A wide-ranging selection of records from the CBS/Columbia/Sony catalogue.
You can watch the complete video of Bernstein's "Prelude, Fugue and Riffs" performed on TV in 1955 here:
• Leonard Bernstein - Pr...
Bernstein's "live" performance of Mahler's 2nd Symphony is available on DVD. Here are links to some extracts and an introduction by producer Humphrey Burton, plus a conversation marking the film's re-release:
• Sir Humphrey Burton In...
• Video
• Humphrey Burton CBE in...
Recommended channels for classical music fans and collectors:
David Hurwitz
www.youtube.co....
Poetry On Plastic
www.youtube.co....
An invaluable guide to all the different pressings of the main classical labels:
www.youtube.co....
Another excellent resource for new classical recordings is BBC Radio 3's long-standing weekly broadcast "Record Review". Shows remain available to listen to for 30 days after first broadcast:
www.bbc.co.uk/....
My system, which has evolved over 20-plus years, is tube based and many pieces were acquired used. It was mostly put together with the invaluable help and ears of Eliot Midwood at Acoustic Image (acousticimage.com) who is also responsible for many of the fine recordings on the Yarlung label.
Well-Tempered Classic Turntable (round motor)
Micro-Benz Ruby 2 MC Cartridge
Phonostage: L.A. Audio
Cary Audio CD/SACD 306
Preamp: Kora Equinoxe
Amps: Genesis Monoblocks 60 Amp Valve
Speakers: Silverline Sonatas with upgraded crossover and tweeters (Dynaudio)
Cabling: Aural Symphonics
Custom-made stands, with a Townshend Seismic Sink for the Well-Tempered turntable
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