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December 31, 2014
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I would almost completely agree. This SACD release of half of Grumiaux's Mozart concerto set is the best sounding transfers these wonderful recordings have ever received, even better than the Japanese LPs. My only quibble is that while it is true that it's sound does not quite match the fine quality ... more |
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December 30, 2014
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I have a slightly different view of this unexpected SACD release of this famous, even indispensable performance. The Esoteric SACD is easily finer than either the original two-CD DG release or the subsequent single disc in the Originals series, which was an improvement. However, while it has all the ... more |
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August 8, 2014
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I would make virtually the same comments on this first SACD release of another Reiner shaded dog as I did on the Reiner Kije, except that this is one of the finest Reiner RCAs, a level the Kije never quite reached. Once again, the SACD is noticeably finer than the best digital version I had ... more |
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August 6, 2014
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This is the first SACD release of one of the most famous Reiner shaded dogs, although arguably not one of the very greatest sonically. But it still was and remains a very fine recording. I compared it to the best previous digital version I have heard, the JCC XRCD, SHM-CD version, and while in terms ... more |
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February 5, 2014
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With this release the last of what I have always felt are the four great analog stereo Dvorak Concerto recordingss has made it to SACD (the other three being Starker/Dorati, Rostropovich/Karajan and Piatigorsky/Munch). With two other famous analog recordings, Rostropovich/Giulini and ... more |
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