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May 17, 2013
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Vaughan Williams "A Sea Symphony" is one of the greatest and most inspiring works of the 20th century, with excepts from Walt Whitman's masterpiece, "Leaves of Grass". No other work better captures the majesty and beauty of the Sea. Here we have, if I'm not mistaken, the first live recording ever ... more |
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May 16, 2013
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This is a re-release. I purchased this multi-channel SACD on Amazon well over a year ago. The original release date of this recording was 2008. I was so disappointed with this recording, I have since sold it. It's interesting that now Amazon shows a new release date of June 11, 2013, more than 1 1/2 ... more |
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December 22, 2012
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This performance has incredible energy, PASSION and excitement yet is restrained and exceedingly ethereal in the slow movements. There is incredible playing by Stefano Montanari on his baroque violin and he never gets ugly. His intonation is beautiful. The recording is incredibly detailed with ... more |
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July 13, 2012
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Mini review just to warn you. I bought this Stereo only SACD in hopes that it would be a block buster recording like several other Vox/Turnabout recordings, for instance the Ravel Skrowaczewski/Minnesota Recordings and many RCA Living Stereo SACDs. The performances here are good but not great. The ... more |
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June 20, 2012
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Vive la Vadim, Lauda Litton, Bravissimo Bergen, and Bravo BIS
Performance
Wow, what a performance! Vadim, Litton and the Bergen give us the most exciting final movement of the Tchaikovsky I‘ve ever heard. Vadim’s emotional bravura and romantic spirit is in full bloom and Litton’s strong and ... more |
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