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Music Lane It's all about the music, dude! Sit down, relax and listen to some tunes. |
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Music Lane It's all about the music, dude! Sit down, relax and listen to some tunes. |
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In Reply to: I'll never understand that "thing" you have for Scherchen's Eroica posted by Chris from Lafayette on August 21, 2016 at 00:26:05:
Ironically, it's Scherchen's insistence upon precise arriculation, tempi and rhythm that caught my ear. Scherchen is also attuned to B's momentary moods, which often turn on a dime, not to mention the humor.
Is everything perfect? No, but when it comes to making B live and breathe, IMHO Scherchen is Schnabel's equal.
You should revisit the mono set; at least the 5th and 8th. You can download them at Pristine. The precise articulation and rocksteady rhythm of the 1st mov't of the 5th is stunning and actually rekindled my love for the old warhorse.
The critic reminds me of those critics who dismiss Karajan as "too beautiful" or Haitink as "always dull." Sometimes it's true, sometimes it's not. He picked up a soundbyte somewhere and ran with it.
PS, if there is one Scherchen dud, it's the 6th: too fussy.
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Follow Ups
- RE: I'll never understand that "thing" you have for Scherchen's Eroica - jdaniel@jps.net 08:56:50 08/21/16 (5)
- Wow! - Precise articulation is the one thing I did NOT hear in that (stereo) Scherchen performance - Chris from Lafayette 11:07:05 08/21/16 (4)
- I wish I could remember exactly how a performance sounded when I sampled it 40 years ago. : ) - jdaniel@jps.net 11:37:47 08/21/16 (3)
- This was more recent than 40 years ago - Chris from Lafayette 13:48:13 08/21/16 (2)
- "General sloppiness and lack of clarity" Love you and no offense but that's completey, absurdly inaccurate - jdaniel@jps.net 14:13:24 08/21/16 (1)
- Nah - it's the rumble and the surface noise on the LP! [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 14:19:29 08/21/16 (0)
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