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Mahler: Symphonies 1–9 - Bychkov | breydon_music - April 10, 2026

I am afraid I am with hiredfox here - I find the listing of items which are not on any form of hi-res physical disc misleading to say the least. My impression, as someone who ...

Mahler: Symphonies 1–9 - Bychkov | Peter Martin - April 14, 2026

The listing clearly states “DIGITAL”. It is high(ish) res (24/96) and can be purchased as a download from Presto or Qobuz for those who do not like to stream. I much ...

Tchaikovsky: Symphonies 1-6 - Muti | Contrapunctus - April 8, 2026

Don_Angelo, I was a bit flippant in my previous comment. I have no concerns about the sound quality — not even of the PCM recordings. From what I’ve seen, the reactions to ...

Tchaikovsky: Symphonies 1-6 - Muti | Don_Angelo - April 8, 2026

Hello, I received my copy this morning and was surprised to discover the AI upscaling mention. It is kind of ironic because I had ordered the set specifically for the Manfred ...

Pépin: Les Eaux Célestes - Orchestre national de Lyon, Glassberg | Adrian Quanjer - April 13, 2026

Hi John, I understand your frustration. At the same time, though, we must recognise that times have changed and that whoever wants to stay in business must change with it. ...

Pépin: Les Eaux Célestes - Orchestre national de Lyon, Glassberg | Graham Williams - April 15, 2026

Hi Adrian On what evidence do you base your statement that "surround is on the way out" when labels such as BIS, Eudora, Chandos , Ars, LSO Live and even (occasionally) ...

Mahler: Symphonies 1–9 - Bychkov | hiredfox - April 10, 2026

Is this misleading? There are no SACDs only CDs as far as my understanding goes.

The Stooges: The Stooges | Downunderman - February 5, 2026

Sure its “loud, boring, tasteless, unimaginative and childish”............but in a very good way! Apparently MoFi have no plans to do any other Stooges albums and this ...

7 Concerts 1978-1982 - Celibidache

Altus  ALTSA1002 (3 discs)

Stereo Single Layer

Classical - Orchestral

Works by Verdi, Hindemith, Prokofiev, Brahms, Schumann, Ravel*, Debussy, Wagner, Mozart, Sibelius, Tippett, Mussorgsky, Kodaly, Dukas, Faure

Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli* (piano)
Marie McLaughlin** (soprano)
Gwynne Howell** (bass)
London Symphony Chorus**
London Symphony Orchestra
Sergiu Celibidache (conductor)

All

Works (22)

• Claude Debussy: Images III (3), L 122 No. 2 Ibéria
• Claude Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, L 86
• Gabriel Fauré: Requiem in D minor, Op. 48
• Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino (1862) Overture
• Jean Sibelius: En Saga, Op. 9
• Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dances (21), WoO 1 No. 1 in G minor
• Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68
• Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90
• Maurice Ravel: Ma mère l'oye, M. 60 Suite for Orchestra
• Maurice Ravel: Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition, M.A 24
• Maurice Ravel: Piano Concerto in G major, M. 83
• Maurice Ravel: Rapsodie espagnole, M. 54 for Orchestra
• Michael Tippett: Ritual Dances
• Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (1874)
• Paul Dukas: L'apprenti sorcier (The Sorcerer's Apprentice) (1897)
• Paul Hindemith: Symphony (1933-34) 'Mathis der Maler'
• Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser, WWV 70 Overture (Dresden version)
• Robert Schumann: Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61
• Serge Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64bis Suite No. 1
• Serge Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 100
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 38 in D major, K. 504 'Prague'
• Zoltán Kodály: Dances of Galánta, K. 79