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In Reply to: RE: Humble Classical Lp Recommendations by Composer: Bartok posted by jdaniel@jps.net on November 23, 2014 at 08:02:19
the whole series by this label sounds very good to my ears and I like their performance.
Natural sounding instruments emerge from a quiet background. Not as pitch dark as newer digital recording but the music remains more fluid and keeping a natural tonal colours preserving much of overtones. Very little distortion throughout. Realistic transient impact, too. Less than optimally set up cartridge or some cartridges can have trouble tracking snare drums decays, however.
Also, it's not on vinyl, but check out this Boulez/CSO/Shaham's Concerto and Rhapsody.
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AFAIK Hungaroton was the first and still is the only label that recorded all of Bartok's works. Communist economic system, 5 year planning. This is simply impossible in a Western market economy.
I have quite a lot of them, i like the performances, the recordings are OK, the pressings so-so. I once found a banana box full of them for 0,50 euro per, in a local thrift. Needless to say i bought them all...
"The torture never stops"Greetings Freek.
I have about a dozen of the Hungaroton series. Like you, I find them well-recorded. I generally like the performances. I seek out Hungarian artists for Bartok. I feel like they have more emotional connection with the music. My favorite Quartet performances are by the Fine Arts Quartet on Concert Disc, the Tokyo on DGG and the Julliard on Columbia. I love the Piano Pieces for Children as performed by Mary Kenedi on the Echiquier label. I found it at a swap meet and it always calms me after a tough day in the ER.
not a huge fan or either of the pianists :)...but the sonata is not recorded much, i think i had that hungaroton a while back. i will look for it again.
dee
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