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Hi, Dave!<br><br>
At 08:27 PM 3/3/2005, you wrote:<br>
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<dd>Tone quality is always an interesting topic to me. </blockquote>
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Yup.<br><br>
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<dd>Kind of THE interesting topic for piano wizards.</blockquote>
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There's another topic?<br><br>
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<dd> I've gotten rid of a few recordings because I couldn't stand
the voicing of the piano.</blockquote>
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I usually keep even the ones I do not like...often as not, it is some
artist performing something that I particularly appreciate (like a good
deal of stuff from Cortot and Curzon). Equally often, I keep them
as didactic tools - "...no, no, no...not like
_this_...."<br><br>
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<dd>me too---more than a few; most of Keith Jarrett’s recordings, for
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Except that then, you miss out on the genius quality of Keith's
interpretations...no, they're not for the faint-hearted at times;
however, there is always a reason for everything that he does...these are
not simply tossed off "just because"...even if one does not
agree (and, I often do not) with what he is has done, I have learned to
appreciate what appears to be the process behind the end
product.<br><br>
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<dd>Voicing in a major league, world-class manner is a product of
creating a tonal memory; this is done by listening to great pianos
however you can. The performance pianos recorded in the 40’s and
50’s were, by and large, dark, powerful, clear, and throaty, with roar
and snap at double or triple forte, but NEVER clangy or distorted.
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Yup...this period was pretty well over by 1970, depending on artist and
label.<br><br>
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<dd>Modern recordings, while able to take advantage of pristine and
precise recording technology, often sound thin, bangy, and far
away.</blockquote>
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And, _that_ is being truly charitable.<br><br>
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<dd>Thanks for your love of the craft, Barbara.</blockquote>
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Indeed!<br><br>
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<dd>More on this later.</blockquote>
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I do hope so.<br><br>
Best.<br><br>
Horace<br>
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