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January 30, 2013
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This is one of Klemperer's three great studio Mahler recordings, with Das Lied and the 9th--I also like the 4th, but find it a bit ponderous, and don't like the 7th, which practically defines what ponderous means in sound. Spacious, powerful, on the stately side, everything one admires about ... more |
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January 27, 2013
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Having already added one of EMI's two great Mahler 9ths of the '60s to the SACD catalogue, the early '60s Barbirolli recording, EMI Japan follows with the other, the later '60s Klemperer recording. This is vintage, very great Klemperer, powerful and moving. Unlike the Barbirolli, the emphasis is ... more |
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November 19, 2012
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This release is a reissue on SHM-SACD of the Universal SACD issued some seven or eight years ago and long out of print. I opted for the competing Bishop/Davis SACD at that time and have always been sorry that I did not get both. I prefer Bishop and Davis on the Schumann: Bishop's playing is, to me, ... more |
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November 7, 2012
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Some time ago, while commenting on the Japanese SACD issue of the Rattle/Berlin Philharmonic Planets, I mentioned the possibility of an SACD reissue of Mehta's famous late analog Decca recording, a TAS and audiophile favorite of the late '70s. Well, here it is, and it still sounds as sumptuous and ... more |
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August 6, 2012
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I have been following through various recordings, over 25 years and with great interest, the ongoing development of the two major competing finale completions of the Bruckner 9th. I have listened with delight in past months to the "final" SPCM version heard here and the "final" William Carragan ... more |
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