Great Recordings, Sonically Speaking - and Why.


I think many of us would accept that artists such as Pink Floyd, Steely Dan, and Dire Straits have consistently put out music that was at least originally recorded to a high technical standard. [I'm not too sure what the loudness wars may have done to subsequent reissues, but even so, the tone and timbre thankfully tends to remain intact.]

However there must be plenty of lesser known recordings out there that could be said to be of a high sonic standard.

One such recording that I like to put on in the background whilst I'm doing other things is a piano recording that features wonderfully lush timbre and some delightful tunes.

This one is The Disney Piano Collection by Hirohashi Makiko and to me it makes a lot of other piano recordings sound a little washed out.
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Showing 2 responses by dougthebiker

I agree most of Joe Jackson's live stuff is very well recorded.
If you are a vinylphile, Rickie Lee Jones' first five albums are wonderfully recorded.
On CD, Flim and the BB's were all live direct to disc (in the studio) and have fabulous dynamics.
The Eagles Live Hell Freezes Over is exceptionally well recorded.
The suggestion above on Dallas Wind Symphony Trittico is excellent.  Just listened to it and the recording engineer knew what he was doing!