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Title: M9 Bychkov/Czech PO
Post by: Last_Evolution on February 12, 2022, 11:15:04 AM: Transcoded from Mezzo

Czech Philharmonic
Semyon Bychkov (Conductor)
PROGRAM
Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911)
Symphony No. 9 in D Major

Recording: April 5 2019 - Rudolfinum Prague
Director: Ute Feudel
Duration: 01:34

https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1hZ4y1579K/
Title: Re: M9 Bychkov/Czech PO
Post by: John Kim on February 12, 2022, 06:49:37 PM: GREAT.

Is there a file I can download? ^_^

John
Title: Re: M9 Bychkov/Czech PO
Post by: John Kim on February 13, 2022, 03:49:15 AM: Powerful, mesmerizing, spellbinding. Bychkov's Adagio (IV) will rank among the greatest of all time - Levine/PO, Karajan/BPO II, and Bernstein/RCO.

I. 28'48" II. 15'58" III. 13'00" IV. 29'30"
Title: Re: M9 Bychkov/Czech PO
Post by: erikwilson7 on February 13, 2022, 04:18:48 AM: Who woulda thought… Bychkov and the Czech Phil. Seriously looking forward to this cycle.
Title: Re: M9 Bychkov/Czech PO
Post by: Last_Evolution on February 13, 2022, 10:30:49 AM: Quote from: John Kim on February 12, 2022, 06:49:37 PM
Is there a file I can download? ^_^

Ok, temporarily on my google drive:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Xirn5Btf8Ji2EPMnrDw8Juxi8tGprRmR/view?usp=sharing
Title: Re: M9 Bychkov/Czech PO
Post by: John Kim on February 13, 2022, 07:50:44 PM: Great. Thanks.

But on my PotPlayer the sound is compressed whereas on the link it is not. Is this how it was converted into the file?

John
Title: Re: M9 Bychkov/Czech PO
Post by: Last_Evolution on February 14, 2022, 10:27:08 AM: You do not "convert" it to file, you save the stream one to one. When you download videos from web it's same principle on all services. Can you tell me some timings where it is bad so I can compare it?

In my opinion the sound is not good (both on the web and in the file) because they have converted it from mezzo format to bilibili format and they have re-encoded both video and sound stream.

Audio in the file:
Stream #0:1: Audio: aac (LC), 48000 Hz, stereo, fltp, 311 kb/s
Title: Re: M9 Bychkov/Czech PO
Post by: barryguerrero on February 14, 2022, 07:59:05 PM: I listened to just the first three movements so far (it was very late). Indeed, this bodes well for the future recordings. There are some boo-boos here and there, but nothing too serious. More to the point, they really have the right sound and feel for this music. I find that interesting. I knew a Czech horn player who came to America (S.F). In my brief conversations with him, I didn't get the impression that they're all that crazy about Mahler in Prague. Just the opposite of Mozart, Mahler had no special love for Prague either. Yet, they do seem to have an innate feel for it. I think it has to do with the Czech traditions of Smetana, Dvorak, Forester and all, as well the nice acoustics of the hall (whatever name they give it - they seem to have 12 names for that hall).
Title: Re: M9 Bychkov/Czech PO
Post by: Last_Evolution on February 15, 2022, 11:37:04 AM: 12 names? Never heard of more than one.

The building is named "Rudolfinum" and the hall is "Dvorak's hall".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolfinum
Title: Re: M9 Bychkov/Czech PO
Post by: barryguerrero on February 15, 2022, 04:28:22 PM: That's good to know - I only over-shot by 10. There must be another hall or two there that I got confused over (?). No matter.
Title: Re: M9 Bychkov/Czech PO
Post by: Last_Evolution on February 15, 2022, 05:37:09 PM: The second most famous in Czechia is Municipal House which has Smetana hall. This is usually used by Czech National SO and some other orchestras. Czech PO plays here only rarely. The sound of this hall is much worse.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Municipal_House
Title: Re: M9 Bychkov/Czech PO
Post by: barryguerrero on February 15, 2022, 07:53:23 PM: Got it. Thanks. I knew Smetana was involved in there some place.