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Title: Sparkling music - Sparkling remaster
Review: First of all, can anyone confirm that Arthur Fielder and the Boston Pops recorded another stereo version of GAITE PARISIENNE around 1959? The performance heard here is lively and energetic, but it is not the same performance I had years ago on an Lp (filled out with four selections from GAYNE by Khachaturian.) I know about a much earlier mono recording, but it would seem strange that Fiedler would record GAITE a second time only a few years later.At any rate this CD has been remastered with the care and attention to detail that BMG brought to all of the Living Stereo re-releases. The addition of LA BOUTIQUE FANTASQUE makes a welcome companion piece and listeners will recognize many segments in this suite, but the joyous Offenbach music is the real star here. Over the years, GAITE has been recorded many times, often abridged to fit one side of an Lp. Of the complete recordings, no one has ever matched Fiedler in terms of bright, crisp musical direction.
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