Album of the Evening

[Kal Rubinson]

1 hour ago, Kal Rubinson said:

I have nice ones for band and another for an ensemble of french horns!

[Kal Rubinson]

6 hours ago, Norton said:

Agreed, part of my core listening (SACD) for several years now, beautifully played and recorded.

Agreed.  You should also, then, appreciate this:  

 

[Kal Rubinson]

2 hours ago, Norton said:

not showing me anything (unless a particularly minimalist album cover...) 

It was there when I posted it but, somehow, it was deleted.  This:

[Kal Rubinson]

4 minutes ago, pdvm said:

How did you like it?

I like it a lot........24/96 and 5.1, too.

[Kal Rubinson]

3 hours ago, AnotherSpin said:

It might be. Not a big fan of Tchaikovsky 6th, so never happen to listen recording you mentioned even though I am pretty aware it was Petrenko's debut recording in a new position. Last time I was listening this piece was with Currentzis, but it is very difficult to compare with anything else because of massive post-production in studio.

Yes, that is only one reason to disqualify the Currentzis.  OTOH, there are many excellent recordings of this from the reference (if that's possible) Mavrinsky to the massive Honeck (in multichannel DSD256).  

[Kal Rubinson]

2 hours ago, pdvm said:

 

In this spirit...

 

(the original recording was Philips)

I hope the remastering is a success.  I thought the original was painful to hear.

[Kal Rubinson]

3 hours ago, pdvm said:

 

The Qobuz stream sounds absolutely glorious! (in fact I don't know if it's the remastered version, the album art looks like the original Philips recording)

Ooops.  My comment was not directed at this performance and I cannot fathom how I linked to it.  I have no problems with this one.

 

My comment was meant to be directed to the Gergiev on Philips.  Feh.

[Kal Rubinson]

46 minutes ago, firedog said:

Acc'd to the booklet, it was recorded and post produced in 256.

"This recording was made and post-produced
in DSD256 on a Pyramix workstation to give
you, the listener, the highest sound quality
possible."

[Kal Rubinson]

I thought, at first, this was another disc.

[Kal Rubinson]

9 hours ago, EuroChamp said:

 

Everest, yes! I recommend you to search for the Beethoven Symphonies conducted by Josef Krips. And there is a Tossy Spivakovsky of the Tchaikovsky violin concerto 😀

Yes but his Sibelius is even better, imho.

[Kal Rubinson]

I just ordered this................

[Kal Rubinson]

39 minutes ago, Daccord said:

So it's the album of a Future Evening?

Sure.  Just wanted to be the first to post about it.  😁

[Kal Rubinson]

6 hours ago, AnotherSpin said:

 

Posted it couple of weeks ago... 

That may have been where I first learned of it.  Thanks.

[Kal Rubinson]

14 hours ago, TubeLover said:

I wasn't aware of her work, but listened to this and was definitely impressed. She's also attractive. How did AudioDoctor miss this recording???

I like this one even more, mostly because of the repertoire:

 

[Kal Rubinson]

2 hours ago, graham said:

Yes!!  Even more impressive in multichannel:

[Kal Rubinson]

2 hours ago, AnotherSpin said:

A very lively, spontaneous version of Mozart's sonatas. A remarkable recording by the Turkish pianist!

Fazil Say is phenomenal.  I heard him play Liszt some years back in NYC and now collect a lot of his recordings.  He's an interesting composer, as well.

[Kal Rubinson]

16 minutes ago, sphinxsix said:

Doesn't the sound loose nuance, detail? Asking cause such was my experience with surround sound (never tried Atmos though).

In general, that is rare (or quite the opposite) with recordings that originated as discrete multichannel as opposed to those that are up-mixed or remastered from stereo or multi-miked originals.  With Atmos, there seems to be a similar distinction.

[Kal Rubinson]

On 8/19/2022 at 12:49 AM, Musicophile said:

New on Qobuz. 
 

 

I was disappointed.

[Kal Rubinson]

1 hour ago, Musicophile said:

Curious to hear why. I still prefer eg William Christie on some of these works but overall I liked the energy. 

Energy is what I thought was in short supply.  I prefer Robert King (The Coronation of King George II) or the one I imprinted on by David Willcocks and Thurston Dart on Argo.

[Kal Rubinson]

On 10/13/2022 at 7:07 PM, sphinxsix said:

A fantastic album consisting of highly creative, jazzy covers! (24-96)

 

Dead.  IMHO.

[Kal Rubinson]

3 hours ago, sphinxsix said:

Ok, maybe I exaggerated a little.. 😉

BTW he is dead, I agree.

If you take that view, the performances are appropriate.  😛

[Kal Rubinson]

38 minutes ago, sphinxsix said:

Ok.. I feel I should explained myself - I broke the rules of this thread - I only checked out some fragments before posting this recommendation for the album (I hope the OP won't ban be from this thread..😉), seems I was a little overenthusiastic indeed..

I'm very glad there are really attentive and vigilant people here though!  😎

No problem.  I've often formed a strong opinion based on first or limited exposure, only to change my mind with continued listening.  I like Leonard Cohen (the man and the music) so I found this on Qobuz and gave it a try.  My wife and I became annoyed at the unvarying low energy of the songs, none of which were terrible or inappropriate but which, as a group, were simply repetitious.   Gets a pass from us.

[Kal Rubinson]

53 minutes ago, sphinxsix said:

As for accusations that it's not lively or upbeat enough - c'mon guys, these are Cohen covers, not metal or techno.

Cohen can be down, depressed, angry, regretful, rueful, mournful, etc. but he was always intense, poignant and powerful in ways that none on this album are.  IMHO, of course.

[Kal Rubinson]

6 minutes ago, WAM said:

One for the greed-list:

 

What is a "greed list" in this context?

[Kal Rubinson]

11 minutes ago, AnotherSpin said:

Sibelius' Second Symphony, Colin Davis with the London Symphony. This take is generally pleasant, and easy to listen to, though it lacks the immediate appeal of earlier version from Davis' Sibelius set with the Boston Symphony. 

Well, he got another do-over with the LSO in 2016, fwiw.