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Puccini: Turandot - Leinsdorf | Hade - May 1, 2026

This new edition has not been issued by Tower Records but by Rca/Sony. It is différent from their previous and first "living stereo" issue. The voices do not sound as big as ...

Mahler: Symphonies 1–9 - Bychkov | DYB - April 24, 2026

My comment is on the performances. I've seen Bychkov live in opera houses (well, the Metropolitan in NYC, conducting multiple operas) and with symphony orchestras. And I've ...

Pépin: Les Eaux Célestes - Orchestre national de Lyon, Glassberg | Graham Williams - April 21, 2026

The Mahler 5, Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra, Sir Donald Runnicles is, as I stated in my review, a 5.1 Multi-channel SACD. What Presto and Native DSD say is somewhat ...

Mahler: Symphony No. 5 - Runnicles | Adrian Quanjer - April 23, 2026

Je confirme: I have it now, and it's like Graham says SACD 5.1 - multi-channel.

Mahler: Symphony No. 5 - Runnicles | Adrian Quanjer - April 21, 2026

Excellent review. However, it’s perhaps wise to check before purchasing. I came across several contradicting references. Presto announces this release as hybrid-stereo. At ...

Mahler: Symphony No. 5 - Runnicles | John Bacon-Shone - April 22, 2026

Unfortunately, the reliability of Presto info has dropped greatly with many multichannel SACDs reported as stereo only. You need to check the site of the record label, or here ...

Bach: Goldberg Variations - Víkingur Ólafsson | Stephen Best - April 22, 2026

Not your father's Goldberg Variations ...

Dvořák: Cello Concerto - Rostropovich, Karajan | DYB - April 22, 2026

Contrapunctus, thank you for that review. This is disappointing, to say the least! I'll stick with the original masters. (Removing page rustlings is really bizarre and, ...

Francesco Cafiso Quartet: Seven Steps To Heaven

Venus Records  VHGD-223

Stereo Single Layer

Jazz

Francesco Cafiso (alto sax)
Andrea Pozza (piano)
Aldo Zunino (bass)
Nicola Angelucci (drums)

All

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