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Wagner: Lohengrin - Janowski      (2 of 2 found this review helpful)
  July 17, 2012

I partly agree with the review above, but there is a major caveat. I think that it was wrong to cast Klaus Florian Vogt in the title role even though he has sung the role in Bayreuth and elsewhere. Vogt, who is currently hailed as a new Heldentenor, has a bright and loud voice that can cut through ... more
Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 38-41 - Mackerras      (13 of 29 found this review helpful)
  September 18, 2009

It is difficult to assess this set of discs fairly because the recording quality is simply awful. After repeated listening my overall judgement has not changed. The metallic, unpleasant sound of the violins is worse than on any redbook CD. Combined with a lack of bass (and warmth), this creates a ... more
Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 - Enoch zu Guttenberg      (14 of 15 found this review helpful)
  December 2, 2007

First-class playing from an orchestra that was established only ten years ago. The reason is that it functions like the Bayreuth Festival Orchestra. Its members are drawn from top ensembles across Germany, including the Berlin and Munich Philharmonics. The chief conductor, Enoch zu Guttenberg, ... more
Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3 - Ashkenazy        (10 of 12 found this review helpful)
  April 29, 2007

A first-class recording. I have always admired Ashkenazy as an interpreter of Sibelius although his approach may be less idiomatic than that of other conductors (e.g. Davis or Berglund). He emphasizes the warmth and colour of these scores rather than the chilling and enigmatic quality associated ... more
Volodos Plays Liszt      (11 of 11 found this review helpful)
  March 11, 2007

Sonically this Liszt recital is in a class of its own. It is difficult to think of a recording that captures the piano sound more faithfully or with more dynamic graduations. The sound engineer, Friedemann Engelbracht, noted in a full-page interview with the German classical music magazine "Rondo" ... more

 
 
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Discussion: Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition - Jansons
Today 03:25 am
They use this spelling throughout, also in the liner notes. In fact, one "s" would be sufficient because this is how the composer's name is spelt in Russian. In German, two "s" are needed for a correct pronunciation (a German "s" is pronounced like an English "z" unless it comes at the end). In English this would not be necessary , but nonetheless ... more
A lot to thank the Dutch for!
March 18, 2013
A small correction: The Netherlands has more than 16 million inhabitants. ... more
CHANNEL CLASSICS THREAD
February 23, 2013
The program says: Tannhäuser Overture and Bacchanale. This would suggest we will get only half the overture. This is because in the Paris version the Bacchanale takes over before the overture comes to its triumphant conclusion. Solti recorded the two pieces separately (on a disc with Wagner overtures, but not in the complete recording). ... more
Signature Collection - SACDs from EMI
November 21, 2012
There may be a different explanation for the delay of the second batch. The Signature Collection consists of SACDs previously released in Japan by EMI Toshiba. So I think all items have to be released in Japan first because not even the Japanese would pay the relatively high prices if there was a less expensive option. This is what happened the ... more
Discussion: Beethoven: Symphony No. 7, The Consecration of the House Overture - Klemperer
November 3, 2012
I just listened to the SACD incarnation of this "turgid" version. It has never sounded so good. But even more important, the added clarity adds a "visceral" quality to the climaxes. The final movement takes your breath away, with the Philharmonia horns carrying everything before them. Not even the Vienna Philharmonic can do any better than this. I ... more