Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Disappointing

I have heard much about these RCA SACD releases and this is my first purchase and might also be my last. Both the performance and sound quality are at best mediocre, quite the opposite of this disc's reputation.Recording balance is odd: percussions are loud, dry, in your face; winds are next; strings are further back; in other words, it's the opposite of a natural concert hall perspective. It's so unnatural, the performers don't seem to be in the same space.The sound is coarse, perhaps from frequent tape drop outs, or old tapes that were stored improperly.Ensemble playing is untidy, i.e. not together.The above comment relates to the Saint Saens played on CD, not SACD. The Debussy is even worse, sounds like a cassette tape!