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The Nordic Sound
2L Audiophile Reference Recordings (2009)





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2L's two-disc set includes materials over which audiophiles could sit and argue for hours, if not longer. Each disc contains the same 19 musical selections taken from their growing, broad selection of recordings ranging from Mozart and Vivaldi to Schoenberg and Carter and beyond. The goal, presumably, is to make an argument for the superiority surround sound not just for movies, but for music as well. Disc 1 is a hybrid SACD with three separate audio tracks: DSD Stereo, DSD 5.1 channel surround, and standard 16-bit stereo. The second disc is a Blu-ray disc again presenting three audio formats: 5.1 channel DTS-HD Master Audio, 5.1 channel 24-bit Linear PCM, and two-channel 24-bit Linear PCM. Two discs, 19 tracks, and six different audio formats to choose from; what's an audiophile to do? There can be little question that three surround options, whether on Blu-ray or SACD, offer a far more pleasing listening experience; the level of detail and realism offered in these formats vastly exceeds the stereo tracks. But even between the surround options, there are differences. There are some tracks, such as the excerpts from Britten's "Simple" Symphony and Bartók's Sonata for Solo Violin, where the SACD surround track offers a much cleaner, more detailed accounting. However, the sense of truly being in the center of a live performance of Islandmoen's Requiem or Haydn's Op. 76/5, String Quartet that is achieved on the Blu-ray with DTS-HD cannot be improved upon. The decision, then, comes down to the preference of individual listeners. Maybe even more than that, however, is the practicality of using Blu-ray as an audio-only format. Sure, there's a sharp-looking menu that listeners can use to navigate the disc, but that still seems like a bit of a waste of Blu-ray's vast storage capacity. DVD-audio was a format that was even less popular and accepted than SACD, so it will be interesting to see if Blu-ray Audio catches on.


Genre................: Classical
Year.................: 2009
Quality..............: Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC)
Blu-Ray 24Bit 96kHz (Stereo)
Included.............: Covers



Tracklist:


01.Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 4 In D Major, KV 218 - Allegro
Marianne Thorsen / Trondheimsolistene

02.Mozart: Sonata For 2 Pianos In D Major, K. 448 - Allegro Con Spiritto
Dena Piano Duo

03.Nordheim: Colorazione
Cikada Duo

04.Åm: Vere Meininga (Excerpt)
Ellen Sejersted Bødtker / Oslo Kammersolister

05.Gregorian Chant: Crux Fidelis
Consortium Vocale

06.Islandsmoen: Requiem - Lacrymosa
Kristiansand Symfoniorkester / Solistkoret

07.Islandsmoen: Requiem - Confutatis
Kristiansand Symfoniorkester / Solistkoret

08.Gjeilo: North Country II
Ola Gjeilo / Johannes Martens / Tom Barber

09.Plagge: Duels For 2 Violins - Vivo
Stig Nilsson / Anders Kjellberg Nilsson

10.Slåttar På Tunga: Springar Etter Gudmund Eide
Berit Opheim Versto

11.Carter: Sonata For Violoncello And Piano - Moderato
Johannes Martens Ensemble

12.Bartók: Sonata For Solo Violin - Fuga
Annar Follesø

13.Vivaldi: Belezza Crudel - Recitative And Aria From Cantata RV 679
Tone Wik / Barokkanerne

14.Schönberg: Sechs Kleine Klavierstücke Op. 19 (Excerpt)
Tor Espen Aspaas

15.Haydn: String Quartet In D Major, Op. 76, No. 5 - FinalePresto
Engegårdkvartetten

16.Ives: Overture & March '1776'
Kristiansand / Blåseensemble Sagstad

17.Britten: Simple Symphony, Op. 4 - Boisterous Bourree
Trondheimsolistene

18.Sandvold: Orgelimprovisata Over Deilig Er Jorden
Kåre Nordstoga

19.Nystedt: Immortal Bach
Ensemble 96 / Øystein Fevang





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