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Recent comments

Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 - Karajan | Contrapunctus - Today 01:37 am

I've just listened to the new SHM-SACD with the EBS remastering (11/2024) and compared it to the RBCD from the Karajan 1960s DG recordings. My impressions are a bit mixed. On ...

Haydn: Symphonies 94, 95, 98 & 99 - Järvi | Contrapunctus - November 30, 2024

This album is also available on qobuz in DSD64 for the same price as the SACDs. I just listened to the complete album and quite enjoyed it.

Allan Holdsworth: The Sixteen Men of Tain | Downunderman - Yesterday 07:07 pm

The situation looks a little more complicated to me. The 'Unofficial Releases' over on Discogs seem to be only for live bootleg albums. There are also plenty of non-bootleg ...

Shostakovich: Symphonies 1-15 - Barshai | ubertrout - Yesterday 02:39 pm

This is of course a fantastic set of recordings, and I've owned the CDs for a long time. However...these were digital recordings made 1992-2000 and do we have any reason to ...

Bach: The Vocal Works - Suzuki | Mark Arnest - December 4, 2024

This is a great set if you can get it at a good price and don't already own a lot of it. But it's not all high-resolution audio. It all sounds good, but the works originally ...

Obrecht: Missa Maria zart - Bull | Steven Harrison - November 16, 2024

Gramophone Early Music Award Winner 2024

Shostakovich: Symphonies 1-15 - Barshai | Mark Glynn - Today 12:58 am

This is what the listing from a seller on eBay says about these reissues:- Barshai's monumental bestseller has finally been released on SACD! A superb performance that ...

Bruckner: Symphonies 7 & 8 - Solti | Gordon Lilley - November 24, 2024

This is a companion release to the Mehta Bruckner 9 but is rather less impressive, I fear. The Solti 7th was recorded in the Sofiensaal on 28th of October, 1965, just 3 days ...

Horace Silver: Blowin' the Blues Away