In Reply to: RE: 444.53 Hz. posted by Tony Lauck on September 14, 2015 at 17:49:56:
I've now listened to the downloaded version (A 444.53) and a slowed down bersion (A = 440.1) and compared it to the 444.53 version.
My initial reaction (before analysis) was that the 444.53 version was harsh, but Oistrakh's beautiful musicianship came through. After listening to the slowed down version, the orchestra sounded more natural and the musicianship remained. I'll leave it up to the musicologists as to which version is "right". For me the HDtracks version is wrong. If you have a computer audio system and an audio editor, I suggest you try a speed correction like the one I made and make your own opinion. The performance is sufficiently outstanding to warrant the effort if you know how to do it. (Took me five minutes.)
(By the way, I didn't purchase this recording earlier when it came out because I had already been disappointed in the sound quality of the same batch of EMI remasters. I wouldn't have paid for this download if it hadn't been for the controversy. I will remain wary of these EMI remasters.)
Tony Lauck
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