Modern Tone

[Bec and John]

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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
>

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