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April 22, 2006
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This is a very fine recording, although I think it's perhaps not quite the 10/10 rating that Classics Today give it. The Atma engineers do a generally splendid job of reconciling the very big, resonant acoustic of Quebec's Basilique de l'Oratoire St-Joseph du Mont-Royal with the need to bring ... more |
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April 14, 2006
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a lovely disc, very fresh and unpretentious in spirit. sonically it's very good - a clear, uncluttered ambience, with good tonal fidelity to the instruments.
to be hypercritical there's just a TOUCH of smearing of the clarinet's instrumental image (especially in its warm middle range), probably ... more |
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April 14, 2006
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i've only heard RBCD stereo, unfortunately, so just a quick line to report that artistically these are outstanding performances, very clear textured and bubbling with energy. i enjoyed them a great deal. |
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April 12, 2006
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now this is going to sound SO picky.... - but there's a sense in which the singing on these discs is just a little TOO squeaky-clean for its own good. it's as close to perfect technically as you're likely to hear, but as so often when technical perfection is aimed at something else is missing. call ... more |
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April 11, 2006
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jdaniel@jps.net makes an important point at the end of his review - most of the organ sound in the multichannel mix comes from the rears, so you really need speakers which closely match your front pair. if they're markedly smaller or inferior you'll not get the effect intended.
mjw finds the ... more |
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