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TCHAIKOVSKY: Swan Lake Suite – Menuhin, v./Philharmonia Orch./ Efrem Kurtz – HiQ xrcd24

by Audiophile Audition | Aug 26, 2016 | Classical Reissue Reviews

TCHAIKOVSKY: Swan Lake, Op. 20: (Suite from the Ballet) – Yehudi Menuhin, v./ Philharmonia Orch./ Efrem Kurtz – Hi-Q xrcd24 HIQXRCD49, 60:00 (6/24/16) [Distr. by Warner Classics] ****: A fine xrcd remastering of a classic performance recording. Once more, Hi-Q remasters Parlaphone 1958 original analog recordings from the three Tchaikovsky ballets recorded in excerpts by […]

TCHAIKOVSKY: The Nutcracker, Op. 71 – Suite from the Ballet – Philharmonia Orch./ Efrem Kurtz – Hi-Q Records

by Audiophile Audition | Aug 19, 2016 | Classical Reissue Reviews

The 1958 classic Nutcracker excerpts assume a new audiophile guise in this issue from Hi-Q Records. TCHAIKOVSKY: The Nutcracker, Op. 71 – Suite from the Ballet – Philharmonia Orch./ Efrem Kurtz – Hi-Q Records xrcd24 HIQXRCD51, 60:00 (6/24/16) [Distr. by Warner Classics] ****: The Nutcracker – Suite From The Ballet is performed by the Philharmonia […]

DVORAK: Cello Concerto in B Minor; FAURÉ: Elegie /Janos Starker, cello/ Philharmonia Orch./Walter Susskind – Hi-Q Records xrcd24

by Audiophile Audition | Oct 18, 2015 | SACD & Other Hi-Res Reviews

A valuable remastering of a classic Starker performance.

RAVEL: Bolero; Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2; Pavane our une infante défunte – London Sym. Orch./ André Previn – Parlophone/ Warner Classics/ Resonance Recordings/ Hi-Q xrcd24

by John Sunier | Aug 6, 2014 | SACD & Other Hi-Res Reviews

Fantastic sonics of a great recording, playable on any CD player without special decoding.

JEAN SIBELIUS: Symphony No. 2 – Philharmonia Orch./ Paul Kletzki (1955) – EMI/Warner Classics/ Resonance/ Hi-Q Records xrcd24

by John Sunier | Jun 8, 2014 | SACD & Other Hi-Res Reviews

Magnificent performance and sonics, but is it worth $50?

BERLIOZ: Symphonie fantastique – Orch. National de France/ Leonard Bernstein (1976) – EMI/Hi-Q xrcd

by John Sunier | Nov 20, 2013 | Classical Reissue Reviews

An audiophile xrcd24 reissue of a 1976 Bernstein performance of the Berlioz work.

BEETHOVEN: Concerto for Violin/Cello/Piano in C “Triple Concerto” – David Oistrakh, v./ Mstislav Rostropovich, cello/ Sviatoslav Richter, piano/ Berlin Philharmonic Orch./ Herbert von Karajan – EMI/Resonance Recordings Ltd./Hi-Q Records

by John Sunier | Jun 24, 2013 | SACD & Other Hi-Res Reviews

A super-classic recording from 1969 with four of the biggest names in classical music at the time, now in super-fidelity (for a price).

HOLST: The Planets – London Sym. Orch. and Chorus/ André Previn – Hi-Q Records

by John Sunier | Feb 6, 2013 | SACD & Other Hi-Res Reviews

This Hi-Q issue is really overwhelming.

GRIEG: Music for Peer Gynt – Ilse Hollweg, sop./ Beecham Choral Society/ Royal Philharmonic Orch./ Sir Thomas Beecham (1957) – EMI/Hi-Q Records

by John Sunier | Jan 7, 2013 | SACD & Other Hi-Res Reviews

Another exceptional xrcd24, this time from a 1957 early stereo Abbey Road master.

TCHAIKOVSKY: 1812 Overture; Romeo and Juliet Fantasy; March Slav — London Sym. Orch./Andre Previn – EMI (1972)/ Resonance Recordings (Hi-Q)

by John Sunier | Nov 20, 2012 | SACD & Other Hi-Res Reviews

An expensive though hearable improvement over other releases of this legendary recording.

ORFF: Carmina Burana – Soloists/ St. Clement Danes Grammar School Boys Choir/London Sym. Orch. & Chorus/ André Previn (1974 EMI analog recording) Resonance Recording Hi-Q xrcd

by John Sunier | Nov 11, 2012 | SACD & Other Hi-Res Reviews

Probably the best sound I’ve heard from an xrcd, but $50 for one CD?