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Mahler: Symphony No. 9 - Vänskä | hiredfox - June 6, 2023

Can't help but agree Paul on this Mahler survey.

Mahler: Symphony No. 9 - Vänskä | Paul Hannah - June 6, 2023

Whist I think Vanska on BIS [ non-sacd sadly ] is the best Sibelius cycle ever recorded I have not really enjoyed [ good reviews or not ] any of his Mahler recordings ...

Eagles: Hotel California | George P - June 3, 2023

Over the last month, I have compared this new MFSL SACD to the old DCC Japan CD a number of times. I always loved the warm, full sound of the DCC CD, but I love this album so ...

Schubert: Symphonies 7 (8) & 8 (9) - Janowski | hiredfox - Today 12:43 am

DSD recording by Job Maarse. This is something rather special. More from me on this soon.

Rachmaninov: 4 Piano Concertos, Paganini Rhapsody - Ashkenazy, Previn | DYB - May 30, 2023

Contrapunctus, I agree. For me the Decca Japan issue is really spectacular. Esoteric's choices continue to confound me. So many of their recent issues have been released very ...

Rachmaninov: 4 Piano Concertos, Paganini Rhapsody - Ashkenazy, Previn | Athenaeus - June 1, 2023

Indeed! In June they will also release Milstein's recording of Bach's Sonatas and Partitas. A great set! The thing is, though, that Tower Records released this one on SACD not ...

Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 - Noseda | Athenaeus - Yesterday 08:15 am

Cheer up! There are still several new SACDs released every week, be it new recordings or reissues of older recordings. And I don't see any sign it's about to stop. We even ...

Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 - Noseda | hiredfox - June 4, 2023

One begins to feel like relic from a distant age clinging to the hope that the clock will one day go full circle and the old ways will return. I was appalled to learn that ...

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