Tchaicovsky and Naxos Recordings
Marky
Thanks.
roughplanet
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> Are Naxos recordings known to be of high quality?
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> Thanks.
It's dangerous to generalise, as there are almost as many exceptions as
there are rules in audio. But Naxos have far more 'high quality' recordings
than bad ones. Unfortunately, short of listening to a fair slice of every
recording before you buy it, you'll not be able to choose which is which.
And reviews don't help at all. Only the other day, I bought a CD after
reading a review in the 'Green Guide'. Either the reviewer had wooden ears,
he was pissed at the time, or he was listening to it on a dumbed down system
that hid all of the recording faults (including the helicopter...) that went
to make an absolutely awful recording. The only true arbiters of enjoyable
audio are your own ears. Better use 'em if you don't want to be constantly
disappointed.
Ruff
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If you have followed the thread about DVD-A you would see
that there are 3 Tchaicovsky discs available.
Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty and 1812 Overture all in
marvellous hi-res DVD-A :-) BTW will also play on a DVD-V
player in DD5.1 and PCM stereo at lower resolution.
TT
Ivan Smith
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> Thanks.
I find them to be variable and very prone to variance on the artiste level.
I'm less likely to buy a recording by the Kahazikstani Symphony Players
without first listening to it, than I am from one of their better known
orchestras.
Their versions of Respehgi's Fountain/Pines of Rome are actually listed
wrongly on the covers, but the recording is quite good and the
interpretation is acceptable.
Ivan
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Marky
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> If you have followed the thread about DVD-A you would see
> that there are 3 Tchaicovsky discs available.
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> Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty and 1812 Overture all in
> marvellous hi-res DVD-A :-) BTW will also play on a DVD-V
> player in DD5.1 and PCM stereo at lower resolution.
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> TT
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I have been following that thread. I am more interested in 2 channel music
on my CD player. ie I don't want to use my dvd player going through my av
receiver to listen to music, although Hell Frreezes over sounds quite good
in DTS :)
Jeremy
The hi-fi press (if you can trust them) all have their favourites eg
Vaughan-Williams 7 & 8 is a The Absolute Sound favourite, Elgar's
Dream of Gerontius is a Stereophile favourite etc.
Speaking personally I trust Naxos on performance and sound quality
more than any other label for "classical" music. The low price is just
a bonus.
OTOH they don't have a version of Beethovin's Symphony No 7*. Grrr.
Odd omission.
Jeremy
*OK, they've got the R Strauss edited version (he thought there were
200 too many bars) recorded in the late 20s but come on...
Jeremy
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> Thanks.
Haven't heard their Tchaikovsky
Jeremy
Ivan Smith
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> > Are Naxos recordings known to be of high quality?
> Absolutely. And getting better every year.
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> The hi-fi press (if you can trust them) all have their favourites eg
> Vaughan-Williams 7 & 8 is a The Absolute Sound favourite, Elgar's
> Dream of Gerontius is a Stereophile favourite etc.
>
> Speaking personally I trust Naxos on performance and sound quality
> more than any other label for "classical" music. The low price is just
> a bonus.
>
> OTOH they don't have a version of Beethovin's Symphony No 7*. Grrr.
> Odd omission.
Ha! They do! I have it. I love the second movement.
Ivan
Jeremy
but I haven't been able to find a 'normal' one. Even on their site.
One thing I like about Naxos is (historical series aside) the
orchestras actually play the score not the conductor's interpretation
or the "audioences like it faster these days" school of performance.
Jeremy