Dutton Epoch Announces 6 Surround Sound SACD Classical Music Releases (October 19, 2019)

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Love that!

And a good moment to remind folks of the recording: https://www.duttonvocalion.co.uk/proddetail.php?prod=2CDLX7367. This isn't scary atonal Schoenberg - it's very much following Mahler's later works. The recording itself was one of the major projects in quadraphonic recording - with the quadraphonic format really used to bring the listener into the music and its many moving parts for this massive piece. Unlike many other conductors Boulez was very open to the possibilities of surround sound and this recording showcases that.

Speaking of Schoenberg: I saw a brief notice about this on Alex Ross's blog last week, but this story in the Times drives home the enormous scale of the loss.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/13/arts/music/arnold-schoenberg-scores-fire.html