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October 9, 2006
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It's not a bad performance, and I recall that the LPs got pretty good reviews in the British press when it first came out. I think however, that this one is done in by the screechy sound in forte string passages, trumpet and piccolo. I had to turn it down and then turn it down again. Not because it ... more |
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October 1, 2006
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Even if you have impossibly high expectations for Fischer and PentaTone, I predict those expectations will be more than met with this disc!
What glorious playing! Here we have (again from these artists - and let's include the members of the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra here) period informed but ... more |
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August 30, 2006
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I know I am hearing an extraordinary performance on record when I suddenly find myself sitting up in my Ekornes recliner waving my arms as if to conduct the orchestra. That happened last night as I gave this a first hearing. This IS an extraordinary performance of the Eroica. Inner phrase tensions ... more |
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August 23, 2006
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krisjan just a few days ago (August 21, 2006) reviewed this saying:
"It amazes how good the sound is from these ~45 year old recordings."
I agree! Given the age of these, the sound is truly amazing. But I take issue with Krisjan when
he asks: "Have we really progressed all that much in recorded ... more |
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June 16, 2006
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What a Bargain!
This is a first rate performance of both the works for piano and of the Miraculous Mandarin. The sound is mostly splendid - there is great bass and percussion is stupendous. The woodwind and brass are well recorded and the strings are never shrill, no annoying high frequency bite. ... more |
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