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August 6, 2011
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ADHD Summary:
Of the Zinman series, this is the closest to finding its way to the absolute top of the pack in both sound and performance. This is only my second 5/5 review for sound/performance. Admittedly, I have fewer examples (6) of this Mahler symphony than I do of the ten others , but Zinman's ... more |
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July 2, 2011
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ADHD Summary:
Glorious in every way. Good music, well sung, fine recording, ridiculously cheap price. But you probably want some justification for this endorsement, which is why I have written the review.
Back story:
I canvassed the SACD.net database for recordings that I own, have no reviews ... more |
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May 3, 2011
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ADHD Summary: Different from the alternatives for the /Italian Songbook/. A must for fans of Wolf, and a surprise to find this less recorded work recorded and performed so well. Prégardien is now at the top of his game, and his game is good. Kleiter has a bright future ahead.
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March 30, 2011
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ADHD Summary:
This disc is /not/ a collection of musical fluff, but it /is/ a recital of unusual disc mates. Excellent but reverberant recording. Well worth buying for the Walton piece alone, which is a joy to discover.
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During the writing of the review of the Tokyo String Quartet's ... more |
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March 13, 2011
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ADHD summary:
Whether your first set or your fifth, these fine performances are ones that speak to an emotional intimacy with Beethoven's late period, and I have listened to each one repeatedly and joyously for the past week and a half. The sound is good, but a bit variable, in part because of ... more |
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April 6, 2011
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| My pleasure, Seth. One of the good things about writing the occasional review is that I get to sift through my discs and find a few that have not yet been talked about on our site. The Walton piece is boss. I hope you enjoy it. ... more |
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April 2, 2010
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| On that subject, I have a couple of Audite recordings with ~150 minutes on the SACD layer, although they seem to be demonstrating their remastering process rather than providing us with extra music.
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I want to be sure no one thinks I was supporting the following statement, which although taken from the article cited above, equivalent statements ... more |
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August 23, 2009
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| Stanbury said:
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-g-> Why should I care? I see no relationship whatever between the number of channels used to /make/ any recording, and my listening to it, at home, on my system. It's not like I am going to listen on my three channel headphones with all three ears. I'm sure I have listened to many recordings made with "16 or more" channels, and ... more |
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July 4, 2008
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| That's Colonel Kurtz, to you. ... more |
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April 17, 2007
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| And it is unfortunate that many fans of legit music feel this way. Among my friends who are /not/ fans of legit music, Ma is the one active performer that each can name.
I suspect the collective reaction among legit music fans is related to a growing awareness of the options. I have nine complete sets of the Bach Suites. It certainly is not true ... more |
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