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Name:
   Graham Williams
Details:
   Main interests are orchestral music (post 1600 to present) and opera/vocal.
Location:
   Lancashire
UK
HiFi:
   Meridian 502 pre, 508-24 CD player, amps Meridian 557 and Quad 606
Sony SCD-XA777ES
OPPO BD 105
Yamaha DSP-AX757SE amp /processor and Yamaha RXV 2067 AVR
Main speakers Monitor Audio Platinum PL300
Rears/ centre Monitor Audio Platinum PL100
Quad L subwoofer
Listening room dimensions 29'X 16'X 8'
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  May 8, 2013

This is Marc Albrecht's first recording with the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra since he became their chief conductor in 2011. He is also musical director of the Netherlands Opera, and the benefits of his wide experience working with singers in the field of opera as well as in the concert hall ... more
  April 30, 2013

Osmo Vänskä's reputation as arguably the foremost living interpreter of Sibelius will be further enhanced by this second volume of his fine Sibelius Symphony cycle with the Minnesota Orchestra. The earlier release highlighted the conductor's quite individual approach to these works, born of long ... more
Wagner - Fischer      
  April 29, 2013

Performances of the music of Richard Wagner will for many be associated with Iván Fischer's elder brother Adam who has conducted complete Ring cycles at Bayreuth and in Budapest. Those, however, who follow the concert schedules of Iván Fischer and his phenomenally hard working Budapest Festival ... more
  April 22, 2013

This SACD is a real winner! All the favourites are here, España, Suite pastorale, Bourrée fantasque, Joyeuse marche, Habanera etc., but as so often with Jävi, the maestro has unearthed a couple of entrancing rarities to complete this generous Chabrier programme. The first of these is the lovely ... more
  April 11, 2013

Though one can speculate as to how much Prokofiev's declining health and his experiences during the Second World War had on his state of mind when he completed his 6th Symphony in 1947, there is little doubt that it was profound. The 6th Symphony is the most personal and deeply felt of his seven, ... more
 
 
Latest Posts
SF Symphony Recording
April 25, 2013
Thank you Steven for posting one of the most interesting links to appear on this site for some time. ... more
Discussion: Berlioz: Grande Messe des morts - Davis
April 2, 2013
I did not criticise Classic Sound's efforts. Please read what I actually wrote. "Although the Classic Sound engineers have done their best to achieve a coherent aural picture, ultimately the venue's acoustic has proved to be too much for them." The Mahler 8 in the same venue was altogether more successful. ... more
Jared Sacks' visit to the San Francisco Bay Area
March 7, 2013
The Schumann symphonies you refer to are on PentaTone not Channel Classics. ... more
Discussion: Wagner: Tannhauser - Janowski
February 5, 2013
Yes - as are all the previous issues. DSD was incorrectly printed on the cases of the first two releases (Flying Dutchman and Meistersinger). ... more
CHANNEL CLASSICS THREAD
January 10, 2013
They already recorded Liszt's Faust Symphony on CD for Philips fifteen years ago but a new recording would be most welcome. It looks as if they are performing the purely orchestral version at the concert (no final chorus or tenor soloist). ... more