Vivaldi's Four Seasons in DSD

[FusionFive]

I own this on physical and it has been my favorite rendition by far. A quick search didn't yield any download links, but maybe OP will have a better luck.

Vivaldi: Four Seasons - Concord Music Group

 

SA-CD incorrectly lists this as PCM, but it says 50kHz DSD transfer from masters on the SACDs cover

 

SA-CD.net - Vivaldi: Four Seasons - Silverstein/Boston Symphony/Ozawa

[JMotzi]

I have this one as a 24-bit FLAC (96 I think). I believe it's also available as SACD

 

 

JM

[Moogabib]

The "air on a g string" is actually an arrangement of a movement from the Orchestral Suite (or ouverture) BWV 1068. My favorite version of these works is by the Freiburger Barockorchester available on 24/44 Harmonia Mundi.

 

Jesu is the last movement of Bach's cantata BWV 147 "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben". The cantatas have been recorded in many excellent versions (Gardiner, Suzuki, Koopman etc.) but so far little in highres. I've only seen this album from Channel Classics, which certainly sounds nice, but performance-wise is only good, not outstanding:

 

https://channelclassics.nativedsd.com/albums/recreation-for-the-soul (and what a horribly cheesy title they gave it)

 

The Goldbergs are available on modern piano, if you want highres, Andras Schiff's ECM recording is very good. and if you preferCembalo, Pierre Hantai is my favorite, one of his two recordings has recently been released as highrez on Naive.

 

Thanks very much

[Musicophile]

Thanks very much

 

You're welcome. Please report back on what you like and what not, based on which you'll certainly get many other good recommendations here. There is always more to discover.