Classical music anyone?

PhantomOG
PhantomOG Posts: 2,409
edited October 2003 in Music & Movies
anyone here listen to classical music? i'm looking for reccomendations.

i just bought THIS.

and I like the selections and performances but on some of the songs the recording quality is horrible... I can hear this hiss or white noise during silences.

anyways, does anyone know of any good classical compilations that have high quality recordings?

i appreciate it.
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  • Dr. Spec
    Dr. Spec Posts: 3,780
    edited October 2003
    I asked this question about a year ago and there was a big thread with many well thought out responses.

    Do a search of my posts in that time frame and you will see a classical music post.
    "What we do in life echoes in eternity"

    Ed Mullen (emullen@svsound.com)
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  • dylan
    dylan Posts: 453
    edited October 2003
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  • Steve@3dai
    Steve@3dai Posts: 983
    edited October 2003
    PhantomOG: You drive a black WRX? This is liquidiq from I-Club ;) Enjoy your burrito? hahaha
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  • organ
    organ Posts: 4,969
    edited October 2003
    I really like the recording quality on "the most relaxing classical album in the world...ever!". I purchased mine from www.cdnow.com They also have "the best opera album in the world...ever!" Both compilations are 2 discs. The opera album has that analog hiss you're talking about because they're pretty old recordings, but you won't find better opera singers, especially sopranos today. I don't mind the hiss, you have to listen really carefully to hear it. The dynamics is amazing.

    Maurice
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited October 2003
    Can't help you on compilations... They are OK for their purpose, introductions to the genre, but are not the way to truly enjoy classical.

    As for the hiss, well the listing says ADD and some of the recordings are very old indeed, e.g., I think von Karajan has been dead for about a decade. Seems to be samples of some of the better performances recorded, which unfortunately does not also mean the best technical recording.

    This is not to say that old recordings can't sound good, many do, and often the best performances are by lesser known ensembles. Best example in my collection is an MFSL release of Bolero by Skrowowaczewski and the Minnesota Orch. Recorded in '74, the sound is glorious. And there are older ones, even in mono, that are worth owning, Toscanini, Furtwangler and others.

    The list Micah posted in the liked thread was a very fine one. I still owe Doc a completed list of my favorites.

    Anyway, welcome to the world of classical...
    More later,
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  • PhantomOG
    PhantomOG Posts: 2,409
    edited October 2003
    Steve, yeah it's me... I actually thought you were on here but with the name "liquidsound" or something like that but i guess that's not you.

    Thanks for the link dylan. I'll be sure to purchase some of the suggested CDs.

    amazing... something i'm doing on this board might actually INCREASE my productivity at work :) (at least i feel more productive when i'm listening to classical music)
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