Naxos catalogue at half price on Qobuz

[austinpop]

From eClassical.com in my inbox this morning. I did some spot checks, and indeed the prices are compelling. 

 

Let's use this thread to highlight albums that you know and like, and would highly recommend.

 

 

Dear friends, this week we present a new deal we made with our friends from Naxos. All highres, also new releases are 50% off during May. https://www.eclassical.com/pages/naxos_highres_campaign.html We won't sit still.  We make it happen!       In 1987 a classical recording label was started in Hong Kong by German entrepreneur Klaus Heymann with the intention of producing reliable digital recordings of the classics at a price everyone could afford. Naxos grew at a remarkable pace, expanding into opera, early music and specialist repertoire so that it became appreciated by discerning collectors as well as the general music lover. More than thirty years later, Naxos Records is known for having one of the largest and fastest-growing catalogues of unduplicated repertoire (including over 1000 recording in Hi-Res audio) with state-of-the-art sound and consumer-friendly prices.       Happy listening eClassical.com

[austinpop]

I'll start the ball rolling with 2 albums I already own that I highly recommend. Both are on sale for under $8!

 

 

 

 

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One more I can vouch for. Excellent recordings and performances.

 

[austinpop]

Awesome!

[austinpop]

Oops, I didn't see this thread, and opened another one here: 

 

@The Computer Audiophile - could you merge my thread into this one? Thanks.

[austinpop]

Is there an easy way to search eClassical, with the following filters:

• label = Naxos
• 24-bit?

I'm not able to do this on Roon either. I want to sample the Naxos 24-bit catalog on Qobuz prior to buying.

[austinpop]

Please continue to post any good finds here!

 

I've been listening to a bunch of Naxos discs on Qobuz, looking for ones where at least one of sound quality and performance is outstanding, and the other at least good. With those criteria in mind, here's another handful I've found:

 

 

 

 

The first 2 above are 16/44.1 only, and all 3 are not available on eClassical for some reason - any idea why, @bissie? - but are about $7 for CD and $9 for Hi-Res on Qobuz US.

 

The Berlioz is most notable for including an alternative version of the "Un Bal" movement, where the cornet plays a more prominent role. Love it!

 

 

[austinpop]

Thanks! Yes, I see quite a collection of Shostakovich albums with Vasily Petrenko. Now I just need to find a way to appreciate Shostakovich symphonies more.  

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4 hours ago, Darryl R said:

 

As you know, and IMO, #5 is probably the most popular and accessible, followed by #10.  In this catalog I like #7 because of the history.  Admittedly some are hard to hear, and I don't even have any after #11.

 

For mellower symphonies in this catalog, Kees Bakels did a good job with the Vaughan-Williams (maybe #7 Antartica not so mellow at Ye Ice Falls!).

 

Marin Alsop also did a  nice job with some of the Dvorak.  I bought the 24/96 download with #6 just for the beautiful Nocturne.

 

Thanks for the pointers. And I was being a tiny bit facetious, as I do like a couple of Shostakovich symphonies very much - the 2nd, and the 7th. I need to listen to more of them.

 

I'm tempted to buy this one:

 

but just comparing the 7th on this collection to the standalone release, it seems like the latter has better SQ. I suspect it's a level difference, but it did stop me from pulling the trigger on the complete set.