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In Reply to: Pike? Suwanai or Yoo? Sibelius Violin Concerto Releases by the Cupload.... posted by jdaniel@jps.net on September 23, 2016 at 07:40:30:
The Suwanai SACD was very famous when it first came out - it was so well recorded and the Suwanai/Oramo partnership really seemed to draw sparks. The Pike, which I have on a 24/96 multi-channel download, is comparable in the violin playing to Suwanai, but, over time, I've come to feel that Andrew Davis' contribution is a bit less positive than Oramo's for Suwanai. As is usual with Chandos, the SQ of the Pike recording is even bigger and more spacious than the Philips sound for Suwanai - maybe too spacious for some listeners. As mentioned in the subject line, I haven't heard the Yoo recording, but I'm certainly interested, even though I normally don't get too excited about Ashkenazy's conducting.
Here's something else to consider: Brian Cheney (RIP) and I once played the Akiko (Suwanai) and Lisa (Batiashvili) Sibelius Concerto recordings back-to=back (at only CD-resolution however), and we both felt that, good as Akiko was in this work, Lisa's level of accomplishment (technical command, etc.) was on an even higher plane. Of course, the SQ of the Philips disc (again, even at CD resolution) is really extraordinary, although the Sony sound is OK. Oramo is the conductor on both the Akiko and Lisa recordings. I've never seen Lisa's recording available in a hi-rez format however.
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Follow Ups
- I have Pike and Suwanai - don't have Yoo yet - Chris from Lafayette 09:00:09 09/23/16 (1)
- Thanks, had a feeling you'd heard some of them, hence "cupfulls" : ) nt - jdaniel@jps.net 11:29:11 09/23/16 (0)
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