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Riisager: Benzin - Owain Arwel Hughes    (5 of 5 found this review helpful)
  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
Russian Nights - Erich Kunzel      (5 of 5 found this review helpful)
  July 2, 2008

Russian Nights with Spanish, Hungarian and Armennian liberties. I must admit to being sceptical about buying a Russian disc by an orchestra that had underperformed on a Dukas disc.No worries whatsovever. Starting with a half decent but slightly repetetive Russlan which seemed slightly better for ... more
Willy Porter: Willy Porter      (2 of 2 found this review helpful)
  June 3, 2008

A big suprise by an artist I had never heard of and took a chance on based on 5 out of 5 happy with it. The SACD quality is first rate and the disc can be obtained at bargain price. A description of it contents has to be long and varied as the disc. Basically its light pop ish easy going with a ... more
Poulenc: Gloria, Honegger: Symphony No. 3 - Jansons      (3 of 3 found this review helpful)
  May 21, 2008

Whilst I cannot disagree with Edwins comments I too looked forward to this disc of strange bedfellows. The recording quality is good and in my opinion slightly better for the symphony which was the earlier of the two recordings.There is plenty of weight and depth in the stereo version. To me the ... more
The Pearls of Polish Music - Szymanowski      (2 of 3 found this review helpful)
  May 2, 2008

This time not much to add to Castors perfect decription of the ideal companion disc to Beartons Lut disc.They even offer lower postage for 2?.Its near impossible to buy actually in Poland from my limited exoerience. Who needs another Richard Strauss tone poem.? We do. or Did. I doubt if anyone ... more

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