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Music Lane It's all about the music, dude! Sit down, relax and listen to some tunes. |
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Music Lane It's all about the music, dude! Sit down, relax and listen to some tunes. |
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In Reply to: Beethoven's 5th Symphony posted by Tadlo on May 11, 2007 at 13:25:29:
. . . if DG's engineers (sorry - Tonmeisters!) showed a modicum of competence. Giulini is also mentioned below - but that performance is also subject to DG's engineering sabotage.I also enjoy Big C's comment below about what the "best performance" is (somehow justified by Michael Steinberg's self-serving comments). I remember having to endure Steinberg's program notes for the SF Symphony when I reviewed regularly for one of the local papers years ago. Believe me, Steinberg has shown us nothing to justify his arrogance. (Quantity does not count!)
As for the Salonen/LAPO performance mentioned below, unless Big C has a different recording than the one I have, I would not ever classify an iTunes-derived performance as "hi-rez". (It's surprisingly good for lossy compression, but hi-rez it is not.) Maybe Clark got his recording from a non-iTunes source?
No, if you lean toward forward moving performances, then only the Reiner (mentioned below) and the Dorati performances combine drive, intensity, and excitement with engineering where the engineers know enough to stay out of the way. BTW, when the Dorati performance was first released in the early 60's, the critic for "The New Records" was evidently scandalized by the fact that Dorati took the second movement at Beethoven's indicated metronome marking, and wrote: "This isn't just bad Beethoven, this isn't Beethoven at all!"
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Follow Ups
- I'd like the Kleiber recording better. . . - Chris from Lafayette 14:59:03 05/12/07 (7)
- Thanks for setting the record straight about - BarneyT 12:34:29 05/13/07 (1)
- Re: Thanks for setting the record straight about - Chris from Lafayette 16:18:41 05/13/07 (0)
- It ain't a Lyrita, but the sound of my Kleiber LP certainly doesn't restrict enjoyment. nt - Rick W 08:39:32 05/13/07 (1)
- More power to you. . . - Chris from Lafayette 10:33:22 05/13/07 (0)
- The Kleiber sounds a LOT better on LP... - C.B. 08:32:20 05/13/07 (2)
- But it's not just a CD problem - Chris from Lafayette 10:30:06 05/13/07 (0)
- agreed, luckily it's one of the best-recorded DG's I've heard: lot's of bloom and warmth, no edginess. (nt) - jdaniel 09:27:10 05/13/07 (0)
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