In Reply to: Anyone mentioned Zimmerman? posted by Eldragon on November 28, 2014 at 09:26:48:
Actually, I find that the "perfection" which many listeners attribute to ABM actually applies more truly to Zimerman. He's not as "extreme" as some other pianists I like, but the detailed finish of his playing is incredible IMHO. I don't often agree with The Gramophone (if only because their reviewers almost reflexively tend to support big label, big advertiser recordings!), but their praise of, say, Zimerman's Debussy Preludes on DG is very well founded: the exactitude of the rhythm and the transparency of the texture is fantastic. Even though I have a couple of great hi-rez recordings of these works (Koroliov on DVD-Audio and Bavouzet on 24/96 download), I'm also spellbound by Zimerman on plain old CD!
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- Zimerman is one I would have mentioned below - Chris from Lafayette 09:45:19 11/28/14 (3)
- The "even though" betrays your entrenched bias. Great is great, regardless of format. nt - tinear 11:05:11 11/28/14 (2)
- W.T.F? - Analog Scott 14:36:11 11/28/14 (1)
- +1 - I think tin needs to lay off his controlled substances for awhile [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 17:13:03 11/28/14 (0)