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I admit tat I ma kind of a freak of nature in my pursuit to the abstract absolute tone of orchestra.  Attending life performances I practically never hear “tone” that satisfies me. In the Mecca of my tonal satisfaction there was 3 years ago a visit of the brilliant Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment but it they play, if I might say, “simple” music…

Anyhow, being familiar with whatever orchestras were ever recorded I very sincerely feel that no one orchestra even played with the “tone” of the USSR State Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra when it was lead by Nikolay Golovanov, and particularly in 1946-53. The Orchestra was known in that time as Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra of Moscow Radio…

Something that Golovanov does with that Orchestra is defends what is expected from orchestras. I admit I personally inclined to like sound of Orchestras that lead by conductors who use to play on bass instruments but Golovanov - being a singers couch - where THAT Sound came to him? Golovanov took the entire concept of “tone” way out there and the USSR Radio Orchesra never sounded like this nether before nor after….

Many great Golovanov’s recordings still could be found on Boheme and Archipel labels (avoid EMI). In the few years the will be converted by the Morons to SACD and will lost for good for civilized listing. Get it now unit it is not too late. Get it now! Golovanov is the real High-End!!!

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