HutchFan Posted September 3, 2021 Report Posted September 3, 2021 On 8/30/2021 at 0:00 PM, Larry Kart said: A post on Amazon ( re Cinquecento's recording of Richefort's Requiem) from a very knowledgeable guy: Here's the learning process: * First listen to any track on the CD and count the separate voices. You will hear six on most tracks; just five 2, 10, & 12; just 4 on 11; but 7 on track 14. You WILL be able to separate them, and that's one of the criteria for considering this performance a paragon of polyphony. * Now listen to the separate voices and note that each one has its recognizable timbre; you could identify each singer in a blind test, perhaps even over the telephone. Each voice has character and musicality of its own, and that's a second criterion for excellence. * Now choose one voice, other than the highest (superius) soprano/alto, and follow that one voice through the whole piece of music. You WILL be able to do so with all five or six voices throughout every piece. You'll hear each voice as an emotive statement in itself. You should note that the voices don't "fill in" in the manner of a large choir. The "transparency" of the vocal lines permits you to hear rhythmic and harmonic complexities and interactions. It also allows you to hear the harmonic logic of dissonance resolving to perfect consonance at cadences. * Now the coup de grace: Listen and try to hear all the voices at once, not as a big whoosh of choral chords, but as a synchronized conversation of voices, each one interesting in itself. That, my friends, in non-technical terms, is how Renaissance polyphony should sound! That sounds like the method one should use when listening to the Duke Ellington Orchestra! Quote
Peter Friedman Posted September 5, 2021 Report Posted September 5, 2021 Mozart - String Quartet K.428 and Schumann - Piano Trio No.3, Op.110 Quote
Peter Friedman Posted September 6, 2021 Report Posted September 6, 2021 Beethoven - String Quartet Op.18/6 and Brahms - Violin Sonata No.3, Op.108 Quote
Peter Friedman Posted September 7, 2021 Report Posted September 7, 2021 Bruch - Octet and Franck - Violin Sonata Quote
Referentzhunter Posted September 7, 2021 Report Posted September 7, 2021 (edited) On 25-8-2021 at 1:01 PM, soulpope said: Desert island performances still causing goose bumps after all these years ..... ... i keep this edition in the back of my mind and I'll try my best to find this Japan-release for a decent price. I am curious about these performances. What is a good price for this oop set ? Edited September 7, 2021 by Referentzhunter Quote
soulpope Posted September 7, 2021 Report Posted September 7, 2021 22 minutes ago, Referentzhunter said: ... i keep this edition in the back of my mind and I'll try my best to find this Japan-release for a decent price. I am curious about these performances. What is a good price for this oop set ? Still available via Cdjapan (UHQCD release from 2019) for I believe Yen 5.900 .... don't hesitate, these are superb performances .... Quote
soulpope Posted September 7, 2021 Report Posted September 7, 2021 3 hours ago, soulpope said: Still available via Cdjapan (UHQCD release from 2019) for I believe Yen 5.900 .... don't hesitate, these are superb performances .... Catalogue No UCCW-9055 .... Quote
Referentzhunter Posted September 8, 2021 Report Posted September 8, 2021 17 hours ago, soulpope said: Catalogue No UCCW-9055 .... done, thank you Quote
soulpope Posted September 8, 2021 Report Posted September 8, 2021 3 minutes ago, Referentzhunter said: done, thank you You`re welcome + enjoy .... Quote
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