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There is a tendency, among both serious critics and normal listeners, to prejudge recordings of basic repertoire works when they are recorded by so-called “second
I have to confess, I love harp recitals, and I can’t imagine a more gorgeously played or recorded one than this. Okay, I suppose that
This stereo-only SACD offers the first presentation of these early Telarc recordings transferred from the original 50 kHz digital masters, which means that you now
When this recording first appeared in the 1980s, it was notable for its unprecedented realism in reproducing the sound of the Boston Symphony. Telarc made
This stereo-only Direct Stream Digital recording was produced before Telarc began recording in multi-channel surround. But two channels are plenty enough to demonstrate the sonic
Another marvelous multichannel production from Telarc, this selection of music by the greatest living composer for film and television is self recommending. If I have
This isn’t the most high-powered version of the Water Music and Fireworks Music, but it is lively and elegant, and it’s also a disc that
Previous Telarc SACDs have sounded anywhere from stunningly fabulous to disappointingly diffuse. This one stands somewhere in between. It’s good, but still better in stereo.
This must be one of the finest multichannel SACDs released to date. Telarc has managed sound that ideally complements the general excellence of the performances–and
Multichannel listening opens up the sound of this recording quite nicely: there’s more front-to-back definition of instrumental choirs, and quiet passages have an extra measure
