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Discussion: Biber: Missa Christi Resurgentis - The New York Collegium

Posts: 5

Post by terence December 27, 2008 (1 of 5)
two questions:

[1] i wonder are the rear speakers used much on this compared to the manze recording?

[2] does parrott use boy trebles? i assume manze doesn't.

can't make up my mind which of these two recordings to buy - any help appreciated!

Post by Peter December 27, 2008 (2 of 5)
terence said:

two questions:

[1] i wonder are the rear speakers used much on this compared to the manze recording?

[2] does parrott use boy trebles? i assume manze doesn't.

can't make up my mind which of these two recordings to buy - any help appreciated!

Reviews here may help:

http://www.bluntinstrument.org.uk/biber/HMU907397.htm scroll down for Kleos SACD review.

Post by Kal Rubinson December 27, 2008 (3 of 5)
There's a greater spread of voices all around on the Manze, so you could say that his recording makes more use of the surround channels. OTOH, the Parrot provides a wonderful ambiance using the surrounds although the voices are more frontally placed. I tend to prefer the Parrot for all that plus somewhat better delineation of the voices.

Kal

Post by Osbert Parsley December 28, 2008 (4 of 5)
Kal Rubinson said:

OTOH, the Parrot provides a wonderful ambiance using the surrounds although the voices are more frontally placed. I tend to prefer the Parrot for all that plus somewhat better delineation of the voices.

The other advantage of Parrott is that he does not use the historically inauthentic style vocal soloists of Manze, whose constant, heavy vibrato conflicts with the style of Biber's writing.

Also, Parrott's recording has a more natural sound quality. The Manze recording sounds a little artificial - although I have heard it once only on multi-channel (when I compared the two discs) and my system at home these days is only stereo.

Post by Kal Rubinson December 28, 2008 (5 of 5)
Osbert Parsley said:

The other advantage of Parrott is that he does not use the historically inauthentic style vocal soloists of Manze, whose constant, heavy vibrato conflicts with the style of Biber's writing.

Also, Parrott's recording has a more natural sound quality. The Manze recording sounds a little artificial - although I have heard it once only on multi-channel (when I compared the two discs) and my system at home these days is only stereo.

I completely agree. I have them both at home and rarely play the Manze. This seems to be becoming a trend with Manze and me. Initially, I enjoy his recordings but I almost always find another of the same piece(s) that I greatly prefer.

Kal

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