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Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante, K. 364; Duo for Violin and Viola in G, K. 423.(Sound recording review)

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Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante, K. 364; Duo for Violin and Viola in G, K. 423. Igor Oistrakh, violin; David Oistrakh, viola; Kiril Kondrashin, Moscow Philharmonic. FIM XR24 069.

The first problem I had after listening to this 24-bit XRCD remaster is one that every disc should have: namely, I didn't want to listen to anything else. It's like watching a high-definition broadcast on TV and having to go back to standard definition. You get spoiled.

The second problem was more serious, although it should not put everyone off too much. While the sound of the disc is superlative and Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante is fine music, I could never get too involved with the Oistrakhs' playing. The father and son are absolutely precise, refined, letter-perfect, I'm sure, but I found their playing almost too perfect, almost mechanically perfect. With the exception of the lovely, if ...

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