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Title: SACD? Only plays from front left and right channels...
Review: I have just finished listening to this incredible piece of music, which I was only familiar with thru that other amazing recording I own of it, the one by Claudio Abbado on the Deutsche Grammophon label. The sound of this current Munch/RCA Living Stereo recording is amazing and NO ONE would EVER be able to tell that this specific recording is precisely half a century old! Why only 4 stars then? Well, if you buy an SACD and the flipside of the jewel case reads, *in small print*, that "in SACD surround mode, the music will be heard only from the front left and right channels," you can't help feeling a bit disappointed. Luckily, this wonder of the golden age of recording sounds more than superb, even if it's only coming from 2 speakers. Buy it & enjoy it! There's only so many good recordings around...
