BBC MM out with RVW symphony no 6, conducted by Boult

[Parry1912]

Relief from Comic Relief Day.

[Serial_Apologist]

Captain Noah and his Floating Zoo, words by the great Michael Flanders. A favourite of Philip Reed, former librarian of the Britten-Pears Library in Aldeburgh and editor of the Britten Letters.

I loathed it, and think you're being very unfair to the memory of Sunday Night at the London Palladium, S_A!

[salymap]

At Augener we published Offenbach, freely arranged Horovitz 'The Blind Beggars' so he was around there for a time.

A nice man, wish I could remember more about him and the Offenbach arrangement.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

At Augener we published Offenbach, freely arranged Horovitz 'The Blind Beggars' so he was around there for a time.

A nice man, wish I could remember more about him and the Offenbach arrangement.

I think he wrote a very pleasant Clarinet Sonata/Sonatina, too.

[Old Grumpy]

Well, that CD got me away from this morning's red nosery. As I was listening in the car I did not hear all of the Vaughan-Williams due to the dynamic variation (could have done with some compression). I did enjoy the Bridge though.

OG

[Roehre]

Now listened to VW 6. I am afraid this recording will definitely not end up among my favourites.

[Sir Velo]

Now listened to VW 6. I am afraid this recording will definitely not end up among my favourites.

That's disappointing R. What are its failings?

[Hitch]

Yet again, my Windows Media Player rips a CD but fails to record any of its details. It's a fag to type in everything afterwards.

[Dave2002]

Well, that CD got me away from this morning's red nosery. As I was listening in the car I did not hear all of the Vaughan-Williams due to the dynamic variation (could have done with some compression). I did enjoy the Bridge though.

OG

OG:
Doesn't your car CD player have settings for compressing CDs, so as to move the level above the road and engine noise? That's a feature on many systems these days. Useful sometimes.

[Roehre]

That's disappointing R. What are its failings?

apart from the recording (slightly showing its age + live) not many of its own, but 4 decades later there are others which I prefer (as I do Boult's own 1960s on HMV/EMI, btw).

[Ferretfancy]

apart from the recording (slightly showing its age + live) not many of its own, but 4 decades later there are others which I prefer (as I do Boult's own 1960s on HMV/EMI, btw).

Roehre

I've now had the chance to compare the BB MM issue with it's earlier incarnation on BBC Radio Classics, and the latter sounds better. Listening to the opening movement, the BBC MM copy has a muffled boomy bass with very little definition, and the overall sound is a bit reminiscent of mono with added reverb, the separation is poor. The BBC Classics disc is much crisper in sound without loss of weight, the snare drum's first entry has much more impact, and woodwind detail is clearer.
I notice that the BBC MM version has a credit for editing and mastering, giving the name Jennifer Howells, the earlier disc was remastered by Floating Earth.

I wouldn't say that either the performance or recording would be high on my list, but I'll keep both because the older disc has a nice studio recording of the Pastoral, and I'm looking forward to hear Brabbins and the BBC SO in the Bridge on the new one.

[Roehre]

Roehre

I've now had the chance to compare the BB MM issue with it's earlier incarnation on BBC Radio Classics, and the latter sounds better. Listening to the opening movement, the BBC MM copy has a muffled boomy bass with very little definition, and the overall sound is a bit reminiscent of mono with added reverb, the separation is poor. The BBC Classics disc is much crisper in sound without loss of weight, the snare drum's first entry has much more impact, and woodwind detail is clearer.
I notice that the BBC MM version has a credit for editing and mastering, giving the name Jennifer Howells, the earlier disc was remastered by Floating Earth.

I wouldn't say that either the performance or recording would be high on my list, but I'll keep both because the older disc has a nice studio recording of the Pastoral, and I'm looking forward to hear Brabbins and the BBC SO in the Bridge on the new one.

Many thanks for his comment, FF

[BBMmk2]

I havnt had time yet to listen to this cd but, what a prospect it does have in store!!

[EdgeleyRob]

One can never have enough RVW 6's.

[Old Grumpy]

OG:
Doesn't your car CD player have settings for compressing CDs, so as to move the level above the road and engine noise? That's a feature on many systems these days. Useful sometimes.

Quite possibly - never thought of that. It's fairly basic, but does have some different settings for different types of music.

Thanks
OG