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July 31, 2012
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One of the finest of all Schumann symphony cycles is here given a new lease of life in EMI Japan's hybrid stereo three SACD set. One more disc than the EMI Great Recordings of the Century incarnation - but unlike that set, here the Manfred Overture is included.
Sonically this set is marginally but ... more |
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April 13, 2010
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An excellent E2 from Ashkenazy, in fact I think I enjoyed this more thean the E1. The recording is excellent on my system: rich but detailed, giving the perfect sound picture for Elgar. The harp comes through the sound picture admirably to reveal Elgar's genius for scoring.
Ashkenazy does not ... more |
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March 12, 2009
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I can add little to the existing review: this is an excellent SACD of some unduly neglected works, superbly played and recorded - of particular pleasure to me, as a former cellist, albeit very much an amateur one.
Rademakers produces a glorious tone, comparable only to Wispelwey in my experience, ... more |
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December 5, 2008
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This SACD set contains a one-off live performance by the MDR SO from 2007, with applause before and after (separately tracked). I'm not sure how much, if any, patching was done after the concert. For the most part the playing is very fine, with only a slight lapse in ensemble at around the 11-minute ... more |
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November 4, 2008
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A very fine performance, well recorded, which satisfies fully on musical grounds but perhaps might fall slightly short on spiritual ones to the most demanding devotees of this work. I have listened several times to this SACD via my Stax earspeaker system and enjoyed it very much ... more |
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