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| 【平裝版藍光】莫札特第25號鋼琴協奏曲和奏鳴曲 |
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| Mozart - Piano Concerto N.25 and Piano Sonatos |
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藍光 音樂 |
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25G藍光 |
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Is there something in your professional life that makes you wince slightly with embarrassment? No, I'm not talking about actual tasks you need to accomplish in your workaday world, but some perhaps tangential information about your likes and dislikes that makes workplace conversation a tad strained at times. Maybe you have an odd bias against Number 2 pencils, for example, even as you toil away at a pencil factory. Or your work at a crayon emporium is hobbled by your abhorrence of periwinkle blue. I've been blessed to make a living with music for most of my adult life, and I'm doubly blessed to be able to share my thoughts about classical music releases on Blu-ray here at Blu-ray.com. But if I were cornered and asked to give my honest to goodness, real opinion of one of the most highly regarded composers of all time, one Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the adjective that would most quickly spring to my mind wouldn't be 'inspired' (though he undoubtedly was), but rather, 'facile' Intellectually, I admire Mozart for his pristine architecture and ebullient musical personality, but emotionally he leaves me largely cold (there are notable exceptions, like the Requiem Mass and The Magic Flute). But if I trot out any of Mozart's manifold piano pieces to play myself on any given day, I can take or leave the bulk of them, unlike, for example, the keyboard masterpieces of J.S. Bach, which I can pore over with an almost obsessive-compulsive zeal, analyzing mere measures for days on end. So there you have it. My review of any Mozart is colored by this admittedly odd predisposition which I'm not entirely certain has any rational basis, but is simply based on the vagaries of that most amorphous of things, 'taste' Luckily, I have good sense enough to realize when I'm listening to a spectacular performance of a genuine masterpiece, and that's certainly the case with this Surround Records re-purposed DTS HD-MA 7.1 mix of a lovely run-through of Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 25 in C Major, K. 503 (the insert booklet wrongly attributes the key to C minor), with soloist Alfred Brendel accompanied by the marvelous Scottish Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Sir Charles Mackerras.
As with most of Alexander Jero's Surround Records product, we're offered a re-purposed DTS HD-MA 7.1 mix that recreates hall ambience very well, while sacrificing little if any focus from the instruments themselves. The front three channels are used very well for the piano and orchestra, with the sides and surrounds utilized for ambient spill over and acoustic hall effects. This is a very pleasing recording. One way or the other, this is an amazingly clear and clean recording, with a fulsome tone emanating from the piano and some wonderfully warm reed and wind sounds emanating from the orchestra. Fidelity is excellent throughout all frequency ranges, with no anomalies whatsoever to report. Unlike one of the user reviews of this title, I experienced no hang-ups or delays loading this Blu-ray on my PS3, and it played perfectly from start to finish.
The surround sound repurposing of this recording sounds very good indeed, immersing the listener as if he's in a private listening room with these magnificent artists. --Jeffrey Kauffman (Blu-ray.com)
This music-only Blu-ray disc delivers 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio if and when connections are made with 1.3 and/or 1.4 HDMI cables. If connected with optical cables it will only deliver 5.1 or 6.1 standard DTS quality sound. For the purpose of this review I only used high-speed 1.3 cables connecting the Blu-ray player and the 7.2 AV receiver. I should mention that the present receiver is one of Onkyo s new generation of THX-certified products built around high quality Burr-Brown DACs. The DTS-HD MA encoding of this recording as connected with 1.3 HDMI cables produces a variable bit rate (VBR), bit-for-bit (lossless) stream that includes 7.1 channels with sample rates of 96 kHz. Just as well the DTS-HD MA-encoded files also contain a backward-compatible DTS Digital Surround 5.1 (and 6.1) core with a bit rate of 1509 kbps. However, this review concerns itself only with 7.1 DTS-HD MA channels reproduction.
My first impression was that this 7.1 Blu-ray disc is overwhelmingly different and more vivid than any 5.1 SACD and/or 5.1 DVD-A discs I have heard so far. Just for comparison and given my ample experience with true surround sound like that produced by the labels MDG 2+2+2, Tacet Real Surround Sound, Linn and Sony SACD (only) quad recordings I have to categorically say it again, this 7.1 Blu-ray disc s sound is overwhelming for a true audiophile experience.
The unique acoustic reality experience that his recording affords to my ears as to the musical phrasing and playing of these two very complex scorings, the orchestral presence, instrumental sections separation, high and low dynamics and instrumental solos are far superior to anything I have heard on so-called true surround recordings. We are placed at the same location that the conductor assumes in the podium, we are not part of the audience - we hear what the conductor hears. Orchestral sound is very close and all around, especially the sound coming out of the two side-surround speakers. In my mind the use of these side speakers totally redefines surround sound; this is a new experience and something to behold. --Audiophile Audition Review
I would even say that I have been to quite a few live concerts where Shostakovich s Symphony No. 5 (and to a lesser extent the 9th as well) had been played and never, repeat never, I have heard all the myriad of instruments required by the orchestration - mostly due to poor hall acoustics. Indeed, the 5th requires an orchestra that may reach a complement of about 130 players. I am ready to say that the present listening experience was far superior to any of the live concerts I have attended in the past of the same works. I grant that being part of the audience is not the same as what the conductor hears and this is the factor to behold. Indeed a new and surprising experience for me.
The whole 4th movement of the 5th Symphony (T-4 Allegro non troppo) is one of the most vivid and realistic recording inscriptions I have ever heard. Just on the merits of these 10:42 minutes of orchestral sound this recording joins my new list of 100 to take to my island when the time comes. This recording comes with my highest recommendation and if you have a true 7.1 or 7.2 AV receiver, all the necessary speakers (full range if possible) and an adequate Blu-ray player you owe to yourself to have this disc. I have a conflicting opinion on the usefulness of the center back surround speakers, though not of the additional channels. I feel they are useless for music at that location plus seriously in the way in many rooms, and are much better used for side-height or front-height speakers. They can also be fed by any source from 2 to 5 channels using Dolby ProLogic IIz with height channels.
Disc Size: 7,182,604,140 bytes
Length: 1:13:26
Video: MPEG-2 Video / 0 kbps / 1080i / 29.970 fps / 16:9
Audio: English / DTS-HD Master Audio / 7.1 / 96 kHz / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit) |
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