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Concert at Saint-Severin - Mozart Mass in C Major / Pergolesi Stabat Mater |
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This disc is part of a series produced by Georges Bessonnet in which the regional orchestras of France are presented. These orchestras range from the very, very good (Picardy Sinfonietta) to the pretty good (Montpellier Philharmonic) to the group featured on this disc--the Versailles Soloists. This group needs some work. The violins tend to play just enough out of tune that you begin to feel little muscles (especially the one at the far end of your digestive tract) tightening up as you listen. They are joined by a chorus with some pitch problems of their own. If this sort of thing doesn't bother you, there are some good qualities to the disc. First of all, the music itself is excellent. It¹s especially nice to have an available performance of the Pergolesi Stabat Mater. The lower strings and the winds sound pretty good, and the ensemble is mostly OK. The video is a pristine transfer of a HDTV production so it looks great. --Seth Krimsky
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