Album of the Evening

[semente]

1 hour ago, Jud said:

 

The first major label digital recording of popular music, Ry Cooder's "Bop 'til You Drop," was released in 1979, if that helps at all.

 

This PCM recording was first issued as an LP:

 

 

Recorded 23rd & 24th October 1975 at the Arakawa Kumin Kaikan Studio, Tokyo

Denon PCM Recording

 

https://www.discogs.com/Zoltán-Kocsis-Plays-Béla-Bartók-Allegro-Barbaro-Three-Rondos-On-Folk-Tunes-Suite-Sonata/release/7954587

[semente]

P.S.> available from Qobuz for £3 - https://www.qobuz.com/gb-en/album/kocsis-plays-bartok-zoltan-kocsis/zjqkxji75pihb

[biosailor]

[Jud]

28 minutes ago, semente said:

P.S.> available from Qobuz for £3 - https://www.qobuz.com/gb-en/album/kocsis-plays-bartok-zoltan-kocsis/zjqkxji75pihb

 

Any thoughts about SQ from anyone who's heard it on Qobuz?

 

Bop 'til You Drop sounds quite good, though you might want to turn it up. The levels are low next to current Loudness Wsrs product.

[EuroChamp]

20 minutes ago, Jud said:

 

Any thoughts about SQ from anyone who's heard it on Qobuz?

 

Bop 'til You Drop sounds quite good, though you might want to turn it up. The levels are low next to current Loudness Wsrs product.

 

SQ is top

[firedog]

On 2/14/2019 at 3:42 AM, sphinxsix said:

I've decided to follow into @AMR/iFi audio 's footsteps and to check out the soundtrack I actually haven't listened to for a very long time.

 

If you like the post Bop Miles, this is a really good album. 

[firedog]

3 hours ago, semente said:

 

Both these sources say 1975; apparently it was first sold on vinyl.

 

https://www.discogs.com/Zoltán-Kocsis-Kocsis-Plays-Bartók/release/5357237

 

https://www.gramophone.co.uk/review/bartók-piano-works-8

 

Edit: back cover posted by @rando also gives '75 as the recording date.

According to this : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_recording

It was not the first commercial digital recording, and seems it wasn't a digital recording at all.   Don't know why that Japanese CD is labeled "DDD" maybe they were given a digital master, and thought it originated as a digital recording. Anyway, at the beginning of the CD era, it was thought to be a marketing advantage to be a DDD recording, so maybe it was just wishful thinking and slick marketing. 

[firedog]

47 minutes ago, Jud said:

 

Any thoughts about SQ from anyone who's heard it on Qobuz?

 

 

Sounds fine. Not fantastic, but fine. 

[Hugo9000]

Antonio Vivaldi

Juditha triumphans

Magdalena Kožená

Alessandro de Marchi/Academia Montis Regalis

 

 

An oratorio by Vivaldi with a libretto in Latin.  Wonderful performance and lovely sound!  I'm listening to my CD set, but it's available on Qobuz for anyone interested:

 

https://open.qobuz.com/album/0709869002193

[firedog]

1 hour ago, semente said:

P.S.> available from Qobuz for £3 - https://www.qobuz.com/gb-en/album/kocsis-plays-bartok-zoltan-kocsis/zjqkxji75pihb

Interesting, that's the UK price; in the US I see it for $13

[semente]

9 minutes ago, firedog said:

Interesting, that's the UK price; in the US I see it for $13

 

Here I can see two versions: Released on January 1, 2009 by Denon £2.99 & Released on July 30, 2014 by Denon £7.99

 

The recording is also available as part of this set:

 

[sphinxsix]

2 hours ago, firedog said:

If you like the post Bop Miles, this is a really good album. 

I actually like Miles from every period. Probably my favorite MD's fusion albums are 'Pangaea' and 'Agharta'. Not an easy listen but IMO a rewarding one. Absolutely not for jazz purists!

[semente]

2 hours ago, firedog said:

Sounds fine. Not fantastic, but fine. 

 

This is from track 2:

 

[fas42]

From Wikipedia ...
 

Quote

 

* January 1971: Using NHK's experimental PCM recording system, Dr. Takeaki Anazawa, an engineer at Denon, records the world's first commercial digital recordings, Something by Steve Marcus & Jiro Inagaki (January 25, 1971) and The World Of Stomu Yamash'ta 1 & 2 by Stomu Yamash'ta (January 11, 1971).[3] Both have to be recorded live, without edits. Marcus is released first (in February 1972), making it the first released digital recording.

* 1972: Using lessons learned from the NHK encoder, Denon unveils the first 8-channel PCM encoder, the DN-023R, which uses 47.25kHz 13-bit PCM resolution and 4-head open reel broadcast video tape recorder.[3] The first recording with this new system is the Smetana Quartet performing Mozart's String Quartets K.458 and K.421, recorded in Tokyo April 24–26 and released that October. At least six other Denon-recorded digital LP records are released in October, including jazz, classical and traditional Japanese music.[3][6]

 

 

[fas42]

10 hours ago, rando said:

It was released 86/87.

 

 

Pre-emphasis on Denon and BIS existed long after everyone else ditched it.  Was that the case here @fas42?

 

 

 

Can't say ... the CDP doesn't indicate, and I can't see anything in the booklet.

 

There are no giveaways in the sound, that I can pick, that the full tonality of a Steinway wasn't captured ...

[mansr]

4 minutes ago, fas42 said:

Can't say ... the CDP doesn't indicate, and I can't see anything in the booklet.

Pop it in a PC and ask your favourite ripping program. If it doesn't give this information, you need a new favourite.

[fas42]

3 hours ago, firedog said:

 

It was not the first commercial digital recording, and seems it wasn't a digital recording at all.   Don't know why that Japanese CD is labeled "DDD" maybe they were given a digital master, and thought it originated as a digital recording. Anyway, at the beginning of the CD era, it was thought to be a marketing advantage to be a DDD recording, so maybe it was just wishful thinking and slick marketing. 

 

What makes you think that it wasn't a digital, but rather an analogue recording? Is this actually stated somewhere?

[fas42]

Just now, mansr said:

Pop it in a PC and ask your favourite ripping program. If it doesn't give this information, you need a new favourite.

 

Done ... EAC says, No Pre-Emphasis on all 29 tracks .

[AMR/iFi audio]

 

[semente]

11 hours ago, rando said:

Pre-emphasis on Denon and BIS existed long after everyone else ditched it.

 

All Denon CDs I own used to light the de-emphasis indicator of a Parasound I once had.

[BrokeLinuxPhile]

 

[sphinxsix]

20 minutes ago, BrokeLinuxPhile said:

 

Wow! I ditched once in primary school to copy the 'MiJ' cassette

[graham]

It has been a while since I last dipped into this wonderful collection.

Listening to #17- 21.

[AudioDoctor]

Tonight had a theme!

 

 

[Paul R]

 

This is music that will touch your soul. You have to play this recording rather loud however, the soft parts are soft. 

-Paul