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User Details - peteyspambucket
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Peter | |
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I'm a 40-something frequent live performance opera and symphony goer. More used to live sound. This makes me tend to dislike the recording medium in general, but I have, on rare occasions, found CDs and SACDs and vinyl to be quite notable. My reviews tend to come from a performance and interpretive perspective with a degree of sound quality criticism where it is compared to a live sound. I am someone who looks for integrity and excitement in interpretation, and transparency and clarity in recording quality. I have studied music and have hundreds of opera and symphonic printed scores, which is how I learn music. I own a huge collection of music recordings which I don't know what to do with because I am a voracious music consumer/listener. (I've started to sell them on Ebay, a local used CD store, etc.) | |
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New York, NY | |
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NAD Receiver, Sony DVP-NS685P SACD/DVD 5disk-Changer, Playstation 3, B&W DM220 (Front) Speakers, Sony rears, sub-woofer and center channels. | |
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August 27, 2010
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The best Manfred interpretation I have heard on recordings is the ancient version from the USSR Symphony with Yevgeny Svetlanov. Highly recommended! ... more | |
February 8, 2010
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I didn't enjoy this recording from a performance standpoint. Contrary to the official review, I would choose RBCD for this piece if I wanted to hear a good interpretation, and I would gladly sacrifice whatever SACD might add in sonics. In terms of Gurrelieder on SACD, I prefer the Gielen version over the Salonen. ... more | |
January 28, 2010
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I agree the orchestra played well on the recording. My problem was mostly with the choral style. ... more | |
January 28, 2010
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I just listened to this, and I can't believe how much the choral parts sound like Christmas music. This is not very a idiomatic performance at all. The chorus sings with a straight tone mostly (no vibrato) so it comes off sounding very dull, didactic, and perfunctory to my ears. To date, I think have 3 SACDs of Verdi Requiem (Giulini, Harnoncourt, ... more | |
August 16, 2007
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I think that on top of the obvious positive expectation of what Luisi usually does with Richard Strauss, the biggest draw on this is the contribution of Anja Harteros in Vier Letzte Lieder. I was lucky to catch her a few seasons ago at the MET where she did an amazing Marschallin that was detailed, lyrical, and powerful. She followed that run with ... more |
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