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October 22, 2012
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Well, time to lay a few ghosts to rest. There are no noises off to distract during these performances.
After all the nonsense early on in this thread it was with a sense of trepidation that we settled down to spin this disc for the first time. The nervous tension that accompanied the performance ... more |
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April 1, 2012
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Sometimes more is less. The more one searches for words to describe this disc the less adequately they seem able to convey it's sheer dynamic intensity, vitality and sensory shock. "Shock and Awe" about sums it up for this listener.
It seems to me that this is a benchmark recording in every ... more |
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March 6, 2012
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There is something quite magical about DZZ Studio No 5 in Moscow. It's not that it has a particularly spectacular acoustic but instruments sound totally accurate and natural in that environment. Obviously some pretty impressive sound engineering has been deployed over the years to achieve ... more |
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November 18, 2011
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With the benefit of DSD recording Exton have not always delivered the goods in recording quality, often delighting their fans but all too frequently disappointing more impartial listeners. Very much the curate's egg.
With this new Mahler recording they have come up trumps with a recording of rare ... more |
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April 21, 2011
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Whether or not your musical appetite sharpens to American Modernism, this is a disc to be treasured. A rare treasure at that. Michael Tilson Thomas knows instinctively what these composers were about emotionally and drives his way spectacularly to the very heart of their creative expression. The ... more |
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Yesterday 02:08 pm
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| Here is a list of the six recordings that Emil Gilels made of the 2nd Piano Concerto
Concerto No.2 for Piano and Orchestra in g, Op.22
11/5/1948 - Moscow - USSR State S.O./Kondrashin - REVELATION RV 10014 (CD)**
? - Moscow - National P.O./Gauk (?) - COLOSSEUM CRLP 178 (LP)**
4/3/1951 - Moscow - Live - USSR R.O./Eliasberg - MELODIA/EURODISC GD ... more |
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Yesterday 03:56 am
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| Does anybody know if this SACD is sourced from the original 44/16 masters used for the 90's RBCD disc? ... more |
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Yesterday 03:39 am
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| Ya but I bet he felt a whole lot better about himself than the miser. ... more |
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Yesterday 03:25 am
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| Oh come off it, who ever buys expensive cables from a retailer at ticket price? Mostly they're bought second hand from dealers who need to chuck them out for their latest incarnations... ... more |
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Yesterday 01:01 am
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| It is strange. I don't doubt their sincerity in releasing material like this and would love to hear their take on the compelling (to them) reason for this release. Even the idea of the three catchy Saint-Saens Concerti on one disc is not new.
The Violin Concerti are a comparative rarity on SACD so' what we really, really want' are good modern ... more |
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