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Britten: War Requiem - Noseda        (2 of 3 found this review helpful)
  May 28, 2015

Britten's "War Requiem" was premiered at the Coventry Cathedral in 1962. This performance - which was recorded at the Barbican Hall - is very good in its own way. The surround sound - 5.0 - captures the off-stage children choir perfectly - I heard them from my surround speakers. But there aren't the ... more
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 - Ashkenazy          (2 of 7 found this review helpful)
  May 27, 2015

Quite overvalued performance of Beethoven's "Eroica". Vladimir Ashkenazy made this cycle with NHK Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo, during his career with the Japanese orchestra. The performances were recorded from the live concerts. Well, we have many recordings of the symphony. But this recording moved ... more
Haydn: The Creation - Davis          (3 of 6 found this review helpful)
  May 26, 2015

"The Creation" was Haydn's late career's real success. Here Sir Colin Davis continued his Sacred Music Series with the oratorio. The approach was traditional, it wasn't so thrilling than René Jacobs interpretation (Harmonia Mundi). But the famous contrast - "And there was Light" - in the first part ... more
Grieg: Sigurd Jorsalfar, Landkjenning etc. - Ruud          (3 of 4 found this review helpful)
  May 24, 2015

This disc was one of my first SACDs and it is still very good. Ole Kristian Ruud has been successful Grieg interpreter and his approaches has got many acclaimed awards. Grieg's incidental music for "Sigurd Jorsalfar" was quite unknown for me. Of course we all know the "Three Orchestral Pieces" but ... more
Ravel: Orchestral works - Ozawa        (4 of 6 found this review helpful)
  May 21, 2015

What a great pleasure to hear these fascinating performances on multi-channel SACD! Seiji Ozawa's and his team's - Boston Symphony Orchestra - performances are from the top level. The opening piece, L'Tombeau de Couperin, was originally written for piano. Later Ravel orchestrated it. Here Ozawa ... more

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