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From: hugo@griggs.dartmouth.edu (Peter Su)
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Subject: Re: Mercury Living Presence CDs; was "Proceed opinions wanted"
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Date: 2 Oct 90 13:31:12 GMT
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I bought the Dvorak Cello Concerto CD.  I've been interested in this
recording for a long time, but didn't feel like shelling out $150 for
it.  Let me say that I shelled out $10, and it was really worth it!
What a recording.  I don't think I've ever heard a recording where the
orchestral crescendos had such impact, except maybe on the one Living
Presence LP I own (The Birds, found it at a yard sale, kind of beat
up).  Plus, for a CD, the liners and artwork were pretty good.  Wow.
Great job.

Prediction: TAS will say...'lacks sounstage, high end rolled off, no
"air" around the instruments, no bass, same old digital crap...'
Hopefully, I'm wrong about this.  It would be a shame for them to pan
this, since it is a very important event *musically*.


Pete


hugo@sunapee.dartmouth.edu