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Andrew Midgley, thanks for the further information about the upcoming releases. Could you post a link to the source? Despite the reluctance of the label to cite the ...

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Sadly source for this release was 44,1/16 recordings

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This is without a doubt the worst sound record I have in my SACD collection; in fact, it is much inferior to a standard CD. Furthermore, this live recording on the BBC is ...

Allan Holdsworth: Sand | Paul - November 21, 2024

Thank you for taking the time to reply to my question. I agree with your assessment of these Holdsworth SACD releases. I still have serious doubts as to the legitimacy of the ...

Bach: Matthäuspassion - Leonhardt | Andre Vital - December 5, 2024

I‘ve just bumped into the SONY CD Version (2011), and it says that this recording was remastered to 24/96. I Wonder If this remastering/upsampling was the same used by BMG ...

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.

Shostakovich: Symphonies 1-15 - Barshai | Dave Billinge - December 6, 2024

Given that my CD set cost less than £20 many years back, and given that the set is now on Discogs for just £2.18, this is very interesting indeed. But the cost to bring this ...

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers: Morning | Downunderman - October 17, 2024

A release in the Blue Note SA-CD Hybrid Selection series of an intended 20 titles and slated to be released between 25 September 2024 and 18 December 2024. It is a Tower ...

Contrasts: Works for Organ - Vuola

Alba Records  ABCD 343

Stereo/Multichannel Hybrid

Classical - Instrumental

Buxtehude, Dieterich (1637-1707): Praeludium in E BuxWV 141, Praeludium in fis BuxWV 146
Sallinen, Aulis (b. 1935): Chaconne per organo Op. 23
Hämeenniemi, Eero (b. 1951): Passacaglia
Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750): Praeludium et Fuga in A BWV 536, Praeludium et Fuga in a BWV 543
Kaipainen, Jouni (b. 1956): Reunion Confirmed Passacaglia for organ Op. 71
Kortekangas, Olli (b. 1955): Ciaccona

Kari Vuola (organ)

All

Works (9)

• Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude and Fugue in A major, BWV 536
• Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV 543 (after BWV 944)
• Dietrich Buxtehude: Prelude in E major, BuxWV 141
• Dietrich Buxtehude: Prelude in F sharp minor, BuxWV 146
• Eero Hämeenniemi: Passacaglia
• Jouni Kaipainen: Ciaccona
• Jouni Kaipainen: Passacaglia, Op. 71 'Reunion Confirmed'
• Olli Kortekangas: Ciaccona
• Aulis Sallinen: Chaconne, Op. 23