Los Calchakís - La Cordillere des Andes
FLAC / CUE / NO LOG | Full Covers | 165MB
Genre: Andean-Folk | Label: Barclay 820 127 | Original release: 1967

One of the first deliveries of the famous andean group "Los Calchakis".

The DMP Big Band presents classic arrangements as originally performed by the Count Basie, Tommy Dorsey, Duke Ellington, Woody Herman, Stan Kenton and Glenn Miller Orchestras…, captured with 5.1 Digital Surround Sound.

Fritz Reiner / CSO - Moussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition
Vinyl Rip in 24-Bit/96-kHz | FLAC tracks | Full Scan Covers | MU, RS | 616 MB 3% recovery
1958 | Genre: Classical | Label: RCA | LSC-2201 | US pressing
RCA Living Stereo, red seal. Later pressing circa 1970
Listed in The Absolute Sound (TAS) issue #27

There are many great things to enjoy, but what really jumped out at me in this recording was Ravel’s astonishingly good orchestration. We’ve all heard the music umpteen times, and, like many comfortable things, we tend to take it for granted. Reiner and his heroes will refresh your memory of Ravel’s (and Moussorgsky’s) genius with unassailable playing and a rich interpretation. Like all great things, it just seems right. The magic continues with the warm recorded sound. The soundstage is wide if not deep, and imaging is similar to the hall perspective.

(Anthony Kershaw - Audiophilia Classics)