mkrzych Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 Hello, I was sold, so thought that I will share with you. This is so called classical dance music at the top sonics and performance. Really worth to check it out if you like this kind of classics. Top notch quality recording from Naxos, unfortunately not on discount - I found it exceptional thanks to this: https://twitter.com/mahlerei/status/484718939076046848 Amazing quality, oompth and spledid soundstage. Vibrant instrument timbres and attack! P.S. I am not associated with Web Internation or Naxos at all, I am just amazed and this is a sound of good mastering and high resolution together IMHO. -- Krzysztof Maj http://mkrzych.wordpress.com/ "Music is the highest form of art. It is also the most noble. It is human emotion, captured, crystallised, encased… and then passed on to others." - By Ken Ishiwata Link to comment
mkrzych Posted July 6, 2014 Author Share Posted July 6, 2014 I see that the 24/96 file is also available at The Classical Shop (Chandos) for £11.99, which is just slightly more than eClassical's price (at current exchange rates): MEYERBEER, G.: Overtures and Entr'actes from the French Operas (New Zealand Symp Still, these 2 sites seem to be my only options if I want the hi-res version. ;-( Russell IMHO this recording is worth the price! -- Krzysztof Maj http://mkrzych.wordpress.com/ "Music is the highest form of art. It is also the most noble. It is human emotion, captured, crystallised, encased… and then passed on to others." - By Ken Ishiwata Link to comment
mkrzych Posted July 6, 2014 Author Share Posted July 6, 2014 IMHO this recording is worth the price! MEYERBEER - Overtures and Entr'actes from the Paris Operas Naxos 8.573195 [DM] Classical Music Reviews: June 2014 - MusicWeb-International -- Krzysztof Maj http://mkrzych.wordpress.com/ "Music is the highest form of art. It is also the most noble. It is human emotion, captured, crystallised, encased… and then passed on to others." - By Ken Ishiwata Link to comment
mkrzych Posted July 7, 2014 Author Share Posted July 7, 2014 Indeed it is! I downloaded the album from eClassical just now, and listened to a couple of tracks. Absolutely spectacular!!! Thanks for the recommendation! BTW, if you like this sort of stuff, I can highly recommend 3 separate albums in a very similar vein on Chandos, all conducted by Neeme Jarvi. They're in 24/96, and are devoted to music of Chabrier, Saint-Saens, and Massenet (one album each). The performances on all 3 are spirited and the sound quality is sumptuous and resplendent. Get 'em if you don't have 'em already! Russell I quickly listened to Chabrier and Saint-Saens on Qobuz, but it wasn't "love at fist sight" so far. Maybe I need more listening later. For Chandos however I like this one, not in the same tempo as Meyerbeer, but magical in performance and very good in sonics. -- Krzysztof Maj http://mkrzych.wordpress.com/ "Music is the highest form of art. It is also the most noble. It is human emotion, captured, crystallised, encased… and then passed on to others." - By Ken Ishiwata Link to comment
mkrzych Posted July 8, 2014 Author Share Posted July 8, 2014 Do give them another listen. I especially love 'Danse Macabre' on the Saint-Saens album, which has always been a favorite work of mine, and here I think it's pretty much ideally done, with sonics to match. And thanks for the d'Indy recommendation! Russell Thanks to you Russell. I did "a second listen" to Saint-Saens and you're right! Excellent album! Little bit different sound in comparison to Naxos with more hall signature I think, but warmly recorded with huge soundstage and amazing dynamics - no close mikeing etc. All instruments are clean and well placed over that soundstage, performance is really enjoyable. One of my favorite 19th century composers and this album hit my top drawer already. -- Krzysztof Maj http://mkrzych.wordpress.com/ "Music is the highest form of art. It is also the most noble. It is human emotion, captured, crystallised, encased… and then passed on to others." - By Ken Ishiwata Link to comment
mkrzych Posted July 8, 2014 Author Share Posted July 8, 2014 Maybe one thing I've noticed that Saint-Saens from Chandos is recorded in quite low level and you need to put your volume control pretty high if you won't to loose a punch. I hope that the HDTracks version is the same as on Qobuz and everywhere else. -- Krzysztof Maj http://mkrzych.wordpress.com/ "Music is the highest form of art. It is also the most noble. It is human emotion, captured, crystallised, encased… and then passed on to others." - By Ken Ishiwata Link to comment
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