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January 13, 2010
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I would agree with everything above except that the Esoteric discs are hybrid stereo and therefore do have an ordinary CD layer. There is no multi-channel layer as the original was stereo. Decca mixed directly to stereo at the recording sessions and didn't use the three channel system used by ... more |
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April 19, 2008
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This recording was produced by John Culshaw and engineered by Gordon Parry and James Lock in the Sofiensaal in Vienna during November 1963 and was issued the following year in RCA's lavish Soria Series. Decca and RCA had an agreement during the late 50s and early 60s which meant that some RCA ... more |
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March 23, 2007
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I really cannot recommend this disc. I find the recording dull and the performances routine. I expected the wind transcriptions of the Romeo and Juliet music might be fun but after a couple of pieces I just wondered why bother? The two piano version of the 'Classical' symphony is done better by ... more |
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June 8, 2006
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An absolutely stunning disc.
The snippet on the Gramophone cover CD caught my ear and I ordered it from Avie directly. Groh playing of the sonata has all the fantasy, impetuosity and terror that Paul Lewis in his recent rather intellectual CD from Harmonia Mundi lacked good as he is. The fillers ... more |
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December 6, 2005
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Refer to my comments on the disc of the fourth concerto to see that I disagree with raffells about this cycle.
I think that it may be the exhilaration I get from these performances that I like. |
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May 16, 2013
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| I had rather hoped it would be. :-)
I tried writing proper reviews when I first joined but it is actually very difficult to do. ... more |
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May 16, 2013
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| Sorry, PN will do next time. ... more |
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May 15, 2013
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| At last! I am able to recommend this disc. ... more |
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May 14, 2013
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| A terrific disc.
I have had mine for over a week and would like to recommend it but it is still listed as not released. ... more |
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May 10, 2013
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| I think that the Reiner Kije, Reiner Nevsky, Kondrashin, Rubinstein Rachmaninov/de Falla, Szeryng, Heifetz Rozsa are new to SACD. ... more |
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