Search - Edouard Lalo, Camille Saint-Saens, Daniel Barenboim :: Lalo/Symphony espagnole Op.21/Saint-Saëns: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No.3

Just because there's a better remastered version...

liang | Buenos Aires | 11/15/2001

(4 out of 5 stars)

"this IS the Thing!! Barenboim and Pearlman!Orquestre de Paris, and its own music director!(well, Barenboim still had a healthy relationship with maybe the best frech orquestre then). if you are not familiar with french school, this CD is the best introduction, then you may like to hare a little Ravel and Debussy, and you will find Bizcet is as good as Lalo! this is a 5 star ablum, i reduce one because there's a better remastered version by DG on their 98' Century Collection(1980,Barenboim). the sound is much better, since the recording was realized by the year 80, and DDD was not such a mature technology yet. always better if be remastered later, isn't it? music first,that's right, but if a better sound is available, why not?!"

An Excellent CD

01/03/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Perlman does a great job of interpreting and expressing himself in the Symphonie Espagnole. He plays it with good tone and great technical ability, especially in the fast sections. The Concerto by Saint-Seans is a great addition to this disc, as it was originally written for Pablo Sarsate, the Spanish Violinist, same as the Symphonie Espagnole."

A pleasure to listen to

impitbosshereonlevel2 | Merced | 07/31/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I wasn't very familiar with Lalo until I heard a composition on a local classical music radio station. I was instantly in awe. I bought the album primarily because of him, but have found Saint-Saens just as good. Though the cover may look corny (that was my impression at least), the quality of this disc is basically impeccable. Lalo and Saint-Saens are both such extraordinary composers, I've found it embarrassing not to have known them until recently."