Post by Nuke October 3, 2007 (1 of 23)
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I finally have my first surround system with SA-CD and am looking for recordings that will show it off.
On the rock side, I think it's generally accepted (your mileage may vary) that Dark Side of the Moon is one of the finest examples of a quality SACD recording, both technically and musically.
I know it's subjective, but are there a classical recordings that generally garner the same praise? Must-have SA-CDs that your collection would be lacking without?
I enjoy classical, but I'm not too experienced with it yet. I'm looking for the best place to start.
Thanks!
- Nuke
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Post by Julien October 3, 2007 (2 of 23)
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Try "Top Recommendations" and "Top Sellers" on this site, and you'll get a picture of what most people like. You cannot be wrong with the titles on the first pages.
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Post by raffells October 3, 2007 (4 of 23)
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Nuke said:
I finally have my first surround system with SA-CD and am looking for recordings that will show it off.
On the rock side, I think it's generally accepted (your mileage may vary) that Dark Side of the Moon is one of the finest examples of a quality SACD recording, both technically and musically.
I know it's subjective, but are there a classical recordings that generally garner the same praise? Must-have SA-CDs that your collection would be lacking without?
I enjoy classical, but I'm not too experienced with it yet. I'm looking for the best place to start.
Thanks!
- Nuke
The DSOTM is not my idea of sonic heaven.Mainly because its an enhanced reworking of the 16 bit 44.1 track so I am led to believe.Tape hiss lowered at the expense of treble detail.Its a great album though/shows what can be done with a normal CD.
Luckily I enjoy most types of music however the list of top itemsI am missing some because of better vinyl discs. I suggest when you look at some people recomendations , you should look at their total history and their wherabouts.?.
When you get a decent modern recording in DSD it will leave behind any 50 year plus items even good performances.Nostalgia is a thing of the past.
Personally I would miss any of the 450 plus items in my collection.
I would also struggle to list 95 percent of Pollys items as a suitable place to start, even though most are excellent for a classical long term listener.I dont think he is from a rock background...
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raffells said:
I dont think he is from a rock background...
Not for many a year, no - but I do have DSOTM and I consider it to be a most exciting release.
I merely offered my views as a classical bod with a passing fancy to the DSOTM - none of the discs I put forward are directly comparable (what is?) but most are stunning recordings of "core" repertoire, sometimes controversially presented but always exciting. There are also a couple of intriguing pieces that have also been accorded fantastic sound that might tempt many a listener to give them a whirl...
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Post by Beagle October 3, 2007 (6 of 23)
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Since you are coming from the world of Rock...
The above suggestions are all good -- especially Poly's Bartók/Reiner -- but maybe you would appreciate something 'off the wall' to singe your aural synapses. I suggest a golden oldie Bach: The Four Great Toccatas and Fugues - E. Power Biggs and a mind-warping newbie Zacher: Orgelwerke . It is merely coincidental that both are for organ, or maybe not so coincidental: if you want surround, nothing surrounds like the Mighty Wurlitzer. I'm serious, these are mind-altering recordings.
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Post by Nuke October 3, 2007 (7 of 23)
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Polly Nomial said:
Not for many a year, no - but I do have DSOTM and I consider it to be a most exciting release.
I merely offered my views as a classical bod with a passing fancy to the DSOTM - none of the discs I put forward are directly comparable (what is?) but most are stunning recordings of "core" repertoire, sometimes controversially presented but always exciting. There are also a couple of intriguing pieces that have also been accorded fantastic sound that might tempt many a listener to give them a whirl...
Polly,
Thanks for the recommendations. I'm especially interested in your third batch of recommendations, the ones which immerse you in sound-- the experience that you can't get with a typical 2 channel system.
If anyone has any other favorites of this type in the classical realm, bring 'em on! Even if they're DVD-A.
By the way, I come not from the rock realm, but primarily from the industrial and synth realm. Unfortunately, there's next to nothing in those genres that fit the bill when it comes to surround immersion.
- Nuke
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Post by Nuke October 3, 2007 (8 of 23)
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Beagle said:
Since you are coming from the world of Rock...
The above suggestions are all good -- especially Poly's Bartók/Reiner -- but maybe you would appreciate something 'off the wall' to singe your aural synapses. I suggest a golden oldie Bach: The Four Great Toccatas and Fugues - E. Power Biggs and a mind-warping newbie Zacher: Orgelwerke . It is merely coincidental that both are for organ, or maybe not so coincidental: if you want surround, nothing surrounds like the Mighty Wurlitzer. I'm serious, these are mind-altering recordings.
Beagle,
I thank you, too, for your recommendations. I'm always up for anything that will "singe my aural synapses"!
Speaking of which, I'm also looking for anything in the classical realm (surround preferred) that is truly aggressive, blows your hair back, punches you in the gut, grabs you by the throat and shakes you around for a while before slamming your exhausted body into the ground.
Being largely unfamiliar with the genre as a whole, I'll attempt an analogy. Take the energy of Holst's Mars and combine it with the intricate complexities of Liszt's Grandes Etudes de Paganini or Trancendental Etudes (my current favorite bodies of piano work). That's kind of what I'm looking for.
I don't ask for much, do I? :)
Thanks everyone!
- Nuke
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Post by Julien October 3, 2007 (9 of 23)
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Nuke said:
Thanks for the recommendations. I'm especially interested in your third batch of recommendations, the ones which immerse you in sound-- the experience that you can't get with a typical 2 channel system.
I do believe that any good multichannel recording will immerse you in sound. I think also it is even more impressive to hear what discrete multichannel can do in terms of hall sound reproduction. When somebody who has the live "acoustic" concert experience comes to your place he'll be impressed. When he says he doesn't hear the rears then turn them off. You'll miss them. You don't hear them individually but they bring so much.
On this matter any Pentatone release will be excellent.
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Post by hanser October 3, 2007 (10 of 23)
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Nuke said:
Speaking of which, I'm also looking for anything in the classical realm (surround preferred) that is truly aggressive, blows your hair back, punches you in the gut, grabs you by the throat and shakes you around for a while before slamming your exhausted body into the ground.
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring - Esa-Pekka Salonen (+Mussorgsky: Night on Bald Mountain (original version), Bartok: Suite from The Miraculous Mandarin )
Mussorgsky, Tchaikovsky (Stokowski Transcriptions) - Serebrier
Orff: Carmina Burana - Atlanta SO/Runnicles
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