Royal Wedding of Willem-Alexander & Maxima
"The Official Music performed during the Royal Wedding of Willem-Alexander & Maxima" Mozart, Schubert, Handel, Bach, Piazzolla, etc
Various
PentaTone Classics PTC 5186 005
Carel Kraayenhof: Tango Royal
"Tango Royal" Piazzolla, etc.
Carel Kraayenhof (bandoneon)
Netherlands Chamber Choir
Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra
Ed Spanjaard (conductor)
Hovhaness: Mysterious Mountains - Schwarz
Alan Hovhaness: Mysterious Mountains: Mysterious Mountain, Hymn to Glacier Peak, Mount St. Helens, Storm on Mount Wildcat
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Gerard Schwarz (conductor)
Gert Jonke: Der Kopf des Georg Friedrich Händel
Gert Jonke: Der Kopf des Georg Friedrich Händel
Ulrich Tukur (speaker)
Jörg Waschinski (soprano)
Schmeding, Martin (organ)
Concert Royal, Köln
3 Concertos for a New Century - Concertgebouw
"3 Concertos for a New Century" Geert van Keulen: Horn Concerto (2001), Theo Loevendie: Clarinet Concerto (2002), Willem Jeths: Flugelhorn Concerto (2002)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
NorthWest Classics NWC 109206
Mahler: Symphony No. 3 - Chailly
Mahler: Symphony No. 3, Bach Suite
Petra Lang (mezzo)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly (conductor)
Decca Classics 470 652-2
Grieg: Piano Concerto, Symphonic Dances - Gimse/Engeset
Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor Op. 16, Symphonic Dances Op. 64, In Autumn Op. 11
Havard Gimse (piano)
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Bjarte Engeset (conductor)
Naxos 6.110060
Holst: Suite Nos. 1 & 2, Handel: Fireworks, etc. - Fennell
Holst: Suite Nos. 1 & 2, Handel: Music for Royal Fireworks, Leo Arnaud: Olympic Theme from Three Fanfares, Karl King: Barnum and Bailey's Favorite, Johann Strauss: Radetzky March, Sousa: The Stars and Stripes Forever, Vaughan Williams: Folk Song Suite, Percy Grainger: Lincolnshire Posy
Cleveland ... more
Telarc SACD-60639
Vanessa Mae: The Violin Player
"The Violin Player"
Vanessa Mae
Clem Clempson (guitar)
Mike Batt (keyboard)
Dick Morgan (oboe)
Maurice Murphy (trumpet)
Phil Todd (saxophone)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Mike Batt (conductor)
Ian Wherry (keyboard)
Martin Bliss (guitar)
Vasko Vassilev (violin/viola)
Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 - Jansons
Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 "From the New World"
Royal Concergebouw Orchestra
Mariss Jansons (conductor)
RCO live RCO 04002
Music for Organ, Brass and Timpani
Richard Strauss, Handel, Gabrieli, Bach, Rachmaninov, Monteverdi, Mussorgsky
Anthony Newman (organ)
Graham Ashton Brass Ensemble
Duncan Patton (timpani)
Mendelssohn in Scotland - Maag
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3 in A minor Op. 56 "Scottish", A Midsummer Night's Dream Op. 61 (excerpts)
Jennifer Vyvyan (soprano)
Marion Lowe (soprano)
Female Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
London Symphony Orchestra
Peter Maag (conductor)
Universal (Japan) UCGD-7022
Debussy: Orchestral Works - Haitink
Debussy: La Mer, Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, Nocturnes, Ibéria
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink (conductor)
Universal (Japan) UCGP-7036
Favourite Spanish Encores - Alicia de Larrocha
M. Albeniz, I. Albeniz, Soler, Granados, Turina, Montsalvatge
Alicia de Larrocha (piano)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Rafael Frübeck de Burgos (conductor)
Universal (Japan) UCGD-7034
Puccini: La Fanciulla del West - Mehta
Puccini: La Fanciulla del West (The Girl of the Golden West)
Carol Neblett
Placido Domingo
Sherrill Milnes
Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Zubin Mehta (conductor)
Universal (Japan) UCGG-7096
First Chairs of The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra - Jörgen van Rijen
Tomasi, Biber, Dutilleux, Kurtag, etc.
Jörgen van Rijen (trombone)
Alla Libo (piano)
Members of the Viotta Ensemble of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Vincent Cortvrint (piccolo)
Helenus de Rijke (guitar)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Ed Spanjaard (conductor)
Channel Classics CCS SA 22305
Voyage - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
"Voyage" Richard Strauss, Copland, Beethoven, Dvorak, Orff, Wagner, Shostakovich, Bernstein, Mendelssohn, Mussorgsky, Berlioz, Ravel, Pachelbel, Grieg, Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, Mahler, Gorecki
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Beethoven, Schubert: Symphonies - RPO/Gibault
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor Op. 67, Schubert: Symphony No. 7 (8) in B minor "Unfinished"
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Claire Gibault (conductor)
Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from "West Side Story" - RPO/Davis
Leonard Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from "West Side Story", Three Dance Variations from "Fancy Free", Three Dance Episodes from "On the Town", Candide Overture
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Carl Davis (conductor)
Copland: Appalachian Spring, Bill the Kid - RPO/Ellis
Copland: Appalachian Spring, Bill the Kid, Fanfare for the Common man, El Salon Mexico, Hoe-Down from "Rodeo"
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Philip Ellis (conductor)
Membran 222824
Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 - RPO/Järvi
Dvorak: Symphony No. 9, Carnival Overture, Scherzo Capriccioso Op. 66
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Neeme Järvi (Jarvi) (conductor)
Membran 222829
Gershwin, Ravel, Debussy - RPO/Wordsworth
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue, An American in Paris, Ravel: Bolero, Pavane pour une infante defunte, Debussy: Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Barry Wordsworth (conductor)
Membran 222891
Górecki: Symphony No. 3 - RPO/Simonov
Górecki: Symphony No. 3 "Symphony of Sorrowful Songs", 3 Pieces in the Olden Style
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Yuri Simonov (conductor)
Vivaldi, Pachelbel, Bach - RPO/Carney
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Pachelbel: Canon in D, Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Jonathan Carney (conductor)
Membran 222892
Wagner: Orchestral Works - RPO/Handley
Wagner: Die Walküre (Ride of the Valkyries), Overtures from Rienzi, Holländer, Tannhäuser, Lohengrin (prelude to Act 3), Siegfried-Idyll
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Vernon Handley (conductor)
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11 - RSNO
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11 Op. 103 "The Year 1905"
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Alexander Lazarev (conductor)
Linn Records CKD 247
Ge Gan-ru: Chinese Rhapsody - Serebrier
Ge Gan-ru: Chinese Rhapsody, Wu for Piano and Orchestra, Six Pentatonic Tunes for Orchestra
Margaret Leng Tan (piano)
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
José Serebrier (conductor)
BIS BIS-SACD-1509
Beethoven: The Symphonies - RPO
Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1-9, Symphony No. 10, Orchestral Works
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Barry Wordsworth (conductor) (Nos. 1, 4, 7, 9)
James Lockhart (conductor) (Nos. 2, 8)
Guenther Herbig (conductor) (No. 3)
Claire Gibauld (conductor) (No. 5)
Mark Ermer (conductor) (No. 6)
Czech Chamber ... more
Membran 221790
Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 7 - Herreweghe
Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 in B flat major Op. 60, Symphony No. 7 in A Op. 92
Royal Flemish Philharmonic
Philippe Herreweghe (conductor)
Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 5 - Masur
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 1 in F minor Op. 10, Symphony No. 5 in D minor Op. 47
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Kurt Masur (conductor)
Elgar: Cello Concerto - Yoohong Lee/Menuhin
Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor, Nursery Suite, Chanson de matin Op. 15 No. 2
Yoohong Lee (cello)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Yehudi Menuhin (conductor)
Membran 222833
Elgar: Enigma Variations - RPO/Menuhin
Elgar: Enigma Variations Op. 36, In the South Op. 50, Pomp & Circumstance March No. 4
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Yehudi Menuhin (conductor)
Membran 222832
Mozart: Horn Concertos - Bryant/Dausgaard
Mozart: Horn Concertos Nos. 1-4, Rondo K. 371
Jeffrey Bryant (horn)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Thomas Dausgaard (conductor)
Membran 222853
Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 20 & 27 - Monetti/Bolton
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor K.466, Piano Concerto No. 27 in B flat major K.595
Mariaclara Monetti (piano)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Ivor Bolton (conductor)
Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez - Bonell/RPO/Kaspszyk
Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez, Fantasia una para gentilhombre, Sonata a la Espanola
Carlos Bonell (guitar)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Jacek Kaspszyk (conductor)
Handel: Fireworks, Water Music - Marriner
Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks, Water Music Suites 1-3
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)
Eloquence 476 7859
Chopin: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 - Costa/Varga
Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor Op. 11, Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor Op. 21
Sequeira Costa (piano)
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Gilbert Varga (conductor)
Borodin: Symphony No. 2, Prince Igor - RPO/Schmidt
Borodin: Prince Igor (excerpts), In the Steppes of Central Asia, Symphony No. 2 in B minor Op. 5
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Ole Schmidt (conductor)
Membran 222818
Brahms: Symphony No. 2 - RPO/Judd
Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D major Op. 73, Academic Festival Overture in C minor Op. 80
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
James Judd (conductor)
Membran 222819
Carl Davis: Orchestral Works - RPO/Carl Davis
Carl Davis: The World at War, Far Pavilions, Pride and Prejudice, The French Lieutenant's Woman (concert suite), Champions, Anne Frank Remembered, Variations on a Polish Beggar's Theme, Hollywood, Napoleon: Eagle of Destiny, Scandal, Flesh and the Devil (waltz and love scene)
Martin Roscoe ... more
Membran 222825
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 - RPO/Leppard
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor Op. 125 "Choral"
Gilian Webster (soprano)
Catherine Wyn-Rogers (contralto)
Martin Hill (tenor)
Robert Hayward (bass)
The Ambrosian Singers
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Raymond Leppard (conductor)
Membran 222807
Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 - RPO/Wordsworth
Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 in B flat major Op. 60, Wellington's Victory at Vittoria Overture Op. 91
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Barry Wordsworth (conductor)
Franck: Symphony, Symphonic Poems - RPO/Leppard
César Franck: Symphony in D minor, Les Eolides: Symphonic Poem, Le Chasseur: Symphonic Poem
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Raymond Leppard (conductor)
Membran 222834
Delius: Orchestral Works - RPO/Seaman
Delius: Brigg Fair, Koanga: La Calinda, Hassan: Intermezzo & Serenade, A Song Before Sunrise, On Hearing The First Cuckoo In Spring, A Village Romeo and Juliet: Walk To The Paradise Garden, Irmelin: Prelude, Over The Hills And Far Away
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Christopher Seaman (conductor)
LAS VEGAS (CES, Booth #N109), Jan. 10, 2003 - Sony Music Entertainment (SME) today announced it will be releasing a new series of classic albums by Columbia Records artist Bob Dylan on hybrid Super Audio CD (SACD) this Fall. The announcement was made by Jeff Jones, Senior Vice President, Legacy Recordings during a special SACD reception sponsored
Thanks, zomax.
I have previously considered picking up the Living Stereo issue of Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue and will probably go ahead and do so. You're right - the price is right on those discs.
So far, I have ordered, but not yet received:
Hillary Hahn – Brahms/Stravinsky: Violin Concertos (not a recommendation in this thread, but a
I consider myself to be semi-illiterate when it comes to orchestral/classical music, but I can easily pick out my favourite SACDs from my collection. Although my hi-res orchestral/classical collection is dominated (by about 4 to 1) DVD-A against SACD, these are my favourite SACDs so far:-
Nature's Realm: [t=315]
Mendelssohn Vioin
If Neeme Jarvi is not your cup of tea, Allegro Media Group will be importing the Exton's Sibelius Seven Symphonies with Vladimir Ashkenazy conducting the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra for $19.99 per SACD or $79.96 for all 4 SACDs.
They are DSD recorded plus they have the bonus of not only all 7 symphonies but also Finlandia, Karelia
What a load of bollocks. Mixed up fact with garbage. Goulash. Why should people have to dissect such piffle? Hmm? You've been around here long enough to get your facts straight ... and yet??!
So, let's undo your mess ... statement by statement ...
1. Sibelius2: "Sony Music is out of the SACD market"
lol. I've bought at least 3 brand new Sony
I'm surprised no one has mentioned Danielle Gatti. His performances in New York over the last fourteen years or so, have been filled with nuance, with an emphasis on the lyrical line and a wide range of expression, coupled with a great deal of rhythmic energy. His Mahler 6 with the New York Philharmonic was riveting, his Respighi and Tchaikovsky
Also there is oval reverberant Royal Albert Hall and others dozens of music rooms in UK. But the SACD format is just One, cost nothing Sir Paul talk about the SACD format is Radio/TV show or in a newspaper!!
Iam overestimating Sir Paul, he is a musician, not a musiclover, maybe he do not need listen music at all as we mere mortals!
Although perhaps not appropriate for this thread, I would put in a plug for the LPO and their in-house label of the same name, which has released some SA-CD's in the past and may do so again.
Their preferred venue, the newly refurbished Royal Festival Hall, sounds spectacular on RBCD, much better than the Barbican in my opinion. I look forward to
Briefly the answer is 'Yes' not only do we pay VAT & duty on imports but also the UK Royal Mail levies a substantial "handling charge" which one cannot avoid as well. Coupled with an extremely weak Pound (v Dollar) such transactions make little sense these days. Individual SACD's get through unmolested by customs so buying then in the US is
Hi Emaidel,
I surprised you do not have this SACD, it is stunning in all senses, sound quality, musical, performance, time( there is 3 bonus tracks live at Royal Albert Hall 18April1970).
My copy is made in USA, Columbia/Legacy CS65490, BarCode 07464-65490-63, I pay the regular price.
I wish add the Caravanserai SACD is the same sound quality, if
Yes Tom.
I knew your geography (and History) would be up to it but there are others.!
It seems we will be getting the grand tour and the opportunity to buy the theatre seats, literally.!
http://www.teatrosancarlo.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=206:vendita-poltrone&catid=35:avvisi&Itemid=82&lang=en
It also seems very much
This sentence does not make sense to me. Do you mean the strings are much smoother than they would be if you let the sunlight in?
At a recent concert here in Berlin with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Charles Dutoit I noticed that the strings are not always smooth, but sometimes harsh and aggressive. Perhaps this does not fit in
Next time I go to the Royal Opera House - in December, as it happens - I will ask them to turn out the lights for me. And perhaps they'll let me move around so I can find a 'sweet spot' (might be difficult without lights, though).
Really, this is just absurd.
The planning for 2010 of Pentatone is on their website :
January
RQR
(Remastered
Quadro Recording) Haydn / Beethoven String Quartets
Hob.III No.77 "Kaiser" & No.78 "Sunrise String Quartet Op.18 No.5
Quartetto Italiano
February
NEW Bruckner
Symphony No.5
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Marek Janowski
NEW Rimsky-Korsakov
Suites from
Pentatone's release planning page had the Stravinsky disc below as scheduled for October 2009, but so far, nothing. Actually, the release planning page itself hasn't been updated in quite a while...
Igor Stravinsky
Symphony of Psalms - Monumentum pro Gesualdo di Venoza - Choral variations on "Von Himmel Hoch" (JS Bach)- Mass (1948)
Royal Flemish
Well, we're getting forward. I have to say that I like it when someone is *sure* of him/herself.
So now we have posts 940 (amended to 1045), 958, 1032, 1035, 1037, 1049, 1053, 1055 and Teresa's involuntary statements.
I think by now that most people that want to participate in this litte quiz have had the chance to do so, except canonical, who is
Can not recommend any SACD of Nielsen fourth, do not know of any but I am waiting.
I have several complete Nielsen symphony cycles on CD, my first set, Blomstedt/SFS on London, very good performances the sound is good but nothing special.
Another set is on Chandos, Bryden Thomson/Royal Scottish Orchestra, this one is a bit better recorded with
Steve,
Your review is puzzling to me. I have the Reiner recording and while the performance is great the recording strikes me as being only fairly good - not nearly as good or vivid as the Leibowitz. Now there is no question that the Chicago Symphony Orchestra is a much superior ensemble than the Royal Philharmonic, but it's a pretty fine effort
I received this disc yesterday and I would like to give you my opinion. First, I paid a premium price, almost 40.00$ including shipping from Analogue Productions. Was It worth it? Not in my opinion. It is a two channel SACD from a 1962 recording. There is a lot of instrument "spot-lighting" which some may enjoy but, I don't. To be fair, instrument
Thanks, Krisjan!
Reviewing this cycle has been a labour of love; I shall be uploading 7 & 4 shortly, and the new 9 is in the Post to me, but unfortunately is held up for the moment in the UK Royal Mail's industrial disputes.
Regarding the Vänskä cycle, I have great respect for it, and started off by running the Järvi side by side, but found that
I just received that very SACD, having ordered it directly from Hyperion in England. An "action" on the part of the Royal Mail delayed delivery by about a week, but it arrived safe and sound nonetheless. The music is simply gorgeous stuff, much of which can bring tears to one's eyes, and the Polyphony performance is very, very good. The Spartanburg
The recent arrest of a major computer fraud "artist" revealed that literally millions of cards have been compromised through multiple retailers. While Amazon was not on the lists I've seen, Barnes and Noble was and many people who use one also use the other, so that's a possible source. For the cardholder this is a royal pain in the butt, but for
I would disagree with you - certain venues do have a soundstage. Listening to the R30 Rush concert DVD, for example, recorded in Frankfurt's Festhalle, one can discern an echo and reverberation. The DVD of this fantastic concert sounds acceptable, even in Dolby Digital 5.1 (lossy) sound. I would expect other venues, such as the Royal Albert Hall,
Thomas, I only mentioned him as the poster already had it on LP. JB's Mahler does sound pioneering these days; there's something quite mesmerising about his 6th, and I have live accounts of the 4th (BBCSO in Prague) and 3rd on BBC Legends. The orchestral playing in the studio releases of 5 and 6 really isn't top class, and the live Berlin account
Received my copy over the weekend and played it last evening. First impressions (HQ stereo) are of technical excellence on the part of the orchestra and an absolutely superb, lifelike recording in brilliant technicolor 3-DSD albeit set well back in the sound stage. They are over there and seem slightly remote but the acoustic is excellent and for
Trygve Madsen (b. 1940) -- 24 Preludes & Fugues for piano (2L)
If you ever thought to yourself that Shostakovich's 24 preludes & fugues need a bit more jazz, then Mr. Madsen's set will satisfy. They are clearly inspired by Shosty's 24, but are more wistful overall in tone. Superb native (5.1) use of subwoofer, too, in case it needs a
Here is a salutory follow-up which really does reinforce the message about supporting the format and getting SACD releases while you can.
Having been thrown by the Harmonia Mundi deletions I had discovered, I decided to look further into HM items that were on my list, including several Mozart operas conducted by Rene Jacobs. High on this list was
The time to visit England and London in particular is late August or early September, as the BBC Proms at The Royal Albert Hall approach their climax. This is the time of year when the Greatest Orchestras of the World, one after another, play to packed houses and we lucky people who live here just turn up on the night, pay our £5 and be rewarded by
There have been quite a lot of negative things said in different threads here both about too much of Mahler´s music being released on SACD and also some things said about BIS´s choice of sampling rates.
I chimed in here and there, mainly in the technical sampling rate discussions.
Regarding Mahler´s music I love it far too much to have reached
Would that be referring to our Mahler 9, with the Royal Stockholm PO under Alan Gilbert (the new Chief of the New York PO)? At over 82 minutes on a single Hybrid SACD, and with some terrific music-making and sound to boot, that's good value for money. End advert.
OK, OK, I'll come clean.
This is the entire play-through from the very first
As many of you know, The European distributor that was importing in Exton SACD's at a reasonable price is no longer dealing with them. From what I understand it has to do with long delays in filling back-orders and not answering emails.
In the meantime Exton, Triton and Cryston continue to release DSD recorded SACDs at an amazing pace, Exton now
I hope some of you managed to go along to the Royal Albert Hall last evening for BBC Prom 44. Ivan Fischer and his Budapest Festival Orchestra were in magnificent form; even more assured and accomplished than when last I saw them at the Concertgebouw three years ago. They fully deserve all the success that is coming their way and for once
While I genuinely believe that SACD's have the potential to wipe the floor with most RBCD's, that's not always the case, as almost all of us here know. Here are a few Telarc RBCD's to take a listen to;
Prokofiev's "Alexander Nefsky," with the Los Angeles Philharmonic conducted by Andre Previn, CD # 80143. This was the only Telarc CD that used the
I might give the Gergiev a spin for fun -- sounds like you wouldn't want it to be your only Mahler 8 though!
If they'd wanted a grand space and grand sound, why didn't they choose the Royal Albert Hall instead of St Paul's - it seems the ideal space for something like this. I think the RAH is much maligned as a venue, but I think it sounds
The Horenstein on BBC Legends RBCD is very special. He was the one who taught that orchestra the work. I recall reading, somewhere, that is was that very rare occasion where an unfamiliar work (THEN!!!) was given this rare performance and the electricity in the air still is apparent in the CDs. The Royal Albert Hall organ is wonderful at the end.
"To show off the new system, Marantz Brand Ambassador Ken Ishiwata looked long and hard at the Mordaunt-Short speaker range the company distributes in Europe, and came up with an amazing 'stacked pair' configuration of the Performance 6 loudspeakers, with one of the hi-tech floorstanders inverted above the other in a custom-built frame.
The
I've already posted my tremendous enthusiasm for the new SACD of Bernstein's "Mass," but I ordered three other SACD's from ArkivMusic at the time, and would like to comment on them as well.
"Song of Songs" on Harmonia Mundi, by the English choral group, Stile Antico, is just plain gorgeous. Gorgeous singing; gorgeous music; gorgeous sonics.
Don't say that, actually, Sorabji does have his followers, as does Fredrik Ullén. The first CD sold quite well, considering the repertoire, and keeps selling (not enough to break even yet, but much better than I thought). I believe the second CD will help the previous one. And - we'll have the market to ourselves - I honestly don't think there is a
I can't really dispute anything you say. It's all so frustrating. I have just returned from visiting the Royal Opera House and looking at the list of performances on Blu Ray - mostly with DTS HD and 24 Bit PCM stereo - I'm inclined to jump in and enjoy those while I wait for markets and people to sort themselves out. Apologies for my unsubtle
"The Royal SQ" aka [t=4059] is a favourite disc, especially the Bacewicz. [t=4060] is interesting stuff, sits well with Chopin and Liszt. --And as Peter said, ordering from BeArTon is a pleasure.
I was really looking forward to this SACD, ordered via Ebay and it finally arrived today, new & sealed:
First thing I noticed that there is no mention of it being a SACD from the outside of the package. The sleeve states for label info: (p) 2003 Steamhammer (a division of SPV GmbH)- SPV 093-74882 3CD (Made in Germany)which makes me think that they
Dear Robert,
There have been times in the past when I wished I had been "in your shoes"
But this is not.
I have enjoyed many, but not all of your SACD releases, both musically and as recordings , but I find it quite disturbing that you did take that retrograde step you obviously did, for economic reasons, when you abandoned true hi-rez recording
Ultrasonic frequencies can only be heard if you are:
(a) A bat
(b) A dog
(c) A rat
If you want that degree of realism may I suggest you go to a concert? Recordings can only ever be an approximation of the real thing and the success of the home listening experience will always be determined by compromises of one kind or another.
I have just been
Dear Robert,
There have been times in the past when I wished I had been "in your shoes"
But this is not.
I have enjoyed many, but not all of your SACD releases, both musically and as recordings , but I find it quite disturbing that you did take that retrograde step you obviously did, for economic reasons, when you abandoned true hi-rez recording
The BBC has announced the schedule for the 2009 Proms season. I see BFO/Fischer are due to appear at the Royal Albert Hall on Tues 18 Aug 2009. The program includes Dvorak's Sym No 7 and also Bartok's Violin Concerto 2. All the Proms concerts are broadcast live on BBC Radio 3 which can normally be picked up on the internet. More details via the
The US mail is not quite as economical as UK's Royal Post but triple the price of the SACD is unbelievable! If they put the SACD in a Bubble envelop the total weight would be 5 ounces or less which by First-Class Mail International from US to UK would be $4.60. I order a lot from the UK and the shipping charges from the UK to US are usually less
The website's still a nightmare. I tried to order the SACD of the Brahms Requiem again today, and still wound up getting nowhere. I had sent two emails to customer service, as well as one to the individual who works for them and listed his address on this site, but none of the three have been answered.
I then called the BSO's number in
Coincidentally, there's some great news this week:
ABC will perform 'The Lexicon of Love' live in its entirety, together with the BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by Anne Dudley and with an introduction by Trevor Horn, at the Royal Albert Hall in London, April 8th 2009. I wonder if this time it will be properly preceded by the 'Overture'. On the
