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Name:
  David
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  retired and unlikely to post or review on this forum for quite a while for various reasons.Did my bit for the cause.
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  North Wales UK/born Liverpool many years ago
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  In continuous modification.
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  raffells@hotmail.com
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Reviews
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Masters of the Goethe Era - Staatskapelle Weimar      (4 of 5 found this review helpful)
  December 27, 2009

Household names ? at least in Weimar Germany in the late 1780s_ A 5.0 composers edition based on the time that Goethe was in Weimar. Carl Eberwein 1786-1868 Introduction to Faust is a short weighty pleasant minature. Followed by a similair Haydesque almost Mozartian sounding Ernst W Wolf 1735-1792 ... more
Budapest Live - Ivan Fischer        (7 of 8 found this review helpful)
  November 14, 2009

As nobody else who likes this disc is prepared to review it? This was seemingly an early live 1999 DSD recording which seems NOT to have been Up to the demanding standards required by those in charge.? However we are indeed fortunate that someone had the foresight to release this disc as a sampler ... more
Manuel de Falla - Katona Twins        (7 of 8 found this review helpful)
  October 28, 2009

A fabulous disc that should have a Health warning about its opening chords. If you are expecting two accoustic guitars strumming and arangement with a simple drummer tagging along with the occasional gutteral spanish female singer joining in then you will be in for an even greater shock. The ... more
Minds - Ara Malikian, Daniel del Pino      (4 of 4 found this review helpful)
  October 26, 2009

after yet another playing I will stick with my original opinions on what has become a favourite disc. Piazzollas Ava Maria which opens this disc may well turn out to be his biggest ever hit tune. I confess to be taken aback by its beauty on my first hearing of it and totally sold by this ... more
The Bohemian Album - Amsterdam Sinfonietta        (7 of 8 found this review helpful)
  October 26, 2009

A very interesting and rewarding themed disc. The sunny serenade for strings is performed as though the band led by Candida Thompson were really enjoying themselves and the placement in stereo is nigh on perfect. The venue changes for the curious Pavel Haas 1899-1944 arrangement of string quartet no ... more

 
 
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Discussion: Alnæs: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2 - Mikkelsen
January 3, 2010
Great posting. Just when I thought you did not have a sense of humour. Its OLSEN. ... more
BIS thread
January 3, 2010
Well Robert , I for one am glad you brought this unashamed advert for your product to our attention. WHEN IT IS RELEASED AT the future date of 24 th Jan 2010 I am sure that people will be in a position to actually purchase it, maybe even listen to it and judge for themselves and possibly even review the works by this interesting composer.Even if ... more
Why I love SACD
January 2, 2010
Hi Ed, the same to you. Sorry but I cannot keep up with who is who on the new trolls register. It seems that Trolls are like Brahms Violin concerto, they seem to get longer and longer each year and may even change instruments. At least this year we have our own Incurable hospital to put them in? along with some hypocrits that are out there. Present ... more
Discussion: Alnæs: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2 - Mikkelsen
January 2, 2010
Dunno the answer but it may in fact be YOU that has registered that vote.? You are supposed to click on the button ABOVE to Add to your wish list. LOL. ... more
Setting up SACD audio output - please help!
January 1, 2010
Hi Steve. Whilst this is wandering off from the original thread. Basically if you have a dvd burner in your PC your set. You will require the free version of dvdaexplorer link posted. Once unzipped and installed this will extract DVDA surround files and convert them into a basic stereo mix as a .wav file.From memory it doesnt correct the recording ... more