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Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky - Ormandy | john hunter - April 11, 2019

A really enjoyable performance of the Nevsky. And yes I'm pretty sure those trumpets sound as they were intended making those nasty Crusaders even more evil! They do sound ...

Mahler: Symphony No. 7 - Fischer | hiredfox - Today 01:02 am

Slight misgivings about the SQ in stereo which seems to be far too heavily concentrated in the middle third of the sound-stage with little of note happening on the sides. We ...

Influences - Stefanovich | AOS - April 12, 2019

@hiredfox Sorry, but we are talking about different things. I talked about multi track recordings. Indeed these recordings can not be mixed in DSD. You are talking about ...

Influences - Stefanovich | SteelyTom - April 13, 2019

Hiredfox, thanks for the informative background/clarification. In my subjective and highly fallible opinion, DSD is particularly well-suited to piano recordings, but we trust ...

Stravinsky: Histoire du Soldat - Markevitch | ubertrout - April 7, 2019

Stravinsky: L'Histoire du soldat - Stokowski is also still available for reasonable prices too, and is a good choice IMO.

Bruckner: Symphonies 7, 8 & 9, Te Deum - Karajan | Athenaeus - April 11, 2019

Does anyone know why Symphonies 1, 2 and 3 were never released on SACD? They were also part of Karajan's Bruckner cycle with the Berlin Philharmonic.

Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto - Braunstein, Karabits | hiredfox - April 15, 2019

BBC Symphony? Why not the Bournemouth Symphony? Far superior ensemble that performed this work with the same combination recently. For heaven's sake Karabits is the BSO's ...

Influences - Stefanovich | hiredfox - April 11, 2019

Steely Tom won't this be dependent only upon the equipment available at the venue. If recording an orchestra affiliated to a radio station it is likely they will have their ...

Bizet: Carmen - Karajan

Sony Classical (Japan) SIGC-41 (2 discs)

Stereo Single Layer

Classical - Opera

Bizet: Carmen

Leontyne Price (Carmen)
Franco Corelli (Don José)
Robert Merrill (Escamillo)
Mirella Freni (Micaela)
Monique Linval (Frasquita)
Geneviève Macaux (Mercédés)
Jean-Christophe Benoit (Dancaire)
Maurice Besancon (Remendado)
Frank Schooten (Zuniga)
Bernard Demigny (Morales)
Wiener Staatsopernchor
Wiener Sängerknaben
Wiener Philharmoniker
Herbert von Karajan (conductor)