Berlin Classics' Sensitive Sounds is a sampler of slow movements from Baroque and Classical works, with one fast excerpt -- the opening Allegro from J.S. Bach's Violin Concerto in A minor -- presumably thrown in for a little contrast. With that exception, the music is quite calm and relaxing, and seekers of a good chill-out CD may find that this album suits their needs. Drawing on Edel's backlist of performances dating from 1960 to 1989, the tracks are a mix of analog and digital recordings that are reasonably well-balanced ...
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Berlin Classics' Sensitive Sounds is a sampler of slow movements from Baroque and Classical works, with one fast excerpt -- the opening Allegro from J.S. Bach's Violin Concerto in A minor -- presumably thrown in for a little contrast. With that exception, the music is quite calm and relaxing, and seekers of a good chill-out CD may find that this album suits their needs. Drawing on Edel's backlist of performances dating from 1960 to 1989, the tracks are a mix of analog and digital recordings that are reasonably well-balanced, and the sound quality is quite high from track to track. The playing is never less than fine, and in many cases it is exceptional, since the roster of performers includes such excellent ensembles as the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, the Dresden Staatskapelle, and the Kammerorchester Berlin, among others, and such distinguished conductors as Herbert Blomstedt, Kurt Masur, and Václav Neumann, to name just a few. If there's one criticism to be made about this collection, it has to be...
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Add this copy of Sensitive Sounds to cart. $22.52, new condition, Sold by Revaluation Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Exeter, DEVON, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2007 by Berlin Classics.
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