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1: Classical Court, RIP Maurizio Pollini (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2024-03-23, 10:29:51 (76.102.70.76)
Maurizio Pollini, Celebrated Pianist Who Defined Modernism, Dies at 82 .......
2: Classical Court, The Guardian review agrees (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2024-03-22, 21:42:02 (76.102.70.76)
"Despite first-rate playing, the young conductor with the orchestral world at his feet fails to deliver the drama behind the vivid gestures" The writer is not a fan of Makela: "on the basis of the rec .......
3: Classical Court, SFSO's vacancy begins a year earlier than LA Phil's [nt] (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2024-03-19, 00:28:48 (76.102.70.76)
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4: Classical Court, I predict they will choose a woman (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2024-03-15, 15:45:25 (76.102.70.76)
It would fit the character of San Francisco to do it as a progressive statement, and there will be some pressure from the community. A good number of female conductors have already guest conducted the .......
5: Classical Court, RE: Esa-Pekka, we hardly knew ye! (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2024-03-15, 11:36:22 (76.102.70.76)
The board probably made promises to Salonen that they have been backtracking on. They cut experimental and education programs that Salonen cares about. It isn't a good look to have a music director si .......
6: Classical Court, Elim Chan Boxes, Conducts, and Defies Stereotypes (NY Times) (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2024-03-12, 13:47:22 (76.102.70.76)
I saw Elim Chan last year at the SF Symphony. For someone at her level of success, she is unusual in not growing up focused on musical training and career. I didn't know that she went to Smith College .......
7: Classical Court, Full Tchaikovsky Concerto (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2024-03-01, 01:26:10 (76.102.70.76)
From Round 3 of the 2023 Tchaikovsky Competition. He was 19 or 20 years old at the time. View YouTube Video .......
8: Classical Court, RE: No (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2024-02-06, 00:51:11 (76.102.70.76)
I see that she had been nominated 4 times previously before this win: https://www.grammy.com/artists/yuja-wang/7330 A curiosity for me is that she was nominated at the 61st Grammy (2018) for Bartok Pi .......
9: Classical Court, A few observations... (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2024-02-02, 01:57:19 (76.102.70.76)
"next classical guitar super star" is somewhat of an oxymoron. Naxos Records has been a big supporter of classical guitar. For years, Naxos released recital albums by winners of major guitar competiti .......
10: Classical Court, Vanska/Curtis Scheherazade (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2024-01-30, 13:22:58 (76.102.70.76)
One thing I DID notice however, when searching on "Osmo Vanska", was that he has a recording of Scheherazade - with the Curtis Institute Orchestra. (And, yes, it's in Dolby Atmos!) It caught my atten .......
11: Classical Court, RE: Brave New World (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2024-01-25, 01:08:34 (76.102.70.76)
My point is that, in this day and age, should commercial recordings be her goal? Her popularity on social media came from short videos (no more than a few minutes long), shot in good quality videograp .......
12: Classical Court, Brave New World (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2024-01-24, 20:20:40 (76.102.70.76)
"She has no commercial recordings for sale." She's on Instagram (337K followers), TikTok (73K followers), and YouTube (81K subscribers). That's getting into influencer territory and probably more succ .......
13: Classical Court, Track by Track (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2024-01-19, 00:47:18 (76.102.70.76)
Just to be clear, this is not like an album release. "Track by Track" is an exclusive series on Apple where an artist adds commentary to one of their albums. On the Apple Classical app home page, you .......
14: Classical Court, Mäkelä already taken by the Concertgebouw, starting 2027 [nt] (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2024-01-12, 22:28:34 (76.102.70.76)
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15: Classical Court, RE: Ms. CfL and I had two thumbs down on the movie itself (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2024-01-06, 02:37:31 (76.102.70.76)
You can blame Yannick Nézet-Séguin for coaching Bradley Cooper's conducting. .......
16: Classical Court, RE: Bernstein's Filmed '74 Mahler's Second (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2024-01-02, 00:58:59 (76.102.70.76)
Here's the CD release on Qobuz (also available on other streaming services): https://open.qobuz.com/album/spy5rmh614p3a There are some issues with the sound quality (balance between sections of the .......
17: Classical Court, Check out the reviews on Amazon (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2023-12-23, 21:12:39 (76.102.70.76)
Currently a 2.4 star rating. Buyers thought they would be getting music used in the film, with complete works or movements. Instead it is just snippets of the actual film soundtrack itself. I bought .......
18: Classical Court, RE: Five on your list are Apple exclusives (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2023-12-22, 01:39:32 (76.102.70.76)
Yes, I see some of those selections on Presto and Pentatone for purchase, but "Apple exclusive" relates to streaming only (the Exclusive Albums section in Apple Classical app). I believe that Apple ge .......
19: Classical Court, Five on your list are Apple exclusives (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2023-12-22, 00:32:16 (76.102.70.76)
The two Salonen/SFSO, two on the Vienna Philharmonic label, and Damnation of Faust. Apple has signed agreements with quite a few orchestras for exclusive streaming releases. Along with the Apple Class .......
20: Classical Court, Ormandy in San Francisco (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2023-12-02, 16:06:49 (76.102.70.76)
I saw Ormandy when he came to conduct the San Francisco Symphony. I looked it up and found the review in The San Francisco Examiner. It was in 1981 and he passed 4 years later. At the time, I was a ne .......
21: Classical Court, "I wonder whether Glass wrote two versions or whether Yuja just abbreviated it" (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2023-11-16, 20:08:11 (76.102.70.76)
I searched YouTube for the Glass Etude No. 6, and there are multiple videos of Yuja -- it is one of her regular encore pieces. Her performances come in at under 3 minutes, much shorter than others (mo .......
22: Classical Court, Yuja in concert with both Ravel concertos and Philip Glass encore (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2023-11-16, 00:37:44 (76.102.70.76)
Yuja plays the Ravel G Major and Left Hand concertos with boyfriend Klaus Mäkelä and Orchestre de Paris (where he is the music director). As expected, Yuja performs brilliantly but I was particularly .......
23: Classical Court, "I soooooo hope LAPhil picks her to take over for the Dude" (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2023-10-27, 21:27:52 (76.102.70.76)
San Francisco Chronicle's classical music critic Joshua Kosman gave Elim Chan a rave review, which included this comment: At intermission, a well-connected observer whispered unconfirmed rumors in my .......
24: Classical Court, Went to her open rehearsal this morning at SF Symphony (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2023-10-26, 17:24:51 (76.102.70.76)
The program was Britten's Les Illuminations and Holst's The Planets . Elim Chan conducts with vigorous, precise movements and projects confidence on the podium. She had a young male Asian assistant si .......
25: Classical Court, RE: I saw the other SF Symphony albums (and listened to the Stravinsky) (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2023-10-20, 22:41:09 (76.102.70.76)
And BTW, how did you know about all these exclusive albums if you weren't already a subscriber? I installed the Apple Classical app on iPhone to check it out, and it has an Exclusive Albums section. .......
26: Classical Court, This and other recent Salonen/SF Symphony releases are exclusive on Apple... (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2023-10-19, 21:47:16 (76.102.70.76)
Besides the Sibelius 5th, also Stravinsky's Rite of Spring and five single/EP releases with music of Ligeti, Ogonek, and Hillborg. In addition, other orchestra private labels have some exclusive album .......
27: Classical Court, Harmonic analysis (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2023-10-11, 23:12:46 (76.102.70.76)
View YouTube Video .......
28: Classical Court, His recording is a rarity (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2023-09-28, 14:48:10 (76.102.70.76)
It isn't currently on any streaming service. It looks like it was released on LP in the 1960's, but never made it to CD except except in a couple of box set collections that are long out of print. ::: .......
29: Classical Court, Was it commercially released? (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2023-09-24, 01:33:54 (76.102.70.76)
I could not find any 1963 BSO recording in Barbirolli discographies. .......
30: Classical Court, But are you old enough to attend? :-) [nt] (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2023-09-23, 19:13:39 (76.102.70.76)
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31: Classical Court, "Aimard was rather...polite" (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2023-09-21, 02:19:34 (76.102.70.76)
I agree. I love the Bartok piano concertos but Aimard's performance in the recording is decidedly low energy. I am partial to the Ashkenazy/Solti recordings because I saw Ashkenazy perform the Bartok .......
32: Classical Court, This release is on LA Phil's private label, not DG (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2023-09-20, 14:40:49 (76.102.70.76)
However, the recording engineers are the same ones who did the Yuja/Dudamel Rachmaninoff album on DG: Alexander Lipay & Dmitry Lipay. BTW, the PDF program book on Qobuz is completely wrong (opens a bo .......
33: Classical Court, He deserved a better reaction from the audience (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2023-09-19, 22:13:19 (76.102.70.76)
The applause at the end was rather tepid and hesitant. .......
34: Classical Court, RE: Guess they hired some freelancers... (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2023-09-11, 00:52:09 (76.102.70.76)
I hadn't heard of them either, but it turns out that Dmitriy and Alexander Lipay have quite a track record. They are 5 time Grammy Award winners, plus 5 additional Grammy nominations. Grammy Awards fo .......
35: Classical Court, RE: Who did the recording? (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2023-09-09, 19:29:23 (76.102.70.76)
From the DGG program booklet: Produced by Dmitriy Lipay Recording Engineers: Dmitriy Lipay, Alexander Lipay Editing & Mixing: Dmitriy Lipay, Alexander Lipay Immersive Mix Engineer: Dmitriy Lipay ::: T .......
36: Classical Court, It's 96/24 on Qobuz (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2023-09-08, 17:05:18 (76.102.70.76)
if I'm reading the back cover right on Bychkov's Mahler 5 (over on Amazon - see below), it's just a regular CD, not even hi-rez. Yes, the disc sold on Amazon is CD (not SACD). However, all of Bychko .......
37: Classical Court, On the cover of Gramophone (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2023-09-02, 22:27:43 (76.102.70.76)
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38: Classical Court, How does it compare with his Bach Cello Suites on Es-Dur? (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2023-08-31, 01:02:06 (76.102.70.76)
Available on Qobuz, Apple, and other streaming services. I've only listened to a few individual tracks so far. Tempos are fast with plenty of character. Recorded 2000 and 2011. Kolosseum Lübeck, Germ .......
39: Classical Court, The performance on YouTube (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2023-08-16, 02:21:37 (76.102.70.76)
BBC broadcasted the concert, and someone uploaded the Yuja portion to YouTube (which will probably get taken down at some point). View YouTube Video Audio of all the BBC Proms concerts .......
40: Classical Court, Audiophile Style (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2023-08-07, 02:35:57 (76.102.70.76)
Is that what the guy on Audiophile Style is talking about? To me, that seems like a non-standard use of the term, "compressed" - but if that's what he's referring to, then at least I understand. You .......
41: Classical Court, Hyperion now on streaming services (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2023-07-29, 12:41:52 (76.102.70.76)
Hyperion had held out on releasing their catalog to streaming, but as of yesterday the first batch is now available on all the major streaming services. On Qobuz I can see Hyperion albums (some in hi- .......
42: Classical Court, My post got cut off after I edited. Here's what I originally meant to post... (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2023-05-22, 15:34:47 (76.102.70.76)
Anybody been to it? I hadn't heard of the Grand Teton Music Festival before, but I discovered that it is a major summer music festival in Wyoming that attracts premier artists. The music director is D .......
43: Classical Court, Grand Teton Music Festival (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2023-05-22, 00:49:40 (76.102.70.76)
Anybody been to it? I hadn't heard of the Grand Teton Music Festival before, but I discovered that it is a major summer music festival in Wyoming that attracts premier artists. The music director is D .......
44: Classical Court, Reminds me... (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2023-05-12, 14:26:30 (76.102.70.76)
If you're Asian and you win the Nobel Prize, next year your parents will ask, "Why didn't you win it this year?" .......
45: General Asylum, It was an encore. Here's the main performance that preceded it. (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2023-05-06, 22:52:38 (76.102.70.76)
The Ravel Habanera was an encore after they played the Shostakovich concerto for piano and trumpet. View YouTube Video BTW, if you liked Ravel's Pičce en forme de Habanera, you may enjoy li .......
46: General Asylum, Ora Graphene Audio (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2023-04-15, 16:59:59 (76.102.70.76)
A Canadian startup, Ora Graphene Audio ( https://www.oragraphene.com/ ), have a process to manufacture speaker driver cones made of graphene. A few years ago, Ora crowdfunded an IndieGogo to create a .......
47: Digital Drive, RE: Audirvana doesn't play Apple Music (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2023-04-02, 12:07:54 (76.102.70.76)
When come to classical, it gets even worse. After searching Betheeven, more than 95% of the albums they have are garbages. For Wagner, more than 98% of their collections are worthless. I don't even d .......
48: Classical Court, RE: Apple Music Classical App -- First Impressions (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2023-04-01, 17:22:30 (76.102.70.76)
I don't currently have an Apple Music subscription, but I found that I can install Apple Classical and freely explore it (just can't play tracks). The interface is certainly much better for classical .......
49: Classical Court, RE: Yes - I saw that! Also. . . (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2023-04-01, 13:58:26 (76.102.70.76)
Follow the money. A record producer would prefer to release an album pairing the biggest star pianist with the biggest star conductor (with any orchestra). .......
50: Classical Court, Hey Dave, tell us how you really feel! (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2023-03-25, 14:44:56 (76.102.70.76)
Now, now, let's not be too harsh. Think of all the material Norrington has given you for your YouTube channel. Review: Roger Norrington--The Complete Worthless Dreck Edition Review: Roger Norrington .......
51: Classical Court, It may become more than rhetorical in the coming years (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2023-03-23, 14:32:15 (76.102.70.76)
If immersive audio takes off, upmixing stereo (or even mono) classical recordings into multichannel could very well become commonplace. .......
52: Classical Court, Nope (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2023-03-22, 01:26:43 (76.102.70.76)
You can see on the label on the left side, "Stereo DSD Mastering". It also says (Google translation), "[1958-61 stereo recording]". .......
53: Classical Court, Hilary Hahn San Francisco recital (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2023-03-18, 03:19:10 (76.102.70.76)
I was at Hilary Hahn's all Bach recital at Davies Symphony Hall last Sunday. The program included the 2nd Partita with the famous Chaconne, and the encore was the Preludio from the 3rd Partita. It .......
54: Classical Court, RE: New Respighi Birds and Ancient Dances and Airs - BIS (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2023-03-10, 22:04:27 (76.102.70.76)
I'm amused that the Ancient Airs and Dances is 3/4 of the album, but on the album cover it is only listed in small text. .......
55: Classical Court, Can't blame it on lack of rehearsal (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2023-03-05, 20:11:24 (76.102.70.76)
They did 2 concerts in Philly just before going to Carnegie Hall. Yuja was doing an unbelievable schedule. January 26: Concertos 2, 1 + Rhapsody (Verizon Hall) January 27: Concertos 3, 4 + Rhapsody (V .......
56: Classical Court, "The orchestra was muffled and muddy" (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2023-03-05, 15:59:05 (76.102.70.76)
What were the circumstances of this recording? Someone in the audience recording from their seat, or from microphones in the hall? .......
57: Classical Court, Sounds of the piano mechanism, captured intentionally (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2023-03-04, 15:36:45 (76.102.70.76)
Qobuz doesn't have a program booklet for that album, but for another album, Correlations (on 11 pianos) , the pianist wrote about a Fender Rhodes piano: We put some mics on top of it to get all the l .......
58: Classical Court, To help you decide... (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2023-02-22, 21:45:43 (76.102.70.76)
The website has very generous 90 second previews of each track. Yuja is fiery! Also interesting with Seong-Jin Cho in the Ravel concerto. https://www.berliner-philharmoniker-recordings.com/asia-tour. .......
59: Classical Court, Orchestral binaural recordings (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2023-02-19, 13:35:49 (76.102.70.76)
Two binaural recordings that get mentioned on audio forums are by Jorge Mester and the Pasadena Symphony. Both on CD at Amazon, and the one with Le Sacre (a rather tepid reading) is on most streaming .......
60: Classical Court, RE: That Britten piece (perhaps the same performance) is CD Filler on... (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2023-02-18, 01:05:37 (76.102.70.76)
QOBUZ tells me that Previn re-recorded in it 2019 with the LSO. 2019 is a re-release date. The album was originally released on LP in 1973 (per Discogs). Previn died in 2019 at age 89. ::: TOPIC: .......
61: Classical Court, Beato also appreciates Martha (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2023-02-10, 22:52:20 (76.102.70.76)
View YouTube Video .......
62: Classical Court, Duets With The Spanish Guitar (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2023-02-08, 00:53:52 (76.102.70.76)
Here's the current release, available on streaming services including Qobuz. I think the sound is really excellent, especially the flute and mezzo-soprano. https://open.qobuz.com/album/0077776325651 .......
63: Classical Court, Reviews of the marathon (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2023-01-29, 16:09:10 (76.102.70.76)
Yuja Wang Sweeps Through a Rachmaninoff Marathon (NY Times) Wang triumphs in all-Rachmaninoff, all-at-once Carnegie marathon (New York Classical Review) .......
64: Classical Court, Her best work (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2023-01-15, 11:44:46 (76.102.70.76)
Partita for 8 Voices was the piece that won her the Pulitzer Prize and launched her career. Caroline Shaw is 3rd from the left. View YouTube Video I think SE's viewpoint is not unlike .......
65: Classical Court, Anybody here under 40? (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2023-01-13, 23:41:30 (76.102.70.76)
Boston Symphony hopes to attract a younger audience by offering $25 tickets for buyers under 40 at selected concerts. Something like a reverse senior citizens special? https://www.bso.org/special-tick .......
66: Classical Court, That was a different Caroline Shaw (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2023-01-08, 02:09:01 (76.102.70.76)
Caroline Shaw the composer was 17 years old when conductor Robert Shaw died in 1999. .......
67: Classical Court, plus 4 concerts in Philadelphia, 1/26 - 2/5 (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2023-01-07, 18:32:22 (76.102.70.76)
They are doing the Carnegie Hall marathon right in the middle of 4 concerts in Philadelphia. In 5 concerts (11 days), Yuja, Yannick and the orchestra will do a total of 12 concerto and 5 Rhapsody perf .......
68: Classical Court, The liner notes... (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2022-12-29, 11:21:48 (76.102.70.76)
Liner notes on Qobuz .......
69: Classical Court, David Hurwitz's list (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2022-12-27, 00:30:55 (76.102.70.76)
The surprise for me is that Hurwitz frequently rants about HIP, but he loves Robert Levin's Mozart on fortepiano. Keep On Listening Awards (KOLA 2022) Florence Price: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3. Philadel .......
70: Classical Court, Please clarify... (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2022-12-18, 16:07:15 (76.102.70.76)
On Qobuz, I find recordings of Piazzolla's music performed by Yo-Yo Ma, Martha Argerich, Augustin Hadelich, Arabella Steinbacher, Kronos Quartet, Martin Frost and many other classical musicians and en .......
71: Classical Court, RE: Great Argentine Musicians - Barenboim, Argerich, Piazzolla & Sol Gabetta (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2022-12-17, 23:49:41 (76.102.70.76)
I'd like to recommend Sol Gabetta's album of music by Latvian composer Peteris Vasks. The composer dedicated his 2nd cello concerto ("Presence") to Gabetta, and she performed its world premiere. .......
72: Classical Court, I've heard several of the albums (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2022-12-10, 20:10:32 (76.102.70.76)
I'm a fan of Caroline Shaw and Vikingur Olafsson, and I like their albums on this list. I have liked some albums by classical guitarist Sean Shibe. The one on this list, a mix of classical, jazz and a .......
73: Classical Court, RE: Perhaps I'm biased (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2022-11-29, 00:54:13 (76.102.70.76)
I've read David Schneider's book about the SFSO and enjoyed it. I don't recall what he had to say about Krips. A part I remember was his recounting a period when the orchestra was playing particularly .......
74: Classical Court, source tapes (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2022-11-01, 23:41:34 (76.102.70.76)
The website for this reissue series has this note: "Working with 38 reels of original mastertapes -some up to 65 years old and spanning 7 years of recording-there were inevitably instances where some .......
75: Classical Court, Solti remastered Ring highlights album (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2022-10-30, 23:18:53 (76.102.70.76)
An album of selections from the upcoming remastered Solti Ring is now available on the streaming services (Qobuz has it in 24/192). I compared some of the tracks to the current releases and there is a .......
76: Classical Court, Martha Argerich & Daniel Barenboim on YouTube (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2022-10-23, 17:17:43 (76.102.70.76)
View YouTube Video Not quite the same version... one piano with percussion ensemble. Argerich and Barenboim used page turners, but Yuja did it herself. Check out her recovery without mi .......
77: Classical Court, Geffen Hall opened today (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2022-10-08, 15:33:17 (47.208.177.28)
Opened to the public today .......
78: Classical Court, Preview album (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2022-09-06, 23:18:51 (76.102.70.76)
A preview album of excerpts is coming to streaming services on September 30 (Apple, Spotify, Amazon, Deezer -- currently doesn't list Qobuz or Tidal). https://solti.lnk.to/Ring One track on the previ .......
79: Classical Court, They have gone all-out with a dedicated website and video trailer (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2022-09-06, 00:08:41 (76.102.70.76)
Solti Ring website: https://www.soltiring.com Pre-orders now open for Das Rheingold on LP, Hybrid SACD, and Spatial Audio CD (November 11 release) View YouTube Video .......
80: Classical Court, Loudmouthed Beauty (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2022-08-21, 14:00:05 (76.102.70.76)
Something B.Scarpia might be interested in. I came across this album on Qobuz new releases. I know none of the composers or pieces (one is a new commission). I'm not in a position to judge trombone pe .......
81: Classical Court, How about Pletnev as conductor? (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2022-08-09, 02:21:43 (76.102.70.76)
Does Pletnev take a similar approach as conductor? I haven't listened to him much, as either pianist or conductor. .......
82: Classical Court, RE: Does Bach-Busoni count? (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2022-08-06, 20:26:36 (76.102.70.76)
The Bach-Busoni Chaconne is something I couldn't get enough of. I'll check out the Pletnev. I recently heard one by Michelangeli on Qobuz that I liked a lot. .......
83: Classical Court, "The sound is just so awful...." (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2022-07-23, 13:58:56 (76.102.70.76)
I listened to some of the albums on Qobuz and thought they had good mono era sound. This one from 1936. If I hadn't known and was told that it was from 1950's, I would have believed it. They are achie .......
84: Classical Court, RE: Why Four Seasons? (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2022-07-23, 02:43:25 (76.102.70.76)
Piazzolla did recieve death threats from tango traditionalists. Personally I love his music and New Tango generally, and he is popular with classical musicians (Gidon Kremer, Martha Argerich, Yo-Yo Ma .......
85: Classical Court, Vikingur Olafsson at SFSO (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2022-06-23, 16:48:10 (76.102.70.76)
I was at the San Francisco Symphony open rehearsal this morning, with Vikingur Olafsson playing John Adams' piano concerto, Must the Devil Have All the Good Tunes? . I didn't know this work and quite .......
86: Classical Court, Brass and Percussion (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2022-06-17, 18:53:54 (76.102.70.76)
View YouTube Video .......
87: Classical Court, RE: Sorry, I meant as a whole. (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2022-06-17, 02:47:13 (76.102.70.76)
In Hilary Hahn's notes about recording the 2nd solo Bach album, she wrote that she felt a deep sense of accomplishment and completion. A new, complete set won't be coming anytime soon. However she is .......
88: Classical Court, But she has done all of them (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2022-06-16, 00:00:19 (76.102.70.76)
... across two albums (although 21 years apart) Something I noticed is that in her early albums, she was always pictured as deadly serious and unsmiling. I think that she didn't like being marketed .......
89: Classical Court, RE: You're ahead of me - I can't even find the cogwheel! [nt] ;-) (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2022-06-10, 17:34:59 (76.102.70.76)
The cogwheel at lower right, above the play bar. This is on Safari browser on a Mac, as the FAQ said for playing on a computer. As you can see, Immersive Audio is currently selected. "Currently playin .......
90: Classical Court, Are you able to play the previews in Dolby Atmos? (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2022-06-09, 21:02:06 (76.102.70.76)
The FAQ says Dolby Atmos is available when using Safari on a MacOS computer. It lets me select Immersive Audio as the Audio Quality, but the "Currently playing" status remains on Hi-Res or Standard. I .......
91: Classical Court, At San Francisco Symphony next season, although... (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2022-06-06, 16:54:26 (76.102.70.76)
another warhorse, Rachmaninoff Paganini Rhapsody. It will be a year from now (June 2023). I think she will be exciting for the Rhapsody, and also of interest is that Manfred Honeck will be conducting. .......
92: Classical Court, An opera waiting to be written... (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2022-05-26, 00:48:52 (76.102.70.76)
I came across this in the Wikipedia entry for Bruno Walter: Walter's daughter Gretel was murdered on August 21, 1939 by her husband Robert Neppach, who then killed himself; his motive was jealousy ove .......
93: Classical Court, current mania? "Top" lists have been popular for as long as I can remember [nt] (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2022-05-22, 21:13:04 (76.102.70.76)
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94: Classical Court, RE: OMG! So is Mr. Getty out of the picture now? (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2022-05-22, 21:01:15 (76.102.70.76)
Intriguing last line in the article: " The acquisition was made possible because of a private donation. " .......
95: Classical Court, RE: RIP Alexander Toradze (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2022-05-19, 20:56:00 (76.102.70.76)
I'm shocked to find that although Toradze is relatively well known, he only made a handful of commercial recordings. Qobuz, Tidal, and Spotify only list his Prokofiev and Shostakovich concertos, and t .......
96: Classical Court, Yes (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2022-05-14, 12:11:58 (71.233.118.207)
Not bad for an old phone with the zoom cranked up. Another one of Mäkelä and Frang... .......
97: Classical Court, Speaking of Vilde Frang... (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2022-05-14, 11:18:41 (71.233.118.207)
I saw her at a San Francisco Symphony open rehearsal a few weeks ago (for the Berg concerto). I and some others around me were surprised to see a kid come on stage. I checked later, and it turns out t .......
98: Classical Court, Boston University Symphony Orchestra (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2022-05-09, 21:56:32 (76.102.70.76)
At the beginning the video, a caption flashes on for a few seconds at the bottom right. What are other notable parts in the trombone repertoire? .......
99: Classical Court, Piano on a Swiss mountain (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2022-05-08, 01:02:35 (76.102.70.76)
A trend? You know this guy... View YouTube Video Swiss pianist Beatrice Berrut View YouTube Video I discovered Berrut from her recent release of piano transcriptions (her own) of .......
100: Classical Court, Something odd, but maybe not phase or polarity (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2022-05-08, 00:03:04 (76.102.70.76)
I listened to the track on Qobuz. The sound is like some piano notes come predominately from one speaker and other notes from the other speaker. The effect is more pronounced on headphones -- the pian .......
101: Classical Court, Inquiring minds want to know... (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2022-05-02, 00:12:12 (76.102.70.76)
If you don't mind, could you describe your audio system and listening room? Recently, right after getting home from a symphony concert, I played the same works on my system in a futile attempt to cali .......
102: Classical Court, Dorian recommendations? (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2022-04-30, 15:34:20 (76.102.70.76)
Qobuz has about 200 Dorian releases, including the Litton/Mahler that was mentioned but not the Moravec. Mostly solo, chamber and early music; along with some orchestral, organ, vocal and jazz. Any sp .......
103: Classical Court, Yes, it is in stereo (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2022-04-19, 16:17:09 (76.102.70.76)
Roxane Elfasci's debut album is available on all the streaming services. .......
104: Classical Court, The guitarist is Marco Pieri (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2022-04-18, 00:37:48 (76.102.70.76)
Qobuz identifies the record label as DEA Records. This is their website (based in Italy): https://dearecords.it/ I do not see this particular album on the website, but it appears to be a collection of .......
105: Classical Court, RE: what did she play? (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2022-04-13, 02:41:01 (76.102.70.76)
The Prokofiev Precipitato wasn't a new encore for Yuja. She's done it often (see YouTube) and even on a DGG release. .......
106: Classical Court, RE: True. But, in my experience, very seldom... (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2022-04-05, 02:15:13 (76.102.70.76)
should not be trivialized by the whims of concert managers We don't know the circumstances. What if it was initiated by the musicians themselves? .......
107: Classical Court, $20/month was the old price (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2022-03-28, 23:06:34 (76.102.70.76)
Qobuz Studio is now $13/monthly, or $130 annual. Sublime ($175 annual) adds discounts for hi-res download purchases. Qobuz, Tidal, and Amazon all lowered their prices last year after Apple Music intro .......
108: Classical Court, Dudamel in LA through 2025-26 season (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2022-03-28, 22:23:41 (76.102.70.76)
... and van Zweden doesn't step down at NYPO until after 2023-24 season. At this level everything takes years to happen. .......
109: Classical Court, Esa Pekka Salonen (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2022-03-26, 10:56:22 (76.102.70.76)
Lebrecht had commented, " don't overlook a change of mind by a fourth, Esa-Pekka Salonen ". It refers to the last time, when Salonen was presumably offered the position but turned it down (taken by va .......
110: Classical Court, Dudamel is probably the frontrunner (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2022-03-25, 17:45:08 (76.102.70.76)
After Alan Gilbert and Jaap van Zweden, New York is hungry for a charismatic superstar. NYPO president Deborah Borda brought Dudamel to LA when she was there, and she can make it happen for New York. .......
111: Classical Court, Loss of interest in the Franck Symphony also extends to recordings (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2022-03-19, 13:31:35 (76.102.70.76)
The NY Times article focused on number of concert performances, but loss of popularity includes recordings as well. New and reissued recordings of symphonies by Beethoven, Mozart, Brahms etc continue .......
112: Classical Court, RE: Szell, because I bought the Big Box (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2022-03-16, 01:00:02 (76.102.70.76)
I missed out on Amazon's crazy low price for the Szell box set -- about $120 for the 106 CD set. It was already on backorder by the time I ordered. A couple of months later, Amazon finally told me tha .......
113: Classical Court, RE: I can do this, in a dream I'd like to have (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2022-03-10, 01:40:26 (76.102.70.76)
He is largely self taught and hasn't had a piano teacher since 2018. He says he learns new pieces by watching YouTube and reading the score. An impressive talent but he would gain a lot from formal in .......
114: Classical Court, Reviewers still useful in the streaming era (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2022-03-09, 15:54:59 (76.102.70.76)
There is simply too much available to listen to. Watching/reading reviews (such as here on Classical Court!) helps to sort through and decide what you may want to hear, and brings to your attention re .......
115: Classical Court, Not yet streaming in the US (Qobuz, Tidal, Spotify, Apple) (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2022-03-07, 00:32:40 (76.102.70.76)
It's a new release and probably just a matter of time. However the 3 CD set is on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09L3XB6SW/ .......
116: Classical Court, RE: Sadly not... (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2022-02-25, 16:11:24 (76.102.70.76)
It's definitely on Qobuz USA. The first result if I search for "martinu symphonies". .......
117: Classical Court, Jim Svejda retires (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2022-02-21, 00:42:48 (76.102.70.76)
I tuned in to KUSC-FM tonight (via web radio) for Jim Svejda's The Record Shelf and found some other program playing. I searched around and discovered that Svejda retired from KUSC last Friday (Feb 18 .......
118: Classical Court, Khatia Buniatishvili in masterclasses at age 11-15 (YouTube) (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2022-02-19, 00:30:56 (76.102.70.76)
These videos of Khatia Buniatishvili with Prof Michel Sogny are labeled 1998-2004, which would place her at age 11-15. She was hard working and eager to learn with prodigious talent. View Y .......
119: Classical Court, RE: Copland/Philharmonia....... (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2022-02-13, 01:41:08 (76.102.70.76)
The Copland/Philharmonia is on the album, The Copland Collection: Orchestral & Ballet Works 1936-1948 . 3rd Symphony isn't in the cover art but it's there. Available on Qobuz, Tidal, Spotify, etc. A .......
120: Classical Court, RE: Assistance Request From eClassical / Download Experts (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2022-02-12, 01:51:55 (76.102.70.76)
If you open VLC and on the Playlist screen you've dragged the folder of 18 files onto it, are you saying that it will stop playing at the end of each track? That would be very odd. The very purpose of .......
121: Classical Court, Astor Piazzolla, Oblivion (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2022-02-08, 09:49:46 (76.102.70.76)
View YouTube Video Full concert here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyfWJzVSmR4 . I love how after a couple of Bach concertos, the harpsichordist/leader comes out and plays the accordion ( .......
122: Classical Court, Bach Keyboard Concerto No. in F Minor, BWV 1056: II. Largo (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2022-02-06, 01:06:18 (76.102.70.76)
reposting because my edit got messed up... Bach Keyboard Concerto No. 5 in F Minor, BWV 1056: II. Largo From 2021 BBC Proms: Víkingur Ólafsson with Paavo Järvi and Philharmonia Orchestra Largo movemen .......
123: Classical Court, His autobiography is a fun read (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2022-02-05, 13:32:19 (76.102.70.76)
In two volumes, My Young Years and My Many Years . He was quite the womanizer and recounted his exploits while on tour. .......
124: Classical Court, Fascinating life story (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2022-02-01, 15:17:40 (76.102.70.76)
Karel Ancerl has a fascinating life story that you can read about in the program booklet. .......
125: Classical Court, Hilary Hahn, Shostakovich Violin Concerto, Tokyo concert (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2022-01-29, 20:38:15 (76.102.70.76)
One of my favorite performances of the Shostakovich Violin Concerto No 1, featuring 20 year old Hilary Hahn with Mariss Jansons and the Berlin Philharmonic, November 2000 in Tokyo. High energy scherzo .......
126: Classical Court, Yes (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2022-01-24, 23:58:12 (76.102.70.76)
My speakers are Harbeth P3ESR-XD mini monitors that have an excellent, realistic mid range but begins rolling off at 75 Hz. To fill the lower region, I have a REL T7i subwoofer with a DSPeaker Anti-Mo .......
127: Classical Court, Samira Spiegel, unusual talent (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2022-01-23, 01:56:36 (76.102.70.76)
I came across this album on Qobuz by Samira Spiegel. I saw that the album opens with Busoni's piano transcription of the Bach Chaconne. Then I saw that the album ends with the original Bach Chaconne .......
128: Classical Court, Is there a recording of Ravel's Habanera with bass voice? (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2022-01-18, 22:56:40 (76.102.70.76)
Maurice Ravel originally wrote his Pičce en forme de Habanera for bass voice and piano. The bass voice part has been described as extremely difficult. He later transcribed it for cello and piano, and .......
129: Classical Court, RE: Help needed to id cover art (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2022-01-14, 22:29:22 (76.102.70.76)
Google Lens (formerly known as Google Image Search) matched it with this: https://www.oceansbridge.com/shop/artists/m/mer-mid/meteyard-sidney-harold/the-prince-and-elsie-1910 The album cover is appar .......
130: Classical Court, RE: Bach- Brandenburg Concerto 5 in D..... [yt] (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2021-12-30, 15:07:54 (76.102.70.76)
The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center's recording from the 1990's on Delos featured an impossible "only in New York" cast. David Shifrin, director Ani Kavafian, Joseph Silverstein, violin Leslie .......
131: Classical Court, Bruno Walter's Tchaikovsky 5th (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2021-12-27, 23:17:39 (76.102.70.76)
I'm sure that Bruno Walter connoisseurs already know this recording, but I didn't when I came across it on Qobuz (it's also on Spotify, Tidal, etc). I didn't know that Walter conducted the Tchaikovsk .......
132: Classical Court, More previews... (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2021-12-22, 14:48:48 (76.102.70.76)
Only #8 left View YouTube Video View YouTube Video .......
133: Classical Court, Saw them in concert (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2021-12-22, 12:20:46 (76.102.70.76)
... at Herbst Theater in San Francisco a few years ago. Kopatchinskaja and Leschenko played pieces from the album, and Enescu. I was in the first row and it was an outstanding concert, among my most m .......
134: Classical Court, RE: Don't you find Collegium Aurum too slow? (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2021-12-21, 21:33:12 (76.102.70.76)
The Collegium Aureum artist description on Roon (my emphasis) LOL The Collegium Aureum considered itself a "resurrected court orchestra" that attempted to play music with the authentic performance pr .......
135: Classical Court, RE: "Dindo only released a few tracks of the suites to streaming." (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2021-12-15, 15:49:20 (76.102.70.76)
Yes, the US version is different. I checked Qobuz, Spotify, Tidal, and Apple Music here. All of them are the same with the Dindo album having only 3 tracks enabled: #1 I.Prelude, #3 IV.Sarabande, #4 I .......
136: Classical Court, RE: Best Bach Cello Suite recording 2011-2021 (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2021-12-14, 23:30:00 (76.102.70.76)
I like Wispelwey, and there is a good documentary of him preparing for the recording. I also like the spontaneous style of Thomas Demenga. I'd like to hear Kotova and Dindo, but my primary music sourc .......
137: Classical Court, Not only opera, but also orchestral recordings (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2021-12-14, 01:19:20 (76.102.70.76)
In the past decade (or longer), the vast majority of releases from the major orchestras have been recorded in concert. The cost advantage is huge, over assembling the orchestra for separate recording .......
138: Classical Court, UK for the win (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2021-12-12, 20:07:58 (76.102.70.76)
Except for Academy of Ancient Music, these are all based in London. 7 Philharmonia Orchestra 5 London Symphony Orchestra 1 London Philharmonic 1 English Baroque Soloists 1 English Chamber Orchestra 1 .......
139: Classical Court, RE: What do you find limited about Tidal's classical selection? (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2021-12-09, 20:33:41 (76.102.70.76)
If you list a few of the CD's you can't find on Tidal, I can see if they are available on other streaming services. However, all of the services probably have the same Deutsche Grammophon catalog. If .......
140: Classical Court, Savall's earlier recording of the Eroica (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2021-12-09, 18:32:09 (76.102.70.76)
Savall has an earlier recording (1994) of just the Eroica along with the Coriolan Overture. If you like Savall's symphonies, be sure to check out his Coriolan. It might be my favorite recording of the .......
141: Classical Court, What do you find limited about Tidal's classical selection? (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2021-12-08, 19:50:01 (76.102.70.76)
>>> I've been using Tidal and feel the classical selection is very limited. I haven't found that to be the case. Can you give some examples of what you have trouble finding on Tidal? I have subscript .......
142: Classical Court, Video of Rafael Kubelik's Ma Vlast at 1990 Prague Spring Festival (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2021-11-30, 20:36:37 (76.102.70.76)
I have the Supraphon CD of this concert, which was Kubelik's 1990 homecoming to Czechoslovakia after its separation from the Soviet Union and return to democracy. I didn't know that there was also a v .......
143: Classical Court, RE: I'm trying to overcome the prejudice the saxophone is only for jazz (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2021-11-27, 19:35:27 (76.102.70.76)
This is a good album of works for classical saxophone featuring Ukranian saxophonist Asya Fateyeva. She also has a number of other albums, although more with pieces originally for other instruments .......
144: Classical Court, RE: Qobuz MOBILE Users Help Me Out Please (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2021-11-27, 16:56:01 (76.102.70.76)
Also crashes for me on iPhone. However it plays fine on Android. .......
145: Classical Court, Hurwitz's tirade on HIP/vibrato while discussing Toscanini (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2021-11-26, 21:27:34 (76.102.70.76)
One of the favorite topics of this forum. Wasn't expecting it, given the title of the video. View YouTube Video .......
146: Classical Court, RE: Well stated (and, believe me, I know what you're talking about. . . (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2021-11-25, 23:17:19 (76.102.70.76)
Interesting review of that release: https://www.amazon.com/product-reviews/B09FS9NSJY/ To be fair to Amazon, isn't it the vendor that ultimately determines the price? Also it's currently showing a ra .......
147: Classical Court, RE: I am considering it (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2021-11-20, 03:21:22 (76.102.70.76)
As others have said, it is a well known and well regarded recording. However there is certainly no need to make a blind purchase of the ERC based only on reviews and comments. You can audition the rec .......
148: Classical Court, RE: What are some of your favorite recordings of the cello suites? (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2021-11-14, 20:57:06 (76.102.70.76)
Vol 2 of Zuill Bailey's new Bach Suites (with only the even-numbered suites) is available for streaming on Spotify, Qobuz, Tidal, etc. Vol 2 is also on YouTube in 18 separate tracks (you can create pl .......
149: Classical Court, RE: YouTube LiveStream right now: Concertgebouw Orchestra in the Elbe Philharmonie (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2021-11-13, 12:00:12 (76.102.70.76)
The live stream will be available for on-demand replay for 24 hours after the concert. The conductor Klaus Mäkelä is 25 years old! https://www.elbphilharmonie.de/en/mediatheque/concertgebouworkest-kl .......
150: Classical Court, RE: 1947 or 1952? (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2021-11-12, 21:05:21 (76.102.70.76)
I have the box set. The booklet (158 pages) says it was recorded November 17-19 & 25, 1947. .......
151: Classical Court, RE: Anyway, were Furtwangler's white-hot performances of Brahms 1st Symphony recorded? Yes! (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2021-11-09, 11:27:52 (76.102.70.76)
They are from the new remastered 55 CD box set. Of course the CDs are not hi-res but the remastering was done at 24/192 and some of the recordings have been released in that format to Qobuz. ::: .......
152: Classical Court, RIP Nelson Freire (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2021-11-09, 03:02:26 (76.102.70.76)
View YouTube Video .......
153: Classical Court, Well, that didn't take long... (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2021-11-01, 01:05:44 (76.102.70.76)
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154: Classical Court, RE: His Philips recordings nurtured me during my formative classical years (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2021-10-24, 01:03:47 (76.102.70.76)
I only saw him conduct once: at Davies Hall in SF with "his" Concertgebouw Orchestra doing the Mahler 7 many years ago. Surprisingly and shockingly, there were a handful of flubs from the orchestra-- .......
155: Classical Court, RE: Violin Concerto, Cello Concerto, and Serenades (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2021-10-22, 23:07:18 (76.102.70.76)
>> String Serenade: Kubelik, English Chamber Orchestra (hard to find but worth the search) It's available for streaming on Qobuz, "Rafael Kubelik, Rare Recordings 1963-1974" DG release. However the .......
156: Classical Court, RE: Yes - US Qobuz has that incarnation too - as a "new" release (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2021-10-14, 00:10:35 (76.102.70.76)
Of course it is a reissue, but somehow Qobuz have put it in their Grand Selection (new releases) section, instead of the Still Trending (reissues) section. Qobuz have added many reissued Markevitch al .......
157: Classical Court, RE: While waiting for the Stravinsky conducted L'Histoire (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2021-10-08, 00:59:29 (76.102.70.76)
This is one of my favorite performances, a staged production with Esa-Pekka Salonen and violinist Leila Josefowicz. View YouTube Video My most memorable was a concert at the SF Symphony wi .......
158: Classical Court, The Complete Wilhelm Furtwangler on Record (55 CD box set) (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2021-10-02, 14:26:34 (76.102.70.76)
The box set is already available in Europe, but Amazon in the US has a release date of October 15. Some of the recordings have been repackaged into alternate album groupings and now available on the .......
159: Classical Court, OD'ing... (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2021-09-29, 00:45:05 (76.102.70.76)
I know what you mean though about OD'ing on solo violin sometimes! That was how I felt about Vilde Frang's Homage album. It's like eating an excellent dish at a restaurant but the portion is too lar .......
160: Classical Court, Besides Beethoven... (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2021-09-23, 00:54:25 (76.102.70.76)
in performance of other composers: View YouTube Video Camille Pépin 0:00 Astor Piazzolla 5:07 Eric Tanguy 31:57 Mauricio Kagel 44:16 View YouTube Video The Piazzolla performanc .......
161: Classical Court, RE: Yuja posts pictures... (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2021-09-21, 21:53:28 (76.102.70.76)
but srl1 does not. :-( They are images linked from Twitter that won't display directly inside a post. You can right click on the broken image and open it a separate window. Anyway, I was looking up t .......
162: Classical Court, RE: Well Organized (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2021-09-13, 21:22:41 (76.102.70.76)
The main reason I brought up Alisa Weilerstein's recording is because "well organized" is not what comes to mind. The last movement that I posted earlier ( YouTube ) is taken at a frenetic, "I'm late .......
163: Classical Court, RE: Well Organized (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2021-09-11, 12:31:16 (76.102.70.76)
For Haydn that is more spirited than "well organized", try Alisa Weilerstein's recording on PentaTone. View YouTube Video .......
164: Classical Court, Yes, they lowered prices because of Apple Music Lossless, not classical music [nt] (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2021-09-08, 14:19:59 (76.102.70.76)
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165: Classical Court, Kapustin revival going on? (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2021-09-08, 14:11:11 (76.102.70.76)
This just came up for me on Roon new releases (via Qobuz). Qobuz doesn't show it yet on their own new releases list but Roon caught it. Very jazzy. https://open.qobuz.com/album/tyaebsv9315ya Also f .......
166: Classical Court, Why don't you get the annual plan? (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2021-09-01, 19:47:10 (76.102.70.76)
I have the annual plan, and I received notice that the price will be $130/year (previously $150/year), which works out to $10.83/month. It's a reaction to Apple Music adding lossless and Dolby Atmos a .......
167: Classical Court, RE: Do You Get Many Qobuz Dropouts? (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2021-09-01, 00:16:29 (76.102.70.76)
I've subscribed to Qobuz since their USA launch. The Qobuz player apps (both desktop and mobile) have had some issues for me. Worst of all was the original Windows app, which had long buffering time t .......
168: Classical Court, RE: Oh for sure! On both sides. Recording and home audio (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2021-08-31, 20:55:20 (76.102.70.76)
By the way Yuja concert tickets at Davies Hall went on sale today. I got tickets for me and my wife. Yuja should be great for the Liszt Concerto 1. My wife isn't serious into classical music, but Yuj .......
169: Classical Court, Indeed, very interesting (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2021-08-30, 23:28:15 (76.102.70.76)
Apple will be the first major streaming service to get serious about classical music (Qobuz doesn't count as a major player, with less than 1% streaming market share). If Apple doesn't mess it up, the .......
170: Classical Court, Nishimura label? (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2021-08-28, 22:47:30 (76.102.70.76)
some of the greatest recordings I know of (from an engineering point of view) are in-concert recordings (on the Nishimura label). I don't know the Nishimura label and can't find it on Google. Is it .......
171: Classical Court, RE: More than I thought - very interesting! Thanks, rkw! (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2021-08-23, 14:36:25 (76.102.70.76)
Margulis worked with Steingraeber in 2014, resulting in his Schubert album. That album and the one with Argerich are noted in the program notes as using Steingraeber, but his other recordings might be .......
172: Classical Court, RE: Another interesting recording of the Prokofiev Sonatas (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2021-08-23, 13:44:08 (76.102.70.76)
Fascinating, I wasn't aware about this development. I don't believe I've heard that make of piano used on any other recording, and this aspect certainly provides some additional interest. Search for .......
173: Classical Court, No problem, thought it was a public performance. Doesn't seem appropriate for me [nt] (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2021-08-16, 01:50:55 (76.102.70.76)
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174: Classical Court, RE: Judging mainly on the Sarasate, I think you could be right (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2021-08-15, 22:04:53 (76.102.70.76)
>> I happen to be playing that Carmen Fantasy with one of our fine local babe violinists right now. (We just had a rehearsal yesterday.) For a Bay Area performance? When and where? I'm in San Francisc .......
175: Classical Court, Hilary Hahn recent live performances (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2021-08-15, 14:05:55 (76.102.70.76)
Hilary Hahn performing several works not in her released discography. Is it just me, or is she playing in a more flexible style than I've associated with her? View YouTube Video V .......
176: Classical Court, RE: Great Sounding Classical Recordings (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2021-08-14, 00:47:08 (76.102.70.76)
That album is from Yarlung Records, an audiophile label that uses minimalist recording techniques and have released many recordings with excellent sound. Their recordings are also available on streami .......
177: Classical Court, RE: Best day to go to the symphony? (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2021-08-04, 23:15:47 (76.102.70.76)
I've also wondered if there is a best day. In San Francisco, the SFSO typically plays a program from Thursday to Saturday. When repeating the same program for the third day in a row on Saturday, do th .......
178: Classical Court, RE: Pieter Wispelwey (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2021-08-01, 00:03:47 (76.102.70.76)
This is the companion video to Wispelway's 3rd recording of the Bach suites. At 25:30 Wispelway briefly introduces the 5 string cello, and at 31:05 plays one of the movements of #6, followed by a disc .......
179: Classical Court, RE: Is there a recording of Bach's Cello Suite 6 on a 5 stringed instrument? (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2021-07-31, 14:15:00 (76.102.70.76)
There is evidence that Bach originally composed the cello suites for the violoncello da spalla, which can be 4 or 5 string version and played on the shoulder (not upright). Search on Google and YouTub .......
180: Classical Court, The Complete Wilhelm Furtwängler on Record (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2021-07-30, 14:04:09 (76.102.70.76)
Anybody planning to order it? Warner's website has a preorder link for Amazon that doesn't work, but it is listed at various other vendors including Presto. At $154 for 55 CDs, I might not be able to .......
181: Classical Court, RE: Sibelius Songs - Sophie van Otter (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2021-07-15, 02:59:09 (76.102.70.76)
You may be interested in 3 songs written for von Otter by contemporary composer Caroline Shaw. I'm surprised to find no posts at all for Caroline Shaw on this forum. View YouTube Video ::: .......
182: Classical Court, RE: Not quite recording but relevant to Miking (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2021-07-11, 02:19:04 (76.102.70.76)
A couple of videos with Milo .......
183: Classical Court, RE: Not quite recording but relevant to Miking (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2021-07-07, 02:23:58 (76.102.70.76)
I have attended a live guitar concerto performance, under as ideal conditions as one could hope for. It was the Rodrigo Fantasia para un gentilhombre, performed in the Green Room of the San Francisco .......
184: Classical Court, RE: Schiff owns his own bosendorfer (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2021-06-14, 23:40:18 (76.102.70.76)
From the album booklet (link below): The Blüthner no. 762 The historical grand piano played by András Schiff on this recording was built in or around 1859 by the Julius Blüthner company in Leipzig. It .......
185: Speaker Asylum, Alan Shaw designs Harbeths for listening with grills on (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2021-06-06, 21:55:04 (76.102.70.76)
The topic comes up with some regularity on the Harbeth Users Group forum. Alan Shaw voices Harbeths with grills on and recommends listening with them on. He said that the grills affect the response up .......
186: Classical Court, RE: More pronunciation fun (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2021-05-29, 16:08:47 (76.102.70.76)
When I took a class in Italian, I noticed that by the rules of pronunciation, Toscanini should be broken into syllables and pronounced as to-sca-ni-ni (with long o, as in "toe") Previously I'd only he .......
187: Classical Court, RE: Ormandy Columbia Legacy is a Ghost (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2021-05-27, 16:37:29 (76.102.70.76)
There is a good discussion about the marketing and packaging of classical box sets in the podcast The Next Track (Episode #157). For cost and profitability reasons, a typical production run of a box s .......
188: Classical Court, RE: Rhapsody in Blue (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2021-04-17, 15:14:40 (76.102.70.76)
Here's the full All-Star Orchestra program that aired on PBS. An introduction by Gerard Schwartz and a few comments by Lola Astanova at the start. View YouTube Video .......
189: Classical Court, RE: Not on French QOBUZ... (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2021-03-18, 22:23:08 (76.102.70.76)
Here in the US, that same album is also on TIDAL. The "Great Performances" series with the distinctive album cover design were originally budget LP reissues during the 1980s, probably only for the US/ .......
190: Classical Court, RE: What did you think of the HDTT download of the above? (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2021-03-17, 01:20:05 (76.102.70.76)
What did you mean by "not on QOBUZ"? A hi-res version? QOBUX has a CD quality version from Great Performances release. .......
191: Classical Court, RE: Back to the Lark with Hilary (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2021-02-27, 01:31:23 (76.102.70.76)
Performance at 2013 George Enescu Festival, Louis Langrée conducting Camerata Salzburg View YouTube Video .......
192: Classical Court, RE: Is pipe organ included in the Walton arrangement? Nt (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2021-01-24, 02:02:21 (76.102.70.76)
No organs in this album. You can find sound clips at the link below. The album should be on all major streaming services. .......
193: Classical Court, RE: An, "oh, why not" weekend: Reference Recording's "Crown Imperial, Music for Winds and Organ." (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2021-01-23, 10:52:19 (76.102.70.76)
I'm a fan of Hrusa and enjoyed his Mahler 4 on Qobuz. The sound is excellent as well. For Crown Imperial, I like the recording by the renowned brass section of CSO. .......
194: Amp/Preamp Asylum, ASR thread (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2020-12-18, 10:51:23 (76.102.70.76)
@Feanor, I just wanted to commend you for your ability to stay focused and keep your composure through your ASR thread. .......
195: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Excellent review, and I had similar experiences (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2020-12-05, 19:37:55 (76.102.70.76)
I also began with the VTV Purifi with Hypex buffers and found strings and brass to sound harsh in louder passages as described in the review (my listening is mostly classical music). The harshness dis .......
196: Hi-Rez Highway, SACD was doomed from the start (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2009-07-18, 23:18:19 (70.231.136.87)
Hi-res might have been a commercial success if it came out, say, 5 years earlier than it did. It missed its market and the world had already shifted. At the time, CD sales had already started dropping .......
197: General Asylum, Years ago... (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2008-02-25, 22:55:32 (71.141.227.153)
I was at a shop to audition something (don't remember what), and they put me in another room to wait and listen to music while they set up. I recognized a set of Wilson speakers, which looked every bi .......
198: General Asylum, Glass CD's ??? (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2008-02-17, 13:03:58 (70.231.133.117)
I came across a trip report about classical CD shopping in Japan (worthwhile reading!) that included these comments: Think the high-end with its mega bucks equipment & accessories are excessively expe .......
199: General Asylum, RE: How to get headphone capability into my system? (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2007-12-30, 00:40:14 (71.141.254.90)
I was a bit quick writing my post without considering all the angles. Every standalone headphone amp that I've ever seen is actually an integrated amp. They take the line level output from a source (o .......
200: General Asylum, RE: How to get headphone capability into my system? (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2007-12-29, 20:22:28 (71.141.254.90)
Is your Bottlehead the current version that has 2 sets of outputs? If so, you should have unused outputs that you can connect to a headphone amplifier. .......
201: Whiner's Woad, Somebody please do this to your Sonus Faber or Wilson Audio speakers, and report your results! (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2007-12-25, 14:52:21 (71.141.231.143)
Nobody with nice speakers is going near this tweak. Unless... you relabel the caulk and sell it for $1000 apiece! .......
202: General Asylum, Don't forget the original headwize.com (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2007-11-24, 14:13:33 (70.231.135.31)
Anybody remember HeadWize.com? It's still around. HeadWize.com was the original headphone enthusiast website. Chu Moy, the founder almost singlehandedly created the online headphone community. However .......
203: Hi-Rez Highway, Re: Carlos Kleiber, Beethoven #7, more (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2007-04-01, 17:49:00 (71.141.224.87)
Thanks for the thorough comparison. I'll give it more consideration when I put together my order for CDJapan. .......
204: Hi-Rez Highway, Re: Carlos Kleiber, Beethoven #7, Bavarian State Orchestra (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2007-03-30, 15:06:23 (70.231.144.202)
Thanks, I already have the DG, so I guess I'll pass on this. Unfortunately the DG is a bad example of closeup multimiking. .......
205: Hi-Rez Highway, Carlos Kleiber, Beethoven #7, Bavarian State Orchestra (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2007-03-30, 13:31:24 (70.231.144.202)
Anybody familiar with this for either performance or sound? It was apparently recorded on the same day as Kleiber's well known Beethoven #4 Orfeo recording, which is a great performance but it has a l .......
206: General Asylum, Suppose you "eliminate" the power cord? (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2007-02-14, 01:35:42 (71.141.247.10)
If you extend the house wiring from behind the walls to reach directly to the power connectors of your components, it would be the purest extraction of the available line power. Now if you insert a po .......
207: Hi-Rez Highway, Re: I haven't bought a new SACD in a couple of months. (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2007-02-03, 01:20:38 (71.141.246.224)
I didn't consider buying a player until a number of years after the SACD launch. I was shocked to discover that some of Beethoven's most popular symphonies still hadn't been released in the format. At .......
208: Computer Audio Asylum, But only USB 1.1 [nt] (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2006-11-22, 21:53:53 (71.141.238.56)
. .......
209: Inmate Central, Re: I'm glad they caught it so quickly (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2006-11-10, 19:47:15 (71.141.236.224)
Yes, the data must have been stolen from an online merchant I had ordered from sometime in the past. Whether it was done by an inside employee or outside hacker, the thief would have tried to avoid de .......
210: Inmate Central, Victim of identity theft (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2006-11-10, 16:17:48 (71.141.236.224)
This morning Chase Bank called me about my MasterCard account, saying that they had rejected an attempted online charge with the card and disabled the account, and they asked whether it was a valid tr .......
211: General Asylum, Can you hear the "Teen Buzz" tone? I cannot (at age 49). (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2006-06-04, 22:08:46 (70.231.189.119)
Story on NPR: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5434687 The "Teen Buzz" (mp3): http://download.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/atc/atc_teenbuzz.mp3 .......
212: General Asylum, Someone requested Ferrari V12... (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2006-04-01, 00:11:28 (71.141.246.138)
nt .......
213: General Asylum, Is there an ideal time of the year to sell an item? (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2005-12-04, 01:13:32 (70.231.159.116)
I already decided several years ago that I would sell my Linn Kremlin tuner. A great tuner but I have moved to a truly impossible reception location in San Francisco, and anyway most of my favorite FM .......
214: General Asylum, Don't forget the rotor (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2005-11-27, 22:44:37 (71.141.227.151)
Whatever directional antenna you get, mount it on a mast with a rotor. Otherwise you cannot optimize your reception of the signal. .......
215: General Asylum, Re: Anyone iPod their BMW? (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2005-06-19, 15:08:07 (63.201.33.42)
If you're comfortable with it, you can use a long cord to connect to an aux input in the glovebox. In my case, I will do a self-install of the aux input jack, and not put it in the glovebox as the dea .......
216: General Asylum, Re: Anyone iPod their BMW? (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2005-06-19, 01:54:07 (63.201.33.42)
I have a Mini Cooper on order, and researched options for iPod connection. Mini Cooper happens to be a division of BMW. I don't know whether they use exactly the same iPod adapter, but the description .......
217: Music Lane, Try the Kaplan Mahler Edition CD album (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2005-04-22, 01:45:36 (67.124.227.50)
The CBS recording you describe is probably the same that was included in the 2-CD Kaplan Mahler Edition (Conifer Classics 75605 51277 2). Disc 1 Track 8 is 22 minutes long and titled "Mahler Remembere .......
218: Music Lane, BSO concert broadcasts (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2005-03-22, 08:27:58 (63.201.39.171)
I was very interested to learn that BSO concerts are broadcast. Unfortunately for most of us, the WGBH website says "No Stream for BSO. We regret that the BSO's policy prohibits us from offering our l .......
219: Music Lane, Was referring to EBerlin's post below [nt] (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2005-03-16, 19:31:20 (67.124.228.108)
- .......
220: Music Lane, Yuck (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2005-03-16, 19:09:27 (67.124.228.108)
I was struck at how much your description of WGMS also fits KDFC, San Francisco's so-called "classical" station. I looked at the WGMS website. The slogan says "At Work. All Day. Classical 103.5". Yep, .......
221: Hi-Rez Highway, I wish the best for SACD's future, but... (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2005-03-13, 12:14:47 (67.124.228.108)
... I always roll my eyes when people bring out the number of releases of SACD to support that it is in good health. 2,885 releases in SACD's entire history, covering all music genres combined, is rea .......
222: General Asylum, Why is it that we see only reports of improvement, never degradation, during the "break-in" period? (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2005-03-12, 10:06:37 (67.124.228.108)
It seems to me that with the natural variation in individual units, there should also be variations in break-in behavior. Each unit should reach its peak at a slightly different time. That peak may be .......
223: Music Lane, Re: Recordings vs. Broadcasts.... And Lost Exposure.... (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2005-03-06, 22:51:05 (67.124.228.108)
Not only Cleveland, but all the major orchestras have lost their broadcast sponsers. Here in the Bay Area, there was a time when a different broadcast concert could be found on the radio almost nightl .......
224: General Asylum, Fit, finish, and “quality” (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2005-03-06, 20:24:34 (67.124.228.108)
I care about how things look, and design does matter to me. However, at least as important to me is that I feel an overall confidence in the product -- a general impression of being “high quality”. Al .......
225: Music Lane, Haydn / Szell on Sony (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2005-03-06, 01:26:34 (67.124.228.108)
The Odyssey release of Haydn/Szell was indeed of poor quality. The recordings were later remastered and reissued in significantly improved sound on Sony's Essential Classics series, not as a double se .......
226: Computer Audio Asylum, Re: Can you give me a little more detail? (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2005-03-02, 02:15:13 (67.124.228.108)
I think Toddd is saying that M-Audio and Creative also offer products that are USB input with headphone amps. Therefore what makes the Bithead a better choice? In any case a Bithead goes for $200, twi .......
227: Music Lane, Re: San Francisco classical FM stations (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2005-02-24, 23:52:09 (63.201.33.63)
I didn't mean to suggest that it is easy to pick up KXPR in the Bay Area. Its signal is weak here and highly dependent on location. However I am certain that many Bay Area homes can get a very accepta .......
228: Music Lane, San Francisco classical FM stations (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2005-02-23, 02:17:06 (63.201.33.63)
In addition to KDFC, the other commercial classical station in the Bay Area for many years was KKHI. KKHI had both AM and FM broadcasts. It carried programming by their DJs and a number of syndicated .......
229: Computer Audio Asylum, Re: Benchmark DAC1 USB? (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2005-02-13, 01:00:20 (63.201.36.251)
I would vote for replacing the Toslink input, for audiophiles probably the least interesting of the existing connectors. .......
230: Computer Audio Asylum, Depends what kind of "wireless" you are talking about (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2004-12-29, 10:03:28 (4.10.43.53)
You can certainly do this with a PocketPC from WiFi (802.11) hotspots, which are becoming quite common. However, true wireless internet over the cellular carriers is another matter. Broadband wireless .......
231: General Asylum, I'm not encouraged (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2004-12-29, 09:38:23 (4.10.43.53)
It would be great if independent stations emerge that use the new technology with high quality broadcasts. Realistically, the big conglomerates will continue to control the vast majority of stations, .......
232: Computer Audio Asylum, No problem for me. (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2004-12-18, 23:17:46 (63.201.33.107)
I use iTunes on Windows. ctrl-left-click to select/unselect individual tracks, or shift-left-click to select a range of tracks (this is the same technique as for selecting multiple files in Windows Fi .......
233: Computer Audio Asylum, Anybody using a network hard disk? (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2004-12-14, 02:17:51 (63.201.33.112)
For the uninitiated, NAS (Network Attached Storage) is a standalone external hard drive with built-in file server that plugs directly into Ethernet, and sometimes also includes a wireless interface as .......
234: Music Lane, Szell... (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2004-12-05, 01:55:12 (63.201.33.159)
8. Cleveland 1991 George Szell 9. Cleveland 2002, George Szell You must mean that those were the dates for the (re)issue of those recordings. Szell died in 1970. It wasn’t clear from your original po .......
235: General Asylum, Linn Classik. What are your requirements and budget? [nt] (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2004-11-26, 17:57:48 (67.126.116.174)
nt .......
236: Computer Audio Asylum, Pit jitter (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2004-11-16, 13:04:10 (63.201.38.237)
I’m afraid you’ve lost me on this notion of “pit jitter”. The pits on a master could certainly have been written with a jittery clock, but wouldn’t all the pit jitter be removed when the data is extra .......
237: Computer Audio Asylum, Re: USB2 not fast enough for 24/96 Playback?? (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2004-11-13, 20:37:53 (63.201.38.237)
Have you really narrowed the problem down to USB? Try 24/96 playback from an internal HD instead of the USB HD. If the dropouts still happen, then they are caused by something else in the system. ::: .......
238: General Asylum, Re: And (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2004-11-13, 18:06:31 (63.201.38.237)
No point. I just thought people might want to be aware of what the general public is seeing about Monster Cable. I had inserted a comment but it was not my original intent for the post. My own feeling .......
239: General Asylum, Monster Cable Products Inc. (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2004-11-13, 17:00:18 (63.201.38.237)
I haven’t seen it mentioned here, so in case you missed it, the San Francisco Chronicle had a couple of articles last Sunday about Monster Cable, including the trademark issue that has been discussed .......
240: Computer Audio Asylum, Re: Best MP3 Classical Streams? (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2004-11-04, 22:30:24 (63.201.38.237)
The webpage below lists classical radio stations worldwide that stream to the Web. They use an assortment of formats (MP3, RealAudio, Windows Media, QuickTime). Many of the US stations are NPR affilia .......
241: Computer Audio Asylum, USB to S/PDIF adapters (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2004-10-30, 14:40:09 (63.201.38.237)
See the products at M-Audio , notably the Transit, Sonica Theater, and Audiophile USB. Also Creative Audigy 2 and Edirol . As for jitter, there was discussion in a recent thread . .......
242: Hi-Rez Highway, What’s on the Living Stereo SACDs “center” channel? (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2004-09-26, 13:54:09 (63.201.36.166)
The following interesting comment was posted in the Usenet newsgroup rec.music.classical.recordings. The poster says that listening to the 3rd channel alone, it appears that RCA was recording spot hig .......
243: Hi-Rez Highway, Recommended LSO Live releases? (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2004-09-20, 20:14:16 (63.201.36.166)
I have a few of the early LSO Live releases. I haven’t checked in a very long time and now I see that the catalog has expanded quite a bit. Do any of the current releases merit special recommendation? .......
244: Hi-Rez Highway, Check it out... (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2004-09-15, 01:07:18 (63.201.36.166)
Very nice. I hope someone will translate the Japanese. The all-in-one system includes matching speakers. Sony intends Qualia to be their “statement” products, and it will be very interesting to see ho .......
245: General Asylum, Re: This is a hands off government. (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2004-09-05, 11:27:06 (63.201.38.186)
I think the best we can expect is that an enterprising law firm would hope to win a large amount of money by leading a class action lawsuit. A settlement would likely give us consumers only something .......
246: Water Cooler, Caution on BlackICE (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2004-08-28, 21:42:16 (63.201.38.186)
In the past BlackICE has failed LeakTest, a firewall test posted on the Web (see below). Instead of enhancing the product, the publishers of BlackICE then tweaked it to specifically scan for the IP ad .......
247: Hi-Rez Highway, Heck, I feel fortunate to have streaming audio... (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2004-07-27, 01:50:33 (63.201.36.75)
... from Internet stations around the world broadcasting interesting recordings and music I might not otherwise encounter. .......
248: General Asylum, AKG Hearo 999 (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2004-07-21, 01:09:31 (63.201.36.75)
The AKG Hearo 999 has been highly praised but until now was unavailable in the US because of FCC requirements. The newest version does meet FCC approval and has just been released in the US. It featur .......
249: General Asylum, online sleuthing (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2004-07-19, 02:16:06 (63.201.36.75)
I took it as a challenge to see what I could dig up online. I discovered that JVC has a search facility for their websites worldwide. The UX-2000 showed up at various locations but it was the Argentin .......
250: General Asylum, What “normal” people think of audiophiles (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2004-07-14, 21:35:47 (67.124.227.212)
Here’s a thread that appeared on the Usenet newsgroup rec.music.classical.recordings. Hey, I’m just the messenger: From: audiophilia (publisher@audiophilia.com) Subject: Audiophilia updated Newsgroups .......
251: Hi-Rez Highway, Re: MTT Mahler (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2004-06-21, 00:51:05 (63.201.33.107)
I attended the same concert reviewed in the SF Chronicle, and wrote my impressions here in General Asylum. I had some of the same reaction as the Chronicle reviewer, that it seemed futile to attempt t .......
252: General Asylum, Mahler 2nd Symphony with MTT/San Francisco Symphony (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2004-06-18, 02:31:09 (63.201.37.217)
This week and next, MTT and the San Francisco Symphony and Chorus perform the Mahler 2nd Symphony. There are 7 performances, which are being recorded for the MTT/SFSO hybrid-SACD Mahler cycle. I atten .......
253: General Asylum, Audiogon BlueBook -- is it worthwhile to subscribe? (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2004-06-16, 12:20:16 (63.201.38.103)
I may be selling some equipment in the coming year, and I wonder what inmates think of the Audiogon BlueBook for pricing information. .......
254: General Asylum, Outdoor aerial and add-on power supply for a clock radio? (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2004-06-12, 19:03:25 (67.124.226.18)
Of course these enhancements may demonstrate the full potential of the Tivoli, but either of them defeat the notion of a clock radio. Also, such measures would improve any other table radio, and the q .......
255: General Asylum, Re: iTunes runs on Win2K and XP, and all but the oldest iPods support both FireWire and USB 2.0 [nt] (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2004-04-29, 21:31:40 (63.201.33.230)
. .......
256: Hi-Rez Highway, Nevertheless, it is a good measure of the format’s acceptance (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2004-04-18, 17:24:08 (67.124.229.239)
With DVD-V, computer drives and portable units became available soon after the format was introduced. Today you still cannot listen to a hi-rez (non-hybrid) disc at your computer or take it for a walk .......
257: General Asylum, iPod on high-end systems (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2004-04-10, 12:12:40 (63.201.37.156)
The Wilson CES iPod demo has been mentioned at AA and elsewhere. Below is a different account that I haven't seen circulated as much among audiophiles. The iPod is a miniature portable device with com .......
258: Hi-Rez Highway, Huh? (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2004-04-05, 23:39:41 (67.126.116.161)
Karajan follows in the footsteps of Furtwangler only in the sense of leadership of the Berlin Philharmonic. Stylistically they are polar opposites. Furtwangler is flexible and spontaneous, often with .......
259: Hi-Rez Highway, Reviewed in today’s SF Chronicle (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2004-02-29, 22:20:55 (63.201.38.200)
Link below. .......
260: General Asylum, Re: iPod headphone suggestions: a topic revisited... (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2004-02-06, 10:06:45 (67.124.229.30)
Over at the headphone enthusiasts site head-fi.org , the stock iPod earbuds are considered to be okay, not the best but not crap. The performance of an earbud depends on how it fits to the size and sh .......
261: Amp/Preamp Asylum, Close enough (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2004-01-31, 01:45:23 (63.201.32.68)
If the amp has digital input, can’t you simply connect it to a USB external sound card that has digital output (such as products from SoundBlaster)? Then connecting a digital amp to USB only requires .......
262: Amp/Preamp Asylum, DIY (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2004-01-21, 20:45:01 (63.201.37.59)
If you are handy with electronics, it only takes a couple of resistors. .......
263: Amp/Preamp Asylum, DIY (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2004-01-21, 20:45:01 (63.201.37.59)
If you are handy with electronics, it only takes a couple of resistors. .......
264: Hi-Rez Highway, Audio Cubes (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2003-11-27, 02:28:03 (67.124.225.246)
The middle unit on that webpage is listed at Audio Cubes (an importer of Japanese products). I’m sure that you can also arrange for them to get one of the other models if you wanted one. The problem: .......
265: General Asylum, OT: Spam victim. Anything I can do? (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2003-11-13, 11:18:27 (68.165.109.234)
Over the past few days, I received several notices for failed delivery for e-mail I never sent out. Looking at the message and headers, it is clear that one or more spammers is using my address as the .......
266: Video Asylum, OT: LCD computer monitors (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2003-11-12, 01:39:19 (67.124.226.224)
I currently use a large 19" CRT monitor. A 17" LCD flat panel, preferably with integrated speakers, would save so much space that I can rearrange my work area to great advantage. The manufacturers hav .......
267: General Asylum, Two other places to try (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2003-10-23, 01:29:25 (67.124.227.95)
People at head-fi.org frequently use Audiocubes for Japanese headphones. It is a US based direct importer of Japan hi-fi and their prices still seem pretty good, although probably not as cheap as dire .......
268: General Asylum, Re: Firewall requirement (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2003-10-13, 14:58:37 (63.201.38.160)
After a firewall is installed (either hardware or software) DSL and cable are about equal in security. A hardware firewall/router is not difficult to install. Instead of connecting your computer direc .......
269: General Asylum, Firewall requirement (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2003-10-13, 12:17:46 (63.201.38.160)
marc g, DSL connections are not safe without a firewall -- you still have an IP address which is exposed to the outside world. With a cable modem, you should be extra cautious because you are essentia .......
270: Speaker Asylum, Send an e-mail to info@totemacoustic.com [nt] (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2003-10-06, 23:16:42 (67.124.225.87)
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271: General Asylum, I believe it was only announced, not yet shipped. (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2003-09-17, 19:48:26 (67.124.226.197)
If it were currently available anywhere in the world, believe me someone at head-fi.org would have already acquired one and reported on it. .......
272: Hi-Rez Highway, UHF a major publication? (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2003-09-14, 13:10:39 (63.201.37.209)
I guess it’s all relative. Here in the SF Bay Area, I have seen UHF on a magazine stand maybe a handful of times in all these years. Around here, I’ve even seen Sensible Sound, Audiophile Voice and (n .......
273: General Asylum, Can you install an outdoor antenna? (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2003-09-01, 21:12:16 (67.124.230.19)
I understand Godar to be an indoor antenna. A better tuner would sound better but only up to a certain point. Even the very best tuner is limited by the quality of the input signal. If there is any po .......
274: Digital Drive, "best work, quick turn around, good pricing" (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2003-07-30, 23:27:18 (63.201.34.201)
Sounds like the joke from the construction industry: quality, price, schedule -- pick any two. .......
275: General Asylum, Re: Listen up... (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2003-07-29, 21:43:23 (67.124.228.146)
Have you ever gone through life with a name that is either open t ridicule Actually, yes. I had a name that was ridiculed and laughed at right up through adulthood (I finally changed my legal name wh .......
276: General Asylum, Lighten up (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2003-07-28, 22:51:34 (63.201.33.211)
Instead of the same old, same old, it wouldn’t be so bad if our culture were more imaginative naming our children, like the Brazilians ( click for article ). Parents in Brazil have named their childre .......
277: Vinyl Asylum, I have some of them (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2003-07-26, 19:33:53 (63.201.37.231)
In the 1980s, I was somewhat of a Toscanini fanatic (less so now), and I was always looking out for reissues that I hoped might be better pressings/masterings than what I already had. These vinyl pres .......
278: General Asylum, OT: Low-end “Home theater in a box” systems (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2003-07-14, 11:28:02 (68.165.109.234)
I was looking for a DVD player for a bedroom television, and discovered that for not very much more, I can purchase a unit that is not only a DVD player, but also includes 5.1 processing and multi-cha .......
279: General Asylum, Some caveats (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2003-05-20, 00:29:45 (63.201.33.103)
802.11g is very new and the standard hasn’t fully matured in the industry. A device you buy today may not be fully compatible with future products. There were similar problems with early 802.11b produ .......
280: General Asylum, Re: You better be careful... (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2003-05-19, 23:39:57 (63.201.33.103)
Most access points seem to be a Router/Fierwall also, so most people should be OK on that front. No, not OK. A firewall can protect you from attacks from the Internet. The access point is behind the .......
281: General Asylum, Story and photos online (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2003-05-17, 00:51:34 (63.201.32.20)
It looks like a really stunning building. Not sure about those gaudy seat covers though. Hope the acoustics work out. L.A. Times story Photos (Macromedia Flash) .......
282: General Asylum, Re: Earmax headphone amp availability? (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2003-05-08, 21:46:56 (63.201.35.38)
The U.S. distributor of Earmax is Audio Advancements . I don’t know if they sell direct but they should at least refer you to a reseller. I saw on another forum that they do not allow resellers to mar .......
283: Hi-Rez Highway, Where vinyl beats digital, hands down (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2003-04-28, 00:08:22 (63.201.33.129)
I'd like to go off on a tangent for a moment, and set aside the issue of sound. As a hobby, vinyl is simply a lot more fun than digital. It takes only a moment of reflection to see it: who do you thin .......
284: General Asylum, Article on Hypersonic Sound (HSS) in today's NY Times Magazine (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2003-03-23, 10:33:04 (63.201.32.136)
Interesting article on Hypersonic Sound (HSS) technology. By all reports, it does not yet have enough fidelity for home hi-fi, but that will surely come with time. It is ready for lo-fi applications s .......
285: Vinyl Asylum, You mean... (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2003-02-16, 18:01:42 (63.201.33.141)
when heading for the bathroom, grab not just a magazine but also an LP? .......
286: General Asylum, Re: Thanks for the info (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2003-02-09, 11:37:31 (63.201.32.219)
The cable is probably marked every two or three feet with the manufacturer, catalog number, and “RG59U” or “RG6U”. .......
287: General Asylum, RG-6 vs RG-59 (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2003-02-08, 11:23:52 (63.201.32.219)
RG-6 has lower loss and higher bandwidth than RG-59. Realistically, it should make no difference for the short runs inside a house (less than 500 feet). But both are cheap and RG-6 only costs about 10 .......
288: General Asylum, Must be a joke. See prices on eBay [nt] (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2003-01-31, 21:56:55 (63.201.35.33)
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289: General Asylum, Don’t miss... (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2003-01-31, 20:43:05 (63.201.35.33)
Under “Used Items”, a Bose 901 Mk 1 (which would date it at over 30 years old) for $1500. That’s more than for a new current model! Is it something like a collector’s item or do Bose just hold their v .......
290: Vinyl Asylum, It was reviewed on stereotimes.com (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2003-01-08, 00:56:35 (63.201.32.113)
http://www.stereotimes.com/turn030300.shtm .......
291: Hi-Rez Highway, Szell’s Rite of Spring? (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2002-10-30, 23:46:12 (63.201.34.39)
I don’t think Szell ever recorded the Rite. A lot of music collectors would love to hear it! Did you mean Szell’s Firebird or Boulez’ Rite of Spring? .......
292: General Asylum, They’d chase away potential buyers (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2002-10-02, 01:28:41 (64.172.25.97)
Speaker manufacturers usually make suggestions in a very general way (e.g. amount of power, and tube or solid state). However, recommending specific brands or models could put them in an awkward posit .......
293: Vinyl Asylum, I hate to bring up the R word ... (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2002-09-28, 12:20:49 (64.173.10.104)
everytime I hear that Krall I wonder what the f**k the fuzz is all about Krall is reasonably talented and she is a reasonably good looking white female. In most other genres (pop, rock, folk, classic .......
294: Speaker Asylum, Re: Noise Canceling Headphones Survey (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2002-09-22, 23:40:39 (64.173.9.184)
A few years ago there was a New York Times article which compared several models (if you haven’t been to the NYT website, you will be asked to register but it is free). The general consensus at headwi .......
295: General Asylum, AudioRevolution website (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2002-09-13, 21:49:47 (64.172.25.47)
cfraser, when I saw your post I went back to AudioRevolution and found the RedSheriff messages had stopped. But I just tried again and the messages are back. Maybe they are fiddling around with the we .......
296: General Asylum, AudioRevolution.com site runs spyware (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2002-09-13, 16:16:56 (64.172.25.47)
When I clicked to AudioRevolution.com, my Java console kicked out some messages of the form: ----------- RedSheriff Measurement ----------- Privacy: http://www.redsheriff.com/privacy.htm Record Sent A .......
297: Speaker Asylum, Links (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2002-06-01, 10:12:37 (64.166.84.103)
http://www.radioshack.com/product.asp?catalog_name=CTLG&product_id=63-1057 Here’s one for $13.99! http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=54050 .......
298: Hi-Rez Highway, Skeptical (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2002-05-27, 01:16:00 (64.166.87.28)
It is a plausible development, but I’m skeptical for a couple of practical reasons. First, a hybrid SACD costs considerably more to manufacture than a redbook CD, so I don’t see how it could happen un .......
299: Vinyl Asylum, Another one to check out (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2002-05-17, 22:35:16 (64.173.8.4)
Hit Men: Power Brokers & Fast Money Inside the Music Business, by Fredric Dannen. A good read and still in print, according to Amazon. The recording industry seems to attract a lot of sleazy character .......
300: General Asylum, Anybody tried the FM Reflect indoor antenna? (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2002-04-12, 22:45:57 (64.166.87.66)
I’ve seen a few positive comments about it on rec.audio.high-end, but otherwise it is not very well known. The website that sells it seems to rate it as highly as the Fanfare whip (which it also sells .......
301: Hi-Rez Highway, Has Sony made a profit from SACD? (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2002-04-12, 15:33:35 (64.166.87.66)
I think everyone would agree that if Sony ever pulls out of SACD, the medium is all but dead. Does anyone know the bottom line, whether Sony has recouped its expenses on SACD? If this part of the comp .......
302: Digital Drive, Sharp Electronics (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2002-03-27, 21:03:52 (64.166.86.171)
Sharp Electronics was one of the first to bring a digital amplifier to market, and although the few reviews I’ve seen are very positive, they’ve never gotten much notice. I guess the company’s image i .......
303: Hi-Rez Highway, More Mahler recommendations... (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2002-02-26, 19:20:19 (64.166.86.66)
Comprehensive reviews by Tony Duggan, who is a regular participant in the Usenet group rec.music.classical.recordings. .......
304: Hi-Rez Highway, Consider Zander for a 2nd recording (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2002-02-26, 10:15:36 (64.166.86.66)
I have not heard Zander’s Mahler 6th. However, in general Zander is a bit of an iconoclast with original and unconventional approaches to music. Although I think he is one of the most interesting cond .......
305: Hi-Rez Highway, Digital Output (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2002-02-19, 22:46:00 (64.172.24.151)
“I do not understand why a digital out is such a necessity at this time given the fact that there is nothing commercially available that you can connect it to.” It does matter to audiophiles, who wan .......
306: Hi-Rez Highway, MTT/SFSO Mahler 6 -- so how is it? (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2002-02-14, 08:48:20 (64.172.24.2)
Some of you have said you picked it up, but nobody has yet reported on the performance or sound. This release should be a good hint of what to expect from their recording engineers in the future. ::: .......
307: Hi-Rez Highway, The Mahler 1st & 6th should be interesting (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2002-01-27, 21:40:43 (64.166.84.135)
The recordings may convey a sense of occasion from the circumstances of the live concerts they were taken from. By coincidence, the Mahler “Tragic” 6th Symphony performances began the day after the 9/ .......
308: Hi-Rez Highway, A sad state of affairs (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2002-01-26, 12:27:49 (64.173.8.158)
If I understand this post correctly, after a couple of years this is finally the first release on SACD of any recording by any artist of a classical warhorse, the Beethoven 4th concerto. I’m flabberga .......
309: Vinyl Asylum, The Analog Room (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2002-01-15, 01:04:51 (66.122.212.124)
Recordfan, Since you’ll be in San Jose, your first destination should be The Analog Room, before considering a trek into San Francisco. They specialize in audiophile records (and equipment), hence the .......
310: Hi-Rez Highway, Very interesting! (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2002-01-14, 01:23:02 (64.166.85.201)
Based on a recommendation in the newsgroup rec.music.classical.recordings (see the link below), I was thinking of acquiring the Munch/Saint-Saens XRCD. Seeing the comments here, I may reconsider. The .......
311: General Asylum, Re: A Taste of CES (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2002-01-11, 23:49:17 (64.173.8.107)
Not a closeup, but at least it’s a picture (from SoundStage): .......
312: Vinyl Asylum, Here it is (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2001-11-23, 18:45:05 (64.166.84.195)
. .......
313: General Asylum, One NY dealer charges $25 just to walk in the door (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2001-10-24, 23:22:21 (64.166.87.23)
See this thread: .......
314: Vinyl Asylum, Another site (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2001-08-29, 11:32:34 (64.166.87.29)
This dealer specializes in classical and has many older, rare items. I have not ordered anything from him but the lists look very interesting. .......
315: General Asylum, Thanks for the feedback, must be my ISP... (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2001-08-06, 18:25:11 (64.166.86.187)
I’ve tried all manner of URLs www.soundstage.com www.sstage.com www.soundstage.com/audio.shtml www.sstage.com/audio.shtml plus others in the SoundStage family (e.g. soundstagelive) and none of them co .......
316: General Asylum, Is SoundStage website still alive? (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2001-08-06, 12:04:01 (64.172.24.138)
I wanted to look up some articles at SoundStage , but for over a week I haven’t been able to connect to the website at all. .......
317: Digital Drive, “TRUE VALUE IN DIGITAL” at $33,000? (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2001-07-28, 17:45:42 (64.166.87.47)
JGeisen, your review is titled TRUE VALUE IN DIGITAL. Could you give us some points of reference, particularly with converters near its price range? Steven Rochlin’s review lists the unit at £19,500 U .......
318: Speaker Asylum, Manger loudspeaker reviewed on tnt-audio.com (0.00)
Posted by rkw on 2001-07-10, 17:56:05 (209.21.22.45)
There is a review of the Manger Zerobox 109 loudspeaker on tnt-audio. This is the first time I’ve heard of Manger, and it looks like a very interesting technology. I did a search here and noticed it h .......
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