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pentaman said:
We checked this upon reading the comments and found that in fact it is a 48 kHz 24 bit recording. We will correct in the next print run. Since 95% of our recordings are done by Polyhymnia who always record in DSD this slipped our attention.
Best, PentaMan
Mr Bessels,
Can you also check on the Herreweghe Beethoven cycle? The disc with symphonies 1&3 appears to be sourced from 44.1 or 48 khz PCM as well. I can post a spectrograph image if you'd like. I haven't checked the other discs in that series.
Incidentally, there's really nothing to correct in the next print run as nowhere on the Albrecht/Dukas disc, case or booklet does it mention that the disc was recorded in DSD. It does still mention that on the description at your website but that should be pretty easily updated. Stephen has already updated it here.
Also, I hope you don't think I'm being overly critical of Pentatone by reporting the info about the Dukas and now the Beethoven discs. I've purchased almost 40 Pentatone SACD's and Pentatone is one of my favorite record labels. I do, however, take recording provenance into account (along with many other things) when purchasing SACD's as I'm sure you know many do which must be why you note on your site which discs are DSD sourced. If you could update your site with the correct provenance of all the recordings it would be greatly appreciated as I would like to have this information before purchasing.
Regards,
Rick
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Post by deckerm November 8, 2010 (822 of 1170)
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2011 release planning is on their website now. Looking forward to the Pletnev Tchaikovsky releases and the Sa Chen recording.
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Post by Vaan November 8, 2010 (823 of 1170)
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Not one interesting recording. Sheherazade with Carlo Ponti - is this some kind of joke? Tchaikovsky from Pletnev again, what an incredible lack of imagination. I am very disappointed.
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Some things seem missing (like the new recording to be released following the Parsifal)
January
NEW
Mozart - The Violin Concertos, Sinfonia Concertante, Adagio's, Rondo
Julia Fischer/Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra/Yakov Kreizberg
[I'd say repackaged rather than new...]
February
NEW Tchaikovsky - Symphony No.4 in F minor, Op.36, Romeo and Juliet Overture
Russian National Orchestra/Mikhail Pletnev
RQR Beethoven - The 11 Overtures
Gewandhaus Orchester Leipzig/Kurt Masur
March
NEW Beethoven - Piano Sonatas Op.10 Nos. 1,2 & 3
Mari Kodama
RQR Mozart / Rossini - Don Giovanni for wind / The Barber of Seville for wind
Netherlands Wind Ensemble/Edo de Waart
April
NEW Beethoven - Symphonies Nos. 4 & 7
Royal Flemish Philharmonic/Philippe Herreweghe
[I think this might be a reissue of Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 7 - Herreweghe]
NEW Bruckner - Symphony No.7
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande/Janowski
NEW Brahms - The 3 Sonatas for Violin and Piano, Scherzo from FAE
Sonata in c minor WoO
Arabella Steinbacher / Robert Kulek
May
NEW Tchaikovsky - Symphony No.5 in E minor, Op.64, Francesca da Rimini Op.32
Russian National Orchestra/Mikhail Pletnev
NEW Schubert - Symphony No.9
Royal Flemish Philharmonic/Philippe Herreweghe
June
NEW Rimsky-Korsakov - Scheherazade Op.35, Capriccio espagnol Op.34, Neapolitan Song Op.63
Russian National Orchestra/Carlo Ponti
RQR Brahms - Double Concerto Op.102, Tragic Overture Op.81, Haydn Variations Op.56a, Academic Festival Overture Op.80
Accardo/Schiff/Gewandhaus Orchester Leipzig/Kurt Masur
July
RQR Villa Lobos - Boiëldieu - Rodrigo Harp Concertos, Concerto Serenade for Harp and Orchestra
Catherine Michel/Orchestra National de l'Opéra de Monte Carlo/Antonia Almeide
RQR Saint-Saëns - Cello Concertos Nos. 1 + 2, Suite for Cello and Orchestra Op.16, Allegro appassionata Op.43
Christina Walevska/Orchestra National de l'Opéra de Monte Carlo/Eliahu Inbal
August
NEW Wagner - Der Fliegende Holländer
Salminen/Merbeth/Dean Smith/Hablowetz/Davislim/Dohmen/Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin/Rundfunkchor Berlin/Marek Janowski
NEW Tchaikovsky - Symphony No.6 in B minor, Op.74 "Pathétique", Capriccio italien Op.45
Russian National Orchestra/Mikhail Pletnev
September
NEW Bruckner - Symphony No.1 (Linzer fassung)
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande/Marek Janowski
NEW D'Indy / Saint-Saëns - Symphony on a French mountain air, Op.25; Symphony No.3 "Organ Symphony"
Helmchen/Orchestre de la Suisse Romande/Marek Janowski
RQR Brahms - The 4 Symphonies
Gewandhaus Orchester Leipzig/Kurt Masur
October
NEW Schubert - Symphony No.6 in C, D.589, Symphony No.8 in B minor, D.759 "Unfinished"
Royal Flemish Philharmonic/Philippe Herreweghe
NEW Beethoven - The 9 Symphonies
Royal Flemish Philharmonic/Philippe Herreweghe
NEW Rachmaninoff / Grieg - Piano Concerto No.2 / Piano Concerto
Sa Chen/Gulbenkian Orchestra/Lawrence Foster
November
NEW Wagner - Parsifal
Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin/Rundfunkchor Berlin/Marek Janowsk
NEW ?
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I have to say - what a thrilling bunch of recordings, including by the looks of it 2 full Wagner operas (1 of which not currently on SACD)!
The Pletnev discs should be compulsory purchases if past experience of his Tchaikovsky is anything to go by (I do wonder, given how recently he recorded these with DGG, whether these are surround recordings from that stable under license...) as should pretty much all the RQR's from Leipzig, the discs from Steinbacher & Helmchen and Herreweghe's Schubert. I think there is one duff disc that can be spotted a mile off but I hope to be proved wrong (it's only about another 70 minutes of my wasted if not!)
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Post by Arthur November 8, 2010 (825 of 1170)
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At first glance, I wasn't that excited. But the Janowski's will probably be compulsory purchases for me and the Bruckner 1st implies we might be getting the whole cycle?! I don't need another Organ symphony, but I'll want it - especially coupled with the d'Indy!
The Steinbacher Brahms will be another must have. And though I too am surprised about the Pletnev Tchaikovsky, I liked his DG cycle. Of course I was most impressed with the earlier Symphonies, so I hope this is just the start.
I haven't gotten into the Herreweghe Beethoven, but the Schubert is more interesting to me, especially if he's doing the earlier ones.
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Post by Ernani71 November 8, 2010 (826 of 1170)
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Polly Nomial said:
1) I have to say - what a thrilling bunch of recordings
2) I think there is one duff disc that can be spotted a mile off
1) You said it! I was hoping -- I was almost praying, frankly -- for a new Brahms Symphony cycle, and here it is. But the Parsifal is what I think I'm most excited about. Janowski did a good job with the Ring, and I think we can expect good things from him where Wagner is concerned.
2) Is the duff disc Don Giovanni/Barber of Seville for wind?
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Post by Ernani71 November 8, 2010 (827 of 1170)
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Arthur said:
I haven't gotten into the Herreweghe Beethoven,
Me neither, but I like what he does with the 6th.
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Post by seth November 8, 2010 (828 of 1170)
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Eh, mostly core repertoire.
I can pass.
I really wish Pentatone would (or could) release the EMI quad catalogue.
I've said it a million times: Muti's "Aida" and Stokowksi's EMI quad recordings please.
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Post by rammiepie November 8, 2010 (829 of 1170)
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seth said:
Eh, mostly core repertoire.
I can pass.
I really wish Pentatone would (or could) release the EMI quad catalogue.
I've said it a million times: Muti's "Aida" and Stokowksi's EMI quad recordings please.
Seth, DTS Entertainment released a 3 disc QUAD set of Muti's Aida which sounds wonderful (I paid $13 for the three disc set in a close~out special deal).
I know it's not SACD but in case your "wish" doesn't come true, this is the next best thing
I extensively treat my discs and damper them and this DTS recording sounds extraordinary (especially for $13 US).
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Post by wehecht November 8, 2010 (830 of 1170)
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seth said:
I really wish Pentatone would (or could) release the EMI quad catalogue.
You and me both. Now that catalog has a couple of Tchaikovsky cycles I could actually get excited about. Well one can hope that the termination of the fraud case against Citibank will spur action to sell EMI's assets to someone who has an idea of their (musical) value. The present set of bean counters at EMI will never "get it".
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