What Classical Music Are You Listening To Tonight?

[Josquin des Prez]

Originally Posted by Pider

Yeah, well.....

I really am out to lunch. I had just bought this as a SACD off of Amazon, then downloaded the 24/192 off of Linn Records! I'd forgotten I'd already gotten it. What a dope. :screwy:

Ah, well. Sounds really great!

I have my vinyl collection cataloged to avoid that. I have in the past repurchased albums I already had.

[tsv_1]

Originally Posted by Pider

Yeah, well.....

I really am out to lunch. I had just bought this as a SACD off of Amazon, then downloaded the 24/192 off of Linn Records! I'd forgotten I'd already gotten it. What a dope. :screwy:

Ah, well. Sounds really great!

Who among us has not repurchased music at one point or another.

I guess in your case it makes for an interesting comparison in SQ between the SACD and the hi rez download, if exporing hat is something that interests you.

Cheers.

[AudioNut]

Originally Posted by Kal Rubinson

I wonder how these compare the the original Thurston Dart set I have on L'Oiseau-Lyre?

Kal,

Little strange that my Philips set claimed to be the first recording of the Thurston Dart/Bach Brandenburg Concertos.

The notes enclosed with the Philips LP's I played clearly stated that Dart had died during the time when the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields/Neville Marriner recordings were being made, and he, in fact, played the harpsichord on some of the concertos - so, obviously if Dart himself directed the orchestra on the L'Oiseau-Lyre, they had to be made at about the same time or even preceded the Philips set. He died on March 6, 1971.

Can't trust anybody these days!

[AudioNut]

I am experienceing my first exposure to the Café Zimmerman - J.S Bach : Concerts avec plusieurs instruments.

I bought the box set and I'm starting in the middle with the disc Volume IV

Graham et. al. They are everything you claimed them to be. Gorgeous performance. great recording, great sound!

[Kal Rubinson]

Originally Posted by AudioNut

Kal,

Little strange that my Philips set claimed to be the first recording of the Thurston Dart/Bach Brandenburg Concertos.

The notes enclosed with the Philips LP's I played clearly stated that Dart had died during the time when the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields/Neville Marriner recordings were being made, and he, in fact, played the harpsichord on some of the concertos - so, obviously if Dart himself directed the orchestra on the L'Oiseau-Lyre, they had to be made at about the same time or even preceded the Philips set. He died on March 6, 1971.

Can't trust anybody these days!

I bought that Dart set when I was in college and I had tenure by '71. So, the L'O-L set is definitely much earlier.

Kal

[LordoftheRingsEE]

Originally Posted by Kal Rubinson

I bought that Dart set when I was in college and I had tenure by '71. So, the L'O-L set is definitely much earlier.

Kal

You guys should simply look at the printing date (and year) on your albums (engraving from the serial numbers).

[bart]

Recommendation from Kal in Stereophile.
Discovering this Polish composer.
First listen.
It does not disappoint.

[Josquin des Prez]

Originally Posted by LordoftheRingsEE

You guys should simply look at the printing date (and year) on your albums (engraving from the serial numbers).

A have a significant amount of older vinyl that doesn't provide that information on the jackets or disks.

[LordoftheRingsEE]

Originally Posted by RaceTripper

A have a significant amount of older vinyl that doesn't provide that information on the jackets or disks.

True Dean, not all albums (LPs) provide that information.

...Then your other great option: Google. ...And then you can find out from the engraved serial numbers on the discs themselves.

[Josquin des Prez]

Originally Posted by LordoftheRingsEE

True Dean, not all albums (LPs) provide that information.

...Then your other great option: Google. ...And then you can find out from the engraved serial numbers on the discs themselves.

Yes, I have used Google (every day while writing software). Also, Wikipedia, which has great information on Blue Note albums (which I have quite a few). I still have plenty of stuff that remains an unknown. I would say I am missing date info for about 8-10% of my vinyl collection. I've googled some of that and it comes up blank.