jim204
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| Classical Music for Aficionados @twoleftears I do agree with you regarding Trifonov he is an exceptional pianist but I think he still has a few years needed under his belt to reach what he will hopefully become. Talking about his recording of the Transcendental Etudes my fav... | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados Most people in the UK would be very happy with that Len. | |
| DAC volume controls I use a PS Audio DAC senior and use it with it's digital volume control and I love it . As I just listen on phones nowadays the level of detail I get is incredible. Now I know why my millennium born nephew hates it , "too much detail Uncle Jim". | |
| 1st SACD Purchase Here is a good one that I use when I have vinyl snobs round who think that it is not on when I talk about digital being as good as and in a lot of cases better than vinyl rigs. Buy the sacd of Janine Jansen and her family doing Vivaldi's Four Sea... | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados @schubert Len, yes I used to love MacKerras with the BBC Scots in fact I have been to many of his outings with the band at City Hall Candelriggs as I used to have subs. for the BBC Scots and the SNO before they became the RSNO. MacKerras did some ... | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados I have a wonderful Eroica from Sir Charles MacKerras with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra only it is not a recording you can buy. It was a concert in Glasgow recorded by the BBC for later broadcast. I was at the original concert and was at hom... | |
| Noob dac question. Maybe if you could write in a language that people will understand perhaps someone could then help you out. | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados I love Moravec's playing , The Pianists Pianist as he was affectionately known. He had beautiful tone palate and he was totally built for Chopin. | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados @schubert Len thanks to you I have been listening to Firkusni all afternoon , Idagio has quite a treasure trove of his recordings. I really liked On an Overgrown Path so thanks for reminding me about him. Have a good weekend. | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados Len you talking about Janacek there brought me to mind of a disc I had ages ago and it was of all people Andras Schiff playing On an Overgrown Path and In The mists . I don't know what happened to it but I did really enjoy his playing of them. | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados If you want great Brahms might I suggest Julius Katchen. | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados I think this question has came up many times in the past here but I think there is still time to give it an airing so here goes . Do any of you ever dismiss a recording because the recording quality is dire.I am ashamed to say that I have done in ... | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados Len you are so right about Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven learned a lot of their craft from him. And that tripe about Beethoven having learned nothing from him is pure rubbish, you don't devote a complete set of string quartets to a person you said t... | |
| Gryphon Sonata SE Pre Snap it up pronto !!Best Jim. | |
| Ensamble virtuoso pre Can't yell you if it is inverting or not but the sure wat to tell is if you switch the leads to the amp and whichever way it sounds better is the way to keep it at. After that it matters not a jot if it inverts because it is now the way it is supp... |