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SONY BMG Masterworks and Zenph Studios release Glenn Gould’s Goldberg Variations (1955)

Monday, March 26th, 2007

According to SA-CD.NET:

SONY BMG Masterworks and Zenph Studios announce the release of a breakthrough in the history of recorded music. Zenph’s re-performance of pianist Glenn Gould’s renowned 1955 rendition of the Bach Goldberg Variations lets listeners hear this celebrated work like never before and provides for a sonic rediscovery of an iconic recording.

The Goldberg Variations 1955 Performance: Zenph Re-performance

The Goldberg Variations by Gould is one of the jewels of the Masterworks catalogue, continuously in print for over half a century. Zenph’s new technique lets the performance be heard for the first time in state-of-the-art sound on a new SONY BMG Masterworks hybrid multichannel SACD/CD disc, which includes versions tailored for surround sound and headphone listening.

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Yamaha gets it up with 2 SACD/ Universal players

Friday, March 2nd, 2007

Groovyness comes in pairs, and Yamaha seems to have found the groove with this pair of Universal players.

First, the most excellent DVD-S1700
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