This transfer in Pure DSD256 directly from the original Desmar master tapes recorded by the great Bob Auger is hugely impressive. So clean, open, detailed and dynamic. Just beyond excellent! And the performance is one of the most compelling, most thoroughly convincing, performances of this symphony among the six alternate recordings I have in my… Read More »
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In this edition of Notes on Recent Finds, I offer you a diverse set of albums I’ve been enjoying and replaying frequently. There is no theme to this assemblage other than I like them, I think they are all very nicely performed and recorded, and I find the music they contain most engaging. I hope… Read More »
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With this release of the Third Piano Concerto, Anna Fedorova’s wonderous traversal of the four Rachmaninoff Piano Concertos reaches a triumphant conclusion. It is a scintillating, powerful, gorgeously emotional performance. Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3, Youth Symphony, and Valentin Silvestrov’s The Messenger. Anna Fedorova, Sinfonieorchester St. Gallen, Modestas Pitrenas conducting. Channel Classics 2023 (DXD) HERE… Read More »
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Ah, and THIS is the way it’s carried out, my pals. A totally delicious new launch from the queen of the Baroque violin, Rachel Podger. In partnership with keyboardist Kristian Bezuidenhout, Rachel provides to us a bit over an hour of utterly entrancing music by the usually underestimated Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714 – 1788), fifth baby… Read More »
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Ah, and THIS is the way it’s finished, my pals. A totally delicious new launch from the queen of the Baroque violin, Rachel Podger. In partnership with keyboardist Kristian Bezuidenhout, Rachel provides to us a bit over an hour of utterly entrancing music by the usually underestimated Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714 – 1788), fifth little one… Read More »
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You may have seen that NativeDSD recently decided to expand its catalog offerings to now offer albums originally recorded in PCM 88.2kHz, 96kHz, 176.4kHz, and 192kHz rates in addition to the DSD/DXD recordings they have always featured. See the announcement HERE. So, after a month under the new policy, I’ve been watching to see what… Read More »
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Bob Witrak’s High Definition Tape Transfer (HDTT) has lengthy been recognized for its wonderful transfers from analog reel-to-reel tape. Both Dr. David and I’ve written many articles about Bob’s very positive digital releases of classic classical and jazz recordings, lots of which sound higher than the digital reissues from the key labels. And now… Read More »
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Recording label 2L and its well-respected producer and recording engineer Morten Lindberg are known for their surround-sound recordings, with multiple GRAMMY Awards and Nominations. If you have multichannel playback capability, and if music in the round is your thing, 2L’s recordings are some of the best recordings in that style. I listen only to stereo… Read More »
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The Norwegian classical music label, Lawo Classics, makes recordings I’ve come to quite enjoy. They find outstanding musicians and make recordings of exquisite sound quality. As I’ve been exploring their catalog (over 240 titles since 2008), I’m finding a deep treasure of wonderful performances in excellent DXD recorded sound quality. I’m always delighted to see… Read More »
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Sasha Matson is an attention-grabbing up to date American composer. Some could recall my earlier overview of his jazz opera, Cooperstown (HERE). Jazz opera? Well, certainly sure. And I’d actually loved this funky tackle opera with a up to date jazz setting, and that includes baseball no much less! Recently, our Positive Feedback world headquarters acquired a name: “Would we… Read More »
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