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 […]
Originally Written for HGO Website by Houston Grand Opera staff. View Original Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer’s company-commissioned 2023 world premiere opera recognized with GRAMMY Award for Best Opera Recording. Third GRAMMY in HGO history goes to first release from the new Houston Grand Opera label, created with London Symphony Orchestra’s label LSO Live HOUSTON—February 1, 2026—Houston Grand […]
We are delighted to congratulate LSO Live, one of NativeDSD’s long-standing and trusted labels, on being named Label of the Year at the 2026 International Classical Music Awards (ICMA). This prestigious recognition honours LSO Live’s sustained artistic excellence, innovation in classical recording, and its unwavering commitment to sharing the music of the London Symphony Orchestra […]
Now Available for 40% Off I have loved the music of Erik Satie since… Well, I admit it, since I was first exposed to his Gymnopedies, no 2 as interpreted by Blood Sweat and Tears in their landmark 1968 album. I wasn’t alone in this. I’d been enjoying Debussy, Ravel, and Poulenc for years, and when I […]
In 1830 Hector Berlioz created a groundbreaking, programmatic work about an artist who falls in love with a woman, becomes obsessed with her but is rejected, and eventually kills her. The Symphonie Fantastique was the first major symphony to follow a written narrative – a radical departure from the “absolute music” of earlier composers. Innovative orchestration […]
View Original Article In this issue, we have some exquisite new albums at NativeDSD, led by a new Pure DSD256 release from Cobra Records with a fascinating program for solo piano. And two new releases from the creative artists partnering with Brendon Heinst at TRPTK, and more. I hope you will find something to further […]
Dear Friends at NativeDSD, Happy upcoming weekend to you, and in the US, Happy Thanksgiving! This month, Yarlung executive producer Russell Ward brings you one of Yarlung’s finest new recordings in the label’s 20-year history. Tokyo Quartet First Violinist Martin Beaver arranged for Quartet Integra to audition with us at Yarlung before they moved to […]
This year we presented DSD music at the London Audio Show 2024. We had the pleasure of presenting our music through Tannoy speakers, and the equally great pleasure of meeting Daniel Raggett of Symphony Distribution who supplied and set up the speakers in our room. I was so pleased by the sound of the Tannoys […]
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This is one of the best “Discoveries” I’ve made so far! 840, with guitarist Enno Voorhorst, is a wonderful album! The artistry is superb, the music program couldn’t be better, and the recording quality is the best I’ve heard for a solo guitar. I’m not alone in saying it will seem like Voorhorst is in the room […]
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 […]
It’s that exciting time of year again… time to begin our Album of the Year Awards process! 2025 has given us a plethora of new music to discover – just check out these stats: Classical Albums400+ Jazz Albums100+ Pure DSD Albums41 New Labels11 Total New Albums550+ Highlighting and honouring the highest quality DSD music is […]
