GEMS from the CBS-COLUMBIA-SONY catalogue #1

Описание: 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 - Prelude Fugue and Riff...  

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 Introduces his Mahler ...  
   • Видео  
   • Humphrey Burton CBE in Conversation with T...  


Recommended channels for classical music fans and collectors:

David Hurwitz
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSf-...

Poetry On Plastic
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCShT...

An invaluable guide to all the different pressings of the main classical labels:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iJYk...

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:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06w...

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 (https://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