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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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March 18, 2010
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| An excellent article and well worth reading. ... more |
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March 18, 2010
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| Thanks for your comments, guys. I agree that the last box, the Gabriel period, has the best sound. I also have the Dead Can Dance SACD set and while I had reservations about the levels there too, I am now convinced that the problems I was experiencing at that time were actually system related. I was playing some of the discs recently through the ... more |
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March 17, 2010
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| Now that I've had my Sony SCD-XA5400ES VSE-modified and going splendidly, I've been dipping into the Genesis boxes and wonder whether others share my views.
I believe that, in general, the DSD mastering has been poorly carried out with levels set way too high. This has tended to result in 'splashy' cymbals and a lack of real transparency. With ... more |
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March 17, 2010
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| It would be superb, but I'm not holding my breath! ... more |
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March 17, 2010
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| Whoops....sorry, I meant 'set' at the end. ... more |
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