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Chris Lewis, Geoffrey Morrison  |  Oct 28, 2005  |  First Published: Aug 28, 2005
HT's audio and video editors share the test and demo discs they use to put a system through its paces.

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Rachmaninov—Piano Concerto No. 2, Paganini Rhapsody—Lang Lang, Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre, Valery Gergiev (Deutsche Grammophon) [SACD/CD]
Mark Fleischmann  |  Oct 04, 2005
Sergei Rachmaninov's second piano concerto demands both a virtuoso pianist and a huge, supple orchestral sound. It gets both in this multichannel recording from Deutsche Grammophon, which pairs Lang Lang with a venerable Russian orchestra.
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Beethoven-Piano Trios Nos. 2 and 5 (Ghost Trio)—Storioni Trio (PentaTone) [SACD/CD]
Mark Fleischmann  |  Oct 04, 2005
Isn't it a little odd to squeeze a whole symphony orchestra into a living room? The great thing about chamber music is that it's designed to be played in the home, correctly scaled to your personal space. It's best heard live, of course-but, if you can't invite musicians over for tea, the next best thing might be to feed your universal disc player this well-recorded pair of Beethoven chamber works.
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MUSIC REVIEWS: Nickel Creek
Billy Altman  |  Oct 01, 2005
Why Should the Fire Die? Sugar Hill
Music ••• Sound •••½
They may have been preteens when they began performing toge
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MUSIC REVIEWS: Bob Mould
Brett Milano  |  Oct 01, 2005
Body of Song Yep Roc
Music •••• Sound ••••½
Bob Mould has proclaimed his love for pop music ever since Hüske
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MUSIC REVIEWS: Missy Elliott
Jeff Perlah  |  Oct 01, 2005
The Cookbook Goldmind/Atlantic
Music •••• Sound ••••
Producer Timbaland was all over Missy Elliott's five
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MUSIC REVIEWS: The Rolling Stones
Ken Richardson  |  Oct 01, 2005
A Bigger Bang Virgin
Music •••• Sound ••••
Whaddayawant? A Rolling Stones album to come up and bite you in the ass?
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MUSIC REVIEWS: Sufjan Stevens
Ken Richardson  |  Oct 01, 2005
Illinois Asthmatic Kitty
Music •••• Sound ••••
I'll take half this review to say that Track 2 is called "The Black Haw
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MUSIC REVIEWS: Jason Mraz
Mike Mettler  |  Oct 01, 2005
Mr. A-Z Atlantic
Music •••½Sound •••• DualDisc Extras •••
Spunky heartthrob Jason Mraz (Mr.
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MUSIC REVIEWS: Dungen
Parke Puterbaugh  |  Oct 01, 2005
Ta Det Lugnt Kemado
Music •••½Sound ••
Ta Det Lugnt sounds like one of those early 1970s albums by bands b
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MUSIC REVIEWS: Son Volt
Parke Puterbaugh  |  Oct 01, 2005
Okemah and the Melody of Riot Transmit Sound/Legacy
Music •••½Sound ••• D
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MUSIC REVIEWS: Frank Black
Richard C. Walls  |  Oct 01, 2005
Honeycomb Back Porch/EMI
Music ••½Sound ••••
In the midst of the big Pixies reunion tour comes Fra
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MUSIC REVIEWS: Ry Cooder
Richard C. Walls  |  Oct 01, 2005
Chávez Ravine Nonesuch/Perro Verde
Music •••½Sound ••••
Guitarist Ry Cooder's latest project is a concept album
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Music: F Is For 'Fake'
 |  Oct 01, 2005

We can live with the current album by GORILLAZ, Demon Days (Virgin). At least there are real artists behind this fake band - er, "virtual hip-hop group." Here, Damon Albarn, once again taking a Blurman's holiday, replaces Dan the Automator with Danger Mouse, he of The Grey Album.

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MUSIC REVIEWS: September New Releases
Billy Altman  |  Sep 14, 2005
Fountains Of Wayne Out-of-State Plates Virgin
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