Hybrid Strings

Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Symphony 6 in B minor "Pathétique" Op. 74
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Daniele Gatti
SACD ISO (2.0/MCH): 3,98 GB | 24B/88,2kHz Stereo FLAC: 1,21 GB | Full Artwork | 5% Recovery Info
Label/Cat#: Harmonia Mundi USA # HMU 807394 | Country/Year: Europe 2006
Genre: Classical | Style: Romantic

…The detail and clarity of the engineering, plus the spacious, airy overall spectrum of the recording (made at the famous Watford Colosseum), cements the conclusion that it is still possible to make a classic Tchaikovsky symphony recording that listeners are likely to enjoy decades in the future, just as recordings made decades ago—Wilhelm Furtwängler's (on Naxos and EMI), or Bernstein's and Mravinsky's second recordings (both on DG)—are today. Recording Of The Month.

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy - Mandelring Quartett - Complete Chamber Music For Strings Vol. 1
SACD ISO (2.0/MCH): 3,57 GB | 24B/88,2kHz Stereo FLAC: 1,27 GB | Full Artwork | 5% Recovery Info
Label/Cat#: audite # 92.656 SACD | Country/Year: Germany 2012
Genre: Classical | Style: Classicism, Romantic, Chamber Music

"…The observations of the dynamic markings are scrupulous and add greatly to the excitement as they seem to be able plumb ever greater tonal depths at either end of the dynamic spectrum. Perhaps most impressive of all is the respect shown by the Mandelring's for the unnumbered quartet of 1823, which although written some 2 years prior to the great octet shows the rapidly growing style of the young Mendelssohn. They play it with the same professionalism and joy that characterises their other performances…" ~sa-cd.net

Johann Sebastian Bach - The Six Brandenburg Concertos
Academy Of Ancient Music / Richard Egarr
PS3 SACD ISO: 4,80 GB (2.0/5.0) | EAC Rip, FLAC LOG & CUE: 476 MB (2.0) | 24B/88,2kHz FLAC (2.0): 1,70 GB | Lossless Artwork: 238 MB | Recovery Info
Label/Cat#: Harmonia Mundi HMU 807461.62 | Country/Year: Europe 2009 | Genre: Chamber Music | Hoster: Filepost/Filefactory

There's no shortage of mainstream orchestral versions of J.S. Bach's Brandenburg Concertos, but period ensembles usually play them as works for chamber orchestra, with their string sections pared down. In Richard Egarr's historically informed performances with the Academy of Ancient Music, the strings are limited to single instruments per part, much as Bach likely expected and probably got, if these concertos were actually played in his day…

Bela Bartók - Concerto For Orchestra / Music For Strings, Percussion And Celesta / Hungarian Sketches
Fritz Reiner - Chicago Symphony Orchestra
SACD ISO (2.0/MCH): 3,27 GB | 24B/88,2kHz Stereo FLAC: 1,44 GB | Partial Artwork | 5% Recovery Info
Label/Cat#: RCA "Living Stereo" # 82876 61390 2 | Country/Year: Europe 2004
Genre: Classical | Style: Modern, Early 20th Century

…Even if you aren't a Bartok fan, the price is very attractive and makes it all the more worthwhile to add this to your SA-CD Library!

Bill Frisell - Richter 858
SACD ISO (2.0): 1,79 GB | 24B/88,2kHz Stereo FLAC: 790 MB | Full Artwork: 110 MB
Label/Cat#: Songlines # SGL SA1551-2 | Country/Year: Canada 2005 | 5% Recovery Info
Genre: Rock, Avant-Garde, Jazz | Style: Modern Classical, Ambient Rock, Jazz Guitar

"The music from Richter 858 was originally commissioned and recorded to accompany a book of paintings by Gerhard Richter, which was only available in limited quantities back in 2002. Tony Reif of Songlines decided to rescue the recordings from obscurity, and re-released them in early 2005. The band is Frisell on guitar and delay, Eyvind Kang on viola, Jenny Scheinman on violin, and Frisell's old bandmate Hank Roberts on cello. The pieces were directly inspired by a specific painting, and recorded live to two-track with no editing or overdubs."