Yehudi Menuhin - The Great Violin Concertos 10th Anniversary

Mutter?s Magnificent Brahms Violin Concerto

Advantages: Mutter's eloquence and sensitivity in older recording are enhanced here.
Disadvantages: None at all!

performances. I?ve always found a rare, affecting quality in Mutter's distinctive sound. A pure, silvery tone unlike any other flows effortlessly from her Strad, yet she avoids descending to soporific and maudlin lows. Her more expansive reading, the greater elasticity than is usual of her sustained notes, allows one to absorb, ponder and appreciate the sheer exquisiteness of the music more fully. Read on to see why this disc will rank among my DIDs (desert island discs) for all time. ~~~~~~~~~~ As befits its Teutonic origins, the Brahms violin concerto is a weighty one, in contrast to, say, the Mendelssohn. In this seminal work, Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) displays some of the most emotive and lyrical musical themes in the classical repertoire. Brahms wrote it for his good friend, Joseph Joaquim (1831-1907), asking the great Austro ...

zerbine28 27.08.2003 · Read full review
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Settlers II The Anniversary Edition - Cracking simple little

Advantages: Cant stop playing it
Disadvantages: Before you know it youve been playing for hours

I owned the original settlers game & couldn't stop playing it so when I found out they where releasing a anniversary edition I couldn't wait for it to hit the shops. This game always brings a smile to my face, it's a very simple game in comparison to what you can play these days but sometimes the simple game are more fun to play. Basically you area nation of people who are trying to get back home, you do this by building up you empire and expanding your territory until you reach a magical gate which transports you to the next realm. Sounds easy yes, well it's a bit more complicated than that. To expand you territory you need to build various workers so to start you will need a woodcutter to cut down trees to get you wood to build more houses, then you need a sawmill to make the logs into planks, you will also need a forester to ensure ...

soutram 12.03.2009 · Read full review
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Review of The Settlers II 10th Anniversary (PC)

Raw 10th anniversary

Advantages: DVD features such as first raw main event
Disadvantages: some of the awards seem a little fake

Raw is the main show of wrestling and this DVD celebrates 10 years of that.It includes some very good features including the first ever raw main event and many chances to view great raw moments like the beer truck and the rise and fall of d generation x.One flaw may be that the awards certainly favour current wwe superstars for example trish wins best womens wrestler instead of chyna etc.Their is a good movie showing the best moments from tone Cold Steve Austin over the years like when he made vince pee his pants and threatened to shoot him as well as the ways vince tried to get him back like screwing him in the royal rumble and with the help of shane beating stone cold in a ladder match to secure complete ownership of the wwe.This is a great DVD and is well recommended. ...

guslod 13.12.2003 · Read full review
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Review of WWE - Raw 10th Anniversary (DVD)