Is it true that older classical music recordings are better than newer ...

Older recordings tend to be less edited (even compared to modern "live" recordings), and sometimes they sound more "whole" or "organic" as a ...

The myth of old recording = crappy vs new recording better, in ...

I think that, in earlier pre-stereo times, classical music was more popular and had less competition from other musical styles resulting in more ...

Are Older Recordings Really Better? - Audiophile Review

Steve Guttenberg wrote some time ago in one of his daily blogs, “Take any well recorded music from the 1970s on forward, it sounds as good ...

Why Should We Listen to Old Recordings (or Any Recordings for ...

Some of the best music-making in our family was after a big dinner when we all got to play something. The performances were often far more ...

The fascination for old recordings - The Classical Music Guide Forums

In each case, I believe that there are better recordings IMO in the catalog in much better sound. However, I think much of the time one needs to ...

Quality of older and newer recordings - AudioKarma

However, I have no tolerance for poor audio quality. I therefore usually choose modern performances of classical music that were recorded in hi- ...

MUSIC: Classical Recording Is Better Than It's Been In Years

The big companies produced more classical than they ever had before, and new labels got into the act (especially Sony Classical, the revamped ...

Which classic recordings in the genre of classical music could really ...

In a lot of ways. Quality of musical instruments improve, digital instruments are more accessible. Quality of recordings is better. It is easy ...

Classical music and space for new recordings

I find that the recorded quality of classical music recorded from the 1960's onwards is fine, in fact in some cases it can be better than later ...

Are recordings killing classical music? - Historically Incorrect

There's no question that the pop recordings are more satisfying to listen to; they are heavily produced, compressed, and balanced to create a ...

Why do older albums have a richer sound compared to newer ...

This can be because of memories associated with when that music was new. Or it can be that the style of music from that era is more to your ...

Do classical CDs made from early analog tapes sound better on ...

In a couple instances that I can think of offhand, the early CD seems much better sounding than its new issue counterpart- even where the ...

Unlimited Music Online vs. My Old Record Collection

Classical Music: Why do modern recordings suck so bad?

I'm not clear on why classical recordings would be any worse today than at any other time. Recordings have always been good or bad, even from ...

Does the Recording Matter in Classical Music? - YouTube

Performance and recording are obviously a fundamental part of classical music...but how important are they really?

Classical music and digital vs analogue - General Forum

There is one major complicating factor with Classical though - the majority of the truly great accounts (and probably recordings) still come ...

Digital Recordings of Classical Music Better Than Rock?

Listening to classical recordings from the late 80s and early 90s, I'm struck by how warm and natural they sound compared to their rock counterparts.

Why teens don't listen to classical music - Double Bass HQ

There is wide speculation as to why or even if there is a downturn in classical music consumption. According to Douglas Dempster of the Symphony Orchestra ...

Cruising for Classical Music in LA - by Ted Gioia - honest-broker.com

Back in the sixties little modern American music had been recorded, and less still had been released on commercial labels. The few pieces that ...

Is recorded classical music too cheap? - OvergrownPath.com

The service uses Naxos and other label recordings, and offers the opportunity to buy the CD's via amazon.com. And my question is recorded classical music too ...