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June 3, 2005
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What an unbelievable fillip these magnificent Mercury recordings have been to us SACD lovers - and this is another example! We have "the" classic cello concerto and two substantial fillers on this disc.
The performances, of course, are absolutely fabulous - even in comparison to the classic ... more |
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June 2, 2005
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Though I agree that these performances are a little laid back for me that is not a totally bad thing. All great composers can tolerate different methods of interpretation. It is just excellent to have all these chamber pieces on SACD. They are spicy; just about at my limit of tolerance for ... more |
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May 7, 2005
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Press play on this disc and be prepared to be blasted out of your seat by the weight of trumpet tone at the opening - simply amazing! For some reason I feel lucky never to have heard this performance in any of its previous incarnations; I can just sit back and be amazed at a 45 year old recording ... more |
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May 7, 2005
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I'll always remember the fantastic opening scene from this film with an extended close-up of Depardieu as an older Marais with the light slanting in, reminiscing about Sainte-Colombe. The film has been called a "minor art-house sensation"; it depicts the relationship between two 17th. century French ... more |
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March 24, 2005
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It's Good Friday here in Melbourne so what more appropriate task than to listen to and review this disc! BIS have set themselves the Augean task of selecting highlights from what is commonly considered (along with Beethoven's string quartets)by classical music lovers as the summit of Western Music - ... more |
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