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Re: Great recordings thread
« Reply #20 on: June 16, 2012, 12:11:45 AM »
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Re: Great recordings thread
« Reply #21 on: June 16, 2012, 03:36:17 PM »
Interesting, I didn't know that. The Paul S. version is the HDTracks release, right. Now I really need to hear that.
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Re: Great recordings thread
« Reply #22 on: September 24, 2012, 12:31:24 AM »
Some of my favorite tracks for evaluating headphone amps:

"From Ankara to Izmir" from Skip Hop & Wobble by Jerry Douglas, Russ Barenberg, and Edgar Meyer. Good for checking on soundstage stability and bass extension and fidelity.

"Mr. P.C." from Guitars by McCoy Tyner. John Scofield's guitar should sing, and Jack DeJohnette's drums should rock your world.

"Clair de Lune" from volume 3 of Jean-Efflam Bavouzet's complete Debussy piano music. Should be tons of air around every note. Listen with sensitive IEMs and it will tell you anything you want to know about an amp's noise floor.

"When Lights Are Low," from You Are There by Roberta Gambarini and Hank Jones. One voice and one big old Bosendorfer.

"Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta" by Bartok, the Scottish Chamber Orchestra/Mackerras hi-res download from Linn. A real test of dynamic range.
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Re: Great recordings thread
« Reply #23 on: June 21, 2013, 01:23:26 AM »
We should have some more of these! Here is one I picked up after listening to them play live in Krakow in Poland, I believe they were from Russia though. Its a very strange but extremely well recorded album. The artist is called ДахаБраха, and the album is: Light
Some tracks on the album is absolutely stunning!
 

Another from the same concert is a band called Sedaa, which I actually like better. Its a mix of oriental and mongolian music, which again is recorded immensely well!
Two albums to check out are: "Letter from Mongolia" and "Mongolian meets Oriental", both are very enjoyable, and beautifully performed... Wonder why many of the "big" bands can't manage to record this well...
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Re: Great recordings thread
« Reply #24 on: November 02, 2013, 08:50:19 PM »
I found this recording courtesy of Quinto over at the HF cello thread. I don't have a large Rostropovich collection, but this is the best I've heard him play. Amazing sensitivity and grace that I've rarely experienced. He seems to be able stop and start your heart at will. The performance has won me over as a Schubert fan.

The icing on the cake is Benjamin Britten. I knew of him as a composer, but never heard him perform. He executes a perfect accompaniment for Mstislav. He deftly moves from background, to even-footing, to foreground with complete grace. As he emphasizes his parts, the soundstage of the piano expands accordingly.

So I've described a 5 star performance, but the recording quality matches that as well. The first three tracks encompassing the Schubert Arpeggione Sonata are completely sublime. The caveat here is that the Schumann and Debussy Sonatas were done at an earlier time and at a different location. These are nosier recordings with a smaller soundstage. I don't think the Schumann perfomance is really special although the Debussy is pretty good.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GN6XCbu7Sj8


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Re: Great recordings thread
« Reply #25 on: November 03, 2013, 02:24:17 PM »
All of those "Legends" recordings tend to be amazing.


They are usually re-packed by Lim and sold at 2x-4x the price with the Decca Legends having better sound IMHO.  :-[




Decca Legends


Lim Ripoff Series





OH!....and the Decca Legends includes MORE music at a better price!
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Re: Great recordings thread
« Reply #26 on: November 06, 2013, 12:29:56 AM »
Quote from: lmswjm on November 02, 2013, 08:50:19 PM
I found this recording courtesy of Quinto over at the HF cello thread. I don't have a large Rostropovich collection, but this is the best I've heard him play. Amazing sensitivity and grace that I've rarely experienced. He seems to be able stop and start your heart at will. The performance has won me over as a Schubert fan.




This arrived today! Thank you for the recommendation! This CD really has made my day.
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Re: Great recordings thread
« Reply #27 on: November 06, 2013, 09:54:41 AM »
May I suggest Los Van Van older album pressings?

I am currently listening to Los Van Van's album "Songo" and it sounds clean, dynamic and absolutely fun. I have the 1988 CD pressing and is playing through my Sony CDP-750 and amplifier with the DT250. The DT250 is sensitive but I can actually raise the volume quite a bit and this album still sound acceptable for my ears.

"Muevete" is a pleasure to listen to. Thankfully I also have their live version on another album :)p7
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Re: Great recordings thread
« Reply #28 on: December 23, 2013, 06:05:55 AM »
Dream Theater's new self-titled album is a very nice recording. I have been a DT fan for about 20 years (the band themselves have been around 29 years). The new album sound very nice, tight, and clean. Very well mixed/mastered.

Usually any album mastered by Bob Ludwig is going to be a winner.
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Re: Great recordings thread
« Reply #29 on: October 21, 2014, 11:32:19 AM »

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Tenor saxophonist Stan Getz found a perfect accompanist in pianist Kenny Barron, who would regularly play in his group for his last five years. This out-of-print Black Hawk LP finds the pair, along with bassist George Mraz and drummer Victor Lewis, performing two standards and four more recent pieces, including two ("Dreams" and "Voyage") by Barron. The music is difficult to classify (modern bop?) but relatively easy to understand; Getz never coasts.
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