James Gilchrist - On Wenlock Edge - Linn Records - Record Review
Written by Karl Erik SyltheThe English tenor James Gilchrist has released his second album on Linn Records. As expected, it is a Hybrid Multichannel SACD.
Kuniko Kata - Cantus - Linn Records - Record Review of Multichannel SACD
Written by Karl Erik SyltheThis release from Linn Records is far off the main streets. Kuniko Kata has made interpretations of Arvo Pärt, Steve Reich and Hywel Davies.
Quiet Winter Night - Hoff Ensemble - 2L. Record Review.
Written by Karl Erik SyltheThis album was released just over a year ago. Content, sound, not to mention the season makes it just as relevant today.
Yesterday Pink Floyd played in Grieghallen. At least almost ...
Mozart Symphonies no. 38-41 - S.C.O. / Mackerras - Record review
Written by Karl Erik SyltheLinn Records have recorded Mozart 's last four symphonies. For this event, they of course hand picked Scottish Chamber Orchestra conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras .
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Kenneth Karlsson - The view was all in lines - 2L SACD - record review
Written by Karl Erik Sylthe"The view was all in lines" is a typical release from 2L. In other words, a publication that stands out by being untypical ..
Iver Kleive - Organ music from deUSYNLIGE
Written by Karl Erik SyltheIver Kleive is an organplayer that is well represented in established audiophile record collections. Especially the works with Reiersrud on recordings with KKV has left a deep impression among music lovers who appreciate good sound, while valuing the genre boundaries neglected.
Emma Bell – Handel operatic arias. Record Review
Written by Karl Erik SyltheHandel is among the more underexposed opera composers, and this recording by Emma Bell with Scottish Chamber Orcestra helps to illustrate that it is about time to give these compositions even greater attention.
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Mahler's Symphony no. 4 - Linn Records. Record Review.
Written by Karl Erik SyltheIt has become more fragmented between the SACD releases from Linn Records in recent years. This record illustrates that it should have been far more.
High Fidelity Pure Audio - new format on Blu-ray?
Written by Karl Erik SyltheOne of the giants in the music industry, Universal Music Group has introduced a new high-definition format on Blu-ray. Will there be another flop, like the DVD-Audio can be argued to have been?
Jienat based in Hammerfest have made a record in the new exciting format Pure Audio Blu-Ray. And we shouldn`t really be surprised finding a well known name connected to sound production.
B & W Music Club - Download high-resolution music
Written by Karl Erik SyltheDownloading music from the web is becoming more widespread. B&W Music Club has chosen an unusual approach to this issue.
The Record label 2L launches its third release in Blu-ray Audio. We have been listening to a pre-production sample.
Shortly we wrote about the Grammy-nominated Divertimenti from 2L, the release that also is the very first audio-only Blu-ray release. We have now been listening to the next release from this label.