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In Reply to: RE: Repertoire? [nt] posted by oldmkvi on November 12, 2020 at 07:57:23
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I liked the "plywood walls" acoustic Szell built better than the, admittedly gorgeous, recent re-build. MY system reflects (!) that. Likely says more about my ears.
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The plywood walls had a modernist appearance that didn't match the art deco style in the rest of the hall. They also caused the huge Aeolian Skinner organ to be walled off and not usable for decades.
The renovated hall has brought out the organ pipes so the organ can now be used. Also there is slightly longer reverb, which prevents the deafening overload that Severance used to have in big choral/orchestral works. Still, it's a relatively small hall (capacity 2000, vs. Boston Symphony Hall 2625, Disney Hall 2265, Davies 2700, Orchestra Hall Chicago 2500, Berlin Philharmonie 2440) that probably wouldn't "like" Mahler 8.
I need to visit the renovated Hall someday...... It generally had good reviews, but people I know are sort of "split" over which they preferred....... People tell me the sound in the hall is generally better, but more "seat location dependent" than the "Szell Shell" version.
The bad seats in Severance are on the main floor under the overhanging balcony. The best sound (IMO) is in the first few rows of the balcony, which were also the best seats prior to the renovation.
Whenever I sat higher up in the balcony at Severance Hall (most concerts I attended were up there), I often focused on seats that were unoccupied during the concert prior to intermission. (Especially if there were multiple pieces prior to intermission, in which late patrons assume their seats between pieces.) I then moved down for the rest of the concert. Rarely had an "incident" where I ended up taking someone's seat.
Whenever I moved down, I often pretended to be listening to the "world's best stereo system".......... The lower balcony was indeed the best location to listen to a concert at Severance Hall. (I still remember how John Mack would "crow" his oboe reed as the musicians prepared prior to the concert and during intermission. And clarinetist Franklin Cohen playing the "Mahler One cuckoo" in which he once mis-timed during a performance.)
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