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Some time ago I posted about this opera and a poster reminded me about the Kleiber interpretation of it. That bugged me for a bit until I realised I used to have it on LP, now departed. So, I bought a used set a few weeks ago - they are available at Amazon for $9.39.
And what a block buster recording it is. Recorded 45 years ago but, on the right gear, comes through brilliantly. And there is the rub. I lent it to a friend and he remarked it was a bit "bright" for him. He looked up the original Gramophone review and it said the same. And that reminded me how, in general terms, I had not liked the DGG recordings because of that.
So I listened to this Traviata using a variety of gear and indeed that brightness was evident. However via FLAC from Sooloos into a NuForce DAC9 -> Sennheiser HD800 headphones it plays VERY nicely. All of which makes me wonder about criticisms I've made in the past about recordings, crits which were more due to the inability of the playback gear to handle the recording correctly.
Back to this interpretation - when singing "E strano ...> Follie" Cotrubas is electrifying in the passion of her singing and never fails to move me.
As before, there is no "best" Traviata - what appeals to me might not to another, but if you get a chance to hear this 1977 recording, do not pass it up. And I would be interested to hear what you think.
John
Enjoying over 9000 mostly classical CDs via Sennheiser HD800 headphones & a NuForce DAC9 on a Meridian Sooloos system.
The main 7.1 MC electrostatic speaker system is enjoyed at night for A/V
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John - That's a very interesting phenomenon you observe. On one hand, some recordings tend to sound the same (or at least very consistent) to me over the years, regardless of how I've changed my system/equipment. On the other, there are a few recordings where a later listening makes me wonder, just as you were wondering, about earlier impressions and criticisms based on listening via previous systems. And that doesn't even account for the psychological state you might have been in when you listened previously - IOW, it may have been us, our equipment, or some combination of the two! ;-)
Traviata is not one of my favorite operas, but this is the performance I listen to when I want to hear it.
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