This is fascinating, in that the topic of recordings is coming up, in particular with lack of editing. Toyohiko Satoh just released a new CD, music of Phillip Franz LeSage de Richee, on a period instrument, in a.. plain gut, no edits, complete whole takes. It is refreshing, to say the least. I love it. It is a very real sound, and not the "homogenized" sound we are used to hearing.
ed At 10:07 PM 3/16/2008 +0100, Jean-Marie Poirier wrote: >Passion is a delicious fruit too, David ;-) ! I agree with you and I also >deplore the standardization of lute sound in recent recordings. But H2s or >equivalent devices can be very useful, impartial tools to work with, >certainly NOT to make a Cd !!! I am preparing to do a recording next >summer for a little French label (Peyrole Records) whose policy is to make >ONLY live recordings, no editing AT ALL... They have a very good equipment >of course and appropriate places to record, plenty of time to do it, but I >must say it still sounds like a challenge. Have to choose the proper >repertoire for a first experience, in my case plucked strings duets with >my friend and colleague Thierry Meunier (lutes, theorbo, baroque guitar >and renaissance guitars). I don't know precisely what will come out of it >but I look forward to that "test", not without apprehension, but that is >stimulating, isn't it ? > >All the best, > >Jean-Marie > > >======= 16-03-2008 21:21:06 ======= > > >David T. wrote: > > > >> Most lute recordings are heavily processed in addition to recording > >> in churches or resonant spaces, so there is a kind of artificial > >> standard in place. > >.. > >> The reverb/church effectively removes all or most of this aspect of > >> the technique. > >> > >> You could say that in this regard the modern taste for lute has a > >> sweet tooth > >.. > >> The current state of recording exists however to cover up or remove > >> mistakes, not to amplify the intrinsic beauty of the instrument. > > > >Hear, hear! I couldn't agree more. My own experience as a listener and cd > >reviewer, as a player with a few recordings of my own and as a producer of > >some other recordings I cannot agree more with what David T. wrote. This is > >how it is now and I think it is a sad state of affairs. But isn't up to us > >to change this? Let's make different recordings. Let's listen with > different > >ears. Let's try to capture the essence of the lute sound and the musical > >personalities of the players in live performances in our recordings. Let's > >not make technical perfection and a lush 'easy' sound our priorities. The > >results are sterile cds for easy consumption: muzak. So, to all of you out > >there with your Zooms: go for the real thing, don't imitate cds, but record > >yourself as realistically as possible. > > > >David - in the middle of the easter season, hence the passion > > > > > >**************************** > >David van Ooijen > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >www.davidvanooijen.nl > >**************************** > > > > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://poirierjm.free.fr >16-03-2008 > > > > >To get on or off this list see list information at >http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > >-- >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG. >Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.21.7/1330 - Release Date: 3/15/2008 >2:36 PM Edward Martin 2817 East 2nd Street Duluth, Minnesota 55812 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] voice: (218) 728-1202
