Recommend a good recording of John Stevens Benediction
Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2022 11:04 am
For tuba quartet.
I've prowled through too many YouTube videos, and they all fall apart in some parts or another. A piece difficult for it's control and endurance, that last euph solo and the resolution chord at the end seem to always go a little wrong... Fracked notes, sloppy entrances, intonation (ouch) or otherwise just unfulfilling sound quality (e.g., way unbalanced). And trust me, I'm not claiming to be Mr. Perfect here... far from it. I'm just saying that I would actually like to hear the Mr./Mrs. Perfect version (human played, not midi).
I don't even like the piece THAT much, but I've heard so many bad endings now, I need to hear it played well. My musical brain feels so unresolved.
I always think that composers must go NUTS to hear bad performances of their music. It plays so perfectly and clearly in their own minds, and they are somehow able to compare this to every nuance (a miracle of the human mind, IMO)... A messed up performance must constantly feel like "no no no!". Or maybe not... I'm no composer.
Who can recommend a professional quality recording? I'm guessing I won't find what I want on the YouTube!
I've prowled through too many YouTube videos, and they all fall apart in some parts or another. A piece difficult for it's control and endurance, that last euph solo and the resolution chord at the end seem to always go a little wrong... Fracked notes, sloppy entrances, intonation (ouch) or otherwise just unfulfilling sound quality (e.g., way unbalanced). And trust me, I'm not claiming to be Mr. Perfect here... far from it. I'm just saying that I would actually like to hear the Mr./Mrs. Perfect version (human played, not midi).
I don't even like the piece THAT much, but I've heard so many bad endings now, I need to hear it played well. My musical brain feels so unresolved.
I always think that composers must go NUTS to hear bad performances of their music. It plays so perfectly and clearly in their own minds, and they are somehow able to compare this to every nuance (a miracle of the human mind, IMO)... A messed up performance must constantly feel like "no no no!". Or maybe not... I'm no composer.
Who can recommend a professional quality recording? I'm guessing I won't find what I want on the YouTube!