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Boz Scaggs: Boz Scaggs | Downunderman - July 5, 2026

Released in 2026 and the 2nd time round on SACD. The first one (from 2013) is here Scaggs: Boz Scaggs Both are mastered for SACD by Kevin Gray, ...

Sonny Rollins: East Broadway Run Down | Downunderman - July 1, 2026

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This remaster sounds lifeless. A big disappointment.

Puccini: Turandot - Mehta | John Broggio - July 5, 2026

This is the best I've heard this recording on a hi-res medium but some distortion of the sound at climaxes remains, unlike with the Britten War Requiem, which is a terrible ...

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Boz Scaggs: Silk Degrees | Downunderman - June 25, 2026

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Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool | Downunderman - July 3, 2026

Released in May 2026 and first time on SACD. The promotional blurb reads as follows; "..To commemorate this milestone [The 100th Anniversary of his birth], three titles will ...

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool | Mark Werlin - July 3, 2026

Downunderman: According to Blue Note, the Tone Poet LP version of Birth of the Cool "...was mastered by Kevin Gray (Cohearent Audio) from the original analog phono reel ...

Brahms: Symphonies 1-4 - Walter

Sony Classical (Japan) SICC-10306/10 (5 discs)

Stereo Hybrid

Classical - Orchestral

Brahms: 4 Symphonies, Alto Rhapsody, Schicksalslied, Academic Festival Overture, Haydn Variations, Tragic Overture, Double Concerto
Schumann: Piano Concerto

Mildred Miller, alto
Gino Franceschetti, violin
Pierre Fournier, cello
Eugene Istomin, piano
Occidental University Concert Choir
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Bruno Walter, conductor

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