Magnifique !

Hendrik Andriessen (1892-1981) is not so nearly as well known as he should be outside his home country of The Netherlands. His was a towering musical intellect, ever inventive, ever challenging. These early chamber works from the 1930s are a treasure. Not to be confused with his composer son, Louis Andriessen, the elder Andriessen tends to stay in a more tonal musical landscape, but one that is unmistakably modern.

One easily hears the influences of French composers in these pieces, particularly the Sonata for Cello and Piano which flows melodically and poetically. But dare not to place H. Andriessen in a box too small. Simply listen to the Violin Sonata written some six years after the Cello Sonata. This is music of challenge and contradiction with its striking contrasts of sounds. While this latter piece is arguably more simplistic in composition, it has a bite to it, which I so greatly relish. The Inventions (1937) and the Piano Trio (1939) assume a darker tone, particularly the Trio.

Over the twelve year span in which these four works were composed, we hear a remarkable range of emotional content and creative intensity. These are works to be explored, revisited, and savored. While very satisfying simply on first hearing, these are works that do not fully unfold easily. Plan to invest a bit of time relistening to fully hear what Andriessen communicates in these highly varied works. The effort will be most well rewarded!

All of these works are beautifully rendered, with true passion and commitment, by the Amsterdam Bridge Ensemble. They clearly have an affinity for the music and plumb the depths well. All of which is enhanced by the excellent recorded sound provided by recording engineer Tom Peeters. The sound quality Tom Peeters provides is intimate, warm, and highly resolved. As is usual with his efforts, we are given the gift of being in the immediate presence of the musicians, as in a live recital. Chamber music recordings simply do not get any better than this. Music, performance, sound quality combine in this album for a treasurable experience. I am so pleased to have found this recording.

Rushton, April 2022

Hurray, with the Fiio Music app my smartphone plays the DSD 64 format!

Vivaldi's piece is particularly sublime. I'll definitely take some full albums. However, I will have to limit myself to DSD 64 because DSD 128 does not seem compatible with Fiio Music. But it's already fantastic, thanks!

When Night Falls is a recording and production that can make you feel the ensemble is just live performing before you.

This is not only an album excellent for listening at nights but also very comfortable to enjoy whenever you are doing anything that can spare your ears to listen to music.

I have been a loyal fan of Jared team’s recordings for many years since Channel Classics and now with NativeDSD. I like and cherish all of them.

This is my first DSD album, but I'm glad I got off to a good start. I didn't want to take off my headphones to the point where I was so focused on listening to it while the music was playing recently. It was such a great performance album and it was impressive. I also thank the native dsd team for recommending this album!

I found this DSD recording to be quite enjoyable, as well as highly listenable. As its title suggests, it is suitable for winding down at the end of the day, but is just as appropriate for other occasions. The selections from the American Songbook are favorites of mine. The recording is superb, worthy of close aural critique, or just casual listening, as the listener's attention dictates.

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can't be decoded correctly, there is a message 'Unable to open item for playback (Seek offset out of range)' in my foobar 2000.

I have the DSD 256 version and this is currently my favorite DSD Album.

Great detail resolution and soundstage. It is my second album from Just Listen Records. The first was The Duke Book: The Music of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn (Pure DSD). That album also has great DSD 256 sound.

Interpretation, music, acoustics 5* !!!

Outstanding!
Absolutely perfect, it's like being there in the live performance.

Additionally, the booklets that comes with every album are a great informational source for you to better enjoy what you'll be listening to.

Jazz at the Pawnshop is not just another jazz recording, it's an experience, it's A MUST for jazz lovers. The DSD version is the ultimate experience, with the right equipment you'll be able to listen so many details that you will feel like you are there.

For the price this beautiful and calming celesta recording is a must-have.

An interesting and unique mix of different styles of music, and some welcome variety in a typically classical and jazz-dominated DSD world.

Probably my favourite drum-focused album I've heard so far.

Hi,
I have a bad noise on the first met at the 10'12.... I need help...

What a wonderful, over-the-top, project. Yes, Toad would be proud. I grew up with The Wind in the Willows and now have the perfect way to share it with my grandchildren. They've listened thus far to Bob's delightful reading of The River Bank and The Open Road and can't wait for more. I'm doling it out in short listening sessions, just as I got to know it.

Rushton Paul

Excellent ... music & recording.

This is perhaps the finest reproduction of solo piano I have ever heard.

Being a piano technician I have my head inside grand pianos all day. That's what it sounds like.

My hat is off to the piano player and piano tech, the engineering and production process of this album. Sublime.

The Pure DSD 256 here takes it up a big notch. The realism, crispness, and separation of the instruments in a wide sound stage is fantastic. Quality here is top notch. The composition and arrangement are smooth, relaxing, and of course *very* cool. This is a great album.

Wow what a surprise here. The preview in the browser sounded "good" but to hear this thing in high-res amplifies the "good" to "Wow". The music is just so full and such a lively, enjoyable listen.

Great Music, A Great Recording with Great Remastering to Stereo DSD 256!

Great Music, A Great Recording with Great Remastering to DSD 256!

Caveat emptor. I should have listened more carefully to the preview samples available. The album is beautifully recorded and I am sure that Rachel is an outstanding performer, however, the style of the interpretation turned out to be NOT to my liking. I don't know if this is due to the choices of the violinist, conductor, or director, but the way the notes all seem to 'slide' into each other makes the violin sound whiny and obsequious. Listen to the first minute of this recording and compare it to the performance by Arabella Steinbacher (also on this store) to hear the difference. Choose the one that suits your taste, not the one with the most positive reviews, as that was the mistake I made.

I don’t know if it was intentional or not to give it a specific sound, but there is a lot of hiss in the background of most of the tracks on this album. It’s a great album, super fun to listen to, but so much of it ends up with me annoyed at what sounds like cassette hiss when things get quiet.
At first I thought it was my hardware, and I went through playing all sorts of other songs and formats and using different headphones and cables and playing it off my PC and my Walkman and in the end it was just the music had hiss.

If it wasn’t intentional, that seems sloppy. If it was intentional, i cannot think of any reason you’d want that. Sort of like how some music will have fake vinyl popping and such at the start, that’s kind of fun and it goes away after the intro, but this is just hiss through the entire thing.

Not impressed, trying to figure out how to get rid of that hiss myself so it’s enjoyable to listen to.

Ridiculously good!! A must buy item for this Christmas.

I have the CD edition from 10 years ago. Now I have this DXD version, even better!

As the name implies, it's Pretty Cool Jazz. Highly recommended. Though you will wish it lasted a bit longer!

I hadn't listened to the koto by itself before. I can safely say this album is a great way to get to know how it sounds.

The Guitar fits with the traditional Korean instruments better than I expected!

An excellent recording. And of course, an excellent performance of the symphony.

Fantastic if you enjoy synthpop. And a great introduction if you usually stick to other genres. The vocals complement the instrumentals perfectly.