Water Lily

Robobo1 · 24th November 2006

After perusing the forum a little and reading some articles linked in various posts....

Just ordered two Water Lily recordings... the Mahler #5 with St. Petersburg Phil and the Svetlanov Piano Concerto... both SACD. Looking forward to them!

Anyone have either of these? Comments?

I think listening and critiquing recordings is one of the best ways to improve my own recording. Always anxious to get ahold of wonderful recordings!

**Remoteness** · 25th November 2006

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Robobo1 · 28th November 2006

I just received 1 of 2 recordings I ordered... the Mahler 5 SACD.

WOW. As far as live performance recordings go, this is phenomenal. The depth and dynamics are breathtaking (thank you DSD). And though I think the orchestra does sound unbalanced at times - this is obviously a function of how the orchestra is seated - I think it is one of the most realistic images I have ever heard!

I can literally close my eyes and SEE the orchestra... SEE the room.

One reviewer (either here on Gearslutz or elsewhere, not sure) commented that the coughs are distracting. He's right on, they definitely are. It's a side effect of the Blumlein technique. But, it's a compromise I'm willing to accept... especially on a live performance.

Wonderful! I highly recommend this recording!

moonpi · 1st February 2007

TABULA RASA: Jie-Bing Chen (Erh-hu), V.M. Bhatt (Mohan Vina), Bela Fleck (Banjo).

This album sounds incredible and the performances are second to none. Very interesting melding of Chinese, Indian, and American instrumentation, musicianship.

T.RayBullard · 5th February 2007

Kavi Alexander is brilliant. (Assuming you are speaking of his label of the Same name?)

I will contact him and see if he will chime in.

mosrite · 2nd July 2007

Finally bought this CD and am now listening to it.

First impressions are good. The only strange thing about it to my ears is a slight sterility that I certainly wasn't expecting. This might be a consequence of what I perceive to be a mid range dip or thinness.

mosrite · 2nd July 2007

...and the brass is too prominent in certain sections

d_fu · 2nd July 2007

I assume you're referring to the Mahler V... Are you listening to SACD or CD?
Would love to hear this, haven't felt like buying it just to hear how it sounds, though (I have 2 other versions of Mahler V here...)

Would you be willing to let me hear e.g a few minutes of the the first movement? You could mail it or upload a wav file somewhere.

Daniel

mosrite · 6th July 2007

Quote:

I assume you're referring to the Mahler V... Are you listening to SACD or CD?
Would love to hear this, haven't felt like buying it just to hear how it sounds, though (I have 2 other versions of Mahler V here...)

Would you be willing to let me hear e.g a few minutes of the the first movement? You could mail it or upload a wav file somewhere.

Hey Daniel,

I am listening to the CD version.

You should buy it. I got it for about £5 on amazon. Worth it even if you have many versions already due to the nature of how it was recorded.

24th November 2006	#1
Robobo1 Gear addict Joined: Aug 2005 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 329 Thread Starter	Water Lily After perusing the forum a little and reading some articles linked in various posts.... Just ordered two Water Lily recordings... the Mahler #5 with St. Petersburg Phil and the Svetlanov Piano Concerto... both SACD. Looking forward to them! Anyone have either of these? Comments? I think listening and critiquing recordings is one of the best ways to improve my own recording. Always anxious to get ahold of wonderful recordings!

28th November 2006	#3
Robobo1 Gear addict Joined: Aug 2005 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 329 Thread Starter	Beautiful recording I just received 1 of 2 recordings I ordered... the Mahler 5 SACD. WOW. As far as live performance recordings go, this is phenomenal. The depth and dynamics are breathtaking (thank you DSD). And though I think the orchestra does sound unbalanced at times - this is obviously a function of how the orchestra is seated - I think it is one of the most realistic images I have ever heard! I can literally close my eyes and SEE the orchestra... SEE the room. One reviewer (either here on Gearslutz or elsewhere, not sure) commented that the coughs are distracting. He's right on, they definitely are. It's a side effect of the Blumlein technique. But, it's a compromise I'm willing to accept... especially on a live performance. Wonderful! I highly recommend this recording!

1st February 2007	#4
moonpi Gear maniac Joined: Apr 2006 Location: Columbia, SC Posts: 283	Try this Water Lily on for size... TABULA RASA: Jie-Bing Chen (Erh-hu), V.M. Bhatt (Mohan Vina), Bela Fleck (Banjo). This album sounds incredible and the performances are second to none. Very interesting melding of Chinese, Indian, and American instrumentation, musicianship. __________________ Alan Moon Email: alan (at) frontendaudio (dot) com Front End Audio Sells Gear Tuesday Testers: Hear the Gear Shootouts Product Videos on YouTube: Overviews of Gear Sign up for the FEA e-newsletter: Exclusive Deals "Look out honey, 'cause I'm usin' technology!" - IGGY

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T.RayBullard Lives for gear Joined: Mar 2005 Location: Columbus County, North Carolina Posts: 2,426	Kavi Alexander is brilliant. (Assuming you are speaking of his label of the Same name?) I will contact him and see if he will chime in. __________________ I think it is wrong to make everything equidistant from the listener with too many mics. The pasting-on effects end up like bad Photoshop work on graphics & photos - too unbelievable.-Tony Faulkner http://www.last.fm/user/TeddyBullard/

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mosrite Lives for gear Joined: Jun 2005 Location: All Over Posts: 1,115	Finally bought this CD and am now listening to it. First impressions are good. The only strange thing about it to my ears is a slight sterility that I certainly wasn't expecting. This might be a consequence of what I perceive to be a mid range dip or thinness.

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d_fu Lives for gear Joined: Jul 2006 Location: Germany Posts: 2,420	I assume you're referring to the Mahler V... Are you listening to SACD or CD? Would love to hear this, haven't felt like buying it just to hear how it sounds, though (I have 2 other versions of Mahler V here...) Would you be willing to let me hear e.g a few minutes of the the first movement? You could mail it or upload a wav file somewhere. Daniel