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All the comments are interesting and educational. I really appreciate them. Delius fans can visit here - http://thompsonian.info/delius.html. It's very informative concerning the music and life of Delius. Regards, BR On Sun, Nov 5, 2017 at 2:58 PM, Richard Kaplan < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > Griffith was the pioneer in the field, working with vinyl pressings from > original parts. His work may have been surpassed by his successor Keith > Hardwick and later Andrew Walter and perhaps Andreas Meyer, who have had > access to superior equipment, but his transfers are honest, and are > unlikely to be superseded. The two World Records LP sets of Delius remain > indispensable, since they include the entire contents of the Delius Society > 78s, which the new CD set doesn't. > > Rich > > In a message dated 11/5/2017 1:32:27 PM Central Standard Time, > [log in to unmask] writes: > > > I have the Elgar and Sibelius sets, and agree with your comments. I have > always liked Griffith's work and, at the time he was active, he had few > rivals in the transfer field. > > Gary > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List [mailto: > [log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of BURNHAM > Sent: Sunday, November 05, 2017 2:09 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] DELIUS > > I've found Gary's comments to be true, particularly with the LP versions > of the Sibelius sets, the Elgar sets AND the Delius issues. > > db > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Nov 5, 2017, at 1:48 PM, Gary A. Galo <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > > Compared to the original British Columbia's, you may be right about > Griffith's transfers. I don't have the originals for comparison. However, > Griffith's transfers are superior to any other reissues I've heard, and for > most people who don't have access to the originals, that's all that matters. > > > > Gary > > > > ____________________________ > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List > > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Dennis Rooney > > Sent: Sunday, November 05, 2017 12:50 PM > > To: [log in to unmask] > > Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] DELIUS > > > > To the replies engendered by Ben Roth's query about Delius, I do not > find that any of the EMI transfers of the Delius Society sets represent the > best that can be had from those recordings. *Pace* Griffith, the high > frequency resolution is always compromised, which a comparison with the > Columbia sets and the "supplemental" volume from EMI will clearly reveal. > Except for the first pressing, the American Columbias are inferior to their > English Columbia counterparts. Worth noting as a caution. > > > > DDR > > "" > > > >> On Sat, Nov 4, 2017 at 10:24 AM, Gary A. Galo <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > >> > >> HI Ben, > >> > >> Selectively. I like Sea Drift very much. I have both volumes of the > >> Beecham 78-rpm recordings on EMI World Records LPs, in excellent > >> transfers by Anthony Griffith. I also have a Japanese Toshiba/EMI set > >> of Volume 1, which are impeccable pressings (the British ones were > >> very fine, nonetheless). I'm not sure the Japanese issued volume 2. > >> > >> Gary > >> > >> ____________________________ > >> > >> Gary Galo > >> Audio Engineer Emeritus > >> The Crane School of Music > >> SUNY at Potsdam, NY 13676 > >> > >> "Great art presupposes the alert mind of the educated listener." > >> Arnold Schoenberg > >> > >> "A true artist doesn't want to be admired, he wants to be believed." > >> Igor Markevitch > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List [mailto: > >> [log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of 6295LARGE . > >> Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2017 9:41 AM > >> To: [log in to unmask] > >> Subject: [ARSCLIST] DELIUS > >> > >> Hello everybody > >> > >> Are there any Delius fans out there? > >> > >> Regards, > >> Ben Roth > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > 1006 Langer Way > > Delray Beach, FL 33483 > > 561.265.2976 >