Re: GG:Glenn chat/Sony

[Alan <alan@amanda.dorsai.org>]

The "old" "Masterwork" releases seem fine to me; the new SBM not any 
better than the Lp's of 1973, of the WTK, French and ENglish suites.

Wouls that SONY sell the rights to some company that 
cares.......................hmmm............"OXYMORON."

alan@amanda.dorsai.org
                 nyc/usa

"Broadly speaking, Beethoven and the piano arrived in the world together."
    ------------------Bernard Roberts, English pianist, 1986.

On Wed, 11 Sep 1996, Jeremy Clayton Smith wrote:

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> I certainly agree with you. The Sony discs are shamelessly overpriced, and
> all too often most of the works on a release will have already been
> issued on an earlier 'edition' disc, but the few that haven't been make it
> a necessary purchase (for the die-hard fan). As for the videos, I would
> *much* rather see a complete interview with Gould than the little blips
> that they splice together (I am thinking in particular of the interviews
> with Humphrey Burton). 
> 
> Unfortunately, I am not so optimistic that there is any alternative. It
> seems to me that Sony has a corner on the GG Market, and unless one has
> the resources to go in search of old vinyl or tap into the CBC archives,
> you either have to settle for an old 'Masterwork' release, or buy the
> expensive Sony version (the best thing I can say is that the Sony discs
> have better pictures. The SBM, i've noticed on the many occaisons where my
> collection overlaps, does little to restore the sound except on the very
> old recordings and perhaps some of the concertos). Also, we're out of luck
> if we wish to hear some of these "first releases" that Sony has come up
> with.  In short: I hate the rip-off too, but if that's the only way I'll
> be able to hear GG play Chopin, I just have to deal with it. 
> 
> By the way, when the heck is Sony going to release that Brahms concerto?
> 
> Jeremy
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