HDCD Surprises

[Bingo]

Peruvian...this old fart loves all of the composers you mentioned...it is good to have kindred spirits who like the same KIND of music...so welcome kindred spirit! Do you ever listen to string quartets? I have a Vanguard Album that is such high quality (recording) that it makes my system sound 'pristine' ...the Album is ATM CD 1650 and is by the Griller String Quartet - playing Franz Joseph Haydn's op. 71 and 74 quartets..of course I love the music itself..but the presentation on the Vanguard Disc is pristine sound..pure sound. On my system, the fewer the instruments playing, the cleaner the sound....but I can still get full symphony orchestra pretty darned good...anyway nice to know your ears like such excellent composers. Bingo

[PeruvianSkies]

Peruvian...this old fart loves all of the composers you mentioned...it is good to have kindred spirits who like the same KIND of music...so welcome kindred spirit! Do you ever listen to string quartets? I have a Vanguard Album that is such high quality (recording) that it makes my system sound 'pristine' ...the Album is ATM CD 1650 and is by the Griller String Quartet - playing Franz Joseph Haydn's op. 71 and 74 quartets..of course I love the music itself..but the presentation on the Vanguard Disc is pristine sound..pure sound. On my system, the fewer the instruments playing, the cleaner the sound....but I can still get full symphony orchestra pretty darned good...anyway nice to know your ears like such excellent composers. Bingo

I'll have to try and track that one down.

[Feanor]

... Do you ever listen to string quartets? I have a Vanguard Album that is such high quality (recording) that it makes my system sound 'pristine' ...the Album is ATM CD 1650 and is by the Griller String Quartet - playing Franz Joseph Haydn's op. 71 and 74 quartets..of course I love the music itself..but the presentation on the Vanguard Disc is pristine sound..pure sound. ... Bingo

I'm a big fan of the string quartet form and have fairly large collection. I'll peruse it and come up with some recommendations -- watch the Rave Recordings forum.

[PeruvianSkies]

I'm a big fan of the string quartet form and have fairly large collection. I'll peruse it and come up with some recommendations.

The thing that drives me crazy about classical recordings is that it's difficult to find good recordings. You can't always tell if A. it's a good performance and B. it's a good recording of that performance. There are certain key recordings that have a reputation...it would be cool at some point to compile a good master list on here of ESSENTIAL classical recordings.

[Rich-n-Texas]

The thing that drives me crazy about classical recordings is that it's difficult to find good recordings. You can't always tell if A. it's a good performance and B. it's a good recording of that performance. There are certain key recordings that have a reputation...it would be cool at some point to compile a good master list on here of ESSENTIAL classical recordings.

Y-A-W-N!!!

Classical music = puts me to sleep.

PS, you mentioned you have a Neil Young Greatest Hits HDCD, I think. Where did you purchase it? Was it from that eBay seller you spoke of? I don't think I'll find that format at the Amazon.com's of the world.

[PeruvianSkies]

Y-A-W-N!!!

Classical music = puts me to sleep.

PS, you mentioned you have a Neil Young Greatest Hits HDCD, I think. Where did you purchase it? Was it from that eBay seller you spoke of? I don't think I'll find that format at the Amazon.com's of the world.

Actually you can get it here...nothing special about it....it's heavily available and is a good recording...

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/cus...sr=8-1#gallery

There are a few other Neil Young HDCD's out there...i'll list them when I get a chance.

[PeruvianSkies]

Neil Young: American Stars & Bars
Neil Young: Broken Arrow
Neil Young: Crazy Horse at the Fillmore 1970
Neil Young: Greendale
Neil Young: Hawks and Doves
Neil Young's Living With War
Neil Young: Mirror Ball (the first rock HDCD)
Neil Young: On The Beach
Neil Young: Prarie Wind
Neil Young: Reactor
Neil Young: Silver & Gold
Neil Young: Time Fades Away (unreleased?)
Neil Young: Year Of The Horse

[hifitommy]

i dont have hdcd capability at this time. soon i may purchase an oppo player which DOES so i can then take advantage of the many hdcd encoded discs that are in our collections. many times its only mentioned in the fine print along the bottom of the back of the disc box.

my sony ns500v sounds so good on rbcd that i am slow to hand out another $150 and also have just been made aware of the sanjean hd tuner for less than $200. DAMN this hobby, you can go broke saving money!

[bobsticks]

Pretty suprised today when I plugged Willard Grant Conspiracy's Regard The End into the computer and it identified it as HDCD. Guess I never really noticed before but, frankly, it's not really my habit to look for such things.

[Feanor]

Y-A-W-N!!!

Classical music = puts me to sleep.

PS, you mentioned you have a Neil Young Greatest Hits HDCD, I think. ...

I could say the same about Neil Young. In fact, to generalize, my problem with Pop music is that it is boring relative to classical. It's not that I dislike it, (Rap, Hip-Hip, and raunchier rock forms aside), it's just that it isn't worth my limited time to listen to it.

I do agree that classical music is more challenging than other forms, viz. to fully enjoy it have to listen with you mind as well as your gut -- some people just are willing to do that.

[Rich-n-Texas]

I could say the same about Neil Young. In fact, to generalize, my problem with Pop music...

Neil Young... Pop music?!?!?!

Feanor, did you know (or care) that Eddie Veder of Pearl Jam idolizes Neil? I think it would be a stretch to put Neil Young's songwriting style and guitar work into the Pop category. When I think of Pop music, yes, Rap, Hip-Hop, contemporary and such fit in there, but not Neil Young.

But to stay on topic, I guess it's a case of me marching to the beat of a different drummer. I like loud drums and a lot of bass to keep my heart pumping. Music is entertainment that plays to my emotions and heart, not my brain. Just IMHO though.

PS, that link you posted takes me to the CD version @ Amazon. I thought you had that title on HDCD.

[PeruvianSkies]

PS, that link you posted takes me to the CD version @ Amazon. I thought you had that title on HDCD.

Rich that IS the HDCD....some CD's are encoded with HDCD, so they are still CD's just not Redbook CD's. Most of the Neil Young CD's that I can recall has the labeling on them for HDCD.

Also, Neil Youg and the words "Anti-pop" are synonymous in my book! Go Neil Go!

[Dusty Chalk]

Neil Young... Pop music?!?!?!

Uh, yeah -- it's POPular MUSIC, hence pop music. I.E. not jazz, country, classical, &c.

[squeegy200]

I'm a big fan of the string quartet form and have fairly large collection. I'll peruse it and come up with some recommendations -- watch the Rave Recordings forum.

You may like Janaki String Trio. They are a group of young but impressive musicians that seem to be making some waves.

http://www.janakistringtrio.com/

Their HDCDs are obtainable through Amazon.

[Feanor]

You may like Janaki String Trio. They are a group of young but impressive musicians that seem to be making some waves.

http://www.janakistringtrio.com/

Their HDCDs are obtainable through Amazon.

As some might be aware, string trios are far less common in the repertoire than either piano trios, (piano, violin, and cello), or string quartets, (two violins, viola, cello). So it's nice to be reminded of these worthy works.