[Harry Lavo]

"paul packer" wrote in message
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On Mon, 23 Oct 2006 08:27:56 -0400, "Harry Lavo"
wrote:


Paul. You like any Beethoven symphony? If so, purchase it by Haitink/LSO
(CD Universe has, almong others). You'll hear first rate native DSD/SACD
sound in either multichannel or stereo. Hint: it is absolutely "natural"
in
multichannel.


Not into Beethoven. However, if you have any Vaughan Williams or
Shostakovitch recommendations I'm all ears....er, eyes.

If you can find it, Shastokovich's Jazz Suites on Naxos are available in
SACD, as well as on DVD-A. They were recorded in the Soviet Union as 48/24
multitrack, and so don't represent the ultimate in SACD. But the sound is
excellent.

I cannot recommend the Shostakovich Symp #1 and 5 with Masur and the London
Philharmonic....dull, dull, dull.

If you like Smetana, there is a teriffic Ma Vlast by Sir Colin Davis, on the
LSO label. Like the Beethoven, this is a recent DSD recording with
excellent sound, and the performance is quite good.