What are you currently listening to (Classical)?

[Fiddle Faddle]

One of Deccas best ever late analogue efforts. Top-notch. The only caveat on this new LP release is that side 1 is completely crammed and although I did not notice any real issues with inner groove distortion or frequency response the program material is by necessity closer to the vinyl noise floor than side 2 (which is more what you'd expect from a "normal" classical LP being 27 minutes long). Bottom line is if you don't mind the 6 dB worse signal to noise on side 1 versus side 2 this is an otherwise fantastic release.

 

[MadFloyd]

One of Deccas best ever late analogue efforts. Top-notch. The only caveat on this new LP release is that side 1 is completely crammed and although I did not notice any real issues with inner groove distortion or frequency response the program material is by necessity closer to the vinyl noise floor than side 2 (which is more what you'd expect from a "normal" classical LP being 27 minutes long). Bottom line is if you don't mind the 6 dB worse signal to noise on side 1 versus side 2 this is an otherwise fantastic release.

Thank you. Any other recent releases you'd recommend apart from the DG titles you mentioned a couple posts back?

 

[Fiddle Faddle]

I will update what I am listening to as I get through the recordings in the latest batch and post up the great sounding ones where I also like the performances. Here are two more - both releases from Analogphonic - a classic Szeryng Mercury and a classic Decca from the arguably somewhat under-rated and neglected violinist Alfredo Campoli (they are releasing the latter's Tchaikovsky concerto on Decca soon as well). These are my first recordings from Analogphonic and I am very impressed. Not just by the sound and pressings but the quality of the packaging. Many reissues these days are very nice but marred by very cheaply produced covers (such as the ones I posted about over the last couple of weeks), but these Analogphonic ones are equal in quality to the original covers from the 1960s.

 

[Folsom]

I think this is the first Columbia release of classical that's been on my turntable and didn't sound bad. I'd say sonics are good.

 

[MadFloyd]

I will update what I am listening to as I get through the recordings in the latest batch and post up the great sounding ones where I also like the performances. Here are two more - both releases from Analogphonic - a classic Szeryng Mercury and a classic Decca from the arguably somewhat under-rated and neglected violinist Alfredo Campoli (they are releasing the latter's Tchaikovsky concerto on Decca soon as well). These are my first recordings from Analogphonic and I am very impressed. Not just by the sound and pressings but the quality of the packaging. Many reissues these days are very nice but marred by very cheaply produced covers (such as the ones I posted about over the last couple of weeks), but these Analogphonic ones are equal in quality to the original covers from the 1960s.

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Thanks, I almost placed an order for the Szerling yesterday.

 

[Kingsrule]

Listening to the Szeryng on cd right now...very nice

 

[MadFloyd]

Listening to the Szerling on cd right now...very nice

You have a CD player? Thought you were a music server guy...

 

[Kingsrule]

On the server..red book

The Szeryng just happened to come on while reading this thread this morning!

 

[Kal Rubinson]

On the server..red book

The Szerling just happened to come on while reading this thread this morning!

Szeryng, please

 

[LL21]

Just got this because it has been a regularly referred to cd for many years. Its got some fun 16hz pedal notes...i dont love the interpretation too much. fortunately, it probably ranks in the top 5 classical pieces for me, so all good.



I have just ordered this one which i instinctively feel from the audio snips that i will much prefer...post-setting up/fine tuning the system, i am suddenly having fun listening to organ albums given the system's ability (for the first time ever) to really make full-scale, powerful organ music work in our space. Fun!

 

[Kingsrule]

Szeryng, please

Happy now?

 

[Fiddle Faddle]

I would love to see Analogphonic release Szeryng's Mercury Living Presence recordings of the Schumann and Khachaturian violin concertos. I have written to them regarding this so I can only hope they will listen!

 

[Kal Rubinson]

Happy now?

Yes, thanks.

 

[Kingsrule]

Yes, thanks.

Cool. Can't believe I missed that spelling......

 

[andolink]

Ernst Toch: Symphony No. 1

Mario Davidovsky: Synchronisms No. 10 for guitar and electronic sounds (1992)

Michael Finnissy: Multiple Forms of Constraint

 

[Folsom]

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Nice stereo release for late 50's, boring music however.

 

[Folsom]

 

[andolink]

Jean-Joseph Cassanéa de Mondonville: In Exitu Israel

Alexander Zemlinsky: String Quartet No. 2, Op. 15

 

[Fiddle Faddle]

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Nice stereo release for late 50's, boring music however.

I'd never heard of this label before. A quick internet search suggests it was a budget one concerned with reissues. I wonder what DG thought about it? At first glance it looks vintage DG-ish - complete with corner flourishes on the yellow logo - and even the cover illustration reminds me of DG. At a very quick glance and it is more that the cover art is in a oval "frame" more than anything else that seems to distinguish them from DG to a casual buyer.

 

[MadFloyd]

I'd never heard of this label before. A quick internet search suggests it was a budget one concerned with reissues. I wonder what DG thought about it? At first glance it looks vintage DG-ish - complete with corner flourishes on the yellow logo - and even the cover illustration reminds me of DG. At a very quick glance and it is more that the cover art is in a oval "frame" more than anything else that seems to distinguish them from DG to a casual buyer.

I thought the same thing - very DG'ish!