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May 24, 2008
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Rafael Kubelik was one of the best Dvorak conductors of his generation and of all time.
These performances are classics of the grammophone, now restored with the SACD process. The sound has improved (prom my previous cd) but it still sounds a bit boxy (specially the lower ranges), but it is ... more |
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May 24, 2008
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This is a fantastic release. Kobayashi, of whom I had not encountered previously any disc (or live concert) is a very meticoulous and intense conductor.
From his performance of Mahler 1, it is clear that he has devoted much time and thought to the work at hand. His performance is very detailed and ... more |
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May 24, 2008
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Blomstedt is a rather underated conductor. He does not belong to the "glitzy-elite" of jet-setting conductors that travel around, conduct everything and do not have much to say.
Blomstedt is different. He has preferred to develop relationships with a few orchestras, that will show at the time of ... more |
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May 20, 2007
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This is a real winner among the "Living Stereo" series.
The sound stage is excellent, displaying the quality of the work of the sound engeneers of the 50´s and 60´s. The voices and orchestra are set in a spacious accoustic, never too reverberant, so the voices and orchestra can expand ideally in ... more |
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May 20, 2007
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Willard White is a rather underrated bass baritone in the present Opera World. But his vocal and interpretative qualities shine through in this disc of arrangements of Paul Robeson songs.
The works, quite popular, depict the intense and deep beliefs of the composer and interpreter, and uderline the ... more |
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