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A Fair Forgery of Pink Floyd

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by: Various Artists

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Symphony No. 8 : Symphony of a Thousand

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from: Universal Classics

Release Date October 15, 2007
After a profoundly insightful reading of Mahler 2 recorded in Vienna, Boulez again opts for structural clarity, pure subtle tone and delicate textures in this gargantuan piece, bringing out details hardly heared before and, finally, saves the work from its latent aura of regression (thanks to Adorno's verdict): it never sounded more like a perfect link between the 7th and 'Das Lied von der Erde' than on this disc.

In so many other recordings it seems as if increasing tempi would keep the work's immense forces from falling apart or, worse, delicate details are buried under crashing drums and full-throated choruses for dramatic effect. Boulez, who delivers one of the slowest Eighths on record, obviously had thought through the score ... Read More:

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Beethoven: Fidelio

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by: Wiener Philharmoniker Leonard Bernstein

Release Date May 19, 2003
After a profoundly insightful reading of Mahler 2 recorded in Vienna, Boulez again opts for structural clarity, pure subtle tone and delicate textures in this gargantuan piece, bringing out details hardly heared before and, finally, saves the work from its latent aura of regression (thanks to Adorno's verdict): it never sounded more like a perfect link between the 7th and 'Das Lied von der Erde' than on this disc.

In so many other recordings it seems as if increasing tempi would keep the work's immense forces from falling apart or, worse, delicate details are buried under crashing drums and full-throated choruses for dramatic effect. Boulez, who delivers one of the slowest Eighths on record, obviously had thought through the score ... Read More:

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Beethoven: Fidelio

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by: Staatskapelle Dresden Karl Böhm

Release Date June 13, 2005
After a profoundly insightful reading of Mahler 2 recorded in Vienna, Boulez again opts for structural clarity, pure subtle tone and delicate textures in this gargantuan piece, bringing out details hardly heared before and, finally, saves the work from its latent aura of regression (thanks to Adorno's verdict): it never sounded more like a perfect link between the 7th and 'Das Lied von der Erde' than on this disc.

In so many other recordings it seems as if increasing tempi would keep the work's immense forces from falling apart or, worse, delicate details are buried under crashing drums and full-throated choruses for dramatic effect. Boulez, who delivers one of the slowest Eighths on record, obviously had thought through the score ... Read More:

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Beethoven: Fidelio

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from: DG

Release Date November 10, 1997
After a profoundly insightful reading of Mahler 2 recorded in Vienna, Boulez again opts for structural clarity, pure subtle tone and delicate textures in this gargantuan piece, bringing out details hardly heared before and, finally, saves the work from its latent aura of regression (thanks to Adorno's verdict): it never sounded more like a perfect link between the 7th and 'Das Lied von der Erde' than on this disc.

In so many other recordings it seems as if increasing tempi would keep the work's immense forces from falling apart or, worse, delicate details are buried under crashing drums and full-throated choruses for dramatic effect. Boulez, who delivers one of the slowest Eighths on record, obviously had thought through the score ... Read More:

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Mission Impossible 3

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by: Various

Release Date May 09, 2006
i like the interpretation of the score on the last track. it reminds me of the bridge scene. the previous mi2 score lent it self to a heavy rock interpretation, which although was different from form, lacked the suspenses, the tension inherent in mission impossible. i think this compliation is close to the soundtrack to the first film.

I am quite surprised at the length of each individual track. Why be long winded when brevity and conciseness makes the point
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