midficollege
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| What is the standard for judging a systems sound? Exactly. Thousands of people think that Bose Wave Radios sound good, and good for them. They've found musical happiness. I'm just looking for a system that engages me and forces me to listen to the music, the phrasing of the artists, the sound of ... | |
| Favourite labels I've been listening to various Proprius(ous?) recordings while auditioning speakers and have found them to be of unvarying high quality. Also, CALA recordings seem quite well made to me, as do ECM. Finally, I recently found a recording by Teldec (... | |
| Favorite Performances of Russian Compositions Sorry, hit submit too early. While not my favorite performance of a russian composition, I picked up Masur/NYP doing Scheherazade. Very, very nice. Well recorded and expressive. You might not like it if you don't like tempos to move too much, though. | |
| Favorite Performances of Russian Compositions So far, my favorite performance of a Russian Composition was Rostropovich conducting the New York Phil doing Shostakovich 8 and Lady Macbeth of Mtensk last year. Unfortunately, I saw it live, and I don't think there's a CD. |