I spotted a Monteux recording on Amazon,and it seemed a bargain at £3.75, so i went for it. The music, recorded at the Vienna festival in 1963, comprises Tchaikovsky's 5th, Romeo and Juliet and the B flat minor concerto with John Ogdon as the soloist.
When it arrived it turned out to be a two disc set, each disc double sided with CD on one side and DVD on the other, and a warning that it might not play on some machines. I tried the disc in my Blu Ray player and heard part of the performance with sound only, but the disc also contains a documentary on restoration which does have still images.
Next I tried the CD in my Meridian player, but both discs came up 'No disk loaded"
All the DVD material is alleged to be in Dolby Surround, which seems unlikely given the recording date! The sound is cleaner on my usual TV setting ( My TV output in various formats can be routed through my sound system )
Has anyone else encountered this sort of thing? I can hardly complain about the oddities given the very modest price
Just for info, I think the original recording was made by Vanguard engineers, and I know that Monteux made his splendid version of Berlioz's Romeo and Juliet for them. The current release is from Silverline Classics a company in California.
When it arrived it turned out to be a two disc set, each disc double sided with CD on one side and DVD on the other, and a warning that it might not play on some machines. I tried the disc in my Blu Ray player and heard part of the performance with sound only, but the disc also contains a documentary on restoration which does have still images.
Next I tried the CD in my Meridian player, but both discs came up 'No disk loaded"
All the DVD material is alleged to be in Dolby Surround, which seems unlikely given the recording date! The sound is cleaner on my usual TV setting ( My TV output in various formats can be routed through my sound system )
Has anyone else encountered this sort of thing? I can hardly complain about the oddities given the very modest price
Just for info, I think the original recording was made by Vanguard engineers, and I know that Monteux made his splendid version of Berlioz's Romeo and Juliet for them. The current release is from Silverline Classics a company in California.
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