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Only I have heard the first LP but...

AWESOME, OUTSTANDING, INCREDIBLE...

The last time I heard it was before summer. The sound improvement is overwhelming. It seems that the group is in the room and TW sings to me.

Live, small group of acoustic instruments, such a particular voice and we have an explosive combination!

Off course, dark room. And many memories of the time when I discovered the singer, in the eighties, in Barcelona.

Nighthawks at the Diner - Wikipedia
 
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Zbigniew Preisner - Preisner's Music

Zbigniew Preisner - Preisner's Music (1996), CD, France, Virgin

Zbigniew Preisner - Preisner's Music (CD, Album) | Discogs

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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR11 -1.16 dB -16.73 dB 2:11 01-Perte (Eminent Domain)
DR13 -2.47 dB -23.34 dB 2:41 02-Lac (Decalogue 1)
DR11 -5.35 dB -22.37 dB 1:30 03-Commencement (Tu Ne Tueras Point)
DR11 0.00 dB -15.72 dB 1:47 04-Decision (Tu Ne Tueras Point)
DR12 -9.11 dB -25.93 dB 1:43 05-Holocaust (Decalogue 8)
DR12 -3.87 dB -21.69 dB 2:27 06-Nymphea (Decalogue 9)
DR13 -9.88 dB -28.55 dB 2:28 07-Marionnettes (La Double Vie de Veronique)
DR12 -8.58 dB -25.59 dB 1:51 08-Pluie (Secret Garden)
DR12 0.00 dB -17.02 dB 2:06 09-Jardin D'Hiver (Secret Garden)
DR10 -9.71 dB -24.56 dB 0:55 10-Oiseaux (Secret Garden)
DR11 -6.59 dB -25.64 dB 2:40 11-Jardin D'Ete (Secret Garden)
DR12 -9.80 dB -28.05 dB 1:40 12-Lave (Mouvements du Désir)
DR12 -4.04 dB -23.27 dB 2:25 13-Conte D'Amour (Mouvements du Désir)
DR12 -3.10 dB -21.26 dB 3:45 14-Cascade (At Play In The Fields of the Lord)
DR11 -3.19 dB -18.81 dB 1:35 15-Damage (Fatale)
DR11 -2.30 dB -21.29 dB 2:27 16-Homecoming (Pour L'Amour D'Une Femme)
DR11 -1.06 dB -18.50 dB 2:16 17-Bataille (Europa Europa)
DR11 -9.62 dB -26.59 dB 4:19 18-Aurope (Quartet In 4 Movements)
DR15 0.00 dB -19.82 dB 9:10 19-Labyrinthe (Opera Egyptien)
DR12 -1.00 dB -19.30 dB 3:43 20-Ciel (Opera Egyptien)
DR13 -2.03 dB -18.92 dB 2:25 21-Tango (Trois Couleurs / Blanc)
DR12 -1.81 dB -18.02 dB 3:02 22-Bolero (Trois Couleurs / Rouge)
DR10 0.00 dB -15.25 dB 4:40 23-Enfer (La Double Vie de Veronique)
DR11 0.00 dB -15.56 dB 7:40 24-Song For The Unification Of Europe (Trois Couleurs / Bleu)
DR12 -4.07 dB -19.41 dB 2:32 25-Perte (Eminent Domain)
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Number of tracks: 25
Official DR value: DR12

Zbigniew Preisner, Zdzislav Szostak, Sinfonia Varsovia - Preisner's Music - Amazon.com Music

Zbigniew Preisner - Wikipedia

Preisner is best known for the music composed for the films directed by fellow Pole Krzysztof Kieślowski. His Song for the Unification of Europe, based on the Greek text of 1 Corinthians 13, is attributed to a character in Kieślowski's Three Colors: Blue and plays a dominating role in the story. His music for Three Colors: Red includes a setting of Polish and French versions of a poem by Wisława Szymborska, a Polish Nobel Prize-winning poet...
 
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SSRC 16/44 Intermediate 95

The sound is too bright to me. Music from digital masters 80's and 90's usually are problematic, much more with commercial/popular music. And it is a recopilatory of soundtracks from previous years, more problematic.

In this case I try some resamplers. Here: SSRC 16/44 Intermediate 95.

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Song For The Unification Of Europe

Why this song is so special?

It was recorded (LIVE) in a Polish salt mine -inside which there is a church- which produces a special acoustics.

Wieliczka Salt Mine - Wikipedia

In 1995, Preisner's Music, a compilation of film music by Polish composer Zbigniew Preisner, was recorded by Sinfonia Varsovia in the Wieliczka mine's chapel. The chapel is often said to have the best acoustics in Europe.[15
Images: Santa Kinga Wieliczka - Google Search
 
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Tradicionarius - 1988-1998, 10e Aniversari

Tradicionàrius '98 [Enregistrament sonor] : XI Cicle de Música Tradicional i Popular : 1988-1998, 10è aniversari.

Biblioteques Especialitzades de la Generalitat /All Locations

CD 1. Els Ministrers de la Vila-nova ; Nova Euterpe ; Ximbomba Atòmica ; Les Violines ; Quicoel Cèlio, el Noi i el Mut de Ferreries ; Clau de LLuna ; Jaume Arnella i Primera Nota ; Cornamúsica ; Urbàlia Rurana ; Els Trobadors ; Al-Mayurga ; El Cau del Llop ; La Cobleta de la Selva ; Traüt de Tarí ; De Soca-Rel ; Ministrils del Rosselló ; Tabalers del Barri Gòtic

CD 2. Els Ministrils del Raval ; La punyetera ; Els cosins del Sac ; Xarop de Canya ; La Romántica Alternativa del Saladar ; Ministrils de la Palla ; Tercer Treset ; Radiokuartet ; La Portàtil FM ; Bitayna ; Ministrils de Sant Feliu ; Cafetera Exprés ; Afònix ; Pa Sucat ; Bla Segat ; Sol de Nit ; Cercavins ; Tres Quartans de Reus ; Descordinàrius.
Listening to the ripping I did on the weekend of a compilation album. It does not appear in any database like freedb, musicbranz or Accuraterip! There are many tracks to be edited, so I will leave them as is, CD track 01 ... and I will scan properly, and thus the searchers will refer them.

I have more CD of some of these musics. I have danced with the music of many of them in l'Artesà, Plaça del Rei de Barcelona and many villages of Barcelona and Girona.

[Catalan] Tradicionarius | Nauscopio Scipiorum
 
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Tradicionarius - 1988-1998, 10e Aniversari

Tradicionàrius - 1988-1998, 10e Aniversari (1998), CD, Tram, Spain

Biblioteques Especialitzades de la Generalitat /All Locations

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Disc 1 - Concert

DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 -3.01 dB -15.71 dB 3:25 01-CD Track 01
DR14 -0.56 dB -18.55 dB 2:10 02-CD Track 02
DR12 -2.22 dB -15.97 dB 2:51 03-CD Track 03
DR13 -2.62 dB -19.70 dB 4:12 04-CD Track 04
DR11 -3.08 dB -16.64 dB 4:07 05-CD Track 05
DR13 -0.53 dB -16.85 dB 5:09 06-CD Track 06
DR12 -1.95 dB -16.57 dB 2:17 07-CD Track 07
DR12 -1.00 dB -15.59 dB 3:10 08-CD Track 08
DR10 -4.00 dB -16.09 dB 3:54 09-CD Track 09
DR15 -1.00 dB -17.05 dB 2:38 10-CD Track 10
DR8 -2.21 dB -14.94 dB 5:15 11-CD Track 11
DR11 -3.92 dB -16.33 dB 3:28 12-CD Track 12
DR8 -2.44 dB -13.59 dB 2:11 13-CD Track 13
DR14 -0.47 dB -18.25 dB 4:00 14-CD Track 14
DR13 0.00 dB -14.60 dB 3:35 15-CD Track 15
DR10 -1.81 dB -16.08 dB 3:19 16-CD Track 16
DR13 -2.49 dB -19.28 dB 4:39 17-CD Track 17
DR9 -4.00 dB -14.70 dB 2:46 18-CD Track 18
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Number of tracks: 18
Official DR value: DR12


Disc 2 - Ball

DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 -3.67 dB -17.73 dB 3:11 01-CD Track 01
DR12 -3.19 dB -18.04 dB 3:49 02-CD Track 02
DR13 0.00 dB -16.84 dB 3:20 03-CD Track 03
DR14 -3.92 dB -20.25 dB 2:31 04-CD Track 04
DR12 -1.20 dB -16.14 dB 2:33 05-CD Track 05
DR10 -3.00 dB -15.45 dB 3:21 06-CD Track 06
DR12 -2.78 dB -17.32 dB 3:18 07-CD Track 07
DR12 -5.01 dB -18.66 dB 4:38 08-CD Track 08
DR13 -3.99 dB -20.55 dB 3:05 09-CD Track 09
DR15 -0.99 dB -19.11 dB 3:24 10-CD Track 10
DR10 -3.85 dB -16.41 dB 4:16 11-CD Track 11
DR10 -3.99 dB -15.94 dB 1:57 12-CD Track 12
DR11 -0.99 dB -14.47 dB 3:54 13-CD Track 13
DR13 -0.99 dB -16.25 dB 2:12 14-CD Track 14
DR17 -0.53 dB -19.89 dB 1:56 15-CD Track 15
DR13 -0.99 dB -16.42 dB 3:46 16-CD Track 16
DR13 -1.57 dB -17.48 dB 5:09 17-CD Track 17
DR12 -2.86 dB -17.19 dB 3:17 18-CD Track 18
DR11 -4.99 dB -17.80 dB 3:08 19-CD Track 19
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Number of tracks: 19
Official DR value: DR12


Recordings made by Radio4-RNE. These are the groups that performed in the Tradicionarius of 1998, which takes place every January in l'Artesà in the Gracia neighborhood of Barcelona.

Centre Artesa Tradicionarius

I could write and write about many of these groups and anecdotes. I am a great fan of the diatonic accordion sound. The best example in Catalonia is Artur Blasco.

Diatonic button accordion - Wikipedia

[Catalan] Artur Blasco i Gine - Viquipedia, l'enciclopedia lliure

YouTube

The next one is my good friend Cati Plana, very young in 1998 but who already taught at l'Artesà. She has been integrated into many groups, but the first was Sol de Nit. She always insisted that I sign up for his classes!

[Catalan] Cati Plana i Cerda - Viquipedia, l'enciclopedia lliure

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Cati+Plana
 
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Paul Kelly & Charlie Owen - Death's Dateless Night

Paul Kelly & Charlie Owen - Death's Dateless Night (2016), Vinyl, Universal, Europe

Paul Kelly & Charlie Owen - Death’s Dateless Night (Vinyl, LP, Album) | Discogs

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DR Peak RMS Filename
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DR11 -0.30 dB -14.94 dB 01 Hard Times.flac
DR9 -0.75 dB -12.10 dB 02 To Live Is To Fly.flac
DR8 -1.70 dB -12.18 dB 03 Pretty Bird Tree.flac
DR10 -0.75 dB -13.88 dB 04 Pallet On Your Floor.flac
DR8 -1.71 dB -12.39 dB 05 Nukkanya.flac
DR11 -1.95 dB -15.21 dB 06 The Parting Glass.flac
DR11 -1.35 dB -16.65 dB 07 Meet Me In The Middle Of The Air.flac
DR9 -1.25 dB -13.76 dB 08 Don't Fence Me In.flac
DR10 -1.61 dB -16.59 dB 09 Bird On The Wire.flac
DR9 -1.22 dB -12.87 dB 10 Good Things.flac
DR10 -1.46 dB -13.42 dB 11 Let It Be.flac
DR12 -2.58 dB -17.73 dB 12 Angel Of Death.flac
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Number of Files: 12
Official DR Value: DR10 :mad:

CD

https://www.amazon.com/Deaths-Dateless-Night-Paul-Kelly/dp/B01LTHKYXA

As you can see, even the current acoustic recordings suffer from the cursed loudness war also on the vinyl.
 
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What good is the best current technology if it is wasted?

Better sound with a light EQ.

By the way, Tom Waits - Nighthawks at the Diner (1975), Vinyl, Asylum Records, US, from analogue master kicks the sound of this digital master recording, lifeless. Good/very good sound but where is the emotion?

What good is the best current technology if it is wasted?
 
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Days ago I commented on the thread of the last DIY project of xrk971, The Melbourne Class A Headphone Amp and Pre-amp, the idea of creating a very good SS buffer with H2 predominance and adjustable.

Would that gadget serve to add the emotion that is missing from this recording?

I want to have adrenaline rush with the new recordings coming from digital masters but I get it very rarely! :mad:
 
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Moscow Nights Popular Russian Hits

A new treasure. With my pictures.

Moscow Nights Popular Russian Hits (1958), Vinyl, Monitor Records, US

"Moscow Nights" Popular Russian Hits (Vinyl, LP, Compilation) | Discogs

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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR15 -3.27 dB -22.51 dB 4:37 01-Moscow Nights
DR16 -0.26 dB -20.68 dB 2:06 02-Clouds Over The Town
DR12 -5.92 dB -22.37 dB 3:03 03-Lonely Accordion
DR11 -4.88 dB -20.71 dB 2:19 04-Katiusha
DR15 -1.47 dB -19.96 dB 2:44 05-Song Of Roshchin
DR11 -3.89 dB -19.12 dB 2:29 06-Why?
DR12 -3.96 dB -18.63 dB 3:26 07-Blue Twilight
DR12 -5.71 dB -20.98 dB 3:23 08-Accordion Waltz
DR13 -3.57 dB -19.70 dB 3:26 09-St. Louis Blues
DR12 -2.45 dB -19.48 dB 3:07 10-First Love Waltz
DR10 -5.64 dB -20.19 dB 3:27 11-Try And Guess!
DR11 -4.71 dB -20.03 dB 2:27 12-Hear Me Out, My Pretty One!
DR11 -7.24 dB -22.43 dB 2:53 13-Moon Waltz
DR12 -2.82 dB -18.87 dB 3:52 14-If You Love
DR11 -6.99 dB -20.81 dB 3:23 15-Always With You
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Number of tracks: 15
Official DR value: DR12

CD

Moscow Nights - Moscow Nights: Popular Russian Hits 1 - Amazon.com Music

Moscow Nights - Wikipedia

Yes, emotion!
 
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Hille Perl - Marais - Les Voix Humaines

Hille Perl - Marais - Les Voix Humaines (2007), SACD, Deutsche Harmonia Mundi, Germany

Marin Marais ‎– Hille Perl, Lee Santana - Les Voix Humaines (SACD, Hybrid, Album) | Discogs

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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR13 -9.22 dB -26.94 dB 6:00 01-Les voix humaines
DR12 -10.03 dB -25.25 dB 3:43 02-Le Badinage
DR12 -7.81 dB -23.88 dB 4:04 03-Chaconne
DR12 -7.96 dB -25.51 dB 10:21 04-Le Labyrinthe
DR13 -6.23 dB -23.97 dB 4:37 05-Cloches ou Carillon
DR14 -18.52 dB -35.88 dB 5:23 06-L'oraison funèbre
DR13 -8.54 dB -27.36 dB 6:47 07-Tombeau pour Monsieur Lully
DR12 -6.46 dB -22.91 dB 4:09 08-Feste champêtre
DR13 -17.98 dB -34.56 dB 4:40 09-Cascades
DR11 -10.72 dB -24.76 dB 2:46 10-Rondeau le bijou
DR12 -8.81 dB -22.73 dB 1:47 11-Le tourbillon
DR14 -15.90 dB -33.65 dB 5:12 12-Folies d'Espagne
DR13 -6.27 dB -26.17 dB 5:03 13-L'arabesque
DR14 -11.29 dB -29.29 dB 7:05 14-La reveuse
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Number of tracks: 14
Official DR value: DR13

CD

Hille Perl - Les Voix Humaines - Amazon.com Music

Marin Marais - Wikipedia
 
Here, Harmonia Mundi is taken advantage of the best SACD technology, compared to vinyl. An Editorial that focuses on quality in the recordings, which are common in the majority of those that edit classical, baroque or jazz.

But, the commercial/popular music is very mistreated, regardless of the support used. There are exceptions, such as the discography of the Rolling Stones or Creedence Clearwater Revival, which sound much better in the SACD Japanese editions than in any other support that I have heard.

In the end it is the usual, leaving technology aside, what is really important is the love for a job well done, the pursuit of excellence.
 
Narciso Yepes - Musica Catalana

Other treasure.

Narciso Yepes - Música Catalana (1973), Vinyl, Deutsche Grammophon, Germany

Narciso Yepes - Musica Catalana (Vinyl, LP) | Discogs

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DR Peak RMS Filename
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DR13 -7.01 dB -24.97 dB A4 Llobet - El mestre.wav
DR14 -10.00 dB -26.70 dB A1 Segovia - El noi de la mare.wav
DR12 -6.89 dB -24.02 dB A2 Llobet - La filla del marxant.wav
DR11 -7.31 dB -21.89 dB A3 Llobet - La filadora.wav
DR12 -8.77 dB -25.93 dB A5 Llobet - La canco del lladre.wav
DR15 -1.66 dB -19.37 dB A6 Casanovas - La gata i el belitre.wav
DR15 -2.76 dB -22.65 dB A7 Mompou - Canco i danca No13.wav
DR11 -8.04 dB -24.01 dB B1 Yepes - Catarina d'Alio.wav
DR12 -8.51 dB -24.67 dB B2 Yepes - Montaynes del Canigou.wav
DR15 -2.38 dB -21.90 dB B3 Espla - Levantina No2.wav
DR15 -3.86 dB -23.38 dB B4 Espla - Levantina No5.wav
DR12 -5.94 dB -19.79 dB B5 Espla - Levantina No6.wav
DR15 -3.91 dB -22.29 dB B6 Asencio - La serenou.wav
DR13 -2.24 dB -19.98 dB B7 Asencio - La joja.wav
DR14 -7.73 dB -26.75 dB B8 Asencio - La calma.wav
DR14 -0.76 dB -20.05 dB B9 Asencio - La gaubanca.wav
DR15 -1.78 dB -21.35 dB B10 Asencio - La frisanca.wav
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Number of files: 17
Official DR value: DR13

Only vinyl, CD, SACD? nope, like a lot of vinyls.


[Spanish] Narciso Yepes - Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre

Narciso Yepes - Wikipedia

After 1964, Yepes used the ten-string guitar exclusively, touring all six inhabited continents, performing in recitals as well as with the world's leading orchestras, giving an average of 130 performances each year. He recorded the Concierto de Aranjuez for the first time with the ten-string guitar in 1969 with Odón Alonso conducting the Orquesta Sinfonica R.T.V. Española...
 
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