Customer Review: 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 written. In this case I believe that also means enjoying the work with a slightly faster Tempi than... more info
Customer Review: I read all the reviews, discounted the negative ones because of the type of praise given by the positive ones. I will have to admit that there is SOMETHING amiss in this recording or rendition! I've played it through twice now and STILL haven't heard it all, what's with the sound here? The choir had... more info
Customer Review: What incredibly beautiful music this is! Puccini's "Turandot" is my all time favorite and this cast gives a stellar performance on his final, unfinished work. I bought this CD only because I wanted Pavarotti's version of "Nessun Dorma," but I was pleasantly surprised by how wonderful the full... more info
Customer Review: Du Pre was, and will unsupassed by contemporary cellists for generations. She is still the best, and will be remembered by many forever.
Customer Review: For those of us that have collected soundtracks for many years and specially John Williams' music, it might seem a little redundant to buy this four disc compliation of his music that has every single track that I am sure every collector owns at least once.
However once you start listening to... more info
Customer Review: 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 layer of the orchestra is given its own unique setting and place. An outstanding production of this... more info
Customer Review: 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 unpretentious and self-effacing. As Raymond Chandler said, "There is no great and important art; there is only... more info
Customer Review: There is one reason to buy this cycle and that is the Hammerklavier. I rate Barenboim's performance of this sonata, the Op 106, as one of the major achievements in the history of piano playing. Especially the third movement, the adagio, is performed in such a manner that it beggars belief, the sheer... more info
Customer Review: THIS TRIO OF CDS IS A WELL BALANCED MIX OF SOME OF MARIO LANZA'S BEST SELECTIONS. GIVING THE LISTENER A VARIED TASTE OF HIS WIDE RANGING SINGING TALENT. LOVED IT!
