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Anyone know how the Juritz DVD-A recording of Vivaldi's Four Seasons stacks up against Anne-Sophie Mutter's? I have the latter and it's some great violin work, but I don't think the mix is as good as it could be. I've heard that the Juritz mix is very good, but the playing not up to Mutter. Any comments?
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Matt - The Juritz mix of 4 Seasons is excellent, 24/96, as per the liner notes the sound stage is spread out over the front 3 channels while the rear channels contain the natural ambience of the Church it was recorded in. I cannot commment on comparing the Mutter vs Juritz violin work as I have not heard the former.
The bonus on this disc is the addition of 2 Concerto's for violin and double orchestra (and a different mix) which puts Juritz (and you) in the middle of both orchestras, one on front, the other behind. Makes me want direct radiating speakers instead of dipoles for surrounds. Very very interesting mix and quite well done. 15$ well spent.
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PaulT: How is the Cracked Rear View DVD-A? -p
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Paul.S - I have listened to the Advanced Res Surround mix so far and it either it has been a long time since I listened to these songs, or they have done a bit of work with the Masters for this one. Surrounds not overly used, and I would prefer more material from them (a la Porcupine Tree In Absentia) for music such as this. It sounded a bit thin but I was suffering from jet lag when I listened to it. Not disappointed, but nothing special up to this point.