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November 16, 2008
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The sound quality is good although not Channel's best. The piano is well caught but is more prominent than in other recordings of this work and it does not integrate with the orchestra as well. The bass notes in the opening couple of minutes are particularly noticeable, too much so for me, they sound or are played hard and very dead. Conductor and ... more | |
November 16, 2008
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Thank you for your comment about the approach take by Channel. When I listen to music I almost always program the piece I want to listen to, at the end I do not want to be rushing to the remote to press stop or next or whatever, this would offset much of the pleasure of the preceding music. It sounds silly perhaps but knowing that there is applause ... more | |
November 16, 2008
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If one has the applause on a separate track immediately after the piece in question then one can choose to listen to it or not: this surely pleases everybody. If one listens to the piece with applause one should notice no break. A few, very few discs have this separate track like, Abbado's Mahler 6 and the recent Strauss Alpine from Jansons. I ... more | |
November 16, 2008
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I looked on the Channel Classics web site before purchasing and could not find any mention of it being a live recording. If one opens the Channel home page and then clicks on the link for the Lazic recording I could find no mention, on the page that opens, of it being live. I have now looked again and have found it where you say, presumably it was ... more | |
November 15, 2008
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True, but surely there should be some indication from a record company that the recording is live and preferably also whether it has applause or not. Then an informed choice can be made about purchase according to ones preference. I don't mind applause when attending a live performance or even on a DVD but I find it hideous when it ends an audio ... more |
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