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  July 19, 2014

Let’s say it out loud from the start. This SACD reissue based on the original mono and stereo tapes is a milestone. What a program! What audio magic! What artists! This is one of the greatest SACDs of all time that needs to be heard. The American composer, Aaron Copland, is on the piano for his ... more
  June 1, 2014

Another great discographic re-encounter that can now be heard in its sonic fullness thanks to remastering based on the original tapes, these recordings by Igor Markevitch are landmarks. Modest Mussorgsky first, with the famous Pictures at an Exhibition in the orchestration by Maurice Ravel, and ... more
  June 1, 2014

This SACD strives to be “the reconstitution of the concert given at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées on May 25, 1952 in the framework of the Festival of work of the 20th century, based on recorded documents of the period,” specifies Pierre-Emile Barbier. Generous in its offering, the disc proposes ... more
BAL·KAN: Miel & sang (Honey & blood) - Savall        (1 of 1 found this review helpful)
  April 1, 2014

The new opus signed Jordi Savall can be considered the development of his preceding recording, “The Spirit of the Balkans” (see OpusHD N°108). In three SACDs and two programs entitled Honey and Blood, and The Cycles of Life, the latter based on an original idea by the regretted Montserat Figueras, ... more
Albeniz: Iberia - Larrocha        (1 of 1 found this review helpful)
  April 1, 2014

Here in two SACDs in stereo only is one of the most beautiful tributes paid to the pianist Alicia de Larocha (1923-2009) via Iberia by Isaac Albéniz who “reveals the wealth of a writing style that is anything but pure virtuosity: on the one hand, the innovations in the pianistic technique are ... more

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