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Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring, Nielsen: Symphony No. 5 - Paavo Järvi          (7 of 11 found this review helpful)
  May 8, 2005

This is my first ever schizoid SACD from Telarc. What do I mean??? This is a bi-polar SACD..not in sound, which is glorious, but the difference between the two pieces.... While I will agree 100% that the sound is very fine, it is the two approaches to the pieces that leave me basically ... more
Stamitz/Richter: Early String Symphonies - New Dutch Academy/Murphy          (10 of 11 found this review helpful)
  May 8, 2005

Well, This is my first ever foray into the string music of either Stamitz or Richter. I have heard Richter's screaming trumpet concerto before, but this was my first purchase of purely string oriented material. I am extremely happy with this SACD. It has a great sound with nice placement of ... more
Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben - Jansons        (8 of 10 found this review helpful)
  April 12, 2005

I have to disagree 100% with the previous review. I find the sound to be just fine, and the horns are not "relegated" to the background as the horns ARE in the background, as ALL horns in EVERY orchestra are in the BACK of the orchestra...unless you like the grossly over mike Deutsche Gramophone ... more
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 etc. - Neeme Järvi          (7 of 9 found this review helpful)
  April 5, 2005

I bought this SACD as a first trial effort to see how I liked the SACD offerings from BIS. I have always been a fan of Neeme Jarvi (his redbook efforts) so I was not as much worried about his interpretation as I was worried about the sound quality of BIS SACDs. Needless to say, I am extremely happy ... more
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 - Fischer          (4 of 4 found this review helpful)
  February 15, 2005

I bought this SACD today (my first ever Channel Classics SACD and certainly NOT my last) and was extremely impressed with the sound and the performance!! However, there is something just a touch on the strange side with Maestro Fischer's interpretation....there are some unusual and unexpected ... more

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