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March 21, 2015
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I strongly agree with Castor. I listened this five minutes ago and I was very impressed: the whole performance was cinematic listening experience.
The booklet says that this was mixed to 4.0 multi-channel. Actually this should be 4.1 because my subwoofer switched on during "'Marche Hongroise".
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March 20, 2015
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Don't waste your money, this is horrible! This is recorded during Valery Gergiev's Mahler project with London Symphony Orchestra and loses its brilliance for poor engineering.
I thought that the performance would be excellent according Maestro Gergiev's previous recordings.
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March 20, 2015
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This is absolutely the best recording of Mendelssohn's "St. Paul"! Carus offers a crystal clear multi-channel sound. I listened this with the study score (Breitkopf & Härtel) and the recording brought more instrumental and vocal details to us.
Bernius tempi were peaceful. It wasn't only a ... more |
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March 20, 2015
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I totally agree with below review:
Penguin Guide (2010): "Gergiev's approach to Mahler's Sixth is bold and dramatic and his performance has a total conviction not always apparent in his controversial cycle... He goes for an almost brutish energy in this dark symphony of Mahler, and the results are ... more |
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March 18, 2015
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This disc got three Grammys: "Best Classical Album", "Best Choral Performance" and "Best Engineered Classical Album". And indeed: I was impressed when I heard this at the first time.
Mahler's Eighth Symphony was his career's absolutely culmination. The first performance contained nearly 1000 ... more |
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