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July 5, 2007
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I will come back and revisit this review in the future. I don't have any other versions of this recording to compare with, however I do want to give SOME information to non-Japanese readers who are thinking of taking a punt on this disk from HMV Japan (or Amazon etc).
So far, I have been very ... more |
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July 5, 2007
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Its been a long long long time since I've listened to the Four Seasons. About 17 to be precise, and for a good reason, it got ruined by TV commercials. Anyways, I thought it was about time to give this piece another listen, so I added to my HMV Japan shopping cart.
Now, I don't have another version ... more |
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July 5, 2007
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Beethoven 5, 1st movement
Furtwangler.. slower... more like ominous rain clouds... a darker performance, the dah dah dah dah's are so evil, where Karajan's 5 is a spectacular, Furtwangler is telling a story. In the end.. Furtwanglers has to be heard, his brilliant moments are more brilliant, ... more |
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July 5, 2007
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5th, 1st Movement.
Karajan, straight out of the starting blocks. Wow, he doesn't need to warm up. Deep throaty orchestra. Sound quality on these SACD remasters seems great, and I remember somebody saying the CD's weren't that crash hot? $70 for the box set from HMV Japan? Worth it! Back to the ... more |
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