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February 28, 2010
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The Britten is good, but THE PLANETS!!! -- SUPERB!!! -- both as a performance and as a recording.
I have a few recordings, including the rightly famous Dutoit, as well as Karjan/Decca, Mehta and Rattle on RBCD, and, on SACD, Susskind on Mobile Fidelity and Gardiner on DG. I've also heard many ... more |
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June 15, 2009
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I'm afraid my findings and taste are quite different from those of my learned friend onenairb :-(
Whatever information TopMusic adds about the power system and cables, it misses out on with recording dates, personnel and stereo/mono specification. All the documentation comprises Ella's and Louis's ... more |
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May 4, 2009
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Just in response to the review by my learned colleague, Whitehall:
First, I don't think the sonics are "certainly top notch" -- they may be a notch above average, but certainly inferior to other SACDs from the same source.
Second, and more importantly, I don't think that issuing a disc with ... more |
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April 9, 2009
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I agree with canonical's review. Unlike Praga's modern issues, the sound here is pretty dated, in mediocre-to-poor transfers.
The Variations on a Nursery Song (22'59") and the Konzertstuck for Cello (22'20") were recorded in 1956 and are in stereo. The recording date of the Piano Concerto No. 2 ... more |
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