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I would like to thank Lute for bringing this little gem to our attention. Respect.
But I think a couple of additional points could usefully be made:
1) The music. This will come as something of a shock to those - like me - who were first introduced to Ginastera’s music through his early happy, bouncy, catchy and salsa-laden ballet suites in the well-known classic Vanguard disc (Villa-Lobos: Little Train of the Caipiria, Antill: Corroboree - LSO/Goossens).
Be advised - Popeh Vuh and the Cantata are nothing at all like that. No, sirreee. These pieces reflect a sterner, older, harder-edged and far more modernist-leaning composer. No tunes, much atonality, banging and wailing. But intense, unique, attention-grabbing and good fun.
2) The sound. Lute hasn't discussed this. It’s only 24/48, but it’s actually damn good. Only a slightly crunchy top end reflects its relatively low bit-rate PCM origins.
Ignore the bits and use your ears, though. It’s open, lucid, well staged, airy and transparent; it also has stupendous dynamics. The sound matches the music well, and will also give your equipment a nice work-out in the process.
Faultlessly played by the Köln WDR Orchestra, soprano and assorted percussion-bangers, I can thoroughly recommend this to anyone interested in off-the-track 20th century music.
Go on, what have you got to lose by trying something new?
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Post by Lute July 6, 2013 (2 of 8)
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Jonalogic said:
... It’s open, lucid, well staged, airy and transparent; it also has stupendous dynamics. The sound matches the music well, and will also give your equipment a nice work-out in the process.
Faultlessly played by the Köln WDR Orchestra, soprano and assorted percussion-bangers, I can thoroughly recommend this to anyone interested in off-the-track 20th century music.
Go on, what have you got to lose by trying something new?
Ditto!!
As much as I love the standard classical repertoire (Bach, Mozart, Mahler, etc..), I do love to venture off the range (so to speak) and be surprised. And this SACD was certainly that. But more than just being a novelty item, I genuinely enjoy this music and find myself returning to it often. It has an energy and drive that is quite infectious.
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Ginastera was very ahead of his time as Ligeti, he just dont had his music exposed in world wide audiences as Ligeti in 2001´s Kubrick.
Shame about the low cost recording.
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FullRangeMan said:
Ginastera was very ahead of his time as Ligeti, he just dont had his music exposed in world wide audiences as Ligeti in 2001´s Kubrick.
Shame about the low cost recording.
Doh? Low cost recording? Now what exactly does that mean?
This sounds a damn sight finer than most 'high cost' recordings with forests of mikes, massive amounts of expensive mixing, editing, post-processing and general malarkey.
Gee, I wonder if there's some connection?
Seriously - I have to ask whether you've actually heard this recording.
If you think cheap and expensive are appropriate yardsticks for recordings, you're way off beam. Actually, I'll go further than that - I would posit a negative correlation between cheap (ie simple) and expensive (ie complex) classical or other acoustic ensemble recordings; the simpler they are, the better they tend to sound, all other factors being equal.
Of course, simplest doesn't necessarily mean easiest, but that's for another day...
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Este es musica para la deificacion o defecacion?
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Post by Chris July 6, 2013 (6 of 8)
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Euell Neverno said:
Este es musica para la deificacion o defecacion?
If it is "para defacacion" I think I will skip this one.
I think HIP HOP and Rap and certain other genres covers that already very well.
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Post by sylvian July 6, 2013 (7 of 8)
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Euell Neverno said:
Este es musica para la deificacion o defecacion?
None of these: I have become attracted to this Composer by ELP rendition of his TOCCATA.....his works for the Keybords are simply standing out (I think only ASF has released some 3 vols of his piano music + his SQ on another one). Alberto Ginastera and Villa-Lobos brought serious addition to XXth century music as well as Ligeti or Varese.
Concerning this particular disc: it is quite demanding on both sides, e.g performer & listener. Nothin for Erich Kunzel followers :-)
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sylvian said:
his works for the Keybords are simply standing out (I think only ASF has released some 3 vols of his piano music + his SQ on another one).
Have you listened to Mompou?
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