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A silent minority?(Forum)(Letter to the Editor)

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| January 01, 2004 | Byrem, Emmett | COPYRIGHT 2004 Sensible Sound. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Issue 94, p. 74: The reviewer does not have SACD? #*@!!

I have Rossini Overtures (Pentatone PTC 5186106) and Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 (PTC 518607). I know the reviewer had to be kind to Pentatone for free samples, but my copies from vinyl to disc Philips CDR 950 of Marriner and Maag are less bright and more dynamic, bass to treble. Replacement cases are available from Music Direct, five for $7 plus $5 for shipping--ouch!

Please review discs in SACS format. A case in point: Pentatone Classics 5186 102, Beethoven Symphony No. 5 by Sir Colin Davis. The last movements reach "dramatic heights" only on SACD!

Here is some new music to me in excellent sound: Hugo Alfven: Symphonies Nos. 1-3 (Naxos 8.553962, 8.555072, and 8.553729, respectively); George Antheil: Ballet Mecanique (Naxos 8.559060) "wild," percussion; a used $5.99 Sony/Columbia Bizet: Symphony ...

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