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July 31, 2008
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AT LONG LAST! WE GET TO HEAR THE FIRST REALLY GOOD RECORDING OF THE BERLIOZ REQUIEM THE WAY IT WAS MEANT TO BE HEARD!!!
I own all the surround versions of this music in SACD and DVD-audio formats. Much as I like the Norrington on SACD, this one is the best, musically. The original LPs and RBCD ... more |
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July 24, 2008
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PHENOMENAL, COMMITTED PERFORMANCE!!! DO NOT MISS!!!
One of the mainstays of Colin Davis' repertoire, along with Berlioz and Sibelius, has been his devotion to this eclectic choral cantata by Sir Michael Tippett. The maestro has recorded this work a number of times and the new recording is excellent ... more |
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July 18, 2008
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DO NOT MISS THIS!!! I had to order a copy from Caiman in Canada via Amazon. The Walton is PHENOMENAL. I think this performance can stand next to the Heifetz premiere recording of 1941. The playing is so good and self-assuredly virtuosic it will make the hair stand up on the back of your neck!
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July 17, 2008
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THIS IS REALLY GOOD!!! Beware your volume setting at the start of the disc. I have conducted the Mozart Seraglio Overture and I have NEVER heard a percussion section attack their instruments with the sheer ferocity that these musicians do. The mixture of German/Austrian and Turkish music makes for ... more |
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July 4, 2008
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THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL AND MOVING DISCS I OWN!!! DO NOT MISS THIS!!!
The late, lamented Shirley Horn was nothing less than a protegé of the late Miles Davis. She sings with the lyricism of his trumpet in Kind of Blue. The song selection and performances on this album are nothing short of ... more |
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