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Beautiful performance of Nielsen concerto

laughingspaniard | Chicago, IL | 01/23/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I have been a fan of Ms. Hansen's since she was in the Mexico City Philharmonic in the 1980s. This is a beautiful performance of the Nielsen flute concerto. Don't take my word for it: Fanfare Magazine rated it one of the best recordings of 2000 and said it was "the most enjoyable performance of the work known to me, either live or recorded." (I don't know what the other amazon reviewer was talking about, but I don't think he did either.)"

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Mihail Pizda | Eastern Europe | 02/09/2003

(1 out of 5 stars)

"Flutist Lisa Hansen royally butchers this flute masterpiece. I remember the glorious one now out of print on CBS label with Julius Baker. Hansen's tone sounds like screaching at best, with sloppy facility and terrible intonation. She shows no sense of style or panache, rather she plods through like a rambling steer. This style of flute playing is far better suited to the circus, than to classical music."