lionel marechal
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Alerted by Lechuck post in that thread I got the box and indeed that remaster IS better.
For the story, Gould never recorded twice a piece .... except the Goldberg Variations for which he did 2 official studio release : the 55 and the 82. Both are largelly different, althought they are still both Gould.
In 82, with the arrival of the digital, he wanted to record it again to benefit from the new technology (plus his 55 recording is mono).
I like good sound, but I am not extreme (I listened to mp3 224 vbr, and all my itunes library is in that format, not in lossless).
This to say that this remaster, using the ANALOG tapes recorded that day and not the digital recording is significantly better. The sound is less dry, more 'round' (still VERY on the sharp/precise side of piano recording, not lik reperformance discussed in the related thread).
It is as well more detailed, if you do not like the humming/singing, you might hear it more.
Enjoy the sound , the recording, the artist, the piece ... the MUSIC.
I join a scan of the remastering notes from the booklet.
Lionel
For the story, Gould never recorded twice a piece .... except the Goldberg Variations for which he did 2 official studio release : the 55 and the 82. Both are largelly different, althought they are still both Gould.
In 82, with the arrival of the digital, he wanted to record it again to benefit from the new technology (plus his 55 recording is mono).
I like good sound, but I am not extreme (I listened to mp3 224 vbr, and all my itunes library is in that format, not in lossless).
This to say that this remaster, using the ANALOG tapes recorded that day and not the digital recording is significantly better. The sound is less dry, more 'round' (still VERY on the sharp/precise side of piano recording, not lik reperformance discussed in the related thread).
It is as well more detailed, if you do not like the humming/singing, you might hear it more.
Enjoy the sound , the recording, the artist, the piece ... the MUSIC.
I join a scan of the remastering notes from the booklet.
Lionel