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In Reply to: RE: Speaking of Prokofiev posted by Hornlover on September 19, 2016 at 08:46:37
A little overload in the bass drum though.
My surprise favorite is Boult, (I know), with the Paris Conservatory Orchestra, (I know), recorded in "experimental" stereo by Decca in '54/'55, (I know).
Stunning, uncanny sound at times and very spirited playing.
On vinyl, it can be found on the B side of Decca's "World of Classics" Ansermet Pictures at an Exhibition. It's also available on CD.
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Played the damned thing so many times in rehearsals, let alone concerts from Jr. High through Community Orchestras the opening bars make me nauseous. I even made my high school director let me play the Tuba part once; didn't help.
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I have a CD with Boult and the Paris Conservatoire Orchestra on London Weekend Classics. The copyright is given as 1964. The sound is great.I also have it on CD with Dutoit and the MSO, coupled with the a wonderful recording of the Alexander Nevsky cantata.
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Edits: 09/20/16
to the Analogue Productions reissue on--waitaminnit, you guys have given up on that format...
I don't hear overload. Reverberant bass (and do I love the boom!! boom!!), yes...but no audible sign of overtaxing stress.
Now if Abbado had recorded Kije on Decca as he did the [recycled Flaming Angel ] Third Symphony, we might have a real horserace.
Jim
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It turns out I have the JVC XRCD incarnation and not the Classic Records SACD. (Sometimes it's hard to keep these multiple incarnations straight, because, in some cases, I've got more than one myself!) Anyway, during the first track, the sound possibly loses a bit of clarity in the bass drum sections, but I don't think it rises to the level of actual overload distortion, where one actually hears a distinct distortion component. (I listened twice through my Stax headphones.) FWIW, YMMV, and all that.
You do like those splashy special effects, don't you? Malcolm Sargent and the LSO on Everest is good -- of course, we're both giving up on LPs! ;-)
I've never noticed a problem with the bass drum on the Reiner Lieutenant Kije however - I'll try to re-listen later today though and report back! ;-)
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