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PN's review states:
"Despite playing on unashamedly modern instruments, the use of a thin tone and expressive (rather than universal) vibrato gives these accounts a lithe timbre that perfectly suits the energetic movements."
This is the first time I think I ever saw reference to "a thin tone" as a positive attribute! I really don't know what to make of it.
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I hope this clears up any misunderstandings: I tried, and clearly failed, to get across that whilst being played on modern instruments, the players do not try and make their tone appropriate for, say, a Bruckner adagio or similar. This is why I think that, here, a thin tone is appropriate and hence a positive attribute.
I will, of course, amend my review to try and clarify this point.
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Polly Nomial said:
I hope this clears up any misunderstandings: I tried, and clearly failed, to get across that whilst being played on modern instruments, the players do not try and make their tone appropriate for, say, a Bruckner adagio or similar. This is why I think that, here, a thin tone is appropriate and hence a positive attribute.
I will, of course, amend my review to try and clarify this point.
Thanks for trying!
I suppose I am persistently thick on this issue. "Thin" just does't make it for me. "Lean" for some reason would make the disc seem more appealing to me. So, is the tone really "thin", or could "lean" say what you wanted to say as well?
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Post by Edvin January 9, 2007 (4 of 5)
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Polly Nomial said:
I hope this clears up any misunderstandings: I tried, and clearly failed, to get across that whilst being played on modern instruments, the players do not try and make their tone appropriate for, say, a Bruckner adagio or similar. This is why I think that, here, a thin tone is appropriate and hence a positive attribute.
I will, of course, amend my review to try and clarify this point.
Dear PN, I had no problem understanding what you meant by "thin". Your description was spot on.
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Thanks Edvin!
Windsurfer - lean would be an excellent word to use! Will change ASAP...
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