Holst, The Planets

[Frank]

Good news,

Got a reply from Naxos stating that this DVD Audio title is scheduled for an international release in July.

Frank

 

[Frank]

The title is now listen on the www.naxos.com website.
Under labels- VD Audio

The catalog number is 5.110004 for this release.
I received an Email from naxos that this international release was scheduled for July

Interesting to note is that the catalog numbers of the previous releases end with 1 and 2. (Vivaldi & Ferde Grofe)

So which title goes with 5.110003 ?

Frank

 

[MCunningham]

Frank, I've verified the release through their website and have updated the Worldwide Release list. Thanks for the info.

mike

 

[Frank]

The title is now listed at www.jpc.de .
So it seems that the disc is released in Europe.

Frank

 

[BiggerzBetter]

Has anyone heard this disc yet?

I'm not especially into classical music, but I've picked up a few "classic" titles (i.e., one or two of the Beethovens) to enjoy the hi-rez sonics.

I know there's a domestic release of The Planets, but despite it being a highly-praised work by Andre Previn, I never bought it because it's original date of recording is more than two decades ago (practically the dark ages).

So I'd be curious to know if anyone's heard/can recommend the Naxos version. Amazon's site in England has it listed at a really good price and it's in stock, so I was tempted to get it. Wanted to check out this board and the Home Theater Forum before I committed myself, though.

 

[EmilS]

From a review I read, it is a 24/44.1 disc. So it is not high resolution. I canceled the order and will wait for another disc. More info here:

www.audioasylum.com/forum...88858.html

 

[BiggerzBetter]

Thanks for the warning. Like you, I won't be ordering this version of The Planets either. Maybe one day there'll be a hi-rez version on DVD-A, but since they've already put two lo-rez recordings out, that doesn't seem likely. Well, not lo-rez, but you know what I mean.

 

[Frank]

In spite of being a 24b/44.1 recording it still sounds very, very good. Better sound has more to do with more bits and the fact it's multichannel than with more samples.

I think that 96ks will be a bit better still. But hey, Naxos is a lo budget recordlabel. And the disc is not that expensive.

Listen to this disc and not to these audioasylum characters.
99% of them have an opinion without a listening experiance.

Frank