Rather dark and sombre, in the Shosty tradition, but also very powerful and dramatic, and beautifully recorded, as usual on Decca
Marco.
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Rather dark and sombre, in the Shosty tradition, but also very powerful and dramatic, and beautifully recorded, as usual on Decca
Marco.
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Stunning imho this recording:
Bruckner. Symphonie Nr. 4 The Romantic (Bruno Walter, Columbia Symphony Orchestra,1960)
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Max Richter - 'The Blue Notebooks'
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Kronos Quartet (with Terry Riley) - 'Requiem for Adam' and Terry Riley - 'The Philosopher's Hand'
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Interesting take on some early French music. Kind of like Jan Garbarek with the Hilliard Ensemble.
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That sounds interesting Lawrence - will have to check it out.Originally Posted by Lawrence001
Interesting take on some early French music. Kind of like Jan Garbarek with the Hilliard Ensemble.
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Not that it has anything to do with this album in particular, but I'm amazed at what these Klipsch RP-8000F's do for piano. Very convincing with proper body and dynamics.
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