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Bach: Goldberg Variations - Víkingur Ólafsson | Stephen Best - April 22, 2026

Not your father's Goldberg Variations ...

Mahler: Symphony No. 5 - Runnicles | John Bacon-Shone - April 22, 2026

Unfortunately, the reliability of Presto info has dropped greatly with many multichannel SACDs reported as stereo only. You need to check the site of the record label, or here ...

Genesis: Genesis | Stephen Best - April 27, 2026

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Mahler: Symphony No. 5 - Runnicles | Stephen Best - April 22, 2026

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Camel: Music Inspired By The Snow Goose | Kveld-Úlfr - May 16, 2026

Original 2011 SHM SA-CD title, using japanese masters (that were at the time of the album's release directly copied from the original UK master tapes). The 2016 SHM SA-CD ...

Lully: Amadis - Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset (stereo) | SACD-MAN (threerandot) - Yesterday 07:38 pm

I am really discouraged to see so many labels ditching sacd. Does anyone have any details as to why this is happening? I find it hard to believe classical listeners are ...

Dvořák: Cello Concerto - Rostropovich, Karajan | DYB - April 22, 2026

Contrapunctus, thank you for that review. This is disappointing, to say the least! I'll stick with the original masters. (Removing page rustlings is really bizarre and, ...

Mahler: Symphonies 1–9 - Bychkov | DYB - April 24, 2026

My comment is on the performances. I've seen Bychkov live in opera houses (well, the Metropolitan in NYC, conducting multiple operas) and with symphony orchestras. And I've ...

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