I purchased a couple of this series and i find the mastering horrible. The mastering alrhough clear and detailed is very bombastic. Micro dynamic shading and overall emotive expressivness has been evisetated in the quest for hifi. I much prefer the originals which may lack the clarity, is much more commincatively expressive. I dont know why people like this series.

WHAT ABOUT BERNSTEIN.....How can you forget him?

In my experience, the ARCHIVE productions are really excellent in contrast to the yellow label DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON, especially the early digital recordings from the early 80s. I would be interested: Do you share this view?

Darn it, I can't watch live this time due to opera rehearsal. I'll hope for a replay! Have fun!

I have several of these in my LP collection too. Very good choices. More fine modern ballet music can be found in Les Biches by Francis Poulenc. Perhaps you have a favorite recording?

Yea Mark, Greg, and Michael! Looking forward!

Excellent… getting withdrawal symptoms it’s been so long since the last! Excitement is building already.

Hello Misty.

❤❤❤ can’t wait!

Nice video. For the "Penderecki: Passio et mors Domini nostri Iesu Christi secundum Lucam", which version do you have and how does it sound? Thanks!

It is really a shame that these DG Original Source records are so noisy. I wish the quality control in this series was more like the quality control for the Tone Poets or AP's Atlantic 75 series....or even ECM's Luminessence series.

Thanks it’s great to hear someone knowledgeable sharing their wisdom on a very specialised area, where little is truly known.👍

Good question

These recordings all bring back memories from my youth in the late seventies early 80s. I also have the Karajan Brahms 1970s cycles in vinyl. That set tought me Brahms. The Bohm Beethoven 6th I remember buying in a Walkman Classics cassette (remember those ?). Glorious .. I have it in CD but I am intrigued by this vinyl. Finally Call me devil's advocate but regarding Giulini's set; I understand the Master is digital ... so why vinylize it if not for just to please the vinyl crowd. Most likely the Vinyl underwent a process similar to Mofi controversial reissues from PCM to DSD to filters to cutting lathe. Again thanks for the beautiful video and your pleasant presentation.

Love your enthusiasm and respect your knowledge

Saw Vikingur Olafsson play the Goldberg Variations at Aldeburgh Festival - he was terrific.

Great job Mark, the best review of this reissue I have watched

The Beethoven 6th recording by Karl Bohm was the first classical Lp I bought as a teenager. I knew nothing of the orchestra, or the conductor but the cover impressed, as did the Edison Sticker placed on the front face of the cover, which I believe meant the recording had won an award of some kind. I still have the Lp and until recently it was one of the few Lp’s I placed in a second protective outer sleeve, such was my affection and nostalgia for this recording. In later years I have purchased alternative recordings of this particular piece along with various sets of the Beethoven Symphonies but this one remains my go to version. As an aside, I find the sound of the Vienna Philharmonic under Karl Bohm, along with the recordings by Otto Klemperer and the Philharmonia Orchestra, align with my sense of how I expect this music to sound. With regards to the new DG OS release and the series generally. I have purchased a good number of them and this one was the first one where there have been quality control issues. My original copy arrived a week ago and was so badly warped I feared playing it would damage our mc cartridge and so I returned it to Amazon UK. The replacement arrived late yesterday evening and this morning my wife and I sat down to listen to it. Our verdict. It really is something special. If the piece is one you like, just buy it whilst you can. It’s pure musical enjoyment and a credit to everyone, past and present, who contributed to making it possible for us to listen to this in the comfort of our own homes. Happy trails.

It is scientifically impossible for black vinyl to sound as good/accurate as CDs.....................those who believe otherwise are simply addicted to THD

Radio, I am lucky that my home town of Anchorage Ak has a great classical station. Local independently owned. Our symphony orchestra (ASO) is also a wonderful local gem. I love the Planets, it is on next years ASO program and i am stoked as i have never heard it live.

amo musica classica tenho na faixa de 70 a 80 cds saudo desde brasil

An anecdote re the Bruckner 9: I had heard it many years ago when I was in my early 20s and didnt connect with the music at all. Much later a friend, who lives in NYC, gifted me a CD of this same performance by Giulini. It remained un-played in my cabinet for a while. Sometime later, I attempted to listen to it and was, to put it plainly, shattered. And this was only after the first movement! I called my friend and left a message on his machine, telling him how strongly I had connected with the music; and thanked him profusely. When we actually spoke to each other, I said I wouldn't normally have called long-distance unless it was really urgent or an emergency. He responded, "Connecting with Bruckner's 9th IS an emergency" 🙂

Hello from Bombay (Mumbai) India! Thank you so much for this detailed survey of recordings of Beethoven's "Pastorale" symphony (among others). It really took me down memory lane! The recording with which I discovered this symphony, as a child, was the one by Pierre Monteux. I remember being enthralled by the "Storm" movement, while listening to it during an actual Monsoon thunderstorm, with rain lashing against the living-room windows of our high-rise apartment. The next recording I acquired (during my teens) was the one you discuss: the sublime performance by Bohm and the VPO on DG. A pre-recorded cassette, which was replaced by an LP, stupidly sold or given away when I acquired the CD on DG Originals...which is what I own today. What a lovely performance, so "right" in every way, with the Shepherd's Hymn final movement having an extremely moving, spiritual quality. I found the Karajan/Philharmonia LP (and the 7th too) in a used-record sale; and now have the complete set in the remastered Warner Classics release that you speak about. I also have his Berlin 1963 version (as part of the complete set) and think this has been unjustly maligned as being too "cold"...because it seems to me that the conductor was only trying to avoid the typical sentimentality associated with this work, by using brink, businesslike tempi. But the BEST all-round recording for me is, unquestionably, the one made in the 70s (not the digital remake which I have never heard) by Kurt Masur and the Leipzig Gewandhaus orchestra. This has musicality AND energy in spades, with supremely idiomatic phrasing and rhythm, evident in every bar. It is truly magnificent, though sadly under-rated. I hope you and your readers will listen to it...if you haven't already. All the best!

Forgot to say, Böhm is of course a given. I already have his Mozart, Beethoven & Schubert vinyl boxes. 😊

Thank you for making this eminent video. I already own the first Bruckner vinyl box. Now I'll try to find the second one. Hoping to find it eventually. Take good care of yourself. Best regards from Sweden/Glenn. 🎼🎶🎶🎻🎻

One Bruckner 4 oversight (IMO)... Gunter Wand!

These are wonderful reviews, as usual. I hadn't been familiar with Bohm's take on Beethoven's Pastoral and it's everything you say it is. My Original Source copy played wonderfully and sounded pristine. I comoletely agree with your remarks on this one. I've had Abbado's Brahm's first since 1974. This has always been my go-to for this masterpiece and I've always loved it. Abbado was a great introduction for me into this work. However, I received 2 copies of this one from Amazon and they both had loud clicks and pops in the same place - the beginning of the second movement. I shied away DG's Original Source because, IMO, DG has always had pressing issues, and it seems these are no exceptions, at least on this one. It's very disappointing because it is wonderfully remastered and the sonics are fantastic. But it seems there are still some quality control issues, even with these premium reissues.

We need more chamber music reissues.. please pretty please DG. ❤️🙏🏻

Dear Mark thank you so much for these suggestions. Since you are writing about Furtwängler Brahms First (Berlin, 1945, Fourth Mov.) I suggest you to find the cd boxset edited by Music & Arts “Furtwängler conducts Brahms” with several essays of exceptional conducting (ex.”Haydn Variations”) and a very well written booklet. Also extremely interesting the two writings by Furtwängler about Brahms ...

Enjoyed your talk, as always. Agree with you re Karajan's first recording of LVB's 6. It is warmer than his 3 rerecordings for DG. Karajan loved nature, by all accounts, so it is surprising that he sometimes sounds impatient in this symphony. I love his first LVB cycle for EMI. Has a freshness about it.

Endlessly fascinating information, and detail. Many thanks.

One could feel the fun you have doing this. I have all the TOS recordings and pre ordered that Bruckner set.

Great job Mark! I am glad we have all this enthusiasm and great recordings in your videos.

I had not realized that DG recorded in surround... I hope they issue Quad SACD's. As always your reviews are informative and enjoyable. Thanks

PS: I have a ~500 DG LP collection and as much on CD. Unlike what seems to be a trend to say i think many of the 70’s recordings on 12” are much better than we are made to believe. Maybe with the exception of some piano solo recordings.

Thank you, Mark. The Giulini/Bruckner is very tempting. On the other hand, i can’t believe that i bought an 8-disc box set that already contains these fabulous sounding Bruckner symphonies on top of the 4 Brahms symphonies. And all that goodness for 15 Eur new. Ok, it’s on CD. But what a treat nonetheless. Can only recommend it highly to anyone not willing to spend the 10-fold on the Bruckner set alone.

I really liked this deep dive into the various releases that are available. I appreciate you taking the time to make this video. I bought all four in this batch. I quite enjoy the Original Source releases.

Being new to classical and building my classical collection almost exclusively from this series, your thoughts and background about the albums , music and how it’s been put together is really engaging thanks for taking the time outside of tracking angle

very tempted by some of these though at fifty pounds each is very expensive when i have the OG's, i buy remastered Rock albums for 25 to 35, sometimes more, maybe they will filter down to the used market in a year or three.

Really?? We should be grateful to Deutsche Grammofon for releasing these Original Sources, honestly we are paying massive €, most of them are in the mid 50's or close to 60 € for a single album. Deutsche Grammofon should be grateful that someone is stupid enough to pay such outrageous amounts and on top of that they are only 39,95 $ in the U.S.A. How is that possible? nI live in Berlin and pay almost twice as much as people in America?

Thanks Mark part 2 was just as helpful especially the wider context of alternative pressings to consider. So….drumroll….. I’ve gone for Bohm.

Thankyou for this -i m a big fan of the yellow D.G. label -on vinyl of course!!

Wonderful information for someone new to classical music, like myself, thank you! I have all of the AP Living Stereo releases, so that I could get a broad overview of the genre, and they are fabulous. I have others too. As for this series, I have bought all of them so far and they are a revelation. I’m holding out on the next release (Bruckner 1-9) because there are so many records…I’m not sure if I would work my way through them, if I’m honest. Anyway, thank you for the reviews!

Very interesting talk. Thank you. I hope, they will reissue Brahms 3 with Abbado and the Staatskapelle Dresden in this series.

My favorite for years, didn't know about the SACD Japanese set! A must have!

Waiting for my Beethoven 6 and Brahms 1 in this series to show up. I've ordered most of the Original Source series so far and have not been disappointed. Almost passed on the Abbado Brahms 1 but after watching your review I'm glad I didn't. Agree that picking up the Bohm Beethoven 6 is a "no-brainer". Only have skipped out on the Verdi, Mozart and Gilels Beethoven piano sonata offerings but have bought everything else. Ordered the Giulini Bruckner 7-9 set while watching. I've already have got them on CD but these vinyl pressings look splendid. Agree that the Giulini VPO Bruckner 9 is the benchmark recording. A brilliant, glowing interpretation. Tempted by the Karajan Bruckner vinyl box set. I do have the CDs and the digital versions of the early symphonies (1-3, was it?) in this particular cycle suffered from the infamous DG "digital edge" which has me somewhat concerned about taking the plunge on a set that's not going to be cheap.

It is always a pleasure to watch your videos. Thank you very much!

Yes, the sound of the CSO brass. Saw two concerts, Beethoven 9th and Also Sprach after the heart attack. And after passing, the Beethoven 6th came out, (non CSO Brahms 4th). Culmination of a lifetime of conducting. More talk of Dynagroove, than performance. The wonderful Reiner 6th was out in a wonderful JVC XRCD JMCR-0020. And also is included from DSD sourced set of Reiner from RCA Poland. Because of no recent LP releases, and the closer mic sound, no new LP versions exist and this 6th has been forgotten.

I'm almost certain that the Barenboim Bruckner 4th was the first recording DG ever made with the Chicago Symphony.

Thanks, Mark. Well done as always! I picked up the latest 4 this weekend at Amoeba, and I must say that I agree with you on all counts. Jenn