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Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra; etc. [Hybrid SACD]Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra; etc. [Hybrid SACD] by Bela Bartok
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Interesting music that only a Hungarian (Reiner) can conduct.
Beethoven Sonatas [Hybrid SACD]Beethoven Sonatas [Hybrid SACD]
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Masterful recording, full of understanding and solid sound.
Beethoven: Violin Concerto; Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto [Hybrid SACD]Beethoven: Violin Concerto; Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto [Hybrid SACD] by Ludwig van Beethoven
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Top-notch performance.
Berlioz: Harold in Italy; Overtures [Hybrid SACD]Berlioz: Harold in Italy; Overtures [Hybrid SACD]
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Awesome!
Berlioz: Requiem [Hybrid SACD]Berlioz: Requiem [Hybrid SACD]
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Simply amazing.
Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique [Hybrid SACD]Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique [Hybrid SACD]
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Excellent sound in repertoire that made Munch and the BSO famous.
Brahms, Tchaikovsky: Violin Concertos [Hybrid SACD]Brahms, Tchaikovsky: Violin Concertos [Hybrid SACD]
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You can't beat Heifetz with Reiner and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
César Franck: Symphony in D Minor; Igor Stravinsky; Pétrouchka [Hybrid SACD]César Franck: Symphony in D Minor; Igor Stravinsky; Pétrouchka [Hybrid SACD]
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Monteux gives an outstanding performance full of vitality and amazing sound.
Chopin:Rubinstein Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 [Hybrid SACD]Chopin:Rubinstein Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 [Hybrid SACD]
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The orchestra is a bit dry, but Rubinstein's playing is flawless.
Strauss: Don Quixote; Don Juan [Hybrid SACD]Strauss: Don Quixote; Don Juan [Hybrid SACD]
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Don Juan is played very well, although the trumpets sound somewhat distorted. Don Quixote is very well performed.
Dvorák's New World Symphony and Other Orchestral Masterworks [Hybrid SACD]Dvorák's New World Symphony and Other Orchestral Masterworks [Hybrid SACD]
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The best recording of these works; great sound and perfect tempos throughout.
Mahler: The Song of the Earth [Hybrid SACD]Mahler: The Song of the Earth [Hybrid SACD]
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This is a classic performance with terrific sound!
Mahler: Symphony No. 4 [Hybrid SACD]Mahler: Symphony No. 4 [Hybrid SACD]
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One doesn't link Reiner with Mahler, but they won't be disappointed; fantastic recording!
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition, A Night on Bald Mountain, and Other Russian Showpieces [Hybrid SACD]Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition, A Night on Bald Mountain, and Other Russian Showpieces [Hybrid SACD] by Modest Mussorgsky
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Famous recording; can't complain!
Offenbach: Gaïte parisienne; Rossini-Respighi: La boutique fantasque [Hybrid SACD]Offenbach: Gaïte parisienne; Rossini-Respighi: La boutique fantasque [Hybrid SACD]
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Excellent sound, fun, wonderful playing!
Schumann: Piano Concerto in A Minor / Beethoven: Emperor ConcertoSchumann: Piano Concerto in A Minor / Beethoven: Emperor Concerto
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Solid performances.
Rachmaninoff: Piano concerto No. 3; Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3 [Hybrid SACD]Rachmaninoff: Piano concerto No. 3; Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3 [Hybrid SACD]
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Really great performance!
Ravel: Daphnis et Chloe [Hybrid SACD]Ravel: Daphnis et Chloe [Hybrid SACD] by Maurice Ravel
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Newer recordings have the advantage of better sound, but as for quality, this is second to none.
Respighi: Pines of Rome; Fountains of Rome; Debussy: La mer [Hybrid SACD]Respighi: Pines of Rome; Fountains of Rome; Debussy: La mer [Hybrid SACD]
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Best version on record PERIOD.
Richard Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra; Ein Heldenleben [Hybrid SACD]Richard Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra; Ein Heldenleben [Hybrid SACD]
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Wonderful music played with much distinction.
Richard Strauss: Scenes from Salome & Elektra [Hybrid SACD]Richard Strauss: Scenes from Salome & Elektra [Hybrid SACD]
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Very good.
Richard Strauss: Symphonia Domestica [Hybrid SACD]Richard Strauss: Symphonia Domestica [Hybrid SACD]
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Another classic performance.
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade; Stravinsky: Song of the Nightingale [Hybrid SACD]Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade; Stravinsky: Song of the Nightingale [Hybrid SACD]
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Big sound from Chicago, very good recording.
Saint-Saëns: Concerto No. 2 / Franck: Symphonic Variations / Liszt: Concerto No. 1Saint-Saëns: Concerto No. 2 / Franck: Symphonic Variations / Liszt: Concerto No. 1
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The sound is not great, rather diasappointing; however, the performance is very good and worth to be in your collection.
Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3; Debussy: La Mer; Ibert: Escales [Hybrid SACD]Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3; Debussy: La Mer; Ibert: Escales [Hybrid SACD]
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Best recording of this famous symphony.
Sibelius, Prokofiev, Glazunov: Violin Concertos [Hybrid SACD]Sibelius, Prokofiev, Glazunov: Violin Concertos [Hybrid SACD]
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Wonderful, sympathetic recordings!
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1; Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 [Hybrid SACD]Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1; Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 [Hybrid SACD] by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
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Classic recording; first classical one to go Platinum.
Spain [Hybrid SACD]Spain [Hybrid SACD]
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Different music to me, but played with much brauva and vitality.
Vienna [Hybrid SACD]Vienna [Hybrid SACD]
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Amazing recording, sounds like it was made yesterday!