Re: A Truly Imperial Emperoar!

On Wed, 25 Dec 2024 21:54:37 +0000, DeepBlue wrote:
 

On Tue, 24 Dec 2024 17:48:46 +0000, Owen Hartnett wrote:
 

On Dec 24, 2024 at 12:58:30 AM EST, "DeepBlue" <dan.koren@gmail.com>
wrote:
 

Mūza Rubackytė, Vladislav Chernushenko 1993
Saint Petersburg State Academic Capella
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfbSQzLOlbE
 
Move over old fart Michelangeli! ;-)
 
Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah,
and a Happy New Year everyone!!
 
Cheers!

 
It is a wonderful performance. Unfortunately,
the orchestra blatted the first note, sounds
like it's in the next room, and the timpanist
couldn't be discouraged one whit. But then
again, you do have a penchant for recordings
that favor the pianist vs. orchestra. Here,
the orchestra is definitely in the back seat.
 
Rubackyte does have a great feel for the music,
maybe a tiny bit too forceful in the second
movement, otherwise a great performance by her.

 
Dude, methinks you are nitpicking too much.
 
This is a live performance likely recorded
in less than ideal conditions. Who knows
where the mikes were positioned and how
the soundracks were mixed and balanced.
Give them some slack.
 
Cheers!

 
That all works for me. The things I care about most in this concerto are
the piano and the timpani.