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January 17, 2007
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If you have searched the net for reviews on Perahia's Bach albums (this one, the Keyboard Concertos Vol. 1, and the highly acclaimed Goldberg Variations), you have come across virtually unanimous praise for these performances. I own all three.
Let me add my $0.02 by saying that this is some of the ... more |
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January 6, 2007
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Reference recordings for Mendelssohn:
(1) Chung/Dutoit/Montreal on Decca
(2) Perlman/Haitink/Concertgebouw on EMI
This is another typical Hilary Hahn performance, which is a compliment, indeed. Her bravura is on full display here, effortlessly dispensing runs of notes, page after page, with precise ... more |
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January 6, 2007
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REFERENCE RECORDINGS:
1959 Stern/Bernstein/New York on Sony
1980 Perlman/Giulini/Philharmonia on EMI
I keep seeing the word "aristocratic" attached to Grumiaux and this account of the Beethoven with the Concertgebouw. I think this is a fair assessment as the performance is a high class reading ... more |
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January 6, 2007
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Reference recordings of Brahms:
(1) Heifetz/Reiner/Chicago on RCA (RBCD)
(2) Perlman/Giulini/Chicago on EMI (RBCD)
The Brahms VC is a piece that, like other Brahms pieces IMHO, grows on you with each playing. It's almost like you can perceive the anguished deliberations of the man as he penned the ... more |
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January 5, 2007
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This is an excellent multichannel SACD, which takes great advantage of what the medium can do. The multiple opposing organs playing through different channels creates a great effect. And the tremendous detail of the SACD allows you to savor the hall's acoustics, through every last nuance of the ... more |
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