I have since noticed that the Symphony No.8 has been available separately since 2019 so the solution is to obtain that or get LSO Live themselves to send a free copy of LSO ...
Coming to the end of the box now. The Brahms, Bruckner, Sibelius and Strauss are all well worth it. To varying degrees, so is most of the rest (some of the contemporary music ...
My general impression so far (6 concerts through) is that the recording quality is more than acceptable and that it is a great shame that HvK's recording companies let him ...
John, try this one: https://www.hmv.co.jp/en/artist_Shostakovich_000000000021314/item_Symphony-No-7-Tugan-Sokhiev-NHK-Symphony-Orchestra-Hybrid_16566387
Comment by Downunderman - May 29, 2017 (1 of 1)
This 2011 issued disk is based on the 2001 PCM remaster.
All said and done it sounds very good.........except for the compression.
The stereo SACD layer has an average DR of 10, so it's getting up there.
The numbers are MUCH better on the multi channel SACD mix at an average DR of 12.
So those folks (no me though) with multi channel capability will probably be very happy.