Have you heard the DSD versions of the three channel ones? I have a pictures at an exhibition that is stunning that way
I tend to be very Euro-centric when it comes to classical music. As such, many American artists are passed over unless they are exceptional like Bernstein, Arleen Auger, Judith Nelson and Sylvia McNair, etc. William Christie is pretty much a Frenchman IMO even though he was American-born ...
Congrats! Is eBay the best place to sell something like this? I've got a duplicate of another classical box (still sealed) that I'd like to sell, but don't have an established seller's account set up anywhere. Was debating between eBay or Amazon or one of the lesser-known marketplaces. What online shops do people usually scout for second-hand classical music deals?
Callas was Greco-American. Maybe not European enough but enough that all the Europeans loved her except for the Tebaldi claque.
I have not. My surround set up is in storage since the living room in my new house is not ideal for surround speakers and my man cave is too small.
I am so NOT a Tebaldi fan, so that just won't do, Mr. coop. Nope. You need at least a couple of recordings from that Greek-American soprano we were talking about. Yes, I'm obsessed. Yes, I'll look into finding a support group. No worries.
Now on the turntable, "Schumann - Symphonies Nos. 1 & 4" performed by The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra led by Zubin Mehta on London.
Oh. Well, OK. I honestly and truly thought you meant a "clique," Bubba. Like in this Wiki excerpt: "Members of a clique often isolate themselves as a group and tend to view the clique as superior to anyone outside the clique." My bad.
I don't know if you knew, but there is vintage Géza Anda documentary on Youtube. In the second half, you see him recording Schumann's Davidsbündlertänze in Vienna in 1966 for Deutsche Grammophon. Looking at DG's discography, that means producer Karl Faust and Karajan's sound engineer, Günter Hermanns, are also in the film. Amazingly relaxed atmosphere in the recording studio (starts at about 44:00): they smoke cigarettes, listen to playback, discuss the philosophy of splicing tape and then kind of reluctantly decide to do another take.
Now on the turntable, "Liszt - Eine Faust-Symphonie" performed by the Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam with the Chorus of the Concertgebouw Orchestra led by Antal Dorati on Philips. Also, "Wagner - Faust Overture/Berlioz - Extracts from The Damnation Of Faust"
Late night listening: Beethoven • Emperor-Concerto • Van Cliburn • Reiner German RCA Victor (Telefunken/Decca), early ‘60s