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Re-creating great performances
"Imagine hearing great, departed pianists play again today, just as they
would in person. John Q. Walker demonstrates how recordings can be analyzed for precise keystrokes and pedal motions, then played back on computer-controlled grand pianos." http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/j...formances.html After listening to the above talk on TED, I sent for the ZENPH "Re-Performance" CD "Art Tatum - Piano Starts Here" to hear it would on my system (Martin Logan Aeon-is powered by a Denon). I really did not have high expectations... However, the sound of the recording made in the Shrine Auditorium "blew me away" - in a sense, closing my eyes, it was as if Art Tatum and his piano had somehow materialized in my listening space. Even more compelling was listening with a pair of AKG electrostatic headphones to the binaural recording on the second half of the CD. Obviously this "re-performance" is bound to be a highly controversial among audiophiles!!! Here is a link to an article about the Zenph technology: http://tinyurl.com/6asqcc |
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On Mon, 1 Sep 2008 19:06:10 -0700, claus wrote
(in article ): "Imagine hearing great, departed pianists play again today, just as they would in person. John Q. Walker demonstrates how recordings can be analyzed for precise keystrokes and pedal motions, then played back on computer-controlled grand pianos." http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/j...formances.html After listening to the above talk on TED, I sent for the ZENPH "Re-Performance" CD "Art Tatum - Piano Starts Here" to hear it would on my system (Martin Logan Aeon-is powered by a Denon). I really did not have high expectations... However, the sound of the recording made in the Shrine Auditorium "blew me away" - in a sense, closing my eyes, it was as if Art Tatum and his piano had somehow materialized in my listening space. Even more compelling was listening with a pair of AKG electrostatic headphones to the binaural recording on the second half of the CD. Obviously this "re-performance" is bound to be a highly controversial among audiophiles!!! Here is a link to an article about the Zenph technology: http://tinyurl.com/6asqcc I have the Zemph "Glenn Gould's Bach "Goldberg Variations" re-performance and I agree. The recording is simply stunning. |
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On Sep 3, 11:22 am, Sonnova wrote:
I have the Zemph "Glenn Gould's Bach "Goldberg Variations" re-performance and I agree. The recording is simply stunning. The comments on the Amazon.com site from other buyers totally disagree with you. I guess I'll have to hear it to decide for myself -- but since I'm happy with my old recording, I probably never will.... I imagine the re-recording of the Tatum could be more rewarding... |
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On Wed, 3 Sep 2008 08:50:04 -0700, anthony wrote
(in article ): On Sep 3, 11:22 am, Sonnova wrote: I have the Zemph "Glenn Gould's Bach "Goldberg Variations" re-performance and I agree. The recording is simply stunning. The comments on the Amazon.com site from other buyers totally disagree with you. I guess I'll have to hear it to decide for myself -- but since I'm happy with my old recording, I probably never will.... I imagine the re-recording of the Tatum could be more rewarding... It would be interesting to note what these "other buyers" are looking for in a recording, so I read the reviews on Amazon to which you referred. Basically, the biggest complaints seem to come from Gould aficionados. I agree that compared to the actual 1955 recording, there are differences. No, the piano is not the same, yes, the playing is a bit different. The recording sounds like Gould, but just not that 1955 recording that the re-performance purports to mimic. Someone in one of the customer reviews said that it sounded like a competent Gould imitator and that is probably fair. What is stunning about this disc to me is that the recording SOUNDS superb. It is easily the best piano recording I've heard. Through a good set of speakers (such as the M-L CLX's) the piano is right there in your room! With the binaural recording, the palpability is thrilling (too bad headphones are so non-rewarding in all other ways. Personally, I've never found a pair that I found comfortable for the long-haul or convincing on anything but very carefully recorded binaural material). I'm not a Gould acolyte. He was a good pianist, but IMHO, he wasn't god. Rubinstein was a good pianist so was Horowitz and Richter, so is Murray Pariah, Van Cliburn etc. Gould died young and became somewhat of a martyr. Those who need martyrs in their lives may well be hyper-critical of this Zemph re-recording. I'll leave the shortcomings in the Gould technique evident in this recording to them. |
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Sonnova wrote:
I have the Zemph "Glenn Gould's Bach "Goldberg Variations" re-performance and I agree. The recording is simply stunning. Did they use the "Glenn Gould Noise Filter" during the processing? [I hate to explain the joke, but I remember that one from an old Rodriguez (sp?) cartoon in the erstwhile Stereo Review. What a hoot!] Michael |
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On Sep 5, 1:20 am, "
wrote: Sonnova wrote: I have the Zemph "Glenn Gould's Bach "Goldberg Variations" re-performance and I agree. The recording is simply stunning. Did they use the "Glenn Gould Noise Filter" during the processing? [I hate to explain the joke, but I remember that one from an old Rodriguez (sp?) cartoon in the erstwhile Stereo Review. What a hoot!] Michael Judging from the description of the process, all the special Gould noises we love (or loathe) so much will be totally missing! |
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