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Fair Rarities at a Great Price, October 29, 2006
This review is from: Rarities of Andre Navarra (Audio CD)
Those familiar with my reviews on Amazon know of my love for classical music series (Original Masters, Great Conductors of the Century, etc.), and one that I have started collecting recently is the French Import "Les Rarissimes" ("The Rarities") on EMI. These 2CD collections feature the works of various conductors and performers from the dawn of the LP era, thankfully at a budget price. This set showcases cellist Andre Navarra and contains the Saint-Saens (No.1) and Lalo Cello Concertos with Emanuel Young and the Orchestre du Theatre National de l'Opera de Paris, Tchaikovsky's Rococo Variations and Bloch's Schelomo with Richard Austin leading the London Symphony Orchestra, and Dvorak's Cello Concerto with Rudolf Schwarz and the New Symphony Orchestra of London. It should be noted that the Dvorak performance has been previously licensed out to the Testament label and is readily available on SBT 1204, duplicating my collection and probably those of many others. All of the recordings here are in mono and the sound quality is good but not stellar. In all, these are fair Rarities at a great price -- a rare treat these days so enjoy!
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