Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #31677 in Music
• Released on: 2001-09-04
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Dimensions: .30 pounds

Customer Reviews

Telarcs latest 1812 - alive & kicking ...
An excellent disc which utilises the new DVD-audio format superbly.Sound (at 88.2kHz sampling) is full & rich with significant use of surround encoding.

The highlight of the disc is the 1812 itself (which is the choral version); individual components were recorded seperately (ie choir, orchestra, church bells and the CANNONS) and then studio mastered. This has worked superbly, giving an expansive soundfield, but do note the warning on the case about the cannon fire, they are explosive indeed!

The remaining movements on the disc are no less stunning (esp. Capriccio Italien) and make up a most enjoyable hour of listening.

Extras come in the form of a photo slide show of key moments in the recording.

Note that this is a double sided disc - the reverse side contains a lower resolution version suitable for playing on standard DVD video players (DTS & DD coding) and mp3 tracks for your PC or mobile kit.

A Cracker!
I have owned a Telarc 1812 by the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra conducted by Erich Kunzel for many years and regularly use it as a tester for hifi equipment. Whether the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra is the same as the Symphony Orchestra I don't know but this disc is a cracker. The use of a childrens chorus is delightful although it would be nice to know what they were singing. The surround effects do not plonk you in the middle of the orchestra (which I detest) but add tremendous ambiance to the performance. The climax however, does surround you with bells, voices, music and of course cannon. On the old disc the cannon were very loud indeed and boomed, which did strain the speaker cones. On this disc they have a satisfying and more realistic crack. The remaining tracks are equally rewarding to listen to. Although this disc is expensive, it is worth every penny. Buy it - you won't regret it!

Couldn't get the high quality audio to play
I have a new Toshiba HD DVD player with the latest firmware and despite this it does not appear to support the format this disc has been recorded in and consequently only played the music in standard format - which sounded no better than a CD. My system can play other DVD Audio discs, but not this one