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July 8, 2004
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I can comment only on the Sibelius at this time, I haven't spent enough time with the Tubin yet (I have some of his other works by the way, and certainly he composed some good stuff-I just don't know this symphony well enough yet.)
I think this is a good, not great, performance of its type, which is ... more |
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June 17, 2004
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I believe the sonics are good, the performance is stiff and uninvolving. |
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March 18, 2004
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I'm going to reverse JW's *'s and award 4 for performance and 5 for recording. This recording is a knock-out - a 1957 all-tube analog remastered using tube gear and then laid down on the SACD layer with EMM Labs equipment. It is natural, with great impact - Pepper's sax can be heard in all its glory ... more |
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March 15, 2004
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There are a few defining events in the life of someone my age (50) - where were you when JFK was assassinated, where were you on 9/11, LBJ, Vietnam, Berlin Wall, Iranian hostages, etc - and did you see the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan show. For Americans, Beatlemania really started then. The Beatles ... more |
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March 9, 2004
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I finally had a chance to listen to this straight through. This is a wonderful successor to the SFS/MTT/Mahler cycle, both in performance and sound. On the performance - this is not purely objective music-making. MTT is first of all intent on demonstrating each nuance written into the score by ... more |
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