In Reply to: sound quality on Kempe/ R.Strauss recordings... posted by BJordan on December 10, 2006 at 21:36:13:
as it was issued in 3 chunks back in 1992. The box set is 1999, and by some accounts was a different remaster -- "tubier" sound by one account (which reads "smoother and richer" to me). So, take the following advice as you will!:-) I listened to the 1992 this morning. The violins were actually quite good, the brass was bright (typical for EMI, but also typical for R. Strauss) and there WAS a tendency for the orchestra to be "either right or left". That said, I found that applying a little more volume than I normally would to the CD filled in the middle quite a bit. I increased the volume just to point where the violins started sounding "edgy". It worked quite well.
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- I have Volume 3 of the 9CD set... - SE 06:49:46 12/11/06 (0)