Search - Pablo de Sarasate, Henryk Wieniawski, Giuseppe Tartini :: Carmen-Fantasie [Hybrid SACD]

Delightful

Lee Cichanowicz | Harrisburg, PA USA | 03/09/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Classical music is not my primary listening category, but I find myself listening to this CD on a regular, almost daily, basis for weeks now. I love the Carmen Fantasy pieces! I enjoy the rest of the CD, too. My ear does not detect the sound deficiencies that a previous reviewer claims. I have recently upgraded to audiophile grade speakers, and this disc sounds as good as anything else I play."

Five star performance two and a half for sound

Bruce Zeisel | Albany, NY United States | 12/12/2005

(3 out of 5 stars)

"I own the red book CD of this and always loved Anne Sophie's performances of all the pieces. I always wished she had been accompanied by her pianist Lambert Orkis rather than the Vienna Philharmonic - mainly because of the congested unpleasant sound of the orchestra on that recording.



While this SACD is better, the 1992 production is hardly the equal of modern DSD recordings. Hardly the equal of some of DGs better PCM sacds. Althought there has been some improvement(enough that I AM glad I bought the disc), the orchestra still has a degree of coarse sound that borders on the shrill. Still, if you own the redbook CD and would like a step up in sound, you owe it to yourself to buy this. If you don't have either, this is the one to get and as far as the performances of Mutter are concerned, you will not be diappointed."