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Recent comments

Shostakovich: Symphonies 1-15 - Barshai | hiredfox - December 31, 2024

Thanks Mark. As you say, it is listed on CDJapan but that link is not shown at the top of the page. It is priced at £81 sterling which is better than expected

Allan Holdsworth: IOU | Paul - January 19, 2025

I just received my SACD copy of this recording yesterday and I am pleased to report that this is indeed a 100% official release in addition to the other three Allan Holdsworth ...

Shostakovich: Symphonies 1-15 - Barshai | hiredfox - December 29, 2024

What was your source Mark? Nothing listed on here.

Shostakovich: Symphonies 1-15 - Barshai | ubertrout - December 23, 2024

In response to the comments regarding mastering procedure, U-Matic was a common videocassette format in the 1970s into the early 80s, which was also the main format used in ...

Mahler: Des Knaben Wunderhorn - Tennstedt | DYB - January 7, 2025

I never owned this performance on regular disc and was very much looking forward to the SACD because I love Klaus Tennstedt, Lucia Popp, and Bernd Weikl. Unfortunately Weikl ...

Holst: The Planets - Gardner | Gurkensalat - January 19, 2025

After starting the disc, I almost got a shock. I had turned up the volume in expectation of the very quiet opening of Zarathustra, only to be greeted by an excessive bass ...

Shostakovich: Symphonies 1-15 - Barshai | Mark Glynn - December 29, 2024

You can find several sellers on eBay offering this set for sale. The one I ordered from has sold out but there are others. I use the search term "Tower Records SACD Barshai" ...

Allan Holdsworth: The Sixteen Men of Tain | Paul - January 19, 2025

I just received my SACD copy of this recording yesterday and I am pleased to report that this is indeed a 100% official release in addition to the other three Allan Holdsworth ...

Shutaro Matsui: Steps out of the Blue