Piano on sacd

There are too many good piano recordings on SACD, if good looking babe pianists are not a mandatory requirements then some of my all time favorites include Rachmaninov on SACD performed by Sudbin on BIS, the second sonata is magnificent, Volodos in Vienna is another good one as is a Schubert album by the same pianist, Mussorgsky pictures performed by Freddy Kempf on BIS is another demo quality SACD, and the list goes on.

Vahe

I agree with you in general about Sudbin, Volodos, and Freddy Kempf, posted on November 10, 2016 at 13:23:25

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However, Jerome may not be enthusiastic about the Sudbin and Kempf recordings on BIS, since the masters are PCM and I thought he was a "pure" SACD/DSD fan. (?)

Regarding "good looking babe pianists", I'm not sure that I've heard any on SACD that I'd recommend (although I could be forgetting some) - there are a couple of possibilities, but I haven't heard the actual albums and thus can't recommend them.

RE: I agree with you in general about Sudbin, Volodos, and Freddy Kempf, posted on November 10, 2016 at 18:00:59
vahe Audiophile Posts: 449 Location: Houston, Texas Joined: September 11, 2005	If DSD is important then I would recommend 3 separate SACD's on Turtle label, music of Liszt, the entire Annees de Pelerinage performed by Yoram Ish-Hurwitz, both the performance and the sound are superb. I am a Liszt junkie and this recording is a must have even if you do not like Liszt. Vahe

Thanks - I'm a Liszt Junkie too and I haven't heard those Yoram Ish-Hurwitz recordings [nt] ;-), posted on November 10, 2016 at 18:46:59
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RE: Piano on sacd, posted on November 10, 2016 at 21:01:11
fantja Audiophile Posts: 15518 Location: Alabama Joined: September 11, 2010	Monk Solo.

RE: Piano on sacd, posted on November 10, 2016 at 21:38:44
jeromelang Audiophile Posts: 2303 Joined: February 2, 2001	I have this JSACD, but never played it though. I hope I hadn't sold it....

RE: Piano on sacd, posted on November 11, 2016 at 17:26:53
fantja Audiophile Posts: 15518 Location: Alabama Joined: September 11, 2010	Keep me posted.

RE: Piano on sacd, posted on November 12, 2016 at 07:33:44
fantja Audiophile Posts: 15518 Location: Alabama Joined: September 11, 2010	Hank Jones

RE: Piano on sacd, posted on November 12, 2016 at 07:34:00
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Speaking of Liszt, I've been blown away by Kirill Gerstein's Transcendental Etudes on the Myrios label, posted on November 12, 2016 at 12:19:04
Russell Audiophile Posts: 2831 Location: San Francisco, California Joined: February 24, 2001	Got it as a DSD download via Native DSD Music. The performances are wonderfully volatile yet sensitive ("titanic" is how the AudiophileAudition reviewer described them) and the recorded sound might be some of the best I've heard--very natural, realistic, and visceral. Russell

Thanks, Russell - I shoujld hear Gerstein too - I'm behind on my Liszt TE's [nt], posted on November 12, 2016 at 18:17:24
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RE: Piano on sacd, posted on November 14, 2016 at 01:13:58
jazz1 Audiophile Posts: 2891 Joined: October 30, 2000	Some of the recordings on "Steinway & Sons" are just superb. They are on Tidal.

RE: I agree with you in general about Sudbin, Volodos, and Freddy Kempf, posted on November 14, 2016 at 11:22:34
oldmkvi Audiophile Posts: 10580 Joined: April 12, 2002	I'll bet most SACDs are from PCM recordings. They still sound good ( if it's good recording to start with).

"I'll bet most SACDs are from PCM recordings" - Yup, that's my understanding too [nt], posted on November 14, 2016 at 12:48:54
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midnight sugar, posted on November 17, 2016 at 09:07:01

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not exactly SOLO piano but you want this ANYWAY!
...regards...tr

midnight sugar

RE: midnight sugar, posted on November 18, 2016 at 02:19:54
fantja Audiophile Posts: 15518 Location: Alabama Joined: September 11, 2010	Absolutely!

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