical years (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2021-10-24, 11:27:09 (67.161.77.62)
Yep. I also remember seeing Solti/Chicago doing the Bruckner 4 in the early days of Davies. It sounded like they were going to blow the roof off! (And they very nearly did!) I also remember overhearin .......
8: Classical Court, RE: You're Welcome..... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2021-10-23, 10:20:08 (67.161.77.62)
I agree 100% with everything you've said. While I usually aim to get recordings in the highest resolution possible, I believe that lower-resolution recordings can sound good if done well. (As one who .......
9: Classical Court, Thanks, Todd! (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2021-10-22, 18:04:07 (67.161.77.62)
I'm a bit late in responding to this, but I downloaded the audio portion of this video (after watching the first couple of minutes and deciding that it would be worthwhile to do so) and finally listen .......
10: Classical Court, His Philips recordings nurtured me during my formative classical years (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2021-10-22, 13:01:08 (67.161.77.62)
...and I learned much of the basic classical repertoire through them. I could always count on him for a basic, straightforward performance of a work, with no affectations or mannerisms--letting the mu .......
11: Classical Court, Weird...It doesn't show up when you search for "Debussy Gieseking" (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2021-10-07, 13:32:40 (67.161.77.62)
strange... .......
12: Classical Court, Yes, and no booklet...-.:-( (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2021-10-07, 12:18:55 (67.161.77.62)
nt .......
13: Classical Court, Just checked and it's actually $10 now, but...-. (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2021-10-06, 22:42:47 (67.161.77.62)
Over at Qobuz, they're offering the 24/96 remastered version for $15 (or just $10 for Studio Sublime members), whereas Presto only offers it at 16/44.1. Don't like the fact that there's no digital boo .......
14: Classical Court, Good info; you've saved me some $$! Thanks again, Chris! (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2021-09-03, 18:48:24 (67.161.77.62)
nt .......
15: Classical Court, Thanks!!! (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2021-09-02, 11:37:39 (65.246.71.83)
nt .......
16: Classical Court, RE: Strange experience with the Esa-Pekka recording of Mussorgsky, Bartok & Stravinsky (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2021-09-02, 00:56:28 (67.161.77.62)
I have the SACD too, and have always thought the sound was a bit strange (kind of opaque and oddly balanced, if I remember), at least on the stereo SACD layer. (I'm not equipped for MCH.) I do wond .......
17: Classical Court, Fully agree. The 1 & 3 sound great in their new 96/24 remasterings by Warner. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2021-08-30, 09:26:10 (67.161.77.62)
nt .......
18: Classical Court, +1 on Walter/NYP...-.. (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2021-08-06, 13:54:27 (67.161.77.62)
Ever since a friend introduced me to Walter's exciting, near-reckless final movement of the 2nd with the NYP many years ago, I've been a huge fan of his early-50's Brahms set. Nothing else quite like .......
19: Classical Court, Pre-ordered as well! (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2021-08-05, 01:42:50 (67.161.77.62)
Planning to rip the 192/24 files from the Blu-ray to my computer. I'm curious as to whether the new Dolby Atmos processing will bring any improvements, as the sound was already pretty good in the prev .......
20: Classical Court, You mean this one? (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2021-07-29, 02:07:15 (67.161.77.62)
Sorry--couldn't resist. (It's actually one of my all-time favorite campy LP covers.) Actually, Boult recorded it 5 times: 1945, 1953, 1959 (the one here), 1966, and 1979. The 1966 recording (with t .......
21: Classical Court, An old favorite... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2021-07-28, 01:17:08 (67.161.77.62)
This has long been one of my very favorite 'Planets' recordings. Had the LP back in the day, and still have the Philips Silver Line CD release. What I especially love is Haitink's steady pace in 'Mars .......
22: Classical Court, BTW, the Haydn sonata is actually No. 51, or HobXVI:38 (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2021-07-09, 00:44:01 (67.161.77.62)
nt .......
23: Classical Court, Thanks! (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2021-07-08, 14:34:02 (67.161.77.62)
I still have this on cassette (!), which I haven't listened to in years, but I distinctly remember loving the performance and I even thought the sound quality was exceptionally good for that medium .......
24: Classical Court, RE: Very interesting - Rouvier was an excellent pianist himself. . . (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2021-07-06, 17:14:12 (67.161.77.62)
Yep, Rouvier's Debussy recordings on Denon are worthy, too, but the sound quality, while good, doesn't have anywhere near the realism of the Mussorgsky. Russell .......
25: Classical Court, One oldish piano CD that's long stood out for me in terms of "concert hall realism" (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2021-07-06, 01:06:29 (67.161.77.62)
is the early digital (c. 1983) recording of "Pictures at an Exhibition" with Jacques Rouvier on Denon. In terms of sound quality alone, it's quite the opposite of most piano recordings in that it p .......
26: Classical Court, Glad to know that they've re-opened the classical section! (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2021-06-08, 08:46:42 (73.93.153.115)
It was closed for the longest time (way before the pandemic started). I'll have to get myself over there soon! Russell .......
27: Classical Court, RE: I've got it on a Japanese RCA CD, which sounds a bit thin and bright to me...- (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2021-05-07, 17:31:20 (24.4.224.36)
No, I didn't, though I'm curious as well. Call it a bias on my part, but I tend to favor downloads that come from sources closest to the master tape, which usually means ones that originate from the r .......
28: Classical Court, I've got it on a Japanese RCA CD, which sounds a bit thin and bright to me...- (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2021-05-06, 14:00:08 (24.4.224.36)
...-like most of the other Japanese RCA Previn CDs I have (which include his RVW symphonies, among others). I got those CDs in early 2008; I wonder if the downloads available on Qobuz (and Presto) wil .......
29: Classical Court, I've put this recording to a (perhaps better) use.... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2021-05-05, 09:43:18 (24.4.224.36)
As for the performance itself, I haven't been able to get past the first few minutes, as I find it incredibly mannered (for all the reasons stated in this thread). But I really love the cover art! .......
30: Classical Court, The Brahms 2nd for me wins the prize for "most exuberant" ending (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2021-03-10, 01:46:04 (24.4.224.36)
The Tchaikovsky 4th, Dvorak 8th, Mahler 5th and 7th, and the Beethoven 9th come pretty darned close, but the Brahms 2 does it for me every time. Russell .......
31: Classical Court, Reminds me of a similar scene toward the end of "1917" (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2021-02-05, 08:35:37 (24.4.224.36)
Same song, I believe, and also very moving. Thanks, John! Russell .......
32: Classical Court, And their set of Sibelius symphonies is good as well... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2021-01-13, 00:54:47 (24.4.224.36)
Surprisingly rated by Dave Hurwitz as the top Sibelius symphony set, FWIW. Russell .......
33: Classical Court, Thanks! Just snagged an original (Collins) copy on eBay... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2021-01-11, 01:47:04 (24.4.224.36)
Could've sworn that I still had this CD in my collection, but it seems that I somehow had gotten rid of it years ago. Looking forward to listening to it anew. Russell .......
34: Classical Court, Very odd.... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2020-12-28, 10:37:45 (24.4.224.36)
Very odd that those DG DSD releases just suddenly appeared - the first and only DSD downloads from DG that I'm aware of, and not available on any other site, even as PCM files (with a couple of except .......
35: Classical Court, RE: I've been planning on downloading Price's Tosca (RCA-British Dog) I really enjoyed performance on Lp set (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2020-12-03, 11:03:30 (24.4.224.36)
If you're talking about the Tosca she did with Karajan in 1962 (recorded by Decca and issued here in the RCA Soria Series on LP), you're in luck, as the remastered hi-res download sounds wonderful. Th .......
36: Classical Court, My favorite is still the '62 Price/Tucker/Leinsdorf on RCA SACD (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2020-12-02, 10:01:26 (24.4.224.36)
I realize taste in voices is highly personal, but this one does it for me. No others come close, IMO. (And I've heard/owned all the major recordings of this opera.) Price is so fresh and effortless--j .......
37: Classical Court, Sonically at least, definitely the Blu-ray (or the hi-res download) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2020-11-18, 02:08:29 (24.4.224.36)
The original DG tapes were recently remastered by Polyhymnia and released on Blu-ray and as hi-res downloads (192/24). They sound wonderful: warm, rich, smooth, open, transparent. DG even released 3 v .......
38: Classical Court, Thanks. I'd also highly recommend the new Bloch/Lille on Alpha (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2020-11-07, 14:34:47 (24.4.224.36)
Superb, and from a most unexpected source. Russell .......
39: Classical Court, I'd normally considering getting this download, but.... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2020-10-27, 09:19:18 (24.4.224.36)
NO digital booklet, which is becoming increasingly common of late. I can possibly forgo a booklet for basic-repertoire works, but for something unique like this, it's inexcusable. Russell .......
40: Classical Court, Remastering question (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2020-10-18, 10:15:32 (24.4.224.36)
It seems that it's questionable as to whether these recordings have been remastered or not. As you've probably noticed, whenever there's a big new historical CD box on Sony released, a number of the i .......
41: Classical Court, His recordings were an integral part of my "formative years" (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2020-10-18, 10:04:48 (24.4.224.36)
I had many of Previn's RCA recordings with the LSO when I first began collecting classical music "back in the day" and I still they think hold up well now. Among my favorites: Walton Sym 1 (still unsu .......
42: Classical Court, RE: Haydn Cello Concerto recommendations? (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2020-10-15, 11:43:13 (107.77.212.152)
I'm certainly no expert on the Haydn cello concertos, but I recently tried the new(ish) recording on Pentatone with Alisa Weilerstein (oddly coupled with Verkl .......
43: Classical Court, Agree 100% (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2020-09-27, 00:23:29 (24.4.224.36)
I've got almost all of his DG output (in very decent sound, generally) and love his non-middle-of-the-road approach. Always fascinating, never boring, and often mesmerizing and enthralling. I must try .......
44: Classical Court, Thanks, Chris!!! (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2020-09-24, 10:27:23 (24.4.224.36)
The WDR album flew completely under my radar, as apparently there's no hi-res download available, despite it being on PentaTone and having been recorded in 2016. I couldn't find it at all on HDtracks .......
45: Classical Court, Just listened to an interview with him on the Gramophone podcast this morning.... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2020-09-06, 15:52:30 (24.4.224.36)
His new Swan Lake is featured. Lots of insights on how he interacts with the orchestra. Russell .......
46: Classical Court, +1. It was Pires's performance of this very Nocturne that sold me on her set. (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2020-09-01, 10:25:01 (24.4.224.36)
The DG piano sound on DG is crystalline, if a bit lightweight. Gorgeous playing, though. Russell .......
47: Classical Court, I might be wrong about this, but.... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2020-08-24, 11:08:24 (24.4.224.36)
I was under the impression, perhaps incorrectly, that most, if not all, DSD-originated recordings are post-processed in DXD, after which the resulting final master DXD file is converted back to DSD (o .......
48: Classical Court, I've downloaded a lot of stuff from Spirit of Turtle (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2020-08-22, 10:25:24 (24.4.224.36)
It's the website of Northstar, which does recordings for Challenge Records, among other labels. I've downloaded many recordings from them, all technically superb (up to DSD256 and DXD). The Prokofiev .......
49: Classical Court, RE: Karabits' Shosty 13h. Gets better as it goes along, but... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2020-08-03, 14:59:12 (24.4.224.36)
I couldn't get past the first movement, which I thought was too glib and matter-of-fact. The rather surprisingly distant and opaque sound quality didn't help matters, either. As you said, turning it u .......
50: Classical Court, RE: Suggestions for Nielsen and Sibelius.... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2020-07-30, 11:46:15 (24.4.224.36)
Complete symphony sets: Nielsen: Blomstedt/SFS (Decca) Sibelius: Davis/BSO (Philips, now Decca) Vanska/Lahti (BIS) Individual symphonies: Nielsen: 1. Previn/LSO (RCA) 3. Bernstein/Royal Danish Orch (C .......
51: Classical Court, Same with me... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2020-07-27, 01:21:51 (24.4.224.36)
A couple of weeks ago, I was experiencing super-slow downloads from eClassical during weekday afternoons (well under 100 Kbps), but I (maybe falsely?) attributed that to the greatly increased internet .......
52: Classical Court, I noticed that too..... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2020-07-27, 01:13:12 (24.4.224.36)
Got the new Shostakovich 13 with Karabits in DXD yesterday, which took a MUCH longer time than usual to download. I recall that they have (or used to have) a mirror site in the USA (I believe), which .......
53: Classical Court, That's still my fave as well. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2020-07-17, 16:43:19 (24.4.224.36)
nt .......
54: Classical Court, It was indeed released on CD (I've got it) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2020-07-13, 10:56:13 (24.4.224.36)
...albeit in an edition seemingly made for the Dutch market. A very attractive package, with Haitink's other Bartok (and Kodaly) thrown in. I think I got it used at either Amoeba or Rasputins, and .......
55: Classical Court, RE: Why is the entire Wendy Carlos discography out of print? (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2020-07-09, 01:16:11 (24.4.224.36)
As far as I know, Sony/Columbia no longer owns the rights to the Wendy Carlos albums. They've all been remastered and reissued on CD by East Side Digital, and I believe Wendy had full control over the .......
56: Classical Court, Is it this one? (YouTube trailer) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2020-07-05, 10:54:55 (24.4.224.36)
Looks pretty disgusting..... .......
57: Classical Court, Blomstedt's new set w/Leipzig Gewandhaus is very good as well. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2020-05-20, 01:27:06 (24.4.224.36)
nt .......
58: Classical Court, RE: List 4 or 5 recordings YOU consider "definitive" (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2020-05-18, 14:20:15 (24.4.224.36)
Vaughan Williams: Tallis Fantasia/Lark Ascending/etc. - Marriner/ASMF (Argo) Dvorak: Symphony No. 7 - Davis/Concertgebouw (Philips) Copland: Billy the Kid/Rodeo - Bernstein/NYP (Columbia/Sony) Nielsen .......
59: Classical Court, Ummm... Price sang Ariadne at SFO in 1977.... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2020-05-11, 16:22:19 (24.4.224.36)
I was there, and she was glorious! (She sang it at the Met a couple of years later, where she was reportedly under the weather.) Russell .......
60: Classical Court, I'm surprised DG hasn't made a hi-res download of the Karajan available. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2020-04-23, 23:39:32 (24.4.224.36)
nt .......
61: Classical Court, RE: Thanks, but laser-free home here. : ) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2020-04-22, 19:24:45 (24.4.224.36)
I hope so, too. The last time I was at Rasputins and Amoeba in Berkeley (a little over a month ago, before the shutdown), they seemed to be on their last legs, at least as far as their classical secti .......
62: Classical Court, Have you checked eBay? (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2020-04-22, 16:58:22 (24.4.224.36)
Just checked there and saw at least a couple of used copies for FAR less than $499. Russell .......
63: Classical Court, Remember Maximianno Cobra? (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2020-04-15, 02:17:15 (24.4.224.36)
He did it long before these two (link below)...... Russell .......
64: Classical Court, Thanks! Just ordered the Japanese Sony CD. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2020-03-16, 02:01:49 (24.4.224.36)
nt .......
65: Classical Court, RE: Violinist Ryu Goto..... [yt] (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2020-02-18, 19:09:38 (24.4.224.36)
Excellent, enjoyable performance--thanks for posting! I am familiar with him only via a CD that a friend recently gave me (recorded in New York in 2014 but issued only in Japan on Deutsche Grammophon) .......
66: Classical Court, Also as a 96/24 download at ProStudioMasters (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2020-01-16, 23:11:41 (24.4.224.36)
and presumably other outlets, like HDtracks. Russell .......
67: Classical Court, RE: Pines of Rome (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2020-01-15, 22:17:40 (24.4.224.36)
Andris Nelsons did this in his first concert with the BSO as their Music Director a few years ago. See the linked YT vid, which features excerpts from the concert. Pretty exciting! Russell ::: TOPIC:: .......
68: Classical Court, My fave is still Dorati/Concertgebouw (Philips) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2019-12-20, 15:33:57 (24.4.224.36)
Among its many wonderful qualities, including typically atmospheric Philips Concertgebouw sound of the mid-70's, is that no one else "lilts" as much in the Waltz of the Flowers. Just about everyone el .......
69: Classical Court, Here ya go: (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2019-12-14, 08:29:35 (24.4.224.36)
It's available in 192/24 and 96/24. It's still considered "new" on HDtracks, so the usual 20% discount (with code) should still apply: https://www.hdtracks.com/ives-symphony-no-3-the-camp-meeting-symp .......
70: Classical Court, Thanks! (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2019-12-13, 12:04:43 (24.4.224.36)
Didn't know at all about the Danish String Quartet's Beethoven 13th quartet--guess I'll need to try it! Also good to see another plug for Igor Levit's Beethoven sonata set (jdaniel, are you there?). A .......
71: Classical Court, I've got the Paul Lewis set... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2019-12-09, 15:22:20 (24.4.224.36)
...and I think it's wonderful, but primarily in the earlier and lesser-known sonatas. I find him incredibly "musical" in those sonatas--everything seems beautifully and naturally phrased (save for per .......
72: Classical Court, I always hear Neil Diamond's "Holly Holy" in the cello solo of the 3rd movement... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2019-12-04, 18:27:16 (24.4.224.36)
Sorry for ruining it for everyone, ;-) (And I'm not a fan of ND's music AT ALL.) Russell .......
73: Classical Court, deWaart/SFS 1980 (Opening concerts of Davies Hall) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2019-11-29, 16:15:23 (24.4.224.36)
Pretty exciting on many levels: Opening of a brand-new hall, sitting up close (3rd row center), and an inspired performance (as I remember). Unfortunately this was before the installation of the Ruffa .......
74: Classical Court, +1 (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2019-11-28, 00:54:22 (24.4.224.36)
nt .......
75: Classical Court, Good comments on the Gustav Mahler Board... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2019-11-24, 01:59:14 (24.4.224.36)
Click below. Russell .......
76: Classical Court, Here's another one (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2019-11-11, 00:54:30 (24.4.224.36)
Boult/BBC SO (1944) (EMI) 16:23 / 14:08 / 7:57 / 13:37 .......
77: Classical Court, Remember that this was originally recorded for quad, with Boulez literally surrounded by the orchestra (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2019-11-03, 14:58:22 (24.4.224.36)
With a zillion microphones and tracks, it's a wonder that there's any coherency at all to the (stereo) sound. I'm really surprised that Sony didn't release the original (and intended) quad mix when th .......
78: Classical Court, BTW, there's a major problem with the Mahler 1 & 9... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2019-11-01, 18:49:38 (24.4.224.36)
Downloaded Walter's 1961 Mahler 1 and 9 today (both 192/24) and discovered that the final movements of both symphonies have been truncated to about 2 minutes each! I wrote to HDtracks about this, of c .......
79: Classical Court, Glad all is OK, Chris! (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2019-10-30, 10:58:54 (24.4.224.36)
We're back up and running after a 2-day power outage here in South SF. All OK here as well. Russell .......
80: Classical Court, HDtracks (UK link provided within) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2019-10-28, 23:02:27 (24.4.224.36)
Remember that HDtracks periodically offers site-wide sales (as opposed to just new releases, which they always offer)... .......
81: Classical Court, Ditto. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2019-10-27, 17:38:56 (107.77.214.155)
nt .......
82: Classical Court, RE: My goodness! Just heard Nielsen's Symphony 1. Gorgeous, dramatic, epic.... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2019-10-25, 00:46:05 (24.4.224.36)
I was sure you were going to say it was Previn's recording (RCA), as it has just been released by HDTT. Don't know the Thomson, but I do know Previn's is very, very good. Russell .......
83: Classical Court, RE: I'd love to know which set you liked best overall, performance and sound (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2019-10-25, 00:41:53 (24.4.224.36)
The Takacs are a good, safe choice, with good sound. (I have the Blu-ray Audio (48/24), which I ripped onto my computer.) However, I'd probably pick the Quartetto di Cremona (Audite) as my favorite ov .......
84: Classical Court, I still admit to not knowing Bach's choral works as well as I should (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2019-10-23, 20:07:18 (24.4.224.36)
The masses, passions, most cantatas, etc. are pretty intimidating to me. Maybe someday I'll have an epiphany with these works (like I did with the Beethoven quartets—see my post above), but I'm curren .......
85: Classical Court, The Beethoven quartets were a major hole until recently... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2019-10-23, 19:57:58 (24.4.224.36)
Over the years I've acquired several discs of the quartets, but somehow never really got into them. All that changed earlier this year when I deliberately decided to fill this major gap in my musical .......
86: Classical Court, It also sounds terrific in its recent 96/24 remastering. (nt). (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2019-10-23, 19:22:43 (24.4.224.36)
nt .......
87: Classical Court, Scherzo of the Bruckner 4th (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2019-10-20, 20:55:25 (24.4.224.36)
nt .......
88: Classical Court, Mine as well.., (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2019-09-30, 19:38:03 (24.4.224.36)
Particularly "Wo die schönen Trompeten blasen". .......
89: Classical Court, Very sad news indeed... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2019-09-30, 17:01:23 (24.4.224.36)
Very sad and shocking. I had no idea she was in ill health. (She apparently died of septic shock and multiple organ failure stemming from spinal cord surgery a few years ago.) I just recently finished .......
90: Classical Court, Colin Davis (Philips), Dorati (Mercury) (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2019-09-23, 10:05:38 (24.4.224.36)
nt .......
91: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: +1. Plus, I believe it's the only one that works with DSD files as well. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2019-09-23, 10:00:47 (24.4.224.36)
nt .......
92: Classical Court, Those Michelangeli/Giulini timings include applause.... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2019-09-03, 10:49:57 (24.4.224.36)
Over 30 seconds' worth at the beginning of the first movement and about 80 seconds at the end of the last movement. (I love this performance as well, and will likely get the new download.) EDIT: My st .......
93: Classical Court, RE: Really interesting thread on Google Groups (RMCR) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2019-08-15, 23:46:23 (24.4.224.36)
My first imprint: Although I'd heard a few, "usual-suspect" classical pieces as a child (Nutcracker Suite, Sorceror's Apprentice (narrated by Milton Cross!)), this was the first record that got me .......
94: Classical Court, Less than $14 for the hi-res download at eClassical (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2019-08-15, 21:40:02 (24.4.224.36)
Or $45 for the Blu-Ray, CD, and a bonus CD of Rattle's debut performance (also Mahler 6) with the Berlin Phil from 1987. Available from the BP's website. I'm not the biggest fan of Rattle's Mahler (or .......
95: Classical Court, You should find these videos of great interest.... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2019-07-24, 01:30:11 (24.4.224.36)
Really fascinating vids from DG on the remastering of the Lenny Beethoven set: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwgYvOdkP34 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_ssV5t8Og4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2 .......
96: Classical Court, Just got the Blu-ray/CD set (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2019-07-12, 23:12:59 (166.216.158.20)
About $43 from Amazon UK vs $71 via Amazon US. I plan to rip the 192/24 files from the BD-A. It's a bit of a chore (including manually entering all the metadata), but it'll be worth it. Russell ::: TO .......
97: Classical Court, I've got the 'Nevsky' on a Mo-Fi SACD. Wonder how it compares to the HDAD? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2019-06-02, 18:43:10 (24.4.224.36)
nt .......
98: Classical Court, Yep--almost always overly hyper-tense and teeth-gritting. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2019-05-21, 10:29:26 (24.4.224.36)
nt .......
99: Classical Court, Agreed.... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2019-05-21, 10:26:27 (24.4.224.36)
I'd also add the Tchaik 4th and 6th (late 70's versions), Strauss Zarathustra (still the best I've heard, interpretively and sonically), Ravel recordings (with the Concertgebouw, not the BSO), and Mah .......
100: Classical Court, RE: I'm with you on the Mahler 7th - one of my favorite of his symphonies (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2019-05-21, 10:15:45 (24.4.224.36)
I was also at that Haitink concert at Davies back in the day. Sat in the first tier--in the box closest to the orchestra (one of the perks of volunteering in the SF Sym's gift store). I remember the p .......
101: Classical Court, Thanks for the rec! Martinon/Chicago is my go-to for this work, but I'll have to look into the Jarvi. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2019-05-01, 19:57:34 (24.4.224.36)
nt .......
102: Classical Court, That's an older (and awful-sounding) release... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2019-04-20, 23:00:48 (24.4.224.36)
See my post from about a year ago (click below).... Russell .......
103: Classical Court, Thanks, Ivan--that's a great price... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2019-04-15, 01:26:18 (24.4.224.36)
and I think cheaper than what eClassical would sell it for. (Their prices for Naxos releases are usually cheaper than at other sites, but for some reason the new Giltburg is not on their site yet.) Ru .......
104: Classical Court, He's actually 60! (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2019-04-04, 23:29:58 (24.4.224.36)
nt .......
105: Classical Court, Ivo Pogorelich signs long-term deal with Sony Classical (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2019-04-04, 17:06:48 (24.4.224.36)
His "Gaspard de la Nuit" has long been a favorite, but after 24 years since his last recording, can he still cut the mustard? Russell (Image from my Twitter feed.) .......
106: Classical Court, RE: Stereo Sound Reference Record (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2019-03-20, 01:19:39 (24.4.224.36)
Here's a listing of the contents (in somewhat fractured--and sometimes unintentionally humorous--translations from the Japanese). (And no, I'm not familiar with this album, but I do have a few of the .......
107: Classical Court, Thanks, Chris! (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2019-03-17, 12:37:16 (64.134.220.249)
I've tried to see the merits of Ilya Murometz for a while now, having initially heard (and being unimpressed by) Ormandy's (cut) recording from the 70's on RCA as well as a couple of others, the most .......
108: Classical Court, The DePreist "Festivals" was released on 2 different albums... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2019-03-11, 13:26:48 (24.4.224.36)
It was originally part of DePreist's debut recording with Oregon called "Bravura" and was coupled with Don Juan and Lutoslawski's Concerto for Orch. It was then later xcoupled with the other Respighi .......
109: Classical Court, Another vote for Presto.... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2019-03-04, 15:46:57 (24.4.224.36)
Sad to see MDT go, as I've ordered a LOT from them back in the day when I purchased CDs. Presto has been my go-to site in the UK of late, not only for the occasional CD, but especially for downloads t .......
110: Classical Court, One of my favorites... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2019-02-28, 23:04:50 (24.4.224.36)
Very sad news. His recordings from the mid-60's-early 70's on RCA and then his early stuff on EMI afterwards were mainstays of my formative years. Some faves include some already mentioned here, like .......
111: Classical Court, The folks at the Gustav Mahler Board like this as well... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2019-02-17, 13:37:36 (24.4.224.36)
click below.... Russell .......
112: Classical Court, Get the Blu-ray Audio/CD set... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2019-02-17, 13:35:11 (24.4.224.36)
I got the BD-A/CD set because, at $30, it was a much cheaper way to get the hi-res (96/24) files. (They are $90 at both HDtracks and ProStudioMasters!) I ripped the files from the BD-A disc onto my .......
113: Classical Court, Agree 100% (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2019-02-15, 00:23:32 (24.4.224.36)
I almost never "listen" to non-classical music in the same way as I do with classical music. That said, I do enjoy musical theater and some jazz in the car, and even 50's-60's oldies when in places th .......
114: Classical Court, For me, Haitink's "Nocturnes/Jeux" disc has always been a favorite (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2019-02-13, 16:04:37 (107.77.212.172)
Though I'll readily admit that I'm seduced by the really gorgeous, atmospheric recording and the incandescent playing by the Concertgebouw. I think it's pretty special. Haitink's other Debussy is good .......
115: Classical Court, Haitink's 60's-70's Mahler & Bruckner cycles remastered on Blu-ray Audio (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2019-02-12, 23:54:29 (24.4.19.74)
Decca will be releasing the Blu-rays along with CDs in two very handsome box sets (with original album art--I'm a big sucker for this sort of thing). Very attractive pricing, too. I, for one, am pr .......
116: Classical Court, There's a new recording with Gerstein, Oramo, and the BSO coming very soon... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2019-02-08, 17:19:13 (24.4.19.74)
Presto link below: .......
117: Classical Court, Incredible! Thanks. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2019-02-05, 15:54:10 (24.4.19.74)
nt .......
118: Classical Court, RE: Claudio Abbado (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2019-01-23, 15:19:16 (107.77.211.114)
Actually, Abbado did record a Mahler 8th (with the Berlin Phil), which was released on DG. I believe it was a live performance. It's been a while since I've listened to my copy, but I remember being p .......
119: Classical Court, The early Karajan (EMI, 1960) is really good, too. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2019-01-09, 18:19:23 (24.4.19.74)
nt .......
120: Classical Court, RE: Gardner's Glagolitic: stunning sound, standout Tenor, spirited playing but... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2019-01-09, 18:15:49 (24.4.19.74)
I have to say that I agree with you about the Gardner, at least after one listen. I really should give it another chance, but then if I wasn't inspired after the first listen..... Must listen to Kubel .......
121: Classical Court, I haven't received their e-mail announcement yet... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2019-01-08, 12:31:44 (64.134.226.94)
...which might be an indication that it's not quite ready yet for download. But who knows? Russell .......
122: Classical Court, I started with the 7th... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2019-01-06, 13:55:45 (24.4.19.74)
Previn's recording, with Sir Ralph Richardson speaking the superscriptions. Since I imprinted on Previn's recording, I have to hear the superscriptions spoken every time I listen to this symphony; if .......
123: Classical Court, RE: I really like his Prokofiev wartime sonatas disc... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2019-01-02, 23:50:05 (24.4.19.74)
I like several, but this one is probably my favorite at the moment (and it's in great sound, too): Russell .......
124: Classical Court, RE: Schumann Symphonies..... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2019-01-02, 23:39:24 (24.4.19.74)
Szell and Karajan are very, very worthy. Nézet-Séguin and Ticciati (among newer recordings), not so much. Russell .......
125: Classical Court, I really like his Prokofiev wartime sonatas disc... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2018-12-30, 22:05:51 (24.4.19.74)
....but I haven't been that taken with other stuff he's done, like the Liszt sonata and the Rach concertos and solo piano music. Russell .......
126: Classical Court, Missed that, Jim—thanks! (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2018-12-24, 14:16:09 (24.4.19.74)
nt .......
127: Classical Court, Thanks, Chris! In addition to the Szeryng stuff, there seems to be more available on the UK site..... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2018-12-24, 01:39:06 (24.4.19.74)
than on the US one, at least for classical music. A quick perusal, for instance, of the Sony Classical listings (which include RCA) revealed several titles not available on HDtracks' US site, includin .......
128: Classical Court, I believe this issue is from the new Previn box on Sony... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2018-12-18, 10:11:43 (24.4.19.74)
... which, unfortunately, and unlike some other RCA/Sony box set re-releases (like the Szell and Munch boxes), doesn't appear to have been remastered at 192/24 or even 96/24. Nevertheless, I downlo .......
129: Classical Court, Their Nielsen 4th is unequalled! (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2018-12-12, 18:20:59 (24.4.19.74)
nt .......
130: Classical Court, I'm surprised as well.... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2018-12-05, 18:08:29 (24.4.19.74)
Had no idea Salonen was even in the running. I thought for sure the orchestra would go for another young(ish) American like James Gaffigan (who was the SFS's associate conductor about 10 years ago) or .......
131: Classical Court, +1 (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2018-11-20, 15:19:51 (24.4.19.74)
nt .......
132: Classical Court, And the Euro is $1.14! (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2018-11-17, 15:44:18 (24.4.19.74)
nt .......
133: Classical Court, I've been spoiled by Horowitz's way with this work (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2018-11-17, 15:41:57 (24.4.19.74)
I like this concerto best when it's played as an unromanticized, virtuoso showpiece, full of abandon, caution thrown to the wind. Horowitz (especially in a live recording with Szell and the NYP) fills .......
134: Classical Court, Chris, do you know the Xiayin Wang recording of the Tchaik 2nd? (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2018-11-17, 15:32:12 (24.4.19.74)
Don't know if it's cut or not (probably not, since it's the "original version"), but I think it's pretty darned good, and it's coupled with a good Khachaturian concerto as well. Good Chandos sound. .......
135: Classical Court, Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2018-11-17, 15:24:21 (24.4.19.74)
I don't exactly HATE it, but if I never heard it again, that's fine by me. Russell .......
136: Classical Court, 88/24 download currently on sale at ProStudioMasters (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2018-11-07, 00:59:31 (24.4.19.74)
Currently selling for $17.59. .......
137: Classical Court, Released today on HDtracks (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2018-10-26, 01:16:49 (24.4.19.74)
.... as well as at other sites that sell Sony downloads (e.g., Acoustic Sounds, Presto). Russell .......
138: Classical Court, I'm curious about Pristine Classical's streaming service (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2018-10-23, 21:03:24 (24.4.19.74)
Tons of rare, historical stuff (which I love), all lovingly remastered. Thing is, I can't seem to find out how much the service costs—at least it's not obvious to me on their site. Russell ::: TOPIC:: .......
139: Classical Court, How does the Saint-Saens 3rd sound, Jim? (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2018-10-23, 14:33:10 (24.4.19.74)
The old LP (on EMI Studio 2) was a huge favorite of mine. Russell .......
140: Classical Court, RE: Pretty sure this has been covered before as I seem to recall it, however... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2018-10-23, 14:23:29 (24.4.19.74)
I could swear that this set was available on HDtracks, but I can't seem to find it now. I've been really tempted by this set (I used to own several of his EMI LPs, and the Saint-Saens 3rd is a favorit .......
141: Classical Court, Interesting article on the Everest recordings (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2018-10-08, 00:45:52 (24.4.19.74)
Came across this article on Everest and thought it might be of interest. He feels that they all pretty much uniformly had great sound quality, though they are best heard NOT on original LPs because of .......
142: Classical Court, I was fortunate to have seen her in 4 SFO productions back in the day.... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2018-10-06, 15:40:06 (24.4.19.74)
Turandot (as Turandot, not Liu), Tosca, Un Ballo in Maschera (all 3 with Pavarotti), and Semiramide. All fabulous. R.I.P., La Superba. Russell .......
143: Classical Court, Schippers' Barber--do you mean this one? (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2018-10-05, 00:56:38 (24.4.19.74)
The price at Amazon is about double what it was when it was first released, but you could probably find a used copy somewhere. Russell .......
144: Classical Court, Listened to the first movement last night... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2018-09-30, 10:31:06 (24.4.19.74)
Just some initial impressions: first off, the recorded sound: distant and diffuse, though appropriately 'big' and full. Soloists very much backwardly placed compared with most other recordings. A bit .......
145: Classical Court, The max frequency on the vertical scale will always be the max of the file... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2018-09-17, 00:59:22 (24.4.19.74)
So a 44.1 kHz file will always have a max of 22.05 kHz, a 48 kHz file will max out at 24 kHz, 88.2 maxes out at 44.1, 96 kHz maxes out at 48, etc. I believe the "project" only applies when you make yo .......
146: Classical Court, RE: comparative spectrogram (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2018-09-16, 13:15:33 (24.4.19.74)
The noise at the top of the 192/24 spectrograms could be DSD noise. It starts at a higher frequency than 'regular' DSD (DSD64, used for SACDs), which would tell me that Sony remastered the recording a .......
147: Classical Court, Even better than Lenny? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2018-09-15, 21:51:10 (24.4.19.74)
nt .......
148: Classical Court, RE: Audacity spectrographs--How? (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2018-09-15, 00:10:07 (24.4.19.74)
It's really easy to go to spectrogram view from the default waveform view. Here's a diagram I found that shows how to do it on the PC version: .......
149: Classical Court, RE: BTW, here it is in 5 channels (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2018-09-15, 00:01:45 (24.4.19.74)
Chris: These are the settings I use, which were recommended on some website (can't remember which one). In any case, they seem to do the trick! I don't think there's a way to change the spectrogram co .......
150: Classical Court, RE: Spirit of Turtle e-mail support (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2018-09-13, 15:45:30 (24.4.19.74)
I contacted them back in April when I got a '404' error when trying to download the PDF booklet for Gaffigan's Prokofiev 2 & 4. I was contacted promptly by Bert van der Wolf (chief engineer at Northst .......
151: Classical Court, FWIW, here's the spectrogram of "Mars" that I just did.... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2018-09-13, 15:32:52 (24.4.19.74)
The cut-off around 22 kHz of this "96/24" file is very obvious, as is the DSD noise. Russell .......
152: Classical Court, RE: Russell - do you remember which specific titles? [nt] (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2018-09-12, 22:26:02 (24.4.19.74)
Chris, I was speaking of the Holst Vol. 2 (The Planets). All other Chandos downloads I've checked were/are as advertised. Sorry if I was unclear... Russell .......
153: Classical Court, RE: Oops! I think that one is only 24/48! [nt] (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2018-09-11, 17:51:29 (107.77.211.126)
If I remember correctly, I checked the 96/24 files when I first downloaded them a few years ago and discovered that they were upsampled from 44.1 (or so I thought—it could very well have been 48). I d .......
154: Classical Court, Glad to hear that they've re-opened it! (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2018-08-30, 15:07:20 (24.4.19.74)
The mezzanine, which held their entire classical section, had been closed for many months, and I had given up hope of it ever opening again. (I've asked them about it several times, and I never got an .......
155: Classical Court, Yep! (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2018-08-27, 19:49:22 (24.4.19.74)
nt .......
156: Hi-Rez Highway, Chandos.net also does MCH. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2018-08-27, 14:31:14 (24.4.19.74)
nt .......
157: Classical Court, Then they are the same.... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2018-08-27, 10:48:51 (24.4.19.74)
See track listing at Presto (click below) and be sure to click on the "show remaining 10 tracks on this recording" button at the bottom of the track listing, which will reveal Belkin as the soloist in .......
158: Hi-Rez Highway, Thanks! (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2018-08-26, 23:36:15 (24.4.19.74)
Thanks, DkB, and it's so good to hear from you again--it's been a while! Hope life has been treating you well. Russell .......
159: Classical Court, There's a never-before-released Tzigane in a new Lenny/ONF set (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2018-08-26, 20:04:01 (24.4.19.74)
and it could be the very one you saw the rehearsal of. (It's from an all-Ravel concert in 1975.) There are also several rehearsal segments of other works from this concert in the new set, but none of .......
160: Hi-Rez Highway, Thank you!!!!! (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2018-08-10, 15:16:05 (24.4.19.74)
I've had an Oppo 103 for a long time now, as well as a large collection of SACDs, but have been hesitant to try out the ripping process until now (after reading these encouraging posts). Even though I .......
161: Classical Court, It's under the "Tech Specs" tab (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2018-08-08, 16:16:03 (24.4.19.74)
nt .......
162: Classical Court, That's exactly what I do. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2018-08-08, 13:59:20 (24.4.19.74)
nt .......
163: Classical Court, Which is why I always extract the hi-res files from BD-As... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2018-08-08, 13:55:51 (24.4.19.74)
It's a fairly labor-intensive (but straightforward) process, but it's worth it. Russell .......
164: Classical Court, Unless I'm mistaken, that 96/24 file is a few years old... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2018-08-08, 13:51:54 (24.4.19.74)
...and it sounds horrible. I wrote about this earlier here (link below). The new 192/24 remaster sounds MUCH better, and I'm surprised that it's not available as a download. Russell .......
165: Classical Court, Ditto for me re the Mahler 4 (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2018-08-06, 13:52:41 (24.4.19.74)
I also got the new 192/24 remastering of the Mahler 4 and I compared it with the 96/24 download I got from HDTT some years ago. The HDTT download had the typical mid-60's Columbia harshness and screec .......
166: Classical Court, Hope you enjoy the Shosty 4! (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2018-08-05, 10:13:20 (24.4.19.74)
I also got the new Pletnev 4 & 10 on PentaTone, which was a mistake. Deadly dull in the first movement of the 4th (I couldn't get past that movement) and the 10th, while better, wasn't any great shake .......
167: Classical Court, Thanks, Ivan--I'll save this for when HDT has another 20%-off sale. (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2018-08-05, 10:09:05 (24.4.19.74)
It's $40 (192/24) and $30 (96/24) on the US site. Russell .......
168: Classical Court, The DSD downloads are available via Native DSD (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2018-08-03, 15:47:21 (24.4.19.74)
Link below.... .......
169: Classical Court, RE: "Berlioz SF was downright dull" (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2018-08-03, 10:56:48 (24.4.19.74)
I listen pretty much exclusively via 'cans' now. (Long story there, and I hope to get back to speakers someday, but it's been very, very satisfying with headphones.) I had a Mojo just before I replace .......
170: Classical Court, RE: Better snap up those Gatti RCO Live albums before they become collectors' items! (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2018-08-03, 00:17:18 (24.4.19.74)
I've got all his RCO Live recordings. Very good sound, as you would expect, but I don't think the performances are anything special. I thought the Berlioz SF was downright dull, in fact (sorry, Ivan!) .......
171: Classical Court, Well, FWIW, I wasn't thrilled with the choice of Gatti as head of the Concertgebouw anyway. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2018-08-02, 14:53:50 (24.4.19.74)
nt .......
172: Classical Court, Which recording(s) were they using? Oue/Minnesota? [nt] (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2018-07-30, 15:52:42 (24.4.19.74)
nt .......
173: Classical Court, Bohm's complete Mozart symphonies (remastered): MUCH cheaper if you get the Blu-ray Audio (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2018-07-27, 15:03:34 (24.4.19.74)
The newly remastered (192/24) complete Mozart symphonies set with Karl Bohm has just been made available via the usual download outlets, but at a considerable cost penalty over the physical CD/BD-Audi .......
174: Classical Court, More releases today, including the Mahler 4, Bartok Concerto for Orch... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2018-07-27, 14:41:50 (24.4.19.74)
Also his Beethoven overtures, first Wagner album, Bruckner 3rd, and a few others. Curiously, the Bartok Concerto for Orchestra album (with the Janacek Sinfonietta) is remastered only at 44.1/24 (like .......
175: Classical Court, I've already got the Mahler 10 Adagio, Beethoven 3, and Brahms 1 (1957) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2018-07-25, 13:06:39 (24.4.19.74)
Sony's done a pretty decent remastering job (all in 192/24). Note that the Brahms 1 is Szell's earlier recording (1957) and not his remake from the mid-60s. I haven't compared the Mahler and the Beeth .......
176: Classical Court, Yes, I do, but... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2018-07-18, 18:07:56 (24.4.19.74)
it's been quite a while since I've listened to it. I admit to having a problem with the Shostakovich 4th--I have just never been able to get into it like I can with his other symphonies (save for mayb .......
177: Classical Court, Yes—thanks!!! (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2018-07-17, 18:50:21 (24.4.19.74)
I was just notified about this via my post on the same subject over at computeraudiophile.com. It's currently being offered at $14.50, which is probably about at cheap as we'll ever see it. Russell :: .......
178: Classical Court, New Nelsons/BSO Shostakovich 4 & 11 on DG- Where's the hi-res download? (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2018-07-15, 20:32:58 (107.77.196.50)
I've been eagerly anticipating this release for a while now, and while the CD came out on July 6, there was no corresponding hi-res download made available, unlike the previous releases in the series. .......
179: Classical Court, +1 (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2018-06-24, 00:44:48 (24.4.19.74)
nt .......
180: Classical Court, Yep.. (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2018-06-18, 13:00:45 (107.77.213.11)
It is indeed odd that Telarc, of all labels, does not offer any of its recordings as hi-res downloads. Maybe it's just a matter of time (and perhaps contractual re-negotiations) but it's been a long t .......
181: Classical Court, Well....... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2018-06-16, 21:25:04 (24.4.19.74)
I've got two of the Sibelius discs (2/6 and 3) and no mention is made of using just 2 mics, whereas it's specifically mentioned in "a technical note from the producer" on the Respighi and Saint-Saens .......
182: Classical Court, There's also a Saint-Saens 3 with the same forces, similarly recorded (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2018-06-16, 15:37:45 (24.4.19.74)
.......
183: Classical Court, Another vote for Litton/Bergen (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2018-06-15, 13:30:13 (24.4.19.74)
I haven't liked a lot of Litton's recordings, but his Rach 2 is inspired. Fischer and Previn/EMI are also favorites. Must investigate the Zinman. Russell .......
184: Classical Court, It's not the first time he's disparaged one of his own releases (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2018-06-14, 00:27:44 (24.4.19.74)
He's made similar statements for other BIS albums of music that wasn't quite his cup of tea. Can't remember which ones they were (I've deleted the e-mails) but they were usually of more contemporary a .......
185: Classical Court, Very good review on Music Web, FWIW (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2018-06-05, 14:44:05 (24.4.19.74)
I'm pretty much on-again, off-again with Jansons (mostly the latter), but on the strength of the Music Web review, I decided to try the download. The price didn't hurt, either. Haven't listened yet, t .......
186: Classical Court, Love his recording of Prokofiev sonatas on Orchid. (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2018-06-02, 13:51:20 (24.4.19.74)
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187: Classical Court, RE: So People are Wowed by the Blue Ray Steinberg Planets and Zarathustra, but what about the 96/24 remaster? (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2018-05-30, 20:35:47 (24.4.19.74)
DG totally messed up the 96/24 of Steinberg's Planets. It's cavernous, mushy, bass-light, and, worst of all, totally lacking in dynamics. That remaster was done a few years ago. They've totally made a .......
188: Classical Court, Just released in DSD and 176.4/24... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2018-05-27, 09:34:14 (24.4.19.74)
DSD via Acoustic Sounds (Analog Productions is the source of the remastering, I believe), and 176.4/24 from ProStudioMasters, HDtracks, and others. Russell .......
189: Classical Court, I just got that Planets/Zarathustra BD-A... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2018-05-14, 00:17:09 (24.4.19.74)
and I can tell you that they've done a fantastic job with the remastering, as least with the 192/24 stereo mix. (I'm not equipped to play MCH.) Steinberg's Planets is an old favorite, and DG royally b .......
190: Classical Court, RE: Still waiting for the Italian Qt to be reissued. Audite has them complete for just a few $$ each (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2018-05-04, 10:58:57 (24.4.19.74)
I've got the Blu-ray Audio release of the complete set (coupled with regular CDs) with the Takacs, which was a cheaper option at the time than the download-only version. (I extracted the audio from th .......
191: Classical Court, Just tried downloading the Gershwin album... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2018-04-26, 14:03:58 (24.4.19.74)
Thanks again for the info on the Opera browser and its built-in VPN, which I wasn't aware of. I downloaded it and set the VPN to Europe. I then connected to Qobuz and proceeded to purchase the 192/24 .......
192: Classical Court, Thanks, Chris-/good to know! (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2018-04-24, 18:35:43 (24.4.19.74)
BTW, did you get my private email from a couple of days ago? (Related to this issue.) Sounds like the "problem" with Qobuz might not be a problem after all. Russell .......
193: Classical Court, I thought I saw it in hi-res, too, but..... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2018-04-05, 23:26:33 (24.4.19.74)
I haven't been able to find it available for download anywhere except at Primephonic, where it was only 44.1/16. I could have sworn that Presto had it in hi-res, but it's only available as a CD there. .......
194: Classical Court, RE: Sold me! Nt (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2018-03-28, 18:44:45 (24.4.19.74)
Would love to know what you think. There's also a world of difference in sound quality between this new release and the previous releases—this one's much warmer and richer, with a lovely 'glow' around .......
195: Classical Court, Agreed! (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2018-03-28, 15:11:26 (24.4.19.74)
Got the 96/24 download from HDtracks, despite not having been that impressed with Manze's traversal of the RVW symphonies so far. However, everything seemed to come together for this recording of the .......
196: Classical Court, RE: What are your favorite box sets? (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2018-03-17, 23:18:07 (24.4.19.74)
Charles Munch - The Complete RCA Album Collection Pierre Monteux - The Complete RCA Album Collection Pierre Boulez - The Complete Columbia Album Collection Leontyne Price - Prima Donna Assoluta - Her .......
197: Classical Court, Too bad Pentatone hasn't made any of this series (or their Philips remasters) available as downloads. (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2018-03-14, 01:24:36 (24.4.19.74)
Must be a contractual thing, but I'd love to have hi-res downloads of many of these recordings. Russell .......
198: Classical Court, R.I.P. Russ Solomon (founder of Tower Records) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2018-03-05, 19:05:04 (24.4.19.74)
Tower was a hugely integral part of my formative years, having spent countless hours and $$$$ there. The SF store was my favorite place to hang out back in the day, and I'd still go there today if it .......
199: Classical Court, His Saint-Saens 3rd is a favorite.... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2018-02-27, 08:57:15 (24.4.19.74)
Probably my second-favorite performance, after Munch/BSO. Had it on LP (on EMI Studio 2, I believe), which I played the hell out of back in the day. I subsequently got it on CD (Klavier), which didn't .......
200: Classical Court, The Mahler 10 (Cooke version) with Wigglesworth is excellent. (Nt) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2018-02-06, 23:45:54 (24.4.225.129)
nt .......
201: Classical Court, Terrific! (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2018-02-01, 16:04:31 (24.4.225.129)
Just watched/listened to the first movement. The precision and clarity of the orchestra was impressive, even over my puny laptop speakers. I've always thought that P. Jarvi's Cincinnati recordings wer .......
202: Classical Court, Also agreed re sonics (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2018-02-01, 15:30:26 (24.4.225.129)
I thought it was just me, but those Pittsburgh SO recordings are just too thick and murky and lack that lifelike transparency that I crave. And it's not just Reference/Soundmirror--the few Pittsburgh .......
203: Classical Court, I also remember having the XRCD... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2018-01-25, 15:45:42 (24.4.225.129)
which, surprisingly, did indeed sound very thin and wiry. I didn't keep it. Russell .......
204: Classical Court, Monteux's 4th *was* released on CD... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2018-01-25, 14:38:28 (24.4.225.129)
along with his 5th and 6th with the BSO. Kinda pricey from Amazon (link below) but I suspect it's long out of print. It's also in a recently released box set of all of Monteux's RCA recordings, which .......
205: Classical Court, The Decca 'Turandot' *has* been remastered... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2018-01-24, 01:49:12 (24.4.225.129)
Assuming you're talking about the Sutherland/Pavarotti/Mehta recording. I've got the 96/24 download and it sounds fabulous. (It's also available on CD, which includes a Blu-ray Audio disc with the 96/ .......
206: Classical Court, And don't forget that Ivan Fischer's new recording is coming soon on Channel. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2018-01-17, 19:01:06 (24.4.225.129)
nt .......
207: Classical Court, I rather liked it! (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2018-01-04, 02:00:58 (24.4.225.129)
OK, I'll admit I wasn't listening to it with my critical hat on (I was writing an e-mail while listening), but I found the performance of the 2nd very enjoyable and I loved the spontaneity and free-wh .......
208: Classical Court, Got the Symphonie Fantastique and will go for the Mahler DKW (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2017-11-15, 10:15:47 (24.4.225.129)
The Berlioz (Lenny's 1968 remake, which includes his fun "Berlioz Takes a Trip" analysis) is an old favorite and the one I imprinted on. The 192/24 remastering sounds good, but not remarkable. Still a .......
209: Classical Court, Yep... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2017-11-11, 13:11:08 (24.4.225.129)
I thought it was the most exciting 'Rite' I've heard in a long, long time. Great stuff. .......
210: Classical Court, I have to agree.. (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2017-11-11, 10:07:40 (24.4.225.129)
Hard to pinpoint, but the recording didn't sound entirely natural to me. Russell .......
211: Classical Court, Karajan's is an especially lush interpretation (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2017-11-11, 09:58:27 (24.4.225.129)
In the mid-70's HVK did a series of key Second Viennese School works on DG (of which is CD is just one) that received pretty much unanimous praise. Some might find them overly large and lush, but t .......
212: Classical Court, Agreed! (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2017-11-05, 19:57:19 (24.4.225.129)
At just a hair over 5 bucks (in the USA), this is another no-brainer download from Audite. Sound quality is surprisingly good (it was recorded just over a couple of months ago!) and it's musically muc .......
213: Classical Court, I got the download... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2017-11-03, 08:50:42 (136.152.142.96)
I need to give it another listen, but Gardner, despite a wonderfully ominous and mysterious opening, seemed uninspired in the Concerto. Maybe it was just me. No complaints about the Dance Suite (one o .......
214: Classical Court, The latest entry in the Rachmaninoff PC2 sweepstakes.... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2017-10-26, 13:17:10 (24.4.225.129)
First Boris Giltburg, then Anna Vinnitskaya (or was it the other way around?), and now Denis Matsuev. I've liked a lot of his earlier recordings, so I'm tempted. (Plus it's coupled with the Prokofi .......
215: Classical Court, A few more... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2017-10-18, 19:01:11 (24.4.225.129)
Andrew Litton David Robertson Kent Nagano James Conlon Lawrence Foster .......
216: Classical Court, I did! (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2017-10-16, 12:28:03 (24.143.248.126)
I found these performances very relaxed and warm, which made them very, very appealing. Gorgeous sound quality, too, in spite of all the microphones used. Thanks again! Russell .......
217: Classical Court, Just downloaded the 96/24 files from Audite... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2017-10-15, 14:24:13 (24.4.225.129)
At only 5.03 euros (VAT excluded), it was a no-brainer. Pretty painless and quick (download took about 3 minutes). Looking forward to listening to it tonight! (And thanks, Ivan!) Russell .......
218: Classical Court, I can always go for another good recording of the L'Arlesienne Suites--love those works! (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2017-10-14, 10:16:21 (24.4.225.129)
nt .......
219: Classical Court, I've also been avoiding that Chopin Evocations album, but I'll probably give in too... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2017-10-14, 10:08:59 (24.4.225.129)
Mainly because I just don't care for the two Chopin concertos, but his playing on the samples (and the video you linked) sound pretty persuasive to me. Russell .......
220: Classical Court, Ended up ordering the SACD/BD from MDT for only £17.25, shipping to USA included--not bad at all. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2017-10-10, 00:35:24 (24.4.225.129)
nt .......
221: Classical Court, RE: Debating whether to get the Pelleas as a DSD download or SACD/BD (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2017-10-08, 10:54:28 (24.4.225.129)
It was indicated in the booklet (freely downloadable from the Native DSD Music website) as well as on the Native DSD Music site itself (click below). I agree, though--not typical of LSO Live. Russell .......
222: Classical Court, RE: Debating whether to get the Pelleas as a DSD download or SACD/BD (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2017-10-07, 21:59:43 (24.4.225.129)
Well, it was recorded in DSD128, but Native DSD Music is offering it only in DSD64. (Acoustic Sounds also has it in DSD64 as well as PCM 192/24 and 96/24.) And yes, my Blu-ray player is connected to m .......
223: Classical Court, Debating whether to get the Pelleas as a DSD download or SACD/BD (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2017-10-07, 16:19:03 (24.4.225.129)
The SACDs come with a PureAudio Blu-ray disc from which you can download (via the "mShuttle" function) the stereo audio files in DSD, 96/24, and other formats. (See the bottom half of the graphic, cop .......
224: Classical Court, RE: Does that opinion apply to both SQ and performance - or just one of the two? [nt] (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2017-09-28, 15:09:09 (24.4.225.129)
Both, actually, though I have to say that I was so disappointed in the sound quality from the outset that it colored my perception of the performance. It's been a while since I've listened to it (I go .......
225: Classical Court, Agreed—didn't care for it, either. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2017-09-27, 20:27:10 (24.4.225.129)
nt .......
226: Classical Court, NBC or Philly? (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2017-09-20, 00:02:55 (24.4.225.129)
I've got NBC (1950) and Philadelphia ('42), both studio, as well as BBC ('35), but that's live. I assume you mean the NBC, but ya never know..... ;-) Russell .......
227: Classical Court, RE: Come on, do tell: how's the infamous organ entry?? : ) nt (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2017-09-12, 22:42:50 (24.4.225.129)
Well, I have to say that the organ entry per se was less than overwhelming, but it was solid and very deep. However, the combination of organ and orchestra at full cry during that passage was incredib .......
228: Classical Court, Downloaded it the moment I got their e-mail a couple of days ago. It's terrific! (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2017-09-12, 16:14:37 (24.4.225.129)
This might be my favorite VW symphony, having imprinted on Previn's recording from the late 60's. Haven't listened to the songs and concerto yet, but I'm pretty impressed with Davis's performance of t .......
229: Classical Court, I really like her Prokofiev 2nd & Ravel concertos on Naive (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2017-09-11, 23:11:31 (24.4.225.129)
nt .......
230: Classical Court, RE: Inexpensive Rachmaninov 2nd with Giltburg on Naxos--anyone check it out? (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2017-09-09, 11:28:19 (24.4.225.129)
Giltburg's been on my radar since his terrific Prokofiev sonatas album from a few years ago. I've gotten everything he's done since then, but for some reason they haven't excited me as much as the Pro .......
231: Music Lane, Was just going to post that! (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2017-07-10, 23:17:46 (24.4.225.129)
It was even on the Chandos site (formerly The Classical Shop) a week earlier. Weird. Russell .......
232: Music Lane, Toscanini in hi-res! (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2017-07-08, 18:02:53 (24.4.225.129)
Courtesy of pianist Ania Dorfmann, who has a new 'complete' CD set on RCA just released. Her collaboration with Toscanini comes in the form of Beethoven's first piano concerto (rec. 1945) and Choral F .......
233: Music Lane, Neil at PSM is a very upstanding guy... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2017-07-08, 10:12:43 (24.4.225.129)
I've dealt with him on several occasions, and he always follows through. He even contacted me once when the digital booklet for a download I had purchased had just become available (it wasn't at the t .......
234: Music Lane, In case anyone is wondering... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2017-07-07, 17:49:08 (24.4.225.129)
Here's a spectrogram of the first track of 'Elektra'. It's obviously the original analog recording remastered in 96/24. Whether it's the same remastering used for the previous 'Originals' release o .......
235: Music Lane, The Arrau/Davis is my fave as well... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2017-07-06, 14:30:06 (24.4.225.129)
The 4th was a particular specialty of Arrau's. I saw him perform it with the SFS some years ago, and I've also got his recordings with Galliera, Haitink, Muti (video only), and Bernstein (!). The one .......
236: Music Lane, You can keep sampling through the end of each track on eClassical (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2017-07-02, 11:34:52 (24.4.225.129)
Just in case you're not aware of this, on eClassical you can keep going in 30-second increments (through the end of the track) by clicking the 'play' button. Russell .......
237: Music Lane, I saw BB at SFO some years ago; it was profoundly moving. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2017-06-29, 23:00:33 (24.4.225.129)
nt .......
238: Music Lane, I love 'Billy Budd' as well, maybe even more than 'Grimes' (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2017-06-28, 17:14:28 (24.4.225.129)
nt .......
239: Music Lane, If you like that, you'll really like Jurowski's "Totenfeier" (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2017-06-14, 11:09:08 (24.4.225.129)
Mahler's attempt at a tone poem that would eventually become the 2nd symphony's first movement. Jurowski's performance is really fiery and intense. (Got my copy from eClassical.) Russell ::: TOPIC .......
240: Music Lane, RE: My Poor Wallet, too--I just opted for the new HM recording of the Bartok Quartets with the Heath Qt (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2017-06-09, 16:05:15 (24.4.225.129)
Very reasonably priced on eClassical and I liked the samples I heard (though I'm certainly no expert on these works). I was considering the Copland as well. Do let us know what you think! Russell ::: .......
241: Music Lane, Incidentally, I never heard back from eClassical about the upsampled-to-96/24 download of this recording... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2017-05-15, 14:57:10 (24.7.44.160)
Wrote them back in March about this (thread linked below) and received a nice reply from George Olvik, eClassical's head honcho (after Robert von Bahr), who said he would take the matter up with Harmo .......
242: Music Lane, Yep... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2017-05-15, 14:45:32 (24.7.44.160)
Was there last week and I was shocked to see how things had changed. (It had been maybe a couple of months since I last visited.) Used to go there daily when I worked at UCB. Sad..... Russell ::: TOPI .......
243: Music Lane, Yep--Rasputin's classical section is huge! (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2017-05-15, 14:40:41 (24.7.44.160)
nt .......
244: Music Lane, As an old voice-teacher acquaintance of mine once said, (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2017-05-09, 10:37:40 (24.7.44.160)
When told that so-and-so was a great singer but was sometimes criticized for being vulgar, he replied, "Thank God for vulgarity!" You might want to apply a similar epithet here. I personally love the .......
245: Music Lane, Listened to the 96/24 download today (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2017-05-06, 23:54:31 (24.7.44.160)
and I really enjoyed it. Warm, glowing playing from the orchestra, and a really committed performance overall from Nelsons. Great sound quality, too--done by Polyhymnia for DG. Hard to say where it ra .......
246: Music Lane, Thanks for the tip! (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2017-04-29, 11:49:02 (24.7.44.160)
Just downloaded the 48/24 file from HDtracks. I really, really loved the Korngold. Not sure if it will replace the Shaham/Previn as my fave, but it might! The Britten's good, too. Russell .......
247: Hi-Rez Highway, Great pics--thanks, Tom! Who are the soloists in DLVDE? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2017-04-23, 10:50:36 (24.7.44.160)
nt .......
248: Music Lane, Listened to 1 and 2 last night... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2017-04-20, 16:24:45 (24.7.44.160)
And your assessment of #1 was pretty much spot-on. I have to admit that I almost always find the second movement kind of dull and boring, but not so in this performance, which was so warm and loving. .......
249: Music Lane, Just downloaded the 192/24 files (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2017-04-18, 21:00:45 (24.7.44.160)
At $30.99 directly from the BSO's site, it's much cheaper than the $38.39 that ProStudioMasters wants (and that's with a $20% off sale!). Can't wait to give it a listen! Russell .......
250: Music Lane, Great news--thanks, John! (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2017-04-13, 19:07:04 (24.7.44.160)
nt .......
251: Music Lane, RE: How was the rest? (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2017-04-10, 01:36:35 (24.7.44.160)
Just finished listening to the 5th via headphones (which is how I do most of my listening these days) and I'm afraid that I found it a rather 'meh' performance. Nothing obviously wrong or bad, but the .......
252: Music Lane, The Spirit of Turtle site has it in up to DSD256 or DXD if you prefer... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2017-04-08, 11:05:08 (24.7.44.160)
It's the website of the actual recording outfit (Northstar), which does contract work for Challenge Classics, among others (I presume). (NativeDSD has it in 'only' DSD64.) Russell .......
253: Music Lane, And of course he gives the Hamelin a rave review! (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2017-04-05, 15:04:47 (24.7.44.160)
nt .......
254: Music Lane, RE: The one that Dave panned over on Classics Today? (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2017-04-05, 13:46:20 (24.7.44.160)
Yep. DH can be a pill sometimes, as you know. ;-) Russell .......
255: Music Lane, BTW, I really like the new (1995) Sokolov Rach 3 on DG (CD only).... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2017-04-04, 15:39:31 (24.7.44.160)
It's a pretty wild, even erratic, performance, with a lot of elasticity in tempo, but oh my, what passion and excitement! The review on Presto Classical (click below) pretty much sums it up. Russell : .......
256: Music Lane, Fully agree re the Hamelin. Glad I wasn't the only one who felt this way. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2017-04-02, 16:21:51 (24.7.44.160)
nt .......
257: Music Lane, RE: Which recordings would you like to see sonically revisited? (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2017-03-20, 00:19:05 (24.7.44.160)
I'd love to see Sony (or someone else) do a remaster of the early-50s Bruno Walter Brahms symphonies with the New York Phil. They are much more invigorating, performance-wise, than his stereo remakes .......
258: Music Lane, I've never been able to warm up to the Horenstein M3 (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2017-03-13, 13:56:43 (24.7.44.160)
And I've given it several tries over the years. Not sure what it is, but it has just never clicked with me. I'm still liking very much the Gilbert/NYP live recording (in excellent 96/24 sound). The MT .......
259: Music Lane, RE: Here's a screenshot of the last track... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2017-03-12, 10:57:14 (24.7.44.160)
I'm not sure why your screenshot shows a gray background while mine shows a blue one. Here's another screenshot of the Perahia French Suites (track 1) with my preference settings in case there's an .......
260: Music Lane, RE: Here's a screenshot of the last track... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2017-03-11, 23:32:23 (24.7.44.160)
The software is called Audacity, and it's free. (It's really good!) You can see in the fine print to the left that the file is a 96kHz file. This type of problem used to be more common in the past; it .......
261: Music Lane, Here's a screenshot of the last track... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2017-03-11, 09:49:45 (24.7.44.160)
It's pretty obvious. I wrote to eClassical about this and included the screenshot. They responded by saying that they would take the matter up with Harmonia Mundi directly. We'll see what, if anyth .......
262: Music Lane, According to the booklet, the recording was made in as many as 7 (!) different halls.... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2017-03-10, 14:18:23 (24.7.44.160)
The recording was made from live performances in 2016 at 7 concert halls in France, Germany, and England, from what I could tell from the booklet (freely downloadable from eClassical). I can't believe .......
263: Music Lane, Agreed. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2017-03-06, 15:52:05 (24.7.44.160)
nt .......
264: Music Lane, RE: 24 Hour record stores (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2017-03-06, 00:19:56 (24.7.44.160)
I lived very close to the main Tower Records in SF for many years--right up to when it closed for good in 2006, I believe--and used to visit it and its Classical Annex practically daily, often staying .......
265: Music Lane, Got the DSD download... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2017-03-06, 00:13:14 (24.7.44.160)
Pretty good warm, rich sound from PentaTone. Pretty good performance as well, though he lingers a bit too much for my taste in the lyrical part of the first movement. Just my initial impressions, thou .......
266: Music Lane, Downloading it now, too--thanks, JD & Jim! (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2017-02-20, 17:58:34 (24.7.44.160)
nt .......
267: Music Lane, Happy 90th Birthday, Leontyne Price! (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2017-02-10, 15:29:42 (24.7.44.160)
The great American diva, Leontyne Price, turns 90 today. I've been a devoted fan for many years now, and have had the pleasure of attending several of her performances at SFO. The "spin" on her floate .......
268: Music Lane, The downloading function appears to be gone now.... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2017-01-20, 16:33:38 (24.7.44.160)
Too bad; their prices were more reasonable than the other sites, for the most part (though the actual process was a bit unintuitive). Russell .......
269: Music Lane, The recently released Monteux Sibelius 2 from HDTT is also very good. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2017-01-16, 11:53:40 (24.7.44.160)
nt .......
270: Music Lane, RE: If you'd like a good copy of the Walton LP cover art, send me a PM. (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2017-01-16, 11:51:45 (24.7.44.160)
I'm on a Mac and I use a third-party application called "Yate" to embed album artwork into my .dsf files (as well as to change/add other metadata). Very simple. I'm sure there are equivalent apps for .......
271: Music Lane, If you'd like a good copy of the Walton LP cover art, send me a PM. (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2017-01-16, 00:06:46 (24.7.44.160)
Agree with you on the merits of the HDTT transfer. Russell .......
272: Music Lane, It's actually 24/96. (See my earlier post above.) (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2017-01-14, 15:38:44 (24.7.44.160)
nt .......
273: Music Lane, RE: Maazel's VPO Sibelius reissue (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2017-01-12, 11:01:31 (24.7.44.160)
I got the Sibelius set because it was a much cheaper way to get the hi-res (96/24) files. (They are $90 at both HDtracks and ProStudioMasters!) I ripped the files from the BD-A disc onto my laptop, an .......
274: Music Lane, "Hope they left the DGG engineers at home." (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2017-01-09, 11:47:25 (24.7.44.160)
As I understand it, DG (and probably most other major labels) don't really do their own recordings and don't have in-house engineers any more, and haven't for some time. Instead, most classical record .......
275: Music Lane, RE: Oh Holy Night (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2016-12-25, 15:52:47 (24.7.44.160)
My favorite is Joan Sutherland's, topped off with a simply stunning, full-voiced high D-flat at the climax. Glorious. Russell .......
276: Music Lane, RE: Zweden's acclaimed Bruckner 3rd didn't do much for me (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2016-12-10, 17:34:44 (24.7.44.160)
I've been very happy with van Zweden's Bruckner on Challenge, save for the 8th, which didn't get off the ground for me. (He's done 1, 3, 6, and 8 for Challenge.) Perhaps it's because 1, 3, and 6 aren' .......
277: Hi-Rez Highway, Just went to download a couple from Acoustic Sounds.... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2016-11-21, 16:26:06 (24.7.44.160)
to take advantage of their Thanksgiving 20% off sale, and discovered that these new titles are "not eligible for additional discount". Boo, hiss!!! They will likely be eligible after a couple of weeks .......
278: Hi-Rez Highway, These new ones are also Analogue Productions releases... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2016-11-18, 23:15:50 (24.7.44.160)
at least according to the Acoustic Sounds website. (Link below.) They're having a 20%-off sale right now, so I'll probably spring for a few. Russell .......
279: Hi-Rez Highway, Speaking of Liszt, I've been blown away by Kirill Gerstein's Transcendental Etudes on the Myrios label (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2016-11-12, 12:19:04 (24.7.44.160)
Got it as a DSD download via Native DSD Music. The performances are wonderfully volatile yet sensitive ("titanic" is how the AudiophileAudition reviewer described them) and the recorded sound might be .......
280: Music Lane, RE: Well, I usually don't believe in box sets, but do you find yourself enjoying just about all Maazel's (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2016-11-10, 08:41:53 (24.7.44.160)
I love Maazel's intensity and the sound of the VPO in this set, and Decca's done a great job with the remastering. (It's from Maazel's early days and has none of the mannerisms/slow-downs that crept i .......
281: Music Lane, I got the much-cheaper remastered CD box, which includes a 96/24 Blu-ray Audio disc (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2016-11-08, 00:46:52 (24.7.44.160)
I then ripped the BD Audio disc to get the hi-res files onto my computer. A much cheaper proposition than buying the hi-res files alone (if you've got the ability to rip BDs, that is). Russell ::: TOP .......
282: Music Lane, It's available on HDtracks in 96/24 and sounds very good. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2016-11-08, 00:35:15 (24.7.44.160)
nt .......
283: Music Lane, I still love his Sibelius set with the BSO (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2016-11-07, 14:46:37 (24.7.44.160)
The later LSO recordings (studio and live) don't even come close. I remember seeing an "Evening at Symphony" telecast years ago on PBS where he did the Sibelius 2 with the BSO--it was electrifying. I' .......
284: Music Lane, Wow. I remember meeting him at Tower Records in Berkeley... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2016-11-07, 14:38:30 (24.7.44.160)
This was in the early-mid 80's, when he was in town performing and recording the Rachmaninoff concertos with de Waart and the SF Symphony (a set that still holds its own, IMO). How he made it across t .......
285: Music Lane, Sounds like fun! (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2016-10-17, 22:25:07 (24.7.44.160)
nt .......
286: Music Lane, Thanks for the rec! (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2016-10-17, 01:08:38 (24.7.44.160)
Downloaded the 48/24 from eClassical and will give it a listen soon. Was very impressed with the samples I heard. (And I liked that the album included 'Atmospheres'.) Russell .......
287: Music Lane, RE: Soundmirror = Pentatone folks, right? Very, very good recordings (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2016-10-12, 00:51:17 (24.7.44.160)
For me, Soundmirror will always be the people responsible for the wonderful DSD remasterings of the RCA Living Stereo SACDs. I think Soundmirror only engineered PentaTone's Pittsburgh Symphony release .......
288: Music Lane, Sorry to hear that they apparently haven't improved their servers, despite (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2016-10-11, 20:57:50 (24.7.44.160)
the new, more modern appearance and functionality of their website. Oh well... I'm happy at least that several of the newer Chandos releases are making their way to ProStudioMasters, which is much, mu .......
289: Music Lane, Agreed on the RVW (Argo, not Philips). I also love his Pulcinella/Apollo album. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2016-10-03, 13:05:31 (24.7.44.160)
nt .......
290: Music Lane, BTW, if anyone's interested, here's a JPEG of the original London LP cover... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2016-10-02, 10:49:20 (24.7.44.160)
Found it on the internet and cleaned it up with Photoshop. Russell .......
291: Music Lane, You can try DVD Audio Extractor for free... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2016-10-02, 10:19:03 (24.7.44.160)
If VLC doesn't work, you can try out DVDAE for free for 30 days. (And it can rip directly to ALAC!) Russell .......
292: Music Lane, Ripping a DVD-A... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2016-10-02, 01:20:36 (24.7.44.160)
I use DVD Audio Extractor, which works pretty well. Works on the audio portion of Blu-rays, too (though you'd need a disc drive that can read BDs, and sometimes you need to do an intervening step, usi .......
293: Music Lane, You can always download the DSD snd convert it to PCM (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2016-09-25, 13:04:15 (166.137.242.26)
and save the DSD for when you get a DSD-capable DAC. I don't recall seeing the LAWO label on other music-download websites, so why not take advantage of Native DSD's LAWO sale? Russell .......
294: Music Lane, Downloaded the DSD128 file and just listened to Acts I & II.... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2016-09-25, 01:04:01 (24.7.44.160)
In a word: wow. Petrenko just nails it--so full of vitality and passion, with many unconventional touches as well. Great sound quality, too. I think this will likely become my favorite R&J. Russell :: .......
295: Music Lane, Correction/addendum (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2016-09-23, 14:58:21 (24.7.44.160)
The included book indicates that many of the recordings were indeed remastered at 24/192 (some of them are available on HDtracks and Acoustic Sounds as 24/192 downloads). Several others were remastere .......
296: Music Lane, The 24/192 might be worth it! (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2016-09-23, 12:46:18 (24.7.44.160)
Just listened to 'Fetes' from the new set, and it does indeed sound really good--like other RCA recordings from that era (early 60's) do. It might be worth it to hear what improvements the 24/192 down .......
297: Music Lane, RE: And this one as well... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2016-09-23, 01:17:10 (24.7.44.160)
If I remember correctly, Dynagroove was geared specifically toward the mastering/pressing of LPs rather than the recording process itself. The master tapes (and the digital files made from them) shoul .......
298: Music Lane, RE: So which are your favorite Munch performances? (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2016-09-23, 01:05:23 (24.7.44.160)
What I love about Munch is that just about everything he did was always full of vitality and élan. There's a quality of uncontrolled abandon to his music-making that's really exciting. He excelled in .......
299: Music Lane, You may have noticed a few of the albums on HDtracks and Acoustic Sounds at 24/192.... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2016-09-22, 14:51:09 (24.7.44.160)
That high a resolution might seem to be overkill for the older, mono recordings, but at least you've got to give Sony credit for releasing them that way in the first place. (BTW, the sticker on top of .......
300: Music Lane, RE: Have you read his book "I Am A Conductor"? (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2016-09-22, 14:44:37 (24.7.44.160)
No, I haven't. I've heard of it, though, but I had never seen it in bookstores, and then I forgot about it altogether until now. I see it's available on Amazon pretty cheaply, so I might spring for a .......
301: Music Lane, Just arrived: Charles Munch box set (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2016-09-22, 11:34:47 (24.7.44.160)
One of my all-time favorite conductors. All his recordings on RCA and Columbia, in facsimiles of their original LP covers. (I'm a huge sucker for this sort of thing.) 86 CDs for $166 (shipped) from .......
302: Music Lane, I see the Mravinsky is available as an SACD on Praga Digitals (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2016-09-15, 16:16:31 (24.7.44.160)
I suspect, though, that any remastering attempt of a mid-60's live radio recording from Russia can only do so much. Has anyone heard it? Russell .......
303: Music Lane, RE: OK, Time for a Shostakovich Safe Space (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2016-08-21, 10:38:39 (24.7.44.160)
When I saw your pic of Solti's 8th, I was afraid you were going to praise it, but you rightfully put it in its place. I imprinted on Andre Previn's EMI recording of the 8th with the LSO from the early .......
304: Music Lane, I've always preferred Previn's EMI recording... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2016-06-14, 13:30:52 (24.7.44.160)
Warmer, more supple and relaxed than the Maazel, IMO. I also imprinted on the Leinsdorf/BSO recording; it was my intro to the work and it remains a nostalgic favorite. Russell .......
305: Music Lane, It's "one of the best things heard this year" on MusicWeb International (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2016-05-31, 12:33:58 (24.7.44.160)
The hi-res download (48/24) from ProStudioMasters has really good sound as well. Very good performance, I think, though I can't really say that I like it more than others I've heard. Still very worthy .......
306: Hi-Rez Highway, Also on sale at Primephonic.com (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2016-05-15, 11:29:20 (24.7.44.160)
There's also a 20%-off sale going on at Primephonic.com, which is the download-store arm of PentaTone, for those of us into downloads. (You know who you are!) Oddly enough, the Orozco-Estrada Rite of .......
307: Music Lane, You're welcome, Chris!!! (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2016-04-21, 07:44:45 (24.7.44.160)
nt .......
308: Music Lane, He was the SFS's Associate Conductor for 3 years... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2016-02-27, 01:38:10 (24.7.44.160)
ending in 2009, according to his website. I don't recall his tenure here, though, but then I haven't been following the SFS that closely for some time now. I do have the Prokofiev 3 & 4 (DSD256 downlo .......
309: Music Lane, RE: New Yuja Wang CD (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2015-10-11, 17:23:16 (24.7.44.160)
Got the 24/96 download from ProStudioMasters. My initial impression was also positive, though I thought the Left-Hand concerto came off just a bit better than the G-major--a bit more spark and spontan .......
310: Music Lane, Brilliant! (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2015-09-26, 00:12:10 (24.7.44.160)
nt .......
311: Music Lane, Love Act II -- Gwyneth is on fire there! (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2015-08-30, 11:46:53 (24.7.44.160)
nt .......
312: Music Lane, Also available as great-sounding 24-bit downloads at Audite's website (audite.de) (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2015-08-24, 11:44:43 (24.7.44.160)
Nt .......
313: Music Lane, Great report, Chris... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2015-08-20, 16:35:47 (69.162.16.14)
Wish I could have joined you guys, but I've been a bit preoccupied of late (and away from this forum). Great to read your write up, though--many thanks! Russell .......
314: Hi-Rez Highway, Actually, that's what I use (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2015-04-21, 23:23:03 (67.161.19.214)
I use DVD Audio Extractor in combination with MakeMKV (which removes the copy protection from commercial Blu-rays and DVDs). Works really well on my Mac. Russell .......
315: Hi-Rez Highway, Here's a tutorial... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2015-04-20, 07:26:18 (67.161.19.214)
I use this method all the time. Works great. Russell .......
316: Music Lane, His MET Parsifal is available on Blu-ray and it's really terrific on all counts. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2015-04-06, 13:07:06 (169.229.148.156)
nt .......
317: Music Lane, RE: Let us know what you think of the reissues (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2015-03-22, 22:12:29 (67.161.19.214)
I've only been able to listen to the Nielsen 4th so far, and it sounded a bit cramped/congested to me. I didn't have the previous CD for comparison, unfortunately. Still, it wasn't too bad once I g .......
318: Music Lane, It's better... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2015-03-22, 22:05:57 (67.161.19.214)
but not completely 'natural' sounding. Remember that the LP side break on the Nielsen was between movements 3 & 4 (idiots!) so at the end of movement 3 on the new CD, you can hear the trail of fading .......
319: Music Lane, New Martinon/Chicago box set on RCA (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2015-03-20, 18:45:15 (67.161.19.214)
Just got this 10-CD set in the mail from Amazon UK for about $36 shipped. I've always liked Martinon's RCA recordings with the CSO, and they're all here, complete with gorgeous reproductions of the .......
320: Hi-Rez Highway, Yes... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2015-02-09, 10:43:01 (169.229.148.156)
And there were signals all the way up to the 24kHz limit. I thought the same as you--looking for evidence of 'DSD noise'--but of course nothing was showing. You've probably noticed that they offer a M .......
321: Hi-Rez Highway, Thanks! Just got the 48/24 download from Audite for only 7.55 Euros (about $8.55) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2015-02-08, 23:27:48 (67.161.19.214)
A real bargain, even at the regular download price of 8.99 Euros. (They deducted VAT from my price.) Incidentally, the 48/24 file was the highest available. Will be anxious to give it a listen! Russel .......
322: Music Lane, Leontyne Price with Herbert von Karajan (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2014-12-21, 23:08:40 (67.161.19.214)
It doesn't get more ethereally beautiful than this. Russell .......
323: Music Lane, RE: Please let us know after you receive it... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2014-12-09, 23:28:40 (64.79.144.10)
Will do, Ivan, though I haven't heard either of those in their XRCD incarnations. If it helps at all, I do recall seeing some Japanese names in the engineering/mastering credits for several of the alb .......
324: Music Lane, Not at all--it can handle up to uncompressed 192/24. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2014-12-07, 08:57:47 (67.161.19.214)
nt .......
325: Music Lane, There's one that's included... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2014-12-04, 18:20:58 (67.161.19.214)
...and that's the Brahms Violin Concerto with Szeryng and the LSO, recorded in 1958. Originally produced by James Walker and engineered by the great Kenneth Wilkinson, so I'm presuming it was a Decca .......
326: Hi-Rez Highway, Thanks for the tip! (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2014-12-03, 17:32:40 (67.161.19.214)
Had not heard of this site before. Just took a look, and it looks promising. Is it operated by an arm of Polyhymnia? Russell .......
327: Music Lane, RE: Oddly, the stuff in the box set doesn't seem to be that great... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2014-12-03, 17:08:53 (67.161.19.214)
The SFS recordings were never very good, even for the era. I remember reading that the audio on many of the early recording sessions was relayed by RCA via telephone lines to a tape recorder in a stud .......
328: Music Lane, I ordered my copy already... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2014-12-03, 16:57:48 (67.161.19.214)
from Amazon UK. Considerably cheaper than Amazon US. Should arrive tomorrow! Russell .......
329: Music Lane, I was in LA a few years ago and was outraged at LA Phil ticket prices... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2014-11-03, 22:04:12 (67.161.19.214)
Orchestra-level seats were something like $160 each, I believe. Just did a quick check, and those same seats are now $197. Seems outrageously high to me. Or am I just out of touch with reality? Russel .......
330: Music Lane, Hilarious!!! (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2014-10-22, 09:09:15 (67.161.19.214)
I'll never be able to listen to it the same way again.... BTW, anyone know which performance that was? Russell .......
331: Music Lane, New Pierre Boulez CD box set on Sony (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2014-10-15, 15:37:03 (67.161.19.214)
Just received the new "Pierre Boulez - The Complete Columbia Album Collection†on Sony from Amazon UK. At about £70 / $112 (including shipping to the US and deduction of VAT) for 67 CDs, this has g .......
332: Music Lane, RE: Belshazzar's Feast (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2014-10-08, 20:21:49 (67.161.19.214)
Andre Previn on EMI is good, too. (Recorded in his heyday with the LSO, in the early 70's.) Good sound as well. Russell .......
333: Music Lane, RE: Great - Glad it worked out for you! (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2014-10-08, 20:18:07 (67.161.19.214)
Thanks, Chris! Off the top of my head, only eClassical and The Classical Shop let you buy individual tracks from albums; ProStudioMasters forces you to buy the whole album, while HDtracks only permits .......
334: Music Lane, Actually... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2014-10-08, 20:09:54 (67.161.19.214)
...it was the 1953 mono recording with De Sabata! I agree--it was amazing to see *anything* above 15kHz, let alone out to 40! It does sound quite good, though, and better than I was expecting. As far .......
335: Music Lane, Thanks for the tip on Presto! (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2014-10-05, 23:01:44 (67.161.19.214)
I'll have to check them out. I'll need to get the Jarvi Nutcracker as well--if it's anything like his previous 2 Tchaikovsky ballets (and it sounds like it is), it should be spectacular. BTW, I had no .......
336: Music Lane, It's Bernstein/NY (1960) for me... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2014-09-15, 09:41:46 (67.161.19.214)
Lenny is probably one of those guilty of overplaying the Gloria, but, my goodness, what a thrill ride it is. And the rest of it ain't bad, either. Russell .......
337: Music Lane, Also available as a 96/24 download.... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2014-09-12, 00:23:44 (67.161.19.214)
from ProStudioMasters and HDtracks (and probably others). Great sound! Russell .......
338: Music Lane, My partner saw that Tosca, too; said she was great! (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2014-09-10, 16:18:48 (67.161.19.214)
nt .......
339: Music Lane, I've got a couple of her last commercial recordings... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2014-09-10, 16:16:58 (67.161.19.214)
Giordano's 'Fedora' and excerpts from Zandonai's 'Francesca da Rimini', both recorded in 1969 for Decca, and both with the great-but-well-past-his-prime Mario del Monaco. Both are actually in fairly d .......
340: Music Lane, So have I, but I've been in denial. ;-) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2014-09-06, 23:34:44 (67.161.19.214)
though I really am retired now...... Russell .......
341: Music Lane, Here's a link to a free MP3 download of the whole thing... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2014-09-03, 23:41:53 (67.161.19.214)
Since this recording is (I'm guessing) in the public domain, I guess this is probably OK, legal-wise. Note that the May 1952 date is given for the performance instead of the correct one (January 1952) .......
342: Music Lane, You can sample it here... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2014-09-03, 13:21:48 (67.161.19.214)
Heck, you can even hear the whole disc (in 30-second segments) if you like. It's available as a 44.1/24 download (the original recording format) if that's your pleasure... Russell .......
343: Music Lane, I like Horowitz/Szell even more... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2014-09-02, 00:19:24 (67.161.19.214)
Recorded live at Carnegie Hall in January 1953 with the NY Phil, this dazzling performance tops either of the two Toscanini-led versions IMO. The finale is just staggeringly brilliant and will leave y .......
344: Music Lane, LOL!!! (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2014-08-19, 10:15:03 (67.161.19.214)
nt .......
345: Music Lane, Great pics--thanks, Chris and Madeline (what a trooper!). (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2014-08-18, 17:32:11 (67.161.19.214)
nt .......
346: Music Lane, Great--thanks again! (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2014-08-18, 17:25:16 (67.161.19.214)
nt .......
347: Music Lane, Thanks again, Chris! (And thank your wife, too!) ;-) (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2014-08-17, 23:14:15 (67.161.19.214)
nt .......
348: Music Lane, RE: Thanks, Chris, and a favor (if you don't mind).... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2014-08-16, 22:51:51 (67.161.19.214)
Let's hope she'll be sympathetic and understanding!!! (And if you don't make it, I'll just write to RR.) Thanks again, Russell .......
349: Music Lane, Thanks, Chris, and a favor (if you don't mind).... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2014-08-16, 10:03:34 (67.161.19.214)
Great info as always, Chris. I'm not able to make it to CAS5 this year, but I'm wondering if you could do me a favor when you're there today or tomorrow: I see that Reference Recordings is exhibiting, .......
350: Music Lane, Thanks for the upload, Todd. What was the orchestra and when was it done? (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2014-08-15, 18:12:48 (67.161.19.214)
nt .......
351: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: German Hi-Res Download Site (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2014-08-10, 14:43:58 (67.161.19.214)
The link isn't taking me to the album, and it doesn't come up when I search on 'Ligeti' on the site. Perhaps they removed it??? Russell .......
352: Music Lane, Yes, it is! (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2014-07-23, 12:09:42 (67.161.19.214)
Though at times, especially in the loudest passages, I thought the sound got a little cramped, dense, and opaque (but only just a bit), and it lacked that last ounce of transparency and openness. I do .......
353: Music Lane, Thanks! Just ordered the Blu-ray. (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2014-07-22, 16:27:15 (67.161.19.214)
And here's a review of it on Blu-ray.com. Russell .......
354: Music Lane, Thanks for the tip! (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2014-07-21, 23:29:12 (67.161.19.214)
I'll try it out tomorrow. I just downloaded the notes and noticed that the recording was done not by Chandos's usual team, but by Soundmirror, which might explain why it sounds as good as it does. (No .......
355: Music Lane, That Mahler 8th is available in 24/96 on HDtracks... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2014-07-15, 13:30:00 (67.161.19.214)
...and it's great! Russell .......
356: Music Lane, Loved his Prokofiev R&J... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2014-07-13, 12:09:20 (67.161.19.214)
Perhaps his most famous recording. Also liked his Tchaikovsky 'Manfred' (Vienna) and Respighi disc (Cleveland)--also famous recordings. Saw him once live, with the (I think) Orchestre National de Fran .......
357: Hi-Rez Highway, I see that it's already available for download via Qobuz... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2014-07-11, 02:03:31 (67.161.19.214)
The 24/96 files are selling for 50.73 euros (about $69)--not bad for 6 discs' worth of music. Of course, being on Decca, it won't be downloadable from Qobuz for those of us in the USA, but it probably .......
358: Hi-Rez Highway, Nothing revolutionary here.... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2014-07-09, 02:06:25 (67.161.19.214)
The way I read that blurb, it just simply says that the master tapes for this new set were done in hi-res (24/96). The CDs will, of course, be standard 16/44.1, and there will be 24/96 downloads avail .......
359: Music Lane, Apparently not captured on video, alas... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2014-07-03, 20:22:10 (67.161.19.214)
Seeing the 'Accentus' logo on the album cover, I had high hopes that they might have released this on Blu-ray/DVD, but no such luck. Checking Accentus's website, I saw no sign of the Bruckner 9, but I .......
360: Music Lane, RE: New hi-rez Prokofiev Violin Sonatas with Pouty Lips (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2014-07-03, 20:09:10 (67.161.19.214)
I downloaded this as well, and had the same favorable impressions. I'm nowhere near as familiar with Prokofiev's chamber works as with his orchestral stuff, so these sonatas were essentially new to me .......
361: Music Lane, Agreed! (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2014-07-02, 23:13:16 (67.161.19.214)
This was the first recording that came to mind when I saw the original post. His Beethoven 4th concerto with Davis is good as well. Russell .......
362: Hi-Rez Highway, Agreed on the Honeck and Zander... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2014-06-20, 23:12:05 (67.161.19.214)
I got both of those (as well as the Vanska/Sibelius) as hi-res downloads. I felt pretty much the same as you did. I certainly wondered what the fuss was all about with the Honeck, which struck me as n .......
363: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Ill conceived? (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2014-06-16, 18:19:35 (67.161.19.214)
"Why not allow direct downloads to the Sony player from maybe Sony's own music website and/or the Sony partners? The thing is attached to the internet to grab Gracenote metadata, why not grab music f .......
364: Music Lane, RE: The master could have been 24/192, but my download was 24/96 from HD Tracks (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2014-06-12, 19:10:17 (67.161.19.214)
The back of the SACD says that it was recorded in 24/96. Truth in advertising! Incidentally, it's selling for $45 at Amoeba--yikes! Russell .......
365: Music Lane, Hope I'm not too late with this, but... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2014-06-11, 23:34:57 (67.161.19.214)
Qobuz has WSS in MCH (5.1) 24/96. Link below. Russell .......
366: Music Lane, I'll try to listen for it! (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2014-06-10, 23:36:27 (67.161.19.214)
nt .......
367: Music Lane, RE: MTT's West Side Story (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2014-06-10, 23:35:07 (67.161.19.214)
MTT and the SFS seem to have scored a real coup with this one, as it's been getting lots of rave reviews. I downloaded the 24/96 file from Qobuz earlier today, and though I've only been able to sample .......
368: Music Lane, There's always Jason Serinus... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2014-06-01, 17:49:49 (67.161.19.214)
See his whistling web page below. (And he's also a music-lover and audiophile who writes for Stereophile and other publications.) Russell .......
369: Hi-Rez Highway, Yes, but they don't do Universal Classics. (But Linn Records does!) (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2014-06-01, 10:08:39 (67.161.19.214)
nt .......
370: Hi-Rez Highway, The Blu-ray should be coming.... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2014-06-01, 09:59:11 (67.161.19.214)
Barry Holden, Universal Classics VP, stated as such in a recent Stereophile interview (posted here earlier), Here's the relevant quote (link to full interview below): "I do intend, by the end of the y .......
371: Hi-Rez Highway, Puccini’s ‘Turandot’ in 24/96: simply stunning! (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2014-05-31, 15:14:27 (67.161.19.214)
Hi-res opera lovers, rejoice! Decca has started making more of its legendary opera catalog available in wonderful 24/96 remasterings, among them one of the greatest opera recordings of all time for bo .......
372: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: ITune High Res (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2014-05-18, 18:44:52 (67.161.19.214)
It's still in the rumor stage right now. One guess is that they'll announce it at the Worldwide Developers' Conference in San Francisco next month. We'll just have to wait and see. In the meantime, cl .......
373: Music Lane, I didn't say they were cheap! ;-) (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2014-05-04, 23:44:17 (67.161.19.214)
nt .......
374: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: ITune High Res (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2014-05-04, 23:42:31 (67.161.19.214)
Not sure if you're asking whether iTunes can accommodate 24/96 files (it can) or whether you can download hi-res music from the iTunes store (you can't, at least not yet). iTunes itself can easily acc .......
375: Music Lane, I've got this set... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2014-05-03, 14:39:15 (67.161.19.214)
I got it mainly to have the Blu-ray, which is, of course audio only. Note that it's at 48/24, which is somewhat disappointing (I was hoping for 96/24), but it sounds great nonetheless. (I ripped the d .......
376: Music Lane, RE: Jochum and the Concertgebouw, since no one's mentioned it. Great sound, (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2014-05-01, 12:39:47 (67.161.19.214)
Coincidentally I happened to listen to this recording last week, after not hearing it for many years. It was on an oldish CD in the Philips Concert Classics series, which I had purchased after having .......
377: Music Lane, RE: The trouble with Edo. . . (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2014-04-20, 11:44:40 (24.5.209.64)
Of course I was talking about the performances and not necessarily the sound quality of the recordings, which were variable at best. I remember being elated to read of the SFS's new recording contract .......
378: Music Lane, RE: Herbert Blomstedt (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2014-04-19, 23:36:39 (24.5.209.64)
I've always felt that Edo de Waart was greatly underappreciated during his time in SF. The orchestra's playing improved to world-class levels under his leadership, easily paving the way for Blomstedt .......
379: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Copying DSD Files from Recorder to Mac Desktop (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2014-04-17, 20:41:43 (24.5.209.64)
Your iMac is likely seeing the Sony recorder as a mounted hard drive. If you're just dragging the DSD files to the desktop, iTunes isn't involved. It only starts up automatically if you insert a CD. ( .......
380: Music Lane, Yes, I have (got the download). It's pretty over the top, but I like it! (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2014-04-12, 13:18:13 (24.5.209.64)
nt .......
381: Music Lane, Completely agree with your conclusions... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2014-04-10, 18:23:36 (24.5.209.64)
...so you're not imagining things. (Or maybe we both are!) Just got the next two installments today (Reiner's 'Pictures' and Fiedler's Gershwin), so more comparative listening ahead! Russell ::: TOPIC .......
382: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Yes, and apparently set for release as an SACD... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2014-04-06, 00:23:17 (24.5.209.64)
It won't be first SACD released by BIS that was originally recorded at 24/44.1 (but we've been through all of that already). Interesting about the 'remastering' done for those other pieces. I've got t .......
383: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Seems it was released earlier on CD #7 of this Box Set... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2014-04-05, 10:59:27 (24.5.209.64)
In the eClassical e-mail, BIS Boss Robert von Bahr indicates that these are new recordings. Vanska's earlier 'Lemminkainen' was done in 1999 (and presumably is the one included in the box set you ment .......
384: Hi-Rez Highway, Listening to the Sibelius now--sounds fabulous (and it's 'only' 24/44.1) (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2014-04-04, 23:56:36 (24.5.209.64)
nt .......
385: Music Lane, Decca owns the rights to Philips recordings now (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2014-03-27, 23:49:49 (24.5.209.64)
Decca has even reissued several Philips CDs with the same covers but with the Decca logo instead of the familiar burgundy stripe across the top of the cover. Sure looks weird. No new recordings have c .......
386: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: How to check for fake 24 bit depths? (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2014-03-25, 16:37:59 (24.5.209.64)
I use Audacity (free) to check the frequency spectrum of a music file. (It also does a good job with showing the file's dynamic range.) I check for the presence of frequency content above 22kHz (the u .......
387: Hi-Rez Highway, Thanks, Jim! (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2014-03-21, 18:46:54 (24.5.209.64)
Hadn't realized that PentaTone offered downloads, which apparently was just launched. The current (thru April) 5-euro discount offer is very tempting! Good to see you back on here, Jim!!! Russell ::: .......
388: Music Lane, RE: THE LEONARD BERNSTEIN COLLECTION (Volume 1)... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2014-03-19, 11:59:02 (24.5.209.64)
Thanks, Ivan. When I saw the subject of your post, I thought it was going to be for a box set (with original LP covers) of all of his Columbia albums. Now *that* would be expensive (but welcome!). Tha .......
389: Music Lane, Would have loved to have seen Matthias Goerne when he subbed for Hampson.... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2014-03-15, 10:40:25 (24.5.209.64)
I had read where he stepped in for an ailing Hampson several days ago. Not a role that you would immediately associate with the great Lieder singer, but it's apparently one of his specialties. Russell .......
390: Music Lane, My fave is Karajan's 1967 recording (on DVD only) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2014-03-05, 11:42:12 (24.5.209.64)
I don't normally take to Karajan in the Italian operatic repertoire (and I count the Verdi Requiem here), but this work was one of his specialties, and this recording is his best and most idiomatic. H .......
391: Classical Court, I've had very good experiences with ProStudioMasters... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2014-01-23, 10:52:42 (24.5.209.64)
...including very fast download speeds--much less than an hour. I've downloaded quite a few albums from them, though sometimes their prices are higher than at other sites. Thanks, Chris, for the info .......
392: Music Lane, RE: R.I.P. Claudio Abbado (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2014-01-21, 01:15:59 (24.5.209.64)
Abbado's visits to San Francisco were unfortunately rare, but I will always cherish a concert he did here with the LSO (when he was their Principal Conductor) in the early 80's. Among other things, th .......
393: Music Lane, 24/44.1 download also available via eClassical... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2014-01-13, 10:44:25 (24.5.209.64)
And thanks for the recommendation, John! Russell .......
394: Hi-Rez Highway, Schiit Bifrost (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2014-01-12, 14:38:47 (24.5.209.64)
I recently purchased a Schiit Bifrost (with the “uber" analog option) and have been amazed at how much better my RBCDs sound now. With my modified Sony SCD-777ES acting as a transport, my system has l .......
395: Music Lane, Several are available as 24/96 downloads... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2013-12-30, 23:47:26 (24.5.209.64)
.....though not all of them are available from one site. For instance, HDtracks has the 7th, Linn has the 4th as well as 2/15, and Oobuz has a few others. Russell .......
396: Music Lane, I like 'em, too. (And the Britten stuff is top-notch.) (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2013-12-24, 00:15:27 (24.5.209.64)
nt .......
397: Music Lane, Surprised no one's mentioned the Klemperer on EMI... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2013-12-20, 00:23:13 (24.5.209.64)
My personal favorite. He keeps things moving along--it's not lumbering or heavy at all, as one might expect with him. Plus, the glorious soloists are Janet Baker and Heather Harper--need any more be s .......
398: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: SACD vrs..HiRez downloads (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2013-12-17, 00:40:49 (24.5.209.64)
I can think of a few reasons: 1. Many hi-res downloads are not available as SACDs. 2. Many hi-res recordings were originally done in PCM (24 bit/44.1 kHz or higher); with a hi-res download you are ost .......
399: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Miscellaneous - Chandos Swan Lake, Naxos Ravel, and 2L Schubert/Grieg (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2013-12-13, 00:05:56 (24.5.209.64)
Thanks, as always, Chris, for your write-ups! I was finally able to download the 24/96 'Swan Lake' only a couple of days ago. After I had written them about their excruciatingly slow download speeds, .......
400: Music Lane, That album was one of eClassical's half-price hi-res downloads a few days ago.... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2013-12-09, 23:34:31 (24.5.209.64)
Great recording of both concertos. Too bad you missed it (unless, of course, you're not into downloads)--a real deal at about $9. Russell .......
401: Music Lane, Fully agreed... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2013-12-06, 17:01:50 (24.5.209.64)
I also have a weakness for original album jackets (especially the older ones) and love the concept of these box sets, even if the jackets are CD-sized. Also, the fact that there are recordings that ar .......
402: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: I just wrote again to George at eClassical a couple of days ago. . . (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2013-12-03, 11:50:19 (24.5.209.64)
Good luck with your efforts! I just tried downloading my purchase from The Classical Shop again and was getting speeds of around 45 Kbps--that just ain't gonna cut it! Russell .......
403: Hi-Rez Highway, Thanks again, Chris! (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2013-12-02, 17:13:32 (24.5.209.64)
Looks like I'll have to get this one, as I really love Jarvi's 'Sleeping Beauty'. I've already got Previn's 'Swan Lake' as a 24/96 download (mid-70's EMI analog--sounds great), so it will be interesti .......
404: Music Lane, RE: Happy Birthday La Divina! (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2013-12-02, 14:17:15 (24.5.209.64)
Hard to pick just one favorite, but I might have to go with her live La Scala 'Norma' from December 1955 with Del Monaco and Simionato, Votto conducting--everyone was 'on' that particular night. I als .......
405: Hi-Rez Highway, And eClassical is offering 2 hi-res albums a day from BIS & Harmonia Mundi at 50% off (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2013-12-02, 14:07:42 (24.5.209.64)
The first day, they're 50% off; the second day, it's 25% off. (And then back to regular price after that.) Just downloaded the Diabelli Variations with Staier for only $9.07--a virtual steal. Note tha .......
406: Music Lane, Those late-70's Haitink Tchaikovskys were indeed exceptional... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2013-11-26, 00:05:20 (24.5.209.64)
I'm speaking of symphonies 4-6 and Manfred. Wonderful, invigorating performances, and fabulous analog Philips sound at its peak. Heck, I'd even place Haitink's '1812' recording into that category. The .......
407: Music Lane, So how *is* her CD of the Rachmaninoff concertos? (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2013-10-19, 09:44:27 (24.5.209.64)
I have to admit that I've avoided Valentina's recordings because of the glamour-babe treatment given to her by Decca. (Sorry, Chris!) Obviously that's something I have to get over. Russell ::: TOPIC:: .......
408: Music Lane, RE: Yuja's New Concerto Release with The Dude (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2013-10-16, 00:03:58 (24.5.209.64)
I downloaded the 24/96 from HDtracks a couple of days ago, and have to agree with the general observations here: the Rach really doesn't get going until the end (but what an incredibly exciting ending .......
409: Music Lane, Absolutely hilarious! (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2013-10-04, 16:04:07 (24.5.209.64)
Dudley Moore's impersonation of Peter Pears (as well as the Britten idiom) was spot-on. I don't think Britten himself would have been very amused, however. As for Britten's vocal music, I really love .......
410: Music Lane, I much prefer the older Bernstein recording... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2013-09-22, 23:43:37 (24.5.209.64)
Lenny's recording with the NY Phil for Columbia from 1960 is much more spontaneous, impetuous, and inspired (all typical early Lenny traits) than the one he made almost two decades later (1978) for DG .......
411: Music Lane, This was recently remastered by EMI in 24/96 and... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2013-09-22, 00:49:03 (24.5.209.64)
...unfortunately some distortion still remains, though I find it slight and not objectionable at all. Haven't directly compared it to the GROC CD release (which I used to own), but I suspect that ther .......
412: Music Lane, I see that it's available on Qobuz for downloading (as well as listening to excerpts) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2013-09-14, 00:55:31 (24.5.209.64)
Though at 17.99 Euros, it's more than double the Berkshire price, but at least you can get (almost) instant gratification. It also doesn't look like there's a downloadable booklet, either. Still, the .......
413: Hi-Rez Highway, Great writeup, as usual, Chris... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2013-08-17, 23:56:02 (24.5.209.64)
I got that e-mail from HDTT as well. It got my curiosity up, and now you've gotten it up even further! I confess that I never gave the Steinberg/Pittsburgh Command Classics recordings any attention ba .......
414: Music Lane, LOL! (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2013-08-17, 01:09:13 (24.5.209.64)
nt .......
415: Music Lane, RE: I do it, too... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2013-08-17, 01:08:03 (24.5.209.64)
Yep--I keep a fairly detailed Excel spreadsheet with all the pertinent info. It's sorted by composer, then work, then artist. Russell .......
416: Music Lane, I do it, too... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2013-08-16, 00:12:35 (24.5.209.64)
And I go a step further than Chris in that, within each label, my CDs are sorted by number. This solves the one problem I have with filing by composer, which is having to decide where to file a disc w .......
417: Hi-Rez Highway, I also agree,,,, (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2013-08-12, 10:38:28 (24.5.209.64)
I thought I was alone in thinking that the RR Rach disc sounds overly cavernous, especially when compared with other RR Minnesota recordings. (I've got it both on CD and as a 24/96 download, and the s .......
418: Music Lane, RE: Gotta fess up... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2013-07-21, 14:42:09 (67.180.91.45)
LOL. The heat is ALWAYS on here at 10:00 am. (In SSF near Skyline; next to Pacifica.) Russell .......
419: Music Lane, Great story, Chris--loved it!!! (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2013-07-21, 14:37:58 (67.180.91.45)
nt .......
420: Music Lane, #4 with Martinon (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2013-07-16, 17:23:34 (24.5.209.64)
on RCA. No one else comes close. (Blomstedt/SFS is s good second choice, but it still nowhere near as blazing as the Martinon.) Russell .......
421: Music Lane, I feel completely the opposite... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2013-07-16, 17:21:00 (24.5.209.64)
Karajan's 4th sound completely wrong-headed to me. I MUCH prefer the Martinon/Chicago (RCA), with Blomstedt/SFS (Decca) as a second choice. Russell .......
422: Music Lane, I saw that one, too... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2013-07-15, 11:42:25 (24.5.209.64)
... as well as another time (also SFO) with Gwyneth Jones, Christian Thielemann conducting. That one was really terrific! (Though I didn't care much for the production itself--the singing and conducti .......
423: Music Lane, One of my favorite recordings of perhaps my favorite opera... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2013-07-15, 00:14:05 (24.5.209.64)
You hit the nail on the head with your observations, Chris. I've had these CDs for a while now, but haven't listened to them for some time--got to pull it off the shelf now! BTW, I remember attending .......
424: Hi-Rez Highway, Whoops--Just realized that you were asking about Arrau's solo piano recordings, not the concertos... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2013-06-28, 13:06:54 (24.5.209.64)
Sorry about that! (But my comments about his concertos recording still apply.) Russell .......
425: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Liszt Piano works -- Claudio Arau on SHM-SACD (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2013-06-28, 09:12:07 (24.5.209.64)
I assume these are the performances with Colin Davis and the LSO on Philips. I had the original LP and now own the RBCD. It's been quite a while since I've listened to it, but I remember the performan .......
426: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Living Stereo: Hi-Rez downloads vs CD rips. (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2013-06-09, 10:48:12 (24.5.209.64)
As Ted says below, I'm pretty confident that the hi-res downloads from HDtracks were made from the DSD layers of the SACDs (or they were converted directly from the DSD files). Either way, they would .......
427: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Living Stereo: Hi-Rez downloads vs CD rips. (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2013-06-09, 00:25:19 (24.5.209.64)
If you've got the original Living Stereo CDs, the SACDs (or hi-res downloads) would still be worth seeking out. The original tapes were remastered by SoundMirror for release on SACD, and they generall .......
428: Hi-Rez Highway, Thanks, Chris.... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2013-06-04, 10:46:45 (24.5.209.64)
I'm running the latest Mac OS (10.8.3), which might in part account for my good luck of late.... Russell .......
429: Hi-Rez Highway, Great news, Chris! (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2013-05-31, 00:01:11 (24.5.209.64)
nt .......
430: Music Lane, The "Mahler" disc is the 5th with Karajan... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2013-05-28, 23:44:37 (24.5.209.64)
Thanks for the info. I did a search on Amazon UK and found that the "Mahler" disc in this initial release is, interestingly, the Karajan DG recording from 1973. Not the first one I would have chosen f .......
431: Hi-Rez Highway, So sorry to hear that, Chris... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2013-05-27, 01:02:37 (24.5.209.64)
As you know, I've had my share of bad experiences with The Classical Shop as well (extremely slow speeds, dropped connections, etc.) but my last download from them (the wonderful Jarvi/Chabrier album) .......
432: Music Lane, RE: Andris Nelsons appointed music director of BSO (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2013-05-21, 09:54:13 (24.5.209.64)
Good choice, I think. I've got a few of his recordings (Britten War Requiem, Shostakovich 8, Scheherazade, all Blu-rays) and like them a lot. All the qualities you mentioned were there in abundance. A .......
433: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Saw some discussion of this on SA-CD.net (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2013-05-19, 10:37:13 (24.5.209.64)
Thanks, Chris. I saw the thread over at SA-CD.net after I did my post here (I don't frequent that site as often as I used to). There are certainly some recordings that were never released before on SA .......
434: Hi-Rez Highway, New reissues of RCA Living Stereo SACDs (and LPs) by Acoustic Sounds... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2013-05-18, 23:20:04 (24.5.209.64)
See link below. Most of these titles were issued on SACD by RCA already, but these are all newly remastered (by Sterling Sound). (The previous ones were done by Soundmirror.) Any chance these will sou .......
435: Music Lane, RE: What are your favor Bethoven Sonatas? (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2013-05-13, 23:31:33 (24.5.209.64)
I like most of the Beethoven sonatas, but I really love the late ones, especially the 'Hammerklavier'. (I've even made the opening of it into a ringtone for my cell phone!) I especially like Uchida's .......
436: General Asylum, Absolutely yes! (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2013-05-13, 23:16:23 (24.5.209.64)
nt .......
437: Music Lane, RE: Who really listens to Bartok? (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2013-05-05, 10:35:06 (24.5.209.64)
I really love his orchestral stuff, particularly the Concerto for Orchestra, Miraculous Mandarin, Dance Suite, Music for Strings, Percussion, & Celesta, the piano concertos, and the second violin conc .......
438: Music Lane, RE: Classical -- Wanted CD Releases (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2013-05-03, 10:08:19 (24.5.209.64)
These would be good candidates for reissue on Newton Classics, a label largely devoted to reissues of long out-of-print Philips recordings previously released on CD. I originally had all the Jochum Be .......
439: Hi-Rez Highway, Thanks, Tom!!! (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2013-04-21, 23:08:32 (24.5.209.64)
nt .......
440: Music Lane, Thanks again, Chris... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2013-04-08, 23:10:52 (24.5.209.64)
Looks I might have to bite the bullet with this one and attempt another download from Chandos/The Classical Shop. As you know, I had a horrible time with my last download from them (so many cut-offs), .......
441: Music Lane, Yep; I've always liked Ozawa's DG recording with the BSO (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2013-03-30, 13:45:43 (72.52.96.29)
nt .......
442: Video Asylum, I just recently got a 65" Panasonic online... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2013-03-23, 00:03:22 (24.5.209.64)
The set was delivered by a service that specialized in flatscreen displays. They did all the unpacking and setup, which consisted only of mounting to its stand and turning on the display to see that i .......
443: Music Lane, I hate to tell you this, but... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2013-03-18, 00:09:59 (24.5.209.64)
I found a used copy of it at a local CD store for $15.99 a few days ago. I've only had a chance to listen to the first movement, but it sounds great. The recent Alan Gilbert/NYP recording (live; avail .......
444: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Am I doing something wrong? Re: downloading (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2013-03-17, 01:28:16 (24.5.209.64)
Hey Ruben--I usually get great download speeds from Channel, averaging around 2 Mbps or so. A 500 MB file usually takes no more than a few minutes. (And I don't live far from you.) There's definitely .......
445: Music Lane, RE: Has anyone compared the new Sony William Kapell Box set with the 1998 BMG box? (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2013-03-14, 10:57:12 (24.5.209.64)
I might be wrong, but this box set appears to be a bare-bones reissue of the old 9-CD set plus the 'Rediscovered' 2-CD set that RCA issued afterwards. It doesn't look like there are original LP cover .......
446: Music Lane, Thanks, Chris, but... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2013-03-12, 00:27:09 (24.5.209.64)
I'd love to download the Berlioz, but I've been having considerable difficulty lately with Chandos's site, and I've become very wary of buying from them again. I've been unsuccessfully trying to downl .......
447: Music Lane, I've been very impressed with Nelsons... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2013-03-09, 00:41:17 (24.5.209.64)
I've got 3 Blu-rays of him doing, among other things, the Shostakovich 8th, Scheherazade, and the Britten War Requiem--all very impressive. I like his energy and enthusiasm, and he elicits great, comm .......
448: Hi-Rez Highway, And thanks, Chris, for hosting! (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2013-03-06, 00:43:57 (24.5.209.64)
It was wonderful to have met your lovely wife and to be ensconced in the living room of your cozy home for 3 hours or so, listening to and talking about great music. It was also great to reconnect wit .......
449: Hi-Rez Highway, Physical discs aren't immune to loss... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2013-03-06, 00:34:16 (24.5.209.64)
I lost over 100 CDs due to a fire in my apartment building a few years ago, so don't think that physical discs are immune to loss. You know that I've been favoring downloads over CDs for a while now ( .......
450: Music Lane, I love the NYP set... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2013-02-24, 00:28:46 (24.5.209.64)
In general, the performances in the NYP set are much more propulsive and dynamic. Take the last movement of the 2nd, for example, which is taken at such a reckless pace that the orchestra can barely k .......
451: Hi-Rez Highway, Thanks, Chris; e-mail sent! (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2013-02-11, 01:11:08 (24.5.209.64)
nt .......
452: Music Lane, RE: NY Philharmonic downloads (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2013-02-10, 12:25:51 (166.137.191.45)
I've tried several of the hi-res (96/24) downloads from HDtracks, which have all been very good, sound-wise. The Mahler 3rd (Alan Gilbert conducting), in particular, is really outstanding in all ways. .......
453: Computer Audio Asylum, Agreed 100% (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2013-01-19, 09:18:45 (24.5.209.64)
To be sure, it was a mild shock at first, but after a while it was fine. There are still some things I don't care for with the UI, but they are minor. I think it also sounds better than 10. (Using it .......
454: Music Lane, Klemperer's, perverse as it is, is still a favorite... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2013-01-13, 17:48:09 (24.5.209.64)
His slow-mo pacing greatly illuminates the score IMO. I love it, but it's definitely not for everyone. For a more 'normal' version, I like Lenny's with the New York Phil, either the old 60's version o .......
455: Music Lane, RE: Thanks for the review! (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2013-01-11, 10:13:23 (24.5.209.64)
The cavernous, 'bathroomy' sound of Chandos has been a common complaint for years. I've never been too bothered by the distant miking per se, but rather it was more the glare and hardness of those rec .......
456: Music Lane, The Queen of the Night auf Ukelele (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2013-01-11, 09:58:56 (24.5.209.64)
Now I've heard (and seen) everything. (And she's pretty darn good, too!!!) Russell .......
457: Music Lane, Agreed... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2013-01-11, 00:02:44 (24.5.209.64)
I've got the 2-channel 96/24 download and love Jarvi's brisk, no-nonsense approach. I agree that Jarvi (not previously one of my favorite conductors) seems to be experiencing a renaissance of sorts, w .......
458: Computer Audio Asylum, Thanks, Tony; just downloaded the 192/24 version (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2013-01-07, 00:32:09 (24.5.209.64)
Love this music! Agreed on the sound quality and performances. Russell .......
459: Music Lane, 24-bit downloads of the Dausgaard are available for a good price from eClassical. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2013-01-02, 16:07:28 (67.180.91.45)
nt .......
460: Music Lane, Brilliant!!! (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2012-12-28, 10:20:01 (24.5.209.64)
nt .......
461: Music Lane, Chailly/Leipzig on Blu-ray (or DVD) (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2012-11-29, 22:02:57 (67.180.91.45)
nt .......
462: Computer Audio Asylum, I love my CEntrance DACport... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2012-11-09, 10:36:18 (169.229.148.133)
Although the regular model is designed for headphone use, it sounds great through a hi-fi system using a 1/4"-to-RCA adapter/interconnect, such as this one: http://centrance.com/products/reserveseries .......
463: Music Lane, RE: Thanks for the info, Chris... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2012-11-03, 10:38:49 (67.180.91.45)
I downloaded the whole thing yesterday at work (!) and, even given my workplace LAN's super-fast speeds, I was getting in the neighborhood of 250 kbps, sometimes even slower. This is pretty slow nowad .......
464: Music Lane, Thanks for the info, Chris... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2012-11-02, 08:40:04 (169.229.148.133)
I saw this album on their site the other day and it piqued my interest. Listened to a few excerpts and it sounded great--really bracing tempos there! Hopefully my 2-channel download will take a lot le .......
465: Computer Audio Asylum, Not in all cases... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2012-11-01, 14:39:54 (169.229.148.133)
I'm also in the USA, and while it's true that all of the major labels (Decca, DG, EMI, RCA, Sony, etc.) do not allow their product to be downloaded to 'unauthorized' countries, there are a few labels .......
466: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: downloads - Where are you buying them? (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2012-10-30, 16:44:19 (169.229.148.133)
I've been slowly moving away from buying new-release CDs over the past couple of years or so, but I still quite actively seek out and buy used CDs. I still love flipping through the bins of used CDs a .......
467: Music Lane, Pogorelich (DG), Argerich (live, EMI) (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2012-10-28, 12:47:51 (198.228.216.158)
nt .......
468: Music Lane, I've also gotten great enjoyment from this recording... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2012-10-22, 10:12:03 (169.229.148.133)
on the Melba label. I'm no expert on these works (and I suspect Chris's recommendation is probably preferable), but I've enjoyed this one a lot, and the sound quality is great as well (I've got the hi .......
469: Music Lane, You can listen to samples via Qobuz... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2012-10-16, 11:11:14 (169.229.148.133)
Click link below. I've downloaded these already, and the standard-res recording sounds really nice! Also take a look at this great behind-the-scenes video of the recording session (in French): http:/ .......
470: Music Lane, RE: Overbuying Solti Ring on CD? Two going on Three. (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2012-10-05, 13:22:13 (169.229.148.133)
I'm also in the same boat as you, having given Decca at least three sets of royalties for these recordings. But in this case, the new issue might be worth it if we can finally get to hear them in high .......
471: Music Lane, RE: Improved remaster over 1997? (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2012-10-04, 11:38:54 (169.229.148.133)
I've had the original CDs as well as the 1997 CD set, which I still own (for now!). Unlike some, I liked the sound of the 1997 set, despite the (controversial) use of No-Noise and other methods to cle .......
472: Music Lane, Now on sale at Archiv Music for $210. (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2012-10-03, 20:14:23 (198.228.216.24)
Nt .......
473: Music Lane, RE: New Solti Ring -- blu ray disc and 1997 remaster (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2012-10-03, 10:34:57 (169.229.148.133)
Yep--it's an audio-only Blu-ray Disc at 24 bits. I haven't seen any verification as to whether it is 48kHz or 96kHz, but I'm hoping it's the latter, of course. (I can verify it for myself when I get t .......
474: Music Lane, A couple of comments over at the Hi-Res forum here (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2012-10-03, 08:34:22 (169.229.148.133)
Click below. As I mentioned over there, the intriguing thing about this release is its availability in 24-bit on a single Blu-ray disc. If you're willing to wait a little bit, the pre-order price from .......
475: Hi-Rez Highway, Just pre-ordered... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2012-09-27, 08:49:27 (169.229.148.133)
Just pre-ordered it via Amazon (it's not being released until Oct. 30 here in the US) for $234 including tax & shipping. Not bad at all, and a bit lower than MDT's price (without VAT or shipping--I im .......
476: Hi-Rez Highway, Thanks, Dave--I was afraid that would be the case. ;-) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2012-09-25, 11:57:43 (169.229.148.133)
Like you, I've owned this recording in several formats (including reel-to-reel) over the years, yet the thought of buying it yet again was made very attractive by having it all in hi-res on a single B .......
477: Video Asylum, RE: Latest tablets (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2012-09-21, 10:44:36 (169.229.148.133)
Don't know if this helps, but my iPad3 (retina display) plays 1080p videos (.mp4 format) and they look great. Russell .......
478: Music Lane, It's one of Gramophone's discs of the month for September, FWIW.... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2012-09-15, 10:11:14 (67.180.91.45)
You can listen to extended excerpts at the link below. I've been tempted myself. Please post your impressions! Russell .......
479: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Whoa! I need another Shostakovich Symphony No. 11! (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2012-09-14, 10:33:30 (169.229.148.133)
I really love this symphony. If my ever-failing memory serves, I heard Bychkov conduct the SFS in this work many years ago (I even had him autograph my Philips CD of him conducting it with the Berlin .......
480: Music Lane, It was on KTEH (ch.54) last night... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2012-09-12, 16:40:32 (169.229.148.133)
though, oddly enough, the screen showed the 'KQED' logo in the lower right corner. Didn't check KQED to see if it was on there as well... Russell .......
481: Hi-Rez Highway, Also available as a 96/24 stereo download... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2012-09-11, 10:28:40 (169.229.148.133)
via eClassical, where you can listen to the whole piece (in 30-second increments). Russell .......
482: Hi-Rez Highway, I use the unstable version... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2012-09-11, 08:38:23 (169.229.148.133)
because of a problem I had with the app crashing whenever I opened the Formats pane in the Preferences window. YMMV. Stephen (the developer) has acknowledged the issue and he addressed it in the unsta .......
483: Computer Audio Asylum, You might want to take a serious look at this... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2012-09-04, 17:15:28 (169.229.148.133)
The CEntrance Audiophile Desktop system (link below) has been widely praised. And here's a review: http://www.audiophilia.com/wp/?p=8155 Russell .......
484: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Exton SACDs (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2012-09-04, 14:43:12 (169.229.148.133)
I've felt this way with a few of the earlier Exton SACDs in my collection, namely the Rachmaninoff orchestral works with deWaart and the two Respighi discs with Ashkenazy. Way too brash and multi-mike .......
485: Music Lane, RE: PHILIPS Original Jacket Collection: how many do you have (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2012-09-04, 14:35:22 (169.229.148.133)
As much as I am a sucker for original album cover art releases, the selections on this set strike me as really odd. First off, many of these recordings are from the digital era and were originally rel .......
486: Music Lane, That looks great--thanks, S! (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2012-08-28, 15:51:33 (169.229.148.133)
I really like that each symphony (for the most part) is with a different conductor and that they're including DLVDE and (I believe) the completed 10th. I have to say, though, that I found the recent R .......
487: Hi-Rez Highway, This really whets my appetite!!! (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2012-08-26, 11:26:28 (67.180.91.45)
Thanks for the great mini-review. I've had the 192/24 download since Day 1, but, owing to personal circumstances, have yet to give it a critical listen. The brief snippets I've been able to hear have .......
488: Hi-Rez Highway, Yep--I really HATE those things! (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2012-08-24, 11:26:35 (169.229.148.133)
And only in America. They are all over most US-pressed CDs, DVDs, and Blu-rays. I really hate 'em. The better ones can be removed without much of a problem, leaving no residue, but they are still a ro .......
489: Hi-Rez Highway, Second the Gilbert... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2012-08-15, 09:33:19 (169.229.148.133)
I like the Chailly as well (and I'd say it's probably the best SACD recommendation), but there's something really special about the Gilbert performance--there's a cohesiveness and assuredness there th .......
490: Music Lane, Did Szell really do an 8th??? (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2012-08-13, 11:46:32 (169.229.148.133)
If so, details, please! Russell .......
491: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Tchaikovsky 1st Kitajenko Coming Soon (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2012-08-13, 08:33:09 (169.229.148.133)
I grew up with the MTT/BSO recording on DG (one of their better-sounding recordings, IMO), which I still love. Any idea how the new Kitajenko compares? Russell .......
492: Hi-Rez Highway, Not released yet... (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2012-08-13, 08:29:34 (169.229.148.133)
Amazon US indicates that the Trifonov will be released September 12, while Amazon UK says August 27..... Thanks for the great report, though-looking forward to it! Russell .......
493: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Mahler 1 free download sampler (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2012-08-01, 10:21:19 (169.229.148.133)
Thanks, Tom. I just purchased/downloaded the 24/192 version. I'm expecting great things! Russell .......
494: Music Lane, RE: So great seeing Daniel Barenboin carrying the Olypmic flag into the stadium (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2012-07-28, 11:07:02 (67.180.91.45)
It was also good to see Simon Rattle and the LSO, though they didn't really show that much of him, as he was (intentionally) upstaged by Rowan Atkinson in that 'Chariots of Fire' number. Russell ::: T .......
495: Music Lane, Does this help? (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2012-07-26, 13:14:51 (169.229.148.133)
Click below... Russell .......
496: Computer Audio Asylum, Congrats, Steve! (nt) (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2012-07-26, 11:29:30 (169.229.148.133)
nt .......
497: Computer Audio Asylum, Sounds great in a quiet hotel room, though! (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2012-07-24, 16:09:27 (169.229.148.133)
I've brought my laptop, portable DAC, and high-quality headphones with me on trips many times, and this works out really well. Can't take listening on planes, however--just too noisy... Russell ::: TO .......
498: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Migrating from Windows to itunes/pure vinyl (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2012-07-19, 16:38:16 (169.229.148.133)
The info on the web page below contains a lot of great info and will go a long way toward helping you understand the iTunes filing system... Russell .......
499: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Mainstream classical downloads at Qobuz.com (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2012-07-16, 12:47:17 (169.229.148.133)
I've been a very satisfied customer of Qobuz for some time now. I agree that their selection is huge, particularly of lossless (standard-res) stuff from the mainstream classical labels. Most of it, ho .......
500: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: File Conversion Software for MAC? (0.00)
Posted by Russell on 2012-07-06, 08:40:32 (169.229.148.133)
Actually, the "unstable" version of Max was updated early last year (2011). The unstable version (available alongside the regular version) is very stable and should be used by users of OSX 10.6.5 and .......
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