Another impressive Japanese Audio Clinic Lp: Starker's 3rd Bach Cello Suite, yes, *that* one

Posted by jdaniel@jps.net on August 24, 2015 at 19:00:03

I don't read Japanese, so I'm not sure what their entire angle/shtick is, but I love these Lp's.

The Toshiba/Philips vinyl is flawless, (utterly quiet) and the Suite is spread over two sides, affording a bit of elbow room for the mastering engineer. Compared to the Speaker's Corner Lps with one Suite per side, Starker's earthy double stops don't sound as grainy, especially in the tracks closest to the deadwax.

Were they able to use the master tapes? I have no idea, but the sound is extremely vivid to my ears. In the past I've heard Japanese pressing which were a bit dull and lifeless, an example would be the European-pressed Columbia Lps of, say, Bruno Walter.

The other Audio Clinic I'd recommend is the Janis Prokofiev Piano Concerto #3. Again, the Concerto is spread over two sides and from a sound POV it's the best I've heard, beating the original Merc, the SACD and the Golden Import.

(From an artistic POV, I still prefer Cliburn/Hendl on RCA. IMHO Cliburn captures more of the mystery and magic of the music; it's not all iron and steel.)

Do look out for these, they're cheap, and you may be pleasantly surprised.

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Topic - Another impressive Japanese Audio Clinic Lp: Starker's 3rd Bach Cello Suite, yes, *that* one - jdaniel@jps.net 19:00:03 08/24/15 (2)

RE: Another impressive Japanese Audio Clinic Lp: Starker's 3rd Bach Cello Suite, yes, *that* one - steve.ott@kctcs.edu 18:31:34 08/25/15 (1)

RE: Another impressive Japanese Audio Clinic Lp: Starker's 3rd Bach Cello Suite, yes, *that* one - jdaniel@jps.net 22:00:42 08/25/15 (0)

Another impressive Japanese Audio Clinic Lp: Starker's 3rd Bach Cello Suite, yes, that one

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