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Full samples of MTT's Image on Youtube. My focus is on Perfumes, from Iberia

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I just listened to "Perfumes" and it's pretty enchanting. My personal test passage is below: the soaring string line followed by two "sighs" (with ascending harp) seems to throw of the best of conductors.

For a comparison, try Ansermet's "Perfumes": here's a link to the very same passage. I'll leave it up to you to decide which is more balmy and naturally-paced.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyhzTzTFtCM at 17:40-18:05
MTT/SFS 3:50 to 4:10 (Open in New Window)

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"Les parfums de la nuit" Jeez... - Ivan303 07:08:48 03/16/17 (8)
It's 'Les parfums' not 'perfumes'.

Yeah, I like MTT's take on 'Images pour orchestre' a lot. Seems very well recorded from what I can tell streaming it at 16/44.1.

Zoverstocks is selling it for $14 plus $4 shipping from the UK yet. Might should jump on it.
- RE: "Les parfums de la nuit" Jeez... - pbarach 15:02:05 03/16/17 (1)
  I like the performances on this disc, mostly, except that the first Boulez/Cleveland recording has a lot more rhythmic snap in Iberia than this MTT version. The multichannel SACD of MTT has outstanding sound. Note that none of it was recorded in DSD, if you care (I don't).
  
  Edits: 03/16/17
  - He was HOPING it was recorded in DSD! [nt] ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 16:00:46 03/16/17 (0)
- JD has a Z1 , Download 24/192, DSD 128 at Blue Coast, no CD rip for him! - oldmkvi 08:52:24 03/16/17 (2)
  Am I right, or what?
  - Guess I always going to need a decent SACD spinner.. - Ivan303 10:05:55 03/16/17 (1)
    as I just keep buying them.
    - RE: Guess I always going to need a decent SACD spinner.. - oldmkvi 10:43:54 03/16/17 (0)
      Sure, I thought you meant cd.
- Sorry, I've had to eat too many freedom fries lately. : ) nt - jdaniel@jps.net 07:55:13 03/16/17 (2)
  ,
  - Gonna have to teach you to spell... - Ivan303 10:04:46 03/16/17 (1)
    Otherwise when I cut and paste your recommendations to TIDAL and QOBUZ I get no results.
    
    Example: 'Isabel Faust'
    
    Get's me NOTHING on TIDAL.
    - I refuse to speak French until QOBUZ gets rid of their territorial restrictions. : ) - jdaniel@jps.net 10:19:17 03/16/17 (0)
      Perfumes of the Night? Doesn't sound as beautiful, does it?
      You should know my humor by now.
      
      Edits: 03/16/17
What does the Score say? nt - oldmkvi 22:11:56 03/15/17 (5)
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- Sadly, I have no idea. - jdaniel@jps.net 22:32:42 03/15/17 (4)
  No two conductors shape that passage in the same way, in my experience.
  
  MTT takes those "sighs" a bit quickly, but the suspension/releases are very well-balanced and fleshed-out, top to bottom.
  
  Otherwise the playing is beautiful, and sensual as one could wish, even via youtube, as you said it was.
  
  Definitely on my wish list.
  - Actually, copyright guys missed this youtube vid with score - jdaniel@jps.net 00:17:02 03/16/17 (3)
    What a fluid passage. "En serrant" over the sighs, which means "pressing forward," so MTT is more faithful to the score than Ansermet
    - 19:10-19:40 (Open in New Window)
    - RE: Actually, copyright guys missed this youtube vid with score - PAR 05:57:50 03/16/17 (2)
      Hi, the copyright guys seem to have got involved now as your link to YouTube gives me " Sorry this video is not available".
      - Still seeing in the old US of A... - Ivan303 07:14:04 03/16/17 (1)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Actually, copyright guys missed this youtube vid with score posted by PAR on March 16, 2017 at 05:57:50
        
        Or 'The Colonies' as you guys like to say.
        
        What a treat for the musician! Sad that the copywrite people get involved as I know a lot of folks who love to hear music while holding the score (the wife for one).
        
        In College I had a class studying Bartok St Qts. After a while - oldmkvi 09:01:29 03/16/17 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Still seeing in the old US of A... posted by Ivan303 on March 16, 2017 at 07:14:04
        
        I could "Hear" the music just looking at the Score, from listening and following so many hours!
        Can't say that about other scores, tho...

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