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Discussion: Mozart: Requiem (Realisations) - Cleobury

Posts: 4

Post by canonical May 18, 2013 (1 of 4)
There's a short Youtube snippet on this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qnlAyfD_po&

I'm not sure it is for me though ...

(a) because the choir is all male, using young ones for the soprano/alto parts, which may perhaps be historically accurate, but not my cup of musical tea, and

(b) because I suspect a choir of 16 is too small to provide the gravitas I associate with the piece.

I noticed a reviewer on Amazon was decidedly upset about the sonics of the disc, referring to it as "dull, muddy, mushy" [that's the polite part of the review], though it seems to be selling very well in the UK. Anyone here have it? Which outfit did the recording?

Post by Jonty May 18, 2013 (2 of 4)
The booklet says it was recorded at 96/24 by Arne Akselberg. The producer was Simon Kiln.

It didn't strike me as dull or muddy. It was, of course, recorded in King's College Chapel so there is a hefty reverberation and we are not right on top of the performers. The recording benefits from turning the volume up a couple of notches.

I find the boys refreshing but each to his own.



Just read the Amazon review. I guess that my feeling that the recording is a natural reflection of hearing the performance in the King's Chapel is another man's distant and muddy.

Post by diw May 18, 2013 (3 of 4)
Is this really only in stereo?

Post by old-dog-newtricks May 18, 2013 (4 of 4)
Yes it is stereo only. I agree that it benefits from a high volume setting, at which it sounds pretty decent and natural. The small numbers have plenty of impact and as usual Kings College Choir are not the least under strain. I have played it several times and really quite enjoy it. It is better for me both sonically and performance wise than the Linn. But I am still searching for the definitive SACD version. The extra tracks with alternative versions of some sections are interesting.

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