5.0 out of 5 stars
one of the best of all time, July 20 2007
This review is from: 1962-1973: Comp Masterworks Re (Audio CD)
The famous tone of Horowitz is inimitable and Sony does a good job of remastering all the performances to a crystal clear quality. Horowitz often brings a fantasy-like musicianship to pieces in these CD's which contrasts with his deeply insightful style of his later years. This set and the complete recordings on DG are essential Horowitz recordings to any piano collection!
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Horowitz: good. Amazon: good. Sony Classical: BAD., May 23 2004
This review is from: 1962-1973: Comp Masterworks Re (Audio CD)
I bought this set in December, and because I have so many classical CD's (more than 300), it took me 5 months to realize that the set contained TWO volume 8's and NO volume 9's. Worried that it might be too late, I e-mailed Amazon. Their first reply was that the replacement was already on its way (with return shipping paid for as well). Wow, that was a relief!
When I got the new set, I decided to study it closely and make sure that everything was good. It turns out that several of the discs (in both sets) had holes through the aluminum reflective layer -- which seemed to be because it was too thin to begin with. One disc was cracked, and another looked like the aluminum was "rotting out" on the edge. You would think that for $230, Sony Classical would put more quality into their discs. So what good is "Super Bit Mapping" and "High Definition Remastering" if the discs are so cheap that the player will misread the data? And I don't have much confidence that the discs will last many years, either.
Fortunately I got to pick the best discs from the 2 sets, so I won't need to replace this one for another. But I certainly lost respect for Sony Classical.
And kudos to you Amazon; you're really looking out for your customers!
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