"These are great recordings"

Posted by Chris from Lafayette (A) on January 4, 2023 at 13:49:22

In Reply to: Herbert von Karajan, and the VPO on London (or Decca) posted by ghost of olddude55 on January 4, 2023 at 05:21:27:

I agree! (Of course these days, I have almost all of the Karajan/VPO albums on Japanese CD's.) One recording which stands out for me is Karajan's VPO recording of "The Planets" - it's SO much better than the remake which the conductor did with the BPO on DG. That DG recording dates from the era when their Tonmeisters were using 60-zillion microphones per session, and had the awful synthetic sound to prove it! ;-)

(OTOH, there are other DG recordings from that same era which I never thought could be salvaged, and yet the newest Dolby Atmos incarnation of Karajan's 70's set of Beethoven Symphonies, recorded in a similarly over-miked way, now sound amazingly natural in comparison - even though they've no doubt undergone even more digital manipulation!)

Thinking back to my London Stereo Treasury pressing of the Karajan/VPO Also sprach Zarathustra, it drove me out of my mind, since side two was pressed off center, so that the ghastly wavering of pitch got increasingly noticeable towards the inner grooves. I trust that the original London and Decca issues did not have this problem?

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Topic - Herbert von Karajan, and the VPO on London (or Decca) - ghost of olddude55 05:21:27 01/04/23 (12)

"These are great recordings" - Chris from Lafayette 13:49:22 01/04/23 (3)

You needed a turntable with a lot of wow. - ghost of olddude55 14:19:40 01/04/23 (2)

I confess - I had a US pressing! [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 01:18:13 01/05/23 (1)

That expense and inconvenience thing again. - ghost of olddude55 10:37:57 01/05/23 (0)

Karajan and Decca - TGR 11:13:20 01/04/23 (3)

Just got done listening to the Dvorak 8th. Terrific. - ghost of olddude55 11:19:14 01/04/23 (2)

RE: Just got done listening to the Dvorak 8th. Terrific. - ecl876 12:29:08 01/04/23 (1)

Nope. Think it was ten bucks total, shipping included. - ghost of olddude55 12:38:48 01/04/23 (0)

RE: Herbert von Karajan, and the VPO on London (or Decca) - ecl876 09:23:04 01/04/23 (1)

I have "Round Up," but only on CD. - ghost of olddude55 09:48:07 01/04/23 (0)

RE: Herbert von Karajan, and the VPO on London (or Decca) - ecl876 08:22:44 01/04/23 (1)

Yes. He recommended the entire series. - ghost of olddude55 08:46:40 01/04/23 (0)

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"These are great recordings" - Chris from Lafayette 13:49:22 01/04/23 (3)

You needed a turntable with a lot of wow. - ghost of olddude55 14:19:40 01/04/23 (2)

I confess - I had a US pressing! [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 01:18:13 01/05/23 (1)

That expense and inconvenience thing again. - ghost of olddude55 10:37:57 01/05/23 (0)

"These are great recordings"

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