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May 25, 2005
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The more I listen to this, the more impressed I am. I'm not a huge fan of the guitar as a jazz instrument, but Malone really swings-in fact they all do. Great recording-you can really hear the underpinning that Ray Brown adds (in some systems, as noted in another review, this recording might seem ... more |
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April 4, 2005
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This is a high quality production, and if you, like me, love the sound of the early British Invasion, this is a must have. Great sound (I've heard much worse engineering much more recently), and a few unforgettable songs. Really good notes.
For those of you who don't remember the Searchers, they ... more |
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February 21, 2005
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Scheherazade was one of the works that introduced me to classical music. Others were things like the 1812 Overture and Rhapsody in Blue, back when I was about 14. I had a debate with my German teacher, Herr Nebel, about the merits of Rimsky-Korsakov, who I considered to be a genius and he considered ... more |
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January 30, 2005
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This is a fun disc. In my dogmatic youth I would have considered this disc to be an abomination. "Bach transcriptions? Horrors! Inauthentic! Keeps us from knowing the real Bach!" Blah, blah, blah. Johann Sebastian will survive transcription, and recomposition of classic works is at least as old as ... more |
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January 22, 2005
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I am going to offer a different view on this recording than the other reviewers. First, the good news: the BSO plays magnificently, and my respect for Munch as a conductor continues to grow.(In my earler years I was much influenced by the writing of B.H. Haggin, who viewed Toscanini's work as ... more |
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