Given the big ’bru-ha-ha’ over Mofi right now, Im not sure what or who to believe....except folks here who have much more experience with these repressing/remasters than I.
I’m typically pleased with my original pressings, and really don’t have a lot of options when it comes to classical anyway.....but I have rarely heard the various reissues in comparison. As they say, ’ignorance is bliss’ :D
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Just came today….
Stravinsky - ‘His Finest Music’
- Circus Polka
- Petrouchka
- The Rite of Spring
- Firebird Suite
L'Orchestre De La Suisse Romande
Ernest Ansermet, conductor
The London Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra
Ernest Ansermet, conductor
The Instrumental Ensemble by Emanuel Vardi
Sine Qua Non 4LP box 1973
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Just arrived today, this should be good.
Ella And Oscar - Ella Fitzgerald, Oscar Peterson, with Ray Brown bass. Pablo Records 1976
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Traffic - On The Road. Island 1973
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A change of pace….
Electric Light Orchestra - Eldorado. UA 1974
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Eric Clapton - Eric Clapton's Rainbow Concert. RSO 1973
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Grateful Dead - Europe 72. WB 3LP Gatefold 1972
Including my cover artwork inside, done way ‘back in the day’ 😁
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@tomic601
Brian…..any seeds near that fine drawing ?
😜 the tri-gatefold came in mighty handy back then to ‘weed’ them out
Just to explain, my buddies called joints a ‘zep’ , short for zeppelin….well, that should be self explanatory 😁
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Grateful Dead - Blues for Allah. Grateful Dead Records 1975
Didn’t plan on this being a ‘Dead day’, just how it shook out…
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@slaw
Nice Steve. I’ve tried lower (470) with the MIMC, but 1,000 brings out everything. Lots of punch, and as you say, everything is ‘bigger’.
Still wish I had an option for 850, as I have a feeling that would be about perfect.
Have fun with further experimentation. A Freya+ ? That should be interesting, many like it.
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Just arrived, an unopened original pressing. Got a very good deal on this via eBay.
Wynton Marsalis Trio - Live at Blues Alley. Columbia 2LP gatefold 1988
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Monty Alexander, Ray Brown, Herb Ellis, with special guest John Frigo - Triple Treat II. Concord Jazz 1988.
Recorded live at The Loa, Santa Monica, CA
June 87
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Silly mistake on my part.
Wynton Marsalis Trio
Nope, Wynton Marsalis Quartet. And this is really good.
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André Previn conducts Shostakovich - Symphony No. 5. Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Angel 1978
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Morton Gould conducts Shostakovich
- Symphony No. 2 In C, Op. 14 ("To October")
- Symphony No. 3 In E-Flat, Op. 20 ("May Day")
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus
RCA Victor Red Seal 1968
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Kiril Kondrashin conducts Shostakovich - Symphony No. 1 In F Minor, Op. 10. Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra. Melodiya/Angel 1973
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After watching a few YouTube vids of Joni at Newport recently….time to go way back…
Joni Mitchell - Live At Canterbury House - 1967. Rhino 3LP gatefold 2020
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Thanks for taking the time to let us know
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Daniil Trifonov
Bach: The Art Of Life
- Sonata No. 5 In A Major, Op. 17/5
- Polonaise No. 8 In E Minor Fk 12/8
- Rondo In C Minor Wq 59/4 (H283)
- Allegretto Con Variazioni ("Ah, Vous Dirai-je, Maman") Wf 12/2
- Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach
- Chaconne In D Minor For The Left Hand (Piano Studies No. 5) Anh. 1a/1
- The Art Of The Fugue
- Jesu, Joy Of Man‘s Desiring
Deutsche Grammophon 2021 3LP gatefold
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@dayglow
Thanks man. Been a long tough month for myself and family. Good to be back around my music again.
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Gennadi Rozhdestvensky conducts Shostakovich - Scherzo For Symphony Orchestra In F Sharp Minor, Op. 1 / Theme And Variations For Symphony Orchestra In B Flat Major, Op. 3 / Scherzo For Symphony Orchestra In E Flat Major, Op. 7 / ‘All Alone’, A Suite Of Music To A Film, Op. 26 / Six Romances To Lyrics Of Japanese Poets, Op. 21. Soloists Ensemble of the USSR Symphony Orchestra & The USSR Ministry Of Culture Orchestra. Мелодия 1983, USSR release
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Siegfried Landau conducts
- Balakirev - Piano Concerto In E-Flat Major
- Lyapunov - Rhapsody On Themes From The Ukraine For Piano & Orchestra, Op. 28
Westphalian Symphony Orchestra w/Michael Ponti, piano
Turnabout 1977
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Rafael Kubelik conducts Smetana
- Má Vlast (Cyklus Symfonických Básní)
- Z Českých Luhů A Hájů / From Bohemian Fields And Groves
The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Supraphon reissue/remaster 2 LP gatefold 2018, originally 1990
Czech release
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David Zinman conducts Górecki
London Sinfonietta w/Dawn Upshaw, soprano
Nonesuch 2016
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Hilary Hahn
Ysaÿe - Six Sonatas For Violin Solo Op. 27
- Sonata No. 1 In G Minor
- Sonata No. 2 In A Minor
- Sonata No. 3 In D Minor "Ballade"
- Sonata No. 4 In E Minor
- Sonata No. 5 In G Major
- Sonata No. 6 In E Major
Deutsche Grammophon 2LP gatefold, 45rpm, 2023
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@noromance
I love those works. Ysaÿe was highly respected in his day, and it is surprising he not better known today. I think it is wonderful that Hilary saw a desire to re-introduce him in that 2LP set.
I find his compositions she recorded fascinating.
Of course, her playing is incredible as well.
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@slaw
Good to hear Steve. Glad you got it all sorted out and enjoying 👍🏼
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Neeme Järvi conducts Balakirev
- Polonaise In C, Op. 49
- Symphony No. 1 In C
City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Angel/EMI 1984
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André Previn conducts Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto No. 1 & No. 4. The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra w/Leonard Pennario, piano. RCA Victor Red Seal reissue late 1960’s, originally 1965
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Roberto Szidon, piano : Heitor Villa-Lobos
- A Fiandeira
- Rudepoêma
- Saudades Das Sélvas Brasileiras
- New York Skyline
- Carnaval Das Crianças, Para Piano A Duas E Quatro Mãos
- A Lenda Do Caboclo
- Suite Floral, Três Peças Op. 97
Deutsche Grammophon 1976, German release
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Van Cliburn, piano - My Favorite Chopin
- Polonaise No. 6 In A-Flat, Op. 53
- Nocturne No. 17 In B, Op. 62, No. 1
- Fantaisie In F Minor, Op. 49
- Etude No. 23 In A Minor, Op. 25, No. 11
- Etude No. 3 In E, Op. 10, No. 3
- Ballade No. 3 In A-Flat, Op. 47
- Waltz No. 7 In C-Sharp Minor, Op. 64, No. 2
- Scherzo No. 3 In C-Sharp Minor, Op. 39
RCA Victor Red Seal 1961
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Just arrived…should be working…but…1st of a wide range of new LP’s today
Pablo Casals & Rudolf Serkin : Beethoven - The Complete Cello Sonatas.
All recorded at the Prades Festival except Sonata No. 2, recorded at the Casals Festival in Perpignan.
Vinyl Passion Classical reissue 2LP set 2018. EU release. Originally released 1955.
I have most of these on original pressings/releases, but was attracted by getting new pressings with all these in a single set.
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Yet another new arrival. Have not had this for ages…
Merl Sauders, Jerry Garcia, John Kahn, & Bill Vitt - Live at Keystone. Fantasy reissue 2LP 2012, originally 1973
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Another new arrival today…
Eeels - Extreme Witchcraft (See My Engine Gleam). E Works Records 2022. European pressing
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@slaw
Gotta +1 you Brian on Eels!
Steve, never even streamed it, so a complete surprise. I like it. Much more of a 'full band' sound. May take a couple more listens, but this could become a favorite Eels album in my collection.
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@juanmanuelfangioii
Thats my first Jack White pick-up. Really like that set after streaming it. Vinyl is really good, but the pressing a tad noisy.
Great addition to the collection. Very creative guy.
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Richard Thompson - 13 Rivers. New West 2018 2LP gatefold
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Stephen Stills/Manassas - Down The Road. Atlantic 1973
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@slaw
Ha! Never really thought about that Steve, but you are kinda correct, the ‘big badge’ title block is rather large, but they have been doing it for years.
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My second listen to this….
Daniil Trifonov - Bach: The Art Of Life. Deutsche Grammophon 2021 3LP gatefold.
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@slaw
The Jack White album, on first listen is my top pick so far this year. It's brilliant! Only one thing ...the SQ is 7 to 7.5. The music more than makes up for it. I think Jack needs to get Dan Auerbach to produce his next record
That is too bad Steve. That ‘Acoustic Collection’ I just received SQ is really pretty darn good, but yes, a compilation. I really enjoy that one.
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@sbank
This week I went Mingus Madness, played 'em all
Bravo Spencer! 👍🏼
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Charles Munch Conducts:
- Ravel - Valses Nobles Et Sentimentales
- Fauré - Pelléas Et Mélisande Suite
- Berlioz - Damnation Of Faust (Excerpts)
The Philadelphia Orchestra. Columbia Odyssey Reissue, mid-1970’s, originally 1963
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Hilary Hahn - Paris
- Prokofiev - Concerto For Violin And Orchestra No. 1 In D Major Op. 19
- Chausson - Poème Op. 25 For Violin And Orchestra
- Rautavaara - Deux Sérénades
Mikko Franck conducting Orchestre Philharmonique De Radio France
Deutsche Grammophon 2LP 45rpm 2021
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Taneyev - Quartet No. 9 for Two Vilions, Viola, and Cello in A Major
The Taneyev Quartet of Leningrad
Мелодия 1979, USSR release
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Taneyev - Quartet No. 2 for Two Vilions, Viola, and Cello in C Major, Op. 5
The Taneyev Quartet of Leningrad
Мелодия 1980, USSR release
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Jean Martinon conducts Saint-Saëns - Symphonies - No. 1 In E Flat & No. 2 In A Minor. Orchestre National de la RTF. Angel 1974
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István Kertész conducts Dvořák - Symphony No. 5 In F Major / Overture "My Home". The London Symphony Orchestra. London 1967
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George Szell conducts Dvořák - The Three Great Symphonies
- Symphony No. 7 In D Minor, Op. 70 (Formerly No. 2)
- Symphony No. 8 In G Minor, Op. 88 (Formerly No. 4)
- Symphony No. 9 In E Minor, Op. 95 ("From The New World") (Formerly No. 5)
The Cleveland Orchestra. Columbia Masterworks 3LP box 1970
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