new---Berlin Philharmonic Direct to Disc Bruckner No.7 Box Set---order while you can!

[Marcus]

Dear Marcus,
thank you for the heads up about the HH record, after i read your reply back then i order a new copy for myself and its a FANTASTIC recording,
side A of the first LP is superb, and worth the $$ for its own, the other lps you posted, i already had, so the HH were a revelation, thanks!l

You’re welcome. Glad you think so.

 

[tima]

as good as the recording is, I don't think it's the engineering equal of Lewis Layton's best works (RCA Living Stereo) or Ken Wilkinson (Decca/EMI). Then again, whose is?

Or Cozart Fine.

Yes ... whose is? Goodness knows we are waiting for that talent to appear. It's a big opportunity - just waiting for the right someone. I'm a little surprised no one has attempted to replicate the technique and process in detail of that era.

 

[tima]

Happy Birthday Anton Bruckner!

196 today.

 

[manisandher]

For anyone who doesn't have the D2D set but is interested in hearing it, I'm going to do some needle drops of my set and am happy to upload and add the links here.

[They'll be 16/44.1 files (more than good enough SQ) and will only be availble for a limited time. If you do download them and Berliner Philharmoniker then happens to release a digital version in the future, please either buy it or delete my files.]

Mani.

 

[bonzo75]

Anyone wants to sell one? If they didn't like because they felt it was too distant or too boring. Not sure why you want to keep it, really

 

[iaxel]

Not sure why you want to keep it, really

 

[manisandher]

Bernard Haitink - Bruckner Symphonie Nr 7

1. Allegro Moderate:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/14F_u8_LN49swMcpBop1HOjLgxWYQZxHM/view?usp=sharing

Enjoy!

(Other movements to follow, hopefully over weekend.)

Mani.

 

[manisandher]

Oh, I forgot to mention...

Best to actually download the file and play back on a decent DAC. Playing back on your phone or PC might not sound great as they might be performing SRC from 44.1 to 48 kHz in real time.

Mani.

 

[Mike Lavigne]

got the 1967 Jochum DG Bruckner 9 Symphony box set (DG 104 929/39) ; listened 10 days ago but they were a bit noisy so finally tonight i cleaned them and re-listened to the 7th just now. my new cables are more run in now too. really enjoyed this version of the 7th (Berlin Philharmonic). overall well recorded and nuanced, lovely pace and perspective. good alternative refined viewpoint to the Haitnik, but intimate too in it's own way. not boring.....to my uneducated ear.....for whatever that might be worth.

added note; my Etsuro Gold and these LFD cables really make many of my relatively borderline strident DG pressings come alive and settle down. just musical information, nothing damped down. not even any thought of hardness or edge. maybe that previous perspective was just me? opens up my path to pursue others.

sampled a few others of this box set and liked every one i tried.

 

[Tango]

got the 1967 Jochum DG Bruckner 9 Symphony box set (DG 104 929/39) ; listened 10 days ago but they were a bit noisy so finally tonight i cleaned them and re-listened to the 7th just now. my new cables are more run in now too. really enjoyed this version of the 7th (Berlin Philharmonic). overall well recorded and nuanced, lovely pace and perspective. good alternative refined viewpoint to the Haitnik, but intimate too in it's own way. not boring.....to my uneducated ear.....for whatever that might be worth.

added note; my Etsuro Gold and these LFD cables really make many of my relatively borderline strident DG pressings come alive and settle down. just musical information, nothing damped down. not even any thought of hardness or edge. maybe that previous perspective was just me? opens up my path to pursue others.

sampled a few others of this box set and liked every one i tried.

Hahaha. I have been buying Bruckner Haitink, Solti, Bernstein, Klemperer, Furtwrangler, Schuricht, boxset and individuals since you started out this thread. Now diving into symphony big time. You woke up the devil in me Mike.

 

[Mike Lavigne]

Hahaha. I have been buying Bruckner Haitink, Solti, Bernstein, Klemperer, Furtwrangler, Schuricht, boxset and individuals since you started out this thread. Now diving into symphony big time. You woke up the devil in me Mike.

......as the General's eyes sparkled with delight!

superb big music, is......well.......really amazing.......and i just love it. glad you are jumping into the deep end.

 

[tima]

superb big music, is......well.......really amazing.......and i just love it

+1

 

[tima]

That's why you buy early because of what the resale cost will be

Five months later, $700.

 

[Ovenmitt]

Five months later, $700.

OMG.... I’m glad I bought mine when I did.

ive been wondering about this one but don’t know the music very well. Does anyone have any thoughts? https://www.berliner-philharmoniker-recordings.com/rattle-sibelius-symphonies.html

 

[tima]

OMG.... I’m glad I bought mine when I did.

ive been wondering about this one but don’t know the music very well. Does anyone have any thoughts? https://www.berliner-philharmoniker-recordings.com/rattle-sibelius-symphonies.html

Ah, Sibelius, a truly wonderous composer with his own unique style. Well worth exploring both his symphonies and tone poems.

Rattle recorded a symphony cyle on EMI in the mid-1980s when he was with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. I have not heard his later offering with the Berliners. I am tempted by it because it is (I think) live and on vinyl.

A review of this issuance on Music Web observes: "It comes as no surprise that this most beautifully played cycle by the Berliner Philharmoniker under Sir Simon Rattle overflows with humanity. Yet compared to the best of the competition the performances feel intensely rehearsed in a short space of time and wrapped in a rigid structural integrity. There is no real awareness of living with these works for any length of time. That valuable element of spontaneity is essentially absent as is often the icy chill and sensation of awe. Nevertheless these are expansive live performances that have a consistency of sound being cool, clear and well balanced. ...]."

There are quite a few Sibelius cycles published over the years. I have many of them. Lots to explore. Barbarolli, Colin Davis, Maazel, Berglund. If you want to 'discover' Sibelius I might suggest von Karajan's mid-60s cycle with Okku Kamu conducting the first three. Plenty of minty box sets available on Discogs ~$50. There are other choices, but this one is fine as an introduction.



Attached is the somewhat famous Sibeliusaurus survey. One guy's opinions but quite thorough. I agree with some of what he says. A good read.

 

[iaxel]

Five months later, $700.

Where?

 

[tima]

Where?

Discogs - at least as if the moment.

 

[Ovenmitt]

Ah, Sibelius, a truly wonderous composer with his own unique style. Well worth exploring both his symphonies and tone poems.

Rattle recorded a symphony cyle on EMI in the mid-1980s when he was with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. I have not heard his later offering with the Berliners. I am tempted by it because it is (I think) live and on vinyl.

A review of this issuance on Music Web observes: "It comes as no surprise that this most beautifully played cycle by the Berliner Philharmoniker under Sir Simon Rattle overflows with humanity. Yet compared to the best of the competition the performances feel intensely rehearsed in a short space of time and wrapped in a rigid structural integrity. There is no real awareness of living with these works for any length of time. That valuable element of spontaneity is essentially absent as is often the icy chill and sensation of awe. Nevertheless these are expansive live performances that have a consistency of sound being cool, clear and well balanced. ...]."

There are quite a few Sibelius cycles published over the years. I have many of them. Lots to explore. Barbarolli, Colin Davis, Maazel, Berglund. If you want to 'discover' Sibelius I might suggest von Karajan's mid-60s cycle with Okku Kamu conducting the first three. Plenty of minty box sets available on Discogs ~$50. There are other choices, but this one is fine as an introduction.

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Attached is the somewhat famous Sibeliusaurus survey. One guy's opinions but quite thorough. I agree with some of what he says. A good read.

Thank you @tima .... that’s an above and beyond response! Super helpful.

 

[Thomas 911]

Five months later, $700.

So good to know ,,good investment I bought 2 one still sealed ..by the way historic context , after hitler comitted suicide 1945 next day 1 nnay the adagio was broadcast at the reichsrundfunk .according his order.....his last will..musically..

Anyway record touches the soul the more often you listen ...i wait 1 h after starting the system till tubes are ready and opens the stage...

 

[theophile]

My copy is number 88.