5つ星のうち3.0Great violin playing in less than superb sound
2014年1月19日にアメリカ合衆国でレビュー済み
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One of the problems with these Japanese blu spec discs for English-speaking audiences is that they often do not provide all the information one needs in order to make a reasoned decision about whether or not to purchase at these premium ($20-$25 delivered). For example, the selections on this disc are unlisted, but include in addition to Sarasate's Zigeunerweisen, somebody's arrangement of the Waxman-Bizet Carmen Fantasy, Saint Saens's Havenaise and Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, Chausson's Poem, a Dvorak Slavonic dance and two pieces I didn't recognize. Furthermore, all were in mono, being recorded between 1946 and 1953. This is important information ..and not to have it leaves the potential purchaser at a major disadvantage. As far as the sound of these RCA recordings, the back page of the CD case mentions remastering at "24 bit/192 Hz" and not the later DSD standard the SONY applies to its Blu spec and SACD remastered discs. How decipherable this is is debatable given the age of the recordings. Heifetz's violin is clear and realistic and his interpretations are exciting (e.g.the Carmen Fantasy) but with an up front balance typical of his recordings. The orchestral sound picture is clear mono but without the definition and sound picture I'd hoped for.
Personally I'll stick with my favorite...Ruggiero Ricci's interpretation of the Sarasate (which includes his superior (to me)arrangement of the Carmen Fantasy) and Saint Saen's showpieces, with Lalo's Symphonie Espagnole thrown in...all in breathtaking London DECCA stereo sound (1959 vintage) for a fraction of the price of this Heifetz disc.
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