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February 10, 2014
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Osmo Vänskä and Lahti's Symphony Orchestra done it again; fantastic Sibelius album with superb recording sound. These works are recorded at the Sibelius Hall, Lahti November 2006 and May 2007, and recording balance is much better than orchestra's older recordings.
This SACD contains Sibelius' nine ... more |
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February 8, 2014
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Gustav Mahler's Tenth Symphony is mysterious work: it is unfinished, Mahler finished only the first movement. There are fragments and sketches of symphony's other movements. Cooper's completion is most famous. In this recording, David Zinman uses Carpente's completion, and I say that it isn't so ... more |
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February 7, 2014
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Gustav Mahler's Ninth Symphony is composer's last full symphony (Tenth is unfinished). In symphony's emotionally finale, Mahler lefts farewell to life.
This Michael Tilson Thomas' recording of Mahler's Ninth Symphony is the last release of his mighty new cycle with San Francisco Symphony ... more |
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February 6, 2014
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There are fresh and modern performances of Beethoven's First and Second Piano Concertos. I heard many recordings of these works (Argerich (DG), Kissin (Emi Classics), Lewis (Harmonia Mundi), Shelley (Chandos), but this is the best. Tapiola Sinfonietta plays magnificent and Olli Mustonen brings ... more |
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February 6, 2014
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Michael Tilson Thomas' Mahler cycle with San Francisco Symphony Orchestra is excellent: I have his recording of Mahler's Second Symphony, and this performance of Third Symphony is outstanding: this SACD got Grammy Award.
First movement's great funeral march is effective. San Francisco Symphony ... more |
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