More of the music of Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)
More of the Music of Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880)
- This amazing Readers Digest disc has A+++ Out of This World Demo Disc sound for Gaite Parisienne
- The dynamic energy, clarity and power of this work come through on this pressing like nothing you have ever heard
- But only if you can reverse your polarity – if you can’t (or won’t) just forget hearing this record sound the way I describe it
- “This is unpretentious, well-crafted music, and while it will not appeal to those exclusively interested in serious listening, it is undeniably masterful within its genre.”
Amazing in every way! The top end of this record is clear, clean and correct. No other copy sounded like this one on the first side. When you hear all the percussion instruments — the tambourines, triangles, wood blocks and what-have-you — you know instantly that they sound RIGHT.
The overall sound is very different from many of the other recordings of the work that we have offered in the past. Rather than smooth, rich and sweet, the sound here is big and bold and clear like nothing we have ever played.
And this is truly a top performance by Fistoulari and the Royal Philharmonic. I know of none better. For music and sound this is the one!
Side One
The Triple Plus sound makes this THE Gaite Parisienne to Own.
If you have a hot copy of LSC 1817, consider yourself very fortunate. If your copy of LSC 1817 has never thrilled you, then this pressing will beat the pants off it, as it is pretty darn THRILLING. Even if you do have a great 1817 I would still put this up against it and expect it to win the shootout.
It’s clear, clean and above all, TRANSPARENT. This is a claim no modern remastered record, in our opinion, can make. The energy is spectacular on this side. Not only that, but listen to the bite of the brass — that’s some high-rez sound!
IF…
If you can reverse your polarity. If you can’t the sound will be aggressive and vague in equal measure.
Chopin
A++ sound, in reversed polarity again. Rich and natural as befits the music.
Note how vague the violin solo is with the polarity wrong. As soon as it is switched a solid, real, natural violin pops into view.
That’s how you know your polarity is correct, folks.