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Post by FilmFlaneur on Mar 7, 2017 15:12:27 GMT
I have recordings of op. 73 83a 110a and 118a, and was wondering why no further attempts have been made. But perhaps they have.. I can see how some of the other quartets may not be so suitable, but I am surprised at there only being four attempted and recorded. Shostakovich's works, with their manner, particularly suit 'bigging up'.
Incidentally I see that Naxos have issued a CD which includes a piano reduction of the eighth quartet so the traffic isn't all one way! |
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Post by 博:Dr.BLΔD€:锯 on Sept 13, 2023 21:41:35 GMT
I've lost zzzzs over this.
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Post by Leo of Red Keep on Sept 14, 2023 11:10:04 GMT
I wonder why people did this in the first place. I think multiplying the strings smoothes out the edges and prefer the original versions.
Of course, this is mostly done by conductors who like the works and want to give their rendition of them. It's really just an ego project of theirs. Bernstein did this with Beethoven's op. 131 (I think). Didn't Barchai do the Shostakovich quartets? Maybe he just wanted to give them more exposure.
I think a friend of mine orchestrated Bruckner's String Quintet. Or wanted to. I'm not sure. And another did it with some of Debussy's piano works. But they are composers, not conductors. And another, a conductor this one, did orchestrate works by Franck, Reger and Rachmaninov. I have recordings and it's quite good but for full orchestra, not just strings.
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