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[mahlerei]

Since downloads are now a major part of the music-buying scene I though it would be a good idea to start a thread dedicated to new releases and related discussions.

DublinJimbo, you will be pleased to see that Qobuz have today released the Nelsons/Boston Shostakovich 10:

http://www.qobuz.com/gb-en/album/shostakovich-under-stalins-shadow-symphony-no-10-boston-symphony-orchestra/0002894795063

[richardfinegold]

Since downloads are now a major part of the music-buying scene I though it would be a good idea to start a thread dedicated to new releases and related discussions.

DublinJimbo, you will be pleased to see that Qobuz have today released the Nelsons/Boston Shostakovich 10:

http://www.qobuz.com/gb-en/album/sho.../0002894795063

Also for sale as a CD on the U.S. Amazon site for about 80% of the cost of the download, before shipping and handling.
I duly ordered mine

[mahlerei]

Solitaires, Kathryn Stott's new album of 20th-century French piano pieces, looks tempting:

http://www.eclassical.com/labels/bis/solitaires-french-works-for-solo-piano.html

[Stunsworth]

DublinJimbo, you will be pleased to see that Qobuz have today released the Nelsons/Boston Shostakovich 10:

http://www.qobuz.com/gb-en/album/sho.../0002894795063

Hmm, as a Sublime subscriber I can get the high resolution version for 10 Euros.

[mahlerei]

Apologies if this has already been discussed, but boarders might like to know that Hyperion have decided it is no longer economical for them to reissue their back catalogue on the budget Helios label. Instead, buyers will have to resort to downloading these titles. I guess this may become the norm, but at least Hyperion treat downloaders better than most of their rivals do. I use them often, and have had few problems with their excellent site. In the rare cases where I have had an issue it has been addressed quickly. This is the way download sites should be (but aren't).

[Bryn]

... Hyperion have decided it is no longer economical for them to reissue their back catalogue on the budger Helios label. ...

Oh budger!

[mahlerei]

Oh budger!

Thanks, duly amended...

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

[QUOTE=mahlerei;503970]Apologies if this has already been discussed, but boarders might like to know that Hyperion have decided it is no longer economical for them to reissue their back catalogue on the budget Helios label. Instead, buyers will have to resort to downloading these titles. QUOTE]

Thanks for the warning. I'll do a quick catch-up of Hyperion CDs on my wish list, while they're still available. After that, who knows. . . ?

[Roehre]

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Thanks for the warning. I'll do a quick catch-up of Hyperion CDs on my wish list, while they're still available. After that, who knows. . . ?

Some of the Helios CDs increased in price recently, some up to £8.50 already on the Hyperion site

[Roehre]

Apologies if this has already been discussed, but boarders might like to know that Hyperion have decided it is no longer economical for them to reissue their back catalogue on the budget Helios label. Instead, buyers will have to resort to downloading these titles.....

This is new to me

[jayne lee wilson]

http://www.qobuz.com/gb-en/album/dutilleux-metaboles-larbre-des-songes-symphony-no-2-le-double-ludovic-morlot-seattle-symphony-orchestra/0855404005072

I bought the first issue of Morlot's Seattle Dutilleux with No.1 and Tout un Monde, very impressed with it...
This one's discounted for a few more days...

http://www.qobuz.com/gb-en/album/lutoslawski-piano-concerto-symphony-no2-krystian-zimerman-berliner-philharmoniker-sir-simon-rattle/0002894795012

Very positive Gramophone review of this (AA - slightly critical of definitional focus in the concerto), but I tend to find the Philharmonie setting itself a drawback in Berlin recordings. Probably have a go anyway, when time allows...

[Cockney Sparrow]

....... but at least Hyperion treat downloaders better than most of their rivals do. I use them often, and have had few problems with their excellent site. In the rare cases where I have had an issue it has been addressed quickly. This is the way download sites should be (but aren't).

I bought quite a lot of downloads in their summer sales a few years back (when everything in the cataalogue was discounted, not just a selection). Then I realised that one of the orders in the sale period could not be found in the "My Music" folders. They quickly replied and authorised a fresh download of the order without question. As you say, good service....

[mahlerei]

Jayne

Thanks for the steer on that SSM issue. I must say I was very disappointed with their Organ Symphony, both as a performance and as a recording. Will give the Dutilleux a whirl, though.

Bach lovers and organistas in general should hear Masaaki Suzuki on the Schnitger/Hinz of Martinikerk, Groningen. Terrific playing and an exemplary recording from Take5's Hans Kipfer:

http://www.eclassical.com/labels/bis/bach-organ-works.html

[richardfinegold]

I received the CD of the Nelsons/DSCH yesterday. I really haven't had a chance to take it in as a performance but the parts that I did hear, as a recording, sounded somewhat opaque (although I wasn't listening on my main system). How does the download sound?

[mahlerei]

I received the CD of the Nelsons/DSCH yesterday. I really haven't had a chance to take it in as a performance but the parts that I did hear, as a recording, sounded somewhat opaque (although I wasn't listening on my main system). How does the download sound?

Richard

Yes, I know exactly what you mean. There is some telling detail but not a lot of air, notably in the climaxes. The Passacaglia is a case in point - visceral but ultimately a bit flat. I gave it a qualified welcome...