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Europe's Finest - Venzago

GSO SACD 02

Stereo/Multichannel Hybrid

Classical - Orchestral

Alfvén: Festive Music, Weber: Invitation to the Dance, Liszt: Mephisto Waltz No. 1, Sibelius: Karelia Overture, Verdi: Overture to La forza del destino, Elgar: Salut d'amour, Bach: Ein feste burg ist unser Gott, Rimsky-Korsakov: Capricio Espagnol, Ravel: Bolero

Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Mario Venzago (conductor)

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Comment by Observer - January 29, 2016 (1 of 1)

Nicely selected collection of orchestral classics. Some works - for example Capriccio Espagnol - lacks the last drop of power. But compared to other SACD recordings - Wordsworth (Membran) & Ponti (Pentatone) - the overall experience was little bit better.
Clear but quite dry surround sound.

Recommended.

• Performance: ****
• Sonics: **** (Multichannel)

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