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October 8, 2004
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These performances have been around on Sony's Essential Classics series for a while - the sound on this stereo non-hybrid SACD is a clear improvement with little or no hiss and a wide dynamic range. No small achievement for recordings made in 1957. They certainly belie their age.
Szell's Till is ... more |
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September 16, 2004
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I have been comparing this (non-hybrid, stereo-only) Sony SACD with the old Sony/CBS CD set - the 2 discs Maestro series from 1990, I've never heard a more recent Essential Classics CD incarnation c/w some Ormandy Wagner. I suspect that was the same remastering.
The SACD replicates the second CD ... more |
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August 31, 2004
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'An extraordinary sonic experience' says DG, and right they are. Not sure how many organ multi-channel SACDs there are out there, but this is the first one I've heard.
It really is a wonderful sound, transforming my listening room into the interior of Notre-Dame, sonically at least! I particularly ... more |
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August 30, 2004
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I wasn't too confident that I would like Yundi Li's discs, as his model-like appearance and gushing booklet notes seemed to encapsulate what many feel is wrong with classical music these days: style without substance.
But having listened to this and his Chopin red book CD, both on DG, I had to ... more |
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August 30, 2004
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There is precious little Schumann piano music on SACD - but this is disappointing artistically. Pletnev is a master pianist, but this is probably his worst recording, although the sound per se is superb.
The Fantasie in C almost comes to a dead halt more than once and most of the other pieces have ... more |
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