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![[NEW]](../new2.gif) Tchaikovsky - 1812 Overture
Telarc CD-80541, 2001
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It's hard to justify the existence of
another recording of the "1812 Overture" unless it's from Telarc, whose
1979 release of this, uh, classical war-horse [CD-80041] was early audiophile ear-candy
with its digital cannon shots, and warning thereof on its cover. On vinyl that first
recording was notoriously difficult for even good tonearms and cartridges to track
properly, and this new version will be even more difficult -- it's available on CD, SACD
and DVD-A only, but in two- or six-channel formats. The DSD sound of the CD is
pure Telarc -- full, warm and enveloping. The cannon shots, performed on Civil War-era
cannons by the same cannoneers who participated in the original recording, won't
disappoint the subwoofer crowd. As a sonic bonus, Telarc recorded the carillon at the
Church of the Covenant in Cleveland via microphones placed atop the 150-foot tower, all to
simulate the raucous bells of the battle scene....Marc Mickelson |
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