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Wishbone Ash is back in a big way with an incredibly powerful performance on this live SACD Almighty Blues: London and Beyond. It seems like a perfectly suitable title for this album, with a stress on the “Almighty.” This band paid their dues long ago, and to see that they are still pumping out ... more |
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Now, this is quite a discovery. Not just the music, but also recording-wise, Harmonia Mundi seems to be getting a grasp of surround. Choral numbers are particularly impressive – in the second part chorus of Soldiers shouts their anger from the front speakers, while the frightened chorus of Disciples ... more |
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Review by nickc April 4, 2004
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Much better than the Naxos Rachmaninov 2 + 3 sound wise. Strings are still a little bit shrill but Shostakovich likes to write for them like that. First movement could have a little bit more grunt but second and third movements (the best movements, especially the intermezzo where Shostakovich has ... more |
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I have to say that solo piano works are not my favourite Mozart’s music, and this is (only) a second disc of it in our music collection. And what a treasure this one is! Staier is a period keyboard specialist, and his playing is nothing short of fantastic. I am particularly impressed with his ... more |
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What a journey!
If you are a fan of Björk... this is one SACD that you've no doubt been waiting for. If you want to experience what a good pop multichannel mastering can do for your set up... this SACD should be on the top of your list!
I've been to waiting to grab hold of this SACD, as I've ... more |
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