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RE: I'm afraid that I've never warmed up to the Emersons.

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In Reply to: RE: I'm afraid that I've never warmed up to the Emersons. posted by Paul_A on July 10, 2012 at 08:49:23

imho,the auryn quartet on the tacet label does a fantastic job on the cd's i have.the 17,20,33 and 76 are all top shelf performances. i think that they are one of the best kept secrets on haydn's quartets.
jim buck

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For sure on the Auryn Quartet's Tacet recordings - Chris from Lafayette 13:23:22 07/14/12 (5)
I have their Haydn recordings available on DVD-Audio (also have their complete Beethoven cycle on that medium), and I feel that their extremely transparent style is perfect for this music (aided by Tacet's outstanding engineering).
- Okay CfL, here's the thing... - tonyptony 16:34:17 07/20/12 (0)
  I borrowed my friend's copy of the Orlando doing Op.76, No.4 and just loved it. I found on youtube the Auryn Quartet playing the Adagio from No.4. I kept going back and forth and liked the rendition of the Orlando better! Even though it's not a recent recording, I thought the musical interpretation flowed better and just sounded to me like it made more sense.
  
  I'm hoping what I heard on youtube is from the recent Tacet recording, because if it is I think I'm not sure I like Auryn's approach. I noted in that other thread from November you offered recommendations on Auryn and the various quartets on Praga doing the Haydns. I have Dvorak recordings with the Prazak that I love (actually, thanks to you!). So this is a tough question since the Praga recordings are done by different groups, but do you think I might enjoy their approach more if I like the Orlando Op. 76?
- So there's no CD version of these performances? (nt) - tonyptony 15:53:54 07/14/12 (3)
  - Yes - by all means, there are CD versions - Chris from Lafayette 17:36:27 07/14/12 (2)
    Just search under "Auryn Tacet" on Amazon or another site.
    - RE: Yes - by all means, there are CD versions - tonyptony 05:25:01 07/15/12 (1)
      I'm not quite sure I understand how they seem to be recorded (mic'd) in a way that is not commonly done. What does this do to how the music is presented?
      - Well, I'd be speculating. . . - Chris from Lafayette 09:54:41 07/15/12 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Yes - by all means, there are CD versions posted by tonyptony on July 15, 2012 at 05:25:01
        
        . . . but on the multi-channel DVD-Audios, it's a 4.0 mix, with each instrument in a separate speaker, so to speak. It's not absolute however, because you can hear the other instruments in each speaker too. But by and large, there's one main instrument in each speaker. The quartet members record facing each other, and the microphones are in the middle. So, as you listen to the multi-channel, the quartet surrounds you. Philosophically, I'm kind of opposed the multi-channel arrangement just described, but I found the results in practice to be very compelling.
        
        The multi-channel tracks obviously would get mixed down to two channels for the CD, but I'm not sure what Tacet's exact process is.
        
        BTW, one of their most outrageous multi-channel "stunts" is their DVD-Audio surround recording of the Debussy Preludes with Evgeny Koroliov, where they've contrived to make the piano keyboard wrap around the listener 270 degrees. That's another instance where I'm just opposed to the idea, but Tacet's execution of it is magnificent. ;-)

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