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MAHLER: Symphony No. 9 – Budapest Festival Orch./ Ivan Fischer – Channel Classics

MAHLER: Symphony No. 9 – Budapest Festival Orch./ Ivan Fischer – Channel Classics

by John Sunier | Jul 13, 2015 | SACD & Other Hi-Res Reviews

A thrilling combination of musicianship with an audiophile-pleasing recording.

* STRAVINSKY: Rite of Spring; Firebird Suite; Scherzo; Tango – Budapest Festival Orch./ Ivan Fischer – Channel Classics

* STRAVINSKY: Rite of Spring; Firebird Suite; Scherzo; Tango – Budapest Festival Orch./ Ivan Fischer – Channel Classics

by John Sunier | May 7, 2012 | SACD & Other Hi-Res Reviews

********* MULTICHANNEL DISC OF THE MONTH ********

BARTOK: Bluebeard’s Castle – Laszlo Polgar/ Ildiko Komlosi/ Budapest Festival Orchestra/ Ivan Fischer – Channel Classics

BARTOK: Bluebeard’s Castle – Laszlo Polgar/ Ildiko Komlosi/ Budapest Festival Orchestra/ Ivan Fischer – Channel Classics

by John Sunier | Feb 24, 2012 | SACD & Other Hi-Res Reviews

All re-releases should sound as good as this one—a model on how to do it.

SCHUBERT: Sym. No. 9 – Budapest Festival Orchestra/ Ivan Fischer – Channel Classics Sym. No. 7; Sym. No. 8 “The Great” – Musikkollegium Winterthur/Douglas Boyd – MD&GSym. 9 in C “The Great” – Royal Flemish Philharmonic/Philippe Herreweghe – PentaTone

by Audiophile Audition | Jun 15, 2011 | SACD & Other Hi-Res Reviews

FRANZ SCHUBERT: Symphony No. 9 in C, “The Great” – Three SACD Versions

BEETHOVEN: Symphonies Nos. 4 and 6 – Budapest Festival Orchestra/ Ivan Fischer – Channel Classics

by Audiophile Audition | Nov 18, 2010 | SACD & Other Hi-Res Reviews

Hits on all cylinders, and the performances are every bit the equal of the superb sound.