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Wow - thanks Chris . . .

Posted by Martin419 on August 30, 2005 at 04:29:59:
This is a good reference post, which I'll be studying when I can grab a moment out from my 'day job'.
By the way, I don't suppose you've heard the stunning "Ravel, Debussy, Faure" played by the Guerneri String Quartet? This DVD-A was published by SurroundedBy Entertainment. Sadly, I no longer think the label is active. But if you can find this disc, I highly recommend it! (But Iâ€™m not giving mine up!) Both the multichannel (4.0 channel @ 96khz) and stereo (@ 192kHz !) are spectacular. Unusually this disc ONLY plays in DVD Audio players, since there is no Dolby Digital track.
I also recommend the slew of releases from Naxos. I bought virtually the whole lot. Although most are in 48kHz 24bit. And value-for-money these can't be beaten. Stand-outs include Vivaldi Four Seasons (96kHz), and Mass In B-Minor (2-DVD set @ 96kHz) which features some top soloists. There are other choral releases from Naxos such as Arvo Part "Berliner Messe", Tallis "Spem in alium", and Vivaldi "Dixit Dominus" which I find particularly refreshing from the usual dose of "chart" symphonic works. I am also grateful for them to release operatic highlights from Mozartâ€™s "Don Giovanni" (Highlights) and "Le nozze di Figaro". (OK these two fall into the "chart" category, but they are well performed and worth having nonetheless in your collection.)
I also have the Tacet release of Franz Schubert / Streichquintett C-Dur D956 (cat #110), by the Auryn-Quartet (96Khz), which is excellent.
Arts Music have a few gems too. My favorites include: Handelâ€™s Messiah; Shostakovich No. 5 op. 47 & No. 6 op. 54; and Antonio Vivaldi L'Estro Armonico op. 3 Vol. 1, and op. 3 Vol. 2 (two separately purchased DVD-As each with 96kHz LPCM stereo as well as the multichannel -- offers absolutely stunning sonics, ambience, & soundstaging).
The most stellar Teldec (Warner) disc IMO is St. Matthaus Passion, conducted by Harnoncourt, which runs for a continuous 2hr 45mins on one DVD-9, at 96kHz in 5.1 multichannel.
Anyway, these are just a few which spring to mind just for now. I may think of some more later.