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January 16, 2006
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Okay...
Late last year there was some news on this site that stated that Melba Records was going to release a SACD recording of Wagner's titanic opera cycle, The Ring Cycle. Needless to say I would definitely want to hear some other Melba recordings (to see what the sound quality is like) before I ... more |
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January 1, 2006
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Well, I have been reading some "stuff" on Suzuki's Bach performances, but did not pay all that much attention....until I saw this SACD sitting on the shelf at my local store. I thought long and hard, since I already owned the totally stunning Boston Baroque/Perlman Bach Overtures (Telarc ... more |
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November 6, 2005
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Well, I am going to have to agree to a certain degree withe previous review. I was thrilled with everything that Harnoncourt has done before this (Verdi and Mozart Requiems, Bruckner symphonies etc,) but this recording is thrown for a loop because of one major and famous movement, the Hallelujah ... more |
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August 26, 2005
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Hmmmmm.....
First, I will say that I have never heard a recording or performance taken at such a break neck speed....in fact, there are places in the first movement where the poor brass cannot keep up. I do not understand what the rush is, unless the engineer told Kubelik to keep it moving. As a ... more |
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August 5, 2005
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I usually do not make references to other reviews, but sadly, DSD has brought the same catty comments from another terrible audio site to this quality site. Funny, no comments were made about the music. Sadly, DSD does not even bother to list what gear was used to audition this SACD.
I will counter ... more |
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