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Recent comments

Shostakovich: Symphonies 8-10 - Petrenko | listening - May 29, 2023

A superb recording of Shostakovich's symphonies 8-10. Great virtuosity, full dynamics, a lot of details. Listened to in stunning stereo.

Beethoven: Piano Concertos 1-5 - Ohlsson, Runnicles | Steven Harrison - May 20, 2023

I have attended many a concert at the Grand Teton Music Festival, when I used to live and work in Wyoming. Every concert was wonderful. Walk festival hall has a lot going for ...

Les Espaces Électroacoustiques III | Amfortas - May 23, 2023

Yes, same happened to me, got it from Amazon.co.uk and it’s not SACD. No logo but the title clearly says surround sound. And the Amazon title advertises this disc as SACD ...

Beethoven: Piano Concertos 1-5 - Ohlsson, Runnicles | hiredfox - May 18, 2023

Thanks for your excellent review Adrian. No mention was made of Sound Mirror in your review? This begs the question of recording format used as the names mentioned in ...

Rachmaninov: 4 Piano Concertos, Paganini Rhapsody - Ashkenazy, Previn | DYB - May 30, 2023

Contrapunctus, I agree. For me the Decca Japan issue is really spectacular. Esoteric's choices continue to confound me. So many of their recent issues have been released very ...

Aucoin: Orphic Moments - Rose | David Stanbury - May 27, 2023

This album has 2 discs of music. Oddly, the first disc is a SACD while the second disc is a conventional CD!

Rachmaninov: 4 Piano Concertos, Paganini Rhapsody - Ashkenazy, Previn | Contrapunctus - May 30, 2023

Esoteric is going to release these recordings on June 17th. Given the already brilliant transfers out there, I'm definitely not interested.

Rossini: 6 String Sonatas - Accardo, Gazeau, Meunier, Petracchi | Gilbert Burnett - May 19, 2023

I agree. Lovely pieces and amazing that they were written when Rossini was only 12 years old and it took him just 3 days! I got to know them through a superb set on Decca ...

Sayuri Ishikawa: Transcend