In Reply to: Great recording... posted by Ivan303 on October 23, 2016 at 20:04:25:
At this point, all I can say is that jdaniel does not hear the Rite of Spring the same way I do. Of course, that may be for better or worse!
I love Jared's recordings, but on this album, the microphones really seem too distant, and Fischer's gentlemanly presentation of the action (relative to the Litton recording) just isn't my idea of what the score needs. It's not bad by any means (I didn't jettison it from my collection), but it's sure not the performance I reach for first when I want to hear this work. In some ways, it's not dissimilar to the Jansons/Concertgebouw recording (on the RCO Live label), another one I keep for its beautiful orchestral playing (you can really wallow in it!) - even if it's not always appropriate to Stravinsky's musical depiction at hand.
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Follow Ups
- I've had the Fischer SACD for years - Chris from Lafayette 01:12:56 10/24/16 (17)
- Agree about Fisher Rite. Where's the beef? - oldmkvi 23:20:30 10/28/16 (3)
- Awe man, Chris was just moving on. Oh well - jdaniel@jps.net 08:13:25 10/31/16 (2)
- Did you forget what the subject line of your 9/20 OP was? - Chris from Lafayette 20:56:59 10/31/16 (1)
- If y'all like the Litton, I couldn't be more happy. nt - jdaniel@jps.net 07:22:20 11/01/16 (0)
- Hmmm, I didn't find Fischer's polite at all, and I was certainly worried about that - jdaniel@jps.net 08:13:28 10/24/16 (11)
- Hey, 'Santa Fe Listener' gave it 5 stars on Amazon... - Ivan303 19:37:42 10/24/16 (3)
- You should be careful with SFL's Amazon reviews - Chris from Lafayette 21:57:54 10/24/16 (2)
- All five cds in that Audite series are on my 'Favorites' lists... - Ivan303 22:12:05 10/24/16 (1)
- You like them more than I do - BTW. . . - Chris from Lafayette 09:36:49 10/25/16 (0)
- Hmmm. . . so you got "the sense that the Bergen players were fatigued--physically and mentally" - Unbelievable - Chris from Lafayette 10:20:10 10/24/16 (6)
- You don't find Litton's Dance of the Earth a bit blunt-edged? - jdaniel@jps.net 11:00:39 10/24/16 (5)
- I'll defend to the death your right to be a contrarian, but I just don't hear it that way - Chris from Lafayette 11:45:36 10/24/16 (4)
- I just left and edit about that above. Nt - jdaniel@jps.net 11:55:35 10/24/16 (3)
- Link? - Ivan303 07:45:20 10/25/16 (1)
- RE: Link? - jdaniel@jps.net 08:08:40 10/25/16 (0)
- Thanks - good comments in the edit! [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 22:00:15 10/24/16 (0)
- RE: I've had the Fischer SACD for years - Ivan303 06:56:39 10/24/16 (0)