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June 20, 2012
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The satirical opera The Nose is the first of four (not three as mentioned in the booklet) Opera’s that Shostakovich would compose, and all of them are masterpieces and all 4 are very different. In this opera, unlike the other 3, tonality is almost non-existent. Very modern for the time (1928) and ... more |
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June 19, 2012
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This is a good example of a splendid recording with a caveat. I like this performance and recording a lot because it gives the impression of a live performance with substantial symphony hall acoustics.
Based on the results on disk I have to assume that the Italian institute in Budapest is quite a ... more |
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June 18, 2012
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The Swiss Born Composer Frank Martin lived and worked the most part of his life in the Netherlands. His musical language definitely caries all the ingredients of 20th century composing styles; nonetheless his style is unique and individual and not easily comparable with other composers. Several of ... more |
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June 16, 2012
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The SACD at hand is a somewhat older release with Gergiev in Shos 4. There are many releases of Shostakovich symphonies but not too many feature on SA-CD. This CD stems from the early days of SACD releases and I think at the time Philips was not fully clear yet on how surround recordings should ... more |
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June 15, 2012
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The performances of Stravinsky’s work by Pierre Boulez should be well known by now. Integrity, never over the top and the tempi always feel natural. As if this music need to be performed no other way. On this recording Boulez was very lucky with the soloists, Roxana Constantinescu and Kyle Ketelsen, ... more |
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