In Reply to: 50s Bartok Quartet cycle with the Juilliard Remastered by Pristine: Fantastic posted by jdaniel@jps.net on September 11, 2016 at 14:55:01:
IMHO, for most 78-era or even very early LP-era mono records like these, the Pristine remastering is a major improvement, even if some digital artifacts are audible.
As for the differences between this early mono cycle and the later stereo one, they are significant, even though the only difference in personnel is that the cellist in the mono one is Arthur Winograd and in the stereo his successor Claus Adam. Adam is a precision ensemble player, not lifeless or mechanical by any means but far from the aggressive, free-spirited Winograd. It makes for a very different overall feel.
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Follow Ups
- Thanks for that fine review - rbolaw 18:09:37 09/11/16 (1)
- Glad you can hear what I'm hearing. What a gift Bartok left us. nt - jdaniel@jps.net 22:43:55 09/11/16 (0)