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Respighi: Pines of Rome; Fountains of Rome; Debussy: La mer [Hybrid SACD]
from: RCA
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0828767161426
Format: Hybrid SACD
Label: RCA
Manufacturer: RCA
MPN: 71614
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: RCA
Release Date: February 07, 2006
Studio: RCA
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Rating: - World's best pines/fountains recording. Period.
I am a brass person by nature, so sorry to all of you woodwind and string players who may find your sections left out of this review.
Simply put, this recording is astounding. The world renowed CSO brass section clearly displays its unmatched power and breadth in this recording. Fritz Reiner also did an excellent job in helping the orchestra render this work so beautifully. The highlight of this recording is the brilliant finale -- Pines of the Appian Way -- where the CSO brass give ... Read More
Rating: - Respighi Remastered
There really are those of us who love the outstanding performances of the 50s and 60s without the scratch and pop ov vynil records. Hybrid CDs such as this one allow me to enjoy again the great artists, with a sound that rivals or exceeds the records released 50+ years ago.
Don't pass this up if you want to hear what may be the best performance of these works.
Rating: - The best there is. Period.
Much has been written about this recording, pretty much all of it justified. I will only add that what makes this performance and recording of Pines so special is the fact that Reiner treats the score as music, not as empty-headed bombast. That's how it often sounds, but here, everything is so beautfully realized that the end result is simply glorious music-making. No muscle-bound power a la Solti, but flexibility, care, and sensitivity abound. The tempi are ideally judged, the finesse of the playing ... Read More
Rating: - Definitive SACD of Respighi's Roman music - Outstanding!!!!
This multichannel SACD utilizes the front 3 channels only, as this was the sound of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Fritz Reiner that was recorded more than 40 years ago by skilled technicians with top notch analog equipment. Absolutely puts you in the middle of the ninth or tenth row. This is the glorious Pines of Rome and spectacular Fountains of Rome that I grew up with, but with much cleaner and more dynamic sound!
Rating: - Oh My Goodness Gracious, Yes!
The SACD reissues of RCA recordings from their wonderful 'Living Stereo' days is reaching full spate. The Reiner/ChicagoSO Respighi, rapturously acclaimed when it first came out, is heard here in even more glorious sound with the addition of SACD multichannel reproduction. The performance itself, along with the older and now sonically hors de combat Toscanini/NBC SO recording, are possibly the most exciting, the most 'right' I've ever heard. The Chicago was in marvelous condition in those days and the ... Read More
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