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March 15, 2005
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I mostly review discs which give me joy; rather uncritical of me, no? Here's an unenthusiastic evaluation to even the score:
My apologies to Cellophile, with whom I usually agree; he is a sophisticated auditor and his enjoyment is obviously genuine. But I agree here with Tream's observation that ... more |
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February 26, 2005
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If "modern" and "20th Century" make you clutch your purse in fear, then "degenerate" probably won't reassure you. But as Dan Davis says in his editorial, these are NEOCLASSICAL works. I confess I hesitated to mix this disc in with my classical & romantic SACDs, but curiosity got the better of me. ... more |
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January 29, 2005
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Russell Lowe Dec 31, 2003) calls this disc "Warm, flowing, fluent, relaxed ". Hmmm, I will have to go back and listen harder, because I hear it as in-your-face confrontational, over-miked. Why is this? Is listening so subjective, that comparing notes is nigh meaningless?
Tell me Russell, what do ... more |
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January 29, 2005
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Although orchestral sound and SACD seem made for each other, SACD and chamber music seem to have an uneasy relationship. The smaller chamber target seems harder to hit 'just right'. Praga and the Prazak-Quartet get it exquisitely right with the Schubert Quintet and String Quartet no. 7; the same ... more |
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October 28, 2004
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THIS disc has finally won over this Bartok fan to Schubert also, and has put the D.956 up there in my Top Ten Evers. Enough gushing: the Quintet is in the room with me, the strings are on the instruments, and there's rosin on the strings. But not to worry: unlike the Praga/Prazak SACD of Beethoven ... more |
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