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• W136400788 abstract "Rachmaninoff Plays Rachmaninoff. Zenph Re-Performance[R] of recordings made between 1921 and 1942. RCA Red Seal 88697-48971-2. Following on the heels of their Glenn Gould and Art Tatum releases (reviewed in 2008[39:1];159-161 and 2009[40:1];108-109, by Donald Manildi and Vincent Pelote, respectively), Zenph now presents of thirteen 78-rpm recordings by Sergei Rachmaninoff. These Re-Performances purport to completely eliminate the technological limitations of the past by using computerized capture of attacks, key-speeds, pitches, durations, plus interpretive nuances, including those added by Rachmaninoffs always subtle pedaling. The resulting high-definition MIDI file is then played back on a 1909 Steinway piano retrofitted with a modern reproducing system. The Zenph website claims that is every touch of every note from thirteen of Rachmaninoffs original 78-rpm records, lovingly re-discovered and re-performed. These are bold claims indeed, but do the Zenph Re-Performances stand up to the scrutiny of side-by-side comparisons with Rachmaninoffs original 78-rpm recordings? Sadly, they do not. Such comparisons show the severe failings of the Zenph technology in capturing the musical and interpretive details that make Rachmaninoffs performances the treasures that they are. Generally speaking, Zenph imitates Rachmaninoffs rubato and rhythms with accurate placement of the struck notes. Most of the actual notes played by Rachmaninoff are reproduced, though there are places where Zenph misses notes, thus interrupting the flow of the performance. Where Zenph truly fails is in reproducing the artistry and musical effects found in Rachmaninoffs playing. Simply put, Zenph often reproduces the notes but not the musical relationship between the notes. Consider the case in which Rachmaninoff plays two slurred notes in a particularly expressive manner. In Zenph the second note will be quieter but lack a poetic connection. Additionally, throughout Rachmaninoffs playing on the 78s one hears beautifully voiced and balanced chords. The top note might sing out more in one chord whereas an inner dissonance might be emphasized for a different color in another chord. These are the sort of details missed by the Zenph technology. Zenph's chords, for the most part, simply sound like ordinary chords--they lack the special touch, color, balance, and sound Rachmaninoff brings. Another facet of Rachmaninoffs performances that Zenph fails to recreate is an energetic, incisive quality found in many of the original 78s. What happened to the light, springy character of the Mendelssohn Scherzo? Why does the Bach Gigue sound so much more crisp and energetic on the original 78-rpm disc? Where's the electricity in the opening of Liebesfreud? Some measure-by-measure comparisons (with CD track timestamps) should illustrate even more clearly the problems with these Re-Performances. In the Zenph rendition of Rachmaninoff's Prelude in C-sharp minor, one need look no further than the opening three-note motive to find the first of Zenph's many failures. The long sustained C-sharp octave in the bass (0:03) fades away quickly in Rachmaninoffs 1928 recording of this work (presumably through Rachmaninoffs use of flutter pedaling), thus that bass note is already inaudible when the damper pedal is released in the following measure. In Zenph that bass note does not fade away so at the pedal change in the following measure one hears that C-sharp bass note abruptly silenced. This is just one example of Rachmaninoff being able to do something subtle and musical, something magical, which Zenph cannot re-perform. In measure four one hears a beautiful resolution on the 78 of the second chord to the third chord (0:22). In Zenph, the third chord is a little quieter than the second chord, but one doesn't hear a satisfying resolution. In measure five, Rachmaninoffs playing of the chords is exquisite (0:28). One hears both a tinge of dissonance and beautifully singing top notes. …" @default.
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