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Leopold Stokowski - Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade/Tchikovsky: Marche Slave

Product No: CTOP 9019 SA
Available: InStock
Category: Hybrid Stereo SACD
Label: Top Music International

Amazing! Red Blooded "Scheherazade" Do not miss!

5 Stars
Posted Tuesday, February 21, 2023 by RJ Gonzalez At long last, this phenomenal Stokowski recording gets High Resolution SACD! The London Symphony Orchestra play like they are possessed by the magical conductor! I have bought this recording on the original Phase-4 pressing, then CD, and now, this lovely remastering!

Passion flows over, on this disc!

Do not miss!

Jean Morel - Albeniz: Iberia (complete)/ Ravel: Rapsodie Espagnole

Product No: CAPC 6094 SA
Available: LimitedStock
Category: Hybrid Stereo SACD
Label: Analogue Productions (RCA/DECCA Living Stereo)

All Wrongs Righted! GRAB this while you can!

5 Stars
Posted Thursday, June 16, 2022 by Dace Gisclard I gave the Australian Eloquence CD's of the Albeniz and Ravel a rave review on AMAZON, only to be dismayed when another reviewer pointed out that the stereo channels of the tracks played by the Paris Conservatoire were REVERSED! Thankfully, that problem has been corrected here, and the remastered sound is terrific. The only remaining fly in the ointment is that these Analogue Productions SACD's retain the incorrect ordering of the movements as it was on the RCA LP's--a relatively minor issue--that's what the programming feature is for!

The flawed Eloquence CD's have been discontinued, and are now (6/16/22) selling for astronomical prices. An inquiry to Eloquence yielded the information that their set is OOP, and they have no intention of issuing corrected copies. At present, this AP set is a collector's best bet for this much-sought-after legendary recording, and is likely to remain so. GRAB it while the price is still reasonable.

Zubin Mehta & the Los Angeles Philharmonic - Holst: The Planets

Product No: CAPC 6529 SA
Available: BackOrdered
Category: Hybrid Stereo SACD
Label: Analogue Productions (Decca)

Incredible!

5 Stars
Posted Wednesday, May 13, 2020 by Anonymous This is a fantastic listening experience. If you are a fan of Holst: The Planets and have an SACD player, buy this now! The extreme audio dynamics of this piece (ex: brass stinging notes loudly) exploits DSD/SACD capability of fully resolving the audio better than most classical music. This is a great disc to demonstrate the comparison of vinyl, reel to reel, and CD vs DSD/SACD. Vinyl, reel to reel, and CD are dead! Long live the new king, DSD/SACD!

Fritz Reiner - Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra

Product No: CAPC 1806 SA
Available: InStock
Category: Hybrid Stereo SACD
Label: Analogue Productions (RCA Living Stereo)

Astonishing for its time ... or any time.

5 Stars
Posted Thursday, January 5, 2017 by F. P. Walter The SACD version is marvelous -- airy, luminous, faultlessly spread, and not a rough edge on the most rambunctious fffs! What's more, AP's remastering adds a delightful fillip: tr. 9 lets the tape roll on after the whole take is over ... so at 04:38 you can actually catch John Pfeiffer saying: "It sounds very good, Dr. Reiner." I guarantee you'll agree.

Zubin Mehta - Mahler: Symphony No. 3 In D Minor/ Forrester

Product No: CAPC 117 SA
Available: InStock
Category: Hybrid Stereo SACD
Label: Analogue Productions (Decca)

Rich, warm,

5 Stars
Posted Sunday, December 18, 2016 by David W From the opening moments it hits you that this is a strikingly well recorded and remastered performance with elegant balance. No harshness, no distortion, nothing out of place. Very very good. Highly recommended.

David Oistrakh - Bruch: Scottish Fantasia / Hindemith: Violin Concerto (1939)

Product No: CAPC 6035 SA
Available: InStock
Category: Hybrid Stereo SACD
Label: Analogue Productions (Decca)

One of the greatest violin recordings ever

5 Stars
Posted Thursday, November 12, 2015 by Kevin Callahan What an awesome performance!! The great David Oistrakh, playing the larger than life Conte de Fontana Stradivarius, in two masterpieces of the violin repertoire-- one romantic, one twentieth century, with Hindemith himself conducting. And in sound surpassing the excellent xrcd cd in spaciousness and subtlety. Credit to Analogue Productions for a great mastering and to the original engineers in 1962 for a brilliant recording. The playing is beyond description. Do not miss this performance!

Salvatore Accardo - Vivaldi: The Four Seasons

Product No: CFON 065 SA
Available: BackOrdered
Category: Hybrid Stereo SACD
Label: Fone

Stunning sound and (to me) great performance

5 Stars
Posted Tuesday, May 24, 2011 by Muzza I have two different versions of The Four Seasons and now this one. In a less than perfect room and in 2x channel mode I was blown away by the sound. The bite of the bows, the depth of the sound stage, the ambience of the hall, but most of all the recording allowed me to hear for the first time the real interplay between the musicians and their instruments.

I was blown away.

Various Artists - McIntosh Demonstration Reference Disc

Product No: CTOP 8007 SA
Available: BackOrdered
Category: Hybrid Stereo SACD
Label: Top Music International

McIntosh Demonstration Reference Disc

4 Stars
Posted Tuesday, January 19, 2010 by Adam Relatively random selection of music, but I guess that's to be expected from a demo disk. Because of this, I only find myself listening to it occasionally. Sound quality is phenomenal. The recordings are great for testing your system's ability to accurately reproduce the natural timbre of many types of classical acoustic instruments. The only reason this doesn't get a four from me is because of the fact that I don't find myself listening to it often. I don't return to it because I crave the melodies. It gets a full four because it delivers what it promises; reference quality recordings.