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Dvorak New World Symphony/ Dorati

New Philharmonia Orchestra on London Phase 4, SPC 21025

Lately I've been listening to a few different Phase 4 recordings I've come across, just to get some sense of what the phase 4 method offered in terms of benefits and losses.

Benefits= up front in yer face all of the instruments in full glorious detail

Losses= no sense of any concert hall space. More like; these seem to be recording studio edit sessions.

Still. Some are pretty good to even very good.
The Stokowski/Korsakov "Sheherezade" is an example of how good a Phase 4 can be.

Also, I like the Henry Lewis/Richard Strauss "Also Sprach Zarathustra" This one gives you that initial organ pedal note guaranteed to shake the walls of your building. Guaranteed! But on overall, I like this recording for more than just up front instrumental presence.

But what about the above noted Dorati/Dvorak? Recording quality seems good. Not so sure about the performance. Dorati seems to be a bit heavy handed with the brass on this one compared to some other recordings I've heard.

But does this mean I now have a preference for the Phase 4 recordings? No. Not even close. I'm just saying, it may not be fair to dismiss all Phase 4 recordings on the basis of the worst examples. This is because some of the better examples can be very good and deserve some merit, imho.


-Steve




Edits: 02/18/12

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