Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Slightly below average

EMI has put out some really fine recording as part of their "Red Line" series. This isn't one of the better ones. While Gavrilov has all the talent to pull these works off, he isn't helped by poor sound quality. The orchestra sounds unclear and some of the piano passages are muffled. The opening movement is taken at a quick pace (about the same as Rachmaninov himself on RCA), but the second movement really slows to a crawl and Gavrilov almost seems too deliberate. The sense of flow is lost. I don't get the sense that Muti and the Philadelphians are really that involved or that they even care a great deal. The Rhapsody comes off better, more together, but it is almost a consolation prize. On the other hand, perhaps you get what you pay for in this case. There are other excellent Rach 2's at mid price including Ashkenazy/Previn on Decca, Van Cliburn/Reiner on RCA, and Richter/Wistocki on DG, and for a budget price there is a fine performance by Rubinstein/Reiner on RCA.