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Violins too bright?

Am I the only one who finds the violins in recordings of symphony orchestras almost always too bright, or is this topic not much discussed in polite audiophile society?

Even recordings which have been, quite rightly, recommended on this forum, have at times unbearably bright high violins. For example, the Mahler 4 by Ivan Fischer and the Budapest Festival Orchestra is an excellent performance, but at about 1:30 into Mvt I, with the descending scale to the cadence, the fiddles are already screeching, at least to my ears. At 2:30 there is a shorter but still edgy blast from the upper strings, though this recording is one of the better ones in this regard.

Some may say that this brightness doesn't occur so much on vinyl, but I have committed to digital because an even worse problem for me is the very slight, but always there, flutter on any analogue piano recording.

There are several reasons which I think conspire to create overly bright violins, but if I am the only one who finds it troublesome I won't go into them now.

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Topic - Violins too bright? - George6 18:06:02 06/19/20 (41)
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