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)
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)
Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 101 & 103 - RPO/Glover
Haydn: Symphony No. 101 in D major "The Clock", Symphony No. 103 in E flat major "Drum Roll"
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Jane Glover (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
"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
There is a recoding of Mahler's 8th Symphony available on SA-CD. It is on PentaTone (PTC 5186 166) an old Quadraphonic (4.0) recording made by Philips in 1971 in the Cocertgebouw in Amsterdam. The Orchestra is the Royal Concergebouw Orchestra, conducted by Bernard Haitink. PentaTone remastered the analogue recording for release on SA-CD.
Best,
L through T
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LABELLE -
Nightbirds. Epic EQ-33075 (SQ), EAQ-33075 (DQ8), CBS SQ 80566
(SQ) [Israel]
Phoenix. Epic PEQ-33579 (SQ), EAQ-33579 (DQ8)
BILLY LANGFORD -
For Spacious Skies. Doric DO(Q)-1504 (QS)
{The title above was released only in quad, no stereo version known}
{Available from Doric Records as a custom made reel or
My perspective is 2-channel SACD as well, and I like what I like as anyone else would.
I was fortunate to attend SFO/Tilson-Thomas Concerts of Mahler 3 and 9 at Davies Hall when they were being recorded. Their Mahler 9 live was wonderful to my ears although I haven't heard the recording. I own the Chailly Royal Concertgebow SACD of Mahler 9 and am
If one has the applause on a separate track immediately after the piece in question then one can choose to listen to it or not: this surely pleases everybody. If one listens to the piece with applause one should notice no break.
A few, very few discs have this separate track like, Abbado's Mahler 6 and the recent Strauss Alpine from Jansons. I
Hey Polly.
You reviewed this after that lie down you mentioned and also after reviewing those other two modern works discs?.
If you email me your address I can have some medicine sent Royal Mail parcel force tomorrow.
It helped me lie down after listening to that modern music.
oops sorry Ive realized the bottle of Glenfiddick is now empty
Its the same in the Royal Box....
Speaking of boxes If you tilt them backwards and round the top edge of your speaker you get that effect.Been a trick in hifi speaker designing for years.
Post by GROOT GELUID October 25, 2008 (278 of 357)
Here a lot of statements are (also) presented as facts, that are nothing more than opinions. Raffles obviously prefers stereo listening to surround listening, but I for certainly do not agree with his reasoning behind that. Still he can prefer what he wants, like anybody else.
His point about the musicians is totally contrary to my own experience
Hello, I just purchased the DENON AVR-2808CI over the weekend ($468! at many websites) and the manual claims it supports SACD DSD over the HDMI. This will be nice when I go "that way", but the SACD regular playback in PURE DIRECT MODE kicks royal ass. The discs I've played thus far ("Avalon", "Brothers In Arms", "DSOTM") are as if I was hearing
JANUARY
Songs by American Composers
Lisa Delan
FEBRUARY
The Bolshoi Experience
Highlights from Russian Operas Vol.2
Various composers
Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow
Alexander Vedernikov
Brahms / Beethoven
Piano Concerto No.1 in D minor Op.15
Piano Sonata No.14, "Moonlight"
Misha Dichter
Gewandhausorchester
It's the "Gramophone" Awards issue Disc of the Month and the final few bars of "Night" is on the Editor's Choice CD. I've already got more versions of the work (and even more of "Don Juan") than any rational man needs but as soon as I heard the magnificent playing from the Royal Concertgebouw brass I was hooked and ordered it almost immediately
hi,
Another excellent performance with a genuine recording is Yoel Levi with Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Eng. M.Bishop on TELARC. Absolutely fantastic !!!!!! although CD. Just try La Cabane sur des pattes de poule and La Grande Porte de Kiev. Sorry but Rene Leibowitz/Royal Philharmonic performance is considerably inferior (sonically) vs all versions
Thanks Bill for your input.
It's sounds like a very interesting disc. I have read the reviews of this disc (and others) on this forum before I posted this thread, but I always find it interesting to hear other peoples views and thoughts - however subjective they may be. I have a Naxos DVD-A - Vivaldi's The Four Seasons - which was recorded in a
More touching news, I'm afraid.
Further and more careful reading between great dollops of lovely Vaughan Williams live from the Royal Albert Hall this evening, I notice the Editor in choosing Kreizberg's Dvorak 6 as one his monthly choices tells me "I didn't listen to this on SACD equipment, but even with standard kit the sound is
The Norrington recording has much more bass, as it is recorded with closer microphone set-ups. It was done, per the liner notes in a concert hall in Stuttgart. At Westminster Cathedral, we have the kind of space for which this work was conceived. This is one work where the building is as important as the music played in it. Berlios knew that, and
Especially considering that the Master tapes are 24 Bit 88.2kHz recorded in 1997 and before. Publish date is 1997 and Copyright date is 2008. Up until just a few years ago Reference Recordings Masters were 24 Bit 88.2kHz so those are no likely to be released as 24-bit 176.4 kHz HRx DVD-R data discs. Reference Recordings why not release the lower
Dear Robert,
Do you have plans to release the Mahler 9 you recorded during Alan Gilbert's final concerts as the Principal Conductor and Artistic Adviser of the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra on SACD?
Ten good ones:
Beck- Sea Change
Jeff Beck- Blow by Blow (or maybe it's jazz... but it's great either way)
Deep Purple- Machine Head
Dire Straits- Brothers in Arms
Bob Dylan- Blonde on Blonde
Billy Joel- The Stranger (52nd Street good also)
Elton John- Madman Across the Water (any of them, actually)
James Taylor- JT
Steely Dan- Gaucho
The Who- Live
My opinion of the Shostakovich Jazz Suites is more positive. While I don't own those works on SACD, I often return to my rbcd recording with Ricardo Chailly and an ensemble from the Royal Concertgebow of Amsterdam. The playing and acoustics are so good, I don't feel the need to buy a new SACD recording. If you like the Jazz Suites, check out
I have always been a big Debussy fan. I am interested in acquiring the BSO/Munch disc on RCA Living Stereo, but I have never been a fan of the Boston sound that much. What I would love to see released on Pentatone is the recordings of Bernard Haitink with the Royal Concertgebuow Orchestra. I have the Philips Duo and would love to see these
Probably the accousticaly best venue In the UK is now the fairly new Bridgewater Hall in Manchester which was specially built with equalling the Disney Hall in LA sonics as a reference point ( and the even newer Nashville Theatre) both are fabulous.Have you been to either Bruce?.
It could change your mind.(if you go Nashville then also try the
In case anyone else is curious about this disc (I was), here is all I have learned:
"A Musical Jack-of-all-trades, Belgian-Romanian clarinettist Vlad Weverbergh studied at the Royal Flemish Conservatory in Antwerp. Vlad Feels at home in many styles, as can be heard from his world music band Trio Dor, the prestigious "Youth and Music" debut prize
It's Not All Gloom—News from the Classical Front
Stereophile Magazine - New York,NY,USA
By Jason Victor Serinus February 2, 2008 — You thought the only new articles about CDs you'd be reading would be about further declines in sales? Well, it turns out that ArkivMusic, the country's leading website for new and formerly out-of-print classical
The Presto Classical website lists a new Chandos hybrid multi-channel SACD featuring an orchestra-only version of Wagner's Ring (lasting 67 minutes) and the Siegfried idyll, played by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra under Neeme Järvi.
There is a picture of the cover with the SACD logo on it.
The title is "The Ring - an orchestral
Thanks. Here's the list from the website, which is slightly different from the list Pentaman provided earlier.
2008 Availability depends on the release date in your country
January
NEW Brahms
Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Marek Janowski
NEW Bruckner
Symphony No.9
Orchestre de la Suisse-Romande
Marek Janowski
Below is the preliminary schedule for 2008. We will publish the definitive one shortly on the PentaTone website.
Best, PentaMan.
01/01/2008
NEW 5186.308
Brahms
Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Marek Janowski
NEW 5186.030
Bruckner
Symphony No.9
Orchestre de la Suisse-Romande
Marek Janowski
01/02/2008
NEW
It's always the unknown that gets you in conversations like these.
If you've never heard a speaker like B & O or something in that area, you might well think that a subwoofer is essential for "good" bass response. Likewise, if you haven't listened to much live classical music, you might have a narrow idea of what "good" bass actually is. There's
Since you like the light textured violin, flute, lute, etc... try Jenine Jensen's Four Seasons by Vivaldi. Instrumentation is one to a part giving it a much lighter and more transparent sound.
Naxos has two outstanding SACD's:
1. Robert Craft conducting the complete Firebird
2. The Royal Scottish Orchestra doing Holst's The Planets (Mars is a bit
Dear Tommy,
the covers are important to me, too, and, whereas I respect opinions different to mine regarding the success we may have, I cannot really abide those utterances claiming to state an objective truth to a matter of taste.
Regarding violin and violin concertos, we are recording an SACD as I write this. Again it is in Brazil and we are
As I own all of these recordings I can give you my personal impression.
I would place Kobayashi's account with the Czech Philharmonic at the top of the list. It has a very rich, but detailed sound with powerful brass.
Second place would go to Mackerras with the Royal Philharmonic. Although I am aware that this is not a genuine multi-channel
I have nothing much to add to Daland's review of this very fine disc. However, I did find an insert in the booklet, and apparently this is the first of a 4 volume set of Sibelius symphonies.
Vol. 2 - Sym. 4 & 5
Vol. 3 - Sym. 2
Vol. 4 - Sym. 6 & 7
I look forward to these discs with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic.
