This concert features an excellent 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio lossless mix, encoded at a 16/48khz bit and sample rate. The best word I can use to describe it is "lavish". Her band along with the BBC string ensemble is perfectly and tastefully blended, to the point that no instrument sticks out of the mix. Leads and lead instruments are spotlighted within the mix, but not brought forward in a way that is jarring to the ears. Lang's voice soars over the entire group, and is never crushed by it. The string section is expertly captured, and sounds absolutely beautiful. The only issue I have with that capture is that the imaging is inconsistent. When a single section of the strings play, the 1st and 2nd violins for example, they are positioned in a half left position; when the other sections kick in, the 1st and 2nd violins become part of a huge string sound, and are no longer imaging from the half left position. This goes for the cellos, violas, and lower voiced strings as well. They become a big wash of sound with no distinctive imaging characteristics. That is a small peeve of mine; I like to see total consistency in mixes. Bass is tight and strong, but has most of its energy in the 50-80 Hz region. The high frequencies are airy and wide open, and the overall sound field is deep and wide in all directions. The surrounds are very well used for both the audience pickup, and the overall wrapping of the left and right front channels to that position. The front and rear sound stage is perfectly fused together, with absolutely no holes in the 360 degree sound field. This allows for one to hear the fantastic acoustics of the church the concert was held in. Aside from my small pet peeve, this recording is rich, lavish, and lush; no one will have a problem listening to it.
Disc 1: Upstream [Blu-Ray] Helpless [Blu-Ray] Thread [Blu-Ray] Western Stars [Blu-Ray] I Dream Of Spring [Blu-Ray] Coming Home [Blu-Ray] Once In A While [Blu-Ray] Wash Me Clean [Blu-Ray] Sunday [Blu-Ray] Smoke Rings [Blu-Ray] Valley [Blu-Ray] Hallelujah [Blu-Ray] Flame Of The UninspiredRay]Ray] Constant Craving [Blu-Ray] Close Your Eyes [Blu-Ray] Don't Smoke In Bed [Blu-Ray] Pay Dirt [Blu-Ray] Jealous Dogs [Blu-Ray] Je Fais La Planche [Blu-Ray] Shadow Of The Frame [Blu-Ray] [Bonus Material] [Blu-Ray]