23 Jun
2011
23 Jun
'11
8:06 a.m.
On Thursday 23 June 2011 02:08:02 Fons Adriaensen wrote:
You may be surprised that Von Karajan was known for
his
interfering with the recording technique and forcing his
kind of 'production sound'... and not always for the better.
Actually I am not surprised by that, after all he was Karajan! The name or
experience or knowledge from the sound engineer didn't matter...
"
Whats the difference between Karajan and god?
- God doesn't think he is Karajan!
"
Personally I think I didn't like the Karajan recordings I heard, but I can't
really say why and I can't remember how I compared.
I know I like my recording of Haydns "Schöpfung" (en: "Creation")
conducted by
Leonard Bernstein. I don't like my recording of Haydns "Die Jahreszeiten"
(en:
"The seasons") conducted by Sigiswald Kuijken. But the main reason for this is
the audio engineer that mixed the second with to much dynamic range and to
much headroom => its not loud enough for most listening environments...
Have fun,
Arnold