Sibelius - 'Kullervo. Op.7 (Symphonic poem for soloist, male chorus and orchestra)'
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Sibelius - 'Kullervo. Op.7 (Symphonic poem for soloist, male chorus and orchestra)'
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Stravinsky - 'The Firebird'
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Two I enjoyed earlier, both on original vinyl, from the 60s and 70s:
Classical cuts on Decca 'black label' are always sonically superb - great music, too!
Marco.
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Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & reg mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat/Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight/Isonoe feet & boots/Ortofon RS-212D/Denon DL-103GL in Denon PCL-300 headshell with Funk Firm Houdini/Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.
Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp/Denon AU-310 SUT.
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Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.
Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.
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Currently watching (and listening) to The Proms, live on the BBC, which is superb [through my AV system]. So glad that they managed it in some form this year!
Marco.
Main System
Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & reg mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat/Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight/Isonoe feet & boots/Ortofon RS-212D/Denon DL-103GL in Denon PCL-300 headshell with Funk Firm Houdini/Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.
Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp/Denon AU-310 SUT.
Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.
CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.
Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new, by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.
Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. LDR Stereo Coffee. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.
Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.
Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.
Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.
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Yes, the few I have seen have been good - Sony 4K TV with the audio via a Quad 520 135W amplifier into B&W DM2Aa speakers.Originally Posted by Marco
Currently watching (and listening) to The Proms, live on the BBC, which is superb [through my AV system]. So glad that they managed it in some form this year!
Marco.
Usually I listen to the Proms via Radio 3 on my downstairs system: Quad FM4 tuner into a Mark Levinson preamp thence into either a pair of ML-2 or a pair of Quad 510 monoblocks feeding Quad 57s. The sound balance is impeccable, but fails to capture the sheer 'live' presence of being there; despite the appalling acoustics of the RAH.
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Sibelius - 'Finlandia, Karelia Suite, Valse triste, etc.'
Hallé Orchestra, cond. John Barberolli
EMI Master Series EG 29 027301 DMM mastering (1966)
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Some lieder by the late Wilhelm Killmayer: Heine-Lieder Pregardien singing with Mauser accompanying. A CPO cd.
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Raffaerle Calace - 'Mandolin Concertos No.1, Op.113 and No.2, Op.114; Rapsodia Napoletana Op.66
Alison Stephens, mandolin and Steven Devine, piano
Naxos 8.570434 (2007)
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I have four version of the Four Seasons on vinyl and I think this may be my favourite, possibly a more modern interpretation but full of life and soul.
Vivaldi* - Anne-Sophie Mutter, Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert Von Karajan – Le Quattro Stagioni / The Four Seasons / Die Vier Jahreszeiten
Label: EMI – 42 099 2, His Master's Voice – 42 099 2
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Club Edition, Gatefold
Country: Germany
Released: 1984
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Listening is the act of aural discrimination and dissemination of sound, and accepting you get it wrong sometimes.
Analog Inputs: Pro-Ject Signature 10 TT & arm, Benz Micro LP-S, Michel Cusis MC, Goldring 2500 and Ortofon Rondo Blue cartridges, Hitachi FT5500 mk2 Tuner
Digital:- Marantz SA-KI Pearl CD player, RaspberryPi/HifiBerry Digi+ Pro, Buffalo NAS Drive
Amplification:- AudioValve Sunilda phono stage, Krell KSP-7B pre-amp, Krell KSA-80 power amp
Output: Wilson Benesch Vector speakers, KLH Ultimate One Headphones
Cables: Tellurium Q Ultra Black II RCA & Chord Epic 2 RCA, various speaker leads, & links
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A lovely vibrant piece by Rodrigo and a great recording, impeccable playing by John Williams. The Villa-Lobos Concerto is superb.
Rodrigo* / Villa-Lobos* - John Williams (7), Daniel Barenboim, English Chamber Orchestra – Concierto De Aranjuez / Concerto For Guitar
Label: CBS – CBS 76369, CBS – S 76369
Series: Grands Interprètes –
Format: Vinyl, LP, Stereo, Label Variant, Gatefold
Country: UK
Released: 1974
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Listening is the act of aural discrimination and dissemination of sound, and accepting you get it wrong sometimes.
Analog Inputs: Pro-Ject Signature 10 TT & arm, Benz Micro LP-S, Michel Cusis MC, Goldring 2500 and Ortofon Rondo Blue cartridges, Hitachi FT5500 mk2 Tuner
Digital:- Marantz SA-KI Pearl CD player, RaspberryPi/HifiBerry Digi+ Pro, Buffalo NAS Drive
Amplification:- AudioValve Sunilda phono stage, Krell KSP-7B pre-amp, Krell KSA-80 power amp
Output: Wilson Benesch Vector speakers, KLH Ultimate One Headphones
Cables: Tellurium Q Ultra Black II RCA & Chord Epic 2 RCA, various speaker leads, & links
I think I am nearing audio nirvana, but don’t tell anyone.
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