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Similarly, with Chloe Chua’s recording of the Vivaldi Four Seasons with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, on Pentatone [PTC5187062, 96kHz/24-bit], the openness of the sound is as striking with the bite of the solo violin as it is with the combination of orchestral strings and organ. There’s wonderful attack in the massed strings in the allegro non molto opening movement of ‘Summer’, delivering a superb sense of exuberance.

Bring it down to the intimate trio jazz of Estonian pianist Tõnu Naissoo’s ‘Broken Hopes’, on his Turning Point album, remastered from the original Melodiya analogue release [APSoon Recordings APS02023; DSD64], and the Eclipse’s ‘maximum information’ presentation is perfectly suited to the music, creating that magical ‘in the room’ presence. It’s a trick it also pulls off with Van Morrison’s rootsy Moving On Skiffle album [Exile/Virgin Music 4819141]. Here the old boy’s world-weary voice is delivered with great character and focus, and the joyful performances of the band, with every contribution easily heard, add to the retro, light-touch feel.

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