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Brazil - "BRUSQUE" Set of 4 Mini-Mousepad Coasters
$8.99
Protect your furniture with this set of 4 mini-mousepad coasters. Each coaster is 3.5 x 3.5 inches (width & lenght). They are soft top made out of mousepad material (polyester surface, neoprene backing) and work well as coasters.

Preludes : 03. La Puerta Del Vino. Mouvement De Habanera Avec De Brusques Oppositions D'Extr���me Violence Et De Passione���e Douceur (live)
$0.89

Stravinsky: Firebird Ballet, Petroushka Ballet, Symphony in 3 Movements, Scherzo a la Russe, 4 Studies; Sir Simon Rattle
$11.98
This CD offers a very nice slice of Igor's output--it's esp. good to have a complete, original 1910 version of "The Firebird," (thought I'll admit to being a little disappointed with the rendering of that great, whirling passage in the Introduction that must have been pinched for the opening bar of the ancient "Batman" TV series...).

And it's a good value for two discs.

But be warned: the recording sounds excellent, but it is done with "full dynamic range"; I have to double the volume to hear the quiet passages, and then the loud moments become earth-shaking. Yes, I've tried both discs in multiple stereo systems. I don't mind this kind of fully-immersed listening from time to time, but it is not always convenient, and this disc suffers for that. I hope the very pure are not dissuaded by this complaint--I salute you for supporting the producer's boldness, and ignoring this listener's timidity.

Preludes Ii (3) Mouvement De Habanera Avec De Brusques Oppositions D'Extreme Violence Et De Passionnee Douceur (... La Puerta Del Vino)
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