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[Jazzhead]

 

[LL21]

awesome...i am getting it...and this one too from the reviews. Thanks for bringing this recommendation up!

As much as I love Berman's flame-throwing virtuosity in the Transcendental Etudes, he sounds a little crass and superficial compared to Trifonov in this new release.. I've heard so many voices and nuances that no other pianist has brought out. (I've haven't listened to disc 2 yet, but no doubt that he works his magic in those pieces, too.) The sound is fantastic, although I'm not sure that 9 microphones are needed to capture the sound of a piano. I think this release can easily be called essential for Liszt or piano lovers.

 

[Jazzhead]

Likewise , and while at it ... I tossed in this old warhorse as well .

 

[LL21]

Yes! Ordered that one at the same time as well!

Likewise , and while at it ... I tossed in this old warhorse as well .

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[Jazzhead]

Succumbed to the promise of better sound , yet another 5th . Anybody heard this K2 HD version ?

 

[Kal Rubinson]

Succumbed to the promise of better sound , yet another 5th . Anybody heard this K2 HD version ?

Nope. My obsession doesn't extend to buying multiple copies/releases of the same music. There's only so much I can listen to.

 

[microstrip]

Succumbed to the promise of better sound , yet another 5th . Anybody heard this K2 HD version ?

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Your post comes just in time - yesterday I was listening to DG CD - I have to say that it is by far my preferred no5 - I have not listened to any other for years. I have found however that DG has also edited a blu- ray having the LPCM 24-bit/96 kHz of the original master tape approved by Carlos Kleiber. How can we rip such recording from the disc? https://www.amazon.com/Carlos-Kleiber-Orchestral-Recordings-Grammophon/dp/B00K03VZXS

 

[andolink]

It's always nice to add another absolute masterpiece by Bach to my collection and this one is brilliantly performed and recorded too--

J.S. Bach: 'Himmelskönig, sei willkommen', BWV 182
Monika Mauch, soprano
Charles Daniels, tenor
Matthew White, countertenor
Harry Van Der Kamp, bass
Montréal Baroque
Eric Milnes, conductor

 

[Bachtoven]

A wonderful performance and recording.

 

[Bachtoven]

Jazzhead and LL21--you might as well add this one to your list!

 

[Jazzhead]

Thanks Bachtoven ....Have this, in DG 111 The Piano box set .

 

[andolink]

Edward Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85
Jean-Guihen Queyras, cello
BBC Symphony Orchestra/Jiri Bèlohlávek

 

[Bachtoven]

 

[andolink]

Arnold Bax: Symphony No. 7
London Philharmonic Orchestra/Raymond Leppard

 

[Bachtoven]

As predicted, disc 2 is just as stunning as disc 1.

 

[Bachtoven]

The Piano Quintet--very nice.

 

[Jazzhead]

 

[Jazzhead]

SHM Platinum , Good remastering .

 

[andolink]

François Couperin: Troisième livre de pièces de clavecin

Les Nations--Premier Ordre 'La Françoise'

The 2-disc recording by Jordi Savall's Herperion XX from 1986 of Couperin's "Les Nations" suites set a standard of performance and sound quality that has never been bettered. I've treasured these for almost 30 years.

 

[LL21]

After the recent suggestions by a number of people here...

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