Post by dbmay75 March 31, 2008 (1 of 36)
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Hi everyone,
We haven't done one of these in a while and I think this is helpful to some who might be on the fence as to whether or not to buy certain titles, skeptical perhaps if the final product is good enough to invest in a copy of their own.
Any SACD is allowed whether it's classical or rock, hybrid or single layer. Naturally, do not cast your votes simply on the popularity of the music, but on the quality of the sound and production, even if it's the packaging or the RBCD layer of a Hybrid that impresses you. Comments and track highlights are encouraged and welcomed, but please don't turn it into a thesis.
And yes, I know those of you who own 400+ SACD's will have a tough time narrowing down to 10 choices, but that's the fun of it! It makes you think a little!
Cheers,
Dan
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dbmay75 said:
And yes, I know those of you who own 400+ SACD's will have a tough time narrowing down to 10 choices, but that's the fun of it! It makes you think a little!
Cheers,
Dan
OK but for me the "favorite ten" change with my mood and what I last heard. Most of them are superb! With exception of the first one, my listing below is not in any order of preference:
1) Bach: Sonatas & Partitas - Julia Fischer Julia Fischer has a gloriously rich tonal palette and all the technique necessary to do whatever she wants with this music, and mostly what she wants to do with it is make it sing. I love this set!
I was in the men's room during intermission at her recital at Middlebury College (Vermont) last spring when this old guy - 10 to 15 yrs older than even I - held up his copy and stated: "I never much cared for Bach on unaccompanied violin, but after hearing HER play that second sonata just now, I really couldn't resist!" I already had my copy of course, but I knew exactly what he meant.
(2-10)
Schumann: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2 - Foster
Brahms: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3 - Janowski
Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 13 & 24 - Helmchen, Nikolic
Dvorak: Symphony No. 8, The Wild Dove, The Noon Witch - Kreizberg
Bartók: Violin Sonatas - Annar Follesø
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto - Fischer, Kreizberg
Mirror Canon - Tor Espen Aspaas
Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas Vol. 1 - Igor Tchetuev
Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 11 & 12 - Janina Fialkowska
Debussy: La Mer - Nézet-Séguin
Tomorrow it would have been a different 9. As I collected the above, I saw and or thought of a lot of "favorites" I had to pass by. I won't mention them now. but there are lots!
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Post by pelley March 31, 2008 (3 of 36)
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ROCK
1. rolling stones - beggars banquet
1. rolling stones - let it bleed
3. bob dylan - highway 61 revisited
4. pixies - surfer rosa
5. bob dylan - blood on the tracks
5. nine inch nails - downward spiral
6. david bowie - ziggy stardust and the spiders from mars
7. pink floyd - dark side of the moon
8. pixies - doolittle
9. bob dylan - blonde on blonde
10. bjork - medulla
JAZZ
(I have a good sized & varied collection of Jazz SACDs but on trying to list my favorites I realized that I'd rather listen to Miles Davis over anyone else)
1. miles davis - 'round about midnight
2. miles davis - kind of blue
3. miles davis - miles smiles
4. miles davis - e.s.p.
5. miles davis - cookin'
6. miles davis - seven steps to heaven
7. miles davis - relaxin'
8. miles davis - nefertiti
9. miles davis - in a silent way
10. miles davis - steamin'
I also play a lot of Peter Tosh's Legalize It & Glenn Gould's Bach The Goldberg Variations (1982)
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Post by Jonty April 1, 2008 (6 of 36)
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Not really a top ten but perhaps a list of discs that come to mind if I was asked for recommendations.
1 Tchaikovsky, Glazunov - Violin Concerti / Gluzman / BIS
2 Handel - Organ Concerti / Chorzempa / Pentatone
3 La Tranatella / Pluhar / Alpha
4 Puccini - Tosca / Davis / Pentatone
5 Verdi - La Traviata / Mehta / Farao
6 Weber, Neukomm - Clarinet Quintets / Hoeprich, Les Adieux / NCA
7 Widerkehr - Duo Sonatas / Schneemann, Giacometti / Channels Classics
8 Bernstein on Brass / Sado / Avex
9 Leroy Anderson - Belle of the Ball and so on / Fennell / Mercury
10 Stravinsky - The Firebird / Dorati / Mercury
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Post by wehecht April 1, 2008 (8 of 36)
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My personal "top ten" would overlap windsurfer's to the point that it would be ridiculous to post it, so here, with minimal overlap, is a list of ten that repeatedly end up in my player for the sheer enjoyment they provide:
1. Beethoven piano sonatas vol 3: BIS SACD 1472 (representing the whole series)
2. Beethoven symphonies 1 & 6: BIS SACD 1716
3. Dvorak cello concerto, etc: Harmonia Mundi HMC 801867
4. Grieg Peer Gynt suites, etc: BIS SACD 1591
5. Linde violin & cello concertos: Swedish Society SSACD 1131
6. Mozart piano concertos: MDG 940 1488-6
7. Rachmaninov piano concertos: Hyperion SACDA67501/2 (turn up the volume)
8. Tchaikovsky violin concerto, etc: Pentatone PTC 5186 095
9. Vaughn Williams symphony #2, etc: Chandos CHSA 5001
10. Tchaikovsky & Medtner piano concertos, etc: BIS SACD 1588
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Post by 51surr April 1, 2008 (9 of 36)
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No particular order except the first:
Roxy Music: Avalon
Steely Dan: Gaucho
Moody Blues: Every Good Boy Deserves Favor
Glenn Gould: 1955 Goldberg Varations Zenph
Mark Knopfler: Shangri La
Mike Oldfield: Tublar Bells
Elton John: Elton John
Chuck Mangione: The Feelings Back
Roy Orbison: A Black and White Night
The Who: Tommy (The one that got me into multichannel sound)
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Post by Goodwood April 2, 2008 (10 of 36)
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In no order of preference:
Carole King - Tapestry
Steely Dan - Gaucho
Martin Taylor - Artistry
Roxy Music - Best of
Charles Mingus - Ah Um
Joe Satriani - Strange Beautiful Music
Wes Montgomery - The Incredible ...
Joe Pass - Virtuoso
Santana - Abraxas
Herbie Hancock - Headhunters
Ask me again tomorrow for a different list :)
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