Dear Peter, Arthur and all
That does seem very good value from Naxos (see Peter and Arthur's
messages below), and if you want to have
this particular version on your computer to study it. I think that is
excellent.
However, I am glad you call it so-called "FM" quality, Peter. I
suppose it may be DAB
quality. Unfortunately, that is still well below true analogue FM
quality.
The lute is a very delicate instrument in deed to record
successfully. I think we really have to underline the need
for recordings that capture as much of the low level detail and the
microdynamics of the lute, as possible.
There are very few CDs that do the instrument justice. You need a
very capable sound-engineer who understands
the weaknesses of low sampling digital. Even CD is very poor at
capturing low level sound.
I know of only a few very well recorded CDs, and they often come from
smaller specialist companies.
I suppose Bis is now part of the Naxos empire, but the sound
engineers there, did seem to have done a good job
with the Lindberg/Rauwolf/Weiss. Jacob Heringman's "Sienna Lute book"
CD is also quite well recorded; but it
seems that he may well oversee the Avie/Magnatune engineers. He
definitely pays attention to microphone
placement himself, according to his excellent interview by ED Durbrow
at http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/Heringman.html
However, his exceptional projection (as I was able to hear myself
during his performance of pieces from this
work at Caen, France) and his use of gut basses giving over all good
mid and treble clarity may well help the
engineer's work.
Jakob Lindberg also mentioned that he had completely strung his
Rauwolf in gut, during the Lute society concert in
London; so this may have played a role in his recording as well.
As we are still in the period of good cheer, I am ceratinaly not
saying these are the only decent recordings, I only mention them
as the ones that come to my mind right now; and I am also certain
that well damped wound basses could give good mid and treble clarity.
Continued good cheer to all
Best regards
Anthony
Le 24 déc. 06 à 22:06, Arthur Ness a écrit :
> The NAXOS Music Library service is also available from
> some public and university libraries. I can access it
> for free through the BostonPL. There is
> also eMusic which has a bigger collection, including all
> of NAXOS But the indexing is very, very, VERY poor, and
> very, very, VERY
> frustrating. I can't find things I know they
> have.<shudder> Instead of the Zampa Overture, I get
> Frank Zappa.
>
> NML is very good. But eMusic permits
> downloads and further copying, which NAXOS ML does not.
>
> Both NML and eMusic have 8 barto (7xWeiss + 1xHagen).
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Peter Martin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Lute list" <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu>
> Sent: Sunday, December 24, 2006 1:11 PM
> Subject: [LUTE] Naxos
>
>
>> Naxos also offers a service which allows you to listen
>> to all its CDs
>> online. For so-called "FM" quality this costs a very
>> modest Euro 19.95 for
>> a year (or you can pay more for higher quality).
>> Unfortunately the site
>> doesn't yet list Barto/ Weiss no. 8, although it does
>> have the first seven.
>> And it has Nigel North (I'm listening to Dowland
>> volume 2 at the moment).
>> And Christopher Wilson. AND all the BIS catalogue
>> too, so plenty of Jakob
>> Lindberg, as well as non-lute goodies such as the
>> Masaaki Suzuki Bach
>> cantata set. Well worth getting. www.naxos.com
>>
>> P
>>
>> 2006/12/23, Anthony Hind <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>>>
>>> In the Paris FNAC, I bought all the previous Bartos
>>> that were still
>>> available, but I didn't see N=B08 (and two others
>>> were missing). The
>>> French importer, I was told, has been bought up, and
>>> Naxos records
>>> being fairly cheap are running very low in stock. The
>>> recordings seem
>>> exceptional for the price, but not up to the standard
>>> of the Lindberg
>>> Bis Rauwolf recording, which has so much more warmth
>>> and detail (I do
>>> mean the recording and not the interpretation, which
>>> is more a
>>> question of taste).
>>>
>>> I know Weiss wrote much of his music for 11c;
>>> nevertheless, I have
>>> become used to 13c performances of this music, so I
>>> am very surprised
>>> how well an 11c performance of Weiss can sound. I am
>>> close to
>>> feeling I prefer it.
>>>
>>> Markus, my wife let me choose my future wood
>>> music stand, and then
>>> also just as I was thinking of trying it, dashed it
>>> away --
>>> The previous one is collapsing under the weight of
>>> various
>>> tablatures, but it can just about wait for another
>>> day.
>>> Fortunately, in France it is Christmas Eve that is
>>> "f=EAte" and not
>>> Christmas Day.
>>>
>>> A Happy Christmas or Holiday to you all
>>> Anthony
>>>
>>>
>>> Le 23 dec. 06 =E0 11:51, Markus Lutz a ecrit :
>>>
>>>> The CD arrived yesterday (also Mathias R=F6sel got
>>>> his today) - so
>>>> the recording is available - at least in Germany.
>>>> But my wife has confiscated it - "not before
>>>> Christmas" ... ;-)
>>>>
>>>> A merry Christmas to all of you
>>>> Markus
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, 21 Dec 2006 17:10:24 , Markus Lutz <
>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>>>> After looking at different webpages at amazon.com,
>>>>> amazon.fr etc.
>>>>> I'm really not sure if that on stock message on
>>>>> the German amazon
>>>>> site is a mistake.
>>>>> I can tell you as soon as they have delivered the
>>>>> CD or they have
>>>>> not delivered it ..Re: [LUTE] Right on time:
>>>>> Barto - new CD.
>>>>>
>>>>> Best
>>>>> Markus
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, 21 Dec 2006 15:19:26 , "Pfr. Markus Lutz"
>>>>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>> silently the new CD of Robert Barto (Weiss volume
>>>>>> 8) seems to
>>>>>> have been already arrived.
>>>>>> At least on amazon the seem to have it on stock.
>>>>>> I hope my copy will arrive on Christmas.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> He recorded:
>>>>>> Sonata S-C 19 in F major from the London ms
>>>>>> Sonata S-C 34 in d minor
>>>>>> Sonata S-C 36 in d minor - both from the Dresden
>>>>>> ms
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Merry Christmas and a happy new year to all of
>>>>>> you
>>>>>> Markus
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Markus Lutz
>>>> Schulstr. 11
>>>> D-88422 Bad Buchau
>>>>
>>>> Tel: 0 75 82 / 92 62 89
>>>> Fax: 0 75 82 / 92 62 90
>>>> Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> To get on or off this list see list information at
>>>> http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Peter Martin
>> Belle Serre
>> La Caulie
>> 81100 Castres
>> France
>> tel: 0033 5 63 35 68 46
>> e: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> web: www.silvius.co.uk
>> http://absolute81.blogspot.com/
>>
>> --
>> Peter Martin
>> Belle Serre
>> La Caulie
>> 81100 Castres
>> France
>> tel: 0033 5 63 35 68 46
>> e: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> web: www.silvius.co.uk
>> http://absolute81.blogspot.com/
>>
>> --
>>
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