Lacks the magic of Live-

Posted by oldmkvi (A) on March 27, 2017 at 11:47:34

In Reply to: A more restrained review over at Audiophile Audition posted by Chris from Lafayette on March 27, 2017 at 00:34:54:

Interesting, since most Orch recordings Are done Live, to avoid separate recording sessions that are
difficult to fit into busy schedules, and probably saves $.
SFB recordings are all Studio, but I have about a 20 min clip on an old Metal Cassette of us playing Live on NPR, in 1981. I recorded over most of it, ( it was recorded around that time by RR at Zellerbach in Berkeley, in their First Orch Recording), so I felt I didn't need it- total bummer!
They did a Great job w/miking/sound, and it really has a lot of vitality.
'Course we were young and strong then.
Now they have a whole new crew of young people.
But as am I'm sure you know, Age and Treachery will win out over
Youth and Optimism every time...

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Topic - New Rachmaninov 3rd/Medtner 2nd with Hamelin on Hyperion. Hurwitz head over heels.... - jdaniel@jps.net 19:13:05 03/26/17 (14)

Brief excerpts on Youtube, and some nice pictures. - steve.ott@kctcs.edu 11:44:24 03/27/17 (3)

Wow - tempos in the excerpts were much slower than I thought they would be [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 16:23:46 03/27/17 (2)

RE: Wow - tempos in the excerpts were much slower than I thought they would be [nt] - steve.ott@kctcs.edu 17:14:40 03/27/17 (1)

Rachmaninov a bit faster with Ormandy. - jdaniel@jps.net 19:48:57 04/01/17 (0)

A more restrained review over at Audiophile Audition - Chris from Lafayette 00:34:54 03/27/17 (9)

RE: Alkan - goldenthal 19:19:52 04/01/17 (1)

Alkan IS "over the top" - but that's part of his appeal for many listeners [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 00:13:52 04/02/17 (0)

Lacks the magic of Live- - oldmkvi 11:47:34 03/27/17 (0)

There are several writers at AA that go - oldmkvi 08:10:45 03/27/17 (3)

RE: There are several writers at AA . . . - goldenthal 19:24:24 04/01/17 (0)

When I wrote for the High Fidelity Review site. . . - Chris from Lafayette 09:18:15 03/27/17 (1)

I remember Word Count from High School. - oldmkvi 10:35:32 03/27/17 (0)

Yes, pretty colorful language. "Live" isn't always best: doesn't Argerich land a whole step lower - jdaniel@jps.net 07:55:13 03/27/17 (1)

Can't recall anything quite like that on the Argerich/Chailly recording - Chris from Lafayette 09:06:04 03/27/17 (0)

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