CANTATE DOMINO

I have had the vinyl disc of this wonderful music since the 1970's and when I found out that this remastered SACD was available I jumped at the chance to own it. I am so glad that I did! The simple two microphone recording technique is so refreshing when compared to the heavily processed multi-track methods so prevalent today. The clarity of this recording is outstanding and allows the beauty of the music to shine through.

WOW! This is a STUNNING piece of recorded music. It sounds incredible on a top quality Hi Fi set up. A true audiophile disc. Originally recorded in 1976. The music and performances are of course sublime but the recording is truly mindblowing. Love it!

Church organ music and Christmas songs are not my cup of tea.But this is the most fantastic recording I've ever heard.On my (very good) equipment I play it with NEO 6 M (with subwoofer).My uncle was an organ music fan. He produced organ music vinyls. He'd bought same very expensive microphones and tape recorders as those used for Cantate Domino. Despite his desperate efforts he'd never been able to get such a fantastic quality.

It was with some hesitation I ordered this disk but what a improvement on the 16 bit CD version !! I am extremely impressed. The emotional response this recording evokes within a person a simply amazing.Sadly with the higher resolution on SACD, tape noise and possible glitches in the recording becomes more audible but this is minor compared the overall improvement of sonics.

Simply beautiful music beautifully recorded

A simply Stunning recording. Not something I would normally listen to. But if you have high end Hi-Fi and wan't to showcase the Vocal capabilities, then this is Sublime!

Not much else to say, just superb!

A wonderful recording,with Alf Linder on organ.Some of the best organ music I have ever heard,you must get this one!

Unlike some large choral pieces where the voices merge into mush, on this disc I hear an ensemble of distinct voices. For a vocal recording this is ultimate clarity. And the organ blends with commanding yet not overwhelming presence. These singers shape phrases in the St Olaf tradition. Simply could not be better!

My absolute favourie Christmas/Advent CD - my original CD has been played so much I needed to replace it :)

Un clasico "audiofilo", grabacion analogica con muy buena calidad de sonido .... y buena musica.Contiene organo , un coro y algun instrumento de viento y es excelente para hacer pruebas de sonido.Evidentemente al ser grabacion analogica tiene bastante ruido de fondo , pero no me importa.

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Le CD/SACD Cantate Domino a bénéficié (et ce mot n'est pas dû à une erreur) d'une prise de son analogique (1976) effectuée avec 2 micros Pearl TC4 et 1 magnétophone Revox A77. Il est sorti à l'origine en vinyle. Malgré le ou plutôt grâce au peu de matériel utilisé nous sommes en présence d'une prise de son exemplaire. A des années-lumière des prises de son multimicros magouillées, remixées qui livrent à l'auditeur un son qui n'a parfois plus rien à voir avec l'original. Si vous voulez "tester" votre système d'écoute voilà un CD indispensable. Pour qui n'est pas familier des prises de son de ce genre la première écoute peut être déroutante. Pourtant ce disque a servi à tester des centaines de chaînes à travers le monde et il est encore utilisé à cette fin de nos jours. De plus son écoute est fort agréable. Positionnement des interprètes, de l'orgue. Sensation de profondeur (prise de son dans une église). Qualité et naturel des voix. Tout y est. Si votre chaîne est de bonne qualité le CD/SACD Cantate Domino vous transportera sur les lieux de la prise de son. Un seul regret : il semble bien que l'on puisse plus trouver la version vinyle neuve.