Here is presented an important performance under the direction of the composer of an important work by George Enescu, unfortunately recorded and pressed by Remington Records. It was a challenging recording to renovate with audible distortion either from the original tapes or, more likely, from the pressing and record wear. A well played 1953 Remington issue (with a copyright date on the jacket of 1951). Enough said. Surprisingly enough, given the composers involvement in the project, the recording does not appear to have been reissued.
The music itself is wonderful and inexplicably neglected. It should be at least as commonly recorded as the Mendelssohn Octet, which I admit is not exactly over-represented, but a number of excellent recordings have been made over the years, including a fantastic essay by the combined forces of the Janacek and Smetana Quartets, another record that I should consider posting, as it doesn't seem to have made it to CD after several LP reissues.
I apologize for the unavoidably rough sonics. It's the best I could do, and the recording itself is, I feel, important enough post warts and all.
All the files for download can be found here:
https://www.mediafire.com/folder/6csld6wu78b1p/Enesco_String_Octet_Enesco_conducting
Thank you.
ReplyDeleteI've just had time to listen to the first movement, will listen to the rest later.
8 players sounds like a quite a large orchestra here. (Have you used a bit of the "ambient stereo"? Probably a good decision.)
Sad this wasn't reissued.
thanks again.
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Hi Andrew. Thanks for you comment. The original record sounded like quite a large group in itself, but the sound was bass heavy and very dry. I brought the bass under control with an EQ and I did add some reverberation to try to compensate for some fairly harsh, dry distortion. As I said, it was a significant challenge working with the LP in hand.
ReplyDeleteMuchas gracias, saludos con afecto.
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