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Mahler: Symphony No. 1
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Mahler: Symphony No. 1 in D major 'Titan' Budapest Festival Orchestra, Iván Fischer  Lately I've been exploring Mahler's music with more interest. It took me 20 years to give him a serious audition and I've quickly realized that it was a mistake to wait so long to discover his music. The Resurrection symphony is quickly becoming one of my favorites, particularly the Fischer performance. Based on that, now I'm getting more familiar with the Titan. In my opinion, this is one of the best #1 symphonies in the repertoire, along with Brahms' and Beethoven's #1s. The Titan has very listenable music with nice melodies and some impressive crescendos comfortably captured by this Channel Classics SACD. Fischer seems to have an ear for balance and attention to orchestration details. Next I will explore the 5th.
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Up early (6:00 east coast U.S.) and listening to some beautiful music.
Tchaikovsky - Variations on a Rococo Theme, Andante Cantabile Saint Saens - Cello Concerto No. 1 Bruch - Kol Nidrei Pieter Wispelwey - Cello Die Deutche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen - Daniel Sepec - Conductor A Channel Classics SACD, recorded in 2001 Typical outstanding Channel Classics sound . . . excellent playing . . . A very worthy addition to a high quality digital collection. This guy Wispelwey can really play the cello.    
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....  I have a record player and a cd player and some other stuff that sounds pretty good. MAIN SYSTEM: . . . Audio Physic Caldera III Loudspeakers, Spectral DMC 30SL Preamp, Spectral DMA 250 Amp, Spectral/MIT interconnects and speaker cable, Basis Debut V Vacuum turntable, Walker Precision Speed Controller, Graham tonearm, [B]Koetsu Rosewood or Grado Statement 1 Cartridges, PASS - X-ono Phono Stage, Esoteric K03 CD/SACD Player, Lexicon RT-20 Universal Player, Exact Power EP-15A & SP-15A power regeneration and conditioning devices. Symposium Acoustics Svelte pads & RollerBlock Jr's under speakers. ASC Tube Traps, Arcici Suspense Rack System, OPPO and Cambridge Streaming Devices. DOWNSTAIRS SYSTEM: . . . Sonus Faber Guarneri Memento Speakers, JL Audio F112 Sub, McIntosh MA7000 Integrated Amp, McIntosh MVP871 Universal Disc Player, OPPO BDP-105 Blu-Ray Player, VPI Scoutmaster with periphery ring clamp, VPI SDS Motor Drive, Koetsu Pro IV, or Clearaudio Discovery Cartridges, Mark Levinson No. 25s phono stage, Wadia 170i Transport with a Meridian Bitstream 203 DAC, VPI HW-17 Pro Record Cleaning Machine, Five Richard Gray RGPC 400 devices scattered around the two systems, Arcici Suspense Rack System, Discovery Essence and Essential Cables, 14,000 ± LPs . Last edited by AudioNut; 08-24-2014 at 06:48 AM.
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Gleefully switching horses to a little more dynamic genre of music . . . maybe to help me become more fully awake this Sunday morning.
Listening to Beethoven Symphonies No. 4 and No. 6 Budapest Festival Orchestra - Ivan Fischer, Conductor A Channel Classics SACD recorded in 2010. Amazing!!!! Beautiful!!!! Great music well played and extremely well recorded. This SACD is a winner.        
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.... I have a record player and a cd player and some other stuff that sounds pretty good. MAIN SYSTEM: . . . Audio Physic Caldera III Loudspeakers, Spectral DMC 30SL Preamp, Spectral DMA 250 Amp, Spectral/MIT interconnects and speaker cable, Basis Debut V Vacuum turntable, Walker Precision Speed Controller, Graham tonearm, [B]Koetsu Rosewood or Grado Statement 1 Cartridges, PASS - X-ono Phono Stage, Esoteric K03 CD/SACD Player, Lexicon RT-20 Universal Player, Exact Power EP-15A & SP-15A power regeneration and conditioning devices. Symposium Acoustics Svelte pads & RollerBlock Jr's under speakers. ASC Tube Traps, Arcici Suspense Rack System, OPPO and Cambridge Streaming Devices. DOWNSTAIRS SYSTEM: . . . Sonus Faber Guarneri Memento Speakers, JL Audio F112 Sub, McIntosh MA7000 Integrated Amp, McIntosh MVP871 Universal Disc Player, OPPO BDP-105 Blu-Ray Player, VPI Scoutmaster with periphery ring clamp, VPI SDS Motor Drive, Koetsu Pro IV, or Clearaudio Discovery Cartridges, Mark Levinson No. 25s phono stage, Wadia 170i Transport with a Meridian Bitstream 203 DAC, VPI HW-17 Pro Record Cleaning Machine, Five Richard Gray RGPC 400 devices scattered around the two systems, Arcici Suspense Rack System, Discovery Essence and Essential Cables, 14,000 ± LPs .
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Thanks Julian
Never heard Pieter Wispelwey - so shall track him down. Now for us before beds: Just a lovely performance. Brendel & Marriner, & Capella Academica, Wien 
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Best Wishes, Andy Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life. Berthold Auerbach
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08-24-2014, 07:58 AM
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Some fantastic vinyl . . . This is a very fine recording, very well played with excellent sound quality.
A Reference Recordings LP - RR-23 Listening to . . . Helicon - Vivaldi / Bach Albert Fuller - Artistic Director Jaap Schroder Stanley Ritchie Linda Quan A Reference Recordings "Prof. Johnson Pure Analogue Recording" 
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.... I have a record player and a cd player and some other stuff that sounds pretty good. MAIN SYSTEM: . . . Audio Physic Caldera III Loudspeakers, Spectral DMC 30SL Preamp, Spectral DMA 250 Amp, Spectral/MIT interconnects and speaker cable, Basis Debut V Vacuum turntable, Walker Precision Speed Controller, Graham tonearm, [B]Koetsu Rosewood or Grado Statement 1 Cartridges, PASS - X-ono Phono Stage, Esoteric K03 CD/SACD Player, Lexicon RT-20 Universal Player, Exact Power EP-15A & SP-15A power regeneration and conditioning devices. Symposium Acoustics Svelte pads & RollerBlock Jr's under speakers. ASC Tube Traps, Arcici Suspense Rack System, OPPO and Cambridge Streaming Devices. DOWNSTAIRS SYSTEM: . . . Sonus Faber Guarneri Memento Speakers, JL Audio F112 Sub, McIntosh MA7000 Integrated Amp, McIntosh MVP871 Universal Disc Player, OPPO BDP-105 Blu-Ray Player, VPI Scoutmaster with periphery ring clamp, VPI SDS Motor Drive, Koetsu Pro IV, or Clearaudio Discovery Cartridges, Mark Levinson No. 25s phono stage, Wadia 170i Transport with a Meridian Bitstream 203 DAC, VPI HW-17 Pro Record Cleaning Machine, Five Richard Gray RGPC 400 devices scattered around the two systems, Arcici Suspense Rack System, Discovery Essence and Essential Cables, 14,000 ± LPs .
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08-24-2014, 04:17 PM
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Listening to . . Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 5
Munchner Philharmoniker - Sergiu Celibidache, Conductor Wow, this guy makes the ordinary old Tchaikovsky 5th sound like an important piece of music (just kidding - but he does make what's good sound even better). A great orchestra - an excellent recording. Extremely dynamic . . . Wow, just Wow! 
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.... I have a record player and a cd player and some other stuff that sounds pretty good. MAIN SYSTEM: . . . Audio Physic Caldera III Loudspeakers, Spectral DMC 30SL Preamp, Spectral DMA 250 Amp, Spectral/MIT interconnects and speaker cable, Basis Debut V Vacuum turntable, Walker Precision Speed Controller, Graham tonearm, [B]Koetsu Rosewood or Grado Statement 1 Cartridges, PASS - X-ono Phono Stage, Esoteric K03 CD/SACD Player, Lexicon RT-20 Universal Player, Exact Power EP-15A & SP-15A power regeneration and conditioning devices. Symposium Acoustics Svelte pads & RollerBlock Jr's under speakers. ASC Tube Traps, Arcici Suspense Rack System, OPPO and Cambridge Streaming Devices. DOWNSTAIRS SYSTEM: . . . Sonus Faber Guarneri Memento Speakers, JL Audio F112 Sub, McIntosh MA7000 Integrated Amp, McIntosh MVP871 Universal Disc Player, OPPO BDP-105 Blu-Ray Player, VPI Scoutmaster with periphery ring clamp, VPI SDS Motor Drive, Koetsu Pro IV, or Clearaudio Discovery Cartridges, Mark Levinson No. 25s phono stage, Wadia 170i Transport with a Meridian Bitstream 203 DAC, VPI HW-17 Pro Record Cleaning Machine, Five Richard Gray RGPC 400 devices scattered around the two systems, Arcici Suspense Rack System, Discovery Essence and Essential Cables, 14,000 ± LPs .
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