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| Whats on your turntable tonight? Prokofiev, Piano Conc No. 3, Kondrashin/MoscowPO, Byron Janis, Rachmaninov, Piano Conc No. 1, Kondrashin/MoscowPO, Byron Janis, .. Mercury SR 90300 Speakers Corner reissueShostakovich, String Quartet No. 8, Borodin Quartet Shostakovich, String Qua... | |
| Cartridge and step up / riaa for TW Acustic Raven Toffeng, you asked about Aesthetix phono stages and received one comment. I'll add a different perspective. I'm an Aesthetix Io Signature owner so I have a definite bias. With that understanding, I will say that I consistently find both the Aesthe... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Just wonderful performances and recordings, aren't they!. | |
| Vinyl reissues Yes, I have an original pressing, and yes, the 45 rpm reissue is vastly better. . | |
| Vinyl reissues Then something was seriously wrong with the system your friend was listening to. ...he was amazed at how bad it was in comparison | |
| Best Record Store In New York Academy at 12 W. 18th St (between 5th and 6th Avenues) was ALL classical the last time I was there two years ago. Well worth the visit. Has always been my first stop. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Elvis Presley "Elvis is Back!" (Speakers Corner reissue)Frank Sinatra "Songs for swingin' lovers" (Capitol gray label)Stefan Wolpe "Trio" for flute, piano and cello, CRI 233Beethoven "Archduke Trio" Barenboim, du Pre, Zukerman, EMI ASD 2572Victori... | |
| Classical music speaker recs for small room? For your musical preferences, listening room and your price range, a used Vandersteen 1c would be very difficult to improve upon. I note that there is one for sale on Audiogon now, but they show up from time to time.. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Eric Dolphy, "Out to Lunch" - Blue Note 84163, Music Matters 45 rpm reissue. (With so many outstanding Music Matters Blue Note reissues to enjoy, this may be sonically the best I've heard thus far. Just scrumptious.). | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Stevie Ray Vaughan, "Couldn't Stand the Weather" - Pure Pleasure PPAN 39304 - another excellent mastering and pressing from Pure Pleasure; a great addition to the shelves both musically and sonically.. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? "Power of the Orchestra" - Leibowitz/RPO, RCA-VCS-2659 (Analogue Productions 45 rpm reissue) - Oh, yes! This is an amazing 45 rpm reissue, with all the power, extension, dynamic range and resolution that any of us on the lunatic fringe could ask f... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Handel's "Judas Maccabaeus" - Mackerras/ECO, Janet Baker, Felicity Palmer, John Shirley-Quirk - Archiv 2723 050 (ahh... the incomparable Dame Janet circa 1976). | |
| Great recording of William Tell Overture? An excellent William Tell Overture is to be found on a recording of Rossini overtures on the Decca label: Piero Gamba conducting the London Symphony Orchestra. Very well recorded, great sonics (at least on vinyl), and a marvelous performance. Amaz... | |
| Any stellar performances of Irish music... You'll probably have to look on the used market for Irish and Celtic music on vinyl. Pure Pleasure has reissued some Mary Black albums (Babes in the Wood and Full Tide) and these may still be available through some retailers. I did a quick check o... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Malcolm Arnold, collection of Arnold's chamber music performed by the Nash Ensemble. A marvelous three LP set on Hyperion A66171-73, recording by the remarkable Mr. Bear.. |