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Grieg: Norwegian Dances, Symphonic Dances, Lyric Suite - Ruud          (4 of 5 found this review helpful)
  April 26, 2004

Top notch recording and performance of some admittedly not top notch Grieg. Sound in multi-channel expands gloriously to fill your room. Cellos and basses I have noticed especially seem to benefit from the dsd treatment and, like in the Philips Sibelius violin concerto, you can almost feel what I ... more
Sibelius, Walton: Violin Concertos - Akiko Suwanai          (8 of 10 found this review helpful)
  April 24, 2004

What can i say? Stunning playing, stunning recording...anyone who has the slightest interest in classical music must buy this disc! The only other sacd I own that I can compare it to is the Dvorak 8 and 9 from Ivan Fischer and surprise, surprise the recording engineer was the same in both discs. Mr ... more
Haydn: Symphony Nos. 93, 94 & 101 (arr. Salomon) - Florilegium          (1 of 1 found this review helpful)
  April 23, 2004

Recording and performances are excellent, i just find it hard to listen to these reductions after growing up with the glories of the Concertgebouw and Colin Davis. Having said that these are very enjovable in their own right. When are we going to hear Haydn's great string quartets (and there are ... more
Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings, Souvenir de Florence - Boni          (2 of 2 found this review helpful)
  April 15, 2004

Agree with nucaleena - excellent performances. I think the sound is excellent as well, smooth strings and bass that you can almost touch. Turn the rears down a notch or two and you'll be back in the hall in April 2002!
Vivaldi: La Stravaganza - Podger/Arte Dei Suonatori          (3 of 4 found this review helpful)
  April 5, 2004

WARNING: this disc is not for those who like to relax with a cup of tea! Great performances in absolutely first-class sound as per usual with Channel Classics. This is why I got into SACD. You can feel as well as hear the instruments in a magnificent MC acoustic. Please Opus 3 and Opus 8 Mr Sacks!

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