Post by sylvian June 6, 2013 (1 of 9)
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This is perfect example how far can DSD recording reach out!
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sylvian said:
This is perfect example how far can DSD recording reach out!
Very much a blast from the past? Not everyone was complimentary about this release, apparently.
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Post by Beagle June 6, 2013 (3 of 9)
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hiredfox said:
Not everyone was complimentary about this release, apparently.
If you refer to the two reviews, the issue was not the quality of the recording at all, but whether the reviewer enjoyed the Preludes or started snoring....
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Beagle said:
If you refer to the two reviews, the issue was not the quality of the recording at all, but whether the reviewer enjoyed the Preludes or started snoring....
I have not listened to the recording so many times but during those times I did, I assure you I never snored!
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Post by steviev June 6, 2013 (5 of 9)
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hiredfox said:
Very much a blast from the past? Not everyone was complimentary about this release, apparently.
I can't figure out why everyone dissed Marc P's interview. He did say it was a very, very well recorded album, and he seems to be an organ fancier. So I think that's helpful.
My first encounter with the Shosty 24 was the Nikolayeva recording, and that did leave me cold and wondering what the fuss was all about: plodding tempos, chunky phrasing, obvious technique-strain. Ashkenazy really brings these pieces to life, though I'm not crazy about his touch.
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Post by sylvian June 6, 2013 (6 of 9)
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steviev said:
My first encounter with the Shosty 24 was the Nikolayeva recording, and that did leave me cold and wondering what the fuss was all about: plodding tempos, chunky phrasing, obvious technique-strain. Ashkenazy really brings these pieces to life, though I'm not crazy about his touch.
Agreed, my first encounter was with Ashkenazy :-)
And yes. the organ trancriptions are wonderful.
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Organ transcriptions of piano originals tend to be hit-and miss affairs. Sometimes this one works, and sometimes it doesn't. And the sound is undeniably top-notch. Regretfully, however, this contains only 1/2 the complete cycle, and the playing is somewhat under par. A shame.
So Nikolayeva remains the touchstone. (chunky, plodding? I wonder if the reviewer above was listening to the same recording... the Hyperion or earlier Melodiya? Let us not forget, moreover, that the piece was written for and dedicated to Nikolayeva, and that she remained Shostakovich's prefered performer).
Melnikov - also RBCD only - is also fine. Regretfully, disc 2 of that set is a bonkers RBCD/DVD hybrid which glitches on many transports and manages to trash the final titanic P&F. Nice own-goal, HM!
So, still no complete Shostakovich '24' on SACD - IMHO, that is now the most grievous remaining SACD repertoire gap in instrumental music.
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Post by stokitw June 8, 2013 (8 of 9)
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I wish Jenny Lin's version can be done in SACD, one of the best sounding piano recording I ever heard....
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stokitw said:
I wish Jenny Lin's version can be done in SACD, one of the best sounding piano recording I ever heard....
Agreed. Either this or the Melnikov on SACD would make many folk happy. But is anyone listening out there?
Instead, why not have yet another Mahler symphony?! We certainly don't have many of those, do we?
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