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September 15, 2005
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I confess: I am a quartet addict, and like other addicts I sometimes imbibe matter not quite to my personal taste, Tchaikovsky f'rinstance. No, please put that blunt object back down; it is not my intent to draw the righteous ire of Tchaikovsky's army of admirers upon my head. I merely wish to point ... more |
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August 22, 2005
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This piece doesn't fit into my music shelf, really. For decades I was aware of it only as something that appears now and then on the radio. Then two years ago, it was brought forcefully to my attention when included in a festival programme, complete with a sexually ambiguous dancer playing out all ... more |
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August 9, 2005
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SCENE: You are at a crowded, lively, exciting party; you 'circulate'.... You find yourself in a beautiful room, and say to yourself, 'Ah, this is lovely...'. --And then you notice that no-one else is in that particular room; you get an uneasy feeling bordering on fear...!
Why has this disc remained ... more |
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July 31, 2005
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The audio pedigree of the RPO super-audios is ambiguous: the redbook edition of this disc bears the following subscript: "32 Bit Digital Sound / High Quality Audiofile Edition", whatever that is. But with no other Borodin quartets on offer, I bought this bargain-price disc (no bargain after ... more |
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July 18, 2005
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I haven't much to add to Chris Fredriksson's review, beyond concurring whole-heartedly with all his points. So why gild the rose? Because the 20th Century is such a hard sell... to all of us who grew up in that century. What IS our problem?
Yes yes yes, a lot of 20th C. stuff is the same damned ... more |
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