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Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5, Tchaikovsky: Romeo & Juliet - Cleveland/Maazel        (2 of 3 found this review helpful)
  May 19, 2004

There are two great compositions on this album and I enjoy listening to them both. This is a Telarc Soundstream and although the sound is good it still sounds a bit compressed and sometimes strident to me, particularly the strings as is the case with most RBCD's.
Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique etc. - Cincinnati SO/Järvi          (3 of 7 found this review helpful)
  May 19, 2004

“The multi-channel fosters an involvement that they stereo version simply cannot match...This is certainly what Berlioz intended when he imagined the Symphonie performed by an orchestra of 250. The “Love Scene” from Berlioz’s Romeo et Juliette is a sublime bonus on the disc.” -- The Absolute ... more
Tierney Sutton: Dancing in the Dark          (1 of 2 found this review helpful)
  May 18, 2004

This album was inspired and spotlights the timeless ballads of Frank Sinatra, one of America's greatest singers. It features strings on a number of tracks, and the singer is backed by her trio of ten years, pianist Christian Jacob, bassist Trey Henry, and Ray Brinker on drums. Tierney Sutton has ... more
  May 18, 2004

It's no wonder this album won a Grammy - it's hard to find a track you don't like. The musicians and music is awesome! If you like jazz with a latin influence, this is your SACD.
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet: Latin Album          (2 of 2 found this review helpful)
  May 14, 2004

These guys are GOOD! The first track "Fragile" is mismerizing, I never heard "Carmen Suite" played any better. The only criticism I have is that many of the tracks between the opening and ending of this SACD seem to be too much of a guitar exhibition, rather than an orchestration. The recording ... more

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