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May 18, 2006
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This is a truly magnificent disc -- quite awesome in fact. The first soundtrack "The Story of an Unknown Actor" has shades of Bernard Herrmann (not his sci-fi side) and lasts for about 18 minutes, while the forty seven and a half minute "Commissar" is made of somewhat sterner stuff -- often very ... more |
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April 16, 2006
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Like Edvin, I approached this disc with high expectations after hearing the Tchaikovsky Suite No. 3 and Stravinsky "Fairy's Kiss" Divertimento from the same forces and ended up being somewhat disappointed.
First things first. I took this disc up to a friend's place for my initial listen. He has a ... more |
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July 12, 2005
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I don't have a multichannel system so these comments are based on SACD in stereo only. Having said that, I'm absolutely staggered at the change from the original RBCD I have. Not only is the sound so much cleaner than before but the increase in clarity is amazing and I've been hearing all sorts of ... more |
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December 9, 2004
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Amazing, perhaps, I had never encountered these classic recordings before purchasing the "RCA Living Stereo" SACD set and so it was a wonderful experience for me to hear them for the first time. The Beethoven is truly exceptional and it is one of the two or three finest performances of the work I ... more |
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August 1, 2004
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All I can do is agree wholeheartedly with Darland. This is a truly magnificent disc, with playing of incredible virtuosity and a recording that is technically truly sublime, with as realistic piano timbre as I have heard without actually being there. The works themselves are glorious too, so this ... more |
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Yesterday 07:02 pm
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| The F major Rasumosky (59/1) is a glorious performance and not to be missed in my opinion. I already have the entire set on RBCD and rate them all very highly so will be getting as many as I can on SACD. What a shame they weren't all produced in Quad. I presume there is no chance of them all coming out as SACDs, regardless? (I only have a stereo ... more |
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August 3, 2008
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| I have held off commenting on the boxed set until now for two reasons: firstly, I had only heard the one album "Aion" previously and therefore that was obviously the only disc I could compare against the corresponding SACD. Secondly after playing a number of the discs, I was almost shocked at how level-sensitive they appear to be. This has nothing ... more |
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July 16, 2008
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| My box arrived yesterday. The monogrammed velvet sliptop box with the Japanese mini sleeves is in a while cardboard box. The discs themselves are also in separate sleeves, like LPs.
As far as I'm concerned, the whole presenetation oozes quality and I'm sure you love it.
I intend listening to at least one of the discs tonight. ... more |
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July 15, 2008
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| I hoped I'd have mine by now -- it was apparently despatched on the 6th -- but no sign of it yet. ... more |
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July 15, 2008
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| I'd love "Atom Heart Mother". ... more |
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