cgiammona Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 Any suggestions for hi-res recordings of "Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta" and "Concerto for Orchestra"? Headphones: ZMF Atrium Closed, ZMF Bokeh, Audeze LCD-X, Meze 109 Pro, Focal Clear Mg, Noble Katana IEMs, Dan Clark Aeon 2 Closed Amp/DAC: Decware MKIII Tube Amp, ZMF Homage, Schiit Bifrost 2/64, Woo Audio WA8, Burston Playmate 2, Mytek DSD192 DAC, Cayin RU7, Chord Mojo, Fiio M11 Plus DAP Cables: Promitheus XLR Interconnects, WyWired red cables, Meze Silver, ZMF 6.35 ofc and 4 pin xlr stock, Arctic Cable, Audio Envy Cable balanced, balanced Silver Interconnects Other: Aurender N100H, Macbook Pro (2023) running Audirvana Studio Link to comment
Kal Rubinson Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 I have not heard them all and, I must admit, I still prefer older performances of these by Solti and Dorati. However, I can recommend: Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra etc. - Zoltan Kocsis Hungaroton HSACD 32187 Bartok: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celeste etc. - Mackerras Linn Records CKD 234 Kal Rubinson Senior Contributing Editor, Stereophile Link to comment
CatManDo Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Do you mean hi-res digital recordings, or do analogue recordings available in hi-res count? An audiophile classic is the Reiner performances on RCA Living Stereo, available on SACD and hi-res download. Recorded in 1955 and 58 with state of the art sound Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra; Music for Strings, Percussion & Celesta; Hungarian Sketches Bartok: Concerto for orchestra, etc./Reiner SACD - Classics Today Claude Link to comment
burnspbesq Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 +1 on Kal's recommendation of the Mackerras/SCO recording of MFSPC. My current favorite recording of the Concerto for Orchestra is the Budapest Festival Orchestra/Fischer, but I haven't been able to find it in high-res. Office: MacBook Pro - Audirvana Plus - Resonessence Concero - Cavailli Liquid Carbon - Sennheiser HD 800. Travel/Portable: iPhone 7 or iPad Pro - AudioQuest Dragonfly Red - Audeze SINE or Noble Savant Link to comment
astrotoy Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 I really like the Reiner - Bartok's countryman. I have the original vinyl of both - but Chad has reissued the Con for Orch album on a superb vinyl album, and SACD should be available or coming soon. The Reiner MSPC is not scheduled for an Analogue Productions redo (IIRC) but the older SACDs for both are available as Claude has mentioned . Larry Do you mean hi-res digital recordings, or do analogue recordings available in hi-res count? An audiophile classic is the Reiner performances on RCA Living Stereo, available on SACD and hi-res download. Recorded in 1955 and 58 with state of the art sound Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra; Music for Strings, Percussion & Celesta; Hungarian Sketches Bartok: Concerto for orchestra, etc./Reiner SACD - Classics Today Analog-VPIClas3,3DArm,LyraSkala+MiyajimaZeromono,Herron VTPH2APhono,2AmpexATR-102+MerrillTridentMaster TapePreamp Dig Rip-Pyramix,IzotopeRX3Adv,MykerinosCard,PacificMicrosonicsModel2; Dig Play-Lampi Horizon, mch NADAC, Roon-HQPlayer,Oppo105 Electronics-DoshiPre,CJ MET1mchPre,Cary2A3monoamps; Speakers-AvantgardeDuosLR,3SolosC,LR,RR Other-2x512EngineerMarutaniSymmetrical Power+Cables Music-1.8KR2Rtapes,1.5KCD's,500SACDs,50+TBripped files Link to comment
firedog Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 There is an old Stokowski recording with the Houston Symphony that was recorded on 35mm tape - very good sound and I like the performance. Restored to 24.96. Available at HDTracks. Also at other vendors. As far as MSPC, there is the Solti with the LSO - old, but well restored. I got it in hi-res from High Definition Tape Transfers. Main listening (small home office): Main setup: Surge protector +>Isol-8 Mini sub Axis Power Strip/Isolation>QuietPC Low Noise Server>Roon (Audiolense DRC)>Stack Audio Link II>Kii Control>Kii Three (on their own electric circuit) >GIK Room Treatments. Secondary Path: Server with Audiolense RC>RPi4 or analog>Cayin iDAC6 MKII (tube mode) (XLR)>Kii Three . Bedroom: SBTouch to Cambridge Soundworks Desktop Setup. Living Room/Kitchen: Ropieee (RPi3b+ with touchscreen) + Schiit Modi3E to a pair of Morel Hogtalare. All absolute statements about audio are false Link to comment
Daverz Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 As far as MSPC, there is the Solti with the LSO - old, but well restored. I got it in hi-res from High Definition Tape Transfers. [ATTACH=CONFIG]23102[/ATTACH] Australian Eloquence has Solti's 1963 LSO MSPC scheduled for 2016. It should be from the master tapes rather than a commercial tape copy, and they usually do an excellent job with these older Decca recordings. Link to comment
Daverz Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 Here's the Kocsis SACD of MSPC: B. Bartok - Bartok: Musiques Pour Cordes Percu - Amazon.com Music I listened to this on Tidal. The MSPC is excellent, but I was particularly impressed with the Divertimento, a work that often fails to come alive in many other recordings. http://tidal.com/album/31672470 A few other thoughts: I think the Reiner Concerto for Orchestra is somewhat overrated as a performance. I find it too cool. And the sonics are not RCAs best from that period; It sounds rather opaque to me (either the CD layer of the hybrid SACD or the Classic Sounds Lp). Is the DSD layer that much better? Link to comment
Kal Rubinson Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 Here's the Kocsis SACD of MSPC: B. Bartok - Bartok: Musiques Pour Cordes Percu - Amazon.com Music [ATTACH=CONFIG]23255[/ATTACH] I listened to this on Tidal. The MSPC is excellent, but I was particularly impressed with the Divertimento, a work that often fails to come alive in many other recordings. This entire Bartok series is greatly underappreciated. They are uniformly well-recorded in stereo and multichannel and many of the performances are outstanding. Kal Rubinson Senior Contributing Editor, Stereophile Link to comment
loop7 Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 I really like Reiner and Boulez. Link to comment
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