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August 4, 2007
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This marks Jacintha's sixth release for Groove Note, and I'm reminded of the adage, practice makes perfect. Although perfection is a quality most difficult to achieve, Jacintha here shows us that she keeps up her earnest attempts at honing her craft.
This latest release features nine well-known ... more |
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May 18, 2007
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I'm very impressed with the sound quality of this recording. Generally, I find this to be true of most, if not all, of the releases from Ying Tan's Groove Note label, but this one is somewhat better in that regard. What's really impressive is the spatial accuracy of the the instruments and vocals ... more |
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August 30, 2006
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I counted four performances of the Beethoven Violin Concerto available in the SA-CD format from which one could choose; five for the Bruch, which was something of a surprise to me, given the reputation of these works. As for the venerable Beethoven, I can think of only one other that I might look ... more |
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July 21, 2006
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I recall seeing an hour-long program on PBS entitled "Rubinstein At 80" that was re-broadcast shortly after his death. It was a fascinating admixture of biographical notes from the producers and comments from the artist about music in general spiced with some self-criticism about his own playing. ... more |
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May 8, 2006
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For those readers here who are not familiar with this recording, what follows is the essence of an email sent to some close audiophile friends. Most of them have owned the Maazel Telarc recordings in both vinyl and CD issues previously, and they share my high regard for the quality of the ... more |
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