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In Reply to: I'm speaking in generalities with regard to strings posted by Chris from Lafayette on February 26, 2015 at 17:32:09:
Hi Chris - we are actually in agreement then on the accompanying question, as I suspected, and that's what I thought your post was referring to before.
Again, I don't think in general that string vibrato works much like vocal vibrato, nor does it sound like it. They are two different animals. Wind instrument vibrato is the much closer comparison. Wind players can, even though most don't, use a vibrato as wide as an Italian opera singers in some cases and still sound fine. String sections really cannot do this, as it doesn't sound the same. Orchestral string sections today in the 21st century for this reason do not in general use as much vibrato as orchestras of the mid-20th century did (one major reason why I think audiophiles who grew up listening to those recordings do not like modern orchestras as much). Soloists and chamber musicians are a different story. If a string section uses a vibrato too wide, it just doesn't sound in tune - too many people having to match - much easier to keep the width of it smaller, resulting in a better overall tone and blend throughout the whole string section.
And by the way, I did not suggest that HIP strings match singers vibrato - my point was in fact the opposite, that the modern string players do not match vocal vibrato either. String vibrato vs. vocal vibrato is an apple/orange comparison - two different animals.
I agree with you, by the way, on Snorrington, but not on Gardiner, who IMO is one of the best interpreters of baroque and classical era music out there, HIP or not, from a purely musical standpoint. Impeccable phrasing, with a great sense of line and drama - he is much more about pure music-making, as opposed to just creating showy but ultimately shallow effects. Listening to his Beethoven cycle vs. Snorrington's are two extremely different animals, indeed - for me Snorrington has no real soul.
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