The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Sir Charles Mackerras - Berlioz - Membran Music MCPS 222813-203 (2005) SACD rip via PS3 to iso (3.3GB) | 24bit/88.2kHz flac | Mch (2.83GB) (+5.97db Gain) | 2ch (1.05GB) DR15 (+5.98dB gain) | Classical A digital recording (1994) so it's from PCM, not a DSD recording. ----------------------------------------------------------- SA-CD.net reviews: Review by Daland February 23, 2005: This bargain-priced recording confirms Sir Charles Mackerras's reputation as an outstanding interpreter of French music. His gripping account of Berlioz's masterpiece is faster than most other readings, but with one exception: the eerie March to the Scaffold. Here he takes almost two minutes longer than Gergiev or Järvi, but manages to keep the tension at fever pitch from beginning to end. The same goes for the final movement where the powerful brass section comes fully into its own. The rhytmically tricky Roman Carnival overture is a most welcome fill-up. The RPO play with great precision and verve. While the sound picture is more generalized than on the rival SACD recordings, the surround effect is nothing short of spectacular. Review by hanser April 15, 2005: The Interpretation is OK, althought nothing special. I especially like the Roman Carnival. But the (multichannel) sound is a real letdown: It sounds as if a RBCD has been processed through a Dolby prologic II decoder: the surround effect is almost too strong and sound very fake. The whole sound picture is muddy. After a while I was suffering listening fatigue, almost like after bad CDs. I guess sometimes you only get what you pay for, which was not much in this case (5 €, jpc). Tracks: 1 Le Carnaval romain, Op. 9 2 Symphonie fantastique Op. 14 http://www.filefactory.com/f/a1ab0de69289af40 ----------------------------------------------------------- Checksum for iso: 1f57f41347d6821ccd5da25fe24f8c04 *The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Berlioz.iso Checksums for flac tracks Mch: e4b1334e283bac380028d043c70c4260 *01 - LE CARNAVAL ROMAIN (THE ROMAN CARNIVAL).flac 0528f7eded243a70c149cd8c137b722a *02 - Reveries-Passions (SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE).flac 64a1dfef493b2b4a3567f4373e785d7f *03 - Un Bal (SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE).flac 8102f6b728ac9b1c8a738da8c19e267f *04 - Scene aux champs (SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE).flac ad3f15cfa7d4bfaeb24c0e3f4a89af40 *05 - Marche au Supplice (SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE).flac 349c4e48de43da35e7f0172d9d9940b3 *06 - Songe d'une Nuit du Sabbat (SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE).flac Checksums for flac tracks 2ch: 98b70022fc28d63845016b0d6ffa2d23 *01 - LE CARNAVAL ROMAIN (THE ROMAN CARNIVAL).flac 79d350031277cdfa063694b924ed9c58 *02 - Reveries-Passions (SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE).flac 5de02b194fdb6f663cadea26a4792b1d *03 - Un Bal (SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE).flac f635625bb9fd28d412690e686d6ea0a5 *04 - Scene aux champs (SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE).flac 685398ff2cb1340f8811efe05d84a96b *05 - Marche au Supplice (SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE).flac c5fa5256cd1cb9e8459eed53612a20eb *06 - Songe d'une Nuit du Sabbat (SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE).flac