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Title: How to play this recording!!!!
Review: I was interested in the complaints about miking or mixing, but didn't think too much about it... UNTIL I got the CD a couple of months ago.I was angry!!! Because, like Mr.Doucet, I could hardly hear Hilary. I have since figured out why.One reason fixable and one reason not.The non fixable first. As we age many or most of us lose some of the ability to hear higher notes. I'm 67.The fixable one. What I could hear I loved, so I kept playing with it. Finally I tried leaving the treble volume normal, but reducing the bass a lot. SUCCESS!!! There was Hilary, quite hearable. And the big strong Beethoven bass and middle chords were still big and strong, but didn't bury her. Now I love this recording.I also have copies of her (also Sony) Mendelssohn and Brahams concertos which were (for me) improved by this bass reduction.I hope this helps someone.
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