SPOTLIGHT The classical music general discussion thread

[mkt]

I did! in the classical section, SACDs are on the far right up on shelves. Probably 200+ there.

Those are good looking prices!
Google tells me Academy Records & CDs is at W. 18th St. (closed next week) and Academy Records is at E. 12th. I'm guessing the difference is more than academic?

 

[Kal Rubinson]

Managed to get to Academy Records in NYC for the first time in way too long. Place was busy! Had a few finds.....................
The one in the top right is a little hard to make out, but it's this: HRAudio.net - Come Away, Death - Kielland / Osadchuk

One of my favorite discs.

Nice haul. I'm headed there next week. Leave some for me!

I did! in the classical section, SACDs are on the far right up on shelves. Probably 200+ there.

Many probably have my fingerprints on them. (The covers, not the discs.)

 

[ubertrout]

Those are good looking prices!
Google tells me Academy Records & CDs is at W. 18th St. (closed next week) and Academy Records is at E. 12th. I'm guessing the difference is more than academic?

The one on 18th St. is the one to go to. Not academic There's also a location in Brooklyn (or at least there was) that's almost all vinyl.

Also, this is right around the corner: Flatiron | Hours + Location | Dough Doughnuts

 

[mkt]

New from 2L
http://www.2l.no/pages/album/165.html
Firewood for diffusion?

 

[4-earredwonder]

I just received this MAGNIFICENT set from DGG recorded in 1959 overseen by legendary producer Elsa Schiller and can report that both the performances and recording [BD~A 192/24 Stereo] are RAPTUROUS. And for less than $21US a veritable BARGAIN! [DGG/3 RBCDs/1 BD~A] Remastered at the Emil Berliner Studios in 2020. Discs are Made in Germany and are packaged in a clamshell box!

 

[humprof]

This week's eClassical promo is Shostakovich's 15 symphonies for ~$55 US.

https://www.eclassical.com/conducto...ostakovich-the-fifteen-symphonies-bundle.html

 

[ubertrout]

This week's eClassical promo is Shostakovich's 15 symphonies for ~$55 US.

https://www.eclassical.com/conducto...ostakovich-the-fifteen-symphonies-bundle.html

I'm intrigued. But...I have the Kitajenko box, the Caetani set (gotten cheap), and most of Gergiev's recent cycle. I don't really feel like I need this, even though the reviewers do seem to like it: Strong Finish To BIS Shostakovich Cycle - Classics Today

 

[humprof]

R.I.P. Louis Andriessen:
https://nyti.ms/3ydIGMn
This is the only thing I can find of his work in surround:
https://www.discogs.com/Royal-Conce...aeys-Louis-Andriessen-Janine-/release/8215501
A tough week for contemporary classical.

 

[ubertrout]

This week's eClassical promo is Shostakovich's 15 symphonies for ~$55 US.

https://www.eclassical.com/conducto...ostakovich-the-fifteen-symphonies-bundle.html

It's almost the same price on physical SACD, which I'd consider a more attractive proposition: Mark Wigglesworth THE SYMPHONIES Boxed Set, Hybrid SACD on ImportCDs

 

[ubertrout]

I just received this MAGNIFICENT set from DGG recorded in 1959 overseen by legendary producer Elsa Schiller and can report that both the performances and recording [BD~A 192/24 Stereo] are RAPTUROUS. And for less than $21US a veritable BARGAIN! [DGG/3 RBCDs/1 BD~A] Remastered at the Emil Berliner Studios in 2020. Discs are Made in Germany and are packaged in a clamshell box!

While I'm all for historic recordings, I'd probably rather listen to this (I got it from Berkshire, but rather surprisingly it's hard to get now). Modern multichannel recording - while surround doesn't do that much for two instruments, the ambience is nice.

 

[ubertrout]

I was listening to Glazunov's 5th Symphony on the radio in my car, having not really listened much before - it's magnificent! I was a little surprised there's no modern multichannel version of it - I'd think recording at least the 4th and 5th would be good if not a whole cycle - we could use it more than another Beethoven or Mahler cycle.

 

[Kal Rubinson]

Modern multichannel recording - while surround doesn't do that much for two instruments, .......................................................

Sure, it does.

 

[hobie1dog]

 

[4-earredwonder]

An exquisite display of artistry. Thanks for sharing!

 

[mkt]

Sure, it does.

But I only have two ears?

 

[humprof]

The one on 18th St. is the one to go to. Not academic There's also a location in Brooklyn (or at least there was) that's almost all vinyl.

Also, this is right around the corner: Flatiron | Hours + Location | Dough Doughnuts

I had to wait five days for them to reopen (they took a long holiday weekend), but finally made it in. This is the only SACD I walked out with--mostly for sentimental reasons--although I was tempted by many more. Great to spend an hour poking around, people-watching, and talking with the staff, just the same.

I still have the LP I bought of this in 1979(?), after months--years?--of reading about digital recording with eager anticipation. It gave my home-built 3-way floor speakers a workout.

 

[Kal Rubinson]

But I only have two ears?

I will assume there is a smiley attached to your comment. Otherwise, I refer you to
Dumbest anti-surround argument you've heard!

 

[ubertrout]

I had to wait five days for them to reopen (they took a long holiday weekend), but finally made it in. This is the only SACD I walked out with--mostly for sentimental reasons--although I was tempted by many more. Great to spend an hour poking around, people-watching, and talking with the staff, just the same.

I still have the LP I bought of this in 1979(?), after months--years?--of reading about digital recording with eager anticipation. It gave my home-built 3-way floor speakers a workout.
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I saw that and was pretty sure it could be flipped for several times the ask (cheapest is $58 on Amazon, but that's probably inflated). Glad I didn't bother and it's gone to a good home.

 

[mkt]

I will assume there is a smiley attached to your comment. Otherwise, I refer you to
Dumbest anti-surround argument you've heard!

There was indeed an attempt at humor. To me "I don't need multichannel b/c I just have two ears" sounds like the same argument as "surround doesn't do that much for two instruments." And I don't agree with either.

 

[Lute]

I was listening to Glazunov's 5th Symphony on the radio in my car, having not really listened much before - it's magnificent! I was a little surprised there's no modern multichannel version of it - I'd think recording at least the 4th and 5th would be good if not a whole cycle - we could use it more than another Beethoven or Mahler cycle.

Just when I thought I didn’t need another Beethoven cycle, I came across this fun collection of organ transcriptions by Edouard Batiste. I even found a video review by your favorite reviewer, David Hurwitz