Review by canonical April 3, 2010 (5 of 9 found this review helpful)
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Lazic's Ravel is, at times, most agreeable. At other times, it can sound like a cross between late Beethoven and Tchaikovsky ... I find it often lacking in colour or mystery or dynamics (volume). If anything, I find his Ravel too clear, too distinct, too etude-ish, too de-constructed, and lacking what I might term a natural impressionistic blurring of sounds / imagery. Lazic also tends to overweight the bass, unnecessarily so, and he adds stress / accents in odd places (the de-construction). Inbetween the start-stop ride, there are moments of bliss. Others might enjoy the performance, but it was not my musical cup of tea.
Performance: 3.5 stars Sound: 4 stars (stereo). The sound is extremely clean, but rather harsh, and somehow doesn't quite achieve a natural piano realism. Superjewel box: Yes - with smart packaging Recording resolution: Pure DSD (May 2001)
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