Hillary Hahn First Bach Album

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Dear Naim Forum Friends,

I have left an enquiry with Classics Direct; however, I thought it might be quicker to receive a reply here. I have purchased the CD below, although it is evident that there was an earlier Bach release from Hilary Hahn. Would forum members know the title of this CD or vinyl so that I may have a chance to track down a copy, please?

I have tried generic searches on Google and Discogs with mixed results as I do not know what I am actually searching for.

The album I purchased this morning as said below:

There a reference to the album in the information on this CD.

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Warm regards,

Mitch in regional Oz.

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It’s this.

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Partitas 2 and 3, Sonata 3.

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Thank you HH,

I should of mentioned that I thought it was a Decca release?

Thank you HH I see I misread the information it is not a Decca release, hence my confusion.

Mitch.

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My favourite Hilary Hahn is this. Fantastic drive and passion. It’s well worth getting hold of.

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Thank you, HH; I will track it down.

Warm regards,

Mitch.

Edit: I did a search for this album in my Bach Collection and found I had already purchased it. Money saved and will have a listen today.

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This is my go to site for a discography.

https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/hilary-hahn

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Thank you Andy, I am checking it out now.

Good morning,

Mitch.

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I have that on SACD.

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Three dots. Bin.

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Thank you HH.

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Andy, I didn’t know of this website at all. A wonderful resource. thank you.

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It has been an invaluable source of information for me for a number years - in terms of finding a complete discography and determining which albums to prioritise.

I normally treat the ratings as such with a pinch of salt but as a relative rating they are pretty much spot on.

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Thank you, Andy,

Somehow, I missed this post. I will give it a go as a resource.

Warm regards,

Mitch.

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I note that there are two SACD releases of this HH. One from 2003 that also contains a surround mix and one from 2010 that appears not to. Is the later release a remaster?

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I’m just getting more educated about Classical, and actually this is one of my favorites. I’m starting to really like Bach concertos.

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I have no idea. Mine’s a CD rip and it sounds wonderful.

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Bach’s music is so wonderful and open to endless interpretations. In the last few days I’ve listened to solo works transcribed for guitar, accordion and marimba. There is something about the rhythmic structure that makes it seem very modern.

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I have the 2003 release. The booklet describes the SACD layer as being 96/24 Bit PCM. I presume they mean the recording. Of course, it must have been converted to DSD.

The 2010 appears to be a single layer Japanese SHM-SACD. I found a post on another forum that reports that the source is also 96/24 PCM. The post also says that it sound good. I don’t know if it differs from mine (unless you buy into the SHM manufacturing process), which also sounds good.

I don’t have a surround set-up, so I can’t comment on that.

Edit - out of curiosity, I checked the download version. I expected 96/24; instead it was 88.2/24 suggesting that DG converted from 96/24 to DSD and then back to 88.2/24. Odd.

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I played a version from Qobuz via the Naim app. It sounded excellent last night.

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George Balanchine choreographed a marvelous ballet to the concerto for two violins. Two ballerinas physically capturing the interplay of the two violins.

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