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Claritas

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Re: Good classical labels
« Reply #20 on: February 18, 2015, 03:20:29 PM »
I've seen the price of the Perahia set (73 discs), now temporarily out of stock, go as low as $65.

http://www.amazon.com/Murray-Perahia--First-40-Years/dp/B008NBEY3C/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1424272445&sr=1-1
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Re: Good classical labels
« Reply #21 on: February 19, 2015, 06:52:50 AM »
That's really cheap...
But I never find myself obsessed enough to buy this many discs for one artist and listen through them. walk the plank2
Perhaps I should listen some more.
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Re: Good classical labels
« Reply #22 on: February 19, 2015, 09:58:38 PM »
Just make sure you have a day off and take your favourite headphones or speakers.

I should re-listen to my Harmonia Mundi "Early Music" set. Much recommended! 
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Re: Good classical labels
« Reply #23 on: April 01, 2015, 06:09:36 PM »
not yet mentioned in this thread (I think):
 best sounding label (by a mile or two): Reference Recordings
 best boutique period labels: Alia Vox and Glossa
 best boutique contemporary label: CPO
 sexiest label: Naive Classique
 
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Re: Good classical labels
« Reply #24 on: April 01, 2015, 06:36:29 PM »
Many of the suggestions make part of my collection and are spot on.

Reference recordings used what many would consider the best adc/dac (Pacific microsonics) and the dynamic range is phenomenal.

2L uses the Merging Pyramix recording system (meaning the system created by the inventors of DXD) and little to none compression.

Ecm has produced many jewels too.

From the eastern Europe block Muza (polskie nagrania) made several great pressings, Supraphon has many hidden treasures, Melodiya too.

Audiophile classics are records from Valois, Astree and Alia Vox
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Re: Good classical labels
« Reply #25 on: April 02, 2015, 04:23:27 PM »
Yarlung Records makes some outstanding classical recordings
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Re: Good classical labels
« Reply #26 on: April 05, 2015, 06:25:40 PM »
This isn't exactly a Label, but in terms of excellent recording quality, I have found that just about everything by The English Concert with Trevor Pinnock sounds amazing.  I have their complete Mozart symphonies, Vivaldi, Haydn, and Handel box sets.  All are my favorite for those pieces.
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Re: Good classical labels
« Reply #27 on: April 06, 2015, 01:51:00 PM »
Quote from: Donald North on April 02, 2015, 04:23:27 PM
Yarlung Records makes some outstanding classical recordings

Thank you for mentioning them. I checked and sure enough they have what appears to be their entire catalog on Spotify (search label:"Yarlung"). Some really outstanding stuff.
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Re: Good classical labels
« Reply #28 on: July 07, 2015, 04:30:00 PM »
really a classic:  :wheel:

Edison Cylinder Recordings: http://bit.ly/1riO3zz  Historical background & archive of recordings
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Re: Good classical labels
« Reply #29 on: September 04, 2015, 04:19:28 AM »
NativeDSD.com's "house label" Just Listen can be a fun way to discover new and interesting recordings:
https://justlisten.nativedsd.com/

Everything I've heard from Yarlung Records has been good:
https://yarlungrecords.nativedsd.com/new_browse

Dave Wilson's recording work is legendary:
https://wilsonaudio.nativedsd.com/

And this first entry from Crier is moving to say the least:
https://crierrecords.nativedsd.com/

(And no, i'm not affiliated with nativedsd.com -- I'm just a fan of their site. One of my favorite things about it is that if you buy, say, a DSD256 recording, but your DAC only supports DSD64, you can download the DSD64 as well without having to pay for the same song a second time (lower resolutions than the ones you've purchased seem to be free). I think they use a Pyramix workstation to do DSD SRC, which (ostensibly) is better quality than you may get out of more "pedestrian" algorithms like those in JRMC and other low-cost conversion & music management applications for PC & Mac.

Another great site to check out is 2L (www.2l.no, https://shop.klicktrack.com/2l).
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