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June 6, 2008
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DO NOT MISS THIS!!!
Hearing the best sections of the RING in 60 minutes??? YES! No singers??? YES! Fast tempos??? EGAD!!! YES!!!
If you like the pseudo-mumbo-jumbo-spirituality of Furtwangler or Celibidache, STAY AWAY! This is Wagner on SPEED!
The recording is great! Open it up and let it roll ... more |
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June 4, 2008
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DO NOT MISS THIS!!!
Aside from the out-of-this-world piano artistry and imagination of Art Tatum, this is the kind of SACD you just put on the system, open it up, and let it ROLL around the house!!!
Most of the Tatum recordings are of terrible technical quality. This one, while arguably a ... more |
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April 2, 2008
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DO NOT MISS THIS DISC!
Lovely, wonderful, inspired, poised performances by an aristocrat pianist. Arrau, who studied with one of Liszt's students, brings us the 19th-century grand manner in music that in lesser hands can sound empty and like so much Romantic slapdash claptrap. Make no mistake, ... more |
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December 26, 2007
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This recording sounds wonderful and Eschenbach has NO idea about setting tempos in French music. This conductor has a terrible tendency to play slower music at glacial tempos, without really being capable of sustaining the musical line, which Bernstein, wayward as he could be, could do brilliantly, ... more |
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November 20, 2007
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DO NOT BELIEVE THE HYPE ABOUT THIS DISC!!! While Reiner and the Chicago Symphony's recorded catalog are legendary, this recording is NOT a great one. This music requires opulent sonics and COMPLETE dynamic range. THAT DOES NOT HAPPEN, HERE!!! Respighi's brilliant mixture of gossamer and kitchen-sink ... more |
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