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June 9, 2012
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These performances by Szell and the Cleveland Orchestra are classic Strauss recordings. Szell was an apprentice to Strauss and Strauss highly approved of Szell’s performances of his works.
The Cleveland Orchestra plays marvelously. Listen to the string tone in the finale of Todt und Verklärung. ... more |
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June 9, 2012
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I've owned most of contents of this SACD on LP, Cassette, and/or CD.
The best performance here is the Concerto. Wild and Fieldler are not only ripping through this unabashed, they are clearly having a great time.
The Rhapsody in Blue and American in Paris are both very well played and among my ... more |
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June 8, 2012
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These are classic performances by Fiedler and the Boston Pops. Yes, they are fast and there are a few glitches. But that does not in any way diminish the amount of fun they are clearly having. I'll take fun with a few glitches over sterile perfection anytime.
The sound on the two channel SACD is a ... more |
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