In Reply to: A long, rambling post/update re Classical DVD-A's posted by Chris from Lafayette on August 26, 2005 at 17:18:29:
This is a good reference post, which I'll be studying when I can grab a moment out from my 'day job'.By the way, I don't suppose you've heard the stunning "Ravel, Debussy, Faure" played by the Guerneri String Quartet? This DVD-A was published by SurroundedBy Entertainment. Sadly, I no longer think the label is active. But if you can find this disc, I highly recommend it! (But I’m not giving mine up!) Both the multichannel (4.0 channel @ 96khz) and stereo (@ 192kHz !) are spectacular. Unusually this disc ONLY plays in DVD Audio players, since there is no Dolby Digital track.
I also recommend the slew of releases from Naxos. I bought virtually the whole lot. Although most are in 48kHz 24bit. And value-for-money these can't be beaten. Stand-outs include Vivaldi Four Seasons (96kHz), and Mass In B-Minor (2-DVD set @ 96kHz) which features some top soloists. There are other choral releases from Naxos such as Arvo Part "Berliner Messe", Tallis "Spem in alium", and Vivaldi "Dixit Dominus" which I find particularly refreshing from the usual dose of "chart" symphonic works. I am also grateful for them to release operatic highlights from Mozart’s "Don Giovanni" (Highlights) and "Le nozze di Figaro". (OK these two fall into the "chart" category, but they are well performed and worth having nonetheless in your collection.)
I also have the Tacet release of Franz Schubert / Streichquintett C-Dur D956 (cat #110), by the Auryn-Quartet (96Khz), which is excellent.
Arts Music have a few gems too. My favorites include: Handel’s Messiah; Shostakovich No. 5 op. 47 & No. 6 op. 54; and Antonio Vivaldi L'Estro Armonico op. 3 Vol. 1, and op. 3 Vol. 2 (two separately purchased DVD-As each with 96kHz LPCM stereo as well as the multichannel -- offers absolutely stunning sonics, ambience, & soundstaging).The most stellar Teldec (Warner) disc IMO is St. Matthaus Passion, conducted by Harnoncourt, which runs for a continuous 2hr 45mins on one DVD-9, at 96kHz in 5.1 multichannel.
Anyway, these are just a few which spring to mind just for now. I may think of some more later.
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Follow Ups
- Wow - thanks Chris . . . - Martin419 04:29:59 08/30/05 (5)
- Re: Wow - thanks Chris . . . - Chris from Lafayette 19:07:18 08/30/05 (0)
- Also worth mentioning . . . - Martin419 05:24:03 08/30/05 (3)
- Re: Also worth mentioning . . . - Chris from Lafayette 19:38:04 08/30/05 (2)
- Re: Also worth mentioning . . . - Martin419 02:34:59 08/31/05 (0)
- Re: Also worth mentioning . . . - Craig 23:55:03 08/30/05 (0)