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1: Classical Court, Todd, didn't someone give him the nickname (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2024-04-03, 21:15:35 (73.42.48.174)
Franz Worse Than Most? .......
2: Classical Court, Go for the historical gold next year: Klemperer nt (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2024-04-01, 06:42:09 (73.42.48.174)
nt .......
3: Classical Court, His Beethoven box set arrived earlier this week (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2024-03-09, 11:01:54 (73.42.48.174)
Originally, the Beethoven symphonies were released to the streaming services as 24/192 stereo flac (it looks like they were released by Apple as Dolby Atmos). The box set contains five SACDs (stereo a .......
4: Classical Court, New Beethoven Symphony release on SACD/Blu-ray/Atmos Coming (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2024-02-05, 13:22:32 (73.42.48.174)
I was wandering through the tower.jp website and happened on an announcement for Noseda's Beethoven Symphony cycle. I think all but the ninth have been released for streaming and download at 24/192 (s .......
5: Classical Court, The '79 Boult (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2024-02-02, 21:19:02 (73.42.48.174)
This recording on EMI was sponsored by KEF, and since we were a KEF dealer at the time (I worked for an audio store for four years), we used it to sell KEF 105s. Tower Records Japan just released a re .......
6: Classical Court, RE: Peter Schikele RIP (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2024-01-19, 08:25:09 (73.42.48.174)
My wife and I saw him do his show here in Tallahassee. We sat in the balcony so we could more closely observe his climb down the rope to the main floor. He used several professors and students from th .......
7: Classical Court, RE: ". . . whoever HE may be. . . "? (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2024-01-13, 14:37:26 (73.42.48.174)
Yeah, you can't forget about Alsop! :) .......
8: Classical Court, No. It is a wonderful album. (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2023-12-14, 07:59:39 (73.42.48.174)
Good sound. Lots of bass. :) The Franck Violin Sonata is one of my favorite violin sonatas, and this arrangement manages to give me goosebumps just like the original. .......
9: Classical Court, Yep. nt (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2023-12-14, 07:56:58 (73.42.48.174)
nt .......
10: Classical Court, Nope. nt (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2023-12-13, 19:33:54 (73.42.48.174)
nt .......
11: Classical Court, Finally got a chance to listen to this album (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2023-12-11, 07:35:17 (73.42.48.174)
and it's really quite enjoyable. She probably met her accompanist at the 2007 Tchaikovsky competition where she won the gold medal and he won the silver medal (no gold that year for pianists). This is .......
12: Digital Drive, RE: Ditto (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2023-12-10, 08:48:28 (73.42.48.174)
Gary, glad to see you got the Bluesound. I do most of my listening through a Bluesound Node X and a Benchmark DAC 3B or the digital input to my Marantz SA-KI Ruby. I still get the feeling that an SACD .......
13: Classical Court, RE: A babe musician who even gets Ms. CfL's stamp of approval (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2023-12-07, 09:14:45 (73.42.48.174)
Chris, you'd make a great salesman. Just went to her website and purchased the CD/digital download bundle to support her work. Thanks. Here's a photo from her site. Update: I just downloaded the digit .......
14: Classical Court, RE: Vanska completes his Mahler cycle (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2023-12-06, 13:13:53 (73.42.48.174)
Vanska goes through the first part at warp speed which makes it really exciting. Hurwitz is also happy because you can here the organ and the percussion (especially his beloved tam-tam). As I have age .......
15: Classical Court, RE: So what do you think so far? [nt] (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2023-11-30, 15:26:53 (73.42.48.174)
I hope to find some time this weekend. I remember when I was starting to buy classical records in the mid-to-late 60s I went Bernstein and Szell instead of Ormandy. So most of these are new to me now .......
16: Classical Court, New Ormandy Box Has Arrived! (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2023-11-28, 11:32:16 (73.42.48.174)
The first Ormandy with Philadelphia Stereo Box has arrived! 88 CDs of material from 1958 through 1963. This means there will be another big box for Columbia recordings after 1963 plus those released o .......
17: Classical Court, RE: Yes - I'd seen that one! (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2023-11-22, 09:04:36 (73.42.48.174)
As far as I can tell via cdjapan.co.jp and tower.jp, she made six albums for RCA: the two previously mentioned, a violin sonata collection (Franck, Brahms and Strauss), another miscellaneous collectio .......
18: Classical Court, Chris, you may have missed her best CD cover (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2023-11-21, 20:32:47 (73.42.48.174)
This is the cover for the Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev violin concertos. I don't know what demographic is the target. .......
19: Inmate Central, Potemkin Village 2.0 nt (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2023-11-13, 18:36:45 (73.42.48.174)
nt .......
20: Classical Court, And right on time, Gramophone magazine teases (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2023-11-09, 08:30:46 (73.42.48.174)
a rave review! .......
21: Inmate Central, Chris, you sure stirred up a hornet's nest :) nt (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2023-09-27, 08:29:40 (73.42.48.174)
nt .......
22: Classical Court, Qobuz has the booklet. (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2023-09-22, 09:19:44 (73.42.48.174)
It's free for the downloading. 24/96 FLAC is $28, $14 for sublime members. Or free if you just want to stream it. .......
23: Classical Court, So have you had time to listen to this on Dolby Atmos via Apple? (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2023-09-17, 09:04:34 (73.42.48.174)
nt .......
24: Classical Court, RE: Don't tell me! Even the BBC's golden boy, John Wilson, has gone HIP on us! (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2023-09-13, 08:57:02 (73.42.48.174)
When I read this review, the first thing I thought was Chris won't like it because it's HIP! :) .......
25: Classical Court, Here is Hurwitz's Defense of Yuja's wardrobe. (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2023-09-09, 08:56:44 (73.42.48.174)
Kinda enjoyed it. .......
26: Classical Court, Hurwitz Doesn't Like the Set, Either... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2023-09-07, 09:10:24 (71.220.193.97)
I've become quite a fan of Dave's YouTube channel (see link). He mostly complains about the skewed balances and orchestral performance. A personal observation about the recording of the Rach 3rd in ge .......
27: Classical Court, Breaking News! Apple to Acquire BIS. (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2023-09-05, 07:52:01 (71.220.193.97)
Just found this on my Google feed. Information on link. .......
28: Classical Court, RE: Somebody should invent a digital "box"... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2023-09-03, 09:48:54 (71.220.193.97)
My Bluesound Node X (and every other Bluesound I've owned has no problem with this kind of playback. Gapless is the first thing I look for, but I've occasionally run into a playback app that chokes on .......
29: Classical Court, The Yuja/Rachmaninoff set is out! (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2023-09-02, 14:56:38 (71.220.193.97)
Both digital and physical versions of Yuja Wang's Rachmaninoff Piano Concertos and Paganini Rhapsody dropped on Friday. And Apple has the set presented in Dolby Atmos! I downloaded my copy from Qobuz .......
30: Inmate Central, My daughter's new cat... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2023-08-26, 09:38:55 (73.42.48.174)
Used to be a stray in the neighborhood. .......
31: Inmate Central, RE: Beautiful coat, wonderful eyes! (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2023-08-10, 08:34:25 (73.42.48.174)
I'm old, too. Some places don't want to have old folks like me adopt a kitten. One, can I take care of it? Two, it'll still be pretty young when my time runs out. I know that it's hard for older cats, .......
32: Inmate Central, Here's my old rescue... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2023-08-09, 08:22:57 (73.42.48.174)
Samantha. Adopted her from the local Humane Society two years ago when she was eleven years old. I'm her third owner. She was adopted there as a kitten. That owner died several years later and she .......
33: Inmate Central, U.S. Chambers of Commerce should study these videos!! (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2023-08-04, 07:31:36 (73.42.48.174)
They all seem very relaxing and inviting. Thanks. .......
34: Classical Court, +1 nt. (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2023-07-26, 10:48:28 (71.220.193.97)
nt .......
35: Classical Court, RE: It's as if I've died and gone to Dolby Atmos heaven - part 3 (Apple Music peculiarities, more titles) (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2023-07-24, 07:07:58 (73.42.48.174)
How were you able to play the new Wang Rachmaninoff release? On Apple Music only the last movement of #1 plays for me. Also, it is not even listed right now on their classical music app. You must have .......
36: Inmate Central, Here in Tallahassee, FSU just fired a criminology professor (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2023-07-20, 17:03:01 (73.42.48.174)
for faking data in research. I guess when you don't want to update your hypothesis after the data doesn't support it (part of the scientific method), you just save time and use fake data that supports .......
37: Classical Court, I only have two speakers, but (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2023-07-20, 06:46:54 (73.42.48.174)
the new 24/192 download of Solti's Gotterdammerung is amazingly better even in stereo. I have no room, or money, to get past stereo, but I enjoy hearing about this fancy stuff. Whenever Apple gets aro .......
38: Classical Court, I discovered her without YouTube... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2023-07-15, 07:08:13 (73.42.48.174)
Via Audiofon "audiophile" CDs in the late 1990's. Still have them. Great times. .......
39: Classical Court, RE: And now the Dorati STEREO Minneapolis box is out (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2023-06-29, 08:22:51 (73.42.48.174)
Mine was just shipped by Presto. Hope to have it for the long weekend. .......
40: Classical Court, The available notes say both the Bumblebee and Midsummer scherzo were arranged by Rachmaninoff - nt (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2023-06-24, 20:30:27 (73.42.48.174)
nt .......
41: Classical Court, Are they commercially available on DVD or Blu-ray? (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2023-06-24, 20:28:25 (73.42.48.174)
I found the La valse and Bumblebee on a DVD titled Verbier Festival: Highlights 2008. Through the Eyes of Yuja has Verbier concerto performances. .......
42: Classical Court, Some Yuja Playing to tide us over. (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2023-06-24, 10:01:03 (73.42.48.174)
Last week DG released Yuja Wang's 2008 Verbier Festival Debut Recital on digital (no hires, just CD quality). She performs two Ligeti Etudes, the Liszt's Piano Sonata, Vocalise, the scherzo from Midsu .......
43: Classical Court, As far as I can tell from the booklet is (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2023-06-17, 18:56:18 (73.42.48.174)
the Plangent Process was only used on CD33, one of the Chicago Symphony albums and only because of the audible wow. I did order my copy from Presto because they had it at a lower price than Amazon. I .......
44: Classical Court, Just received the Dorati Mono Mercury Box (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2023-06-17, 13:00:14 (73.42.48.174)
The Antal Dorati Mercury Masters Mono box from Eloquence arrived on Friday afternoon. I was on the fence about getting it until I watched the David Hurwitz YouTube review (link below). I have recently .......
45: Inmate Central, From the Babylon Bee -- Zelensky Accuses Russia... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2023-06-11, 07:21:28 (73.42.48.174)
Zelensky Accuses Russia Of Putting Little Nazi Stickers On The Helmets Of All His Soldiers .......
46: Classical Court, RE: Listened to my Tchaikowsky 1, Van Cliburn Kondrashin yesterday (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2023-06-09, 07:18:33 (73.42.48.174)
Cliburn was a soloist during the summer of 1967 at the Meadow Brook Music Festival at Oakland University which was north of Detroit. I had the greatest job that summer driving the Lincoln Continental .......
47: General Asylum, I've had great service from Fedex (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2023-06-04, 07:12:22 (73.42.48.174)
I buy CDs from Presto in England. I order box sets several times a year. I ordered the new remastered Klemperer set last Tuesday. It shipped Thursday and I received it on Friday (one day!) here in nor .......
48: Classical Court, +1 (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2023-05-31, 05:48:31 (73.42.48.174)
I have Qobuz Sublime so each 24/192 download was around $13 each. Plus, you can listen to them on Qobuz if you aren't into downloads. I've listened to the first two and they were the best sound I've e .......
49: Classical Court, RE: Hey, srl1 - my Byron Janis Mercury box finally arrived today (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2023-05-16, 06:30:39 (73.42.48.174)
I really enjoyed these recordings. The CDs are less aggressive than the original CD releases which makes for a more relaxed and transparent listening experience. .......
50: Classical Court, This is pure gold funny. (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2023-05-11, 11:58:08 (73.42.48.174)
Parents at piano recital perk up as Asian kid takes the stage. .......
51: Classical Court, What about Jochum on DG? (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2023-04-19, 06:41:22 (73.42.48.174)
This has always been the performance I return to. Has Janowitz and Fishcer-Dieskau. Overall performance is on fire. CD remastered in 2006. This is also available on Qobuz in 24/96. .......
52: Classical Court, RE: I don't know what all they plan to release (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2023-04-05, 06:46:35 (73.42.48.174)
I would think that a release that includes CDs, Audio-only Blu-ray and Video concert-style Blu-ray including Dolby Atmos would be a best seller. .......
53: Classical Court, RE: So it sounds like these are all new remasters? (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2023-04-05, 06:43:06 (73.42.48.174)
Yes. I infer from the booklet that Abbey Road just transferred the first generation three-channel masters to three-channel digital at 192/24, and then Thomas Fine did his remastering magic to stereo 1 .......
54: Classical Court, Thoughts on the new Byron Janis Mercury Box (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2023-04-04, 14:43:26 (73.42.48.174)
I just finished enjoying the new Mercury Box Set "Byron Janis, The Mercury Masters." It contains nine CDs with original artwork and a audio-only Blu-ray with the music from CDs 1 - 8 in hires, 192/24 .......
55: Classical Court, I, too had problems with CC at eclassical on Sunday (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2023-04-04, 13:44:46 (73.42.48.174)
Usually when this happens I get a text from the bank asking if I had been trying to make the purchase, and when I say yes, they clear the hold and I can complete the purchase. This time, nothing. I tr .......
56: Classical Court, RE: What did you use to connect your iPhone to the MoJo? (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2023-03-30, 12:09:36 (73.42.48.174)
I use the Lightning to USB Camera adaptor and a USB male to Micro-USB male cable to the Mojo. .......
57: Classical Court, Apple Music Classical App -- First Impressions (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2023-03-30, 09:15:07 (73.42.48.174)
Downloaded the new Apple Music Classical App on Tuesday night and decided to take it and my hardware on a quick test drive. I downloaded it on my iPhone X. I tested it with three of my four portable D .......
58: Classical Court, RE: srl1 - Thanks for the heads up. Let's hope for the best! (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2023-03-25, 07:14:39 (73.42.48.174)
Apple is bringing out an app to interface with their streaming service that is specifically designed for classical music albums. I hope it's more than changing the song column to tracks. :) They said .......
59: Classical Court, Another DG Dolby Atmos release on the horizon (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2023-03-24, 12:08:18 (73.42.48.174)
Deutsche Grammophon is rereleasing the Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto performances with Daniil Trifonov and the Philadelphia Orchestra in a 3 CD plus 1 Blu-ray audio that includes versions with Dolby Atm .......
60: Classical Court, New Respighi Birds and Ancient Dances and Airs - BIS (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2023-03-04, 10:24:26 (73.42.48.174)
This new BIS release is the next album in the Respighi series by John Neschling and the Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège. The performances are light and detailed with great spatial definition. .......
61: Classical Court, I downloaded the apps (iOS and Android) yesterday (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2023-02-25, 07:34:12 (73.42.48.174)
You can just add the service to your existing Presto account if you have one. It contains classical music and jazz. They provide HiRes up to 24/192 when available along with "booklets" when available. .......
62: Classical Court, +1 nt . (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2023-02-17, 06:04:10 (73.42.48.174)
nt .......
63: Classical Court, New Mercury Box on the horizon... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2023-02-08, 13:54:56 (73.42.48.174)
Byron Janis The Mercury Collection. Nine CDs and a Blu-ray "These recordings have been lovingly restored from the original master tapes and remastered at 24bit 192kHz by mastering engineer Tom Fine." .......
64: Classical Court, RE: Who needs reviewers when we've now got chatGPT? (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2023-02-08, 13:46:43 (73.42.48.174)
Don't worry, Chris, your reviewing job is safe. We'll just use chatGPT for reviews of HIP performances. .......
65: Classical Court, The Dude to NY! (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2023-02-07, 12:57:16 (73.42.48.174)
Just saw this from the New York Times. The Dude is leaving LA for NY starting in 2026. I should live so long. .......
66: Classical Court, RE: Speaking of Brahms Symphonies... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2023-01-14, 09:05:05 (73.42.48.174)
Really do like these performances and the sound quality. I'm surprised these were never released on SACD. Channel just reissued the Fischer Brahms cycle, which was originally single SACD albums, as a .......
67: Classical Court, RE: I don't know that recording, but. . . (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2023-01-08, 19:07:46 (73.42.48.174)
What the heck does "[too] many loose ends in her technique" mean? .......
68: Classical Court, RE: New for 2023... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2023-01-08, 09:02:49 (73.42.48.174)
The Janacek is new to me, and I enjoyed it. Both the Brahms and the Bartok are amazing. Never a dull moment. And the sound quality is top-notch. Ivan, have you listened to their performance of Beethov .......
69: Classical Court, Yuja is doing a warm-up in Orlando on 1/14 and 1/15 (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2023-01-07, 06:41:36 (73.42.48.174)
She will appear with the Orlando Philharmonic, Eric Jacobsen conductor, at 7:30 p.m. on January 14th (Rach #1 and #2) and at 3:30 p.m. on January 15th (Rach #3 and #4). It doesn't look like it's sold .......
70: Classical Court, Classical Album Cover of the Year -- and the music's good, too. (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2022-12-31, 12:17:21 (73.42.48.174)
I found this album yesterday (it's been out for a few months), and I am declaring it the classical album cover of the year. The music's not bad, either. Clarinet and piano arrangements of pieces from .......
71: Classical Court, My new favorites for 2022 (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2022-12-25, 14:25:18 (73.42.48.174)
I'll give this "best of" stuff a try. I am limiting myself to new releases in 2022, not box sets of older performances like the Paray, Masur, Mitropoulos, etc. Al should be available from Qobuz or Tid .......
72: Classical Court, +1 nt (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2022-12-18, 09:52:40 (73.42.48.174)
nt .......
73: Classical Court, Mic Drop (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2022-12-08, 16:24:28 (73.42.48.174)
Boom! .......
74: Digital Drive, RE: This post ... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2022-11-30, 13:29:29 (73.42.48.174)
Abe, I have a Benchmark DAC 3B that I have a love/hate relationship with. I'll be interested in your experience with it. .......
75: Classical Court, +1 nt (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2022-11-26, 08:01:46 (73.42.48.174)
nt .......
76: Classical Court, RE: John - what other recordings of the Debussy Etudes do you like? [nt] (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2022-11-23, 18:26:45 (73.42.48.174)
I'll go with Noriko Ogawa on BIS and Jean-Efflam Bavouzet on Chandos. Very good hires recordings. .......
77: Classical Court, +1 (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2022-09-24, 06:59:16 (73.42.48.174)
Awesome Ligeti performance. .......
78: Classical Court, And the HIPs Just Keep on Coming... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2022-08-30, 14:04:43 (73.42.48.174)
Naxos released a set of the Brahms Symphonies last Friday with the Danish Chamber Orchestra conducted by Adam Fischer (available on CD, 24/96 download, and on Qobuz among others). Unlike his Maher cyc .......
79: Classical Court, RE: Heard the Chausson, Debussy, and. . . (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2022-08-28, 14:53:32 (73.42.48.174)
I'm glad I can't hear "slight moments... of interventionist rhythmic waywardness." I can just enjoy the overall performance. .......
80: Classical Court, I ended up liking Volume 1 better (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2022-08-28, 14:51:12 (73.42.48.174)
Especially the twelve mono recordings. I listen to a lot of old recordings these days, like the Warner Furtwangler box and the Ormandy box. I am getting more enjoyment out of these old recordings than .......
81: Classical Court, Great new release from Lisa Batiashvili (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2022-08-21, 18:24:19 (73.42.48.174)
It's one of those concept albums, this one titled "Secret Love Letters." I don't know about that, but it contains my favorite violin sonata, the Franck Violin Sonata in A Major, the Chasson Poeme, and .......
82: Classical Court, New Digital Release from the Dude (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2022-08-04, 06:45:36 (73.42.48.174)
Last Friday a new release from the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Dude (Dudamel) popped up on Qobuz. The late Dvorak symphonies, numbers 7, 8, and 9 (HiRes 24/96). I think they were recorded in earl .......
83: Digital Drive, I do DAC of the quarter... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2022-07-27, 18:39:34 (73.42.48.174)
And I don't buy any new ones. I have a Qutest as my main outboard DAC. It competes for my time with the DAC built into my Marantz Ruby SACD player. The second outboard DAC that fits into my system is .......
84: Classical Court, Thanks for the listening guide (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2022-07-17, 12:21:55 (73.42.48.174)
Thanks, Chris, for the listening guide that will really come in handy when I start going through the mono recordings. On the subject of the stereo albums, I compared some tracks from the Debussy and B .......
85: Classical Court, Did a quick compare of new and old versions (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2022-07-11, 07:13:51 (73.42.48.174)
I decided to make a quick, short compare between the new Paray boxes and the older CD releases from the early 1990s. I picked at random disc 13 from the second Eloquence Paray box and disc 43 of the s .......
86: Classical Court, RE: Then it would appear that... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2022-07-08, 10:13:40 (73.42.48.174)
Yeah. I mainly bought these because most of my Living Presence discs are in the box sets, and I mainly relisten only to the Paray CDs (with a few Dorati thrown in), so now I'll have them in one (two?) .......
87: Classical Court, Got mine Thursday afternoon (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2022-07-08, 06:47:51 (73.42.48.174)
One week from Australia to Tallahassee. Not bad. Two comments so far (I hope to listen to a lot of this on the weekend): Each CD is one album so the timings are low CD-wise. The earlier Mercury releas .......
88: Classical Court, First World Problem.... :) nt (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2022-07-07, 05:55:13 (73.42.48.174)
nt .......
89: Classical Court, Presto is good at handling problems, too. (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2022-07-06, 13:21:19 (73.42.48.174)
They are very good with shipping damage, too. I ordered the Mitropoulos box from them. I should have known when the FedEx guy brought it to my door and didn't even bother to ring the bell or knock on .......
90: Classical Court, RE: Presto Music OK to buy shiny discs from... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2022-07-06, 05:54:09 (73.42.48.174)
Yes. .......
91: Classical Court, Eric Heidsieck Set Available from Erato (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2022-06-29, 19:36:29 (73.42.48.174)
I purchased this set (27 CDs) last year. It has the complete Beethoven sonatas and two Handel albums among a lot of other things. Overall, it's very good. See link. .......
92: Classical Court, RE: The two big Tom Fine remastered Paray/Detroit boxes - update (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2022-06-29, 07:01:30 (73.42.48.174)
I ordered these two boxes from Classics Direct in Australia on Monday. They noted that the items would be shipped 6/30. I received notification that they were shipped last night. The website is classi .......
93: Classical Court, Nice start -- nt (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2022-06-11, 12:59:32 (73.42.48.174)
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94: Classical Court, Just give us your top ten.... nt (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2022-06-10, 14:36:42 (73.42.48.174)
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95: Classical Court, +1 (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2022-06-01, 21:25:34 (73.42.48.174)
Reminds me of pilots telling navigator jokes! .......
96: Classical Court, RE: I've completely missed experiencing that work (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2022-06-01, 07:10:50 (73.42.48.174)
I am a fan of Penderecki. I have many albums especially ones on the Dux label. My wife was not a fan. She called him Pen-der-yeck-i. :) .......
97: Classical Court, Chris, Chandos.net has 24/96 multichannel downloads (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2022-05-31, 10:56:06 (73.42.48.174)
You may have other sources for MCh. I downloaded the 2chan 24/96, and it is very nice. I especially like the Sea Symphony and the London Symphony. .......
98: Classical Court, Like that one, but don't forget these two... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2022-05-24, 15:15:04 (73.42.48.174)
Much wilder hair styles. :) .......
99: Classical Court, +1 (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2022-05-01, 15:44:19 (73.42.48.174)
Attended a Mahler 2nd performance at the Meadow Brook Music Festival in 1967 with the student orchestra (augmented by select players from the Cleveland Orchestra) conducted by James Levine. The locati .......
100: Classical Court, Beethoven Complete Piano Sonatas on Sale for you HIPsters (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2022-04-17, 09:39:10 (73.42.48.174)
eClassical's one-day special item is the complete Beethoven Piano Sonatas with Ronald Brautigam and HIP pianos on the BIS label. $54 for the nine albums! All in hirez (24/44.1 and up) with surround do .......
101: Classical Court, RE: Haven't been able to confirm the Dolby Atmos blu-ray (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2022-04-15, 06:48:04 (73.42.48.174)
I went to the DG website and found this page. Under additional information is the statement "Also available in Dolby Atmos." So maybe that will be a separate release. The UK Amazon box set description .......
102: Classical Court, Great stuff! Do you have the Vienna Philharmonic release? (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2022-04-14, 16:47:02 (73.42.48.174)
Love this album. I especially enjoy the video Blu-Ray. It sounds as good as the audio-only Blu-Ray (24/48 vs. 24/96) with the added bonus of visual cues to enhance the overall experience. I, too, enjo .......
103: Classical Court, Coming in May: R. Strauss box with Andris and Yuja with Dolby Atmos!! (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2022-04-14, 16:24:22 (73.42.48.174)
I guess there are six CDs and an audio Blu-Ray. Might be right up Chris' alley. Seems like a bargain price. .......
104: Classical Court, Coffee table. After all, it has a coffee table book. :) (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2022-04-13, 18:22:25 (73.42.48.174)
Might start some interesting conversations. If you have a big coffee table you might consider adding the Walter, Ormandy and the soon to be released Mitropoulos sets. Much better than art and picture .......
105: Classical Court, I did an inventory and found I only had the Tchaikovsky symphonies (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2022-03-28, 07:00:21 (73.42.48.174)
so I ordered both. Philips one arrived last Friday and the DG one arrives today. Looking forward to some great music. .......
106: Classical Court, RE: Nice -- I missed that, since it isn't (yet?) available for streaming. n/t (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2022-03-25, 12:16:01 (73.42.48.174)
Interesting situation with Qobuz search capability. On the PC app this album shows up with a search for Suwanai. On my iPhone app it does not. I think this is because her name is in Japanese. So I use .......
107: Classical Court, Qobuz has a lot of her albums (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2022-03-25, 06:43:42 (73.42.48.174)
Including a new (?) release, January 2022, of Bachs Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin (in 24/192 resolution!). .......
108: Classical Court, Thanks for the heads up. (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2022-03-08, 12:06:30 (73.42.48.174)
I've put this in my Amazon Shopping List. .......
109: Classical Court, +1 nt (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2022-02-19, 09:03:48 (73.42.48.174)
nt .......
110: Classical Court, It's nice to know that you're capable of being wrong :) nt (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2022-02-19, 07:06:50 (73.42.48.174)
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111: Classical Court, RE: More on the new John Wilson Ravel album on Chandos (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2022-02-11, 11:53:57 (73.42.48.174)
The recording/performance of the Bolero is "da bomb" (and I'm listening in prehistoric 2-channel). The soundstage is wide and deep, the imaging and instrument placement is precise and has heft and bod .......
112: Classical Court, RE: Hey, srl1 - did you miss my post below about the Zimerman/Rattle set of Beethoven Concertos? (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2022-02-07, 11:47:28 (73.42.48.174)
You know it's really hard to follow the master. :) I really enjoyed the Blu-Ray video version (in stereo, of course) although it's only 24/48. If nothing else it's an historical document of the Covid .......
113: Classical Court, +1 24/96 on Qobuz and download - nt (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2022-02-07, 10:25:50 (73.42.48.174)
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114: Classical Court, Owen is available 24/96 as download and on Qobuz - is excellent - nt (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2022-02-07, 10:24:17 (73.42.48.174)
Nt .......
115: Classical Court, RE: Thanks, srl1! I didn't realize that was a Dobly Atmos release (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2022-01-07, 16:11:41 (73.42.48.174)
I have the BluRay version of the Buniatishvili/Mehta concert, and it, too, has Dolby Atmos sound. Looks like it's in stock at Amazon. I seem to remember that the Beethoven 1st is the most virtuoso per .......
116: Classical Court, Attn: Chris - Found this on Amazon today, but I don't know if it's new (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2022-01-07, 07:20:33 (73.42.48.174)
But I found under new releases (which is always iffy on Amazon) this multi-media release of Zimmerman/Rattle Beethoven Piano Concertos including, according to the blurb, a BluRay with Dolby Atmos surr .......
117: Classical Court, +1 on the Vanska, Fischer, Charles Owen and Bavouzet (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2021-12-26, 11:42:20 (73.42.48.174)
The others I am not familiar with but I will check them out. Thanks. .......
118: Classical Court, Thanks for the heads up... I ordered (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2021-12-26, 07:51:58 (73.42.48.174)
the Beethoven Violin Sonatas. Have a few of the others already. .......
119: Classical Court, RE: I agree with pbarach - although I haven't heard the Ninth (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2021-12-22, 18:41:07 (73.42.48.174)
You are really hard to satisfy. The Abbado/Lucerne Mahler Blu-Rays are suspect because they are too good! :) I am a late-in-his-career Abbado fan, and those last years with the Beethoven set (minus th .......
120: Classical Court, RE: Anyone Have any Comments on the Abbado 9th With Lucerne? (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2021-12-22, 18:32:48 (73.42.48.174)
I have the Kerstmatinees performances in a CD box set on Philips and it is very good. But the Blu-Ray Abbado Mahler 9th easily wins the day with HD sound and excellent video quality along with a mesme .......
121: Classical Court, Stunning Tzigane (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2021-12-21, 11:37:25 (73.42.48.174)
My absolute favorite recital album. .......
122: Classical Court, People who Google these woke words are . (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2021-12-21, 07:13:06 (73.42.48.174)
going to be mighty confused when your entry pops up in their search results. On the other hand, it might create new Audio Asylum members! .......
123: Classical Court, +1 nt (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2021-12-21, 06:50:50 (73.42.48.174)
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124: Classical Court, Great recording and performance (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2021-11-23, 06:59:46 (73.42.48.174)
I also agree with Chris' assessment of the current golden age of Beethoven Violin Sonatas, but this album just made me sit up and take notice, as they say. Really special. .......
125: Classical Court, Hurwitz just gave it a 10/10 (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2021-11-01, 06:02:28 (73.42.48.174)
I need to give it another listen. I downloaded it a few days ago and gave it a quick listen. Sounded pretty good. See link. .......
126: Classical Court, Welcome to the internet. nt (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2021-10-31, 14:19:04 (73.42.48.174)
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127: Classical Court, In the spirit of the content discussion below, I give you (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2021-10-30, 09:05:15 (73.42.48.174)
the following article by Norman Lebrecht that showed up in my Google feed yesterday. Seems Mr. Lebrecht has come down on the "no" side of babe pianists. The object of his scorn is not only a beautiful .......
128: Classical Court, Bazinga! nt (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2021-10-20, 13:30:59 (73.42.48.174)
nt .......
129: Classical Court, I love the Eloquence Set (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2021-10-20, 06:59:56 (73.42.48.174)
I bought this set when it first came out because I love piano music and there is lots of it here and it's played by many talented performers. Your message appeared just as I was starting disc six! I h .......
130: Classical Court, RE: Debussy/Bavouzet Collector's Edition (complete) only $16 at HD Tracks. A goof? (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2021-10-15, 11:18:04 (73.42.48.174)
Both that and the complete Beethoven sonatas were $16 early this morning. Looks like they fixed the error. .......
131: Classical Court, +1 nt (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2021-10-02, 07:47:09 (73.42.48.174)
nt .......
132: Classical Court, New Releases for weekend listening (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2021-09-25, 07:22:53 (73.42.48.174)
Friday is new release and new download day. This week is potentially a bumper crop. Two available on Qobuz for streaming, the Steinbacher only as a download. Enjoy! .......
133: Classical Court, RE: A recent listing from Berkshire Record Outlet (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2021-09-21, 21:17:24 (73.42.48.174)
Cavaradossi is in Tosca not Turandot. .......
134: Classical Court, Time for something lighter. Yuja posts pictures (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2021-09-21, 10:59:02 (73.42.48.174)
of her tour with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra. Enjoy! .......
135: Classical Court, I didn't know David Hurwitz wrote under a nom de plume!! nt (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2021-09-14, 12:04:07 (73.42.48.174)
nt .......
136: Computer Audio Asylum, Thanks for the output level comment (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2021-08-30, 17:08:20 (73.42.48.174)
I have a Qutest and have been running it at 2V. Changing it to 3V and giving it a listen. .......
137: Classical Court, Anyone whose music made it into the soundtrack of... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2021-08-27, 11:52:35 (71.209.95.253)
2001: A Space Odyssey has to be great! :) .......
138: Classical Court, Going to sit down tonight and enjoy a new Ligeti album download! (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2021-08-27, 11:05:41 (71.209.95.253)
Also available on Qobuz and Idagio. .......
139: General Asylum, +1 nt (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2021-08-04, 06:42:34 (71.209.95.253)
nt .......
140: Classical Court, Did you notice that CD5 is not included on the BluRay? (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2021-08-04, 06:38:55 (71.209.95.253)
Maybe there's an explanation in the booklet. I have preordered it from Amazon and am supposed to get it Friday. .......
141: Classical Court, RE: Dunno, srl1 - J-Fi's maybe getting a little old for me [nt] ;-) (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2021-08-01, 06:56:37 (71.209.95.253)
You'll just have to dust off your turntable! .......
142: Classical Court, Presto lists it as vinyl only.... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2021-07-31, 13:24:37 (71.209.95.253)
Also, from the cover it looks like you need to be in the "JF Club." Of course, I bet you are the president of such club. :) .......
143: Hi-Rez Highway, I have to confess that I really like the Schnittke... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2021-05-27, 18:50:11 (73.42.48.174)
something different to cleanse the palate. Lots of fun. Less filling, sounds great! .......
144: Classical Court, RE: Ormandy Columbia Legacy is a Ghost (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2021-05-25, 18:59:21 (73.42.48.174)
I think Sony has been caught by surprise by the high demand. After all, it's all mono. ArkivMusic offered it at a good price just prior to release and had to send out an email to their customers decla .......
145: Hi-Rez Highway, Just ordered one.... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2021-05-04, 10:43:52 (73.42.48.174)
I plan to place it between my Oppo 205 and my Chord Qutest and my Benchmark DAC3-B. Buying it mainly for hopefully improved SQ on BluRay (audio-only and concert), but will give it a listen with my SAC .......
146: Classical Court, Great line! (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2021-05-04, 10:39:46 (73.42.48.174)
"Those girlie-man dynamic taperings he keeps imposing (especially in the first movement) add an air of unwelcome effeminacy to the music - Beethoven is no longer shaking his fist at the gods, rather, .......
147: Classical Court, Chris is not wishy-washy on anything musical... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2021-04-14, 18:44:48 (73.42.48.174)
I'd like to hear Angela Hewitt perform the Shostakovich Piano Concerto #1 accompanied by John Eliot Gardiner and his Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique band and have Chris write a review! One cat .......
148: Classical Court, These quotes must be from Titania McGrath..... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2021-04-09, 13:24:54 (73.42.48.174)
an author and parody account on Twitter. Her(?) Twitter bio reads: Activist. Healer. Radical intersectionalist poet. Nonwhite. Ecosexual. Pronouns: variable. Selfless and brave. Buy my books." Author .......
149: Classical Court, +1 nt (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2021-04-05, 08:35:24 (73.42.48.174)
nt .......
150: Classical Court, Bazinga. nt (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2021-04-05, 08:23:48 (73.42.48.174)
nt .......
151: Classical Court, RE: Thanks for the heads up. (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2021-04-01, 10:52:09 (73.42.48.174)
Slatkin and Saint Louis for nostalgia and the long gong, Wild/Horenstein for the Paganini Rhapsody for the same reason. .......
152: Classical Court, RE: I am hoping for two big boxes.... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2021-02-23, 19:00:39 (73.42.48.174)
I know, but I was hoping they would keep them separate. I read that this Ormandy box will be all mono. .......
153: Classical Court, I am hoping for two big boxes.... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2021-02-22, 18:41:44 (73.42.48.174)
One should be the Columbia releases and the other the RCA releases. Because I don't have much Ormandy now, I'd be a prime candidate for both. .......
154: Classical Court, Thanks, Chris. Found it on Qobuz and (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2021-02-15, 13:09:57 (73.42.48.174)
will give it a listen in the next couple of days. It's 24/96 on Qobuz. My favorite recording is Barenboim/Chicago on DG. With the right volume at the beginning of the finale you can peel paint at 40 f .......
155: Classical Court, I call him "Bravo! Guy" (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2021-02-03, 14:08:31 (73.42.48.174)
He has to be first! I always listen for him at the end of live recordings. :) .......
156: Classical Court, Thanks for the heads up! I went a little crazy (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2021-01-11, 10:04:45 (73.42.48.174)
with my purchases. I bought the Bavouzet Beethoven piano sonatas set and the Storgards Nielsen symphony set as well as several "film music" albums I've always wanted and a few others that were hires t .......
157: Classical Court, It's hi-res on Qobuz (stereo) nt (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2021-01-05, 19:19:44 (73.42.48.174)
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158: Classical Court, Here's my top ten. Happy New Year! (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2020-12-31, 11:55:21 (73.42.48.174)
Again this year, Chris has inspired me to share my favorite new releases from 2020. I can't say as much as he does about his choices so I'll limit my comments to one or two sentences. I believe most o .......
159: Classical Court, On Qobuz try "bruno walter mahler" It's in the search results nt (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2020-12-30, 19:01:39 (73.42.48.174)
nt .......
160: Digital Drive, +1 nt (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2020-12-27, 19:16:35 (73.42.48.174)
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161: Classical Court, +1 nt (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2020-12-20, 08:37:08 (73.42.48.174)
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162: Classical Court, You'd think Chris would like him since he's (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2020-12-07, 18:58:06 (73.42.48.174)
anti-HIP. :) I've listened to a couple of excerpts from this new set on Qobuz (24/96, I believe). I can tell a few of the more complex parts aren't as solid as before, but I still like his overall app .......
163: Classical Court, RE: Carol Rosenberger: "Water Music of the Impressionists." Still as beautiful and ravishing today as I was back when t (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2020-11-30, 05:29:49 (73.42.48.174)
Listened to some of it last night via Qobuz. Very nice! Thanks for the suggestion. .......
164: General Asylum, Reminds me of those old Decca, DG, and Philips catalogs (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2020-11-17, 19:21:47 (73.42.48.174)
that were so beautifully done. .......
165: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Upsampling everything to DSD SACD (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2020-11-17, 19:18:39 (73.42.48.174)
Well, my Marantz Ruby SACD player upsamples to DSD at 11.2 MHz all PCM input internally. That output sounds very smooth and clean, but I still prefer an exteral DAC for PCM conversion. Marantz must ha .......
166: Classical Court, New Delibes Ballet Suites on Chandos with Neeme Jarvi (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2020-11-05, 14:33:45 (73.42.48.174)
Just a lot of fun, light music available on Qobuz for streaming and on chandos.net for downloading. Mch for you, Chris. Very well recorded. Eighty two minutes of escape from the real world. ::: TOPIC: .......
167: Classical Court, What about your Pulsars? nt (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2020-10-22, 18:42:00 (73.42.48.174)
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168: Classical Court, I have his Brahms and Liszt CDs . . (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2020-10-20, 12:46:00 (73.42.48.174)
since those are of most interest to me, and they are very good. It looks like his entire discography is on Qobuz. I'll give the Schubert and the Beethoven a listen. Thanks for the reminder! ::: TOPIC: .......
169: Classical Court, Love their work. Heard them live a few years ago, (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2020-10-13, 18:40:33 (73.42.48.174)
right after they got their new violist. Got to talk with them afterwards. Really nice and friendly folks. .......
170: Classical Court, RE: A rare miss from BIS (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2020-10-04, 18:30:50 (73.42.48.174)
I have the stereo version and can see Chris' complaints. I have memories of copying LPs to cassette for car play many years ago, and I remember that a horn will drive the level meters absolutely bonke .......
171: Classical Court, Nice save, although I think the video set has been rereleased on CD. nt (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2020-09-16, 18:32:52 (73.42.48.174)
nt .......
172: Classical Court, According to Google translate it's the fifth time! Someone give Chris smelling salts. (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2020-09-16, 15:06:32 (73.42.48.174)
From the description: A new recording of Barenboim produced during the period of self-restraint of Corona. Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas & Diabelli Variations (13 Discs) Pianist and conductor Dani .......
173: Classical Court, Looking forward to it. :^) nt (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2020-09-16, 11:49:16 (73.42.48.174)
Nt. .......
174: Classical Court, RE: I was just interested in your general impressions (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2020-09-13, 16:16:53 (73.42.48.174)
I just listened to parts of the Gergiev/Matsuev SACD (I didn't realize it was recorded over 10 years ago!), and I must say I'm not in love with the SQ or the performance. I think the Chailly accompani .......
175: Classical Court, RE: I was just interested in your general impressions (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2020-09-13, 13:46:03 (73.42.48.174)
I do have the Gergiev/Matsuev on SACD. The SQ on the Blu-Ray seems quite good, but I have to play it through my Oppo 205 bypassing my Chord Qutest DAC. The audio is 24/48 and there is a surround-sound .......
176: Classical Court, RE: Thanks, srl1! Do you have Matsuev's earlier recording with Gergiev? (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2020-09-13, 11:58:21 (73.42.48.174)
I can hear a cut like Wild's, but I might not find the one you're talking about. Where is it? It might help me find it. .......
177: Classical Court, Rach 3 Blu-ray with Chailly/Matsuev finally arrived (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2020-09-13, 06:32:39 (73.42.48.174)
I ordered this from Presto Music because it was released earlier in GB than the US, but it took so long that I could have purchased it from Amazon US and had the same result. Anyway, the Matsuev Rach .......
178: Classical Court, +1 nt (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2020-09-10, 18:46:19 (73.42.48.174)
nt .......
179: Classical Court, Don't hold back, Chris. Tell us how you really feel... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2020-09-05, 19:13:12 (73.42.48.174)
Please try to listen to some of the live performance to see if it is any different. I know, it's a big ask, but you can do it!!! .......
180: Classical Court, Alexis Weissenberg :) nt (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2020-09-03, 18:59:33 (73.42.48.174)
nt .......
181: Classical Court, Muti Bruckner in the search works, too. :) nt (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2020-08-24, 08:35:15 (73.42.48.174)
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182: Classical Court, If you go to channelclassics.com the price for 256 DSD is (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2020-08-21, 11:02:19 (73.42.48.174)
only 25.88. .......
183: Classical Court, I only got two speakers and a subwoofer, but (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2020-08-18, 14:22:37 (73.42.48.174)
I can play these MQA files through my Bluesound Node 2 and get 24/96 to my external dac. Sound pretty good, but I haven't played the CDs in a while. If I get a chance I'll compare them. Do I understan .......
184: Classical Court, I only look at Chris' posts for the commentary.... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2020-08-17, 18:59:48 (73.42.48.174)
Kind of like Playboy. :) .......
185: Classical Court, RE: speaking of sexism and classical music. A review that made me go ballistic from Mark Swed (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2020-08-15, 17:26:02 (73.42.48.174)
The reviewer thinks both pianists are talented and great. I love to listen to both of them. The reviewer went on-and-on to fill up some space. Everyone should lighten up and enjoy the music. ::: TOPIC .......
186: Classical Court, I'll take your album (ordered it) and raise you this one... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2020-08-13, 09:02:33 (73.42.48.174)
Another recent Liszt recital by Martina Filjak. This woman knows her way around a piano. The not quite complimentary review in the June issue of Gramophone includes the following: "a sustained assault .......
187: Classical Court, +1 nt (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2020-08-12, 16:06:42 (73.42.48.174)
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188: Classical Court, RE: Pittsburg/Maazel CD sound great, (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2020-08-12, 16:03:40 (73.42.48.174)
I think that release was one of several minimum mic (3?) releases he did with Pittsburgh and Sony. .......
189: Classical Court, HIP is back! nt (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2020-08-12, 15:53:21 (73.42.48.174)
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190: Classical Court, This set is available on Qobuz. Enjoy. Nt (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2020-07-31, 09:01:36 (73.42.48.174)
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191: Classical Court, +1 nt (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2020-07-23, 05:35:49 (73.42.48.174)
nt .......
192: Classical Court, RE: Right-wing nonsense? Who's injecting politics into the discussion now? (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2020-07-23, 05:34:22 (73.42.48.174)
Chris, I don't know if you're a right-winger (I'm guessing not), but notice that as soon as you say something others disagree with the "Faux News, right-wing" comments start flying. I'm sure that folk .......
193: Classical Court, RE: What I didn't agree with was the author's implied belief that. . . (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2020-07-22, 18:56:19 (73.42.48.174)
With me, since I've never been on the inside, just comes across as puffery and major levels of self-esteem. :) .......
194: Classical Court, Chris, what parts didn't you agree with.. (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2020-07-22, 15:00:00 (73.42.48.174)
I think I nodded my head all of the way through this. Did I miss something? .......
195: Classical Court, RE: Thread about NYT Audition article got the axe in Central. (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2020-07-22, 14:02:44 (73.42.48.174)
Thanks for sharing this article. I am not a musician (well, high school band), but I appreciate the players who make up an orchestra and the hard work they do. For someone to come along and say that a .......
196: Classical Court, The BluRay mch version of the Mahler 3 and 5 (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2020-07-20, 18:52:56 (73.42.48.174)
is available at Presto for $27. Can't find it on Amazon. Haven't played it in a long time, but I remember it being quite good. And Chris, it's multichannel! .......
197: Classical Court, I have a weekly process... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2020-07-14, 18:53:25 (73.42.48.174)
On Friday I go to eclassical.com, hdtracks.com, prostudiomasters.com, chandos.net and hyperion-records.co.uk and look at all of the new classical releases. Some of those are shown in the Qobuz new rel .......
198: Classical Court, Nothing as cool as you got, but.... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2020-07-06, 14:01:44 (73.42.48.174)
I just received two box sets from Presto: Jochum Philips recordings and Mehta LA Phil recordings. Got 'em before their release in the US and came in less than a week. .......
199: Classical Court, +1 nt (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2020-07-06, 13:51:40 (73.42.48.174)
nt .......
200: Classical Court, I found the Ibragimova Shostakovich #1 atmospheric but too nice. nt (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2020-06-08, 18:53:24 (73.42.48.174)
nt .......
201: Classical Court, RE: Fischer/Malher 9 (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2020-05-30, 18:26:24 (73.42.48.174)
I liked it, too. Very good sound. First and last movements excellent. I like the second and third a little more earthy, sinister and wild. Maybe Bernstein affected me... .......
202: Classical Court, Come on, guys, it's Adam (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2020-05-27, 18:33:23 (73.42.48.174)
Fischer. 24/48 on Qobuz. .......
203: Classical Court, RE: Consensus best Mahler 8th? (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2020-05-26, 18:50:15 (73.42.48.174)
For interpretation and performance I go to Adam Fischer recording. For sonic impact I go to Chailly/Lucerne BluRay. Honorable mention for sonic impact is Solti/Chicago. .......
204: Classical Court, +1 nt (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2020-05-26, 18:32:52 (73.42.48.174)
nt .......
205: Classical Court, RE: List 4 or 5 recordings YOU consider "definitive" (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2020-05-18, 14:09:16 (73.42.48.174)
In no particular order: Holst: Planets Schubert: Piano Sonata D.960 Ravel: Gaspard Mahler: Ninth Liszt: Transcendental Etudes .......
206: Classical Court, FYI - Also available on American Qobuz - nt (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2020-05-15, 08:04:05 (73.42.48.174)
nt .......
207: Classical Court, Easy choice given your requirements.. (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2020-05-08, 18:43:12 (73.42.48.174)
Barenboim/Staatskapelle Berlin. Great sound. Great orchestra. Great playing. Reasonable tempos. Solid interpretations. .......
208: Classical Court, New Liszt Annees de pelerinage - complete (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2020-04-14, 13:36:04 (73.42.48.174)
Found this recent release on Qobuz this weekend. New Liszt is always welcome. Good sound. Solid playing. Quite delightful. 24/96. .......
209: Classical Court, Really enjoyable. Thanks for pointing it out. nt (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2020-04-12, 18:39:44 (71.220.201.88)
nt .......
210: Classical Court, Yeah, I forgot to mention the need (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2020-03-02, 11:19:26 (73.42.48.174)
to reactivate your Glenn Gould Hum Filter. .......
211: Classical Court, Cover of the year (so far) (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2020-03-02, 08:54:31 (73.42.48.174)
Also, the playing is beautiful and the recording is terrific! And there's surround for you, Chris. .......
212: Classical Court, RE: Still Working Through Annie Fischer's Hungaroton set and Loving It. nt (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2020-03-01, 16:40:19 (73.42.48.174)
Really like that set, too. .......
213: Classical Court, Just Finished the Fazil Say Beethoven Sonata Cycle (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2020-03-01, 14:36:39 (73.42.48.174)
I downloaded this set when it first came out from HDTracks. I am a fan of his recordings. If you haven't heard his rendition of the Beethoven Kreutzer sonata with Patricia Kopatchinskaja, you haven't .......
214: Classical Court, Yuja Wang Reviews and News (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2020-02-23, 17:19:59 (73.42.48.174)
It seems that Yuja Wang not only creates fascinating recitals, her performances also lead to interesting reviews (see link). I would love to hear (and see) one of her performances live. On a related n .......
215: Classical Court, The hate is strong in this one... :) (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2020-02-13, 06:05:25 (73.42.48.174)
The early years... .......
216: Classical Court, Maybe if she were 30+ years younger.... :) nt (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2020-02-12, 19:22:14 (73.42.48.174)
nt .......
217: Classical Court, Best January Release (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2020-01-30, 14:13:58 (73.42.48.174)
Best new release for January 2020. Wonderfully powerful, and delicate, playing with super sound quality. I have the 24/48 download. Qobuz has 16/44.1, but it still sounds great. The cover is not bad, .......
218: Classical Court, +1 -- I have the download. Fabulous! nt (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2020-01-21, 19:57:34 (73.42.48.174)
nt .......
219: Classical Court, My Classical Faves of 2019 (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2019-12-28, 10:03:40 (73.42.48.174)
I can't hope to keep up with Chris and his wonderful commentary, so I'm just going to list a few hires downloads (alas, stereo-only) and say why I like them. First is a new album from Yuja Wang and .......
220: Classical Court, RE: I got the complete Beethoven Sonatas (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2019-12-26, 15:19:46 (174.227.146.221)
That's going to give much pleasure. Enjoy. .......
221: Classical Court, RE: Uh. . . Maybe they'd give me the receipt too - for exchange privileges (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2019-12-26, 12:18:47 (73.42.48.174)
The Richter is very nice, and space-saving! .......
222: Classical Court, Wonderful Christmas Gift (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2019-12-25, 12:35:15 (73.42.48.174)
My son just gave me this Gilels box set for Christmas. I've been coveting it for a few years now. Gilels is one of the few great pianists I've managed to hear live (Bolet and Cliburn are the only othe .......
223: Classical Court, Sure am glad I'm not in witness protection! :) nt (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2019-12-23, 20:31:20 (73.42.48.174)
Nt. .......
224: Classical Court, Yep. Big fan. (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2019-12-23, 19:41:12 (73.42.48.174)
I picked these up as single discs from Hungaroton. My understanding is that these were not released until after her death since she didn't approve them for release. I also acquired her Schubert D. 960 .......
225: Classical Court, This one, for sure... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2019-12-20, 19:33:54 (73.42.48.174)
Fast, and recorded using tube gear. .......
226: Classical Court, Glenn Gould Remastered (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2019-12-14, 11:03:26 (73.42.48.174)
I did a cursory search on this big box set and didn't see any comments on the USB purchase option. I took a chance and picked this up from Amazon the other day. You get all 70+ discs in FLAC (24/44.1) .......
227: Classical Court, RE: A special post for Mr. Poles and for everyone else who. . . (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2019-12-06, 15:07:01 (73.42.48.174)
Great research, Chris. .......
228: Classical Court, Thanks.... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2019-11-29, 07:00:14 (73.42.48.174)
I did a search on her name and this didn't come up. A shame there were no more comments. This album deserves to be heard and enjoyed. .......
229: Classical Court, Beatrice Rana - Stravinsky, Ravel Recital (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2019-11-28, 21:00:09 (73.42.48.174)
I bought this download a couple of weeks ago, and I believe it's available on Tidal and Qobuz, and I'm surprised no one else has mentioned it yet. This is an outstanding recital. The combination of el .......
230: General Asylum, Nope. Streaming 24/96 through my Bluesound Node 2 right now... nt (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2019-09-23, 11:03:10 (73.42.48.174)
Nt .......
231: Hi-Rez Highway, Update on the apps (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2019-09-19, 18:29:53 (73.42.48.174)
As of right now, the iOS Amazon Music app does not visually tag different albums/tracks as HD or ULTRA HD. The Android app does. I'll hook up my Mojo later to confirm hires output. .......
232: Hi-Rez Highway, Works with BluOS on my Bluesound Node 2 (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2019-09-17, 21:01:04 (73.42.48.174)
Streamed a couple of 24/96 classical albums via the Amazon plugin already installed on my BluOS app on my iPhone. The only way to tell if it's a Hires stream is an icon that shows up when the track is .......
233: Classical Court, I'm going through the new box set, and (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2019-09-09, 06:43:31 (73.42.48.174)
if you like the sound of the concerts, you'll love the rehearsal discs. The down side is duplicate performances, because rehearsals! There are 15 CDs. Five rehearsal discs for the May 9, 1965 concert .......
234: Classical Court, Give it a listen on Qobuz (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2019-08-26, 16:12:14 (73.42.48.174)
You might just stop with a jaw drop! By the way, I always enjoy highly individual performances, but sometimes I worry about letting on about it. :) .......
235: Classical Court, Bought the 24/96 from ProStudioMasters (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2019-08-25, 16:36:34 (73.42.48.174)
Really great sound. If you like "cathedral-like" interpretations this one is for you. I really enjoyed it. .......
236: Classical Court, My Review, in three words (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2019-08-24, 13:01:16 (73.42.48.174)
Wow! Oh, my... .......
237: Classical Court, +1 (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2019-08-24, 06:50:37 (73.42.48.174)
nt .......
238: Classical Court, Yes. Nt (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2019-07-24, 08:28:36 (68.84.20.187)
Nt .......
239: Classical Court, RE: Anyone try the BIS Planets/Enigma? Organ presence? Glow? Liquidity? Loquaciousness? Nt (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2019-07-05, 18:58:43 (68.84.20.187)
Downloaded both this and the new Zhang Tchaikovsky 1 and Prokofiev 2. It's warhorse weekend! Will post observations. Noticed that the Elgar is a few years older than the Holst. Maybe BIS is cleaning o .......
240: Classical Court, Just in time for this thread... Yuja! (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2019-07-05, 18:55:04 (68.84.20.187)
New digital release (available at HDTracks and ProStudioMasters) that includes Yuja Wang performing the Rhapsody in Blue with The Dude and the Vienna Philharmonic. FLAC 24/96 is what I downloaded. The .......
241: Classical Court, RE: Rhapsody in Blue -- International Version (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2019-07-03, 10:22:37 (68.84.20.187)
I do like Chris' choice, but I still love this one. It really is different! By the way, it's available on Qobuz and Tidal (although you have to work to find it). .......
242: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Hi-Rez Players (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2019-06-18, 10:31:38 (68.84.20.187)
I have a Mytek Brooklyn DAC+ that handles the digital outs from my Bluesound Node 2. Very, very good. If I hadn't bought the DAC+ before the Bridge came out, I would have probably sprung for it. ::: T .......
243: Classical Court, Nice! nt (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2019-04-04, 18:13:40 (71.220.204.62)
nt .......
244: Classical Court, Oh, come on! It's Shakespeare... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2019-04-04, 11:07:43 (71.220.204.62)
It's her artistic expression of Ophelia. I think it's tragically beautiful. The singing's pretty good, too. .......
245: Classical Court, RE: Anyone try Fischer's Mahler 7th? Samples suggest that he's finally become a Mahlerian (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2019-04-02, 14:45:54 (174.227.31.252)
I think it is damn great with state-of-the-art sound. Best thing he's done that I've heard. .......
246: Classical Court, RE: Feel the same... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2019-03-20, 11:21:53 (71.220.204.62)
I have the 24/96 download of this and it's quite impressive. The Dude and the orchestra seem to be having a great time. Really good sound. .......
247: Classical Court, Sorry, liked that one a great deal... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2019-03-20, 11:20:18 (71.220.204.62)
Maybe I like swift tempos... .......
248: Classical Court, RE: Thinking of downloading Ogawa's Rach 1 and 4 on sale at BIS today. Yeas? Nays? (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2019-03-12, 19:07:41 (71.220.204.62)
I have it. It's excellent and the sound quality is, too. .......
249: Classical Court, I knew that was coming.... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2019-03-08, 06:38:24 (68.84.20.187)
:) .......
250: Classical Court, It's on Qobuz, but (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2019-03-07, 05:46:48 (71.220.204.62)
you have to search Buffalo Philharmonic to find it (shades of Tidal!). It says hires, but I don't know how high. I really enjoyed this recording. Excellent sonics. Lively performances. I do agree the .......
251: Classical Court, RE: Khatia's new Schubert album (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2019-03-05, 20:50:50 (68.84.20.187)
From the comments below, the cover is doing what it was intended to do. .......
252: Classical Court, RE: I didn't think it was Gehalten enough at fig 295, but maybe it's me. nt (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2019-03-01, 20:00:53 (68.84.20.187)
I must have missed the sneeze. .......
253: Classical Court, Fabulous recorded sound (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2019-03-01, 15:27:44 (71.220.204.62)
The beginning of the second movement was the most beautiful sound that had ever come out of my system! I'm not a real veteran of the Mahler 7th. I enjoy the inside movements--2, 3, and 4--but I've not .......
254: Classical Court, Friday Classical Downloads Have Great Potential (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2019-02-01, 18:43:24 (71.220.204.62)
Great Friday downloads available. Here's a select list (it is not anywhere near comprehensive). First from Channel Classics: New Mahler 7th with Ivan Fischer(available in multichannel DSD and FLAC .......
255: Classical Court, Good Stuff... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2019-01-31, 20:40:34 (71.220.204.62)
Enjoyed it. .......
256: Classical Court, RE: Speaking of Mono... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2019-01-30, 16:17:20 (68.84.20.216)
I'm really enjoying my free month of Qobuz. I'll add this to my favorites. .......
257: Hi-Rez Highway, On the restart issue... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2019-01-29, 06:15:43 (71.220.204.62)
The 105 will restart where you left off after pressing stop. (This worked unless you played some other discs before going back to the original one.) If you press stop again it will restart automatical .......
258: Classical Court, Yeah, the new website sucks... nt (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2019-01-22, 18:26:43 (68.84.20.187)
Nt .......
259: Classical Court, RE: MDT (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2019-01-22, 14:42:58 (174.227.138.77)
I noticed their site was down. They have been acting weirdly lately. I had a complete order canceled last week and only one item shipped out of a new order. I have emailed them twice to find out what' .......
260: Classical Court, If you want Zimmermann in a different environment... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2019-01-20, 19:33:29 (71.220.204.62)
go for this one on the LSO label. .......
261: Classical Court, Sorry, Ivan, really liked this one... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2019-01-20, 17:00:37 (68.84.20.187)
and I loved Zimmermann. .......
262: Classical Court, RE: Chausson's new Piano Trio on Resonus -- Exquisite (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2019-01-16, 09:55:20 (71.220.204.62)
Downloaded this from ProStudioMasters. Very much enjoyed the Chausson. Realistic sound quality (great depth :)). My favorite part of the album was the middle movement of the Faure. Emotionally satisfy .......
263: Classical Court, My top three on CD are... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2019-01-16, 09:50:47 (71.220.204.62)
I learned the Beethoven symphonies listening to the Szell/Cleveland recordings, and I still enjoy them, but for modern sound quality I have alternatives that I visit more often. This is my serious g .......
264: Classical Court, RE: "Vanska seemed to have all of the notes but wasn't quite sure what to do with them." (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2019-01-10, 10:14:12 (71.220.204.62)
I don't think it's as bad as Hurwitz (on the 5th): "This has got to be the most expressively sterile, emotionally neutral performance of Mahler's Fifth yet captured on disc. I might call it a 'CD from .......
265: Classical Court, Vanska's Mahler 2nd (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2019-01-10, 09:40:17 (71.220.204.62)
I'm going to go out on a limb here and declare how wonderful this Mahler 2nd is before David Hurwitz announces that it is one of the worst he's ever heard. :) First, I had to listen to this 24/96 2-ch .......
266: Classical Court, RE: Just downloaded it. Did you notice no surround... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2019-01-08, 14:00:50 (174.227.5.192)
Probably true in that there are temporary names in the meta-data. I check their site every day for the daily deals and have picked up some new stuff sooner than they should be out. .......
267: Classical Court, RE: Wasn't overwhelmed with the Vanska/Minnesota's Mahler 6th... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2019-01-08, 07:07:42 (71.220.204.62)
Probably. It was a strange reading. All of the notes were there, beautifully recorded, but they didn't seem to gel into anything. .......
268: Classical Court, Just downloaded it. Did you notice no surround... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2019-01-08, 07:06:33 (71.220.204.62)
on this one? Both the 5th and the 6th did have a surround download. I wonder why... .......
269: Classical Court, I rarely say anything bad about a performance.... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2019-01-04, 16:30:12 (71.220.204.62)
I just don't mention it, but I downloaded the hires version of the Schumann symphonies with MTT and SFS and found them bland and not very well recorded. As they say, YMMV. Every time there is a new SF .......
270: Classical Court, RE: Thanks, I'm very interested in Fischer's Dussel Mahler cycle, I've not yet found a satisfying modern 7 or 3. (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-12-31, 18:17:52 (68.84.20.187)
It's way above decent. Just not demo quality. .......
271: Classical Court, My 2018 Reissue Picks (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-12-31, 17:15:00 (71.209.79.153)
For the reissues side of 2018 I'm going to mainly stick to Blu-Ray box sets of "classic" performances. I find the Blu-Ray route to be really fascinating. What's not to like about this release? Over .......
272: Classical Court, More EOY recommendations (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-12-31, 13:17:42 (71.209.79.153)
After taking Chris' advice, I reviewed my download purchases to come up with my favorites of the year for 2018. I do buy physical media, but most of those are reissues of some kind. So I'll limit my l .......
273: Classical Court, RE: Are you making a comment about Bolet and Kissen? [nt] ;-) (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-12-31, 13:00:37 (71.209.79.153)
I was afraid to bring that up! :) .......
274: Classical Court, Got 11 of these in one form(at) or another... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-12-31, 07:34:36 (71.209.79.153)
Although I'm not that enamored of the Honeck album. The rest that I have are pretty darn good. My problem with a list of favorites from 2018 is that I can't remember back that far (old-timer's disease .......
275: Classical Court, Marc-Andre Hamelin and Afred Brendel because (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-12-30, 09:29:15 (71.209.79.153)
Hamelin's technique is so extraordinary that the music flows effortlessly, and Brendel (1991) when I want a by-the-book performance where every phrase is well thought out. .......
276: Classical Court, RE: VW's Folk Song Studies are gorgeous. Easy to play as well. nt (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-12-29, 19:17:55 (68.84.20.187)
Yep. Loved them. .......
277: Classical Court, End-of-Year Extravaganza from Hyperion-Records.co.uk (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-12-29, 18:44:33 (71.209.79.153)
I've been basking in the glow of the new releases from Hyperion. It's a great way to end the year. They have three new albums available for download. This is my surprise find. I almost didn't buy t .......
278: Classical Court, Got that one, too... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-12-25, 17:05:26 (68.84.20.187)
Never tire over a new Nutcracker. Earlier Gergiev has sentimental background to it. It's more "rough and ready" than the newer one (which I enjoy very much, too). Also enjoy the last Dorati (on Philip .......
279: Classical Court, +1 (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-12-25, 06:19:51 (71.209.79.153)
+1 .......
280: Classical Court, RE: USA! USA! Hell yeah! Us Yanks can download stuff from HD Tracks UK! - or so it seems! (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-12-23, 16:30:22 (71.209.79.153)
I downloaded the Tchaikovsky VC this morning. I haven't had a chance to listen to it yet, but it was definitely my favorite back in the day. One of my suite-mates in college (1966) had a great gig goi .......
281: Classical Court, RE: Anyone have any gossip on this Yuja Wang story (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-12-06, 15:35:22 (174.227.3.126)
Yeah, missed that. Fascinating stuff. I'm sure Chris will analyze it for us. .......
282: Classical Court, Anyone have any gossip on this Yuja Wang story (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-12-06, 13:30:51 (174.227.3.126)
I like the "high maintenance" swipe. .......
283: Classical Court, RE: His 70's Beethoven Symphony set with the BPO (the latest incarnation from last month) (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-12-05, 18:31:31 (71.209.79.153)
I've had this set for a couple of weeks (from mdt) and have finally gotten around to listening to some of it. Unfortunately (for you), I don't have more than two speakers so I'm listening to the 24/19 .......
284: Classical Court, +1 (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-12-05, 14:36:59 (174.227.129.114)
Nt .......
285: Classical Court, Found this cartoon today about classical music (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-12-01, 05:56:13 (71.209.79.153)
Hope you enjoy it. .......
286: Classical Court, RE: The Kopatchiskaja/Currentzis Tchaikovsky violin concerto is HORRID! (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-11-29, 15:05:43 (71.209.79.153)
Oh, you unrepentent HIPsters, you can't see the value in a HUP performance (historically uninformed performance). .......
287: Classical Court, I hope it's just me and my system, but (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-11-29, 15:04:01 (71.209.79.153)
I was really disappointed in the sound quality of this release (24/96 FLAC). .......
288: Classical Court, Get the BluRay with the documentary... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-11-29, 15:00:18 (71.209.79.153)
she talks about her outfits and tries a few on. Although my favorite part of the documentary is where she is auditioning pianos on stage picking the one she likes best. .......
289: Classical Court, Wow! TMI. nt (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-11-26, 11:23:42 (68.84.20.187)
nt .......
290: General Asylum, Mine's 2019, too... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-11-24, 17:30:45 (68.84.20.187)
Must be the year, not a serial number. :( .......
291: General Asylum, It reminds me of (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-11-23, 05:00:40 (71.209.79.153)
the wonderful catalogs that DG, Decca, and Philips used to put out. Beautiful heavy stock paper with bright, colorful album cover pictures of their current offerings. They would occasionally be availa .......
292: Classical Court, The Dude does The Nutcracker (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-11-18, 19:02:15 (71.209.79.153)
New download this week is DG recording of the Dude and the LA Philharmonic in a concert performance of The Nutcracker Ballet. Recording is from 2013 (guess they wanted to wait until the movie came out .......
293: Classical Court, Got the Blu-Ray (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-11-18, 18:56:33 (71.209.79.153)
Very enjoyable and decent sound. No one can accuse Temirkanov of emotional conducting. He gets a lot of bang without visible effort. .......
294: Classical Court, +1 nt (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-11-12, 16:36:18 (68.84.20.187)
+1 .......
295: Hi-Rez Highway, Currently auditioning this player (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-11-12, 09:46:22 (71.209.79.153)
because I am less than thrilled with the sound of my Oppo with Blu-Ray audio and audio/video sound. I'm using analog audio outputs. So far the Sony is superior with the audio. Still trying to decide w .......
296: Hi-Rez Highway, Both the Pioneer and the Sony have analog audio outs -- nt (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-11-12, 09:41:49 (71.209.79.153)
nt .......
297: Classical Court, RE: Released today on HDtracks (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-10-26, 10:22:40 (68.84.20.187)
Thanks. Got it. .......
298: Classical Court, RE: I just dowloaded it............. (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-10-25, 20:34:15 (68.84.20.187)
Where did you find the download? .......
299: Classical Court, I'm in Tallahassee... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-10-12, 15:54:23 (174.227.138.6)
We're just a mess. The folks down at the coast are living in a disaster. .......
300: Classical Court, I like them a lot (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-10-12, 13:40:04 (174.227.138.6)
I'm looking forward to the 3rd (right now no power from hurricane Michael). Have the others and enjoyed them muchly. Straightforward and sympathetic. Well recorded and executed. Definitely better than .......
301: Classical Court, RE: newer and older classical symphonic performances (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-10-11, 14:39:53 (73.19.173.36)
That is a fabulous box. Many of these recordings were the first ones I heard during college. .......
302: Classical Court, RE: Gramophone liked it, Musicweb underwhelmed by the Baritone. (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-10-08, 19:59:38 (71.220.144.34)
Oops! Thanks for pointing out my error. I have fixed it. Cheers. .......
303: Classical Court, Vaughan Williams - A Sea Symphony - Brabbins/BBC Symphony (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-10-08, 17:27:50 (71.220.144.34)
Just received the CD of Vaughan Williams "A Sea Symphony" with Martyn Brabbins and the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus. Because it came in the same shipment as the new Yuja BluRay, old Martyn had to .......
304: Classical Court, "Through the Eyes of Yuja" BluRay Arrived! (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-10-07, 07:25:06 (71.220.144.34)
Saturday brought my latest order from Mdt including the long anticipated (by me) BluRay containing a 47 minute documentary called "Through the Eyes of Yuja" and two bonus concert recordings. Needless .......
305: Classical Court, Mahler Alert (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-10-03, 06:16:13 (71.220.144.34)
I just noticed this is an upcoming new release from Sony. Ought to start a few conversations when it hits. Teodor Currentzis with MusicAeterna performing the Mahler Six. Can't wait! .......
306: Classical Court, The Beethoven sounds something like HIP, with testicles (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-09-23, 16:47:16 (71.220.144.34)
You have fast tempos, lots of dynamic accents, hard tympani mallets. Repeats are observed. Except, the playing is not light. It's weighty, deep, dramatic, forceful, and dare I say it, masculine. I qui .......
307: Classical Court, RE: Alsop when Youstop (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-09-11, 10:59:25 (71.220.144.34)
Wow! That took me a minute or two. We have a winner in the Subject line of the year award! And the award is covered in Chris' blood.... :) .......
308: Classical Court, RE: Oops! I think that one is only 24/48! [nt] (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-09-10, 20:03:09 (71.220.144.34)
I went back and checked. The Chandos site says 24/48, but my computer says they are 24/96 as well as my USB Audio Player PRO app. Weird. .......
309: Classical Court, Yes, this and the Holst (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-09-10, 19:56:36 (71.220.144.34)
don't seem to have the Chandos "distant" sound. I also picked up the Parry, and it seems even more up close. .......
310: Digital Drive, RE: OPPO UDP-205 owners (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-09-10, 18:47:27 (71.220.144.34)
I use the OPPO outputs where I have to, like for Blu-Ray and SACD. For everything else, it's my Chord 2Qute, and it is quite an improvement over the OPPO dac. .......
311: Classical Court, Great recording (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-09-10, 18:43:26 (71.220.144.34)
Chris, I downloaded and listened to the two-channel flac, and the sound is excellent, especially for a live recording. I don't know the piece well, but it definitely sounds better than any of the othe .......
312: Classical Court, Fun Find at Chandos.net (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-09-10, 18:40:29 (71.220.144.34)
While Chris was regaling us with the new Berlioz download at chandos.net, I took advantage of the new Holst release with Sir Andrew Davis and the BBC Philharmonic, "Holst - Orchestral Works, Volume 4" .......
313: Classical Court, Got the CD today and am listening to it tonight... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-09-05, 18:18:10 (71.220.144.34)
So far, really nice. .......
314: Classical Court, RE: Norwegian Korngold/Barber... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-09-05, 06:49:21 (71.220.144.34)
It's on Tidal. How about Qobuz? .......
315: Classical Court, RE: How's that other work on the album - the Borgstrom Concerto? (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-09-05, 05:21:05 (71.220.144.34)
I've only listened to it a couple of times. How about Norwegian Korngold/Barber? Best I can come up with. :) .......
316: Classical Court, FWIW, her Shostakovich is superb, IMVHO. (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-09-04, 15:07:31 (174.227.13.199)
This one. .......
317: Classical Court, For those of us without Qobuz.... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-08-31, 20:00:52 (71.209.92.201)
Tidal has it with or without MQA. .......
318: Classical Court, +1 nt (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-08-24, 17:56:55 (68.63.44.4)
Nt .......
319: Classical Court, Yuja Blu-Ray Alert (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-08-21, 11:29:27 (71.220.170.182)
Coming in September. Sure to be a best-seller! Includes Rhapsody in Blue and Ravel G-Major Piano Concerto. .......
320: Computer Audio Asylum, I tried it in my main system (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-08-15, 20:19:26 (174.227.128.176)
and it sounded good, but not as good as it did with my headphones. I did use the optical input, and based on your experience with it maybe I experienced the same weakness (I did not have a cable that .......
321: Classical Court, This Grieg album is great. You should enjoy it. nt (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-08-10, 05:01:10 (71.220.170.182)
nt .......
322: Classical Court, Found it. Sounds great (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-08-07, 21:33:16 (68.63.44.4)
for a concert recording. And there he was at the end of the piece--"Bravo!-Guy". Got to love those guys. .......
323: Classical Court, RE: If you don't remember that post from the Baltimore Symphony member from a few years ago, . . . (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-08-06, 19:46:30 (68.63.44.4)
Just pulling your chain. I think Alsop is mediocre at best. .......
324: Classical Court, I am a Falleta fanatic, but she doesn't have PR as good as Alsop's. nt (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-08-06, 19:43:21 (68.63.44.4)
Nt .......
325: Classical Court, Now Chris, that's not very inclusive of you :) nt (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-08-06, 17:04:10 (71.220.170.182)
nt .......
326: Classical Court, RE: Kal - for maximum dramatic effect. . . (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-08-03, 11:01:26 (68.63.44.4)
Your technique is HIP...Historically Informed Punchline. .......
327: Classical Court, RE: Doesn't want to do TOSLINK at 24/192.... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-07-27, 20:40:26 (68.63.44.4)
I seem to remember doing 192 from my Oppo 205 toslink. Give it a little time to grow on you. It just let's you get into the music more and never seems to strain. Drives my Nighthawks beautifully. ::: .......
328: Classical Court, Good to know the Mojo worked out of the box. Nt (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-07-27, 19:35:32 (68.63.44.4)
Nt. .......
329: Classical Court, RE: I wax and wane on the value of that Kertesz/Dvorak set (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-07-27, 08:12:08 (71.220.139.6)
I remember buying the vinyl of both the Kertesz and Rowicki sets in the early 1970's, and at the time I preferred the Kertesz. Maybe I should go back and listen to the Rowicki. .......
330: Classical Court, It's available at eclassical.com for $13.48..... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-07-21, 07:15:42 (71.220.139.6)
No multichannel though. :( .......
331: Classical Court, RE: New Nelsons/BSO Shostakovich 4 & 11 on DG- Where's the hi-res download? (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-07-20, 06:03:38 (71.220.139.6)
It's available 24/96 at prostudiomasters.com for $14.39. .......
332: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Great to hear... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-07-18, 20:23:40 (68.63.44.4)
With technological gizmos like this three years is probably sufficient until some new shiny object catches our eye. .......
333: Classical Court, RE: New Brahms Symphony Cycle from Barenboim (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-07-18, 20:19:49 (68.63.44.4)
We must be listening to different performances :) I do have the 24/96 flac, and it sounds great to me. Definitely not muddy. Deep, dark, and powerful. .......
334: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: The Cable Company agree to match Amazon's price.. (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-07-18, 15:16:43 (174.228.135.45)
Never have had a problem with mine. I charge it during the daytime and it usually three nights of listening. .......
335: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Thanks for the input... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-07-18, 11:39:13 (68.63.44.4)
I think I bought it from Amazon. Currently around $538. .......
336: Computer Audio Asylum, RE: Replace my broken Meridian Explorer2 with... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-07-18, 06:15:10 (71.220.139.6)
Go for it. I have one of these and it is head-and-shoulders better than either the Meridian or the Dragonfly. The Mojo's performance convinced me to get a 2Qute for my regular system, and it is the be .......
337: Classical Court, RE: I'm conflicted: what do I hate most - Barenboim or HIP? [nt] ;-) (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-07-17, 06:12:52 (71.220.139.6)
Such a hater! :) Obviously a first-world problem... .......
338: Classical Court, New Brahms Symphony Cycle from Barenboim (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-07-16, 18:39:48 (71.220.139.6)
Now available in 24/96 on ProStudioMasters.com for $15.99 is Daniel Barenboim's new Brahms Symphony cycle on DG with the Staatskapelle Berlin. After one serious listening session I am pronouncing it m .......
339: Digital Drive, Me, too. Nt (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-05-26, 16:32:08 (216.173.173.38)
Nt .......
340: Digital Drive, RE: Who listens to CD's and with what DAC? (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-05-25, 14:54:33 (174.227.138.158)
I use a Chord 2Qute with both my OPPO 205 (for cd's) and my Bluesound Node 2 for streaming and hires download playback. .......
341: Classical Court, RE: best Beethoven symphonies set (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-05-21, 10:02:18 (71.209.64.175)
I like the ones already mentioned, but wish to add three others: This original vinyl version of this Szell/Cleveland set was my first Beethoven cycle. It still is fun to listen to. My current mo .......
342: Classical Court, There can be great beauty with modesty... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-05-02, 11:43:08 (71.220.240.113)
although it seems to be a lost art these days. :) There is some hope, though... .......
343: Classical Court, RE: Yeol Eum Son in SF this coming Saturday - anyone else going? (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-05-02, 08:06:38 (71.220.240.113)
I have the Modern Times album, and I liked it a lot. It's also available on Tidal (in MQA!). The album in your post is also available on Tidal. It says on the back of the CD that this was Marriner's l .......
344: Classical Court, +1. nt (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-04-21, 10:19:45 (216.173.185.162)
nt .......
345: Classical Court, Two enthusiastic thumbs up here!! (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-04-16, 03:34:25 (71.220.240.113)
I love the Mother Goose. Delicate yet melancholy in the right places. Great detail. Excellent recording (the download is "only" 24/44.1). .......
346: Classical Court, So, only fast applause. No "Bravo!" guy? nt (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-04-15, 12:20:26 (71.220.240.113)
nt .......
347: Digital Drive, RE: Bluesound BlueOS supports MQA first two unfolds into non MQA DACs (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-04-13, 20:02:40 (71.220.240.113)
So the Bluesound Node 2 DAC performs the third "unfold"? I do see 96K on my Chord 2Qute like you see it on your Auralic. I have listened to both the Bluesound DAC and the Chord while playing Tidal/MQA .......
348: Classical Court, RE: Well - I may try just that (i.e., downloading the 24/96 stereo incarnation) (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-04-11, 18:57:51 (68.63.44.4)
I'll be very interested in your comments on two channel sound quality. .......
349: Classical Court, Mozart - Violin Concertos 4 and 5 - Znaider/LSO (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-04-10, 10:41:02 (71.220.240.113)
Latest LSO SACD gives us the Mozart 4th and 5th Violin Concertos with Nikolaj Znaider solo violin and conductor of the London Symphony. These are light, graceful, vibrant performances with excellent S .......
350: Classical Court, You need a couple of these... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-04-08, 19:47:07 (71.220.240.113)
I have two like these. The opening top is a godsend. .......
351: Classical Court, RE: Mahler 6 (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-04-06, 10:00:22 (71.220.240.113)
I've listened to it. I specifically bought it after Mr. Hurwitz panned it. I'm contrary that way. The sound is clear and transparent. It seems to be fairly close-up, like from the conductor's perspect .......
352: Classical Court, Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue & Concerto in F Gerstein/St. Louis Symphony (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-04-05, 10:54:28 (71.220.240.113)
This is my "most fun" album so far this year. Live recordings of Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue and Concerto in F with Kirill Gerstein on piano and the Saint Louis Symphony with David Robertson conductin .......
353: Computer Audio Asylum, I love my 2Qute... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-04-04, 17:08:30 (68.63.44.4)
I use it for CD playback via my OPPO 205 and high res playback via my Bluesound Node 2. Best move I've ever made. It has been replaced by the new Qutest for around the same price. .......
354: Classical Court, Also on Tidal. Nt (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-04-04, 16:50:15 (68.63.44.4)
Nt. .......
355: Classical Court, Long story (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-03-24, 08:15:31 (71.220.240.113)
A couple of weeks ago when I installed my new Bluesound Node 2 into my system, I went into their Tidal app and started perusing the MQA titles. This Mahler album popped up in the first line of offerin .......
356: Classical Court, Agree 100% on SQ. Very disappointing. nt (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-03-23, 03:21:44 (71.220.240.113)
nt .......
357: Classical Court, RE: Downloaded three today - the code worked - thanks again! (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-03-22, 12:23:41 (71.220.240.113)
Well, I picked up a few, too. Already had the first two of your choices. I got these: Already heard the Pressler and Thielemann on Tidal. The Mahler songs are wonderful! Haven't listened to the Ad .......
358: Classical Court, I listened to the "Edo" album last night on Tidal... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-03-21, 18:37:29 (71.220.240.113)
at least the concerto part, and I really liked it. I downloaded the concerto portion from eClassical (24/48) and hope to hear it in a couple of days. I love the fact that eClassical allows you do down .......
359: Classical Court, Gergiev just keeps coming... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-03-20, 19:37:34 (71.220.240.113)
I've been meaning to mention this Bluray recording of a Proms concert with Valery Gergiev and the Munich Philharmonic from 2016. The major piece is the Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 3 with Behzod Abd .......
360: Classical Court, New Prokofiev 2nd from Matsuev/Gergiev (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-03-20, 09:50:29 (71.220.240.113)
Just got around to listening to this SACD. Somehow it sat on my table for about a month. What got me going was the lukewarm review by Jed Distler. I do agree that the sonics on the Rach 2nd are inferi .......
361: Classical Court, RE: I think I saw that list last year when it first came out (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-03-16, 14:01:30 (68.63.44.4)
Wow! There's a LOT of HIP in this list. .......
362: Classical Court, RE: I think I saw that list last year when it first came out (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-03-16, 13:58:32 (68.63.44.4)
John Eliot Gardiner. Chris has HIP phobia. Or dementia... .......
363: Digital Drive, RE: Couple of Power Cord Questions (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-03-13, 12:14:30 (71.220.240.113)
Thanks. I'll give it a try. .......
364: Digital Drive, Couple of Power Cord Questions (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-03-13, 10:50:34 (71.220.240.113)
What improvements do you hear with the Shunyata power cord upgrade? Do you use them on other components? Power cord upgrades are about the last step for me, and I'm curious about your experiences with .......
365: Classical Court, RE: Re-evaluating 8/9ths of the Kubelik Beethoven Symphony set (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-03-12, 06:03:32 (71.220.240.113)
Chris, I'm only a stereo guy. Do you know if the 2-channel tracks on these releases are remastered, too? .......
366: Digital Drive, RE: yes you can send the digital out signal as MQA to an MQA external DAC if you want (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-03-11, 09:02:55 (71.220.240.113)
I just noticed last night while playing an MQA album on Tidal through my Bluesound Node 2 that my Chord 2Qute was showing an input stream to it that was 96K. I would think this means that the Bluesoun .......
367: Digital Drive, RE: REVIEW: Bluesound Node 2 Other (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-03-05, 07:36:03 (71.220.217.33)
The Tidal app from Bluesound seems to work really well. It has a Masters option, and I listened to the Mahler Wunderhorn lieder with Thielemann/Volle and the Saint-Saens "Organ" Symphony with Pappano .......
368: Digital Drive, RE: REVIEW: Bluesound Node 2 Other (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-03-03, 20:27:29 (71.220.217.33)
Well, your review was the final push I needed to order one. My main complaint at this moment is that I could sure use more documentation! I've finally configured it with an ethernet connection to my C .......
369: Classical Court, RE: New recording of the complete Rachmaninoff Preludes - Lugansky (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-02-23, 10:24:10 (71.220.217.33)
Got this the other day. Definitely crystal clear textures. I agree that the piano sound is a little light. Maybe he's using one of Alexis Weissenberg's old pianos... :) .......
370: Classical Court, RE: Kopatchinskaja's Tzigane (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-02-13, 12:05:53 (71.220.217.33)
Thanks for sharing. I really enjoyed this. She's an amazing artist. .......
371: Classical Court, RE: Speaking of Leschenko.................... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-02-13, 03:20:20 (71.220.217.33)
Listened to this last night on Tidal. Really great stuff! .......
372: Classical Court, Kopatchinskaja's Latest is Early Entry for Album of the Year (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-02-12, 12:19:41 (71.220.217.33)
Downloaded the 24/96 version of Patricia's latest Alpha release: this weekend. Wow! Poulenc's Violin Sonata and Bartok's Violin Sonata No. 2 are stunning. And loads of fun. And fresh. And joyous. A .......
373: Classical Court, RE: Wow, Ciccolini's still alive and kicking, with a new and scandalously neglected piano concerto. (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-02-04, 10:39:34 (68.63.44.4)
It's on Tidal. .......
374: Classical Court, RE: Pinging Ivan and other streamers: please your thoughts on Cassado's new Bartok on HM (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-01-29, 20:27:27 (71.220.217.33)
Listened to the fifth movement on Tidal. Seems a little light-weight. Might get the Concerto for Orchestra part of the CD from eclassical just to see how the whole thing sounds in hi-res. My go-to ver .......
375: Classical Court, RE: Badura Skoda 90th Anniversary DG box (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-01-27, 05:30:23 (71.220.217.33)
I believe this is the one being talked about. It's at Amazon. .......
376: Classical Court, RE: ALL 5-star Reviews! ;-) (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-01-23, 04:41:29 (71.220.217.33)
OK, Mr. Non-HIP! I've ordered the Zimmermann from Amazon, and I have the Faust in-bound from the UK. I do like Zimmermann from other recordings by him that I have. I've probably never heard these piec .......
377: Classical Court, RE: Must be OK then! - My DAC is Canadian, so that's probably why I'm immune. . . (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-01-22, 20:02:52 (71.220.217.33)
Does your Canadian DAC have a built-in hum filter? .......
378: Classical Court, RE: Judi Dench? Wow - that's the opposite of a "youthful" voice (per PAR's comment below)! [nt] ;-) (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-01-18, 11:30:30 (68.63.44.4)
To give her a little break, I think this recording is over 20 years old. :) .......
379: Classical Court, Maag -- Still my favorite (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-01-18, 04:30:07 (71.220.159.203)
And still sounds pretty good, too. Available on Tidal. .......
380: Classical Court, Also available on Tidal. Nt (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-01-14, 07:48:26 (68.63.44.4)
Nt .......
381: Classical Court, It's also available on Tidal and Primephonic nt (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-01-14, 06:14:31 (71.220.159.203)
nt .......
382: Classical Court, I guess not... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-01-13, 12:03:48 (71.220.159.203)
By the way, I have this on order, and it also showed up for streaming last night so I hope to give it a listen today. Thanks for the reminder. .......
383: Classical Court, Sorry, the first edit dropped the image url link (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-01-09, 16:23:57 (71.220.225.185)
It is a Blu-Ray disc with Rattle and the LSO in concert. Several discs with these forces have been released. This one contains the "Rite of Spring" along with the above-mentioned Ligeti. The other pie .......
384: Classical Court, RE: The Ligeti VC that blew me away was Kopatchinskaja (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-01-09, 16:10:31 (71.220.225.185)
I may have that somewhere in my collection. I'll look for it. Thanks for pointing it out. .......
385: Classical Court, RE: Ligeti IMHO is real deal. Do try his Violin Concerto on Ondine. (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-01-09, 09:17:55 (71.220.225.185)
I have a download of his cello and piano concertos on BIS, and I have heard the Ondine release of the Violin Concerto on Tidal. I really like them all. .......
386: Classical Court, Bought it for the Stravinsky. Keeping it because of the Ligeti! (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-01-09, 04:42:21 (71.220.225.185)
I bought this from MDT in late November, and then promptly lost it on my coffee table during the holidays. I bought it for Rattle's "The Rite of Spring". I noticed that the other pieces on the disc we .......
387: Classical Court, RE: Interesting big release: Sudbin's Rach 2 and 3 from BIS on sale (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2018-01-02, 10:09:05 (50.244.72.121)
I love interventionist. Will download when I get home tonight. .......
388: Classical Court, For you enterprising streamers out there... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-12-27, 07:37:33 (71.220.225.185)
I found six of the ten on Tidal (1, 2, 4, 5, 7 and 10), and one on Apple/Spotify (3). The Hyperion (8) is not on any of my streaming services (Ivan, does Qobuz have Hyperion?). I found a Boellmann Pia .......
389: Classical Court, Chris, do you think she and Yuja have the same fashion designers and managers? (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-12-26, 11:48:33 (71.220.225.185)
Thanks! Enjoyed muchly the article. Also, the Rhapsody in Blue was great fun. She really can play the piano! Two fashion notes: did you notice her hair was quite different in the Gershwin video? Secon .......
390: Classical Court, You haven't heard his Mahler Ninth?.. (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-12-24, 15:34:35 (71.220.225.185)
It is an amazing performance. ;) .......
391: Classical Court, Here's some babe musicians that I ran into... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-12-23, 14:12:08 (71.220.225.185)
I accept the challenge! Somehow I manged to leave these albums out of my list: A new Bach and Friends that is quite enjoyable. A new album of Debussy and Szymanowski piano music from Cathy Krier .......
392: Classical Court, RE: 14 Favorite Classical Recordings for 2017 (I'd like to see and hear yours too!) (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-12-23, 11:14:49 (71.220.225.185)
Two things first. I cannot match the quality of post that Chris brings to this site. Second, my memory isn't what it used to be, so I'm only addressing recently released items since the actual arrival .......
393: Classical Court, The Jochum/Fischer-Dieskau Carmina Burana is the greatest! nt (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-12-19, 15:26:16 (71.220.225.185)
nt .......
394: Classical Court, +1 on Segerstam Ondine nt (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-12-18, 12:08:21 (71.220.225.185)
nt .......
395: Hi-Rez Highway, One more to add (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-12-18, 07:28:17 (71.220.225.185)
I've been spending way too much time and money at the Berlin Philharmonic music site lately. https://www.berliner-philharmoniker-recordings.com/ I have purchased several of their box sets (Sibelius, .......
396: Digital Drive, No, I don't do much uTube, but that might change... nt (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-12-17, 05:40:54 (71.220.225.185)
nt .......
397: Digital Drive, RE: "Images on a screen just aren't the same" - Yeah! - They're way better! (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-12-16, 18:37:22 (68.63.44.4)
I'd buy that download/CD! .......
398: Classical Court, Only scandalous to Ms. Fischer... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-12-13, 12:39:10 (71.220.225.185)
The full set recorded by Hungaroton was not released until after she died. .......
399: Classical Court, RE: Classical Safe Space: Please Post Your Most Scandalous and Contrarian Confessions. (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-12-12, 19:59:33 (71.220.225.185)
I love Shostakovich. I love HIP. I love Bernstein. I just wish his recordings sounded better. I love John Eliot Gardiner. His Schumann symphonies are wonderful. I love Lang Lang. I love Angela Hewitt. .......
400: Classical Court, RE: HDTT releases have been boring lately. BTW, since you're rich, (ha ha) please check out Moog's Brahms 2nd (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-12-10, 19:50:05 (71.220.225.185)
The Moog is available on the streaming services (Tidal), and I listened to some of it last night. Initial reaction is decent. Good sound on headphone system. Back to it tonight. I have liked Moog's ot .......
401: Critic's Corner, RE: My Incredible , True MQA Story. (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-12-09, 18:47:06 (71.220.225.185)
I bought an album from the 2L Music Store, https://shop.klicktrack.com/2l/ and one from the Onkyo Music Store, https://www.onkyomusic.com/#/US/home which I hope is the same location you were using. I .......
402: Classical Court, RE: Another tragic story of how music (especially classical music) doesn't pay the bills (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-12-08, 10:24:36 (71.220.225.185)
Did you notice that she's wearing an ankle length dress in her piano picture not one of her more adventurous miniskirts? .......
403: Classical Court, NY Times: James Levine Suspended by Met (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-12-03, 18:40:52 (71.220.225.185)
I just found this article from today's New York Times. This is a tragic situation for all involved and for the classical music world in general. Is this one of those things that was rumored to be goin .......
404: Digital Drive, RE: Buy ROON... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-11-22, 18:55:27 (71.220.225.185)
Well, since I can search for label on Spotify, I guess I can do the same there. .......
405: Digital Drive, RE: Yes. nt (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-11-21, 13:55:16 (24.129.115.80)
Okay, I give. How do you search by label on Tidal? .......
406: Classical Court, What Chris said, and I listen in legacy two-channel mode nt (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-11-09, 11:42:07 (71.220.225.185)
nt .......
407: Classical Court, Just listened to vol 4 (the 60th and 70th, I think) (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-11-06, 16:54:05 (71.220.225.185)
through the Alpha Play app (available on iOS and Android for $5/month--CD quality), and I enjoyed them. Very good sound and lively, dynamic, sunny performances. No screechiness to be heard. ::: TOPIC: .......
408: Classical Court, That perpetual ray of sunshine, David Hurwitz, isn't too fond of this volume... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-11-06, 07:12:46 (71.220.225.185)
I'll have to give a few of these a listen. Thanks for the heads up. .......
409: Classical Court, RE: Thankfully I don't know enough to be like your 'Mr. Know-It-All... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-11-04, 18:27:21 (71.220.225.185)
My favorite was an elderly lady that realized right after the first piece started (piano recital) that she had forgotten to consume her cough drop. Instead of unwrapping it quickly and getting it over .......
410: Classical Court, How about HIP Gershwin? (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-10-27, 14:45:41 (71.220.225.185)
Yes, on the Alpha label, a new release featuring Gershwin played by Anima Eterna Brugge and conducted by Jos Van Immerseel. The piano soloist is Bart Van Caenegem. Quoting from the booklet notes: "The .......
411: Classical Court, Short quotes from Mr. Vroon's review (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-10-27, 14:32:42 (71.220.225.185)
"...there is no fire or passion or ardor in their music-making." "Big romantic moments fly by..." "...played with essentially no expression, no romance." However, this is not as bad as one review in t .......
412: Classical Court, RE: well, it hasn't for me either, but (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-10-25, 19:14:41 (71.220.225.185)
Maybe a serious traversal of Penderecki's oeuvre would cleanse the palate... :) .......
413: Classical Court, Actually, the sound is quite good! (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-10-24, 12:34:44 (71.220.225.185)
This is the best sounding version that is not being promoted as an audiophile sonic blockbuster. There are limits to what can be done during a concert performance, but it is quite open and dynamic. Th .......
414: Classical Court, Glad ennui hasn't set in for me yet (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-10-23, 18:55:34 (71.220.225.185)
I guess I haven't been around the block enough times to be burned out on beautiful music. It's sad when that happens... My philosophy in listening to music is to look for the best in each performance. .......
415: Classical Court, Gatti's Mahler 2nd with RCO on Blu-Ray (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-10-23, 10:04:59 (71.220.225.185)
I had a great weekend enjoying this new Blu-Ray release of Mahler's 2nd with Daniele Gatti and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. First, the release really goes all-out to deliver high sound quality. .......
416: Classical Court, RE: Prokofiev: Violin Concertos... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-10-14, 07:38:57 (71.220.162.28)
Thanks for the info. I see this and a few of her other Audite albums are on Tidal. Will be giving them a listen later this weekend. .......
417: Classical Court, RE: I didn't think I'd buy a Carmen Suite ever again, but for less than two bucks.... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-10-13, 18:59:30 (71.220.162.28)
I had to take you up on your recommendation. I needed an excuse to get a new hires download to test out my just-received Chord 2Qute DAC. First, the SQ is indeed excellent with the attributes you ment .......
418: Classical Court, New Ozawa/Argerich/Beethoven Blu-Ray (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-09-22, 10:24:31 (71.220.162.28)
Just received an enjoyable Blu-Ray disc from EuroArts. The primary pieces are Beethoven's Symphony No. 2 and Symphony No. 7 performed by the Saito Kinen Orchestra with Seiji Ozawa conducting. But the .......
419: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: Europakonzert 2004 Blu-ray audio tracks (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-09-12, 12:29:55 (68.63.44.4)
I have the DVD, and it is 16/48. I would be surprised if a recording that is over 12 years old would be 24/48 although anything is possible. I'm listening to a little of it right now, and it sounds ve .......
420: Classical Court, I give Anna a B+ (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-09-10, 17:02:23 (71.220.162.28)
Pretty good. Good sound. Good technique. Somewhat exciting. But not Ashkenazy/Previn. Or, more recently Khatia/Jarvi (2nd) and Trifonov/Nezet-Seguin (Rhapsody). .......
421: Classical Court, RE: Wigglesworth Shosty 11th half-off at Eclassical (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-09-07, 07:40:39 (71.220.162.28)
Agree. Great performance and recording of my favorite Shostakovich symphony. .......
422: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: digital filter options for oppo 205 (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-09-06, 19:36:31 (71.220.162.28)
I've had my 205 for several weeks now, and I completely forgot to try the different filters. I'm using whatever the default was from the factory. I'll have to give them a try. .......
423: Classical Court, Hurwitz really didn't like Bychkov's new Manfred (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-09-03, 08:18:23 (71.220.162.28)
This is definitely "mad" Dave... and he didn't really like the earlier 6th that much, either. .......
424: Classical Court, RE: OK then - well, we disagree if I'm understanding you correctly (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-08-29, 10:28:44 (216.173.185.141)
Violins sitting on (in!) the piano? .......
425: Music Lane, Vanska Mahler 5th Now at eclassical.com (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-07-18, 19:00:00 (71.220.162.28)
Well, eclassical.com finally got around to releasing the new Vanska Mahler 5th. You (Chris) can get the 5.0 24/96 surround for $11.32. I've downloaded the stereo 24/96, and I hope to give it a serious .......
426: Music Lane, RE: Currenly Streaming... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-07-18, 14:56:05 (174.227.131.81)
Op. 101 is my favorite. I'll give this one a listen tonight. .......
427: Music Lane, RE: Well, I feel silly too - I should just give in and buy the darn thing! [nt] ;-) (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-07-17, 10:30:04 (71.220.162.28)
Nothing wrong with a great performance in plain old PCM 2.0 24/48.... .......
428: Music Lane, RE: I really feel silly.... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-07-17, 10:29:18 (71.220.162.28)
It is a regular Blu-Ray disc. The special part is the "revolutionary" sound technology--Dolby Atmos. The disc case says that there is PCM 24/48 Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 (which doesn't show up as an o .......
429: Music Lane, I really feel silly.... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-07-16, 19:06:50 (71.220.162.28)
I just played the darn Blu-Ray on my two channel system, and it sounded great! .......
430: Music Lane, I found this on the Alpha streaming site... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-07-15, 17:19:54 (71.220.162.28)
and so far I've listened to Les Adieux. It sounded wonderful! :) .......
431: Digital Drive, Dragonfly Red on my Galaxy Tab A (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-07-13, 19:54:52 (71.220.162.28)
The Dragonfly Red will output a very low level signal without the use of an app like USB Audio Player Pro (a wonderful app that not only does bit-perfect of files on an attached micro SD card, but wil .......
432: Music Lane, RE: So...Vanska's Mahler 5th. So few Mahler recordings available these days.... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-07-11, 07:46:03 (71.220.162.28)
Found this new album on Tidal a couple of nights ago. I listened to a few minutes of each movement on my headphones way too late at night. Sounded really good. Listened to the whole thing on my regula .......
433: Music Lane, RE: Are these new? (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-07-03, 15:17:58 (67.235.225.181)
Yes, I know, but I was asking if these reissues are new or if they duplicate some of those already released in box sets by EMI/Warner or DG. .......
434: Music Lane, Are these new? (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-07-03, 09:31:53 (67.235.225.181)
I have the EMI boxes and the DG ones, too, that came out some years ago. Are the ones Ivan mentioned unreleased concert performances or just reissues of the older boxes? .......
435: Hi-Rez Highway, RE: This one? (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-06-26, 18:00:24 (67.235.225.181)
Yep, that's the one. Got a "factory refresh" from Safe and Sound, Parasound's authorized B stock mail order dealership for about $370 off (free shipping and better price than Audio Advisor does on the .......
436: Hi-Rez Highway, Well, I can't afford that kind of power, but (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-06-26, 15:54:02 (67.235.225.181)
my LS50s sound great on my Parasound Integrated Amplifier. I think most manufacturers would like to demo their stuff with the most expensive stuff they can find to put their best foot forward. By the .......
437: Music Lane, Customer Service response to gapless issue (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-06-21, 06:27:15 (67.235.225.181)
I heard back from Customer Support, and they said they thought they had gapless playback, but it seems their buffering scheme isn't robust enough "on some devices". They say they are working on it now .......
438: Music Lane, RE: That's a great update on the situation.. (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-06-20, 18:28:30 (67.235.225.181)
I have sent my comments on the lack of gapless playback to their Customer Service folks. They have usually responded in one day before. I will check out the Dragonfly Red tonight on my Android tablet. .......
439: Music Lane, Interim report (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-06-20, 07:42:26 (67.235.225.181)
Well, I've played around with this new service, including some back-and-forth with Customer Support, and this is what I've discovered: If you sign up and create an account, you can listen to full albu .......
440: Music Lane, RE: New Classical Streaming Service (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-06-17, 15:45:45 (67.235.225.181)
Yes. And the album tracks might be in the correct sequence on this site. .......
441: Music Lane, RE: Cluyten's Ravel Cycle available in high resolution. Lps pretty valuable, but... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-06-16, 15:00:31 (174.227.148.30)
It looks like the entire box set is up at Tidal. .......
442: Music Lane, RE: Out of sequence albums are an epidemic on Tidal (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-06-11, 08:41:59 (68.63.44.4)
Go to tidal.comm, find "contact us" from the menu, go to faq page, find "submit a request". Good luck. :) .......
443: Computer Audio Asylum, I Love the gif (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-06-11, 05:48:40 (67.235.225.181)
All you need is a "mic drop" to complete the put-down. :) .......
444: Music Lane, Out of sequence albums are an epidemic on Tidal (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-06-10, 07:33:46 (67.235.225.181)
I have tried, unsuccessfully, to get Tidal Customer (Dis)service to fix this problem. For at least 4 months many classical albums on Tidal have been loaded with the tracks out of sequence. It seems to .......
445: Music Lane, RE: Two Substantial New Releases: Prokofiev Piano Concertos and Strauss' Ein Held (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-06-01, 18:01:16 (67.235.225.181)
Listened to the Prokofiev 3rd on Apple Music. Pretty good (and good recording, too). I was disappointed in the first two Gergiev releases (Mahler and Bruckner), but I will give this one a listen on ei .......
446: Critic's Corner, I think this is the Link you wanted nt (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-05-22, 19:18:02 (67.235.225.181)
nt .......
447: Music Lane, Egads... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-05-15, 10:10:19 (67.235.225.181)
It worries me that my reaction is the same as Mr. Lebrecht's. As I said in my post, I found the last five movements to be near-great, but the first movement was bland, careful, smooth, etc. Thanks for .......
448: Music Lane, I did. Great stuff. (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-05-13, 09:06:55 (67.235.225.181)
I found it on Tidal and gave it a listen last night on my headphone system. Really nice performance, and the sound is better than many newer performances. I've found that perfectly good labels go all .......
449: Music Lane, +1 on the Roth Daphnis.... nt (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-05-13, 08:58:30 (67.235.225.181)
nt .......
450: Music Lane, Ditto on the Hough (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-05-12, 04:07:45 (67.235.225.181)
The Hough/Rach cycle has to be the biggest overall disappointment I can remember buying--bad sound; earthbound playing. .......
451: Music Lane, Well, I really like 5/6 of it... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-05-10, 19:04:23 (67.235.225.181)
First, the sound quality (stereo) is awesome. It was a real test for my new Parasound Halo Integrated Amplifier. Top to bottom frequency spectrum, left to right and front to back stereo imaging pin-po .......
452: Music Lane, RE: First Fischer Mahler 3rd Rave Review. Fool me 4 times.... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-05-10, 06:46:03 (67.235.225.181)
My SACD copy will arrive today. While I agree that his recordings are mostly state-of-the-art, I have been less excited about his recent performances. I'm hoping for the best on this one, but I'm some .......
453: Music Lane, RE: More Bruckner! More, More, M O R E ! (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-05-06, 12:01:46 (67.235.225.181)
I see the whole album is available on Tidal. Will give it a listen tonight. .......
454: Music Lane, Sorry, Chris. He's already recorded three Bruckner cycles (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-04-26, 18:48:18 (67.235.225.181)
Chicago, Berlin Philharmonic, Staatskapelle Berlin. The third one is availble on CD and 4-9 on Blu-ray. .......
455: Music Lane, The Dumay/Pires Beethoven Sonatas are wonderful... nt (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-04-23, 13:15:53 (67.235.225.181)
nt .......
456: Music Lane, RE: Yes - excellent summary (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-04-17, 09:28:29 (67.235.225.181)
I would love to have lunch with him and pick his brain about music and the music industry. He is a true character. .......
457: Music Lane, I agree with Chris, here... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-04-17, 07:57:49 (67.235.225.181)
First, that he feels his OP "perhaps" should have been deleted because it made the first political comment and got the ball rolling. Second, political content can really ruin a thread and cause geomet .......
458: Music Lane, RE: "any chance of finding a newstand copy is zero"... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-04-17, 07:41:53 (67.235.225.181)
Yes, they still publish a paper issue. The editor of the magazine, Donald Vroon, is, shall we say, "old-school" and provides only a paper subscription. You can, however, as a subscriber, go to the web .......
459: Music Lane, The concertos are on Tidal, too, (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-04-13, 07:23:17 (67.235.225.181)
If you are lucky in your search, you get more. I searched on Soumm. The first artist entry gives you the Grieg. The second artist entry (ALEXANDRA SOUMM & NICCOLÒ PAGANINI & DEUTSCHE STAATSPHILHARMONI .......
460: Music Lane, RE: BTW, who would you rather see perform the Hammerklavier: Yuja or Danny Boy? [nt] (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-04-10, 18:21:39 (67.235.225.181)
Since I don't "get" the Hammerklavier, and probably, even after many tries, I would probably rather see Yuja since she is better looking, and it would occupy my time. :) .......
461: Music Lane, RE: It would be nice if your life consisted of more than. . . (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-04-08, 09:45:43 (67.235.225.181)
Chris, you certainly bring out the best in people, especially those who call for sensitivity and manners and then blast you with their own insensitivity and bad manners. :) .......
462: Music Lane, RE: You misquote me - I said academicians, not academics. . . (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-04-07, 03:12:10 (67.235.225.181)
Wow, Chris. You need to get Tom Hanks to star in the movie version... :) .......
463: Music Lane, RE: Hamelin's new Rachmaninoff Third, plus a re-evaluation of of Khatia's new Rachmaninoff Third (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-04-02, 15:36:40 (67.235.225.181)
When I listened to Khatia's recording on Tidal I was a little disappointed with the sound and performance. Then I downloaded the 24/96 FLAC file and things improved considerably. After a few listens I .......
464: Music Lane, Available at Berkshire (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-03-29, 18:20:35 (67.235.225.181)
This, along with volumes 1 and 3 are available from Berkshire Record Outlet (broinc.com) for $6.99 each plus a few bucks shipping. .......
465: Music Lane, RE: Downloaded that album day before yesterday (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-03-29, 09:50:05 (67.235.225.181)
What you said except for the comments about "mannered and precious". I find the performances quite refreshing. Sudbin plays these pieces like the light and early compositions that they are. Kind of an .......
466: Music Lane, RE: New Bruckner Symphony Cycle - Who are these people? (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-03-29, 07:26:13 (67.235.225.181)
I found the set and individual tracks as mp3 files at amazon.com in Great Britain and France (at least). It says that they are live recordings from the Seoul Arts Center 2015, and that the recordings .......
467: Music Lane, RE: My problems with Shostakovitch have nothing at all to do with his being Russian (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-03-26, 07:03:22 (67.235.225.181)
To paraphrase Playboy readers, I only listen to Shostakovich for the music. .......
468: Music Lane, RE: One for me... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-03-24, 18:40:39 (67.235.225.181)
Do you mean the Teldec/Chicago recording or the Columbia/New York one? I can't find any references to the Columbia recording, but I do have most of Barenboim's Teldec/Erato (I guess Warner, now) ones. .......
469: Hi-Rez Highway, MQA-Encoded CDs Are Coming (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-03-22, 12:52:22 (67.235.225.181)
Just received my Stereophile March Newsletter via email, and this link caught my eye: MQA-Encoded CDs? Yes! Please read and react... .......
470: Music Lane, RE: Patience... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-03-15, 13:34:12 (67.235.225.181)
My wife really loves it when I play Penderecki on the main system... :) .......
471: Music Lane, The Complete Set Is on Tidal (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-03-15, 09:55:56 (67.235.225.181)
https://tidal.com/album/47073017 .......
472: Music Lane, The compete set is great, too. (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-03-15, 06:47:16 (67.235.225.181)
Your download is from the complete set of sonatas released on three-and-a-half CDs in 2009 (the second side of the fourth CD is a DVD video showing "the making of" the recordings). Alina Ibragimova's .......
473: Music Lane, RE: Did I miss something? (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-03-10, 11:28:49 (67.235.225.181)
Are you streaming it on Tidal? I see two entries when I search for it. Do you? Any idea why two are there? This seems to happen more than it should. .......
474: Music Lane, Yes. This one. (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-03-06, 19:03:18 (67.235.225.181)
It is part of a set released years ago by Canyon (I can't find an image of the Canyon release, so here is the Exton): Evgeny Svetlanov and the State Symphony Orchestra of Russian Federation play th .......
475: Music Lane, RE: Rachmaninow: Symphony No 1 - Dortmunder Philharmoniker (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-03-06, 07:12:43 (67.235.225.181)
Listened to it on Tidal. Not bad. I didn't realize it was a "live" recording until the applause at the end. I think part of the light touch is the lightness of the orchestra itself. The middle two mov .......
476: Music Lane, Spelled wrong in the article, too. Just sloppy and lazy. nt (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-02-15, 12:57:29 (67.235.225.181)
Nt. .......
477: Music Lane, RE: David P. Goldman ("Spengler") on Yuja Wang and Milos Yiannopoulos--required reading! (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-02-15, 09:18:20 (67.235.225.181)
It might help if they got Milo's name right. It is Milo, not Milos. .......
478: Music Lane, RE: Pouty Lips (Alina Ibragimova) at Herbst Theater SF on April 3 (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-02-11, 13:29:11 (68.63.44.4)
So, there's still hope for all the music critics here at AA... .......
479: Music Lane, RE: I'm not Ivan, but . . . (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-02-03, 08:18:20 (67.235.225.181)
Thanks. I added a lot of my favorites from ClassicsOnline to Tidal, and many of them have this problem. I guess Tidal is just taking their time to fix it. They also might want to look into some new qu .......
480: Music Lane, Ivan, please try this on Tidal (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-02-03, 05:56:51 (67.235.225.181)
If you have the time, please go into Tidal, search on the Goldmund Quartet, go down to Albums and click on the Haydn String Quartets album. Let me know what result you get. Are the tracks in the prope .......
481: Music Lane, Chris--New Release Alert! (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-01-30, 18:44:29 (67.235.225.181)
Here is the cover from MDT. It's a little different.... Does that mean anything? .......
482: Digital Drive, RE: Tidal configuration (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-01-19, 06:53:55 (67.233.157.7)
Did passthrough vs. mon-passthrough sound different? If so, what were the differences? .......
483: Digital Drive, Tidal configuration (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-01-18, 20:02:45 (67.233.157.7)
Can't you configure Tidal to "Passthrough MQA" in the streaming settings to that the Meridian can do all of the decoding? .......
484: Music Lane, RE: Batiashvili's new Tchaikovsky VC, really looking forward to it, but.... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-01-16, 07:29:44 (67.233.157.7)
My reaction to this recording (both Tchaikovsky and Sibelius) is much closer to Gramophone's (January Recording of the Month) than yours. I find her fresh take exciting and valid, and Barenboim is in .......
485: Digital Drive, Received these links from Audiostream (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-01-11, 13:32:56 (67.233.157.7)
Just a lemming here. The "Optional Link URL:" is a page provided by Audiostream on how MQA works in big block diagrams. The one here in the text is the one I've been waiting for. Audioquest will provi .......
486: Music Lane, RE: A big, craggy, mountain spring water, pan-flute YES to Nelsons' Sibelius 2nd (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-01-08, 17:45:24 (67.233.157.7)
I bought the download today. I was leaning in that direction, and your positive words pushed me to action. First, the BSO's download service is a bit clunky. One has to download one file at a time, he .......
487: Music Lane, RE: Anyone Hear Britain's National Youth Orchestra Perform Planets and Also Sprach last year? (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-01-07, 12:22:04 (67.233.157.7)
I have this in my wishlist on MDT. It is scheduled for release in late January and is currently $10.76. Looking forward to it. .......
488: Music Lane, Yes. nt (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-01-03, 06:11:22 (67.233.157.7)
nt .......
489: Music Lane, Something different--21st Century Bassoon Concertos (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2017-01-02, 20:19:40 (67.233.157.7)
Based on earlier comments, some folks would like more "out there" musical offerings. I hereby present two bassoon concertos by Fagerlund and Aho on a BIS SACD with Bram van Sambeek as the bassoonist a .......
490: General Asylum, Done. Plz keep yoyo. nt (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2016-12-31, 20:26:12 (67.233.157.7)
nt .......
491: Music Lane, RE: Just my scene!! (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2016-12-30, 14:24:38 (68.63.44.4)
Listened to 77/1 last night on ClassicsOnline. Very nice. I'll try to get to the rest this weekend. Thanks. .......
492: Music Lane, +1 on the Petrenko R & J (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2016-12-29, 18:00:58 (68.63.44.4)
Not a Mahler 10 fan :( .......
493: Music Lane, RE: Thanks for the thumb's up on the Kertesz Dvorak, what a one-stop-shop! (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2016-12-29, 10:33:16 (67.233.157.7)
I hadn't listened to the early symphonies in a while, but I went through them when I got this set and was amazed how good they are. Of course, it might be because of Kertesz' interpretations.... ::: T .......
494: Music Lane, RE: My faves of 2016 - what are yours? (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2016-12-29, 07:55:30 (67.233.157.7)
I'm starting off with video discs. Here is my personal "find" better known as a snap buying choice that worked out very well. This set seems like a labor of love for the late Rafael Fruhbeck de Burg .......
495: Music Lane, RE: What did you think of the.... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2016-12-17, 17:53:09 (67.233.157.7)
The Romeo and Juliet was excellent. Seemed like a different orchestra and conductor. Also, the sound quality seemed much better, too. Different time and/or engineering team? .......
496: Music Lane, I thought his 3rd has been discussed (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2016-12-17, 17:51:47 (67.233.157.7)
I have it on SACD and enjoyed it immensely. I think Chris had been looking for it,and I think he has commented on it before. This Mahler and his Brahms set are the reasons I had high hopes for the Tc .......
497: Music Lane, RE: Semyon Bychkov is counting backwards..... (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2016-12-17, 11:33:34 (67.233.157.7)
I was really hoping that this series would be extraordinary because I really like a lot of what this conductor does, but I found this Sixth tepid, undernourished and sometimes boring. And the sound qu .......
498: Music Lane, RE: Perhaps it's telling (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2016-12-17, 08:35:46 (67.233.157.7)
Well, IMHO the Trifonov and Gerstein Liszt discs are exceptional with Trifonov's being overwhelmingly amazing. .......
499: Music Lane, RE: Lots o' really bad choices IMHO (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2016-12-17, 08:31:28 (67.233.157.7)
So, with all the "really bad choices" in this list, the one that you singled out was Barenboim's Ring? You really have a hang-up on ol' Danny boy.... :) I'm sure all the inmates here who admire only 7 .......
500: Music Lane, RE: Your most memorable concerts? (0.00)
Posted by srl1 on 2016-12-10, 20:51:04 (68.63.44.4)
Could have been Levine with the Mahler. The timing is close to when he was assistant conductor. .......
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