Post by Claude February 5, 2008 (1 of 4)
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I finally received this 3 disc set today (at a good price from Amazon.co.uk), and I listened to Symphony 6.
I don't have a CD version of this recording to compare it too, but the (stereo) sound is very fine, similar to the SACD of Symphony 1.
But why did they put this out as a 3 disc set, because the 6th fits entirely on the first disc (77:55 minutes). So they could have released the symphonies seperately like the others. But I don't mind, since the 6th and 9th are my favourite Mahler symphonies and I didn't already own these on CD.
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SACD-Hybrid would not hold all the data to place it on one disc so it had to be split. If this was just a PCM release, yes, you can go up to 80 minutes on Red Book.
Cheers.
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Post by wehecht November 19, 2008 (3 of 4)
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draudio2u said:
SACD-Hybrid would not hold all the data to place it on one disc so it had to be split. If this was just a PCM release, yes, you can go up to 80 minutes on Red Book.
Cheers.
Not so; while other manufacturers play it safe BIS has issued several hybrid SACD's with timings exceeding 77 minutes including some of more than 81 minutes, volumes 2 and 3 of the Brautigam Beethoven series for example and at least one of over 82 minutes, the Dvorak 6th and 9th symphonies. The sound doesn't appear to be compromised in any way.
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Post by stvnharr November 19, 2008 (4 of 4)
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Claude said:
I finally received this 3 disc set today (at a good price from Amazon.co.uk), and I listened to Symphony 6.
I don't have a CD version of this recording to compare it too, but the (stereo) sound is very fine, similar to the SACD of Symphony 1.
But why did they put this out as a 3 disc set, because the 6th fits entirely on the first disc (77:55 minutes). So they could have released the symphonies seperately like the others. But I don't mind, since the 6th and 9th are my favourite Mahler symphonies and I didn't already own these on CD.
I've had this for a long time, and I too wondered why it was released as a 3 disc set rather than 2 releases. But no matter what, they did what they did, and that's that.
BTW, I have all of these Bernstein Mahlers and think they are all excellent in every way.
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