Classical Corner Classical Music Corner (thread #15)

On the high-speed Amtrak, aka Accela? Regular Amtrak is not much faster than 60 mph, which is a joke.

 

Now playing this SACD, which arrived from Presto today for a first listen via my AKG-701 headphones ...

 

Yes still normal CD just 24bit recording.

 

Oh it has both!
Just the RA has lil better sound cuz of the 24bit.

 

No offense, but whatever you do, don’t let this one be your last LvB cycle.

 

A 1979 classical recording is old?
I guess you haven't been reading George's posts lately.
　
Thanks for the review. But now you have to review the newer Pinnock Bach-BC recording to complete the cycle.

 

Have been spinning this today among others. All I can say is, Julia, where have you been all of my life.....?

 

Ok "old" by new millennium technology standards.

 

Kuddos to George!!



WOW I'm glad I asked about this one!
You couldn't have been more right.....this is amazing!!
This IS the best Chopin I have ever heard hands down.
This hasta top Rubinstein and many others I have heard over the years.
Moravec is so exact and yet deliberate in His playing that it's hard to believe that Chopin Himself coulda played it any better.
The quality of the recording is scary.....so clear that if you listen REAL close you can even hear the peddles being used on the piano.
45yr old original performance? (Old as me) Sounds like it was done yesterday!!

This 2 CD set is a essential addition to any collection....that's a fact!
If you don't have any or much Chopin.....you need this one.

Best $12.88 I spent on Classical in a while!!
(Used Like New eBay purchase)

Man I love this Forum!!

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I doubt it will be his last LvB cycle.

 

This is THE best recording of The Planets, by new millennium technology standards:



And I DO mean the sound quality of this Bishop/Parker EMI production, which is an analog quadro (from 1973 or so) mastered as 24 bit/96 kHz PCM, with no hints of no-noising (cheerz, George ) and any other distracting trickery. Until I heard this DVD-A I used to consider the Dutoit the best sound-wise...

 

How nice to wake up this morning and begin my vacation by reading your happy post. I am so glad you like Moravec's Chopin.

So you know, his Ballades and his Preludes (heck, all his Chopin) is equally good. Here's a link to his Chopin over at amazon.

 

Now playing my favorite version ...

 

It will be my last LvB cycle since I already have 25 other cycles ...

 

The CD cover was shot on Mercury? Just look at the heat in the background.

 

My next goal is to get all the Moravec's recordings on Supraphon ...

 

Saw my response?

 

Great virtuosic performance, wasn't it?

I need to find time to play the twofer on my new universal player since I could only play the stereo layer until 2 weeks ago ...

 

You probably meant this one, which I bought last year. I really could not say the performance was better than the earlier recording with the English Concert, though the sound is better ...

 

This will be blown into my house sometimes next week. Thanks for the heads up George.

 

OK, OK, it will be your last LvB symphonies set - as of the end of summer 2010 A.D.

 

Probably it's the most reliable assumption. If it was Shostakovich, it could also be a First May demonstration under LSD...

 

I often wonder why Moravec goes so unnoticed. His Beethoven Sonatas are by far my favorites, especially his Moonlight. He is proof that technical excellence and gratifying artistry are not mutually exclusive.

He and Yuja Wang are my two favs. Hands down I know, bad pun

 

And I did not know that this one is re-issued. A highly sough-after disc. Thanks!

 

I took me some time to gather all the original CDs and now the box...