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Georg Gulyás plays Bach II        (3 of 7 found this review helpful)
  May 10, 2011

This is going to be one of my shortest ever reviews (hurrah, I can hear you all shout...) Those of you you have heard Volume 1 won't need to read it, as you will have already ordered or be listening to Volume 2. To those who have not had the pleasure, however, Gulyas's playing is poised, refined ... more
Bach: A Musical Offering - Zacher        (2 of 3 found this review helpful)
  May 2, 2011

This is the only extant recording of this piece currently available on SACD. I approached it with a touch of trepidation. Although I love the Musical Offering, the fact that this is a new (1999) ‘realisation’ of the piece by the musicologist and organ player Gerd Zacher gave me pause for ... more
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring, Petrushka - Litton        (8 of 12 found this review helpful)
  April 14, 2011

I had to get back from vacation before auditioning and reviewing this, but I'm glad to report it was worth the wait. The thing that most impressed me immediately about these performances was the music-making. Petrushka is a particularly difficult piece to carry off, both interpretationally and ... more
Mattias Wager - Organ Treasures          (3 of 4 found this review helpful)
  March 12, 2011

I wouldn't normally be bothered to write a review that just echoes what other folk have said. But I'll make an exception for this one. Quite simply, it's probably the best sounding organ SACD - or CD or vinyl - that I have heard. And in a collection approaching 7,000 recordings (and maybe 100 or so ... more
Walton: Belshazzar's Feast, Symphony No. 1 - Davis          (2 of 4 found this review helpful)
  March 10, 2011

I must confess I have awaited this recording with both anticipation and trepidation. Why? Anticipation, because I love this music; and trepidation because of the track record of poor sound quality in LSO Live recordings at the Barbican. Let’s see how it turned out. Let me first say I will focus ... more

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