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Old 10-28-2014, 09:08 AM
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After seeing the album cover, I wouldn't dream of listening to the record.































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Old 10-28-2014, 09:22 AM
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Attended a concert with the Kingston Symphony Orchestra that featured Canadian violinist Jonathan Crow. Enjoyed it quite a bit so bought one of his CD's.

Worth a listen in my opinion.

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Old 10-28-2014, 11:49 AM
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After seeing the album cover, I wouldn't dream of listening to the record.
Clearly Halloween draws nigh. The "Tristan und Isolde" and "Salome" are the scariest things I've seen so far this season.
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Old 10-28-2014, 12:02 PM
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iPad hotel room listening today:

Mozart: The Horn Concertos
Peter Damm, horn
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
Neville Marriner directing
Philips 1989

An old favorite, an excellent performance from Damm and the Academy.
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After seeing the album cover, I wouldn't dream of listening to the record.
Don't forget this classic album cover "art" from our friends at the Westminster label.

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Old 10-28-2014, 03:32 PM
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Default Britten's Orchestra

Now...

Britten: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
Sinfonia da requiem
Peter Grimes (Four Sea Interludes & Passacaglia)
Michael Stern
Kansas City Symphony




Here is a "hometown" orchestra (ok, at least in the same state) showing off through a sonically impressive Reference Recordings SACD release. The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra is the orchestral showcase here. The other pieces are not bad either.

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Old 10-28-2014, 05:47 PM
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Don't forget this classic album cover "art" from our friends at the Westminster label.



Yeah Carlos, the Westminster Gold album covers were a treasure trove of tasteless, meaningless folk art - covering up some mighty mediocre recordings.

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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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Old 10-28-2014, 06:59 PM
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Oh horror!!
In which thread did I land here...
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Old 10-29-2014, 12:23 AM
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I used the Sonata No.2 to compare these two recordings. For me, Kremer's disc wins both for his more powerful playing, rich tone, and better sound.



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Default More Halloween Silliness as Expressed by Classical Music Album Covers

Good Witch Bad Witch / Good Album Bad Album



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