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July 26, 2010
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I respectfully disagree, quite markedly so.
All behavioural psychologists and biologists out there (hi, guys!) will be familiar with the concept of imprinting. In the 19th century, Konrad Lorenz showed how goslings imprint on and treat the first moving object they came across (in that case, his ... more |
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July 25, 2010
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If you read my reviews, you will probably know that I have a tendency to go weak in the knees and swoon when faced with late 50s/early 60s Szell recordings with the Cleveland Orchestra. All rules are made to be broken, however, and this recording certainly blows the game wide open.
Szell seems ... more |
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July 22, 2010
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This is a simply fabulous Szell SACD, both sonically and musically.
Although there is some music here which is - shall we say - a tad lighter and not altogether top-rate, the inspired, sparkling playing brings contagious joy. The precision and dynamism of the performances is just wondrous. Who said ... more |
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July 20, 2010
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I'm used to being a dissenter, so here is an alternate viewpoint. Now shoot me.
Peter Warlock's often-quoted comment that "it is all just a little too much like a cow looking over a gate" was actually about Vaughan Williams' overall style, rather than this particular symphony, Anyway, he would have ... more |
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July 18, 2010
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I can only echo the other reviewers here. This is one of the immortal recordings. Great music, great playing - even pretty good sound!
I can't imagine these performances being surpassed. They really do put the Fischer recordings - good though they are - in their place. Never has the difference ... more |
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