Antal Dorati, János Starker - Dvorak-Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104 / Bruch-Kol Nidrei / Tchaikovsky - Variations on a Rococo Theme (2005) [SACD]

This is an exceptional recording, augmented tremendously by the new DSD mastering. It will take you less than a moment or two to discover how diffuse the earlier PCM recording sounds by comparison, & it in itself was one of the better CD transfers to appear in the Living Presence series.
As for performances, nearly all SA-CD enthusiasts will already know that we are graced now with 2 of the best renditions of the Dvorak Concerto ever to appear on record – & each deserves its rightful place in one’s music collection for the emotive senses they can provoke in the listener. Polished as it is, the Starker performance conveys more the sense of authority & bravado than Piatigorsky’s RCA, but Piatigorsky gives us an equally competent yet more reserved reading of the score. Each of these can serve different listening needs quite effectively, & both offer convincingly authentic sound.