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February 25, 2007
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This is one of the best-sounding SACDs in the Membran series. The engineers have been content to use the rear channels for ambience only, eschewing any artificial effects. As usual, the recording level is quite high, but I did not notice any shrillness in the upper strings or trumpets (the piccolos ... more |
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January 27, 2007
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In a crowded field, this new recording can easily hold its own. Right from the start you know that this is a pure DSD recording - shimmering strings, mellow horns, sweet woodwind. David Zinman, who has been widely praised for his account of Beethoven's symphonies and Strauss's tone-poems generally ... more |
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November 15, 2006
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Notwithstanding all the Järvi-bashing this is an excellent recording in every way. Glorious sound and plenty of verve. To claim that American musicians are unsuited to British music is mere prejudice. This is universal music that speaks to everyone. Interpretation is a matter of taste rather than ... more |
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October 29, 2006
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This is an excellent version of Smetana's cycle. It is a four-channel recording dating from 1975, which suggests it may be an original quad recording. The Czech Philharmonic play this kind of music to the manner born. Vaclav Neumann, who was famous for his reading of "Vltava" (there is a DVD of him ... more |
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July 14, 2006
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I just received this recording from Japan. While anything from Haydn and Schumann on SACD is welcome, this recording unfortunately fails to meet the most modest expectations. The performances can only be described as pedestrian and lacklustre. The conductor does not really know what to do with this ... more |
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