Just to clarify, as I didn't realise it wasn't mentioned in the listing itself, the disc also includes the Carnaval overture from the same cycle to make up the playing time a ...
One issue with all the Universal SACDs in Hong Kong is the complete lack of information on mastering and other technical details. On the other hand, the price is very ...
This release has completely passed me by so far. This is probably because it’s a release from Hong Kong, which is quite rare. However, I would be very grateful for more ...
Thank you for sharing the link and information. I have ordered my copy from CDJapan with the caveat "availability to be confirmed".
Certainly not cheap as it's a proxy ...
Beautiful music captured beautifully by - imho - one of the most gifted recording engineers of our time, Brendon Heinst. For example, listen to the voices and percussion: they ...
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Comment by Downunderman - August 23, 2024 (1 of 1)
Released April 28, 2024, as a single disc SACD hybrid in a card sleeve. A bit surprisingly for a Japanese SACD release the disc is made/glass mastered by Sony DADC in Europe.
There is no indication of mastering provenance, and the Phonographic Copyright year is given as 2015. Whilst the Burning Shed UK website states it uses remastered material from 2010.
This edition also includes a "Collectors Edition" booklet as a separate item. This booklet was also used for an earlier 2015 Japanese two-disc SHM-CD release (VSCD4304/5) of the title, albeit with the bonus disk tracks removed from the back of the booklet.
The run times for these two releases are essentially the same - SACD 55.50 v's SHM-CD 55.52
Listened to back-to-back it is difficult to land on any real differences between them. Maybe the SHM-CD is ever so slightly brighter, but there sure isn't much in it.
So certainly, it's worth getting this new SACD version if you don't already have one of the earlier 2009 remastered CD versions. After that though positive differences are likely small.
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Comment by Downunderman - August 23, 2024 (1 of 1)
Released April 28, 2024, as a single disc SACD hybrid in a card sleeve. A bit surprisingly for a Japanese SACD release the disc is made/glass mastered by Sony DADC in Europe.
There is no indication of mastering provenance, and the Phonographic Copyright year is given as 2015. Whilst the Burning Shed UK website states it uses remastered material from 2010.
This edition also includes a "Collectors Edition" booklet as a separate item. This booklet was also used for an earlier 2015 Japanese two-disc SHM-CD release (VSCD4304/5) of the title, albeit with the bonus disk tracks removed from the back of the booklet.
The run times for these two releases are essentially the same - SACD 55.50 v's SHM-CD 55.52
Listened to back-to-back it is difficult to land on any real differences between them. Maybe the SHM-CD is ever so slightly brighter, but there sure isn't much in it.
So certainly, it's worth getting this new SACD version if you don't already have one of the earlier 2009 remastered CD versions. After that though positive differences are likely small.