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In the Thread: The Loudspeaker (Troels Gravesen project); Finally!
Post Subject: GiesekingPosted by Paul S on: 8/23/2023
A while back I mentioned that I would not want speakers
that could not “do” Gieseking. Well, The Loudspeakers do Gieseking, all right,
including telling me more about his performances of Debussy’s Etudes. I have
long admired and appreciated Gieseking’s wide range of expression over a
relatively narrow dynamic range. Via The Loudspeakers I can now hear and feel
his physical strength, and just how hard he can push the keys down with no
“wind up”, and it is clear now that his overall dynamic range is a good deal wider
than I’d thought. I had also thought that his use of the pedals was very
limited. But now I can hear that I was quite wrong about this, as he uses the
pedals extensively, he is simply deft at this, as he is with the tinkling
chromatics that light up this Music. He also feels less aloof via The
Loudspeakers; I can feel his vulnerability as he performs. This from a brittle
old Angel LP that most audiophiles would pass on, I’m sure, not to mention this
Music sounds like gibberish through most systems, to begin with.
Paul S
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