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Title: Buy "A Window in Time" (vol 1 & 2) Instead
Review: These are CD versions of 78rpm records. Because of the source, the dynamic range is limited, the frequency response has similar limitations, and the hiss of the old recordings is always present.Do yourself a favor: Buy "A Window in Time". Ignore the reviewer's comment about their source being piano rolls. Even Rachmaninoff said of his piano rolls, "Now I have finally heard myself play." even though he had previously heard his audio recordings. The piano rolls had additional holes for recording Rachmaninoff's expression, hence why they capture all the vibrancy and subtlety of his playing.If you are a completist or such a Rachmaninoff fan that there is something here not captured elsewhere, go ahead, buy these discs, but buyer beware!
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