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Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 etc. - Kern/Rochester/Seaman        (8 of 8 found this review helpful)
  Review by Anton May 14, 2004

This is Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, a recording by Harmonia Mundi (HMU 807323) with Olga Kern at the piano with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Christopher Seaman. Olga Kern won the Gold Medal at the 11th. Van Cliburn International Competition. I had ... more
  Review by Mahugh May 14, 2004

This was my second SACD purchase. The Mult-Channel aspects of this SACD are very good. I feel as if I am right there amongst the performers. The vocals are great and the variety on the SACD is very good. I enjoy listening to this one. If you at all like swing, you'll like this.
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet: Latin Album          (2 of 2 found this review helpful)
  Review by lenw May 14, 2004

These guys are GOOD! The first track "Fragile" is mismerizing, I never heard "Carmen Suite" played any better. The only criticism I have is that many of the tracks between the opening and ending of this SACD seem to be too much of a guitar exhibition, rather than an orchestration. The recording ... more
Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 - NYPO/Bernstein      (2 of 2 found this review helpful)
  Review by vonwegen May 14, 2004

Judging from the Amazon.com reviews, this is a rather controversial interpretation of "The New World Symphony". Leonard Bernstein 'painted' his renditions with broad, emotional strokes, and this is no exception. The quiet sections are really well done, while the loudest climatic intervals are... ... more
Brahms: Violin Concerto, Hungarian Dances - Swensen        (2 of 2 found this review helpful)
  Review by nickc May 14, 2004

Excellent if essentially small scaled reading of the concerto. In the book the orchestra states it is the size that might have been expected in Brahms' day, but, after listening to the Concertgebow play this in a 70s recording it just seems a little light. Surely Brahms would have wanted more than ... more

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