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Mahler: Symphonies 1–9 - Bychkov | SACD-MAN (threerandot) - April 11, 2026
Sad to see what is happening to physical media on presto. Very disappointing. pentatone is also a disappointment. I guess this is a reflection of what consumers want? Or are ...
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A long way from their finest but at least it sounds very good.
Mahler: Symphonies 1–9 - Bychkov | Graham Williams - April 15, 2026
The word DIGITAL has, helpfully, only just been added by the site owner to avoid confusion. Why single out Chandos for criticism when, for example, the new Walton Symphonies ...
Puccini: Madama Butterfly - Santini | Hade - April 15, 2026
Version long awaited on sacd : the sound is full bodied but the remastering cannot improve the flaws of the original recording. It reminds me Tower Records' attempt to remove ...
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. ...
WAR: Why Can't We Be Friends | John Broggio - March 13, 2026
Pleasure - please give me a nudge if I miss anything in future!
Hall & Oates: Abandoned Luncheonette | analogue - February 21, 2026
I previously purchased the MoFi sacds of Hall and Oates back in the day but this new sacd goes way back to their beginning. And a great start for them.....I must say. I found ...
Mahler: Symphonies 1–9 - Bychkov | Stephen Best - April 10, 2026
Correct. See my comments here: Pépin: Les Eaux Célestes - Orchestre national de Lyon, Glassberg
Tchaikovsky: Symphonies 1-6 - Muti
Warner Music 2173296128 (5 discs)
Stereo Hybrid
Classical - Orchestral
Andrei Gavrilov (piano)
Philharmonia Orchestra
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Riccardo Muti (conductor)
‘Muti’s Tchaikovsky cycle with the Philharmonia is one of the most consistent ever, with the conductor’s high voltage tempered by expressive warmth and keen fantasy… This Muti box earns the warmest recommendation,’ wrote Gramophone of the complete symphonies when they first appeared.
Complementing them here are further works by Tchaikovsky, including the ‘Manfred’ Symphony and First Piano Concerto with Andrei Gavrilov as a breathtaking soloist.
Stereo recordings, 1975-1981
Discs 1-4 have (Symphonies 1-6, Romeo and Juliet, Piano Concerto) been newly remastered in HD 192kHz/24-bit from the original tapes by Studio Circé.
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- Peter Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23
- Peter Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet, TH 42
- Peter Tchaikovsky: Symphony in B minor, Op. 58 'Manfred'
- Peter Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 1 in G minor, Op. 13 'Winter Daydreams'
- Peter Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Op. 17
- Peter Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 3 in D major, Op. 29 'Polish'
- Peter Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36
- Peter Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64
- Peter Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 'Pathétique'
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Comment by DYB - March 25, 2026 (1 of 4)
Presto's notes state that "Manfred Symphony remastered with AI upscaling remastering by Atsuo Fujita."
Has anybody heard this? I'm not convinced by AI remastering...
Comment by Contrapunctus - March 27, 2026 (2 of 4)
I think it's just a new marketing term, formerly known as ORT - overtone reconstruction technology. (The Manfred symphony was recorded in PCM 16/44.1, so it gets the "Esoteric-treatment", in other words: converting a PCM file into a DSD file with added audiophile stardust...)
Comment by Don_Angelo - April 8, 2026 (3 of 4)
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 and had discussed a similar project with a friend I had in mind. I'll be sure to post my impressions in a few days.
Comment by Contrapunctus - April 8, 2026 (4 of 4)
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 the Warner SACD reissues, all of which were remastered by the Circé studio, have been consistently very positive. I’m interested in this SACD reissue myself, but because of some other recent SACD purchases, I’ll have to wait a little longer. BTW: out of these new Warner SACD releases, a copy of Blomstedt's Nielsen cycle is on its way to me.