User Details - Xavier Gallet

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Name:
  Xavier Gallet
Details:
  Legal counsel
Location:
  Paris (France)
HiFi:
  Oppo BDP-93
Onkyo TX-NR 708
Triangle Celius 202 (front)
Triangle Antal 202 (surround)
Triangle Sextan 202 (central)
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  23

 
 
Reviews
Found: 3

Toccata: Mendelssohn, Reger, Rheinberger - Beekman          (4 of 5 found this review helpful)
  May 9, 2006

As always with Pentatone, the sound is astounding: you feel seated in the middle of the church, and listening in MC with 4 columns and a central, I could hardly hear any problem with the bass. As for the performance though, I found it a bit flat, especially on the great opening Bach toccata. As the ... more
Saint-Saëns: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2 - Inbal        (2 of 10 found this review helpful)
  January 25, 2006

I bought this disc on the face of the previous comments, but it just doesn't seem to work on my player (an Onkyo DV-SP 800 universal player). The player displays "DVD" and seems unable to find any track. Has anybody else encountered this problem? And am I going to face the same problem if I buy ... more
César Franck: Organ Works - Olivier Latry        (1 of 2 found this review helpful)
  January 1, 2006

This recording seems to have a veil on it, which is why I am giving it only 3 stars (listening in multichannel). Otherwise the performance is fine and to those who like the music of César Franck, I can only recommend this SACD.

 
 
Latest Posts

Discussion: Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 3, Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini - Matsuev
November 13, 2012
I don't know if some of you have come accross this but on my system, the disc would cut in some sections (always the same), principally in the Rhapsody. I first thought the disc was dirty and cleaned it but it didn't change anything. I then tried a different copy and again faced the same cuts. Buying a third copy - as an ultimate attempt to resolve ... more
La Légende des Sciences
February 29, 2012
Anyone willing to record this? For those who don't know (and this is probably the vast majority, including on this forum), "La Légende des Sciences" is a franco-german documentary series that was produced in 1996 and broadcasted for the first time in 1997. The series is - as the name suggests - about science and what the various progresses in ... more
Four Ravel Ma Mere's (Mother Goose, er...Geese) Which one?
January 6, 2011
I agree. ... more
BIS thread
July 27, 2009
Fantastic! Thanks Robert. ... more
Special Offers
July 26, 2009
Robert, You must have been asked the question (at least) a million times but are there any plans for Mr. Sudbin to record the 4 Rachmaninov piano concertos with BIS? ... more