Listening to Now (In Surround) - Volume 2

[fredblue]

Tchaikovsky: Suite from Swan Lake - Eugene Ormandy Conducts the Philadelphia Orchestra (4.0 FLAC Download)

good ol' vintage recording :banana:

*Just a heads up: HDTT (High Definition Tape Transfers) seem to have a sale going on... Every multichannel album I checked was 20% off (physical media and downloads).

Special thanks goes to 4earredwonder to make me aware of them ^_^

Poor gal looks like she'll split herself in two doing that.. if only her parents had bought her a bike instead of ballet slippers for her birthday..

 

[Simon A]

I enjoy this disc for the second half of it which features an orchestra in the fronts and another in the rears. Nicely done.

 

[fredblue]

I enjoy this disc for the second half of it which features an orchestra in the fronts and another in the rears. Nicely done.

Vivaldi: Four Seasons + Double Orchestra; Juritz DVD-A QQ Poll

 

[rtbluray]

If there's any album from the Chicago Quadio set that I can't stop listening to, it's "Chicago VII"!
Love having the experimental, avant-garde side of Chicago start the album. It's perfect Quad material!

 

[Simon A]

I love this one!

 

[jefe1]

Same here I am really enjoying Chicago VII

 

[Lute]

After hearing Pletnev perform Scriabin's piano concerto live last week, I've been yearning for some more of this composer's beautiful music. This SACD from PentaTone more than did the trick.

Alexander Scriabin:
Symphony No. 1 in E Major, Op. 26
The Poem of Ecstasy (Symphony No. 4), Op. 54

Svetlana Shilova, soprano
Mikhail Gubsky, tenor
Vladislav Lavrik, trumpet
Norbert Gembaczka, organ
Chamber Choir of the Moscow Conservatory
Russian National Orchestra
Mikhail Pletnev

 

[Simon A]

After hearing Pletnev perform Scriabin's piano concerto live last week, I've been yearning for some more of this composer's beautiful music. This SACD from PentaTone more than did the trick.

Alexander Scriabin:
Symphony No. 1 in E Major, Op. 26
The Poem of Ecstasy (Symphony No. 4), Op. 54

Svetlana Shilova, soprano
Mikhail Gubsky, tenor
Vladislav Lavrik, trumpet
Norbert Gembaczka, organ
Chamber Choir of the Moscow Conservatory
Russian National Orchestra
Mikhail Pletnev

Thanks for sharing that! I'll look into it. Here's another beautiful release by The London Symphony Orchestra.

 

[4-earredwonder]

Thanks for sharing that! I'll look into it. Here's another beautiful release by The London Symphony Orchestra.

Totally agree, Simon. Both symphonies are gorgeous and the recording IS state of the Art. And LSO priced them as a 2 for 1, as well so don't hesitate if you want some glorious music to fill out your classical SACD purchases (for potential buyers).

 

[Simon A]

They also recorded this one:

 

[fredblue]

Not played GYBR in Surround for yonks (possibly since the HFPA BD came out?) and getting to the bonus tracks at the end of the DVD-A (must be years since I've heard these bonuses in any form let alone surround) it struck me what a fun active mix "Screw You (Young Man's Blues)" is with Elton's vocals ping-ponging about the speakers in 'Classic Quad' fashion and all the saxophone work dancing round the room (presume Leroy Gomez on sax, as was on "Social Disease"?).. I know I've said it a gazillion times but I hope the other EJ 5.1 albums make it out (replete with bonuses please!) someday sooner rather than later (or too late!).. it is just incomprehensible to me how good the surround one's that made it out were and that nobody would pull out all the stops to get the rest out anytime during the last 10+ years..

 

[skherbeck]

Not played GYBR in Surround for yonks (possibly since the HFPA BD came out?) and getting to the bonus tracks at the end of the DVD-A (must be years since I've heard these bonuses in any form let alone surround) it struck me what a fun active mix "Screw You (Young Man's Blues)" is with Elton's vocals ping-ponging about the speakers in 'Classic Quad' fashion and all the saxophone work dancing round the room (presume Leroy Gomez on sax, as was on "Social Disease"?).. I know I've said it a gazillion times but I hope the other EJ 5.1 albums make it out (replete with bonuses please!) someday sooner rather than later (or too late!).. it is just incomprehensible to me how good the surround one's that made it out were and that nobody would pull out all the stops to get the rest out anytime during the last 10+ years..

The other bonus track I love (even more than the original) is the acoustic version of "Candle In The Wind"... for some reason I just find this song mesmerizing.

 

[rtbluray]

Listening to the Quadio Blu-Ray of "Chicago X" right now!

 

[rtbluray]

Now revisiting the Quadio disc of "Chicago V".

"All is Well again, I think I'm gonna be alright…"

 

[Lute]

They also recorded this one:

Thanks, Simon!
Many good deals can be found for many of these LSO Live SACDs. They offer some terrific performances. I just wish they they would get a new concert hall. The Barbican (or Garbage Can as locals call it!) often has dry sound with little bloom to the music. Fortunately, these Scriabin recordings have been handled well and can be recommended.

Staying in Russia, I'm now playing the PentaTone RQR SACD...

Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D Op. 35, Sérénade mélancolique,
Bruch: Scottish Fantasy Op. 46

Arthur Grumiaux (violin)
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Jan Krenz, Heinz Wallberg (conductors)

 

[4-earredwonder]

Thanks, Simon!
Many good deals can be found for many of these LSO Live SACDs. They offer some terrific performances. I just wish they they would get a new concert hall. The Barbican (or Garbage Can as locals call it!) often has dry sound with little bloom to the music. Fortunately, these Scriabin recordings have been handled well and can be recommended.

Staying in Russia, I'm now playing the PentaTone RQR SACD...

Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D Op. 35, Sérénade mélancolique,
Bruch: Scottish Fantasy Op. 46

Arthur Grumiaux (violin)
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Jan Krenz, Heinz Wallberg (conductors)

IMO, Brett, I think with MANY recent LSO recordings, the recording engineers have somehow overcome the shortcomings of London's Barbican dry acoustic and I can safely attest that they sound as good as if not better than other recent SACD acquisitions which were recorded in other more favorable venues.

The Scriabin Symphonies 1 & 2 which Simon (and I) recommended sound stunning in EVERY respect. And price~wise, they are giveaways as far as I'm concerned.

My one wish......having auditioned some of the LSO BD~A/SACD combos.....I much prefer the BD~As to the SACD. In the 2 disc Scriabin disc which runs a little over 90 minutes....it could've easily fit onto one BD~A (along with Symphonies 3 & 4) but that backward compatibility issue with existing RBCD players is, unfortunately, the proverbial fly in the ointment.

One example of LSO LIVE's BD~A/SACD combo [and VERY highly recommended at that; read the HRAudio review]: http://hraudio.net/showmusic.php?title=10041

And price~wise, they're extremely affordable via Amazon third party vendors: https://www.amazon.com/Mendelssohn-...Overture/dp/B00N3G3OSI?ie=UTF8&tag=hraudio-20 [NEW from $10 + s/h for a BD~A/SACD........ an offer YOU can't refuse]. BTW, this particular BD~A not only contains the entire audio performance [5.0 DTS HD MA 192/24] but a video presentation, as well, expertly filmed in 1080 of the ENTIRE concert conducted by Sir John Eliot Gardiner.

 

[Lute]

I am not sure about "overcoming the shortcomings" but LSO Live 5.0 recordings do help open things up a bit... some of their releases more than others. It often depends on the music. LSO Live 5.0 recordings' dry, detailed sound works better for certain pieces of music. It also depends on the listener. From reading posts on other threads here, I notice many QQ listeners prefer the surround channels to be very active rather than ambient. This type of sound is more detailed and close. It's similar to studio Quad mixes. So, LSO Live 5.0 might very well suit the ears of listeners here. (I'm not saying which is better. To each his/her own.) But, I think it's important to mention that there is less natural bloom to the sound of the instruments on recordings in the Barbican.

 

[4-earredwonder]

I am not sure about "overcoming the shortcomings" but LSO Live 5.0 recordings do help open things up a bit... some of their releases more than others. It often depends on the music. LSO Live 5.0 recordings' dry, detailed sound works better for certain pieces of music. It also depends on the listener. From reading posts on other threads here, I notice many QQ listeners prefer the surround channels to be very active rather than ambient. This type of sound is more detailed and close. It's similar to studio Quad mixes. So, LSO Live 5.0 might very well suit the ears of listeners here. (I'm not saying which is better. To each his/her own.) But, I think it's important to mention that there is less natural bloom to the sound of the instruments on recordings in the Barbican.

NOT if you treat your discs, Brett. I know I'm being a nudge but since I began treating my BD~As with Ultra Bit Diamond + my OPPO sounds like my $10K Meridian Reference DVD~A player.....and that ain't faint praise. The "stuff' IS water soluble, doesn't damage or scratch the discs in any way and I just got four kits for 65% off from musicdirect.

In my lifetime of collecting music, this is by FAR a miraculous treatment that even makes BD~Vs look and sound WAY better than the so so reviews all these internet companies post.

Why would I lie to or even attempt to deceive my fellow [and beloved] QQ posters? Takes TWO minutes out of your precious lives to apply and lasts forever [no retreating of discs is necessary].

My treated LSO LIVE discs ARE revelations.

Maybe it's TIME to crack the WHIP......again!:yikes

 

[Simon A]

Making buttermilk waffles with some lovely Quadio Aretha Franklin. Life is good!

 

[Frogmort]