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Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 - Paavo Järvi        (1 of 7 found this review helpful)
  July 14, 2012

Just got around to auditioning Paavo Jarvi's Bruckner Nine with The Frankfurt Radio Symphony, (RCA/Sony SACD 88697542572.) Recorded live with a very respectful audience, the, (IMO,) splendid performance is well served with you are there engineering - ideal for music intended to, as the composer is ... more

 
 
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Portland's Classical Millennium to Close
August 1, 2012
Sorry to read of C.M.'s changing business model. All the years I lived in Portland, C.M. was and probably still is a treasure to music lovers. I seem to recall another Portland retail institution, (Powell's Books,)offering on line services.... any chance C.M. might do likewise? ... more
Is anonymity anti-community?
July 24, 2012
Hi all. I would have signed in as Hal but someone else spoke first - thus Harold, which is my real name even though I rarely use it. I live and still work in a surburb of Los Angeles, North Hollywood. And I enjoy the forum very much. I don't know if anyone cares what hi-fi gear I listen to but for the record, most recordings sound amazingly good ... more
Why I love to read record reviews.
July 21, 2012
After listening again to Christopher Seaman's, (better than I remembered,) Rochester Phil. performance of V.W.'s Second Symphony, I couldn't help wondering how subtly different this music might have sounded recorded in an acoustically warmer venue. We seem to be somewhat preoccupied with designing and maintaining acoustically dry and to me, ... more
How many SACD's does the average SA-CD.net user's have????
July 20, 2012
Regarding another library count: current number of SACDs - about 500 classical and near 50 other at present. As to what I listen to, my electronics and subs are made here in the states - surround speakers are from the U.K. ... more
Why I love to read record reviews.
July 20, 2012
Thanks all for suggesting Maestro Seaman's recent V.W. Second Symphony release, (Harmonia Mundi HMU807567.) I wasn't that impressed when it arrived a few weeks ago but I only listened once before returning to the Richard Hickox/Chandos SACD. ... more