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Excellent review by Ralph Moore Posted by David Rowe on June 20, 2025, 6:02 pm I can't remember the last time I read such an insightful and enjoyable review. That I agree with all your observations might have influenced my positive reaction to it; nonetheless, I found it to be informative, detailed and descriptive. Not to mention entertaining. I laughed out loud at your comment that you were "neither shaken nor stirred by the limp delivery." I must remember that phrase when describing similar recordings in the future. Well done, Mr. Moore.

Re: Excellent review by Ralph Moore Posted by Ralph Moore on June 21, 2025, 12:01 am, in reply to "Excellent review by Ralph Moore" Thank you very much for the approbation, David - it is particularly welcome as I have of late begun to worry that if one writes a lot of reviews there is a danger of their becoming formulaic or repetitive and I am trying to counteract that. I confess that I could not immediately recall which review you were referring to - and I see that it is for Nicholas Collon's Sibelius 5 on Ondine. We aim to please here at MWI - and perhaps even occasionally mildly entertain.... Previous Message I can't remember the last time I read such an insightful and enjoyable review. That I agree with all your observations might have influenced my positive reaction to it; nonetheless, I found it to be informative, detailed and descriptive. Not to mention entertaining. I laughed out loud at your comment that you were "neither shaken nor stirred by the limp delivery." I must remember that phrase when describing similar recordings in the future. Well done, Mr. Moore.

Re: Excellent review by Ralph Moore Posted by David Rowe on June 20, 2025, 7:41 pm, in reply to "Excellent review by Ralph Moore" Sorry, I failed to mention specifically which review of Ralph's I was referring to. It's the Sibelius 5/violin music on Ondine. Previous Message I can't remember the last time I read such an insightful and enjoyable review. That I agree with all your observations might have influenced my positive reaction to it; nonetheless, I found it to be informative, detailed and descriptive. Not to mention entertaining. I laughed out loud at your comment that you were "neither shaken nor stirred by the limp delivery." I must remember that phrase when describing similar recordings in the future. Well done, Mr. Moore.

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