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Pamela Thorby: Garden of Early Delights      (1 of 11 found this review helpful)
  Review by FunkyMonkey July 22, 2008

The music is certainly not my cup of tea, and I don't think this disk benefits greatly, if at all from being on SACD, and certainly not from being multi-channel, given that it is just two instruments playing infront of you, neither of which require high-resolution to reproduce their sound. Having ... more
Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 38-41 - Mackerras      (4 of 14 found this review helpful)
  Review by swestbom July 21, 2008

I will only comment on the recording quality. If your idea of nirvana is to listen to an orchestra from the first row and your idea of a successful sound engineering job is to push the recording level right up to the threshold of distortion you will like this recording. To me it is recorded like ... more
French Romantic Cello Sonatas - Michal Kanka      (6 of 7 found this review helpful)
  Review by Beagle July 20, 2008

MINI-REVIEW SONICS The sound is satisfying but perhaps a bit rich in the lower frequencies, which is fine for the violoncelle but surprising for the pianoforte. The soundstage is not unclear, but neither are the musicians' locations obvious. Kanka and Klansky* both appear to be positioned in-line ... more
Riisager: Benzin - Owain Arwel Hughes    (5 of 5 found this review helpful)
  Review by raffells July 19, 2008

Hardly a household name but another suprisingly excellent disc from Dacaopo.The varied works and the Opening Ballet Benzin,Petrol in English or Gasoline west of the pond.(GAS is something totally different in the English Dictionary.) Quality wise the recording is up with the best again and ... more
  Review by Dansk July 18, 2008

A truly fantastic album, filled with adventurous songwriting and aggressive playing, but utterly ruined by the production. I bought this SACD and immediately regretted it. What's the point of creating an audiophile version of your album if you're just going to destroy it with compression and ... more

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