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I know there may be some question as to whether the version done by ABQ is considered among the top, but my question really has to do with the releases. Why does it seem the 1991 (so called BMG) version seem to be more sought after than the 2001 - which I though was just a re-release of the 1991? Is the 2001 version not mastered as well? Is the 1991 really better?
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...Berg, the Prazak, and the Amadeus Quartet performances. Risky, but all based on the snippets that I heard on Amazon or elsewhere. There was something about each of these that struck me as I listened.
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. . . I've never been a fan of the Amadeuses. However, I have NOT heard their performance of the American Quartet, so my comment may be worthless! ;-)
The Amadeus was DGG's house quartet for nearly 25 years. I even heard them live a few times. The sour sound of Norbert Brainin's lead violin was a real earworm, hard to forget even if you wanted to.
However, they did give us my favorite version of the Brahms clarinet quintet, with Karl Leister. The warm romanticism of the piece is captured perfectly, and Brainin hits mostly right notes on pitch.
Goes to show how generalizations can be a little too general at times.
If not, what would be a stellar recommendation for the "American"? I've heard good thing about the Prazak, but are there others which are considered superior?
Either version. I also like the Stamitz and the live Alban Berg recording.
...seem to do everything well, including this, imo. Their recording of Schubert's "Death and the Maiden" is sublime.
Looks like you can get either one used on amazon.com for about five bucks. There may be no difference at all, but given a choice between pre- and post- 1995 issued CDs, I always pick the later one. IMO there were some big improvements in CD mastering in the mid 90s.
Online prices of OOP CDs often make very little sense. A seller can set a very high price on the theory that somewhere in the world there is a collector desperate enough to pay it. But digital files can always be re-released years later with no loss in sound quality.
They often use very old digital remasters for the budget re-issues. The date is usually on the back of the CD. For example, the Gemini set with Giulini recordings of Tchaikovsky has the same remaster of the Pathetique from the late 80s. I do think some of these old remasters sound just fine, though.
Yeah, that's what got me. The "new" copies of the 1991 release are going for some ridiculous prices.
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