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Look at Ivan Moravec's discography... That's more the norm.

Posted by John Marks (M) on October 30, 2011 at 18:44:12

In Reply to: All true posted by rbolaw on October 30, 2011 at 13:39:01:

For Moravec, counting very roughly, I count 40 "sessions" over 40 years of recording (1962-2002). But that 40 "sessions" includes several recorded live performances, the "Amadeus" soundtrack, and two DVDs.

For a serious artist, it's a lot to put out one recording a year with very serious repertory. Nathaniel Rosen's Bach solo cello Suites were recorded in two sessions that were six months apart. A serious artist like Moravec would clear the decks and work very hard for a major piece like the Schumann Concerto, knowing that his reputation depended upon being able to be mentioned in the same breath with--anyone. I can tell you that for the 90 days before recording his solo LP and CD of Ysaÿe, Kreisler, and Bach, Arturo Delmoni for all intents and purposes dropped everything and did nothing but practice and prepare for that session. You can't do that too many times a year.

So, yes, when all is said and done, the critics were too gullible. But perhaps they are just restaurant critics who have never spent 10 sweaty hours in a commercial kitchen. In other words, they think that the stork brings the recordings, and have little idea how much work great recordings are. E.g., most musicians I know don't want anyone else supervising the editing, and most want to attend the mastering too. OK, that's weeks and days not being able to do anything else.

The clues were all there, but people wanted to believe a good story.

JM

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