Reviews
„…excellent multichannel hybrid SACD from the German label Cybele (…) In order to get the full impact of the music, I’d strongly suggest listening to this disc in its multichannel format. (…) I just couldn’t get enough of this magical music. I’ve always had an appreciation for Takemitsu’s works, but this disc takes it to another level entirely. This selection alone is worth the price of the disc. (…) Sonically, this DSD recorded disc is a knockout, especially in it’s multichannel format. Very highly recommended, and definitely on my top ten list this year!“(Audiophile Audition (USA), 6/2004 about Colours of Silence – SACD 361201)
“...Cybele has given us another outstanding recording
here, and even though it sources from a 24/48 PCM tape transferred to DSD,
the sound is superbly full-bodied and transparent. The multichannel layer,
which I spent most of my time listening to, is a textbook example of how
SACD should be done, and captures the acoustic of the cathedral vividly.
A superb recording, and very highly recommended!"
(Audiophile
Audition (USA), 9/2004 about J. S. Bach: Organ Works played on the great
Silbermann Organ in Freiberg Cathedral – SACD 030202)
"…this new recording by Cybele offers … impressive
results in SACD multi-channel format. It is, in fact, a model of how this
sort of music ought to sound. (…) As a demonstration of the new format
this is most impressive, and it’s pretty darn good Bach too.“
(www.classicstoday.com
(USA), 4.2.2004 about J. S. Bach: Organ Works played on the great Silbermann
Organ in Freiberg Cathedral – SACD 030202)
„…The compressed version (…) was specifically
composed with surround sound in mind (…). At times, it’s almost
reminiscent of Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon! Technically, the
disc is superb. All my listening was done in surround sound, and this disc,
played back in a well set-up multichannel system, is a surround tour-de-force.
Very highly recommended.“
(Audiophile
Audition (USA), 7-8/2004 about Oscar van Dillen: de Stad – SACD 361301)
„… Its impressive sound quality alone attests
to the toy piano’s timbral and expressive potential. (…) Cybele’s
multi-channel SACD format recreates that sensation, whereas conventional
two-channel stereo playback dresses the instrument down to size. So if you
need a toy piano disc to demonstrate your home theater system, look no further.
(…) Wiesemann’s performances are those of a toy piano master
who obviously has lavished great care and consideration upon his own work
and that of his colleagues.“
(www.classicstoday.com
(USA), 19.3.2004 about The not-so-well-tempered Clavier – SACD 160501)
„…a demonstration CD of the most recent recording
advance `Hybrid Multichannel SACD’ (…) a carefully balanced
and satisfying recital. The sound is thrilling even on an ordinary CD player.
The execution is exemplary of a mature and assiduous musicianship.“
(Organist’s
Review (Great Britain), 5/2004 about J. S. Bach: Organ Works played on the
great Silbermann Organ in Freiberg Cathedral – SACD 030202)
„Günther Becker (...) is one of the key figures
in post-war German music (...) and has yet to renounce his sensual –
and also humorous and always individual – style. (...) The recording
techniques turned out extremely directly and precisely. Blazing sound colors,
realistic spatial treatment...“
(Klassik heute
(Germany), 12/1999 about The notabu.ensemble neue musik plays works by Guenther
Becker – 360201)
„…the clarity of the engineering is impressive.
… the completed series for Cybele (perhaps 12 CDs) should be a valuable
addition to music school libraries and Tournemire scholars. It is a major
undertaking...“
(American Record
Guide (USA), 11-12/2003 about Charles Tournemire: L’Orgue Mystique
Vol. 5/6 – 050105-6)
„...The spatial impression of this surround sound recording
supports the artistic intentions of the performer. The instrument is always
very present in front of the listener, but is never pushy, and when it plays
one can elegantly lose oneself in the reverberation coming from the expansive
acoustic of the Himmelfahrtskirche in Munich.“
(FonoForum
(Germany), 4/2004 about Franz Liszt: Années de Pèlerinage,
Deuxième Année: Italie – SACD 150302)
„‘... as when no words’ (...) may be performed as a solo
piano piece, or with the addition of a cello, the cellist being as far away
as possible from the piano, a concept realized here brilliantly in surround
sound. (...) In a few pieces, Denhoff plays the campanula, a newly-developed
string instrument with 16 sympathetic strings, which in these spatial recordings
has a particularly beautiful validity. (...) Altogether, a successful (...)
surround sound recording (...), of the highest technical level...“
(FonoForum
(Germany), 5/2004 about the cello in my life – SACD 361401)
„...The recording technician has pliably captured the large Silbermann
Organ in the Freiberg Cathedral...“
(Westdeutsche Allgemeine
Zeitung (Germany), 11.4.2003 about J. S. Bach: Organ Works played on the
great Silbermann Organ in Freiberg Cathedral – SACD 030202)
„…Schneider is a wonderful player and romps all over this splendid
organ so that listening to this record is very pleasurable. (…) the
technical aspect of the recording is excellent.“
(American Record Guide (USA),
1-2/2003 about Wilhelm Middelschulte: Organ Works – 050201)
„The Steingraeber Grand Piano, on which Franz Liszt played, does
magic in one’s living room on this SACD: plastic and present. (...)
Highly recommended!“
(Crescendo (Germany), 6/2003
about Franz Liszt: Années de Pèlerinage, Deuxième Année:
Italie – SACD 150302)
„…Sonically, the disc is surprisingly good, with a lot more
body to the sound than one would have expected from a toy piano…“
(Audiophile Audition (USA),
7-8/2004 about The not-so-well-tempered Clavier – SACD 160501)