tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post1009758474021120849..comments2024-03-28T12:59:05.739-07:00Comments on Iron Tongue of Midnight: Castorf Ring: Das RheingoldLisa Hirschhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-56568299392634026612015-09-02T21:10:18.112-07:002015-09-02T21:10:18.112-07:00From where I was sitting - sixth row for the Ring ...From where I was sitting - sixth row for the Ring - the sound was too mixed and I could not hear any right to left movement during the prelude.Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-63231154317579392652015-08-31T14:06:51.614-07:002015-08-31T14:06:51.614-07:00One small question, Lisa: was the sound coming out...One small question, Lisa: was the sound coming out of the pit too mixed to be directional or were you able to hear the motion of Rhine, from the audience's right to left (right thus being South, so that we're looking East), as orchestrated?Daniel Wolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093101325234464791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-53746153115202644122015-08-22T10:13:19.693-07:002015-08-22T10:13:19.693-07:00"any individual 30 seconds sounded beautiful,..."any individual 30 seconds sounded beautiful, but ..."<br /><br />This is also why 30 second preview clips are completely useless for judging the quality of a recording of any music that's both long and spaciously paced: not just Wagner, but Bruckner, Mahler, Strauss, even some works of Beethoven or Schubert.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com