Hamelin - Godowsky: Strauss Transcriptions and Other Waltzes
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Artist: HamelinComposer: Godowsky
Edition: Music CD
Format: Import
CD Release Date: 2008-08-12
Music Label: Hyperion UK
Soundtracks:
- Symphonic Metamorphoses on Johann Strauss's waltz 'K?nstlerleben'
- Walzermasken, 24 fantasies for piano: No. 2. Pastell
- Walzermasken, 24 fantasies for piano: No. 14. Franz?sisch
- Walzermasken, 24 fantasies for piano: No. 22. Wienerisch
- Walzermasken, 24 fantasies for piano: No. 24. Portrait - Joh. Str.
- Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes from J. Strauss II's 'Die Fledermaus, ' for piano
- Alt-Wien (Triakontameron): No. 4. Rendezvous
- Alt-Wien (Triakontameron): No. 11. Alt Wien
- Alt-Wien (Triakontameron): No. 13. Terpsichorean Vindobona
- Alt-Wien (Triakontameron): No. 21. The Salon
- Alt-Wien (Triakontameron): No. 25. Memories
- Symphonic Metamorphosis of Wine, Women and Song from Johann Strauss Jr.
- The Last Waltz, for piano (after Oscar Straus)
Free Music Notes for Godowsky: Strauss Transcriptions and Other Waltzes
Free Music Review: Poor sound quality
Hit: 3 Stars
This disc contains some very excellent performances of rarely heard music by Godowsky. The performances are compelling to listen to, accurate representations from the score, and captures the varying characters of mood. There are no hesitations anywhere and music, not piano-playing, is heard throughout. This is excellent musicianship that all performers should strive for.
However, there is the issue, by no fault of the performer, of poor sound quality. It diminishes the performances to quite an extent that repeated listening becomes a laborious chore just to accustom the ear to it.
The poor sound engineering by Simon Eadon makes this CD sound like an old LP transferred to CD. There isn't any resonance, the bass is barely audible, the treble tones are muffled, and it generally lacks life. This causes the projection of the music to suffer severely. Another example of this, Hamelin's previous release, Hamelin: In a State of Jazz, also engineered by Eadon, suffers the same fault.
Overall, these are excellent performances capturing the individual qualities of the music. But the quality of sound leaves so much to be desired in any modern recording.
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