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[soundbrigade]

I don't think you understood me there.

 

[maty tinman]

I am sorry, I commented about Maria Callas Remaster, that she was not technical perfection (unlike Spanish tenor Alfredo Kraus, that does not excite me when I listen to him).

Technique

Thanks to his superlative technique and careful husbanding of his vocal resources, Kraus sang onstage until his early 70s. He studied voice technique in Milan with Mercedes Llopart.

Kraus was also noted for extremely refined musicianship, accompanied by a seemingly effortless high register. As a result, many opera connoisseurs consider him to be one of the best tenors of the end of the 20th century. He was admired for his cultivated musical education and his complete respect for his chosen profession. His first priority was the integrity of his artistic interpretation of a piece, rather than his formidable range and excellent technique.

I had not realized that you also wrote about emotion.

 

[soundbrigade]

OK, got it.

 

[ferret]

Can't spell for shite

Hey ferret!

Thanks for that one, flipped through his discography......ended up adding ‘backside of paradise’ from Move my Soul. And ‘Shake the Cage’ from Perfection Kills to my playlist.

Hi mountainman bob,
Only a pleasure. Just a pity I can't type or spell for shite. What an eedjit
Kevin

 

[maty tinman]

Tretyakov & Fedoseyev, USSR Radio TV - Tchaikovsky - Violin Concerto

...I had a lot and no defects. The CD and vinyl records of the company Melody sounded very good, like audiophile editions.

I LOVE:

Victor Tretyakov & Vladimir Fedoseyev, USSR Radio TV - Tchaikovsky - Violin Concerto (1985), Vinyl,
Мелодия/Melody, USRR

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Виктор Третьяков, Большой Симфонический Оркестр Всесоюзного Радио , Conductor Vladimir Fedoseyev - Concerto For Violin And Orchestra (Vinyl, LP, Album) | Discogs

DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR13 -0.48 dB -19.44 dB 19:11 01-Allegro moderato
DR15 -5.22 dB -26.05 dB 6:56 02-Canzonetta. Andante
DR14 0.00 dB -20.33 dB 10:00 03-Finale. Allegro vivacissimo
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Number of tracks: 3
Official DR value: DR14


[Russian] Віктар Віктаравіч Траццякоў — Вікіпедыя

Viktor Tretiakov - Wikipedia

 

[maty tinman]

Adrenaline rush!

Replay.

 

[myglaren]

The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band: "A Child's Guide To Good And Evil"

 

[maty tinman]

Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Such Sweet Thunder

Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Such Sweet Thunder (1957), Vinyl, mono, Columbia, US

Duke Ellington And His Orchestra - Such Sweet Thunder (Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono) | Discogs

DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR15 -1.42 dB -19.06 dB 3:23 01-Such Sweet Thunder
DR11 -3.78 dB -17.79 dB 3:01 02-Sonnet For Caesar
DR13 -3.01 dB -19.43 dB 1:23 03-Sonnet To Hank Cinq
DR13 -4.72 dB -19.99 dB 3:41 04-Lady Mac
DR13 -4.28 dB -22.43 dB 2:25 05-Sonnet In Search Of A Moor
DR13 -4.54 dB -21.84 dB 3:11 06-The Telecasters
DR12 -5.74 dB -21.03 dB 3:06 07-Up And Down, Up And Down (I Will Lead Them Up And Down)
DR8 -6.58 dB -20.36 dB 2:25 08-Sonnet For Sister Kate
DR11 -6.22 dB -21.32 dB 4:04 09-The Star Crossed Lovers
DR12 -4.94 dB -19.93 dB 3:27 10-Madness In Great Ones
DR12 -6.39 dB -22.12 dB 4:14 11-Half The Fun
DR11 -5.48 dB -18.36 dB 1:55 12-Circle Of Fourths
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Number of tracks: 12
Official DR value: DR12


CD, 1999

Duke Ellington - Such Sweet Thunder - Amazon.com Music

 

[Bicicletta]

Glenn Miller - In The Mood

 

[e3k]

ad The West Coast Pop: that is just like Beatles now.
ad Glenn Miller: classics 🙂

 

[maty tinman]

Chet Baker & Stan Getz - West Coast Live

Chet Baker & Stan Getz - West Coast Live (1953), CD, Pacific Jazz 1997, US

Chet Baker & Stan Getz - West Coast Live (CD, Compilation) | Discogs

CHET & STAN GETZ BAKER - West Coast Live (Performance Series) - Amazon.com Music

DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR15 -0.28 dB -20.01 dB 3:01 01-My Funny Valentine
DR13 -0.20 dB -14.74 dB 5:09 02-Strike Up The Band
DR13 -0.42 dB -15.77 dB 6:20 03-The Way You Look
DR17 -0.20 dB -19.68 dB 4:51 04-Yardbird Suite
DR13 -4.52 dB -19.35 dB 4:25 05-Yesterdays
DR13 -0.20 dB -16.05 dB 4:11 06-Winter Wonderland
DR13 -0.37 dB -17.20 dB 5:30 07-Come Out Wherever
DR13 -0.53 dB -16.82 dB 4:36 08-Move
DR11 -4.87 dB -18.72 dB 3:43 09-What's New
DR13 -2.74 dB -18.39 dB 5:44 10-Half Nelson
DR13 -0.22 dB -15.27 dB 3:57 11-Little Willie Leaps
DR13 -2.85 dB -18.55 dB 6:08 12-Soft Shoe
DR13 -0.20 dB -16.73 dB 9:40 13-Whispering
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Number of tracks: 13
Official DR value: DR13


DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 -0.31 dB -14.86 dB 3:41 01-Bernie's Tune
DR12 -1.76 dB -16.40 dB 5:36 02-All The Things You Are
DR12 -0.13 dB -15.28 dB 4:20 03-Winter Wonderland
DR12 -1.16 dB -16.28 dB 5:27 04-Gone With The wind
DR13 -0.48 dB -16.29 dB 17:45 05-All The Things You Are
DR14 -0.20 dB -17.79 dB 12:08 06-Darn That Dream
DR12 -0.20 dB -14.95 dB 8:42 07-Crazy Rhythm
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Number of tracks: 7
Official DR value: DR13

 

[Bicicletta]

Paolo Conte - Aguaplano

 

[Zuhl]

My all time favourite. Recorded just 7 days before I was born.

 

[maty tinman]

Cannonball Adderley - Somethin' Else

Cannonball Adderley - Somethin' Else (1958), Vinyl, mono, Blue Note, US

Cannonball Adderley - Somethin' Else (Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono) | Discogs

DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR14 -2.79 dB -20.42 dB 11:00 01-Autumn Leaves
DR12 -2.17 dB -17.99 dB 7:07 02-Love For Sale
DR13 -0.89 dB -16.82 dB 8:15 03-Somethin' Else
DR13 -0.70 dB -17.38 dB 8:26 04-One For Daddy-O
DR13 -3.02 dB -19.47 dB 4:06 05-Dancing In The Dark
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Number of tracks: 5
Official DR value: DR13


Cannonball Adderley - Somethin' Else (1958), SACD, Analogue Productions, US

Cannonball Adderley - Somethin' Else (SACD, Hybrid, Album, Stereo, Reissue) | Discogs

DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR15 -5.14 dB -24.79 dB 11:01 01-Autumn Leaves
DR13 -5.60 dB -22.13 dB 7:05 02-Love For Sale
DR14 -4.20 dB -21.09 dB 8:14 03-Somethin' Else
DR14 -4.13 dB -21.58 dB 8:25 04-One For Daddy-O
DR13 -6.66 dB -23.22 dB 4:07 05-Dancing In The Dark
DR14 -1.83 dB -20.08 dB 5:11 06-Alison's Uncle
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Number of tracks: 6
Official DR value: DR13


Both have very good sound, but the old vinyl is more addictive.

SACD mastered by Kevin Gray and Steve Hoffman.

Stereo version of Cannonball Adderley's Somethin' Else on CD? | Steve Hoffman Music Forums


CD, 1999 RVG edition

Cannonball Adderley - Somethin' Else (RVG Edition) - Amazon.com Music

CD, 1990

Cannonball Adderley - Somethin Else - Amazon.com Music

 

[maty tinman]

GLORIOUS!

I heard it again a short time ago and it did not sound so good!

My second audio system is telling me: listen to me and do not touch me!

 

[maty tinman]

Pata Negra - Blues De Pata Negra

Pata Negra - Blues De Pata Negra (2000), CD, Altaya, Spain

Pata Negra - Blues De Pata Negra (CD, Compilation) | Discogs

DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR13 0.00 dB -15.01 dB 4:13 01-Blues De La Frontera
DR14 0.00 dB -16.49 dB 3:14 02-Todo Lo Que Me Gusta Es Ilegal
DR12 -1.00 dB -14.56 dB 3:36 03-Yo Me Quedo En Sevilla
DR11 -1.00 dB -13.96 dB 3:20 04-Calle Betis
DR11 -1.00 dB -13.55 dB 3:10 05-Camaron
DR13 -1.39 dB -17.02 dB 4:54 06-Lindo Gatito
DR15 0.00 dB -16.91 dB 4:15 07-Pata Palo
DR15 0.00 dB -17.63 dB 3:23 08-Juan Charrasqueado
DR16 -1.00 dB -18.69 dB 5:35 09-Morao Mellizo
DR9 -1.00 dB -11.50 dB 3:07 10-Bodas De Sangre
DR10 -2.01 dB -14.51 dB 5:19 11-Lunatico
DR18 0.00 dB -21.09 dB 5:21 12-Bulerias De Juan El Camas
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Number of tracks: 12
Official DR value: DR13


CD, 2012 Remastered hummm, I fear the worst: low DR

https://www.amazon.es/El-Blues-Frontera-Pata-Negra/dp/B00132J9O2


[Spanish] Raimundo Amador - Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre

 

[maty tinman]

Wim Mertens - Platinum Collection

Wim Mertens - Platinum Collection (2008), CD, EMI Classics, Europe

Wim Mertens - Platinum Collection (CD, Compilation) | Discogs

DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR13 -5.22 dB -22.39 dB 3:23 01-Close cover
DR12 -2.66 dB -17.41 dB 3:19 02-4 Mains
DR10 -1.61 dB -14.33 dB 3:40 03-Their duet
DR14 -4.28 dB -23.61 dB 3:28 04-Hufhuf
DR10 -0.90 dB -14.67 dB 3:59 05-No testament
DR16 -0.37 dB -20.36 dB 4:01 06-Naviamente
DR15 -0.32 dB -16.79 dB 11:50 07-Maximizing the audience
DR10 -3.50 dB -17.50 dB 6:45 08-Multiple 12
DR11 -0.65 dB -14.19 dB 8:21 09-To keep them from falling
DR10 -0.39 dB -14.75 dB 6:49 10-A sandy shore
DR10 -0.55 dB -14.81 dB 2:12 11-2 and 3 equals 1
DR9 -0.03 dB -11.98 dB 6:17 12-In 3 or 4 days
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Number of tracks: 12
Official DR value: DR12


DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR8 -2.03 dB -12.98 dB 7:25 01-Wound to wound
DR9 0.00 dB -11.14 dB 7:36 02-The paths not taken
DR8 -0.10 dB -11.13 dB 6:11 03-With all its might
DR9 0.00 dB -12.27 dB 3:41 04-Un respiro
DR10 -0.09 dB -13.09 dB 7:09 05-The personell changes
DR8 -7.95 dB -19.38 dB 1:55 06-The scene
DR9 -0.06 dB -12.79 dB 3:52 07-Often a bird
DR10 -5.49 dB -20.32 dB 4:38 08-The fosse
DR9 -2.00 dB -14.41 dB 9:14 09-What that one does
DR10 -1.84 dB -14.76 dB 7:34 10-Not at home
DR11 -6.12 dB -20.86 dB 0:42 11-Gorf
DR9 -6.78 dB -19.54 dB 7:40 12-Song 6
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Number of tracks: 12
Official DR value: DR9


DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR9 -1.39 dB -14.38 dB 4:03 01-Struggle for pleasure
DR13 -6.19 dB -24.39 dB 5:01 02-Alef
DR11 -3.68 dB -17.82 dB 4:50 03-Birds for the mind
DR11 -2.89 dB -19.41 dB 3:01 04-Humility
DR8 -0.51 dB -11.40 dB 5:36 05-Yes, I never did
DR9 0.00 dB -13.13 dB 4:19 06-Passend (reprise)
DR9 -0.01 dB -11.17 dB 3:40 07-Hors-nature
DR12 0.00 dB -17.25 dB 7:09 08-Zutzig
DR10 -0.80 dB -13.17 dB 3:54 09-Al
DR8 -0.27 dB -10.32 dB 6:03 10-La fin de la visite
DR12 -0.51 dB -17.53 dB 9:55 11-Iris
DR9 -1.46 dB -14.24 dB 5:04 12-MP4
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Number of tracks: 12
Official DR value: DR10


CD, 2015

https://www.amazon.es/Platinum-Collection-Wim-Mertens/dp/B0013N3XGG


Wim Mertens -

Wim Mertens - Wikipedia


PS: In the nineties I listened to a lot of New Age / New Music. Nowadays, jazz and classical/antique/baroque music are essential.

 

[maty tinman]

Anastasia - Before The Rain - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Anastasia - Before The Rain - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1994), CD, London/Decca, USA

Anastasia - Before The Rain - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (CD, Album) | Discogs

DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 0.00 dB -14.85 dB 3:27 01-Time Never Dies
DR14 0.00 dB -17.36 dB 8:24 02-Nine Iron Doors
DR13 0.00 dB -15.87 dB 2:59 03-Coming Back Home 1
DR12 -0.22 dB -16.48 dB 6:58 04-Red And White
DR11 -0.95 dB -14.84 dB 4:29 05-At The Restaurant
DR14 -0.20 dB -21.26 dB 1:52 06-In A London Cab
DR13 0.00 dB -17.38 dB 11:14 07-Pass Over
DR14 -0.48 dB -17.85 dB 2:05 08-Funeral Theme
DR15 -0.07 dB -18.64 dB 6:42 09-Death Of Alexander
DR15 -0.23 dB -18.58 dB 5:40 10-Coming Back Home 2
DR15 0.00 dB -17.77 dB 2:46 11-The Circle Is Not Round
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Number of tracks: 11
Official DR value: DR13


CD, 1995

Goran Trajkoski, Zlatko Origjanski, Zoran Spasovski, Anastasia - Before The Rain (Pred Dozhdot): Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - Amazon.com Music


Before the Rain (1994 film) - Wikipedia

 

[Bicicletta]

Cielito Lindo

 

[maty tinman]

Before the rain has one of the best soundtracks. Timeless, original and... intense.

I am still amazed at how these small loudspeakers reproduce the low frequencies.

I remember seeing it in the Verdi cinemas of the Gracia neighborhood (Barcelona), in the original version.