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Thomas Ream |
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Longtime music lover-classics (including opera), jazz and some rock, some country, bluegrass, celtic and new age. |
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SF Bay Area, California, USA |
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Multichannel - Sony XA5400ES, Integra DTR-40.2, Sunfire on wall speakers, with sub woofer.
Stereo - Sony XA9000ES, Simaudio I-7, B&W 804's, biwired with Audioquest cable, Nottingham Space 294 with Koetsu Black,Simaudio LP5.3 Revox A77. Technics R1520 |
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tomream01@hotmail.com |
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July 21, 2010
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FWIW, I indicated in the Forum that I would post my reactions to this recording after I had a chance to listen to it. The earlier review on this site as well as comments made by Kal Rubison and a few others were encouraging enough for me to purchase this SACD, despite some negative reactions ... more |
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September 12, 2005
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Performance wise, this is a winner. Davis and the LSO provide a passionate performance of this symphony (more akin to the 8th than to the 7th or 9th, in my view). The playing is excellent, with surging strings and limpid wind solos. Tempos are brisk, phrasing straightforward but without a trace of ... more |
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July 23, 2005
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Krips was a genial Austrian who, while never considered to be among the world's top conductors, made some important recordings, including Don Giovanni with Siepi, a Schubert Great C Major that some consider to rank near the top, the first stereo integral set of Beethoven symphonies (before Karajan), ... more |
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June 9, 2005
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This release is a disappointment, both for the performance and the sound. Haitink leads an OK, middle of the road interpretation without much drama or passion and the sound is dry, even tending towards strident. The soundstage is very wide and about a centimeter deep (it almost sounds like the ... more |
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June 8, 2005
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I acquired this set, originally recorded in sessions in 1961 and 1962, as part of the process of comparing performances of Beethoven’s 5th on SACD (http://www.sa-cd.net/showthread/6768//y?page=first) and have since been listening to the other symphonies. Except for the 8th and 9th symphonies, this ... more |
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May 16, 2013
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| I own the Magnepan 3.7s and they sound great. I understand that the 1.7s are excellent as well and a bargain with respect to price performance. I am in the process of building a multichannel system with the 3.7s as the stereo pair - I will report when complete. The bass is perhaps a bit light with the Maggies but as you say well defined. ... more |
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May 5, 2013
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| I don't think so. I saw it on Amazon from several sellers, and another on line retail had it for sale, all in the mid-$30 range.
Obviously RBCD. There are a few Wagner performances where I live with RBCD (everything else is either SACD or LP). One is the Sinopoli Tannhauser, two others are the Kubelik Meistersinger and the Kubelik Parsifal. ... more |
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May 3, 2013
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| Try Sinopoli's recording. It might convince you that this is one of Wagner's most beautiful scores, as it convinced me.
I have now listened to the Janowski a couple of times. He doesn't relax and let the music flow the way other conductors have, but he is exciting. Having said that, I miss the music of the Paris version. ... more |
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March 22, 2013
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| Sloppy is not a word I used, and would not characterize the first set of performances in that way. I would use the word careful, perhaps, and committed for the second set of performances. There is no doubt that the soloists as recorded are superior to the first set. ... more |
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March 22, 2013
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| Actually, I would. San Francisco has been a great and supportive home for him. I was actually at his debut concert with the SFS back in the early 70's. As he once said to me....that was a long, long time ago! (OK, that was the only time I ever talked to him). But he has had a fantastic opportunity in San Francisco to record, to present innovative ... more |
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