---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Hi Brad, There was a quick addendum to another thread about this recently. I was commenting on the Rubenstein recording of the Chopin Nocturnes=20 (which Michael Spalding pointed out the CD as the RCA Red Seal=20 5613-2-RC). It is a excellent quality recording, awesome sounding=20 piano, and good playing on Rubenstein's part. It is from the 60s, so he=20= wasn't a young guy trying to "prove his chops". I also like Werner Haas' recordings of Debussy, on the Phillips label.=20= There's a bit of hiss, but otherwise the recording is very good and the=20= piano sounds nice. Many people interpret Debussy in a washed-out way=20 with a lot of rubato, but Haas is very straightforward so the "dreamy"=20= Debussy sound has structure. And he does have a great tone. - John > Hi David and List, > Can you recommend some good CD's ?=A0 > I would love to hear Chopin played on=A0a well voiced piano, by a = mature=20 > pianist who doesn't need to prove their chops to everyone. > Menahem Pressler comes to mind. > =A0 > Doesn't have to be Chopin, but just beautiful tone, and musically=20 > mature playing. > Were you in Nashville last summer?=A0 I liked the Steinway D prepared = by=20 > Eric Schandall. > I was in the back of the (very long) room, but could experience=20 > everything clearly. > =A0 > Any suggestions appreciated.=A0 ( I also have a couple of CD's that = will=20 > become shims or frizbees, too.) > > Best regards, > Brad Smith, RPT > www.smithpiano.com > =A0 > -----Original Message----- > From: David Andersen [mailto:bigda@gte.net] > Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 11:28 PM > To: Pianotech > Subject: Re: Modern Tone > > Tone quality is always an interesting topic to me. > > Kind of THE interesting topic for piano wizards. > > > =A0I've gotten rid of a few recordings because I couldn't stand the=20 > voicing of the piano. > > me too---more than a few; most of Keith Jarrett=92s recordings, for = one.=20 > =A0 > > Voicing in a major league, world-class manner is a product of creating=20= > a tonal memory; this is done by listening to great pianos however you=20= > can. =A0The performance pianos recorded in the 40=92s and 50=92s were, = by=20 > and large, dark, powerful, clear, and throaty, with roar and snap at=20= > double or triple forte, but NEVER clangy or distorted. IMHO. > > Modern recordings, while able to take advantage of pristine and=20 > precise recording technology, often sound thin, bangy, and far away. > > Thanks for your love of the craft, Barbara. > > More on this later. > > David Andersen > Malibu, CA > ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: text/enriched Size: 4573 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20/ce/01/4e/attachment.bin ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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