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| Whats on your turntable tonight? Mahler, Symphony No. 2 "Resurrection" - Mehta/VPO, London CSA 2242 (from when Mehta was brash, forceful and exciting; with one of the world's great orchestras). | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Vivaldi, Concerti, op8,1-4 (Four Seasons) - Fone Ensemble - Fone 007 (2LPs) - a refreshing performance, full of energy. Superbly recorded.Heading over to join our local group of music enthusiasts for the afternoon. Looking forward to hearing some ... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Olympics have been eating into my listening time, e. I get hooked every time. . | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? If you ever have a chance to pick up "Buddy Holly Legend, from the original mastertapes" on MCA2-4184, I recommend this set for its great sound quality. Remastered by Steve Hoffman, the sound is the best I've heard from these recordings even thoug... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? You may be right about our respective musical overlaps, but were we to get some listening time together, I'd certainly enjoy you playing some of these records for me!. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Hi Zaikesman, I love the descriptions and commentary you provide in your posts. Thank you!. | |
| Are linear tracking arms better than pivoted arms? Ralph, I suspect some of us currently using the Walker Audio table and air bearing arm may disagree with you: no slop, exceptional tracking, marvelous resolution and outstandingly articulate bass reproduction. And, yes, I do very much like and adm... | |
| VPI HW-17 Hurricane,Leaving cleaning fluid in the primary tank for several weeks at a time has never been a problem for me. The waste tank is a different matter. It will be good to drain the waste tank frequently.For best cleaning with a VPI HW-17, I would ... | |
| Suggestion for Liszt Some additional suggestions for Liszt solo piano:Annees de Pelerinage: Ciccolini/EMI or Berman/DGGMephisto Waltzes, Valse Oubliee and other pieces: Leslie Howard/HyperionReminiscences de Don Juan; Reminiscences de Boccanegra; other pieces: John Og... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Zaikesman, always nice to see a little more classical music listed, especially something as nice as Britten's Symphony for Cello and Orchestra!! Today was an afternoon of music with friends in the local Richmond audio group. Vinyl lovers gathered ... | |
| What exactly is London/Decca Hi John,A starting point learning about classical music labels on vinyl will be some of the threads here on Audiogon. Try these for a start:Classical Record Labels and Recording Engineers...Best Sounding LPs Speakers Corner reissuesWhat are the tr... | |
| What exactly is London/Decca The "Phase 4" recordings were a departure from the normal recording techniques applied by Decca. They are highly multi-miked, and closely miked to maximize impact of the instrumental sounds. No attempt is made to create a natural soundstage, as in... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? e, given the alignment of so much of our musical tastes, another LP in the Klimo Open Window series may also appeal to you, and it is still available. This is a collection of Baroque music for the cornett, called "Il Cornetto, Music for Baroque Co... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? To tempt the spouse down this evening...Italian Violin Music 1600-1750, Chiara Banchini -vn, Gerhardt Darmstadt -vc, Alfred Gross, hpd - Klimo Open Window OW 004 (Just scrumptious. Find it!) The Cozens Lute Book, Anthony Rooley -lute - L'Oiseau-Ly... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? e, I was listening to the Deller Consort performance of "Songs from Taverns and Chapels" just a few days ago (Harmonia Mundi HM 242). How can one not like songs such as "Come let us drink" or "I gave her cakes and I gave her ale"! Bawdy for sure.H... |