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April 24, 2007
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Normally would not add to an album already with 4 reviews, BUT... Appears to be some debate among us reviewers regarding how fantastic or ordinary these recordings are.
I want to place my vote behind the previous reviewers who have criticized the Britten performance. Indeed, the Young Person's ... more |
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February 17, 2007
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As others have posted, this is a fun disc to hear. Many of our favorite Bach classics are given the Hollywood treatment, turned into big orchestral showstoppers. Since each track is arranged by a different conductor-musician, each one has its own flavor, and some are better than others.
The ... more |
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February 9, 2007
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This is probably the singular most spun SACD in my entire collection. Yet, I do not return to it as much for the Third, but much moreso for the Eighth. For that, this album is unequivocally 5 stars.
Vanska's Minnesota Orchestra is a bit smaller ensemble ("tighter" comes to mind) than some other ... more |
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January 27, 2007
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SACD REFERENCE ALBUMS:
Mendelssohn - Hahn/Oslo on DG
Bruch - Grumiaux/New Philharmonia on PentaTone
I bought this Midori album because I was not fully satisfied with either of my 2 reference SACD's listed above. I am not disappointed as these are two highly enjoyable performances by Midori and ... more |
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January 27, 2007
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Planets Reference Album: Atlanta/Yoel Levi on Telarc
I am very favorably impressed by this performance of Holst's Planets and Grainger's Warriors by the Philharmonia led by John Eliot Gardiner. I will comment on some of the highlights, with the general statement that I cannot find anything to ... more |
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