Klarinet Archive - Posting 000565.txt from 1999/10

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Funny Nielsen recording
Date: Tue, 19 Oct 1999 07:47:27 -0400

At 09:18 AM 10/19/1999 +0100, Michael Whight wrote:
>But again where recordings are seen as the standard, the pressure to
>reproduce a likeness can sometimes be intense. It is the habit of holding on
>to a performance and not moving on that can sometimes be counter productive.
>I once read an article about Kissin where it was excited by the fact that
>going to his concerts was as good as listening to a CD because he never
>makes mistakes. This reviewer has lost the plot completely!
>
In other words, playing it so safe that you make no mistakes is ITSELF a
mistake! OK, good point. But that still is no reason why, in a recording,
small glitches and missed notes should not be corrected in post-production.
The effect upon the overall "life" of the performance, assuming the
editing is done well, should be infinitesimal to undetectable. And the
result will be a satisfying recorded performance, free of unintentional,
distracting errors.

Bill Hausmann bhausman@-----.com
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