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Re: What are you listening to?
Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 9:16 pm
by Jared
fergus wrote: You will of course be quite aware that the Rostropovich and the Queyras versions will be quite different so perhaps you will need both?!?!
you always need at least two versions of every major work... and two contrasting styles is particularly helpful.... that said, I only have the Du Pre by the looks of things, so I'd better get my wallet out!
Re: What are you listening to?
Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 9:23 pm
by fergus
Jared wrote:
you always need at least two versions of every major work... and two contrasting styles is particularly helpful.... that said, I only have the Du Pre by the looks of things, so I'd better get my wallet out!
Contrast and comparison is always good and, as you regularly say Jared, it can be quite helpful in understanding a given work.
Re: What are you listening to?
Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 11:12 pm
by Claus
First thing that took my fancy in The Decca Sound box set:
Fantastic sounding! Wow!
Re: What are you listening to?
Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 11:14 pm
by Diapason
I like that album an awful lot, Claus. Great music too.
Re: What are you listening to?
Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 11:51 pm
by fergus
Claus wrote:First thing that took my fancy in The Decca Sound box set:
Fantastic sounding! Wow!
Decca are particularly noted for their sound quality Claus; their sound engineers were supposed to be pretty good. You are obviously hearing the benefits of that on your recording.
Re: What are you listening to?
Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 11:52 pm
by fergus
Re: What are you listening to?
Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 11:58 pm
by Seán
fergus wrote:Claus wrote:First thing that took my fancy in The Decca Sound box set:
Fantastic sounding! Wow!
Decca are particularly noted for their sound quality Claus;
their sound engineers were supposed to be pretty good. You are obviously hearing the benefits of that on your recording.
They were marvellous.
Re: What are you listening to?
Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2012 12:00 am
by Diapason
It's all about space and timbre, and they were able to nail both of those.
Re: What are you listening to?
Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2012 8:57 am
by jaybee
fergus wrote:Jared wrote:
you always need at least two versions of every major work... and two contrasting styles is particularly helpful.... that said, I only have the Du Pre by the looks of things, so I'd better get my wallet out!
Contrast and comparison is always good and, as you regularly say Jared, it can be quite helpful in understanding a given work.
I wasn't quite right... first post was queyras alright but the Dvorak concerto... I suppose that should go in the basket too....
Rostropovich, pulls a very particular bass tone from his cello, it gets you right in the gut...
Re: What are you listening to?
Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2012 11:45 am
by fergus
jaybee wrote:
I wasn't quite right... first post was queyras alright but the Dvorak concerto... I suppose that should go in the basket too....
Rostropovich, pulls a very particular bass tone from his cello, it gets you right in the gut...
That is one of the things that I particularly like about that instrument. The Dvorak Cello Concerto is a fine work too.
