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  Bernd Zoellner
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Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 - Enoch zu Guttenberg      (10 of 11 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        (9 of 10 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      (8 of 8 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
Delibes: Sylvia, Lakmé etc. - RPO/Carl Davis      (1 of 1 found this review helpful)
  February 25, 2007

This is one of the best-sounding SACDs in the Membran series. The engineers have been content to use the rear channels for ambience only, eschewing any artificial effects. As usual, the recording level is quite high, but I did not notice any shrillness in the upper strings or trumpets (the piccolos ... more
Mahler: Symphony No. 1, Blumine - Zinman        (7 of 8 found this review helpful)
  January 27, 2007

In a crowded field, this new recording can easily hold its own. Right from the start you know that this is a pure DSD recording - shimmering strings, mellow horns, sweet woodwind. David Zinman, who has been widely praised for his account of Beethoven's symphonies and Strauss's tone-poems generally ... more

 
 
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Exton "Direct Cut" series
September 29, 2008
I agree that studio recordings are preferable. But it is unfair to describe Exton recordings generally as "not particularly good". There are a number of excellent recordings among them, especially those conducted by Macal (Mahler's Third is superb) and Ashkenazy (Beethoven, Sibelius, Mozart). But does anybody know why the "Direct Cut" releases ... more
Kleiber's Rosenkavalier on SACD
September 26, 2008
Here is some additional information: The cast includes Claire Watson (Marschallin), Brigitte Fassbaender (Octavian), Lucia Popp (Sophie) and Karl Ridderbusch (Ochs). The live recording was made in July 1973. The hybrid SACD contains three layers: CD stereo, SACD 2.0 and SACD 5.0. ... more
Kleiber's Rosenkavalier on SACD
September 25, 2008
Good news for Richard Strauss fans. According to the HMV Japan website a complete recording of Der Rosenkavalier will be released as a 3-SACD set by the Orfeo label on October 31. Carlos Kleiber conducts the Bavarian State Opera Orchestra. ... more
Windsurfer's complaint!
September 20, 2008
I would like to draw your attention to the fact that not a single recording of Les Preludes is available on SACD. The one with the Philadelphia under Sawallisch (which mainly featured Dvorak overtures) on Water Lily Acoustics has been withdrawn. If Mahler had composed this warhorse, things would be different. ... more
GLARING OMISSIONS in SACD repertoire
September 20, 2008
We also need (more) modern recordings of: Handel: Concerti a due cori (spectacular sound effects) Beethoven: Overtures Beethoven: Musik zu einem Ritterballett Schubert: Rosamunde Mendelssohn: Overtures Rossini: Stabat mater Weber: Der Freischütz Weber: Overtures Goldmark: Ländliche Hochzeit (Rustic Wedding) Glinka: Kamarinskaya, Jota ... more