Recent Finds No. 76 With Two Exceptional Recordings from Jared Sacks

This is a reposted article originally written for Positive Feedback by Rush Paul. The great team at Positive Feedback, as well as Rush himself, have kindly given us permission to repost this and you can find the original article at the link below. Thanks to Rush and the PF team! View Original In this Recent […]

Recent Finds No. 74 Excellent New Recordings with Six in Pure DSD256 and Two in DXD 32-bit

View Original Our inimitable editor-in-chief, Dr. David, charged me with focusing on DSD256 and DXD recordings. I mostly follow that brief. And today, I have an abundance of outstanding ultra-high resolution recordings to share: six Pure DSD256 recordings and two DXD 32-bit recordings. Their sound quality gratifies my search over decades for the most discerning […]

Mahler’s 7th Symphony from Paavo Järvi

Let’s talk about Mahler’s Symphony # 7. It’s quite different from Mahler’s other symphonies, and some feel that it is far from Mahler’s best effort. I disagree! Over the years I’ve become quite addicted to it. Here’s some of what I wrote about a year ago when featuring Ivan Fischer’s excellent recording: “Mahler’s Seventh Symphony is […]

Recent Finds No. 73 Some Delightful New Releases, With Three in Pure DSD256

View Original We all say, “There is no substitute for live music.” This past spring, Ann and I treated ourselves to a generous helping of live orchestral music from one of our regional orchestras a few hours away. And yet, and yet… While the sound of live instruments cannot be fully replicated by even the […]

Ravel Piano Concertos | Goerner & the Orchestre Harmonique de Monte-Carlo with Kazuki Yamada

Ravel is not without his moments that call for fireworks— The descent into madness at the end of La Valse is an example.  But Ravel was a meticulous craftsman who prized clarity and balance.  Stravinsky called him a “perfect Swiss Watchmaker” in that regard.  Igor said it with a smile, I think. The two Piano […]

Jim Pugh And Anderson Audio NY Announce ‘New American Symphonies’, Featuring The First-Ever Recording Of Roy Harris’s Long-Lost Trombone Symphony

Acclaimed Trombonist Jim Pugh Reunites with Lifelong Friend and Grammy-Winning Engineer Jim Anderson of Anderson Audio NY to Resurrect a Forgotten Chapter of American Music History in Digital eXtreme Definition (DXD) Release event set for September 15 at Technica House in New York City EXCLUSIVE EARLY RELEASE ONLY AT NATIVEDSD June 24, 2026: Nearly ninety years […]

‘Canada Day’ Volumes II, III and IV – The Unmastered Editions

Canada Day: The Unmastered Editions The three albums included in this bundle have been favorites of mine since their original released versions. Hearing them as they were originally recorded and mixed has been an ear-opening experience. I invite you to explore Harris Eisenstadt’s individualistic compositions and the dazzling interplay of his bandmates in these NativeDSD […]

‘All These Lighted Things’ from Elim Chan

Elim Chan is the new Music Director Designate of the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, becoming the official MD in September of 2027. She’s had an amazing career so far, and the level of excitement over her appointment in San Francisco is wild! Chan’s first concert since the appointment was described as “rapturous,” “exhilarating,” and “a hero’s […]