Originally written by Joël Chevassus for Audiophile-Magazine This recording by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, for the Pentatone label, showcases the concert works of three renowned American film composers: John Williams, Bernard Herrmann and Hugo Friedhofer. The album program explores the purely classical facet (and therefore outside of film music) of these composers through two works […]
View Original We all say, “There is no substitute for live music.” This past spring, Ann and I treated ourselves to a generous helping of live orchestral music from one of our regional orchestras a few hours away. And yet, and yet… While the sound of live instruments cannot be fully replicated by even the […]
Canada Day: The Unmastered Editions The three albums included in this bundle have been favorites of mine since their original released versions. Hearing them as they were originally recorded and mixed has been an ear-opening experience. I invite you to explore Harris Eisenstadt’s individualistic compositions and the dazzling interplay of his bandmates in these NativeDSD […]
Read Original I so often bring to you music in ultra-high resolution, but there are so many wonderful recordings not originally recorded in DXD or DSD256. I listen to many of these, but don’t regularly write about them because my brief is to focus on the higher resolution recordings so readers can know that they […]
View Original I am frequently overwhelmed, in the most positive way imaginable, by the cornucopia of marvelous releases that appear. Such is the case today as I offer to you my thoughts on eight recent releases available at NativeDSD. They have made my heart sing these past few weeks. Santiago de Masarnau: Piano Works (Vol. […]
View Original Over the past few weeks, my listening has been filled with enjoyable discoveries: four Pure DSD256 releases from Hunnia and Eudora (four!); another excellent LSO Live release with Gianandrea Noseda; a superb performance of Handel’s Theodora; a fine new recording from Barry Diament on his Soundkeeper label—who has something to teach popular and folk […]
Read Original Boundless (World Premiere Recording), Julian Kytasty, Min Xiao-Fen. Anderson Audio New York 2026 (DXD 32-bit, Stereo) Edit Master Sourced HERE Some albums just jump out at you on first listen and demand attention. Thus it is with Anderson Audio’s new release, Boundless by Min Xiao-Fen and Julian Kytasty. Boundless is a fascinatingly original cross-cultural duo duo project built […]
Read Original (PF) A trove of truly wonderful recordings has appeared in the NativeDSD catalog over recent weeks. Here are eight that caught my immediate attention, with multiple turns in my listening queue. Each is a worthy addition to your music library and will reward over multiple listening sessions. Telemann Ino Cantata and Double Concertos, […]
View Original Over the years I’ve freely admitted to being something of a sound nut. I revel in recordings that feel transparent, timbrally truthful, and utterly convincing in their portrayal of natural acoustic space. For me, the deepest listening pleasure comes from acoustic instruments captured in real environments, without artifice. With that in mind, I’m […]
These reviews are re-posted from Stereophile.com, written by Jason Victor Serinus / Stephen Francis Vasta. Dvořák: Slavonic DancesCzech Philharmonic/Sir Simon RattlePentatone Music PTC5817414 (CD). 2025. Holger Urbach, prod.; Stephan Reh, eng.Performance ***Sonics ***½ I shouldn’t have praised Tomá Netopil for recording the Slavonic Rhapsodies instead of the seemingly inevitable Slavonic Dances: Apparently he was leaving […]
View Original Producer’s Choice, Vol. 2. Cobra Records 2025 (Pure DSD256-Direct Mixed, Stereo) Edit Master Sourced (To be released December 12 at NativeDSD) Cobra Records’ 25th Anniversary celebration continues with the release of Producer’s Choice, Volume 2. And it is phenomenal. Earlier this year, I wrote with enthusiasm about the release of Volume 1 which included selected tracks recorded […]
