Music Reviews
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The Unexpected
I admit it –just like most people I tend to stay in my comfort zone. But one of the joys of wandering through the Native DSD library is that I can find unexpected pleasure in a new viewpoint in performance, or a new arrangement for a different instrument, or even new and unfamiliar works. In […]
From Russia With Love – DSD Review
Music or Witchcraft? How many of you are familiar with the theremin? It may sound a bit out of place here, but I came to know this instrument through the adventures of Inspector Barnaby. I was intrigued by a sound in the theme song of Midsomer Murders which I couldn’t quite place. Google helped me […]
More Than A Great Pianist: Nicolas van Poucke
More than a great pianist | A natural talent enthralling his audience Is it fair to say that the best recordings are made by people who love music and want to do it the way they would like to have it for themselves? TRPTK’s quality statement: “No costs or efforts are spared to seize that […]
DSD Album Review: So, Don’t Spare Your Speakers
New does not always mean New In a highly competitive field, labels must look for new avenues to satisfy classical music lovers’ appetite having already umpteen versions of Ludwig van Beethoven’s violin concerto on their shelves. Many ripe and green examples have passed my player. Some interesting, some less so. In fact, on the road […]
40 Classical DSD Recommendations (Dodd’s DSD Discoveries)
Ah, the opportunities! With so many albums to choose from! Here I share a few ideas, these are some of the classical works, interpretations and recordings that I admire most. How about a complete Beethoven Symphony cycle from Jan Willem de Vriend on Challenge Classics? Everybody has some favorite Beethoven conductors, but I can’t imagine […]
Can You Recommend Some DSD Jazz? (Brian’s Corner)
A NativeDSD Music customer from Italy recently asked NativeDSD’s Technical Advisor Brian Moura: “Can you recommend some Jazz in Direct Stream Digital (DSD)”? His reply to that question is hereby shared with all of you through this special DSD Jazz edition of Brian’s Corner. We hope that you will enjoy the read and the music! […]
The Man at the Keyboard, or How to Solve A Collector’s Headache
Unless you are lucky enough to have a box set of complete (?) piano sonatas, which only exists in the CD format, or, if that is your preference, Tom Beghin’s hi-tech sound reconstruction ‘The Virtual Haydn’ it is an impossible job to collect all of Haydn’s piano sonatas without doublures. So far, I’ve managed to […]
Engineering Wizardry & Pianistic Honesty
Schubert’s final piano sonata, a long and demanding testament Searching on the internet for the best interpreters of Schubert’s late sonatas, one invariably ends up with the usual suspects of which most are no longer among us. Moreover, pianists from some countries don’t seem to be represented at all, like for instance Spain. Does Spain […]
Dodd’s DSD Discoveries: The PENTATONE Edition
Bill Dodd has been listening to the entire Pentatone DSD catalog for many years. And extensively over the past 6 weeks for the purpose of this blog. These 17 albums below are the result of that; the tip of the iceberg, the crème de la crème, the cherry on top, the must-haves. Enjoy the read […]
Music for Two: Dark Fire, The Zoo, Silent City
Reviewer Mark Werlin returns to the NativeDSD Blog with three DSD reviews. Each of them features works for duos and they are all recorded and released by the TRPTK team. We hope you will enjoy the read! Joachim Eijlander: Dark Fire (TRPTK) Dark Fire”, TRPTK’s new DSD album of solo and duo works for cello, […]
An Hour Of Excellent & Intellectual Music
What is the difference between the automobile market and the music record business? Not much. Sales statistics cover the mass market in either sector. But irrespective of figures and predictions there will always be room, however small, for a ‘niche’, as long as there is a demand for ‘The Best’. Not numbers, but the quality […]
Brighter!
Dodd’s DSD Discoveries #36 It’s been a while since I’ve wandered through the catalog looking for discoveries. I decided to look for some that would help to brighten things a bit. Here are some that do that! And they keep me emotionally involved as I listen… Dana Zemtsov and Cathelijne Noorland are amazing in […]