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Sharon Bezaly's Solo Flute from A to Z - Vol.1 is 50% off today. The J.S.Bach flute partita in there is probably the best version around. Her mastery of circular breathing allows her to shape these flowing long phrases perfectly. And the recording allows you to hear how it's done. Amazing.

 

Thanks. Kalevi Aho's recording is fascinating. This seems to be having been recorded with HDCD in mind, even if it came out as a redbook CD: the high-res files from eClassical light both the 16 and 24 bit LEDs of my Benchmark DAC2, a combination which signals bit depth between 16 and 24 bits.

 

Anyway, 20 bits are more than enough for solo flute, and this is a terrific disc, many thanks for the recommendation: to my taste it combines excellent music, amazing playing, and top-drawer sound quality.

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eClassical has a bunch of specials for Easter. Anything in particular you all recommend?

All good stuff. I'd particularly recommend Stile Antico if you like early music (very well recorded choral), and the Pergolesi by Jacobs is supposed to be good, although I don't have it yet

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I'd particularly recommend Stile Antico if you like early music (very well recorded choral)

 

+1 on the Stile Antico recording. But beware that this album was natively recorded in DSD: if you have a SACD player, there is a case for getting the SACD disc rather than the PCM download.

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Sudbin plays Scriabin:

 

For people who normally consider Scriabin too modern, Sonata 2 (tracks 2 & 3) might be attractive; it is romantic, not modern at all. eClassical allows you to buy individual tracks.

 

For most of the other tracks on this album, I find Horowitz far more imaginative and interesting than Sudbin.

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Downloaded this one today for $4.85, definitely worth it. Very nice SQ.

 

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Gubaidulina

 

If you are receptive to modern classical music with a jazz influence, this week's new release promotion on eClassical is interesting. Also, it is extremely well recorded, without the brightness of most BIS recordings.

eClassical - Sofia Gubaidulina ? Repentance

 

The piano sonata is considered one of Sofia Gubaidulina's best works. The best I can describe it is an evolution of Prokofiev, Shostakovich and bebop. I especially like the first movement, except for a relentless episode in the middle. The 2nd movement is slow and grim, but I like it. The 3rd is too much hectic pounding for me, although it is supposed to be dance-like.

 

The title piece, Repentance, is scored for cello, 3 guitars, and double bass, which yields marvelous timbres. I like the beginning and end but find the pointillistic middle too random.

 

eClassical lets you buy individual tracks, so you might buy just the first two movements of the piano sonata to test the waters.

 

eClassical never clarifies when the new release discount ends, but usually the last day is Friday.

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New release on eclassical with Elgar no.1 under Sakari Oramo baton/RSPO with 24/96 sound for 10 bucks. Don't know about you, but I am sold.

eClassical - Elgar - Symphony No.1

 

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Today's eClassical daily deal is an absolute humdinger - one of those gems that occasionally arise among all those Finnish tuba concertos.

 

Thanks for the recommendation - I was getting tired of the tuba concertos ;)

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eClassical is smokin' this week. Another classic, both performance-wise and sonically. $7.13!!!

 

Would be nice if BIS would start making DSD downloads available. Le sigh.

 

eClassical also has the BPO/Litton Firebird, but it is not currently discounted.

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Would be nice if BIS would start making DSD downloads available. Le sigh.

 

 

To some degree they're just being honest about their product, offering it in the format/resolution at which it was originally recorded, even though it was then made available on SACD.

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Would be nice if BIS would start making DSD downloads available. Le sigh.

 

This album was recorded and mixed in PCM. The liner notes indicate that a Yamaha 02R96 was used for mixing. This unit does not support DSD. What would be the point of a DSD download?

 

 

eClassical also has the BPO/Litton Firebird, but it is not currently discounted.

 

I find the use of the acronym BPO possibly misleading as it is usually intended for the Berlin rather than Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra.

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This album was recorded and mixed in PCM. The liner notes indicate that a Yamaha 02R96 was used for mixing. This unit does not support DSD. What would be the point of a DSD download?

 

 

 

Some people like playing music in DSD, and there are many folks on the forum who convert PCM to DSD before playing. So it would allow them to play in their preferred format. However, as I noted in my previous comment, it's hard to blame BIS for what is essentially truth in marketing.

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