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In Reply to: Liszt's Annees de pelerinage by Berman...... posted by Chuck Y on March 21, 2007 at 08:09:07:
Do you have the newest re-mastered 20-bit version on DG? I have the original CD mastering and it sounds very cloudy and out of focus. The piano tone sounds hard and strident. I used to own the analog version of the recording and it sounded much, much better. The piano was much warmer on the analog recording and I did not notice any blurring like I do with the first CD release.
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old vs 20 bit sound very similar. I own a bunch of China made (likely pirated) 20 bit hdcd DGG looking discs, with the originals sourced from DGG. No difference either. LP's are a different matter. In that vintage DGG, the sound tended to be less than full and bright and clear. Older tulip DGG let's say pre 1970 or so were much nicer but had a drier sound than London, Philips and RCA, for example.
Just a wanta be! :-) I have all three of Bermans, the LP's and the 2 CD sets. I found the LP's somewhat typical of so many DG in my system when I first got them, somewhat thin and bright. In my suceeding system the first CD's sounded also bit bright as well and no fuller. I read about the new 're-issue' set and I bought that. If there is actually a difference between the 2 CD set reissues I'm not tuned into it.While I prefer the LP's in general I don't hesitate using either CD set - I keep trying other performances, such as Bolet's, and I keep coming back to Berman. No sense bitching about what I can't change. :-)
BTW, LP playback systems are all over the lot, tone wise. You might have just needed a bit warmer (tube) phono pre or cartridge.
Thank you for sharing.I really dislike the first CD-remastering of the Lazar Berman set. I don't have the LP anymore, but I still have a cassette that I made from the LP and the cassette sounds far better than that first CD-remastering (warmer, better focus, the piano tone less clattery and indistinct).
I thought about investing in the newer 20-bit CD version. Maybe I will have to wait for the SACD version (of the Lazar Berman set).
BTW, I recently purchased the Philips Duo set featuring Brendel in the 1st and 2nd Year and Zoltan Kocsics in the 3rd Year. Artistically, Brendel does not quite match Lazar Berman's fire and poise but Brendel has the advantage of much, much better sound (crystal-clear, Philips best).
Furthermore, Zoltan Kocsics' recording of the 3rd Year is artistically unmatched by anyone else and he also has the advantage of crystal-clear, warm and present Philips sound. The only thing missing from this Philips set, is the beautiful 2nd Year supplement called "Venezia e Napoli."
I also own Aldo Ciccolini's EMI (Rouge et Noir) set, which includes all three years plus the Venezia e Napoli supplement. This is older analog sound that's warm and present if not as crystal clear as the newer recordings, but the sound is much more acceptable than that of the first CD mastering for Lazar Berman.
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