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In Reply to: RE: Hmmm. posted by John Marks on May 09, 2012 at 15:09:23
JM says:
"Because as things are now reported to be in the marketplace, when the exact same title comes out on JVC XRCD and on SACD, the JVC XRCD outsells the SACD 4 to 1"But they are so few XRCD's issued compared to SACD's, I think that I may have 3 or 4 jazz ones? Maybe JVC does know how to market their XRCD's
and do not promote SACD. The few XRCD's I have sound good but nothing to rave about, but then again I have so few that my judgment maybe worthless
Does JVC makes SACD players???JM says : And I think that the best of today's high-end PCM DACs sould better than any SACD player?
I always thought that the likes of Esoteric, Accuphase, Ayre, Playback Design, Meitner, DCS, which are all SACD capable where the cream of the crop as far as sound quality?
But coming back to the original question about Tony Faulkner recordings audio quality could you personally recommend one cd or SACD that he did that sounds outstanding? I have a penchant for chamber music and I know that I can buy a Praga, Pentatone, Channel Classics etc SACD and it will 90% of the time sound superb.
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My favorite TF recording is orchestral:
SIBELIUS: Symphonies 5 & 7
Paavo Berglund, Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Finlandia 0630-17278-2 (CD). 1997. Pekka Savijoki, prod.; Onno Scholtze (Sym. 5), Tony Faulkner (Sym. 7), engs. DDD. TT: 52:56
However, it is OOP. You might find it used. You seem to have heard TF's chamber music work, or at least some of it, and if you are not tickled, that is OK.
The best chamber recording I have heard in a dog's age is the Pavel Haas Quartet's Dvorak on Supraphon. http://www.arkivmusic.com/albumpage/526314-E886-5&source=PRM
The best digital playback I have ever heard is the Bricasti M1 with the new M-P filter set, update coming in Stereophile. But I have not heard the latest MSB, which I am told is also a revelation.
I can only speculate why the same title sells better on JVC XRCD than SACD, although the comments from Chris from Lafayette are intriguing. It can't be the price, because XRCDs are not cheap. it could simply be good brand marketing. Back in the day, there were people who just had to buy ever MFSL Gold CD and every DCC Gold CD--because, period. Even though MFSL's Gold CD remastering could be hit or miss.
I neglected to mention that many of the SACD companies such as Hyperion and Harmonia Mundi are hedging their bets by selling hi-res PCM on HDTRacks.com.
As far as good chamber recordings go, btw, 2L in Norway is giving away free hi-res tracks including the Engegaard Qt's nice mixed program including LVB's "Harp," link attached.
JM
Thanks, the Berglund cd is available but very expansive.
Would the 4th and 6th Symphony with the same musicians be as good??
The Dvorak "American" I have a superb recording on the Pro Arte label thus
I will have to skip this one.
I don't think they've issued a SACD in several years now, and most of their previous SACDs are out of print. Some are commanding big prices on the used market, in fact.The last time I saw the Florestan French trios for sale, a truly outstanding disc, it was going for about $150.
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I have the Berglund Chamber Orchestra set of Sibelius. Put the emphasis on Chamber, as I thought they were weak sounding and inappropriate for the big Sibelius symphonies. Pretty much nonstartes for me.
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I prefer the more 'modern' nature of Sibelius' music. Berglunds thinning out the orchestration allows one to see into the symphony in a way that large scale (and dare I say slow in many cases) performances that seem to keep Sibelius in the full blown romantic period. #1 and #2 are more romantic in nature than not, so OK, but after that I like my Sibelius cool and crisp. There are some full scale orchestrations that do this as well (think Von Karajan, his #4 for sure, Ashkenazy perhaps). I can live with the orchestrations of most composers so long as the performance doesn't drag. Hell I even like Jarvi's - he really picks up the pace in #2 IMHO to its benefit.I have no real problem with TF's engineering on these discs either.
For a similar reason, but in the opposite direction, I love Mackerras #5, #8 & #9 on Virgin. Cleaning out the dense orchestration that usually accompanies these pieces is like a breath of fresh air. Another poster below was critical of #9 and while I have never been in his home it seems to me that his systems tonal balance and his expectations may be more responsible for his complaint than anything absolute about the music or the recording. Now I very happily listen to Schubert once again. :-)
FWIW, for other posters as well, I really enjoy TF's Bantock series as much for the recording as the music. I'm sure there are others as well that I don't recall this moment.
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