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Re: Water Lily Russian Recordings

Kavi,

Thanks for posting and adding to our general knowledge about your series of St. Petersburg recordings.

I’m assuming that your description of the string placements is the opposite of what you meant. I certainly hear the first violins on the LEFT and the seconds on the RIGHT on the recording (as you face the orchestra, or the speakers).

Generally, I prefer recordings where the violins are split left and right, as in your recording. I still have a big problem with the balance, but I won’t go in to that again. Just let me say that if there is a wall behind the brass, even if they’re bunched together on the right, I don’t see why Wilcox’s remarks would still not apply. As I mentioned in a previous post, that’s something that every listener must judge for himself.

Despite my disappointment with this series of recordings, I would still like to commend you for your BRAVERY in even attempting to produce recordings which are not reconstituted by some dweeb in the control room. If only more companies had this kind of courage and will, we would all be better off (at least in the classical world)!

-Chris Salocks
(Take my opinions with a grain of salt – everything else being equal, I prefer DVD-Audio!)


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