When will there be decent classical music recordings?

Am I incorrect in assuming you (tatyana69) are speaking of orchestras, music written for them, and performed in a large concert hall? Well, there is also "Classical" music written for smaller ensembles meant to be performed in smaller venues. "Classical" is used as a category for all "composer-written" music, but there are, as you may know, different periods within that form. During the Baroque period (1600-1750) there was a lot of music written for solo instruments (harpsichord, cello, violin) and small ensembles. And there are many incredible recordings of this music, where the intimate details of each instrument can be clearly heard from a close perspective, not dissimilar from those in "Pop" recordings. I have some harpsichord recordings which put the instrument right in front of me in my room. Or, even better, me right in front of the instrument in the room in which the recording was made. Look for Trevor Pinnock performing music for harpsichord on the British CRD label (on LP) for some electrifying music, recordings, and reproductions in your music room!

There are many sources of great recordings.
Here is a fast sampler:
http://www.linnrecords.com
XRCD ...http://www.elusivedisc.com/Home-Of-XRCD/products/859/

"Someone will say well that is not how you listen at a concert, but that is just archaic. "

It's not archaic--it's real, it's natural.  Guitarists and engineers go far out of their way to eliminate those string noises that you think you want to hear.  As those noises are real and natural I'm okay with them, but if they can be reduced without otherwise diminishing the overall listening experience then I'm in favor of that.  It's what we call signal-to-noise ratio.

BDP, I agree--I've been really enjoying harpsichord recordings lately, especially an old LP of Ralph Kirpatrick playing Scarlatti and a two-record box of Igor Kipnis playing assorted English pieces.  The sound is frighteningly real!

two and three microphone classical and jazz recordings shine because of the microphones which are capturing the layering of the instruments in the space. No dropped in multi tracking. There is no phase issues, simulated imaging, etc. you hear the natural timbre and decay

try going to the symphony, closing your eyes and picking out each violist, viola or cello.
if they play in unison you should hear them as one albiet with a width and depth to the emsemble section
you hear the orchestra, you hear the room

the minimal mics pick this up spectacularly

i wish more pop musicians would do straight takes with minimal mikes in the studio with a lot of acoustic instruments and electronics played at matched volumes. Sure you can’t isolate an anoying mistake here or there but the imaging is to die for.



Classical Recordings - they practically give away used classical records from the analog era which nearly always are in mint condition.


there are a few chamber pieces where each instrument is recorded in the round ala 5.1
does the cello have to jump out from behind you?
not my cup of tea

Yeah yeah tostado, Kirkpatrick and Kipnis are fantastic players and interpreters. Kipnis even did some audiophile label recordings. I have more of these two players on CD though, which I assume will be okay with the OP, assuming he is interested in the music. Scarlatti is very difficult to play, and equally as exciting to listen to. Keyboard works is my single favorite and most listened to genre.