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Title: Disappointing 'Portrait'
Review: The generally excellent quality of orchestral sound and performance should be considered if the quality of narration is secondary. I bought this recording specifically for the 'Lincoln Portrait' narration, expecting excellence. Not so. Mixing of voice and orchestra is unfortunate: volume must be pumped up to hear Fonda's voice, then cranked down to save eardrums from Copeland's orchestra. Even more serious, Fonda is not the narrator for these stirring lines. His voice isn't right, and he brings as much drama to these priceless words as a limp pancake.
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