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May 14, 2010
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Oh Boy! Oh Boy! Oh Boy!
Superlative playing, inspirational in it's subtlety of colours and nuances, cellos are achingly beautiful. Excellent conducting, sensual, finely articulated, precise, flawless. Truly class-leading recording. The best of any Exton that I've heard and a fine testament to DSD. ... more |
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January 25, 2010
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There can be very few certainties in this life which is probably pre-ordained to keep us on our toes. Sometimes 'though a combination of circumstances can lead to a situation where a predictable outcome might be expected if not guaranteed.
This disc (or rather discs) is/are a case in point. Add ... more |
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January 13, 2010
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A question uppermost in the minds of many readers recently has been "Who in their right minds would buy any of the newly released Esoteric recordings at the mind-numbing price of £30 each (UK); even more elsewhere?"
For sure it won't be any of the brigade who have bought into the Naxos "stack 'em ... more |
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November 26, 2009
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Let me say from outset that this is one of the most musically satisfying discs that I have bought in along time and the surely amongst the finest Exton recordings yet. It is unusual for Exton in two ways, firstly because the booklet carries extensive notes in English written by an English speaker, ... more |
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November 22, 2009
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Two excellent reviews of this disc have been posted above and cover pretty much everything I want to say about it so will not bore you stiff with repetitive prose.
I would urge you all to add this disc to your collection irrespectively of how many other recordings of these familiar pieces are ... more |
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Today 04:30 am
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| I'm afraid the BSO may have become too much of a top down organisation under the management of certain people who seem rather too autocratic for my tastes. ... more |
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Today 04:24 am
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| Frankly I am bemused by the poor review given these discs by our colleague on SA-CD.net and criticism of performance on this thread. For sure, £60 is a heck of a lot of folding money but that should not be allowed to bias the minds of reviewers against the new SACD's on grounds of affordability or value-for-money. After all one man's ... more |
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Today 04:01 am
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| Robert, we are of one mind on this.
I have contacted Roger Wright to find out if the RNO/Pletnev Prom 44 (18/08/10) is still taking place as we have tickets for it. Obviously Mikhail Pletnev cannot be in two places at once and also perhaps if the RNO won't play with him then some questions need answering.
By the way, the Bournemouth Symphony ... more |
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Today 02:07 am
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| Readers will find this new statement from Mikhail Pletnev to be of interest. He is NOT banned from Thailand and will return voluntarily for the trial hearing this weekend.
It is worth reading his statement on the attached website
http://www.mikhailpletnev.net/ ... more |
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Yesterday 02:50 pm
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| Reverting to Title, what's the latest about Pletnev? He is due to play the Albert Hall proms on 18th August, is it still on? I've not heard of a cancellation yet. ... more |
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