Larry Kart Posted January 25, 2019 Report Posted January 25, 2019 Takacs Quartet, Beethoven Op. 127. Listening to the first movement, which begins in a stentorian manner and than alternates between that manner and relatively softer episodes, I find it very difficult in the Takacs recording to make out much of what's going on, even at times the actual pitches, in some of the softer passages, especially after the 4:00 minute mark. It's certainly not my playback system or my hearing, because those same passages are quite clear on at least two other Op. 127 recordings, the Guarneri (RCA) and the Yale (Vanguard). Has anyone else encountered this problem with the Takacs set? My assumption is that the Takacs (and/or Decca's recording engineer) just got too coy for their/his own good here. If so, that would be a shame, because otherwise the performance sounds like it might be quite a good one. I recall that the original Takacs Beethoven set was issued later on in remastered form. Did the remastered version solve the problem I've mentioned? Quote
soulpope Posted January 25, 2019 Report Posted January 25, 2019 Earlier today .... : thereof CD 2 Mahler 5 (Klaus Tennstedt, December 9th, 1990 .... Quote
Peter Friedman Posted January 26, 2019 Report Posted January 26, 2019 Piano Quintet & String Octet Quote
Balladeer Posted January 27, 2019 Report Posted January 27, 2019 Korngold - Complete Songs (Capriccio) Disc 1 fabulous Konrad Jarnot Quote
soulpope Posted January 27, 2019 Report Posted January 27, 2019 41 minutes ago, Balladeer said: Korngold - Complete Songs (Capriccio) Disc 1 fabulous Konrad Jarnot Excellent recording .... Quote
JSngry Posted January 27, 2019 Report Posted January 27, 2019 From the new Black Composers Series box. An interesting character, this guy. Among other things, including being a champion fencer, he may also have been a pain in Mozart's ass for which, if true, I should like to send him a thank-you note. https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/classical/features/chevalier-de-saint-georges-the-man-who-got-under-mozarts-skin-a6859191.html Quote
Д.Д. Posted January 27, 2019 Report Posted January 27, 2019 On 1/24/2019 at 10:24 AM, soulpope said: NP .... : Very nice, this one. Great composer, Cerha. Quote
Peter Friedman Posted January 27, 2019 Report Posted January 27, 2019 Mendelssohn _ Piano Trio No.2 Mozart - Piano Concerto No.27 Quote
Peter Friedman Posted January 28, 2019 Report Posted January 28, 2019 Beethoven - Piano Sonatas No.13, Op.27/1 & No.14, Op.27/2 "Moonlight" Brahms - Violin Sonata No,1, Op.78 Quote
Peter Friedman Posted January 28, 2019 Report Posted January 28, 2019 Mendelssohn - String Quartet Op.44/3 Haydn - Symphony No,101 "The Clock" Quote
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