Telarc Recordings Suck

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But that's not what Davey said, is it?

Oh well, you did get some discussion of classical music going on this board. And, BTW, I may well be a classical snob! But I do read some of the posts here about other types of music to try and learn something.

Davey said.."....No transformers or electronic processing anywhere during production off the CD.". That's not VERBATIM next to what I scanned from my Telarc recording but come on. How accurate do you want it? I have heard enough classical recordings to know what sounds good and what doesn't. I've heard enough live music to know what it should and shouldn't sound like. It's one thing to have a variety of perspectives but when you have that "confused" and artificial sound comig through your speakers it's easy to spot and quickly annoy me. Avoid this recording at all cost. For $30 you can go with Gergiev and the Kirov on Phillips, which is a weeee bit on the fast side, and have ten bucks to spare for some other gem like Bach's Brandenburg Concerti performed by The Age of Enlightment. An excellent $8.99 dual cd set from your local Borders. On period instruments. Yummy.