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Reviews
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Rachmaninov, Prokofiev - Jonathan Gilad          (2 of 3 found this review helpful)
  March 7, 2011

Having listened to this CD twice, I'm afraid to say that the second impression matched the first, or should I say lack of. The playing is competent, but there is little artistic insight, and it comes across as one of those straight down the road performances, the usual case these days, with artists ... more
Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro - René Jacobs        (7 of 7 found this review helpful)
  December 6, 2010

This is my first review on this site, and I add it as someone who is quite frustrated by the bulk of large ensemble classical music SACDs I've so far listened to have been so poorly mixed (only just bought an SACD player, having been shocked that the Sony XA5400ES has gone out of production). This ... more

 
 
Latest Posts

Rubinstein and Chopin
July 9, 2015
They're simply waiting until they've sold enough 24/96 and then will suddenly declare the DSD market worth pursuing, and release them all again... ... more
Best SACD piano recordings
July 4, 2015
+1 His Scriabin CD is also wonderfully recorded. The playing is also superb on both. ... more
Discussion: Scriabin: Symphony No. 1 & The Poem of Ecstasy - Pletnev
July 3, 2015
Not horrendous, wonderful fun! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4YSysUn-Bk ... more
New Berliner Philharmoniker music director
June 22, 2015
It was quite funny listening to the local classical radio station just now (Kultur Radio Berlin Brandenburg) struggling to be able to play something "from their archive" and ending up with an LPO Rachmaninov Concerto#2! ... more
Where to buy/sell SACD players & media
June 8, 2015
Just make sure you take the time to describe it properly, with lots of photos etc. Make sure you also check that it works, perferably by playing a few discs, both SACDs and CDs. There's nothing more tiresome than a listing like: "XXX Player for sale. Not sure if it works as was inherited." +1 photo taken with a mobile and the wrong way up. I've ... more