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In Reply to: RE: Opinions of the cognoscenti ? posted by Doktor Brahms on February 1, 2021 at 14:02:07:
They are inexpensive to produce, but I think they have resulted in a noticeable reduction in listening pleasure. It is but one reason that many of us prefer older recordings made before this trend.1. They are recorded in concert halls that may or may not provide acoustics as good as nearby recording studios.
2. Even where the concert hall is a good recording venue, the hall will almost certainly sound better for recording purposes without an audience. One can, for example, compare the Berlin Philharmonie with and without an audience since they are recording without one for their streaming during the Covid period. Some halls, notably the Concertgebouw, may even need some dampening when the audience is not there.
3. When recording with an audience, the microphones are generally placed very close to the players to minimize audience noise. Hence more and closer multi-miking than is required with an empty auditorium.
The economic considerations of recording seem to weigh more heavily on the Majors than the Minors. That seems to be where we are seeing more "live" recordings.
Edits: 02/02/21
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Follow Ups
- "Live" Recordings are a Menace imnsho - Mel 11:31:58 02/02/21 (13)
- Not to mention something of a misnomer - Doktor Brahms 06:45:17 02/03/21 (11)
- Agree Entirely - Mel 08:00:31 02/03/21 (10)
- But to an audiophile. . . - Chris from Lafayette 11:03:55 02/03/21 (9)
- Busoni - pbarach 12:52:19 02/03/21 (2)
- Actually, Ciccolini had a pretty BIG repertoire - Chris from Lafayette 13:40:01 02/03/21 (1)
- RE: Ciccolini . . . BIG repertoire - And Quite Elegant Technique (at Least on My LPs) -- - goldenthal 17:21:22 02/22/21 (0)
- RE: But to an audiophile. . . - Mel 11:32:01 02/03/21 (3)
- What? You don't like to compare different applause in different halls? ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 13:15:39 02/03/21 (2)
- I call him "Bravo! Guy" - srl1 14:08:31 02/03/21 (1)
- I cannot tell a lie - I was a "Bravo Guy" once back in the 70's - Chris from Lafayette 17:33:46 02/03/21 (0)
- Dunno about that "monk" thing...J.S. Bach multiplied like a RABBIT!:-) n/t - SE 11:22:10 02/03/21 (1)
- Maybe he was thinking more of Bruckner! ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 13:11:43 02/03/21 (0)
- Yes - your third point is particularly troubling for me - Chris from Lafayette 13:17:30 02/02/21 (0)
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