+ My Favorite Recording of a Favorite Piece + Gershwin Done Right! + SIMPLY THE BEST GERSHWIN PERFORMANCE EVER! + Rhapsody in Blue an American in Paris
+ Excellent First and Fifth + Davis favors reflection over power
These two discs contain some of the most gorgeous symphonic music and awesome orchestral playing ever committed to disc.
Of Sibelius' seven symphonies, we have here the dark, Tchaikovskian First; the epic, majestic, forlorn Second; the austere, solemn, and noble Fourth; and the affable, complex, ...
Pardon me if I sink into a swoon of erotic ecstacy while I write my review. It might be the natural effect of listening to this CD. Nearly all the poetic texts of these 16 duets are rhapsodies of love, either consummated or thwarted. The poetry is elegant and formulaic, and first-rate if you read ...
+ Utterly brilliant music + A complete and utter STEAL!
I've been looking at this box set for a while now hoping that someone would buy it and review it. I've seen these sets sell for over $100, so I thought this one would be a dud at only $11.99. And with no samples, I just about wrote it off. But finally I took a chance.
I'm here to tell ya that if ...
Who could ask for more? This is the ultimate. To have all of Beethoven's works in one, easy to access place is heaven for the Beethovenite! The price, considering what one would have to pay for each recording separately, is so well worth it. The booklet provided, lists each work alphabetically, ...
+ Hum a little Shostakovich + Not just a bargain--a must-have
Shostakovich's string quartets are as much the supreme masterworks of 20th Century music as Beethoven's were of the classical period. I hardly dare say more about them; they are profound on every level, and like Beethoven's, they grow more profound with every listening.
Shostakovich, in a sense, ...
I have listened to these recordings. With only a few exceptions, these recordings are good to very good in terms of interpretation and sound quality. This set has a lot to offer at a reasonable price!
This cd is worth picking up. Yes the first couple of tracks have pops and crackles in it. And yes it sounds as if the music was transfered directly from a vinyl source. But the performances and selections on this cd are fabulous. And you get use to the flaws in the recordings. Which I find minor. ...
Chances are you've never heard any of Buxtehude's harpsichord music. I certainly hadn't in more that fifty years of concert-going and record-collecting. That's because his keyboard music is best known as played on the organ. And indeed most of his keyboard music is specifically for the organ--it ...
+ Haydn Meets the 21rst Century + Gorgeous playing
For the life of me I cannot understand the reviews of these cds that claim Hamelin plays them too fast and mechanically. What exactly is too fast here? The slow movements and minuets are played, if anything, a little slower than usual. As for the finales, most of them are marked presto. How ...
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