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Name:
   Matthew Martinez
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   Opera fan, SACD addict.
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   Newport Beach, CA
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Reviews
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Our Favorite Things - Bennett/Church/Domingo/Williams  (3 of 3 found this review helpful)
  December 5, 2007

I suppose I bought this SACD because I have very little popular Christmas music on SACD. I'm a big Domingo fan and figured it'd be worth a shot - boy was I wrong! Performance wise, there are a few nice solo performances by Domingo, but the sound quality takes away from the performances a bit. I'm ... more
Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem - Karajan    (4 of 4 found this review helpful)
  June 23, 2006

I'm very glad that I did end up getting this disc. I heard the Harmonia Mundi recording of the Brahms requiem and just couldn't get into it all that much. I appreciated the high resolution surround sound, but didn't care for the performance at all. It felt very wanting to me. In any case, this ... more
 
 
Latest Posts
Wagner Parsifal coming on SACD
March 12, 2010
Out of curiousity, who today would you pick? I don't really know about Gergiev as a Wagner conductor, but in any case, I'd say this is pretty exciting news. ... more
Looking for 10 SACD Recommendations for Basic Classical Library
March 8, 2010
Finally remembered how to do it! ... more
Looking for 10 SACD Recommendations for Basic Classical Library
March 8, 2010
Just a random sample from my library: [t=4462] [t=1248] [t=4136] [t=6085] [t=5340] [t=4199] [t=2475] [t=2064] [t=4356] [t=2671] [t=4172] I'm afraid these show my bias, and unfortunately couldn't include some fantastic recordings that are no longer in print. ... more
Where can I buy Esoteric SACD´s ??
February 26, 2010
As someone who plopped down $720 plus shipping for the Wagner, the news about the remastering process is surprising to me and slightly disappointing. That being said, I'm still happy I bought it as the sound is significantly improved and quite glorious. It seems to me like a good bet that Decca won't be letting go of the analogue masters anytime ... more
Which artist or album would YOU like to see released on SA-CD?
February 18, 2010
Sinatra - late Capitol, early Reprise Ella Fitzgerald Songbooks (especially Gershwin) Mahler - Das Lied von der Erde - Klemperer Rossini - Il Barbiere - Leinsdorf on Living Stereo (I was really hopeful that this one would actually happen). Puccini - Boheme - Solti and/or Karajan Strauss - Rosenkavalier - Bernstein Verdi - Don Carlo - Giulini Verdi ... more