Newsgroup: it.arti.musica.classica
Titolo: Il Critico Virtuale

http://www.futurenet.com/classicalnet/fun/virtual_critic/
e' proprio un link carino.  Ad esempio potete fare cose
terrificanti, recensire dischi non ancora esistenti.
Ad esempio, se inserite seguenti dati
Artist:   Vincenzo Ninci
Gender:   Male
Composer: Roberto Avanzi
Work:     Fuga spericolata for misused organ
La prima recensione inizia con quella che potrebbe
essere una perlina di verita'
   The eminent critic Charles
   Stanton reviews the CD by
   Vincenzo Ninci of Roberto
   Avanzi's Fuga spericolata for
   misused organ.
   Roberto Avanzi and Vincenzo
   Ninci: a curious combination of
   personalities in some ways, and
   one which I had high hopes for. In
   fact the verdict on this release
   must be that it is reasonably good.
   Here we have a good ear for the
   felicities of the score. The
   climaxes are well-delivered. And
   yet, the sense of art is so-so. His
   enthusiasm, as heard here, is in
   the main competent. 
   To my ears the recorded sound is
   warm and close with no hint of
   graininess. 
   A curate's egg of a release. 
        Technical merit 4/5
        Artistic worth 3/5
        Overall rating 3/5
   Suggested alternative: The classic 1916 recording
   of Roberto Avanzi's Fuga spericolata for misused
   organ has never been superseded; despite the
   prominent hiss and unflattering acoustic, the
   intellectual and spiritual identification with
   Roberto Avanzi is something modern artists cannot
   hope to match. (Only released on 78. Now deleted.) 
Per sprecare un altro po' di elettroni un giorno
che il compilatore g++ mi fa le bizze, ve ne copio
un'altra
   The eminent critic Piers
   Bartlett reviews the CD by
   Vincenzo Ninci of Roberto
   Avanzi's Fuga spericolata for
   misused organ. 
   There are too many CDs these
   days, especially of Vincenzo
   Ninci. But, pleasingly, the CD is
   first-class. 
   The technical facility is
   top-drawer. His consistency of
   tone is possibly the best on record.
   The accuracy is by and large
   wonderful. That is not all: his
   responsiveness to the mood of the
   music is astounding, particularly
   in the first few notes. Here is a
   performer whose artistry is always
   at the service of the music, never
   the ego. His sincerity of approach
   is the work of genius. 
   The recording is
   demonstration-quality. 
   One of the best discs I have ever
   heard. A necessary purchase. 
        Technical merit 5/5
        Artistic worth  5/5
        Overall rating  5/5
Non ho riportato le innumerevoli stroncature.
Divertitevi
  Roberto
-- 
/_/   Roberto Maria Avanzi Mocenigo
_/  "All musics are created equal"  Peter Schickele
/  "Two hearts are better than one" P.D.Q. Bach

Roberto, hai ragione!
Ho voluto cimentarmi in una trovata terribile: l'Ottava di Bruckner diretta
da Riccardo Muti.
Come certamente sai (e sanno tutti i frequentatori del NG, Muti ha
registrato su disco solo le sinfonie nn. 4 e 6 di Bruckner con i Berliner
Philharmoniker - e la 6° č fuori catalogo -, ed ha eseguito dal vivo la 7°
con i Wiener Philharmoniker). Ma sentite cosa dice questo link sulla
recensione virtuale dell'Ottava di Bruckner diretta da Riccardo Muti:
 The eminent critic Jolyon Swann reviews the CD by Riccardo Muti of
Bruckner's symphony n. 8.
Bruckner and Riccardo Muti: a curious combination of personalities in some
ways, and one which I wondered about. Actually what we have here is
gratifying and fitting.
Riccardo Muti's technical command is unsurpassable, for example in the
quieter passages. His accuracy higher up the scale is by and large de luxe
quality. Notwithstanding, his artistic insight is capable, pre-eminently
right at the beginning. Gusto and panache are here, but not as much as the
music requires. Rhythmic deviations are sometimes appropriate and sometimes
questionable. The commitment to the spirit of the music is a little
half-hearted.
To my ears the recorded sound is warm and close with no hint of graininess.
A very sound choice. Recommended.
Technical merit Artistic worth
Overall rating
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Suggested alternative: The classic 1915 recording of Bruckner's symphony n.
8 was made with no rehearsals and, thank goodness, no editing, and the
interpretative majesty is of a class not encountered today. (Only released
on 78. Now deleted.)
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Terribile, no?
Ciao
Achille