Originally posted by ferneyhoughgeliebte
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Essential Shostakovich Discs
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Originally posted by Pulcinella View PostI'm pretty sure that it was in another DSCH-related thread that Richard B mentioned doubling of the harps, and think that he said it was because of their (Russian instruments) relatively thin sound compared to that of Western ones, so presumably the composer needed two to produce the sound he wanted.[FONT=Comic Sans MS][I][B]Numquam Satis![/B][/I][/FONT]
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I remember one startling experience I had in Symphony Hall, Birmingham, when the St Petersburg Philharmonic and Mariss Jansons came to play the Shostakovich 'Leningrad' in 1993. I was sitting at a table enjoying a pre-concert coffee and cake, as you do, when five burly men came in and sat with me. They were so obviously Russian and I guessed they were players in the orchestra. Their English was as non-existent as my Russian but in talking to them I somehow managed to discover that they were horn and brass players. At that time, some of them must have worked under Mravinsky, but the language barrier proved too much in finding out more which was a pity as there was a lot of potential questions sadly unasked there that evening. Great performance, too, by the way."The sound is the handwriting of the conductor" - Bernard Haitink
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Originally posted by Bryn View PostThanks jlw, I have attempted to cancel my Browns Books order but it may be too late. I will hold back from the QOBUZ route until I get the hoped for confirmation of the cancellation. By the way, I may not be able to download any of the symphonies separately, but with my sub. I can at least listen to them streamed in 320kbps mp3 format.
[Yep. Too late. Just had an email from amazon.co.uk informing me the Browns Books have dispatched the order and it should be arriving on Thursday next, or shortly thereafter.]
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Originally posted by Bryn View PostDG? As far a I am aware his only recording of that work with the LSO was for EMI/Warner. Good, but there are better.
... I've not heard it, either. Some enthusiastic comments on Amazon, FWTW.[FONT=Comic Sans MS][I][B]Numquam Satis![/B][/I][/FONT]
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Originally posted by ferneyhoughgeliebte View PostPrevin & the LSO re-recorded the work for DG in 1994:
... I've not heard it, either. Some enthusiastic comments on Amazon, FWTW.
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Further re. the 'new' Melodiya "All Symphonies" boxed set, the Kondrashin and Mravinsky recordings are from the same masters as those in their respective Melodiya boxes. However, they have all been newly re-mastered for this issue. I leave it to jlw, who has vastly superior playback equipment to me, to comment on whether the new re-masters offer significant improvements. At least the glitch at the end of the Kondrashin 4th is not in evidence this time, though now you get no "October" Op. 131 as a fill-up.
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Slightly OT, but if you have ever wondered about the 16+ logo on CDs, etc. emanating from Russia, it appears that the Shostakovich Symphonies, for instance, are considered unsuitable for audition by those under 16 years of age! For more info, Google "Федеральный_закон_от_29.12.2010_№_436-ФЗ" (without the quote marks) and opt to translate the first hit if required. So nothing to do with quantization depth.
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Originally posted by Bryn View PostSlightly OT, but if you have ever wondered about the 16+ logo on CDs, etc. emanating from Russia, it appears that the Shostakovich Symphonies, for instance, are considered unsuitable for audition by those under 16 years of age! For more info, Google "Федеральный_закон_от_29.12.2010_№_436-ФЗ" (without the quote marks) and opt to translate the first hit if required. So nothing to do with quantization depth.
Really?!
I didn't know that and presumed it was another recording fad. Not suitable for under 16s, eh? Probably due to the poetry in no. 15!
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Originally posted by pastoralguy View PostReally?!
I didn't know that and presumed it was another recording fad. Not suitable for under 16s, eh? Probably due to the poetry in no. 15!
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