The Hanover Band on Nimbus

Posted by Pat D (A) on April 27, 2007 at 10:56:19

In Reply to: And I like the price -- thanks, Clark posted by Feanor on April 25, 2007 at 09:31:42:

I have Nos. 2, 3, 4, and 5. They give lively and committed performances, well played and and well shaped. Some Nimbus recordings may sound a bit bright on the upper strings with some speakers but should be OK with speakers that handle massed strings well. Unlike Clark, I like the reverberant acoustics on Nimbus recordings--it seems more realistic to me that way.

I have Norrington's 9th and I must say he does some wierd things with the tempos. We're doing the 9th on May 12 and I have been going over the choral parts, and the the tempos are just strange, the initial bass solo very fast, the tenor solo quite slow, some of the choral sections slow, too--no sense to it I can detect. Based on that, I'd avoid Norrington.
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Topic - HIPs of Beethoven symphonies? - Feanor 18:17:11 04/23/07 (18)

Tiny, Tinny, and Toy - Feanor 09:52:41 04/25/07 (3)

Tinny? Oh, great - psgary 20:20:43 04/25/07 (0)

I personally dislike HIP, but suggest trying the Harnoncourt and Gardiner nt - docw 10:12:42 04/25/07 (1)

Our 2rd rate library had neither of those -nt - Feanor 11:11:43 04/25/07 (0)

Bruggen on Phillips. Hard to find. Amazing. - Sigmund 07:56:13 04/25/07 (7)

I'm with you on Bruggen... - C.B. 08:12:49 04/25/07 (2)

His Mozart's Gran Partita is just wonderful. - Sigmund 19:13:57 04/25/07 (1)

I have a copy from many years ago... - C.B. 04:11:27 04/26/07 (0)

Correction. Orch of the 18th Century. - Sigmund 08:11:14 04/25/07 (0)

Likewise the Hanover Band on Nimbus, but *easy* to find. - clarkjohnsen 08:10:43 04/25/07 (2)

And I like the price -- thanks, Clark - Feanor 09:31:42 04/25/07 (1)

The Hanover Band on Nimbus - Pat D 10:56:19 04/27/07 (0)

Thanks a lot, folks - Feanor 09:27:45 04/24/07 (0)

Yes, there are lots of 'em! - M. Lucky 09:03:52 04/24/07 (0)

if you want a set tha eases you in to the HIP thing on B'n, Gardiner is the one IMO - Timbo in Oz 22:43:31 04/23/07 (1)

While I agree with you, if would have said..... - Chuck Y 08:22:34 04/24/07 (0)

maybe these?? - rlindsa 20:05:50 04/23/07 (1)

There's also a Roger Norrington cycle... - EBerlin 20:08:21 04/23/07 (0)

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