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Release Date: 1999-11-16, Audio CD, EMI Classics more

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  Beethoven - The Complete String Quartets / Alban Berg Quartet

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  • Posted:Jan-02-2009

  • Beethoven Quartets
  • I am very upset as I had to pay customs duty on his article £12.95. There was no indication I may have to pay this customes duty when I purcghased the item. Most upset. Will not use your...
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  • Posted:Oct-17-2008

  • The Late SQs are in a Class of their Own......
  • Well let me tell you, Beethoven was a ground breaking composer in just about every category he composed in and his SQs are NO Exception. B just amazes me with his twists and turns in his SQ...
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Otto Klemperer's Beethoven is one of the towering achievements in the history of recordings. By today's standards,... more

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  Beethoven: The Complete Symphonies and Piano Concertos

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  • Posted:Dec-16-2008

  • Klemperer's Beethoven
  • Otto Klemperer conducts the definitive performances of the Beethoven symphonies. The transition of the original recordings to a modern digitalized format is itself beautifully crafted so that each...
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  • Posted:Aug-02-2007

  • Flawed CDs
  • I have ordered this set and then returned it and had a replacement set sent. Both sets have had one CD that has music missing in bits and pieces. I assume that all sets have been cut from the same...
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  • Posted:Nov-26-2002

  • The Klemperer Concerto....sorry, couldn't resist it.
  • I must respectfully disagree with a few of the reviews stated here: I find Otto Klemperer's tempi to be rather catatonic. Before you consign me to the philistine heap, please remember that...
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Release Date: 1999-11-09, Audio CD, Deutsche Grammophon more

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  Mozart: Piano Sonatas

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  • Posted:Apr-18-2008

  • Beautiful but not Serious
  • Mozart's piano sonatas are like listening to ice cream. They are just music. And I mean this in the most positive sense. Mozart's good artistic taste manifests itself in being profoundly...
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During her far-too-brief career, cellist Jacqueline du Pr? exhibited an almost oracular power of communication. Her... more

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  Jacqueline du Pre - Favourite Cello Concertos ~ Boccherini, Dvorak, Elgar, Haydn, Monn,...

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  • Posted:Sep-30-2008

  • the best celloist
  • Du Pre was, and will unsupassed by contemporary cellists for generations. She is still the best, and will be remembered by many forever.
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  • Posted:Feb-13-2008

  • Great performance. but VERY bad recording quality
  • No complaint about the performance.
    
    But the recoding or A->D conversion somewhere went terribly wrong. The dynamic range seems set very low therefore the loud part of the music gets...
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Release Date: 1998-02-10, Audio CD, Decca more

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  Rachmaninov: The Symphonies

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  • Posted:Jun-23-2008

  • Rachmaninov Symphonies and more, Ashkenazy/Concertgebouw
  • Excellent playing guided by a Russian master, beautifully recorded by Polygram engineers. The little-played 1st Symphony was a surprise to me - after hearing it a few times, I don't feel it...
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Boston Baroque and Martin Pearlman recorded a splendid set of the Brandenburg Concertos on period instruments in 1993... more

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  Bach - The Complete Brandenburg Concertos / Pearlman, Boston Baroque

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  • Posted:Oct-07-2008

  • Baroque by Bach
  • Perhaps it is the romantic in me that enervates a sense of anticipation when superlative musicians take up period instruments to play great master's works in the manner in which they were...
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  • Posted:May-15-2008

  • Brilliant with caveats
  • I bought this recording after seeing rave reviews here on Amazon and elsewhere. Mostly those reviews are justified. The sound is outstanding, whether because of the period instruments or the...
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If you're looking for a real bargain set of Beethoven's complete symphonies, look no further. David Zinman leads the... more

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  Beethoven: The Nine Symphonies

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  • Posted:Dec-29-2008

  • Dare I say...The Next "Definitive Beethoven"
  • Allow me to rave. This complete Beethoven Symphonies set with the Tonhalle Orchester Zurich conducted by David Zinman is the best in the world right now. Period. It is luminous and enlightening,...
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  • Posted:Sep-23-2005

  • Fast speeds, exceptional clarity and good recording
  • This set is back in circulation and, apparently, all the recordings are now available individually. This is probably the more important development for people that want to sample Zinman's review of...
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  • Posted:Jun-19-2004

  • Really not a bargain
  • This is definitely not my favorite interpretation of the Beethoven symphonies. The orchestra is hurrying along without much depth. The worst thing for me is that the Beethoven spirit got lost....
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Wilhelm Kempff was a master of poetic lyricism, with a wondrous keyboard touch and a breathtaking command of subtle... more

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  Schubert: The Piano Sonatas

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  • Posted:Nov-15-2008

  • Kempff is famous for his Schubert, which keeps on the sunny side of the street
  • As the breathless Amazon review indicates, there's a worshipful aura surrounding Wilhelm Kempff. Consider the Gramophone's comment about his Schubert: "No other pianist has communicated Schubert...
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  • Posted:Apr-17-2001

  • Good performance, terrible sound
  • Don't be mistaken, I am a big fan of Kemff myself. As usual, Kempff's performance is more than avarage. However, the recorded sound of these more than adequate performance is bad enough (way too...
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Release Date: 1994-06-09, Audio CD, Compendia more

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  Classical Music for People Who Hate Classical Music

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  • Posted:Feb-15-2008

  • This box selection is enjoyable
  • Cheers to those with drive to attain "real" music student status. However, I just want to listen to music passages I have found enjoyable over the years. There is no pretense of this selection...
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  • Posted:Aug-29-2007

  • I recommend iTunes essentials for classical music "novices"
  • Although I can see why classical music novices wouldn't care that this CD's recordings and interpretations aren't very good, I do think that there are much better quality compilations out there...
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  • Posted:Aug-02-2005

  • Good Variety
  • The set includes many classical tunes you have heard before but didn't know what they were. I used to select tunes for my wedding.
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Release Date: 2001-03-13, Audio CD, Deutsche Grammophon more

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  Prokofiev: 7 Symphonies; Lieutenant Kij?

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  • Posted:Dec-20-2008

  • Super Symphonies
  • This CD of the seven symphonies and Lieutenant Kije by Serge Prokofiev is a joy. The music is well done and the excellent recording give full life to this body of work. This is a superior addition...
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  • Posted:Aug-21-2008

  • Thick, plush, devoid of contrasts, devoid of accents, devoid of excitement
  • Where's the intensity? Where are the ironic twists, the contrasts, the sharpness and acerbicness that are hallmarks of Prokofiev's compositional style? Where is the epic buildup that is the 5th,...
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  • Posted:Jul-14-2006

  • The Berlin Phil. isn't enough--where's the spirit of Prokofiev?
  • I hope Seiji Ozawa is happy that there's one place in the world, [...] where his Prokofiev symphony cycle fills people with joy. Most critics were quite disappointed in his approach, which veers...
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Release Date: 1999-11-09, Audio CD, Decca more

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  Tchaikovsky: The 3 Ballets

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  • Posted:Dec-28-2008

  • Wonderful musical performances but---
  • The musical performances are absolutely first class, but they were recorded from April 1974 - March 1977 and needless to say the recordings have significant noise and distortion. The technology of...
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  • Posted:Jun-09-2008

  • Near perfect!
  • As I read in another review of a work conducted by Richard Bonynge, you don't expect this distinguished conductor of operas to record ballets, but what a surprise is in store for us. The...
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Release Date: 1998-10-20, Audio CD, EMI Classics more

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  Mozart: The Complete Piano Concertos

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  • Posted:Aug-24-2008

  • A little behind Perahia and Ashkenazy
  • Danny B. is good, especially on the big ones like the 25 and 26. He isn't as poetic as Murray or as flashy as Vlad but steady never-the-less.
    The ECO shows some slack playing at times which...
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  • Posted:Apr-26-2006

  • Sound quality poor
  • The sound quality is poor and the balance no good.
    
    Disappointing from a major company such as EMI and major performer such as Barenboim.
    
    Their similar set of Beethoven sonatas...
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  • Posted:Jul-18-2002

  • An OK starting point
  • I guess if you "just want the music" of all Mozart's piano concertos, then this is a good buy; but unlike the previous reviewer, I think that the last A Major and B flat leave something to be...
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Here's a welcome box of all Bruckner's numbered symphonies led by a distinguished specialist renowned during his... more

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  Bruckner: The Complete Symphonies

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  • Posted:Jan-24-2009

  • A very damaged Bruckner
  • The brass section was in these recordings in very bad conditions!! And the famously beautiful string tone of Dresden is really not enough in Bruckner. In that period Jochum recorded Beethoven with...
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  • Posted:Jan-12-2009

  • Great Bruckner
  • Eugen Jochum, on EMI, gives the complete Bruckner Symphonies a grandeur and ruggedness other performances lack. Beautifully played as well, and, to boot, well priced.
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  • Posted:Feb-18-2005

  • A good, but not great, Bruckner cycle.
  • Ideally, I wanted to review the DG Jochum cycle, since I actually prefer that one, but it's NLA as of this posting, so I'll just make some comments about both cycles here.
    
    Eugen Jochum...
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Release Date: 2000-10-10, Audio CD, Deutsche Grammophon more

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  Accardo Plays Paganini: Complete Recordings

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  • Posted:Nov-07-2008

  • Paganini-Mind Boggling-How does he do it?
  • Paganini the first million dollar musician. Anyone who loves the violin as much as I do, should purchase this set without hesitation. Accardo blows everyone away with these performances. They are...
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This remarkable set of all 12 Darius Milhaud symphonies (five CDs) raises a number of immediate questions, not the... more

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  Milhaud: The Complete Symphonies (Box Set)

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  • Posted:Aug-04-2005

  • Spirited Performances
  • One forgets that Darius Milhaud was such a prolific composer (his catalog of compositions goes out to 441 opus numbers) and that he wrote 12 symphonies. Outside of Camille Saint Saens and Albert...
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Release Date: 2002-10-08, Audio CD, Archiv Produktion more

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  Haydn: The "Sturm und Drang" Symphonies

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  • Posted:Jan-15-2008

  • Haydn's Stormy Period
  • Trevor Pinnock is a great Haydn interpreter, and this attractively priced release contains excellent performances on period instruments of some of Haydn's stormiest, most experimental works....
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  • Posted:Dec-08-2006

  • Pinnock - pretty good Haydn, but not the best
  • As I type this review, I am listening to the recording of Symphony #52 from this set.
    
    Earlier today, I listened to these recordings of Symphonies 51 and 43 as well. I have owned many...
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  • Posted:Oct-13-2005

  • Unpleasant Recording Spoils Set
  • Apparently the displeasure people have with negative reviews, such as this one, suggests that for many readers reviews are not here to help guide people, you and me, but are rather a simple...
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Release Date: 1994-09-09, Audio CD, Madacy Records more

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Release Date: 1992-01-06, Audio CD, RCA Victor Europe more

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  Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier

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  • Posted:Jan-06-2009

  • Richter and Bach
  • One of the three best recordings of the Well-Tempered Klavier. I also like Gould and Barenboim.
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  • Posted:Sep-22-2008

  • Is it only the bad quality of recording?
  • The quality of the recording is very bad indeed. Above all there is a terrible resonance effect, and also the timbre is awful. But it isn't only this. There is something else for me, very...
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  • Posted:Jan-31-2007

  • Sound Quality Problems
  • 1-I can barely hear the left hand, which is supposed to be central to counterpoint, fugues...etc
    
    2-I can barely hear the preludes as they sound distant and the piano sound is very thin,...
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Here's a Stravinsky set to raise eyebrows. Where is Petrouchka, the standard coupling for Firebird and Rite in... more

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  Stravinsky: Firebird, Rite Of Spring, Persephone / Tilson Thomas, San Francisco SO

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  • Posted:Mar-30-2008

  • Wonderful
  • As an orchestral trombonist, I looked a long time for the Rite of Spring recording to add to my collection. I finally settled on this one and "WOW!!" is all I can say. Tilson Thomas, while a very...
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  • Posted:Dec-15-2000

  • Three months later-vastly overrated.
  • I have to comment on an earlier review of mine in which I called Pers?phone is absolutely beautiful; it isn't, and not even Stephanie Cosserat's voice can save it after even a relatively short...
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Release Date: 1995-04-16, Audio CD, Nimbus Records more

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  Brahms: Complete Piano Music

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  • Posted:Aug-07-2007

  • Brahms Complete Piano Music
  • Brahms composed an astounding amount of piano music. Variations were a Classical form that long fascinated him. His most famous are The Handel Variations Opus 24, and the difficult Paganini...
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