Do you enjoy older or old recordings?

[Dave2002]

Took me longer than intended as the Regis wasn't on my computer system. The recordings are quite different. The Regis recording is smooth but rather dull - over processed? However it is sweet and easy to listen to. Brilliant is more immediate and also more resonant, a slightly harder edge. I'm now interested to hear the UMG recording (originally Philips now Decca) which gets mixed reviews on Amazon.

I also have the LP of the first two sonatas but it's up in the attic somewhere - not sure I can locate it easily!

Mike

That's interesting. I think I will also be able to compare the Regis and Brilliant recordings of some of the items, though will have to wait a while.

Is it sensible to keep LPs in the attic? Is it an attic or a loft? Our loft gets very hot in the summer.

[mikealdren]

Is it sensible to keep LPs in the attic? Is it an attic or a loft? Our loft gets very hot in the summer.

No it isn't really but I don't have space anywhere else. My CDs are up there too in plastic crates. At least they are also on computer disk with backups.

[Dave2002]

I thought someone might have mentioned Furtwängler's Beethoven 9th by now. There are several versions.

[mikealdren]

Reissues are definitely a minefield for those recordings which appear in any versions.

From my experience, early CDs were not always very good transfers (even from the major labels) but sometimes good transfers have been superseded by poorer ones.

My first love is violin music and Oistrakh in particular. It's very hard to know when it's worth buying a new transfer.

Heifetz has of course been reissued and improved many times, some of the harsh recordings have been improved immensely. The latest Heifetz box (with original sleeve designs) is generally good but some transfers do seem older and less good than the RCA SACD releases.

Mike

[pastoralguy]

Reissues are definitely a minefield for those recordings which appear in any versions.

From my experience, early CDs were not always very good transfers (even from the major labels) but sometimes good transfers have been superseded by poorer ones.

My first love is violin music and Oistrakh in particular. It's very hard to know when it's worth buying a new transfer.

Heifetz has of course been reissued and improved many times, some of the harsh recordings have been improved immensely. The latest Heifetz box (with original sleeve designs) is generally good but some transfers do seem older and less good than the RCA SACD releases.

Mike

I saw that set and was very tempted but I'm still working through the 'Heifetz Edition' which sounds pretty terrific to my ears. I've got one or two of those SACD discs and they do sound terrific. I remember an old fiddle player telling that although Mr. Heifetz's recordings are good, they don't represent the 'glow' his sound had in the flesh. Alas, I'll never know.

[seabright]

I saw that set and was very tempted but I'm still working through the 'Heifetz Edition' which sounds pretty terrific to my ears. I've got one or two of those SACD discs and they do sound terrific. I remember an old fiddle player telling that although Mr. Heifetz's recordings are good, they don't represent the 'glow' his sound had in the flesh. Alas, I'll never know.

I wonder how the Sibelius Violin Concerto, with Heifetz & Stokowski from 1934, sounds on 'Guild' compared to its previous incarnations ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33cTQSktKGQ

[pastoralguy]

Alas, mine haven't arrived yet and Presto are saying they are out of stock and it may take 6 weeks for them to arrive!

Oh dear. I'm still awaiting my 'Elgar Remastered' set from Presto despite receiving an email last Wednesday to say they'd been dispatched. A week later, still no sign. I 'phoned them and they told to wait until Saturday to advise if they hadn't arrived. Well, the postman rang the bell today and gave me a parcel to sign for. It wasn't until I looked at it properly I realised it was for the chap next door!

Which makes me wonder if my Elgar discs have been delivered to the wrong address!!

[Alison]

My hunch is you'll be ok, Pasty.

[pastoralguy]

My hunch is you'll be ok, Pasty.

[pastoralguy]

My hunch is you'll be ok, Pasty.

They arrived today...

[Alison]

They arrived today...

Somehow I knew. Now you just need time to play them!

[pastoralguy]

Somehow I knew. Now you just need time to play them!

Actually, Alison, I'm sitting listening to them through my headphones. Obviously, it's getting late but they seem to sound best through the cans. This is fascinating stuff!

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

They arrived today...

[Petrushka]

You've got me very interested in this set, PG. Been buying far too many CDs lately so this has gone on to the Christmas wish list.

Incidentally, I find deliveries from Presto take a few days longer than the first class post that's promised.