|
|
|
|
March 21, 2012
|
This is quite possibly my favorite disc in the Living Stereo reissue program. If Ravel's original score is a kaleidoscope of orchestral colors and hues (which it is), then this disc is a most successful realization of that objective. Munch and the RCA engineers manage to extract a dazzling amount of ... more |
|
|
|
|
|
March 21, 2012
|
This compilation brings together two works of Bizet with some melodic and instrumental similarities. Cluytens' conducting gives the music a haunting and ethereal quality that is irresistable, reaching an emotional climax in the flute and harp solo in the second suite of L'Arlésienne. Especially in ... more |
|
|
|
|
|
March 21, 2012
|
I have quite a different opinion about the sonics of this disc than the reviewer above. It is a very good transfer preserving beautifully the hall sound and spatial information. The brass and mass strings sound more recessed than forward but not in a way that is smoothed over or lacks detail; it ... more |
|
