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post #1 of 59
10/31/09 at 8:39am
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This is a shopping list journal so I will keep updating for my own reference.

 

Looking for recommendations...
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- Good overture recording
- Good Beethoven 9 set - if not already in list lol.
- Boxset on Ysaye sonata.

KIV list
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BEETHOVEN 9 SET - BEGIN
Abbado + BPO - Abbado himselves already have 2~3 cycles so I'm a bit consufed which cycle to go for...
Most likely with the 2008 release...
2008 http://www.amazon.com/Beethoven-Symphonies-Box-Thomas-Quasthoff/dp/B001795SH8/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1278509912&sr=1-2
2001 DVD http://www.amazon.com/Claudio-Abbado-Beethoven-Symphonies-1-9/dp/B001IMFHTS/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1278509912&sr=1-3
2000 http://www.amazon.com/Beethoven-Nine-Symphonies-Ludwig-van/dp/B00000IFP6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1278509689&sr=1-1
1990 http://www.amazon.com/Symphonies-1-9-Overtures-Beethoven/dp/B00000E4D9/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1278509912&sr=1-4

Osmo Vanska + Minnesota Orchestra
http://www.amazon.com/Beethoven-Symphonies/dp/B002QEXN6Q/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1278509582&sr=1-1

George Szell
http://www.amazon.com/Symphonies-1-9-Overtures-Ludwig-Beethoven/dp/B000002800/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1278509404&sr=1-3

Karajan SACD 60s cycle
http://www.amazon.com/Beethoven-Symphonies-Hybrid-SACD-Box/dp/B0000C03AH/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1257432929&sr=1-6

 

Beethoven-Harnoncourt: 9 Symphonies  [Box set] - Telec
http://www.amazon.com/Beethoven-Harnoncourt-Symphonies-Ludwig-van-Beethoven/dp/B000000SDB/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1278547132&sr=8-1-fkmr0

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000095IUM/ref=dm_dp_cdp?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1278547132&sr=8-3-fkmr0

 

 

The Beethoven Symphonies Live from The Edinburgh Festival [Box Set] [Box set, Import]

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000TT1QLY/ref=s9_simh_gw_p15_i5?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=08B8871GRSSN4SYVG4MC&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=470938631&pf_rd_i=507846

 

 

BEETHOVEN 9 SET ENDS

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Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 7 [Hybrid SACD - DSD]
http://www.amazon.com/Beethoven-Symphonies-Nos-5-7/dp/B00007KMOX/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1278547669&sr=1-3
 

The Chopin Collection [Box Set]
http://www.amazon.com/Chopin-Collection-Box-Set/dp/B000026OW3/ref=pd_bxgy_m_img_c

-Pirates Of The Caribbean: Soundtrack Treasures Collection
http://www.amazon.com/Pirates-Caribbean-Soundtrack-Treasures-Collection/dp/B000VKAG76/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1278510712&sr=1-1

-111 Years of Deutsche Grammophon: 55 CD Anthology
http://www.amazon.com/111-Years-Deutsche-Grammophon-Anthology/dp/B002DZX95I/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1278510780&sr=1-1
A new crazy price of 337.77. I missed the ship!

David Oistrakh: Portrait of a Legend [Box set]
http://www.amazon.com/David-Oistrakh-Portrait-Legend-Beethoven/dp/B000026D3N/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1278510971&sr=1-3-spell

David Oistrakh - Historic Russian Archives: Violin Concertos (could this be the 10 CD collection...)
http://www.amazon.com/David-Oistrakh-Historic-Archives-Concertos/dp/B0009OALK6/ref=pd_cp_m_2

David Oistrakh: Chamber Music Edition (Historical Russian Archives)
http://www.amazon.com/David-Oistrakh-Chamber-Historical-Archives/dp/B000SGHSQ0/ref=pd_sim_m_2
http://www.russiandvd.com/store/product.asp?sku=45737


Puccini: Tosca (complete opera) with Maria Callas, Giuseppe di Stefano, Tito Gobbi, Victor de Sabata, Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan
http://www.amazon.com/Puccini-complete-Giuseppe-Stefano-Orchestra/dp/B000002RXZ/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1278511359&sr=1-1-fkmr0

Violin Materworks: The world's favourite violin classics
http://www.amazon.com/Violin-Masterworks-Salvatore-Accardo/dp/B001L8K15Y/ref=sr_1_17?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1258788105&sr=1-17

Dvorak Symphony No. 7 & Carnival Overture & Smetana Die Moldau / Szell, Cleveland Orchestra (SACD) [Super Audio CD - DSD]
http://www.amazon.com/Symphony-Carnival-Overture-Cleveland-Orchestra/dp/B000054OXH/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1278512907&sr=1-3

 

Sonatas for Solo Violin (Ysaye)
http://www.amazon.com/Sonatas-Solo-Violin-Eugene-Ysaye/dp/B0002QXRJS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1278596001&sr=8-1


Wish list.
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- looking for some great performance with recording as perfect as possible...




Got these and strongly recommend..
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-Beethoven: Symphony No. 5+7 - Carlos Kleiber (bit-processing remastered) - *NOTE 1 & 2
-Beethoven: String Quartets - Takacs Queartet (2 disc 7-10)
-Beethoven: The Late String Quartets (3 disc 11-16))
-Beethoven: The Early String Quartets (2 disc, No 1-6)
Karajan: Conducts Tchaikosvky - DG:463-774-2 [Boxset 8CD]

 

David Oistrakh - Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Bach, Beethoven

http://www.amazon.com/David-Oistrakh-Johann-Sebastian-Bach/dp/B000001GQI/ref=pd_sim_m_9

 

Nathan Milstein Bach: Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin

http://www.amazon.com/Bach-Sonatas-Partitas-Solo-Violin/dp/B000001H00/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1278419743&sr=1-5

Also got these...
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Ruggiero Ricci Decca Recordings 1950-1960 - Decca: 475-105-2 [Boxset 5CD]
Maxin Vengerov: The best of - WarnerClassics: 2564-63780-2 [Boxset 11CD]
Vengerov.Brown: Kreisler Sarasate Wieniawsky etc. - EMI Classics: 7243-5-57916-2-7
Lenard Bernstein: Tchaikovsky - DG: 00289-477-6704 [Boxset 4CD]
Leonard Bernstein: Beethoven The 9 Symphonies - DG: 474-924-2 [Boxset 5CD]
Karajan: The 9 Symphonies 1963 - DG: 463-088-2 [Boxset 5CD]
David Oistrakh from DG [Boxset 3CD]


Not so Keen list
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Drovak Symphonies Pesek
http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Sym-1-9-Orchestral-Works/dp/B00004Z34H/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1278512317&sr=1-1

Drovak Symphonies Gunzenhauser
http://www.amazon.com/Dvorak-Complete-Symphonies-Antonin/dp/B00005QISG/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1278512446&sr=1-8

Zinman + Zurich Tonhalle Ochestra
http://www.amazon.com/Beethoven-Nine-Symphonies-Ludwig-van/dp/B00000IFP6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1278509689&sr=1-1

Fricsay + BPO (cant find the CD...)
BEETHOVEN 9 LIST - END

Emerson Quartet - Shostakovich Quartet Cycle
http://www.amazon.com/Shostakovich-String-Quartets-Box-Set/dp/B000F3T7RE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1278511570&sr=1-1

 


Edited by OneSec - 7/9/10 at 3:50pm
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post #2 of 59
10/31/09 at 9:17am
-also Tchaikovsky piano trio op.50 is a great work i can recommend.
-if you want to listen strong conductor for beethoven, take a look "karl bohm".
-Hilary Hahn's "bach violin concertos" recording is great. (worked with l.a. chamber orch.)
-for high quality recordings i can say claudio abbado's all works are great. (especially with berliner philharmoniker).
-for chopin,i recommend "idil biret" who is great pianist from turkey. her recordings all new and one of the best ever i have heard.

have a great shopping
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post #3 of 59
10/31/09 at 10:49am
Thread Starter 
Thanks Witness!

Which Claudio Abbodo's / karl bohm you would recommend best?

Piano is my sister's territory I'll throw those recommendation to her for the budget sharing purpose lol. Yes I read on wiki Hahn has been playing Bach almost everyday since she's young (hmm, small?) So yes I think that's a great recommendation.

Of cause I wont be able to get everything but @ least if I have a large list I have a better chance of hits on my music shopping trip
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post #4 of 59
10/31/09 at 11:07am
if i have to choose one,it's beethoven 9. symp recording. Because first of all recording quality is top i have ever heard.as you know for huge stage effect recording quality is very important. Beyond this point,berliner philharmoniker is always my first choice for beethoven recordings.

but abbado is lifeless conductor so for example i prefer to listen 6. symphony from karl bohm instead of abbado.
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post #5 of 59
10/31/09 at 1:07pm
For current recordings of Beethoven's symphonies, you can't go wrong with Osmo Vanska and the Minnesota Orchestra on BIS.
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post #6 of 59
10/31/09 at 3:45pm
i would skip all that and get the new DG box set. great selection.

Amazon.com: 111 Years of Deutsche Grammophon: 55 CD Anthology: Various Artists: Music
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post #7 of 59
10/31/09 at 11:17pm
Thread Starter 
This is the set of CD's in the collector edition recommended by vcoheda.

1.CD Claudio Abbado: Brahms, Ungarische Tänze Nr. 1-21 (Wien PO/1982)
2.CD Amadeus Quartett: Beethoven, Streichquartette Nr. 7 & 15 (1959 / 1962)
3.CD Martha Argerich: Chopin, Preludes Nr. 1-26; Klaviersonate Nr. 3 op. 35 (1976)
4.CD Daniel Barenboim: Ravel, La Valse; Daphnis et Chloe-Suite Nr. 2; Pavane (Orchestre de Paris / 1981)
5.CD Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli: Debussy, Preludes Heft 1; Images I & II (1977)
6.CD Leonard Bernstein: Berstein, West Side Story / 1984)
7.CD Karl Böhm: Mozart, Requiem KV 626 (Mathis, Hamari, Ochmann, Wien PO/1971)
8.CD Pierre Boulez: Strawinsky, Le Sacre du Printemps; Der Feuervogel (Cleveland O, Chicago SO/1991)
9.CD G.Carmignola: Vivaldi, Violinkonzerte RV 190, 217, 303, 325, 331 (Venice Baroque O, A Marcon / 2005)
10.CD Placido Domingo / Carlo Maria Giulini: Opera Gala (Los Angeles PO, Giulini / 1981)
11.CD Gustavo Dudamel: Mahler, Symphonie Nr. 5 (Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela / 2006)
12.CD Emerson Quartet: Bach, Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080 für Streichquartett (2002)
13.CD Dietrich Fischer Dieskau: Schubert, Winterreise D. 911 (Gerald Moore, Klavier / 1971)
14.& 15.CD Pierre Fournier: Bach, Cellosuiten BWV 1007-1012 (1960)
16.CD Ferenc Fricsay: Verdi, Requiem (Stader, Radev, Krebs, Borg, RIAS SO/1953)
17.CD Wilhelm Furtwängler: Schumann, Symph. Nr. 4 / Haydn, Symphonie Nr. 88 (Berlin PO/1953 / 1951)
18.& 19.CD John Eliot Gardiner: Monteverdi, Vespro della beata vergine; Magnificat a sei voci (Monoyios, Pennicchi, Chance, Tucker, Robson, Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists / 1989)
20.CD Emil Gilels: Beethoven, Klaviersonaten Nr. 21, 23, 26 (1971-1974)
21.CD Reinhard Goebel: Bach, Orchestersuiten Nr. 2 & 5 / Pachelbel, Canon & Gigue in D/Händel, Sonate für 2 Violinen HWV 399 / Vivaldi, Sonate für 2 Violinen RV 63 (Musica Antiqua Köln / 1982)
22.CD Hélene Grimaud: Credo: Pärt, Credo for Piano, Choir & Orchestra / Beethoven, Piano Sonata Nr. 17 "Tempest"; Chorfantasie op. 80 / Corigliano, Fantasie (Swedish Radio Choir, Swe. RSO, E-P Salonen / 2002)
23.CD Hilary Hahn: Bach, Violinkonzerte BWV 1041-1043, 160 ((BWV 1043 für 2 Violinen; BWV 1060 für Violine & Oboe) (Hilary Hahn, Margaret Batjer, Allan Vogel, LA Chamber Orchestra, Jeffrey Kahane / 2003)
24.CD V. Horowitz: In Moscow: Scarlatti, Mozart, Rachmaninoff, Scriabin, Chopin, Schumann,etc (1985)
25.CD Eugen Jochum: Orff, Carmina Burana (Janowitz, Stolze, Fischer-Dieskau, O der D. Oper Berlin / 1968)
26.CD Herbert von Karajan: Beethoven, Symphonie Nr. 9; Coriolan-Ouvertüre op. 62 Berlin PO/1962)
27.CD Wilhelm Kempff: Beethoven, Klavierkonzerte Nr. 4 & 5 (Berlin PO, Leitner / 1962)
28.CD Carlos Kleiber: Beethoven, Symphonien Nr. 5 & 7 (Wien PO/1974 / 1975)
29.CD Magdalena Kozena: Handel Arien (Venice Baroque Orchestra, Andrea Marcon / 2006)
30.CD Rafael Kubelik: Dvorak, Symphonien Nr. 8 & 9 (Berlin PO/1967 / 1972)
31.CD Lang Lang: Tschaikowsky, Klavierkonzert Nr. 1 op. 23 / Mendelssohn, Klavierkonzert Nr. 1 op. 25 (Chicago SO, Daniel Barenboim / 2003)
32.CD Lorin Maazel: Mendelssohn, Symphonien Nr. 4 & 5 (Berlin PO/1961)
33.CD Mischa Maisky: Werke von Saint-Saens, Faure, Respighi, Dvorak, Glasunow, Tschaikowsky, Bruch, Strauss, Haydn (Orchestre de Paris, Bychkov / 1991)
34.CD Igor Markevitch: Cherubini, Anacreon-Ouvertüre / Auber, La Muette de Portici-Ouvertüre (Lamoureux Orchestra / 1958)
35.CD Paul McCreesh: Praetorius, Christmette (Lutherian Christmas Morning Mass ) (Gabrieli Consort & Players / 1993)
36.CD Marc Minkowski: Rameau, Une Symphonie imaginaire ((Suite of 20 Orchestral pieces from 11 Rameau-Operas,selected by Marc Minkowski) (Les Musiciens du Louvre / 2004)
37.CD Anne Sophie Mutter: Brahms, Konzert für Violine, Cello & Orchester op. 102; Violinkonzert op. 77 (Mutter, Meneses, Berlin PO, Karajan / 1983 / 1981)
38.CD Anna Netrebko: Opera Arias - Szenen & Arien von Mozart, Berlioz, Bellini, Donizetti, Puccini, Massenet, Gounod, Dvorak (Wien PO, GIanandrea Noseda / 2001)
39.CD David Oistrach: Tschaikowsky, Violinkonzert op. 35 / Wieniawski, 3 Etudes-Caprices / Sarasate, Navarra op. 33 (Staatskapelle Dresden, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Konwitschny / 1961)
40.CD Anne Sofie von Otter: Lamenti (Musica Antiqua Köln, Reinhard Goebel (1997)
41.CD Trevor Pinnock: Vivaldi, Concerti op. 8 Nr. 1-4, RV 548; Konzert für 2 Violinen RV 516 (Standage, Willcock, The English Consort / 1981)
42.& 43.CD Maria Joao Pires: Chopin, Nocturnes Nr. 1-21 (1995)
44.CD I. Pogorelich: Scarlatti, Klaviersonaten K. 1,8, 9,11,13,20,87,98,119,135,159,380,450,487,529 (1991)
45.CD Maurizio Pollini: Chopin, Etüden Nr. 1-24 (1971)
46.CD Thomas Quasthoff: Die Stimme - Arien & Duette von Lortzing, Wagner, Weber, Strauss (Quasthoff, Oelze, Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Thielemann / 2001)
47.& 48.CD Karl Richter: Bach, Messe h-moll BWV 232 / 1961)
49.CD Svjatoslav Richter: Rachmaninoff, Klavierkonzert Nr. 2, 6 Preludes (Warschau PO, Wislocki / 1959)
50.CD M.Rostropovich: Dvorak, Cellokonzert/ Tschaikowsky, Rokoko-Variationen (BPO, Karajan / 1968)
51.CD Bryn Terfel: The Vagabond - Vaughan Williams, Finzi, Butterworth, Ireland, (Malcolm Martineau, Klavier / 1994)
52.CD Rolando Villazon: Cielo e mar - Cilea, Donizetti, Gomes, Mercadante, Ponchielli, Verdi, Boito, Pietri (Giuseppe Verdi Chor & SO Mailand, Danielle Callegari / 2007)
53.CD Helmut Walcha: Bach, Toccata & Fuge d-moll BWV 565; Präludium & Fuge BWV 552; Triosonate BWV 525; Partita BWV 768; Choräle BWV 645-650 "Schübler-Choräle" (Orgel Laurenskerk Alkmaar / 1958-1963)
54.CD Fritz Wunderlich: Schumann, Dichterliebe, Beethoven, Schubert (Hubert Giesen, Klavier /1965)
55.CD Krystian Zimerman: Liszt, Klavierkonzerte Nr. 1 & 2; Totentanz für Klavier & Orchester (Boston SO, Ozawa / 1987)
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post #8 of 59
10/31/09 at 11:21pm
Thread Starter 
Thanks witness. Just went youtube to have an impression of Karl Bohm and found his Beethoven symhony 5.
A bit slow to my taste. Personelly I would prefer Zubin Mehta's presentation. Under 8 minutes, though I could use faster tempo and longer pauses or ret:P

Berlin Philharmoniker is indeed a good one. I'm currently ripping my Brahms Piano concertos from Emil Gilels and Berliner Philharmoniker. Cant wait to listen to it


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Originally Posted by vcoheda View Post
i would skip all that and get the new DG box set. great selection.

Amazon.com: 111 Years of Deutsche Grammophon: 55 CD Anthology: Various Artists: Music
Indeed - Thanks vcoheda! Great recommendation. In fact a couple of my shopping items is already in that box!! (That includes Hilary Hahn's recommendation from Witness too)
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post #9 of 59
11/1/09 at 2:59am
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For current recordings of Beethoven's symphonies, you can't go wrong with Osmo Vanska and the Minnesota Orchestra on BIS.
I couldn't agree more with scompton. Just make sure you get the recently issued 5 SACD complete set rather than the separate issues as this is sold at the price of only 2 full price CDs.

Also agree about the DG 111 set. The Beethoven recordings by Kleiber, Karajan and Takacs Quartet listed by the are all safe recommendations. The Bernstein German reunion B9 is obviously a document of an important historical event (it's also available on DVD, by the way), but when it comes to recordings of the B9 i think you can do a lot better. The Bernstein/VPO recording is e.g. very well regarded in some quarters, although I have not heard it. In a recent lengthy discussion over at the Good Music Guide forum, the Fricsay/BPO B9 on DG received a lot of praise, and you may also want to check that one out.

Finally, with respect to your request for recommendations of records by particular artists, if you are to own only one Maria Callas recording it is hard to overlook the 1956 Tosca with de Sabbata conducting. Fairly general consensus is that this Tosca has never been surpassed since (it's recorded in mono, however).
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post #10 of 59
11/1/09 at 8:37am
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Originally Posted by vcoheda View Post
i would skip all that and get the new DG box set. great selection.

Amazon.com: 111 Years of Deutsche Grammophon: 55 CD Anthology: Various Artists: Music
yes really good collection thanks.

@OneSec
like i said,karl bohm is a strong conductor and sometimes looks slow for some analytical symphonies. but i really recommend to listen beethoven's 6. symph. from him. makes you feel all emotions and beautiful melodies.

also i have more then ten different recording for mozart's requiem,but karl bohm's interpretation is the best..

actually world's best 5. symph. recording made by karajan with berliner philharmoniker. you should really listen.
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post #11 of 59
11/1/09 at 1:04pm
Thread Starter 
Thanks all for your good recommendations. I'll keep them checked. Will update the initial post soon I'm caught with office matters currently.

Heard the version on Carlos Klieber for B5. I would say that is a reference record - great recording. But weird I still prefer Metha's presentation - I probably got poison by him already. I'll give another couple rounds of proper and careful listening. (on lousy car audio which misses the soft parts even @ 3 o'clock volume)

I'm building the library collection base on computer audio so SACD might be a challenge at this moment. The High-Fi set has been collecting dust for years I'm not even sure its working now :P

Recommendations:
Maria Callas - 1956 Tosca with de Sabbata conducting (I think I have that already but need to check again)
B9 - Bernstein/VPO (assume its Vienna)
B5 - Karajan/BPO (they record 3 times I believem with a couple individual live performances so might be challenging to determine the on you mentioned)
B6 - Karl bohm.
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post #12 of 59
11/1/09 at 5:44pm
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Originally Posted by scompton View Post
For current recordings of Beethoven's symphonies, you can't go wrong with Osmo Vanska and the Minnesota Orchestra on BIS.
Just a note for OneSec since he's doing computer as source and ripping. Many of the BIS CDs have pre-emphasis. If you rip a BIS CD you need to check for pre-emphasis and correct for it if it is there. Info on correcting pre-emphasis here. I don't know if that particular BIS CD has pre-emphasis or not.
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post #13 of 59
11/1/09 at 5:46pm
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Originally Posted by OneSec View Post
I'm building the library collection base on computer audio so SACD might be a challenge at this moment. The High-Fi set has been collecting dust for years I'm not even sure its working now :P
If it's a hybrid SACD you can rip the CD (redbook) layer. A regular CD player will read the CD layer. You don't need an SACD player.
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post #14 of 59
11/1/09 at 7:42pm
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Originally Posted by Ham Sandwich View Post
Just a note for OneSec since he's doing computer as source and ripping. Many of the BIS CDs have pre-emphasis. If you rip a BIS CD you need to check for pre-emphasis and correct for it if it is there. Info on correcting pre-emphasis here. I don't know if that particular BIS CD has pre-emphasis or not.
I don't know if it does or not, but my rips sound very good so it probably doesn't. I rip with dbPowerAmp.
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post #15 of 59
11/2/09 at 12:25pm
Thread Starter 
Thanks Ham Sandwich on your advice on hybrid SACD and pre-emphasis
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Originally Posted by Ham Sandwich View Post
If it's a hybrid SACD you can rip the CD (redbook) layer. A regular CD player will read the CD layer. You don't need an SACD player.
I hate not able to make the full use of a more expansive SACD playing it on a normal player... call me stingy!! hahaha but at least I can look at my friends' collection and snatch them home now!
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Originally Posted by Ham Sandwich View Post
Just a note for OneSec since he's doing computer as source and ripping. Many of the BIS CDs have pre-emphasis. If you rip a BIS CD you need to check for pre-emphasis and correct for it if it is there. Info on correcting pre-emphasis here. I don't know if that particular BIS CD has pre-emphasis or not.
Indeed I’m using EAC and never noticed such feature. Good read and /salute for your dedication to discover and share this information. I have Sox standby in my rip directory now! Don’t think I have the courage to go through all the CDs I ripped T_T I’ll probably go over my top priority RIPs such as Beethoven David Oistrakhs and YoYo ma :P

I'm glad you brought this out before I finish ripping my 1001 CDs into my library. Thank you so much.

P.S: Still very busy with work. Will amend the list tomorrow
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